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What happened to Riley in 'Fire Country'? Here's what we have realized to this point from the brand new CBS drama.

Spoiler alert: This article comprises spoilers for the first two episodes of Fire Country Season 1.

CBS' new sequence Fire Country has successfully captured our attention. The drama display follows young convict Bode Donovan (Max Thieriot), who joins a prison unencumber firefighting program to shorten his sentence. He finally ends up assigned to his place of origin, which right away stirs up some drama.

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In the premiere episode, as he is helping put out an enormous fire in Edgewater, Bode saves the lives of fellow firefighters Jake (Jordan Calloway) and Eve (Jules Latimer). After the trio is secure, Bode eliminates his face overlaying after which punches Jake over the death of a girl named Riley. As a result, fans have been understandably perplexed about who Riley might be.

So, who's Riley, and what happened to her? Let's to find out.

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What happened to Riley in 'Fire Country'?

Although it is still early in the season, we now have already been able to piece together a bit of about who Riley is and what happened to her. First of all, she's the daughter of Cal Fire Battalion Chief Vince Leone (Billy Burke) and his wife, Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon (Diane Farr).

The twist finishing of Episode 1 published that Sharon and Vince are also folks to Bode, which means Riley was once Bode's younger sister. We also know that Riley was once perfect pals with Eve and used to be secretly courting Bode's buddy, Jake — until he broke up together with her on her birthday (which we saw happen in a flashback in Episode 2).

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That brings us to what happened to Riley on the evening of her dying. Bode apparently went to pick her up from Jake's and found her sobbing. On the power house, Riley attempted to soar out of Bode's automotive to return and talk to Jake. Bode attempted to convey her again into the car, but in doing so, he lost keep an eye on of the automobile and crashed.

"It’s my fault that she died," Bode tells Jake (after punching him in the face), "but it’s on you that she died with a broken heart!"

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Who plays Riley in 'Fire Country'?

If you idea Riley appeared acquainted all through the ones flashbacks, it's because the actress portraying her — Jade Pettyjohn — has held a number of big roles over the past few years. She performed Grace Sullivan in Big Sky and Lexie Richardson in Little Fires Everywhere. She additionally performed Summer Hathaway in the Nickelodeon TV series School of Rock.

So far, Jade is slated to seem in three episodes of the show's first season, so audience will indubitably be finding out more about Riley — as well as her fate — in the weeks to come.

New episodes of Fire Country air Fridays at 9 p.m. EST on CBS.

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