Julian McMahon's three-season tenure on the CBS drama. McMahon's early departure from was made official in late January, with Dylan McDermott later announced to be stepping in to fill the void.
With McMahon's exit looming, executive producer and showrunner David Hudgins and the writers faced a tall task in how to respectfully and logically write his character off.
Do they kill him or send him off on a long out-of-town assignment? After many lengthy discussions, they opted to go with the former.The latest episode, titled «Shattered,» saw Jess and his team racing against the clock to catch an abuser who was on a warpath, killing everyone in his way, as he desperately searched for his ex-girlfriend, who had given birth to their baby and given it up for adoption.
To make matters worse, he discovered their child was very ill. The hour culminated in a tense standoff in the hospital parking lot between Jess and the culprit, with the two exchanging gunfire.
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