The latest episode of Will Trent put Amanda Wagner through another terrifying ordeal, forcing the GBI deputy director to deal with the emotional wounds she has been carrying since she was shot in the Season 3 finale. The episode, titled “We’re Looking for a Vampire,” aired on February 24, 2026, on ABC and showed a side of Amanda viewers have rarely seen .
Sonja Sohn‘s character, who usually comes across as the strongest person in any room, spent most of the hour struggling to process what happened to her. The episode made it clear that even the toughest people need help sometimes.
A Simple Shopping Trip Turns Into a Nightmare
Amanda, who is still recovering from the chest wound she got while protecting Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen) during the hostage crisis, decided to go shopping at a high-end boutique called Chandler & Ivy. She was trying on clothes and checking the surgical scar on her torso when everything went wrong .
Suddenly, screams filled the store. Armed robbers burst in and shot the security guard dead right in front of everyone. One of the masked men spotted Amanda crawling near a display and pointed his gun directly at her head. For a moment, Amanda froze. She closed her eyes, flashed back to the moment she was shot before, and truly believed she was going to die again .
But then a teenage girl walked out of a dressing room with her headphones on, completely confused about what was happening. That sight snapped Amanda back into action. She charged at the gunman, managed to disarm him, and shot him. She detained one robber while the other ran away .
“I Froze. I Almost Died, Again.”
After the immediate danger passed, Amanda locked herself in a dressing room. She sat on the floor, crying and struggling to breathe. When Michael Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) arrived, he found her in that state and gently talked her through it .
“I’m not a hero. I froze. I almost died, again,” Amanda told him .
Ormewood, who knows a thing or two about trauma from his time in Afghanistan and his difficult divorce, tried to reassure her. He told her that stopping a violent situation and saving a girl’s life made her a hero. He explained that going into shock was completely normal after something like that .
But getting out of the store didn’t mean the trauma was over. Later, inside a GBI restroom, Amanda had a terrifying hallucination. She saw the robber burst out of a stall and put the gun to her head again. This time, in her mind, he pulled the trigger. Faith Mitchell (Iantha Richardson) walked in and found Amanda clearly struggling. She gently helped her out into the hallway .
To make things worse, Deputy Director Bill Appleyard immediately told Amanda that Internal Affairs would be investigating the shooting. Faith stayed right by her side as Amanda called him a vulture .
Finding Help in Unexpected Places
After the team solved the main case of the day, Amanda went looking for Ormewood. She knew he was a war veteran and wanted to ask him how he dealt with his own traumatic experiences .
She couldn’t even finish her question, but Ormewood understood what she was trying to ask. He opened up about his own struggles after coming home from Afghanistan. He told her that at first, he couldn’t talk about it. He ignored everything, which only made him angry. He reached a point where he didn’t even recognize himself in the mirror .
“Talking helps,” Ormewood told her .
Amanda kept insisting that she froze when the gun was pointed at her. She kept saying that in that moment, she died. But Ormewood pushed her to say what actually happened. Slowly, she started to reframe the situation in her mind.
“A child appeared,” Amanda said quietly. “I protected her. No one else died.” Then, with his encouragement, she added the most important part: “I lived” .
That small moment of honesty was a big step for a character who has always presented herself as unbreakable.
The Vampire Case and Will’s Own Pain
While Amanda dealt with her trauma, Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) and his biological father Caleb Roussard (Yul Vazquez) worked a strange case involving a young woman found dead at a drive-in theater. The victim, Avery, was lying on the ground with her arms folded over her chest like a vampire in a coffin. She had two puncture wounds on her neck and had been drained of blood .
The investigation led them to Viktor, a young man obsessed with vampire lore who lived in a house straight out of a gothic novel. Viktor was devastated to learn Avery was dead, insisting she was the only person at work who was ever kind to him. He quickly became a suspect, but Will doubted he was capable of murder .
The case took a personal turn when Viktor’s father showed up. Viktor ran away, not wanting anything to do with the man who abandoned him years ago. That’s when Roussard got a phone call about Hudson, one of the little league players he coaches. Something about hearing that kid’s name set Will off .
Will completely lost control and started punching Roussard. Years of anger and pain came pouring out.
“I was just a little kid getting kicked around in a dozen different homes,” Will yelled .
Roussard, who had no idea Will even existed back when Will was growing up in foster care, stayed calm. He taught Will a better self-defense move, which Will immediately used on him. They both ended up on the ground, exhausted. Roussard told Will he hoped one day Will could forgive him .
It was another reminder that this show is about much more than solving crimes. It’s about people dealing with the damage done to them long ago.
What This Episode Means for Amanda Going Forward
This episode delivered on something executive producer Liz Heldens promised when Season 4 started. She said they wanted to show the real repercussions of being severely wounded in the line of duty. For Amanda, that means dealing with the psychological scars on top of the physical ones .
For the first time, viewers saw Amanda as someone who needs help, not just someone who gives orders. She has always seemed untouchable, but now it’s clear she carries her own pain. The good news is that she has people around her who want to help. Ormewood, Faith, and the rest of the team have her back .
The episode also set up potential storylines for the rest of the season. With an Internal Affairs investigation hanging over her head and her trauma still fresh, Amanda has a difficult road ahead. But if anyone can handle it, it’s her.
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Where to Watch Will Trent Season 4
Will Trent airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on ABC. For those who miss the live broadcast, episodes are available for streaming on Hulu the next day. The show is also available on various on-demand platforms depending on your cable provider.
For international viewers, Will Trent can be found on:
- Disney+ in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and India under the Star content hub
- Hulu in the United States
- Local broadcast partners in various countries
New episodes arrive weekly throughout Season 4.
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