Wayne Metzger is Mort Metzger's young brother.
Early Life and Come Back[]
Wayne is a former criminal whose came to Cabot Cove to find his brother, but wasn't received well by Mort. Jessica eventually realizes, but agrees to keep his identity a secret at Mort's request. Mort reluctantly decides to give the guy a chance and gets him a job in Cabot Cove as fisherman Zach Franklin's deck-hand. Wayne saves him from an attack by resentful Captain Ned Keller, but because of his prison tattoo, Wayne is nonetheless forbidden to court Zach's daughter Elaine. When Zach disappears, Mort finds a bloody knife and suspects Wayne on account of his rotten New York past. Then Zach's silent majority partner Terry Montagne is found murdered. Jessica helps Mort investigate the boat case objectively.