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Lt. Thomas Bale
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Thomas Bale was a character on the long running police drama NYPD Blue. He was played by Currie Graham.
An officer with the rank of Lieutenant he joined the squad at the beginning of the twelth and final season, replacing Sgt. Eddie Gibson as the squad commander. A former internal affairs officer, his original remit was to bring the supposed rogue unit into line after years of lax commanding by his predecessors, Arhur Fancy, Tony Rodriguez and Gibson. To this end he cut down on overtime and fined officers who broke even the smallest rules. He was looked upon by the squad itself as a 'rat' and the elder members of the squad, Andy Sipowicz and Greg Medavoy were of the opinion that he was put in the squad to ensure that they retired. When Medavoy was found to be moonlighting as a doorman, Bale brought disciplinary charges against him which cause the detective to question his position on the job.
During the investigation surrounding attacks on married men who were actually gay, Sipowicz came across Bale's credit card in a suspect's apartment. Although Sipowicz kept this quiet it seemed to change Bale's attitude towards the squad, even pushing Sipowicz towards taking the Sergeant's exam.
Towards the end of the season Bale was shot during a raid and the now Sgt. Sipowicz was put in charge of the investigation. When Bale discovered that he might not be able to return to the job, he recommended Sipowicz to be the new squad commander.
| NYPD Blue | ||
| Characters | Andy Sipowicz | John Kelly | Bobby Simone | Danny Sorenson | John Clark, Jr. | Lt. Arthur Fancy | Greg Medavoy | Sylvia Costas | Diane Russell | Baldwin Jones | Lt. Tony Rodriguez | Rita Ortiz | Laura Murphy | Lt. Thomas Bale | |
| Actors | Dennis Franz | David Caruso | Jimmy Smits | Rick Schroder | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | James McDaniel | Gordon Clapp | Nicholas Turturro | Sharon Lawrence | Kim Delaney | Sherry Stringfield | Gail O'Grady | Andrea Thompson | Bill Brochtrup | Henry Simmons | Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon | Charlotte Ross | Esai Morales | Jacqueline Obradors | John F. O'Donohue | Currie Graham | Bonnie Somerville | |
| Creators | Steven Bochco | David Milch | |
| Episodes | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 |
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