Will Trent Season 3 Sets Up A Major Death In The Finale, & These Are The 5 Characters Fans Should Be Worried About
The Will Trent season 3 finale, “Listening to a Heartbeat,” premieres on Tuesday, May 13, at 8 pm ET on ABC.
In Will Trent season 3, episode 17, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Atlanta Police Department joined forces to track down a bioterrorism group. It all started with a murder, which led them down a rabbit hole that could very easily result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. The penultimate hour ended with Will and co. discovering that the criminals in question had released a seemingly deadly contagion. Now, the Will Trent season 3 characters must stop the spread of the virus and catch the people responsible. Unfortunately, they may not all make it out alive.
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Michael Ormewood
Played By: Jake McLaughlin
Outside the bioterrorism attack, Ormewood also has a brain tumor. He learned about it in Will Trent season 3, episode 14, and has been trying to take all the steps necessary to get it removed ever since. By the time the finale rolls around, though, Ormewood will still have the tumor inside his head. So, to summarize, Ormewood came into contact with a person infected with the disease, is trapped inside the hospital that is being quarantined to contain the virus, and has a brain tumor. It’s not looking good for Ormewood.
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Amanda Wagner
Played By: Sonja Sohn
Even though Sonja Sohn’s Amanda Wagner wasn’t inside the hospital at the end of Will Trent season 3, episode 17, the finale’s trailer teases that her life will be in danger during the upcoming episode. However, it certainly won’t be the first time she’s faced deadly threats. While the hospital works on containing the virus in the last episode, the GBI and APD work to track down the terrorists responsible for the biological attack. Unfortunately, the criminals seemingly find the agents before they can learn their whereabouts.
The bioterrorist group storms into the GBI guns blazing (literally) in the Will Trent season 3 finale trailer. They keep those on the floor hostage, including Amanda. The good news is that Will isn’t there when the terrorists arrive, and Amanda calls him to inform him of the situation. She then instructs Will to find their lab and stop the attack. The video later shows the group’s leader grabbing Amanda and pointing his gun at her head. In a different scene, Will says, “I’m not gonna just sit here and let them kill Amanda.” So, fans should definitely be concerned about Amanda’s fate in the finale.
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Nico
Played By: Cora Lu Tran
Ormewood wasn’t the only character who got locked inside the hospital during Will Trent season 3, episode 17’s final moments — Nico was there, as well. Nico was the one who found the sick veteran (aka patient zero). They helped Ormewood take Roy to the hospital, and it’s clear that they formed a connection with the man as they wanted to stay with him. Sadly, Roy’s chances of surviving are zero to none. Meanwhile, Nico’s odds are not that great either, since Roy likely transmitted the virus to them.
Nico technically isn’t a series regular in the Will Trent season 3 cast. They have been around since the beginning and have significantly impacted the ABC police procedural series, though. Consequently, Nico dying in the season 3 finale would make sense.
TV writers typically kill off a character to raise the stakes in their show. If the minds behind Will Trent want to show the audience how serious the bioterrorism attack is without having to kill off any of the main characters (e.g., Will, Angie, Faith, Amanda, or Ormewood), they could look to a recurring character like Nico as an option. Hopefully, this isn’t the case, but viewers should prepare for the worst when the Will Trent season 3 finale comes around.
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Dr. Seth McDale
Played By: Scott Foley
Another candidate potentially on death row in the Will Trent season 3 finale is Angie’s new love interest, Dr. Seth McDale. Like Ormewood and Nico, Seth is trapped inside the hospital at the end of season 3’s penultimate hour. He was working when Ormewood and Nico brought Roy in and treated the veteran for his symptoms. So, Seth came into direct contact with patient zero, increasing the odds that he got infected with the lethal manmade disease.
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Betty
Played By: Bluebell
Betty is the final character that the audience should be concerned about heading into the Will Trent season 3 finale, “Listening to a Heartbeat.” Nico was watching Betty in episode 17, meaning Will’s chihuahua was among those inside the hospital when it went into lockdown. While it’s unknown if the virus in question is transmissible to dogs, it very well could be. As a result, Betty would be one of those in danger in the upcoming episode.
So, while the virus will undoubtedly infect one of the Will Trent season 3 characters (most likely Ormewood, Nico, or Seth), Betty should be in the clear, but never say never.