Rene
is a hard-nosed District Attorney for Boston,
Massachusetts. She’s stubborn, hard headed, forceful, and
out for justice. She’s been known to occasionally bend a
rule or leave out facts to make her cases stronger, yet she
gets furious (not an understatement) when the coroner’s crew
doesn’t follow her instructions, or offers their further
assistance on cases—when she doesn’t want help. She and
Jordan don’t get along (though they are very similar when it
comes to getting justice—they both actively seek it).
Rene
hooked up with Garret in season 2 and subsequently broke it
off again at the end of season 2 (Pandora’s Trunk). She and
Garret have always had an odd relationship. They push each
others buttons, constantly driving each other to the limit.
Rene tries to get him to take her side, but usually he’ll
stick up for his crew (usually because they’re right). Rene
is bothered by how Garret deals with Jordan. She thinks he
lets her get away with murder—or close to it. She’s accused
him on more than one occasion of letting Jordan walk all
over him.
Rene is a third
generation lawyer (her grandfather and father were both
lawyers). She was married to a man named Eddie, but is
now divorced. She and her husband tried to have
children, but couldn’t conceive which eventually led to
the downfall of their marriage.
Rene
showed up in 2004 (the fourth season) pregnant with her ex’s
baby. (I question if it’s really his, especially since she
and her husband couldn’t seem to conceive when they were
married.) That really put a stop to their (Rene and Garret)
already ‘almost over’ relationship. Garret still cares for
her though. And sparks still fly when they’re in the same
room.
Rene was played by
the actress Susan Gibney.
