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Will Trent: Amanda Wagner Killed in Season 4 Episode

Published 16 April 2026

In the latest episode of ABC's crime drama "Will Trent," the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's deputy director, Amanda Wagner, met a tragic end, marking a pivotal shift for the series as it heads into its fifth season. The episode, titled "The Bleak Expanse of Nothing" and aired on April 14, featured Wagner, played by Sonja Sohn, being fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant while pursuing leads on a mysterious figure known as the Commander.

Wagner had been secretly collaborating with the FBI to uncover information about the Commander, who is connected to a cult-like group devoted to serial killer James Ulster. Earlier in the season, Special Agent Will Trent, portrayed by Ramón Rodríguez, encountered a young man linked to this network while tracking Adelaide Trevens, played by Mallory Jansen, the daughter of Ulster. Adelaide, who has been tormenting Trent in his search for his kidnapped uncle, became a central figure in the unfolding plot. In the episode, Wagner tailed the young man but was ambushed before she could gather more intelligence. Meanwhile, Trent met with Adelaide at a bar in an attempt to plant a tracking device on her, but she vanished and later called to direct...

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