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''Third Watch'' is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005, and followed the lives of an ensemble cast of characters portraying police officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and firefighters and paramedics of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). == Chronology of the characters along the series == ==Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli== Maurice Louis "Bosco" Boscorelli is a fictional NYPD police officer on the television series ''Third Watch''; he was portrayed by Jason Wiles. 'Bosco' was one of the few cast members to stay on the show for its entire six season run. As an officer, Bosco tends to behave in the ‘cowboy’ stereotype, what with constantly ignoring "boring" calls in favor of wanting top jobs to play "super cop" on. This at times involves deliberately staking out crime hotspots; for example, he might watch suspects scope out cars, waiting for a theft to occur so he could then charge in and make an arrest. He shows a constant disregard for orders, often ignoring the radio or what his best friend and police partner, Faith Yokas says, and thus finds trouble and friction quite regularly with colleagues and superiors. Bosco isn't too keen on the dark, or for needles. His "team" is the New York Giants, and his favorite TV programmes are sports and nature documentaries. Politically, he supports the Republicans and is an admirer of Rudy Giuliani. Despite his apparent cockiness, Bosco did not lose his virginity until he was in his twenties, but has since made up for lost time. His past relationships include the captain's daughter (seduced in a squad car), an upper-class woman named Nicole, and police officer Sgt. Maritza Cruz. Ultimately, Bosco wants to find the perfect woman to settle down and have a family; he likes kids, despite not having any of his own. Only his mother and his girlfriends ever call him "Maurice", while his brother calls him "Mo"; otherwise, he is known as "Boz", "Bosco" or "Boscorelli" to everyone else. As for notable interactions, Bosco seems to get along reasonably well with fellow police officer Tyrone 'Ty' Davis, Jr. At one point, he helped Davis to cure his partner, officer John 'Sully' Sullivan, of alcoholism. Bosco also had a fairly aggressive rivalry with firefighter Jimmy Doherty for some time, though by the series' end it had seemed to fade. In an incidental twist on that rivalry, Bosco once made out with Jimmy's ex-wife Kim Zambrano, but no further relations occurred. Bosco grew up as the eldest of two children to his parents Anthony and (Angela) Rose Boscorelli. His father was an abusive, alcoholic parent who used to beat him and his brother Michael, as well as his mother. Anthony Boscorelli used to creep back into the house after drinking via Bosco's bedroom window; As a result, Bosco cannot sleep with the bedroom window open. Bosco's parents split up on January 18, 1981, an event which affected the young man deeply. Bosco joined the United States Army Rangers and served for a few years before returning to New York, where he joined the Police Academy. Here he met Faith, who would become his partner at the 55th Precinct and his only true trusted friend. The two worked together, although they often disagreed. The relationship was similar to a mother-child one, in that Faith often treated him the way she treated her kids. Bosco was liked by Faith's kids Emily and Charlie (who called him "Uncle Bosco") but not by her husband Fred. Bosco's "act now, think later" attitude got him into trouble numerous times, such as going into a burning building to save people only to suffer smoke inhalation, and heading into an abandoned building to get rid of squatters, not realising that a schizophrenic man wanted for shooting paramedic Jerry Mancowicz was hiding in there. Bosco attempted to remove him from the building but was shot in his vest, playing dead before spear-tackling him out the second story window; Bosco only suffered minor injuries. He was also caught on tape having sex with the Captains Daughter in his Squad Car. For the most part, Bosco and Faith were seen as the ‘perfect cop’, as Bosco's aggressive toughness balanced his partner's level-headedness. But on occasion Bosco found himself as "the adult" when it came to dealing with Faith's problems. Two key examples were when Faith left a gang banger for dead in a rival gang's territory, and when she hid her pregnancy and abortion from her husband. The subsequent fact that Faith lied to Bosco about getting an abortion (she had informed him she had a miscarriage due to a blow to the stomach) left him in a moment of strong doubt about their friendship. In an attempt to advance his career, Bosco tried heavily to get into the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit, even working for a time with ESU veteran and legendary cop Glen Hobart. However, Hobart was already on a self-destructive path and almost killed Bosco in the process (by holding a gun to his head on the roof of a building and daring ESU snipers to kill him, which they did), thereby leaving Bosco very shaken. That shock progressed further after a seemingly ordinary chase with a bank robber, in which the bag with the cash exploded in Bosco's face