Married couple Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson on teaming up for a third time on-screen as he joins her CBS show "Elsbeth" in a recurring role.

Note: This story contains spoilers for the Dec. 12 episode of "Elsbeth" Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston have often acted together throughout their marriage, and this week the "Evil" star made his debut on "Elsbeth" as haughty judge Milton Crawford,

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday’s Elsbeth. Proceed at your own risk! This week’s Elsbeth didn’t waste any time establishing that Michael Emerson’s character is up to no good: Within the first act of Thursday’s episode,

The game's afoot with Carrie Preston and her real-life husband in Season 2! Spoilers ahead for Episode 7 of Elsbeth Season 2, called "One Angry Woman" and set to be available streaming with a Paramount+ subscription.

Married TV stars Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson open up to PEOPLE about Emerson's guest-starring role on 'Elsbeth,' which sees the two going from spouses at home to adversaries on the set of the CBS series.

W hen Michael Emerson made his debut in this week's Elsbeth, it first seemed like a bit of a bummer. Typically, the famous guest star commits a murder at the top of the episode, a

Carrie Preston faced off in 'Elsbeth' against her real-life husband Michael Emerson, making for a "weird and complicated" experience.