[2] They partner as private investigators with Rose Doyle, Malachy's second wife, played by Lynda Boyd, in St. John's.

[5] In 2013, Republic of Doyle aired a fictional crossover with another CBC Television crime drama, Murdoch Mysteries.

The debut show also reveals relationship complications with Jake and his ex-wife Nikki and his new infatuation: Leslie, a constable in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.

Jake realizes he has other problems too; his mischievous older brother, Christian, makes an unexpected visit to his house, greeting him in the kitchen.

[7] Season Two begins with Rose, Mal's partner, dealing with the consequences of his recent heart attack.

Tinny, Jake's niece, embarks on an investment in order to raise personal funds, meanwhile, Mal discovers a secret that Rose has kept from him; her mother stole her engagement ring.

Tinny is bothered by the quickly growing relationship between Des and Chandra, a university student of medicine.

Jake's sister Kathleen, a newly introduced character, is helped with her mothering issues by Rose.

Des attempts to impress Jake by helping him in an investigation using his various connections, while Allison[clarification needed] jeopardizes the safety of the Doyle household with a mistake from her past.

George, an unappreciated individual in the Republic, bothers Kathleen by scamming her, but Jake comes to the rescue and saves her from his tricks.

As in the previous season, Tinny still tries to unravel hidden secrets about her dad and succeeds in doing so; she discovers her mother, Kathleen conceived her with a current prisoner, Kevin Crocker.

However; disaster strikes and Jake searches for the missing Leslie, who disappeared as a result of working a precarious case.

After being hit by a car in a parking garage, the medication used to mend Jake's injuries from the incident, gives him some peculiar dreams.

[7] After the wild adventure Jake took in the previous season by saving Tinny, his rescue mission leads to his kidnapping.

Jake experiences more complications in returning to St. John's, but eventually makes it home safe with the help of his niece.

When Leslie is being followed and nearly gets shot, Jake is extremely worried for her safety but soon finds out her pursuer is actually her long-lost husband.

Jake's murder conviction comes front and centre as the season comes to a final close with all the Doyle family trying to clear his name.