Why did Esai Morales leave the show?
Like James McDaniel before him, Esai eventually grew frustrated with the limitations of playing the boss on a show about detectives and asked out of his contract. “My management and I decided, if I’m going to be off the market for features and other shows, I should have a more substantial part,” he said. “I’m going to be off the market, let me make some Dennis Franz money or get that kind of screen time.
