- Will Trent concluded it’s season 4 finale with a big twist: another major character death.
- The big shake-up comes just weeks after Sonja Sohn’s Amanda Wagner was murdered off screen.
- On the heels of the latest heartbreak, co-showrunners Liz Heldens and Karine Rosenthal also tease the future of Will and Angie’s relationship.
This article contains spoilers from Will Trent season 4, episode 18, “Be of Service.”
It’s one tragedy after another in the world of Will Trent.
Just three episodes after the show bid farewell to one of its most beloved characters, Sonja Sohn’s Amanda Wagner, the fourth season of the procedural series went out with a heartbreaking twist.
The Tuesday, May 5 episode saw Dr. Seth McDale (Scott Foley) die suddenly from injuries sustained in a car accident. As if that isn’t sad enough on its own, Seth’s death coincided with Angie (Erika Christensen) giving birth to their daughter.
The scene itself was a lesson in emotional whiplash. Angie had just gone into labor and the couple was anticipating their bundle of joy on the way to the hospital when they were T-boned by a another driver. Seth initially appeared uninjured, taking action to help both Angie and the other driver. But at the hospital, after Angie was whisked away to deliver their child, he discovered massive bruising on his ribs that indicated internal bleeding.
In the end, Seth didn’t make it. Though Angie delivered a healthy baby girl named Edie, taking care of their child on the heels of her husband’s death was too overwhelming.
The devastating loss had a sort of silver lining though. Seeing his friend in need gave Will (Ramón Rodrìguez) the push he needed to move forward after Amanda’s death. Instead of mourning his mentor, he focused all his energy on being present for Edie and Angie.
Will even echoes Amanda’s words to him while speaking to Edie, introducing himself as “uncle Will” and assuring her that he’s ready to “be of service.”
He then delivered a sweet, solemn promise. “Here’s the contract. I will be here, slightly terrified. I’m probably going to mess up some, but I will make sure you are okay,” he tells Edie. “I’ll make sure that you feel safe and loved. I’ll be like your Betty, just less demanding. Deal?”
Cue the emotional montage: after Will takes a leave of absence from the GBI, we watch as he, Edie, and Angie forge a sort of family unit, bolstered by the support of Nico (Cora Lu Tran) and Betty. After several months pass, Will and Angie finally return to work to find that everything has changed — including a new deputy director on the way.