and triggered a massive panic attack. Bosco was sent to see a counselor who didn’t do much to help; he eventually turned to Faith, breaking down and revealing how much the Hobart incident, as well as the pressure of the September 11th attacks, were really troubling him. (On that day, Bosco had seen the first plane hit the World Trade Center, and rushed to the scene, but fled when the towers collapsed, leading to his vulnerability for panic attacks many months afterwards). After his failed attempt to get into ESU, Bosco then tried to get onto the Anti-Crime team. This time he was successful, and worked closely with Maritza Cruz, someone who he got involved with on a personal level. Soon, Cruz became the first woman who he got close to falling in love with. However, this relationship caused a strain on his and Faith’s friendship, with the first major crack appearing when she found out about Bosco's participation in Cruz’s illegal police activities. Eventually, Bosco and Faith's bond suffered its biggest blow when he went to her for help, due to the trouble Cruz’s do-anything-for-evidence attitude had led to with writer and informant Aaron Noble. Bosco needed Faith to go to Noble's apartment and retrieve a gun used in a murder; the gun was evidence enough to get Noble locked away for good and prove that Cruz was going against the book. Faith grudgingly consented, but at the apartment she was surprised by Cruz. During their standoff, Noble and Bosco appeared, and then rising tensions triggered a shootout. Bosco's fire killed Noble; Faith was shot and temporarily paralysed by Cruz, while Cruz received a minor bullet wound to the head. Bosco took responsibility for the incident to save Faith, but the damage was done and Faith told Bosco she never wanted to see him again. Bosco was then partnered with Sasha Monroe, and soon faced difficulties involving small time crook Ally Nardo, who continuously involved Bosco’s mother in problems. He eventually took her hostage, drawing Bosco into a furious search. Bosco eventually found his mother, whereupon Nardo killed himself despite the offer of witness protection. When Faith fully recovered, she requested to be partnered with Bosco again, saying that if she wanted to go back to work it was going to be properly, i.e. going back to '55 David', their patrol number. Bosco was hesitant, and didn’t tell the chief of the request. But eventually they were put back together, although they seemed very distant. A later development saw Bosco's brother Mikey (who was into drugs) become suspected of drug running by Cruz, making Bosco realise she had been using him the entire time. It was later discovered that Mikey was indeed involved with the drugs; in the process he was killed by drug lord Donald Mann, who believed that Bosco, Cruz and Faith were responsible for the death of his son (earlier killed in a car chase with Cruz and Bosco). Wanting the three dead, Mann hired someone to blow up the funeral of Mikey, but the would-be assassin only succeeded in crashing a car containing the bomb into the service, seriously injuring Bosco's mom in the process. Later realising he was unsuccessful in killing the three, Mann sent armed men to the hospital to finish the job where a raging gunbattle ensued, critically injuring Bosco and hospitalizing him for months. Bosco would later return to work (with a large scar on his face) and be partnered with Sully. Faith believed he had come back too early as he was having trouble seeing, and accused him of falsifying his shooting score so as to rush himself back onto the force. This angered Bosco greatly, and once again put their relationship under heavy strain. Unfortunately, it appeared her assumptions were right when Bosco accidentally shot Monroe in the stomach during a hostage situation, causing her to lose her baby. Bosco informed the chief that it was an accident, even with Faith knowing otherwise. Later, Bosco redeemed himself somewhat when Faith’s daughter, Emily was taken hostage; he shot and killed the hostage taker, saving her life. In the series' final episode, Bosco accompanied Cruz as she went to stop a drug lord from killing cops. Cruz kissed Bosco before entering the man's hideout, at which point she killed herself, the drug lord and his entire gang by detonating two grenades she smuggled in. At the end of the episode, Bosco transferred to the 79th Precinct in Bed-Stuy, where he continued doing the "same thing he'd always done, kickin' ass, taking names and being the police", as Sully put it. ==Bobby Caffey== Roberto 'Bobby' Caffey was a paramedic on Third Watch for the first 2 seasons. ;Personality Bobby was a kind hearted paramedic who only wanted to help people, which led to him being seen by some as "mothering" them. He was very loyal to his friends and family, and frequently listened to the problems of others, although there were times when he wanted someone to talk to as well. He was deeply religious, and also liked to box. ;Background Bobby was born around 1973 or 1974. His father left the family when he was a youngster and died many years later. He was devoted to his family and, when his older brother, Matty began using drugs, he became the "man of the family". His mother later remarried and the whole family adopted the last name "Caffey". His