Virgin River Season 3 Mel and Jack Kiss Scene

Virgin River Season 3 Kiss scene - Melinda and Jack,
Virgin River Season 3 episode 3: kissing scene (Mel and Jack)
Virgin River: Mel and Jack (Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson) 3x03.

Simple living, peace, and tranquility – these concepts are most often associated with small-town communities that seemingly offer everything that big cities can’t. But what happens when you take a city girl and place her in a quaint neighborhood? Well, ‘Virgin River’ tackles the daunting task of exploring what happens to Los Angeles nurse and midwife Melinda “Mel” Monroe as she packs her bags and heads to the eponymous small town to turn over a new leaf after the death of her husband and child.

While the adjustment is, by no means, an easy one, Mel soon comes to realize that Virgin River, indeed, is her home now. Eventually, she even develops a romantic relationship with the charming and ever so captivating Jack (Martin Henderson), but at the end of season 2, his life is put in great peril. The aftermath of this event is uncovered in season 3, as are the many personal and professional predicaments of the townsfolk.

Virgin River Season 3 Recap
Jack cannot recall the events that led to him getting shot, but fortunately, he recovers from the traumatic experience. His relationship with Mel is a focal point in the season, with them talking about moving in and, later, the possibility of having kids. On the other side of town, Doc is diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, and he risks losing his eyesight partially (or, if fate wills it, even completely).

In the season finale, Charmaine and Todd get married, and the threat of a custody battle looms in the air.

Virgin River Season 3 Ending: Who Shot Jack?
A massive plot point in the third season is the mystery of who actually shot Jack. Given the chilling nature of the event, it comes as no surprise that Jack has no memory of what transpired for a good chunk of the season. As all fingers get pointed at Brady, Jack remembers seeing his fellow Marine at the bar that night. However, there is no confirmation that Brady shot Jack. All we know is both of them were present at that moment. Nonetheless, in the finale, Brady is arrested after the police find the gun that was most likely used to shoot Jack in the former’s car. While Brady proclaims his innocence, stating that the gun was planted in his car, he is cuffed and taken into custody.

Now, with a character as morally dubious as Brady, it is compelling to believe that he is the perpetrator. After all, he worked in a shady business with a drug lord, and overall, nothing really salvages his character. Even Brie has a hard time believing that a person like Brady could ever change. But season 3 also works fairly hard to show that Brady is trying to turn his life around. He has made the business legit and even tries to keep Brie happy (to the best of his abilities, at least).
However, there is one particular conversation between Mike and Brady that makes it seem as though the latter actually is innocent. Mike touts that Brady’s motive to shoot Jack was to get back in the good graces of Calvin, but given that Brady has somewhat been able to sort his life out, this theory stops holding much value in the third season. In fact, if we are suspicious of anyone, it is Mike himself. Subtle yet ardent red flags have been placed throughout the season to indicate that the cop is actually dirtier than we are led to believe.
Jack doesn’t want Mike to stick around in Virgin River just for his sake, but Mike plays it cool. Eventually, even the latter’s long-distance relationship even causes his fiancée to end things with him, but Mike just casually wants to ask Brie out. As the third season progresses, Mike stops being painted as this stand-up guy, and for this reason, we believe that he is the one who has planted the gun in Brady’s car, and consequently, is the person who shot Jack. Why Mike would do this is, as of now, out of our scope, but it is highly likely that Mike is on Calvin’s payroll and that the drug trade and Jack’s opposition to it led to that specific sequence of events transpiring on that night.