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Paul Falsone is a fictional character in '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', portrayed by Jon Seda. He is a police detective of the
Baltimore Police Department The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is the municipal police department of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Dating back to 1784, the BPD, consisting of 2,935 employees in 2020, is organized into nine districts covering of land and of waterw ...
. Born on October 14, 1968, Falsone was introduced as a long-time member of the Auto Squad at the end of Season 5, where his natural talents proved useful in solving vehicle-related crimes. However, when the department began a rotation program, in which detectives would be periodically reassigned to new units, Falsone was transferred to the homicide shift commanded by
Al Giardello Alphonse Michael 'Gee' Giardello Sr. is a fictional character from the television drama '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. The character was played by Yaphet Kotto. He is based on Baltimore Police Department Shift Lieutenant Gary D'Addario, a mem ...
. After three months, Giardello expressed satisfaction with Falsone's work and requested that he remain with the unit. Falsone first appears in the Season 5 finale episodes "Partners and Other Strangers" and "Strangers and Other Partners," then becomes a regular character in the Season 6 premiere "Blood Ties." He and his partner, Det.
Meldrick Lewis Meldrick Lewis is a fictional character on the television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', played by Clark Johnson. The character is loosely based on Baltimore detective Donald Waltemeyer and appeared in the series for its entire run. Lewi ...
, are shot at by Junior Bunk on behalf of the crime organization run by Georgia Rae Mahoney. Falsone's investigation leads to a suspicion that the shooting of Georgia Rae's brother Luther (the original head of the organization) was not legitimate, a suspicion which ignites a long-standing enmity between Falsone and
Mike Kellerman Detective Michael Scott Kellerman is a fictional character on the television drama series ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' portrayed by Reed Diamond. He is a main character from seasons Homicide: Life on the Street (season 4), 4–Homicide: Life on ...
, the detective who shot Luther during the previous season. His son Daniel was born in December 1993. He and his girlfriend Janine got married shortly after she discovered that she was pregnant with Daniel. He was from
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. He joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1991. He became a detective in 1994. In 1997, he earned a total of $32,000. After becoming a homicide detective, he received a raise of $2,000. He was raised
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, but lapsed as an adult. His father had died by 1998.''Homicide: Life on the Street'' episode "La Famiglia", originally aired September 25, 1998. Despite Falsone's tough-guy demeanor, he is often shown to have an affection for children, especially his own son, who is the focus of a bitter custody battle between Falsone and his ex-wife. During Season 7, Falsone begins dating fellow homicide detective Laura Ballard, who joined the unit at roughly the same time that he rotated into it. In the episode "Bones of Contention", Giardello warns Falsone about the regulations against intimate fraternization among members of the same shift, and Falsone and Ballard agree to stop seeing each other rather than risk discipline or a forced transfer out of Giardello's shift. However, this agreement merely led to their continuing their relationship in secret. The character also appeared in the ''
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'' episode "Baby, It's You".


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