EPISODE

22. The Season

The team looks for missing college football coach, Jim Cooper, who recently made the unpopular decision to crack down on his player's academics and ethics. Meanwhile, Jack must decide whether he wants to relocate to Chicago with his family after his wife is offered a promotion at work.

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The team looks for Jim Cooper, a college football coach who goes missing after being fired, apparently for his role in the team's dismal season performance. However, the investigation soon uncovers that the coach's new policy of suspending players who had academic and behavioral issues caused the football team to repeatedly play without its main players and suffer defeats. The team are confronted with multiple strong suspects, including suspended players, school administrators and even a high-stakes gambler, all of whom are facing financial losses in the wake of the team's losing streak. However, when the squad find evidence that the coach was having an affair with a married woman, this shocking news leads them to uncover evidence that more than one suspect has lied to them. The investigation is complicated with the news that the coach had a secret son that even he wasn't aware of until recently, and that the son is a member of the team. A shocking confession from a suspect leads them to the truth. Meanwhile, Jack's wife is offered a new job in Chicago, and Jack must decide whether he wants to locate with her and their children.

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