[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Night Court Season 3 Episode 1, “The Judge’s Boyfriend’s Dad.”] The truth has a funny way of coming out. After Abby ( Melissa Rauch ) spent the entire Night Court Season 3 premiere trying to shield Dan Fielding ( John Larroquette ) and new boyfriend Jake ( Ryan Hansen ) from catching wind of the possibility that they could be father and son, the episode ended with them finding out anyway.
The premiere kicked off with Abby having a nightmare about Dan and Jake finding out this secret and responding with anger, leaving her panicked when she woke up. Abby visited Ryan’s mother, Susan ( Julia Duffy ), in the hospital to get answers about the identity of Jake’s father, but the drugged-up Susan could provide little answers. Jake’s mannerisms started to slightly mimic Dan’s, making Abby even more worried.
Dan, meanwhile, was none the wiser as he was busy dealing with the new courtroom prosecutor, his former fling, Julianne ( Wendie Malick , now a series regular). Abby was panicked that Jake could be Dan’s son the whole episode. Her fear came true in a cliffhanger ending when Jake and Dan walked into her office at the exact wrong time.
Now they both have heard of this paternity mystery, but it’s not going to be a mystery for much longer. Rauch tells TV Insider that these questions will be answered in Season 3 Episode 2, and then the series will move on. Why was Abby so panicked? Wouldn’t she love the idea of ha.