Work Information
Office Address:
Major Case Squad, One Police Plaza, 11th Floor. CI Episode
8, "The
Pardoner's Tale" (11/18/01)
Office Phone Number:
(212) 555-0146. CI Episode 16, "Phantom"
(3/17/02)
Known Partners:
Detective Alexandra Eames (2001-Present)
Professional Idiosyncracies/Quirks:
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Carries a brown zippered notebook, cell phone, cloth handkerchief,
pocket knife.
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Leaves Eames task of interviewing witnesses at fresh scene;
examines physical evidence personally.
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Can catch forensic evidence CSU techs miss.
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Extremely detail-oriented; doesn't miss a thing. Most of
the time.
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Not always totally accurate with his profiles.
Career History
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Served in U.S. Army, where he learned to speak and read German.
CI Episode 2, "Art"
(10/7/01)
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Prior to joining the Major Case Squad, worked as a detective
in Narcotics for 4 years, running 3 sting operations that resulted in 27
major arrests, all of which resulted in convictions. CI Episode 13, "The
Insider" (1/27/02)
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Disinterested in Narcotics now; when Captain Deakins suggests
Goren and Eames hand off a killing spree case to Precinct 15 to join the
mayor's drug task force, Goren recognizes that it's a good chance to "get
noticed," but neither he nor Eames seem enthusiastic about the career opportunity.
CI Episode 5, "Jones"
(10/21/01)
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Excluding hostage situations, between them Goren and Eames
have handled nearly a dozen kidnappings and have not lost a single person.
CI Episode 14, "Homo
Homini Lupus" (3/03/02)
Medical/Psychological History
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Shown smoking once, bumming a puff from a street person.
CI Episode 4, "The
Faithful" (10/17/01) but has said he quit smoking 7 years ago. CI Episode
30, "Pilgrim"(11/17/02)
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Has experience dealing with the mentally ill (later on it
is revealed his mother was schitzophrenic). CI Episode 4, "The
Faithful" (10/17/01)
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Takes an antacid after eating pastrami with mustard. CI,
Episode 13, "The
Insider" (1/27/02)
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Has keen sense of smell.
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Considering getting teeth fixed. CI Episode 5, "Jones"
(10/21/01) (Episode in dispute; this may have come from CI Episode 16,
"Phantom" - confirmation
is pending)
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Has observed sodium amital used on Soviet defectors. CI Episode
30, "Pilgrim"(11/17/02)
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Does not like confined or closed in spaces (i.e. small elevators.)
CI Episode 41, "Cherry
Red" (04/07/03); CI Episode 50, "Pravda"
(10/26/03)
Personal Information/History
Religion:
Catholic (lapsed); former altar boy. CI Episode 4, "The
Faithful" (10/17/01)
Other Aliases/Nicknames:
"Bobby" (Detective Alex Eames and Captain James Deakins);
"Goren" (Captain James Deakins); "'Detective" (ADA Ronald Carver)
Childhood Events/Family Issues:
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Goren's mother disliked most of his childhood girlfriends.
CI Episode 3, "Smothered"
(10/14/01)
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Goren's mother was a librarian before being hospitalized
with schitzophrenia. CI Episode 30, "Pilgrim"(11/17/02)
Symptoms of the disease began manifesting when Goren was 7, and he remains
protective of her.
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Father saw Johnny Unitas when he attended the 1958 championship
game that went into sudden death overtime. CI Episode 41, "Cherry
Red" (04/07/03)
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Has a brother who is a gambling addict. CI Episode 95, "In
the Wee Small Hours" (11/06/05)
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His recently-deceased father left them when he was young.
(Undocumented)
Friends:
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Lewis, an auto mechanic/body shop owner specializing in classic
car restoration. CI Episode 8, "The
Pardoner's Tale" (11/18/01)
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Has a friend named Max who is a rabbi. CI Episode 31, "Pilgrim"(12/01/02)
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Has a friend named Stephen who is a linguist at Princeton.
CI Episode 52, "A
Murderer Among Us" (11/09/03)
Romantic Entanglements/Dates:
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Once dated Irene, a stockbroker, who is saving up to buy
a house with (presumably new significant other) Carlos. CI Episode 10,
"The
Enemy Within" (12/9/01)
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Read the Koran while stationed in Germany to impress a Turkish
girl who lived near the base. CI Episode 30, "Pilgrim"(11/17/02)
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Once dated a girl named Lola, who had cats. (Goren to Eames:
"I had a girlfriend, Lola. She had cats...." Eames: "You ate furballs for
her?" CI Episode 41, "Cherry
Red" (04/07/03)
Education:
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Took a few psychology courses in college. CI Episode 9, "The
Good Doctor" (11/25/01)
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Learned to speak and read German while in the Army. CI Episode
2, "Art,"(10/07/01)
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Read the Koran while stationed in Germany to impress a Turkish
girl who lived near the base. CI Episode 30, "Pilgrim"(11/17/02)
Political Opinions/Affiliations:
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Did not vote for current governor (Pataki, Republican). CI
Episode 8, "The
Pardoner's Tale" (11/18/01)
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Believes that idealy, children should have two parents. CI
Episode 6, "The
Extra Man" (10/28/01)
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Pro-choice. CI Episode 11, "The
Third Horseman" (1/6/02)
Interests/Hobbies/Tastes:
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Likes the art of Lucien Freud, preferring it to Impressionist
works. CI Episode 2, "Art"(10/07/01)
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Likes to dance. CI Episode 5, "Jones"
(10/21/01)
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Knows how to make bouillabaisse (the French seafood-based
stew). CI Episode 16, "Phantom"
(3/17/02)
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Reads "Smithsonian" magazine. To Eames: "It's the perfect
size for my treadmill." CI Episode 30, "Pilgrim"(11/17/02)
Catch Phrases/Personal Quirks:
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Refers to and addresses his partner, Detective Alexa Eames
by her surname, but in serious moments has called her "Alex."
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Usually addresses ADA Ron Carver as "Counselor."
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Has referred to spiking over the counter drugs with cyanide
[CI Episode 7, "Poison"
(11/11/01)] and publication of names of doctors willing to perform abortions
[CI Episode 11, "The
Third Horseman" (1/6/02)] as "terrorism."
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Tends towards calling appealing automobiles "sweet." CI Episode
8, "The
Pardoner's Tale" (11/18/01); CI Episode 12, "Crazy"
(1/13/02)
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Left-handed.
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Size 13 shoe.
Repeat Offender?
D'Onofrio has not appeared on any Law & Orders
as anyone other than Det. Goren.
Other Relevant Appearances
D'Onofrio appeared in H:LOTS 64, "Subway"
(12/5/97) as John Lange |
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