Why Did Margaret Get Arrested?! All is Revealed in Latest Episode of NBC's Found
It was only a matter of time until Margaret completely unraveled, especially after gaining new hope in Episode 5.
**SPOILER WARNING! The following contains major spoilers for Season 2 of Found!**
Ever since Gabi Mosely (Shanola Hampton) spilled her dark secret — aka the fact that she kept her former kidnapper Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) locked up in her basement for nine months — to the other members of her kidnapping consulting firm Mosely & Associates on NBC's Found, team member Margaret Reed (Kelli Williams) has struggled to maintain what the other characters have dubbed "Margaret Vision."
Developed after the disappearance of her young son at a bus station years before, Margaret's Sherlock Holmes-like power of observation allows her to read people and situations like no one else. She can tell if someone's lying, or hone in on the tiniest of clues that can break a case wide open.
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The fact that her trusty "superpower" is on the fritz, however, hints at a much larger problem simmering under the surface. While everyone is processing Gabi's confession in their own way, Margaret seems to have been hit the hardest. She is committed to seeing Gabi behind bars and refuses to accept any help from Sir, no matter how invaluable it might be. Relying on the insight of a wanted psychopath would be a total betrayal of M&A's core values. A totally reasonable argument, sure, but Margaret is coping in all the wrong ways by ceasing therapy sessions and working herself way too hard.
It should come as little surprise, therefore, that Margaret ends up in the custody of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department at the end of Season 2, Episode 5 ("Missing While Presumed Dead"). Episode 6 — "Missing While Gabi Mosely" — gives us an answer as to why.
Why was Margaret arrested on NBC's Found?
According to security footage taken from the bus station, Maragret assaulted a maintenance worker named Raphael, inflicting a deep gash that required 12 stitches to close. Speaking with Detective Trent (Brett Dalton), an agitated and confused Margaret tries to explain that the whole thing was simply an accident. "He was touching Jamie's fliers, he was throwing Jamie away," she says. An understanding, yet firm, Trent counters that the station is undergoing renovations and Raphael was simply doing his job.
Moreover, the janitor has filed charges and taken out a restraining order against Margaret, who is not allowed within 20 feet of the bus station. In Episode 7 — "Missing While Hated" — we learn that Margaret will never be allowed to set foot in the bus station ever again. As a workaround, Gabi and Zeke (Arlen Escarpeta) set up a live feed of the station, which Margaret can comfortably watch from the M&A conference room. The solution turns out to be short-lived once the DCPD revoke Zeke's computer access for illegally hacking into the police mainframe. When the feed goes dark, Margaret has a distressing breakdown, demanding why Gabi can find other missing children, but not Jamie.
It was only a matter a time of until the character initially unraveled, especially after the events of Episode 5, which involved the case of a teenage girl who had gone missing for seven years.
How can you watch Found Season 2?
New episodes of Found premiere on NBC every Thursday at 10 p.m. ET before making their way to Peacock the following day. The complete first season — comprised of 13 episodes — is now available to stream on the NBCUniversal platform.
Peacock offers two monthly subscription plans: Premium ($7.99 a month with ads) and Premium Plus ($13.99 a month with no ads and download access for certain titles). If you're a student, you can enjoy the Premium plan for just $1.99 for an entire year!
