Boyd admits that the couple is on different pages about how to mitigate risks now that their family has welcomed an additional member. Chase and Scola’s careers put them in the line of fire, making it possible for Dougie to grow up minus one or both of his parents. The undercover assignment forces both characters to address their current conflict without blowing their cover, but Boyd believes the case’s subtext is what adds to the fun.

Screen Rant interviews John Boyd about Scola and Chase’s undercover operation, the characters’ differing viewpoints, and the future of their relationship.

Scola & Chase’s Undercover Assignment Is A Story Within A Story

John Boyd: What’s so cool about that is the episode is about them as FBI agents being on different pages about how to mitigate risk in order to make sure that their son grows up with two parents. So the whole theme is, “Let’s not put ourselves in a situation where we would both not come home.” And of course, we’re thrown into a diamond heist torture-murder case where we’re going undercover against really violent, dangerous people together. So there’s the conflict between the two of them that is, “How do we mitigate risk?”

We’re disagreeing on how to move through the case, but we can’t let the person that we’re with know that. So what we get to see is Stuart and Nina having a separate subtextual conversation with each other in front of the bad guy. That’s what’s cool. It’s the story within the story. How we’re playing that conflict with each other without blowing the cover. That’s what was so fun to do. How does a couple navigate conflict in a case without blowing their cover?

What about their personalities or pasts causes Scola and Chase to have such different viewpoints on the situation?

Boyd Would Like To Explore Scola And Chase’s Relationship Further

Scola does decide to book the flight at the end of the episode. What did you appreciate most about his arc?

Scola and Chase have had their ups and downs, but it seems like they’re in a good place. What do you want for the future of their relationship?

John Boyd: That’s an interesting question. I really love whatever they throw at us—to just jump into it and see how it goes. There’s so much to explore with them. They’re so different. Their banter and their chemistry and their respect for each other and the way they hold each other accountable—it’s fun. There are a million ways to go. I’m always open to whatever the writers think of or what they want to do, but I would love to see them in the field more together. That would be cool.

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