They get to put that behind them now.

So now its really getting to the cases of the week, and thats the drama of the show.

to let Jason and Mike (Ryan Broussard) take the lead in the field.

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Instead, he was a stranger whose mom had forced him to pretend to be Keith for ransom money.

Theres a lot of love there and commitment, because theyre family, but theyre not together.

So now they get to explore their romantic relationships outside of each other, Ramirez said.

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And yes, theyll get affected.

It gives you a little bit of more of a dimension of what to play with.

They really, genuinely love each other.

Dont expect Nikki to get everything right, either.

One of Ramirezs favorite parts of playing this character is that shes flawed.

She is not perfect.

She struggles with her her daughter sometimes in that relationship, Ramirez explained.

She also feels really human.

She really, genuinely cares.

We are all humans.

So I feel like it adds it adds a little more of an edge to the show.

Alert: Missing Persons UnitSeason 2 debuts March 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.