This week’s episode of FBI: Most Wished, “Belief,” ditched the same old spree-crime chaos for a basic whodunit—constructed on the pillars of greed and lust. It was a deliciously messy story of intimate betrayal, double-dealing, and a double-cross. What extra may against the law junkie need?
A much-maligned spouse, Vanessa Van Dyke (Mary Kate Moore), is discovered murdered in her bathtub. The Fugitive Process Pressure investigates. At first look, it appears like she was indulging in her kink—auto-erotic asphyxiation—with a stranger she picked up from a BDSM hook-up website. However, oh no, this was no tragic accident.
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| “Belief” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Roxy Sternberg as Particular Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Fortress-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson, Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase, and Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Particular Agent Remy Scott. Picture: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Her husband, Jay Bradford (Brian Letscher), spins a sob story for Supervisory Particular Agent Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott), claiming Vanessa practically drowned as a baby, was saved by her father, after which developed a twisted compulsion to recreate near-death experiences within the tub. Daddy died, guilt festered, and voilà—drowning grew to become her factor. Besides… that was all an enormous fats lie.
Seems, Jay Bradford had been getting cozy along with his son’s nanny, Emilia Gutierrez (Paola Andino). “It is all the time the nanny,” Remy quips. And simply whenever you suppose this story could not get any juicier, we meet Kevin Mulvaney (Luke Wilcox)—Emilia’s boyfriend, who thought her fling with Jay was a one-time mistake.
Oh, Kev. Not solely was he getting cuckolded, however he was additionally being set as much as commit homicide—after which be murdered himself. The last word betrayal bundle. >>
Emilia satisfied Kevin that Vanessa discovered about their affair and was about to fireside her, kicking her in a foreign country. The answer? Kill Vanessa. Basic.
Later, Emilia lured Kevin to Bradford’s workplace, the place Jay sweet-talked him into signing a confession. However Kev ought to’ve learn the room higher as a result of as quickly as he did, Emilia shot him useless. The scene was staged as a suicide. Vanessa was wealthy. Now, her husband and the nanny had been, too.
Jay and Emilia had all of it discovered—besides Vanessa was no idiot. She suspected her husband was dishonest and employed a crooked PI, Michael Da Fino (Neal Matarazzo), to dig up filth.
Remy tried to get Da Fino to show over his footage to the FBI, however the man was too busy double-dealing. He had hidden cameras in Bradford’s workplace that captured Kevin’s homicide—and as an alternative of handing the footage over, he tried to extort cash from the couple.
Large mistake. Jay snapped and smashed Da Fino’s cranium into the ground. Increase.
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| “Belief” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase, Roxy Sternberg as Particular Agent Sheryll Barnes. Picture: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Jay needed to ditch his son, however Emilia wasn’t having it. Particular Brokers Nina Chase (Shantel VanSanten) and Sheryll Barnes (Roxy Sternberg) closed in. Jay fired pictures, then grabbed his son and used him as a protect. The FBI held fireplace due to the child.
Jay, a self-proclaimed crusing fanatic, hijacked a ship and took hostages. The Fugitive Process Pressure closed in, organising a tense standoff. Jay threatened that Emilia would kill hostages at his command. Remy threatened… effectively, all the things.
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| “Belief” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Roxy Sternberg as Particular Agent Sheryll Barnes, Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase. Picture: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
In the long run, it wasn’t Remy who broke Emilia—it was Bradford’s pathetic historical past. He deserted his youngster from his first marriage, and as she checked out his son—crying, terrified—she noticed him for what he was.
“I’m not that particular person anymore,” Bradford claimed.
“Sure. You’re,” Emilia deadpanned.
After which? She surrendered.
In the meantime, behind the scenes, Particular Agent Hana Gibson (Keisha Fortress-Hughes) took a break from her addict boyfriend, Ethan.
Sheryll Barnes confided in Hana about interviewing for a supervisory place at headquarters in DC. She additionally revealed to Nina that she’d minimize ties together with her cyber-security girlfriend, Jill Potts (Teri Wyble). Oh, and Ray? Out sick.
The episode wrapped with Sheryll’s massive interview.
“What’s crucial factor when main a staff?” the interviewer requested.
“Belief,” Sheryll answered.
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| “Belief” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured: Roxy Sternberg as Particular Agent Sheryll Barnes. Picture: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
He laughed, noting that her response mirrored Remy’s when he interviewed for his promotion.
“Glad to see the apple did not fall removed from the tree,” he remarked.
“Belief” was quick paced. Twisty. Satisfying as hell. A must-watch for any crime junkie.
However let’s speak about Sheryll’s response throughout her interview—was she making a mistake by not telling Remy? Let me know within the feedback.
Total Score:
8:10
Lynette Jones
