After an uneventful start, Tracker season 2, episode 6, picks up a central plot the show has skirted, reviving a dormant storyline and adding excitement to the season. In Tracker season 2, episode 6, Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) investigates three missing friends when requested to work the case. While searching around a waterfall where the friends went missing, Colter meets a retired law enforcement officer named Keaton (Brent Sexton). The retiree is investigating a cold case he’s worked on for 20 years, adhering to Colter’s brand of morally-aligned vigilante justice.
As Keaton’s values align with Colter’s Tracker team, they quickly trust one another and co-work on their cases. The self-proclaimed “rewardist” helps the retired officer catch his killer. Still, the mystery continues as Colter tries to unravel what transpired between the missing friends, as it’s unrelated to a string of previous crimes. Ultimately, Colter uncovers the awful circumstances that have occurred after finding one hiker murdered. Colter Shaw resolves the case in “Trust Fall,” which opens the door for another mystery to continue, adding a recurring character to the Tracker cast.
In the Tracker season 2 premiere, the series introduces a long-term mystery that plagues Hartley’s character. “Out of the Past” features Camille Picket (Floriana Lima), whose sister Gina went missing a decade ago. Colter developed a relationship with her as he worked on the case. While Colter is always committed to solving every job, the case of Gina is particularly special to him since he hasn’t solved it. Colter enlists Keaton to help him with Gina’s case in “Trust Fall,” continuing a promising season 2 alliance and finally opening a door for Colter to resolve Gina’s disappearance.
The series hasn’t mentioned Gina’s case since episode 1, and for an overarching narrative, that’s quite a long time to keep the plot on the shelf. Granted that Hartley’s character has been busy with all the jobs that he has taken since the sophomore year’s return, but Tracker needs to bring up the matter every so often. This not only reminds viewers that the plot is still relevant, but it also emphasizes that despite focusing on other matters, Colter remains committed to solving it. With Keaton now involved, it’s curious when Tracker will finally solely tackle the case again.
After weeks of ignoring the matter, Colter must resolve the case of Gina’s disappearance sooner rather than later for a couple of reasons. Firstly, considering Colter’s constant moving for his jobs, it makes it more difficult to believe that any kind of progress is made for the matter if he’s far from Arkansas. In Tracker season 2, episode 6, he’s in the Pacific Northwest, significantly far from where Gina has gone missing.
Secondly, the longer Colter takes to solve Gina’s case, the longer the show has a reason to push the case of Ashton Shaw’s death on the side. While Jensen Ackles’ return as Russell offered some movement to the mystery, it’s barely enough to actually uncover what exactly happened to their father. Moving forward, it would be better if the Shaw family matter gets some clarification in Tracker season 2.
