Missing (Canadian TV Series) - Characters - Antonio Cortez

Antonio Cortez

Special Agent Antonio Carlos Cortez is revealed as a forensic at the first episode of the second season. Antonio and Nicole worked together previously and were even romantically entangled. The first few episodes cause some bickering between the two but eventually Nicole and Antonio reconcile. He also became fast friends with Jess, Nicole's new partner. From there sparked a friendship with the three of them. Season two didn't have much of a big storyline for Antonio, mostly he worked as the Forensics specialist but audiences did get a sneak peek at his past life with Antonio's ex-wife's sister went missing and he took the field to try and find her. During the end of season two and beginning of season three viewers began to see the relationship between Nicole and Antonio set aflame again and during a two-week vacation, they hooked up again, which unfortunately was forbidden by their boss and when Antonio was shot at and Nicole fearfully came to his aid, Pollock found out about them and they were forced to break up so one wouldn't have to transfer to another district.

Antonio was seen more in the field during season three, although he did remain a big part of forensics. His biggest storyline, sadly, was his supposed death at the end of the series. After being stalked by the brother of a person he convicted, Antonio and Nicole agreed to start over on their relationship and when he turned the key in the ignition of his car, it exploded, ending the entire series. Audiences can only guess that the blast killed him, but no one really knows for sure.