15th May 2016 - What Would Have Happened in Season 3
Thanks to tsukikomew for the heads up
In the Season Three premiere, Jake’s girlfriend Jen (Jenna Fischer) would return the engagement ring to him. Knowing Laura wanted Jake back, Jen couldn’t stomach being a home wLaura-Fischerrecker, having grown up in a household with a similar dynamic between her own parents.
With Jen out of the way, Jake is open to reconciling with Laura. But since honesty has been the biggest stumbling block in their marriage, he insists that Laura first hear the full details about his affair that led to their divorce two years ago, (We’d establish that Laura never knew the identity of Jake’s mistress.) Laura comes to discover that Jake’s tryst had been with a prosecution witness in a homicide investigation which Jake and Laura’s two precincts worked on together back in 2014.
This revelation would trigger a run of flashback episodes in which we see this investigation play out. In these episodes, Dan Hauser (Enrico Colantoni) would have reprised his role as Captain, Laura would be partnered with Billy (Laz Alonso), Meredith (Janina Gavankar) would be partnered with visiting detective Jake, and it would be Max’s (Max Jenkins) first days and weeks on the job.
After these episodes, back in the present, Laura would sleuth out that Jake’s mistress had lied in her prosecution testimony two years ago to help an unaware Jake close his case. Realizing the convicted killer may in fact be innocent, Laura and Jake have to reopen the investigation. And even after the case thread resolves, the mistress would linger as an unwelcome presence in Laura and Jake’s life.
With Jen out of the way, Jake is open to reconciling with Laura. But since honesty has been the biggest stumbling block in their marriage, he insists that Laura first hear the full details about his affair that led to their divorce two years ago, (We’d establish that Laura never knew the identity of Jake’s mistress.) Laura comes to discover that Jake’s tryst had been with a prosecution witness in a homicide investigation which Jake and Laura’s two precincts worked on together back in 2014.
This revelation would trigger a run of flashback episodes in which we see this investigation play out. In these episodes, Dan Hauser (Enrico Colantoni) would have reprised his role as Captain, Laura would be partnered with Billy (Laz Alonso), Meredith (Janina Gavankar) would be partnered with visiting detective Jake, and it would be Max’s (Max Jenkins) first days and weeks on the job.
After these episodes, back in the present, Laura would sleuth out that Jake’s mistress had lied in her prosecution testimony two years ago to help an unaware Jake close his case. Realizing the convicted killer may in fact be innocent, Laura and Jake have to reopen the investigation. And even after the case thread resolves, the mistress would linger as an unwelcome presence in Laura and Jake’s life.
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My dear Diamonds- our story has ended but it was a joyous story to tell. We are all so grateful to you for your love. #DiamondsForever ❤️💋💎
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) May 14, 2016
Trending. I guess the word is traveling... ❤️Much love to you all pic.twitter.com/hGfd8a4nmH
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) May 14, 2016
Let's say Jake called off the engagement and ran to Laura and they lived happily ever after. Ok? @JoshLucas https://t.co/qzXmxAG1tM
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) May 14, 2016
‘The Mysteries of Laura’ Canceled By NBC After Two Seasons https://t.co/y4e8MCpi1S
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) May 14, 2016
