S02.E12: Missing While Misidentified

[AnimeMania]

The past and present collide when the truth about how Sir's captivity began is revealed; new information on Jamie raises questions about his abduction; Gabi struggles to make amends as the case against her evolves; Sir makes a confession.

Premiere Date: February 13, 2025     NBC     10pm 

Parker Queenan as Jamie Reed

Edited February 7 by AnimeMania

[Trini]

This is actually airing next week, the 13th.

Edited February 7 by Trini

[Dowel Jones]

Disclaimer:  When I posted on Ep. 11 as a joke, I literally had no idea that this was a real episode.  D'oh!

[andromeda331]

I don't think that's Jamie. I get why Margaret completely believes him but I don't.

Interesting the first "case" for Sir was the one where bones were found under the station. It makes sense. It wasn't Jamie but another little girl. 

Not surprising that Sir wouldn't give a statement so they had to let Gabi go. I really hope he's dead by the end of the season.

[possibilities]

I thought Dhan was giving the kid a cup to drink from in order to get a DNA sample. And then later he seemed to also be collecting the cigarette butts or something for that reason. But even without a DNA test, I'm also quite cetain that is not Jamie. He also doesn't have the tell tale mole, but beyond that, everything about it just feels wrong. And no way would Margaret believe it, either, if she was in her right mind. Keeping it from the father and sister, also? NO WAY.

What I wonder is: what is his motive? Is he just some homeless kid, looking for a family? Is he a scammer looking to take advantage and do harm? Is he working for someone else?

It seems clear no one but margaret believes it's Jamie, I just wonder who he really is, and how Margaret recovers once the denial fades.

 

[Rodney]

Yeah, there's no way that this kid is Jamie.  Especially after the reveal that he'd been watching Margaret for weeks before approaching her.

The librarian being the culprit in the flashback case I didn't see coming.  I wish that we could've actually seen Gabi and the others busting her.

I figured that Gabi would get off from Sir not corroborating her confession.  I wonder what plan he has there?

[TiffanyNichelle]

I get that they wanted to be happy for Margaret but as soon as "Jamie" walked in they should have demanded a DNA test just to protect her. She was willing to ignore so many issues and you know she saw something in her Margaret vision at first. Forget the missing mole, he was weird even before that. Not just how he didn't want to see his family but how he seemed focused on Gabi, that really stood out to me.

I don't know why Trent was shocked that Sir wouldn't turn on Gabi. All of them know how obsessed Sir is with her, there was no way he was going to let his Gabi go to prison.

That first case he worked for Gabi being tied to not just the bus station but also a version of how he and Gabi could have gone if she had been too young to know how to play along to stay alive was really interesting. They keep making a point that Sir keeping Gabi back then had nothing to do with physical sexual desire and how disturbed he was at her order to take off his clothes. But you could see how see how she just snapped after losing her father and all of that and decided to keep him to work more cases.

[possibilities]

He probably thinks she will come back to him in prison for help with cases.

Or that somehow his not testifying against her will protect him from conviction for his own crimes, for ex: maybe the jury will think there's no way a man who would not testify against her would ever hurt her or anyone else in any way.

I ws also surprised Trent didn't see that coming-- but apparently neither did the rest of M&A (based on how surprised they were to see Gabi return to them), which is even more surprising. How can they not understand his psychology by now?

[babyrambo]

The lack of urgency when it came to Not!Jamie was super annoying. I get that Margaret is fragile and they want to protect her but to let a literal stranger in their midst on his say so is nuts. At least Dhan tried with the DNA test. He might end up being Jamie because sometimes this show takes the long way to do the obvious thing, but right now he feels like a scamming ass imposter.

Just like Heather/Lena, who I think is going to end up as Sir’s defence attorney. Even if she isn’t his sister, she seemed pretty eager to insert herself in Trent & Gabi’s business and this is an easy, legal way to do so. 

But right now I don’t see how this Sir thing goes on for another season without getting (even more) ridiculous. Is Gabi going to visit him in jail? Seems like they’ve gotten all the can out of his storyline so idk what the plan is here. I guess he could break out but that just takes the show on an endless cat and mouse ride.

And I know Gabi wouldn’t spend a day in jail if Sir had anything to say about it. Trent could’ve saved his time if he wasn’t in his feelings. Also knew the librarian was the culprit she second she popped up. The fake niceties rang way too false.

[SheepishAlligator]

Does anyone know who was singing the song at the end of this episode? I know it’s a remake of Animotion’s hit from the 80s.

[cfinboston]

I think Margaret knows it's not Jamie, that was the point of the camera showing her "Margaret Visioning" him. She's also very calm and not challenging any of his demands like not seeing his dad and sister. She does not act like her long lost son has just returned.

I also think the initial idea of Sir's kidnapping was what he did by identifying the book found with the buried body. He helps her by giving the perspective of a criminal mind and this keeps him alive. He solves cases to avoid being killed but he also wants to work with her. Unfortunately, the writing for the show wasn't strong enough to sustain it.

[Writing Wrongs]

I fear this show is going to drag out the Sir stuff the way The Mentalist did Red John.

I thought the first season with less episodes was good and kept the story tight. Adding more just means stretching things to a ridiculous level.

[Brown44]

I'm sure the teen has been eating and drinking so take one of the utensils or cup or unfinished food and get a dna test.

I'm spit ballin buuut what if the guy acting like Jamie's son is the one that's been helping Sir?

[andromeda331]

1 hour ago, Brown44 said:

I'm sure the teen has been eating and drinking so take one of the utensils or cup or unfinished food and get a dna test.

I'm spit ballin buuut what if the guy acting like Jamie's son is the one that's been helping Sir?

It's definitely possible. Especially with how weird "Jamie's" been so far. 

[Trini]

1 hour ago, Brown44 said:

I'm spit ballin buuut what if the guy acting like Jamie's son is the one that's been helping Sir?

I didn't want to mention it until there was more info on Jamie(?); but this did cross my mind.

[Brown44]

I originally was gonna write that didn't they do the missing child returns storyline already? But then I realized that it was the other missing person show Alert that had that storyline.