Javier Baez

Javier Baez
Full Name	Javier Baez
Nickname(s)	Javi Tic-Tac
Occupation	Computer tech DEA informant
Biographical Information
Status	Deceased
Death Date	September 2014
Cause of Death	Gunshot wound – homicide
Death Episode	Partners
Family
Parents	Carmen Baez (mother)
Sibling(s)	Maria Baez (sister) Ana Baez (sister)
Relative(s)	Elena Baez (adoptive niece)
Career
Agency	Drug Enforcement Administration
Position	Informant
Years of Service	Unknown - 2014
Cast Details
Season(s)	4, 5
Played by	Kirk Acevedo
First Appearance	Bad Blood
Last Appearance	Partners
Total Appearances	2

Javier "Javi" Baez, better known as Tic-Tac, was the older brother of Maria Baez. He was a drug addict. Javier and Maria were estranged for several years.

Biography

When they were younger, Maria looked up to Javier. Throughout their childhood, they were best friends. Javier stayed back a grade (so they could be in the same classes) and often protected Maria from bullies. Their relationship changed when Javier became addicted to drugs. From this point, Javier became known as Tic-Tac as he would swallow anything resembling drugs. After years of remaining close with Javier, Maria cut Javier out of her life. His drug use caused several problems for their family. Eventually their parents separated due to the stress of trying to keep him clean, his lies and stealing.

Reconnecting

In 2013, Maria and Javier came into contact again when he was a suspect in a murder investigation. When Detective Baez and Detective Daniel Reagan went to interview him, he attempted to escape from them. In his attempt to escape from them, Detective Baez tackled him through a glass door. After tackling him through the glass door, Detectives Baez and Reagan arrested him. After being placed in a holding cell at the 54^th Precinct, Maria and Danny interviewed him. During the interview, Javier claimed he abandoned his drug use for three months. Javier stated he was employed at CZE Tech because he was good with computers. Once his employment was verified by Sergeant Gormley, Javier was cleared as a suspect in the murder investigation.

Later, Maria and Danny discovered the intended target of the murder was Javier. However, when Maria and Danny traveled to Javier's apartment to interview Javier, they discovered he overdosed on drugs. Javier survived the drug overdose. While Javier was recovering in the hospital, Detective Reagan stated Javier needed to act as bait to make a case against the person who attempted to kill him. When Javier encountered the person, he was taken to another location by the person where he was almost killed before Maria and Danny saved him.

DEA informant and death

In 2014, a DEA shipment was hijacked. Maria is devastated when it appeared Javier had returned to using drugs. Upon interviewing him, Javier revealed he became an informant for the DEA in an effort to make Maria proud of him again. When it appeared Javier's status as a confidential informant was compromised, Detectives Baez and Reagan tracked Javier by identifying the mole and raid the auto shop where the drug dealers are. During the raid, Maria stumbles across Javier. Javier steps between her and a shooter, losing his life to protect Maria.

Appearances

Season Four
Episode 1: "Unwritten Rules"	Episode 2: "The City That Never Sleeps"	Episode 3: "To Protect and Serve"	Episode 4: "The Truth About Lying"	Episode 5: "Lost and Found"
Episode 6: "Growing Boys"	Episode 7: "Drawing Dead"	Episode 8: "Justice Served"	Episode 9: "Bad Blood"	Episode 10: "Mistaken Identity"
Episode 11: "Ties That Bind"	Episode 12: "The Bogeyman"	Episode 13: "Unfinished Business"	Episode 14: "Manhattan Queens"	Episode 15: "Open Secrets"
Episode 16: "Insult to Injury"	Episode 17: "Knockout Game"	Episode 18: "Righting Wrongs"	Episode 19: "Secret Arrangements"	Episode 20: "Custody Battle"
Episode 21: "Above and Beyond"	Episode 22: "Exiles"

Season Five
Episode 1: "Partners"	Episode 2: "Forgive and Forget"	Episode 3: "Burning Bridges"	Episode 4: "Excessive Force"	Episode 5: "Loose Lips"
Episode 6: "Most Wanted"	Episode 7: "Shoot the Messenger"	Episode 8: "Power of the Press"	Episode 9: "Under the Gun"	Episode 10: "Sins of the Father"
Episode 11: "Baggage"	Episode 12: "Home Sweet Home"	Episode 13: "Love Stories"	Episode 14: "The Poor Door"	Episode 15: "Power Players"
Episode 16: "In The Box"	Episode 17: "Occupational Hazards"	Episode 18: "Bad Company"	Episode 19: "Through the Looking Glass"	Episode 20: "Payback"
Episode 21: "New Rules"	Episode 22: "The Art of War"