Lindsay Boxer

Member of the San Francisco Police Department for a number of years, Lindsay Boxer is initially portrayed as a fragile figure, recuperating from a horrible homicide case and having lost her lover in the course of the investigation and resolution. She has taken time off and is using voluntarism at a local teen center as a method of coping with trauma and grief. It is obvious that her heart is with the homicide department, however, as she quickly moves back into action when a child is murdered outside a church in a predominantly black section of town. Having been promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the homicide division, Lindsay now directs the investigation, along with fellow officers and friends Jacobi and Cappy. Her true support, however, comes from the friendship of three other women, two of whom are also involved in law enforcement and one who...