Manny’s downfall in Fire Country season 3 had been

already decided in the season 2 storyline about Three Rock’s closure,

but its latest development can bring forth Manny’s best future.

Talks about closing Three Rock were floated throughout Fire Country season 2, and those closest to the inmate fire camp did their best not to despair and convince Edgewater’s residents of the importance of Three Rock. Its impending closure destroyed Manny, but learning that Luke Leone had campaigned for Three Rock’s closure at the Firefighter Ball enraged Manny, which resulted in his punching Luke in front of the governor.

Luke understanding why Manny reacted as he did, considering that he knew his history and how being an inmate firefighter at Three Rock saved him, didn’t change how Manny was wanted by the police by Fire Country season 2, episode 9’s ending. Wanting to be there for Gabriela’s wedding meant Manny was arrested in season 2’s finale, dooming his Fire Country season 3 storyline to be about serving his sentence, whatever would that be. The firefighters’ involvement in Fire Country season 3, episode 2 ensured Manny wouldn’t overpay for his mistakes, landing him in Three Rock as an inmate.