best friend, Paulie Fuentas, played a major role in his life. Bobby credited his high school geometry teacher, Mrs Bradley, with saving him from going down the same route as Matty and Paulie; He later repaid the debt by helping euthanise her so she could die peacefully. Bobby was a paramedic for a number of years, and worked with Kim Zambrano for the last 6 of his life. Though he had a crush on Kim since the day they met, she turned him down when he finally revealed his feelings for her, saying he was too good for her and she'd let him down in the end; They did have a one night stand, which resulted in Kim dumping him. However, the two recovered from this and remained friends. Bobby also got on well with Kim's son, Joey, and adopted the role of a second father to him. He regularly put up with Kim's rants about her ex-husband, firefighter Jimmy Doherty, who in many ways was his rival. Bobby also had a short relationship with Dana Murphy, an ER nurse from Angel of Mercy Hospital, and firefighter Alex Taylor. Bobby was seen as one of the nicest guys around, often helping out anyone in need no matter what the situation. When a 13-year-old girl named Sunny was being pimped out, both Bobby and Kim tried to help her and Sunny later stole Kim's wallet in return. Enraged, Bobby went to get the wallot and gave her pimp a bruising at the same time. He also secretly replaced the $200 Sunny had stolen, which happened to be half of Jimmy's child support money. Unfortunately, Sunny died some time later. Bobby tried to help his brother Matty out numerous times. In 2000, Matty was released from jail and, due to Mrs. Caffey wanting nothing to do with her older son, he ended up staying with Bobby. Bobby always forgave him for his deceptions and betrayals, which included having an affair with one of Bobby's girlfriends, Serena Cadiz, stealing a large amount of money Bobby had put aside to lend his mother, and stealing Bobby's Ford Mustang. When Matty was involved in a store robbery which ended up with the cashier getting killed, Bobby gave Matty $500 and told him that if he took the money, he didn't want to ever hear from him again; Matty would be dead to him. But if he turned himself in, he'd do everything he could to make sure Matty didn't do time. Matty decided not to turn himself in, breaking Bobby's heart. It was this incident that led to Bobby and Kim's one night stand. Bobby met his end near the end of the second season. An old girlfriend of his, Gina, (whom Bobby had lost his virginity to many years earlier), asked him to help out Paulie, her brother and his childhood friend. Paulie was involved with drugs and, when Bobby saw Paulie after a number of years, the latter was passed out. Perhaps feeling guilty after failing to help his brother, Bobby took Paulie to the hospital and offered him the chance to enter rehab; an offer Paulie rejected. Later that night, Paulie went by Bobby's, feeling sick. Bobby helped his friend on the condition that Paulie enter rehab. The next day, Bobby got the call that his mom's apartment had been robbed. When he found out Paulie was responsible, he went to Paulie's place and confronted him. Bobby threw Paulie's stash into a toilet, and was subsequently shot and killed. After his death, Kim, overcome with grief, attempted suicide by overdosing on pills and alcohol in the bath. ;Casting Regarding the role, Cannavale once said there were times he'd forget it was just an acting job. "I was on the subway one night and saw this guy collapse and start shaking on the floor. I just finished this trauma scene. I have no medical experience and I run over there and tell somebody to call 911."〔RUTH BASHINSKY, "('THIRD WATCH' CITY SCENES: ACTORS FIND REAL MEANING )," ''Daily News'' (October 2nd 2000).〕 ==Maritza Cruz== Maritza Cruz was a fictional police officer on the television series ''Third Watch'' portrayed by Tia Texada. She appeared in the last three seasons of the show. An Anti-Crime Sergeant with the fictional 55th Precinct of the NYPD, she was known for doing whatever it took to get the job done. Her only known relative, a sister named Leticia ("Lettie"), died of a drug overdose during a raid. At one point during her career, Cruz had a relationship with Bosco, which ended when Faith Yokas and Cruz shot each other in self-defense in a hotel room during an illegal search. The shooting resulted in Faith being hospitalized and Cruz sent back to Patrol from Anti Crime. Cruz came under the microscope of IAB several times; one of which ended up with her in prison for the murder of a suspect. However Faith, the real killer, admitted to shooting a crime lord responsible for the murder of several 55th Precinct Officers (after gaining immunity from any punishment). In the series' final episode, Bosco accompanied Cruz as she went to stop a drug lord from killing cops. Cruz kissed Bosco before entering the man's hideout, at which point she killed herself, the drug lord and his entire gang by detonating two grenades she smuggled in. Whether this act was connected to her having also been diagnosed with terminal leukemia is not explored. Cruz was awarded the NYPD Medal of Honor and posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Her tombstone was also shown in the last episode showing her birth and death date, as well as the date of the attack on the 55th Precinct. Maritza's death date, May 6, 2005, is also when the series finale was aired.