During the Tuesday, January 28, episode of FBI, Special Agent Stuart Scola (Boyd) helped thwart a would-be terrorist attack after Bolivian extremists virtually commandeered several planes. The case hit close to home for Scola, whose brother, Doug, was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

"We do not have to spoon feed the story to the audience, because it is such a part of America's story," the actor adds The post ‘FBI’ Star John Boyd Breaks Down Scola’s Emotional Episode 9 Discovery: ‘It Means He Can Move Forward’ appeared first on TheWrap.

The FBI winter premiere was an intense and emotional episode that included closure for Scola, and John Boyd told PopCulture.com how the FBI agent will move forward. In the episode “Descent,” an investigation into an assistant U.

Bennett Raglin/CBS FBI’s Stuart Scola has been carrying the weight of his brother’s death with him for years — and actor John Boyd says things will finally come to a head in the midseason premiere. “We get to see Scola’s 9/11 origin story with his brother sort of come full circle,

Warning: spoilers are ahead for FBI's Season 7 winter premiere on CBS, called "Descent" and set to stream with a Paramount+ subscription. FBI returned to CBS in the 2025 TV schedule with a case that involved a terror threat to New York City with hijacked planes,

In an interview with Parade, Boyd explained why he was so excited by this episode as an important character moment for Scola. "It's a fun nod to the thing that we love about Scola, which is that he's avoidant and closed off,