BRIDGES, Nash
(Nash Bridges)
c/o S.I.U.
Hyde Street Pier
San Francisco, CA

Nash is a police Inspector. He is twice divorced, Scottish by heritage, and heads the elite Special Investigations Unit of the San Francisco Police Department. Nash  calls everyone he meets “Bubba.” For protection, Nash carries a two-tone black and silver finish Colt .45 custom automatic handgun. Nash's partner is Inspector Joe Dominquez, a once retired cop. Together, they cruise the streets of San Francisco in Nash’s classic yellow 1970 Plymouth Barracuda ('Cuda) convertible.

Inspector Nash Bridges
San Francisco Police

As a cop, Nash is the best. He's cool under fire and can handle himself in a street fight. Nash preferred, however, to use words as his weapon, but when they failed, he was ready for action. Sometimes, when a fight began, Nash would sit it out and let a fellow officer wrestle with the bad guys. It wasn't that Nash was being mean, it's just that he's not a glory hound and he knows the limits of his officers and what they can and can not handle. But when his help was needed, Nash was always there to jump in and subdue the criminals, many of whom were not, let's say, the brightest bulbs in the bunch. In between his regular duties on the force. Nash and Joe Dominguez, a former P.I., opened a detective agency as a sideline and investigated their own cases.

Shimamura	Harvey	Evan	Antwon
Michelle	Bryn	Caitlin	Rebecca

Nash's fellow officers at S.I.U. included Lt. A.J. Shimamura, Nash and Joe’s supervisor [He moved back to Hawaii after being passed over for a promotion and left Nash as acting head of the unit]; technology specialist Inspector Harvey Leek; Ladies’ man Inspector Evan Cortez [he had an affair with Nash’s daughter, Cassidy and later died]; the sexy but tough-as-nails Inspector Bryn Carson; Inspector Michelle Chan [she replaced Bryn but was later killed by a stalker]; black detective Antwon Babcock [he's got a secret - he's epileptic]; Internal Affairs Investigator Caitlin Cross [Nash’s girlfriend who decided to leave town for a job in Boston]; Detective Rebecca McCabe, a single mother whom Nash found interesting; and lastly, Richard "Rick" Bettina, a former S.I.U. employee who got fired, became a bounty hunter and then got hired as the Director of Police Investigations because his mommy married the Chief of Police.  Rick later showed his true colors when he  stole $2.5 million in city pension funds. Let's just say, Nash hates Rick's sniffling, little ass and leave it that.

Cassidy	Stacy	Lisa
Nick	Joe	Inger

Nash's private life consisted of a number of relatives and close friends. They included his first wife, Lisa, a caterer; Cassidy, their headstrong teenager [she became a cop and later moved to Paris]; Lynette Summer, Lisa’s sister [she cared for Cassidy when Lisa got a chef’s job in Paris]; Kelly, Nash’s socialite second ex-wife; Nick, Nash’s retired longshoremen father who lives in Nash’s apartment and suffers from Alzheimer's Disease; Nash’s mother, a librarian [deceased]; Nash’s lesbian sister, Asst. D.A. Stacy Bridges [she’s got quite a temper]; Nash's brother, Bobby who disappeared over Cambodia during the Vietnam War then resurfaced years later as a drug dealer ("A major player in southeast Asia"); Dylan, Bobby's son who delivered his father's dog tags to Nash after he was murdered]; and Hagus Bridges, a klutzy Constable who works for the Glasgow police [He traced the family tree back to Wallace Bridges, in the days of Robert the Bruce].

One of Nash's best friends is his partner Joe Dominguez. Nash and Joe often discuss their lives and their problems, especially as they ride in Nash's cool 'Cuda. Nash's problems fall under the category of rebellious teenage daughter (Cassidy); ex wives (Lisa and Kelly);. an aging father (Nick) and city hall executives who want Nash's badge. Joe's problems mostly concern his home life with his hot-tempered Swedish wife, Inger; his newborn baby girl, Lusia; his pot smoking mother-in-law and get-rich schemes into which he tries to recruit Nash.

The very eccentric Angel

And finally, another person in Nash's life is a street person who dresses in a white robe and wears a pair of wings. Strangely, every time Nash sees Angel something significant happens in his life. Could he really be Nash's guardian angel? Hmmm. That's a good question to ponder, Bubba.