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Erin Reagan (formerly Erin Reagan-Boyle) is the sole daughter of Francis and Mary Reagan, and the second oldest of four. She is the Bureau Chief of the Trial Bureau[1] in the New York County District Attorney's Office. Although she technically works for the same side as the rest of the family, her strict adherence to the letter of the law and some of her assignments may cause strife in the family. As of 2010 she is divorced with one child, Nicky Reagan-Boyle.

Biography

As the second child and only female in the family, Erin often found herself seated between her brothers and acting as a mediator. On several occasions she and Danny had memorable fights, unable to peacefully share a room. After becoming a teenager, she developed a bit of a stubborn wild streak, leading to one situation where she started a petition at school to allow girls on the boys' soccer team, along with another situation where she ran away for two days (to Henry's house). At one point she revealed her first kiss was with Ronnie McCleary, their neighbor. While she did get in legal trouble, it was minor. She received a speeding ticket and was held overnight at jail for “doing just about everything you’re not allowed to do on a public beach at night." Frank uses her exploits to help Erin put Nicky’s actions into perspective.

Erin attended Columbia University and graduated top of her class, after which, she attended the Fordham University School of Law. At one point she wanted to take the police exam, however Frank never forced her to join the force, an action he later regretted.[2]

When she was nineteen years old, she met Jack Boyle. She married him at Morgan Hall, a place she considered bad luck after she divorced Jack Boyle. Though she is now single, she states that "The only time I felt lonley is hwen I was married to her father."

Initially Jack did not sign the divorce papers. When he finally did sign, he gave sole custody of Nicky to Erin. They had a brief fling after Erin was shot by a defendant, but she ended it before it became serious, not wanting to hurt Nicky. Although she is open to dating, she had very few romantic interests since her divorce with Jack.

While she was attracted to Charles Rossellini, she wasn't interested in sleeping with her boss, or opening herself to the political fallout if he were elected Mayor of New York City. She agreed to go out for drinks with him once which led to a kiss. Later while trying to expand Nicky's interests, she met Jacob Krystal at an art gallery. Despite her attraction to him, she tried to keep her distance from him, especially when she learned he was a person of interest in several art heists. Later he left the city without letting her know.

Having had no substantial dates in some time, Erin was tricked into speed dating after losing a race to Linda. She met Robert McCoy at the speed dating event. Robert McCoy failed to make an impression on her, until he showed up in her office as the defense attorney for a client she was prosecuting. They began dating, almost ending their relationship when he was appointed interim District Attorney of New York County, because she didn’t like the idea of sleeping with her boss. When McCoy was appointed interim District Attorney of New York County, she told him that she had made it this far in her career without sleeping with her boss and she wasn't about to start now. When Frank found out about their relationship he strongly disapproved of it. However, Erin didn't end the relationship until finding out McCoy was trying to bury a case for a friend. When Erin became aware of Nicky dating a police officer, Erin mentioned she never dated a police officer.

Erin is a skilled prosecutor who puts her heart and soul into her cases. She is often disappointed if she loses a case, especially if a defendant she unsuccessfully prosecutes later commits another crime. However, this is also because she is a sore loser. This is shown when she did not accept Jack only wanting to be with her and not marrying her, because he knew the humiliation and scrutiny she would face from her family if he married her. Erin rarely considers stretching the rules to gain evidence for a case, putting her at odds with Danny often. Majority of their arguments occur when Danny interferes with a lineup to close a case.

During certain instances, Erin's cases have impacted her on a personal level--the first being when Richard Reid was released from prison and attacked her, intending to torture and rape her. Frank saved her when he came to her office to see why she was late for a meeting with him, ultimately shooting Reid.

The second instance was when a defendant (Raul Delgado) stole a court officer’s firearm, taking everyone in the courtroom hostage. Delgado tried to use Erin as leverage to escape the United States, however Danny shot Delgado after using the phrase, “please don’t hurt my family” (Reagan code for "hit the ground").

The third instance was when Erin began noticing objects in her apartment out of place or rearranged. She reported these instances to the NYPD. Though he was annoyed at first, Danny investigated her claims and discovered a woman breaking into her apartment, causing him to assign Erin a protective detail. Erin's protective detail was useful during an instance where she was followed by a few members of a biker gang. The members of the biker gang intended to cause harm to Erin to disband their rivals, the leader of which Erin was prosecuting.

Perhaps due to the incident with Reid, Erin keeps a firearm in her desk drawer. She is an excellent shot, better than her brothers on the shooting range. Additionally, she has been shown to be better at pool, much to Jamie's chagrin.

Career

Erin worked as a cocktail waitress for one of her first jobs, but lied to her parents and told them it was a roller skating rink job.

She has been with the New York County District Attorney's Office for years. Erin was promoted to Assistant District Attorney between the year of late 2008 to early 2009. Since her promotion to Assistant District Attorney, she has been promoted from Senior Counsel to Deputy Bureau Chief of the Trial Bureau. She currently serves as the Bureau Chief of the Trial Bureau. Erin typically does not prosecute crimes of a sexual nature. Certain prosecution cases are kept off of her desk due to her family, although she was pressured into taking a prosecution case against officers to appear impartial. Since becoming an Assistant District Attorney, Erin has the authority to investigate cases. When Erin gained this authority, she began partnering with investigators in the New York County District Attorney's Office to aid her in prosecution cases. At first she worked with Investigator Alex McBride. Currently she works with Investigator Anthony Abetemarco.

Over several years, Erin has received several job offers for private firms and been considered for other positions, such as Deputy Mayor of Operations and a judgeship. Despite these job offerings, Erin enjoys the work she does and remains an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office.

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Appearances

Season One
Episode 1:
"Pilot"
Episode 2:
"Samaritan"
Episode 3:
"Privilege"
Episode 4:
"Officer Down"
Episode 5:
"What You See"
Episode 6:
"Smack Attack"
Episode 7:
"Brothers"
Episode 8:
"Chinatown"
Episode 9:
"Re-Do"
Episode 10:
"After Hours"
Episode 11:
"Little Fish"
Episode 12:
"Family Ties"
Episode 13:
"Hall of Mirrors"
Episode 14:
"My Funny Valentine"
Episode 15:
"Dedication"
Episode 16:
"Age of Innocence"
Episode 17:
"Silver Star"
Episode 18:
"To Tell the Truth"
Episode 19:
"Model Behavior"
Episode 20:
"All That Glitters"
Episode 21:
"Cellar Boy"
Episode 22:
"The Blue Templar"

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Personality

Relationships

Notes & Trivia

References

  1. Season 9 Episode 1: "Playing With Fire"
  2. Season 8 Episode 12 "The Brave"
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