〔''Third Watch''〕 ==Tyrone 'Ty' Davis, Jr.== Tyrone "Ty" Davis, Jr. is a fictional NYPD police officer from the television series ''Third Watch''. He was portrayed by Coby Bell. ;Personality Ty started out as an inexperienced rookie, but soon developed into the strong cop he is today. He is fairly laid back most of the time, apart from when an issue directly affecting him, his family or his friends occurs. Ty can be very stubborn but is also very loyal to those he cares about, especially his mother and his partner, Sully. Ty likes listening to rap music and has size 17 feet. He is about 6'3" in height. ;Background Ty was born the only son of his parents, Tyrone Sr. and Maggie Davis. He has 2 sisters. When Ty was 11, his father, also an NYPD cop, was killed in the line of duty. Ty Sr. was a corrupt cop, something Ty Jr. was unaware of until later in life. He was involved in a group of corrupt cops, but decided to report them to IAB. Another member of the group, Cathal Finney, arranged for Ty Sr. to be murdered by a criminal named Raymond Morris and make it look like an accident. Ty Sr.'s partner, John 'Sully' Sullivan, found out the truth, but decided not to report it so that Maggie would still be entitled to her late husband's pension. Ty Jr. graduated from Columbia University, but had always wanted to be a cop like his father and despite being accepted to Fordham law, decided to take a year out and become a cop, to see if it was what he really wanted to do. At the insistence of Maggie, who called the Borough Commander, Ty was partnered up with his dad's old partner, Sully. The two clashed at first - Ty's rookie status contrasted with Sully's veteran "been there, done that" attitude. Ty had a hard time at first separating "justice" from the "justice system" and at first disagreed with Sully's "solving problems" style of policing. However, the two soon became friends, working in the squad car 55 Charlie. In 2000, Ty saved a news reporter from drowning and became a hero, attracting media coverage. This led his half sister, Gwen Girard, to find Ty and meet up with him. Ty discovered his father had had another family, and that his family and Sully all seemed to know about this before he did. Angry at everyone around him, Ty moved out of his mother's house and into an apartment. He later moved in with Carlos Nieto as a roommate. After the events of September 11, Ty bonded with Alex Taylor, a firefighter who had lost her father in the attacks. Having both lost their fathers in the line of duty, the two realised they had something in common and began a relationship. This changed though after Ty got shot, and started feeling differently. When he introduced Alex to Maggie as his "friend", this marked the beginning of the end. After Alex died, Ty felt very guilty. Ty was the best man at Sully's wedding to Tatiana and after she was murdered, he was one of the few people who did not give up on Sully after his descent into alcoholism. Ty, with help from Bosco and Doc, took Sully to a cabin where he helped his friend on the road to recovery. Ty had to be a chauffeur to Chief Hancock for a while but was later able to return to 55 Charlie with Sully. Ty started dating Sasha Monroe in 2004. She became pregnant with his baby but miscarried. After Sasha was exposed as a 'mole' from IAB, most of the cops shunned her, but Ty and Sasha managed to repair their relationship. He and Sully also managed to expose Cathal Finney for his role in Ty's father's death, and Finney committed suicide. Ty and new partner Brendan Finney (Cathal's son) made it look like an accident so that Mrs. Finney could still claim police pension, just as had been done with Ty Sr. years earlier. After the 55th Precinct was closed at the end of the series, Ty, along with Brendan Finney, was transferred to an Anti-Crime unit, where he rose through the ranks to become Lieutenant Davis, running half of Manhattan. He is engaged to Sasha, although they are not getting married as yet due to their careers. ==James 'Jimmy' Doherty== James "Jimmy" Doherty was a fictional FDNY firefighter in the television series ''Third Watch'', played by actor Eddie Cibrian. He was in the series from 1999 until 2004 and then returned for a cameo in the show's final episode a year later. ;Personality Jimmy is good looking, and he knows it. He takes pride in his job and has even admitted he'd do it for free - just don't tell the Mayor! This, plus his looks, means he attracts a lot of female attention, which he happily embraces. Jimmy often defends his masculinity - he was horrified to learn his face was featured in a commercial for Viagra, until he learnt this made him more attractive to women. Jimmy is immature and not good at facing responsibilities, although over the course of the series he does grow up and start accepting the consequencies of his actions, including being a better father to his son. Jimmy had an ongoing rivalry with Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli, the two men playing numerous practical jokes on each other in order to be one up on the other. ;Background Jimmy, born in 1968 (his age was given as 35 in his final episode ()) originally wanted to become a baseball player, and even tried out for the New York Yankees in 1993. He failed to make the team, and joined the FDNY as his "back-up" option. This soon became his chosen profession. Jimmy was married to paramedic Kim Zambrano before the series started. They married in Atlantic City and later Kim gave birth to their son, Joey (named after Jimmy's best friend, Joe Lombardo). Jimmy had an affair with Kim's sister, Melanie, and Kim filed for divorce. They shared custody of Joey, both seeing each other every day as they worked at the same time in the same firehouse. Jimmy often competed for Kim's affection against her work partner, Bobby Caffey - she was still the love of his life despite the divorce. Jimmy had been gambling for a while and was soon in debt, causing his child support payments to Kim and Joey to be late. He'd tried borrowing money off his family - but his parents (who pay Joey's school fees) were organising a trip for his father's birthday, and brother Tommy had already lent Jimmy money in the past. He has another brother, Jack, who lives in Pittsburgh. Jimmy ended up having to give up his car to pay off his debts, an act which Joey witnessed. Jimmy had to walk Joey home in the cold. After this he vowed to become a better father. At the end of the first season, Jimmy was shot by an ex-fireman who had gone slightly insane, and spent many weeks in a hospital. He came back to work too early, trying to regain past glories, but later realised he should not return until he was completely ready. Jimmy (thanks to Joey) met a police officer, Brooke (from another precinct) in a supermarket and they soon fell in love. After a whirlwind romance, Jimmy proposed, but at their engagement party slept with Joe Lombardo's girlfriend Linda. This was witnessed by Alex Taylor, and later the secret came out (Linda confessed to Joe) which caused Joe to punch Jimmy in the face and Brooke to file for divorce. Joe and Jimmy later made up, although Jimmy's marriage was over. After Bobby was murdered, Kim sank into a state of depression, causing Jimmy to try and win sole custody of Joey. He won, but later allowed Kim access again after seeing how much she had improved. After the deaths of Alex and Lt Johnson, Jimmy was promoted to Lieutenant. He made a few mistakes at first, which caused tension between him and the others. At the same time, Kim and Jimmy started falling in love again, and had numerous one night stands during the course of the series. Jimmy later proposed to Kim, and she accepted. However, when Jimmy nearly died that day, Kim realised she couldn't go through the emotions of being a firefighter's wife again, and broke things off. Jimmy had gained another promotion to Captain, a coveted position in Brooklyn's Rescue-2, and left the 55. Kim was however pregnant, and later realised she still loved Jimmy. She quit her job and her and Joey moved to be with him, where she gave birth to their second child, Kevin. The family reappeared in the final episode at Carlos Nieto's and Holly Levine's wedding. ==Brendan Finney== Brendan Finney is a fictional NYPD police officer from the television series ''Third Watch''. He was portrayed by Josh Stewart. ;Personality Brendan comes from a long line of cops, and regards it as "the family business". He's a bit rough around the edges and often has attitude problems. In his spare time he likes to box, and is also a good shooter. ;Background Brendan is the son of Cathal "CT" Finney, who was a captain in IAB. Brendan deeply admired his father, although at times their relationship was not that close he still loved him. It was his father who first taught him to shoot when he was young. Brendan's father was involved in the death of Ty Davis' father, Tyrone Sr many years before the series began, and as such Brendan was met with much hostility from John 'Sully' Sullivan, who knew the truth about the death. Brendan however did not know of this. As a probationary officer he was teamed with Ty, and despite a few initial hiccups after starting (one of which was a death notification) the two bonded. Finney had a romantic interest FDNY Paramedic Grace Foster, who worked across the street at the firehouse. After killing a guy who was attacking Grace and her partner, Carlos Nieto, the two became distant but soon started speaking again. When the truth about Ty Davis, Sr's death came out, Cathal Finney decided to commit suicide. He called his son and told him he loved him, which tipped Brendan off that something was wrong. In a case of history repeating itself, Brendan begged Ty to help him make the death look like an accident so that his mother could still claim a police pension - just as had been done with Ty Davis, Sr many years before. After the series ended, Brendan and Grace got married, and were expecting their first child together just before their first anniversary. Brendan was transferred to the 5-3 with Ty Davis to work in an Anti-Crime Unit. Within a few years he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, under the now Lt Davis' command. They have the best arrest record in the city. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Third Watch characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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