Claudette Wyms
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Captain Claudette Wyms is a fictional
Los Angeles Police Department
captain in the television drama series The Shield
. Claudette is played by CCH Pounder
.
Her ex-husband Jeff Franklin was shot and killed by an "E-Park Johnnie" gang member while buying flowers for his fiancé. Her daughter Bonnie was in the car with him at the time.
A veteran detective, Claudette is the self-appointed voice of morality at the Barn and often butts heads with Vic Mackey
over his tactics. At the start of the third season, Claudette is supposed to take over as captain of The Barn, but David Aceveda
stays throughout the rest of the season and even steals some of Claudette's new ideas. At the end of season three, Claudette is being groomed to take over running the Barn as the new Captain but she loses the promotion when she charges a public defender with negligence, resulting in countless convictions being overturned. In season 5, Claudette admits to Dutch that she has had lupus
for fifteen years and that it has been flaring up recently. Claudette collapses at the end of the seventh episode of season five, following a particularly harrowing interrogation. She returns to the Barn shortly thereafter and is soon appointed to Captain after bringing Steve Billings's shortcomings to the attention of the Assistant Chief.
Throughout the last season, Dutch discovers Claudette's lupus growing progressively worse. He attempts to ease some of her burdens, hiring a maid to help her maintain a decent household and such. In the season finale, she reveals that she is in the terminal stage and "sooner rather than later" will be dead, but she will spend all her remaining time working in her position. In the same episode she leads the team that enters to discover Shane Vendrell
having committed suicide and murdered his family, viewing the scene with a distraught look on her face. Later that night she calls for Vic and Ronnie Gardocki
to return to the barn. She makes Vic sit on the "perps side" in the interrogation room and reads him Shane's unfinished suicide note. "You must be pretty proud of yourself with all those arrests and drug busts," she says, adding sarcastically "This is what the hero left on his way out the door." She leaves pictures of Shane and his family's dead bodies as she gets up and leaves, waiting to see if Vic will crack after seeing the damage he did; Vic does tear the room's surveillance camera off its mooring and yells at Claudette to bill him for it, and she says the bill is about to come due. After this, she makes sure Vic watches in horror as Dutch arrests Ronnie for all the crimes Vic sold him out on for the ICE immunity deal, and Vic stands in shock as Ronnie is taken away in handcuffs screaming about his betrayal while everyone in the Barn looks at Vic with contempt and disgust. Claudette, only then happily tells Vic, "You can go now."
Fictional character
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Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
captain in the television drama series The Shield
The Shield
The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons...
. Claudette is played by CCH Pounder
CCH Pounder
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder , known professionally as C. C. H. Pounder , is a Guyanese-American film and television actress...
.
Personal
Claudette has been divorced twice and raised two daughters, Bonnie and Rebecca. Her father, Bryce, sometimes refers to her as "Peaches," much to her partner's amusement.Her ex-husband Jeff Franklin was shot and killed by an "E-Park Johnnie" gang member while buying flowers for his fiancé. Her daughter Bonnie was in the car with him at the time.
Career
Claudette has been on the police force for more than 25 years, and was one of the few female black officers in the department at that time. During her early days at The Barn, she went against the lead detective on a case and ended up solving the crime. This earned the respect of Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach, who requested that he be partnered with Claudette. She is one of two regular detectives throughout the whole series who never fired her weapon, the other one being Dutch.A veteran detective, Claudette is the self-appointed voice of morality at the Barn and often butts heads with Vic Mackey
Vic Mackey
Detective Victor Samuel "Vic" Mackey, portrayed by Michael Chiklis, was the antihero and main protagonist of the FX crime drama series The Shield. Mackey was a corrupt and brutal Detective in the Los Angeles Police Department; he stole from drug dealers, routinely beat suspects and committed murder...
over his tactics. At the start of the third season, Claudette is supposed to take over as captain of The Barn, but David Aceveda
David Aceveda
David Segovia Aceveda, played by Benito Martinez, is a character on FX's television crime drama The Shield.Originally, he was the captain of "the Barn", a fictional LAPD precinct in the also-fictional Farmington district of Los Angeles, California...
stays throughout the rest of the season and even steals some of Claudette's new ideas. At the end of season three, Claudette is being groomed to take over running the Barn as the new Captain but she loses the promotion when she charges a public defender with negligence, resulting in countless convictions being overturned. In season 5, Claudette admits to Dutch that she has had lupus
Lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus is a category for a collection of diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity . Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs...
for fifteen years and that it has been flaring up recently. Claudette collapses at the end of the seventh episode of season five, following a particularly harrowing interrogation. She returns to the Barn shortly thereafter and is soon appointed to Captain after bringing Steve Billings's shortcomings to the attention of the Assistant Chief.
Throughout the last season, Dutch discovers Claudette's lupus growing progressively worse. He attempts to ease some of her burdens, hiring a maid to help her maintain a decent household and such. In the season finale, she reveals that she is in the terminal stage and "sooner rather than later" will be dead, but she will spend all her remaining time working in her position. In the same episode she leads the team that enters to discover Shane Vendrell
Shane Vendrell
Detective Shane Vendrell is a fictional character on the FX Networks police drama television series The Shield. He is portrayed by actor Walton Goggins....
having committed suicide and murdered his family, viewing the scene with a distraught look on her face. Later that night she calls for Vic and Ronnie Gardocki
Ronnie Gardocki
Detective Ronald Everett "Ronnie" Gardocki, is a fictional character who appears in the FX crime drama The Shield. He is portrayed by David Rees Snell. Ronnie is known for his extremely calm demeanor, well-groomed appearance, and quiet nature....
to return to the barn. She makes Vic sit on the "perps side" in the interrogation room and reads him Shane's unfinished suicide note. "You must be pretty proud of yourself with all those arrests and drug busts," she says, adding sarcastically "This is what the hero left on his way out the door." She leaves pictures of Shane and his family's dead bodies as she gets up and leaves, waiting to see if Vic will crack after seeing the damage he did; Vic does tear the room's surveillance camera off its mooring and yells at Claudette to bill him for it, and she says the bill is about to come due. After this, she makes sure Vic watches in horror as Dutch arrests Ronnie for all the crimes Vic sold him out on for the ICE immunity deal, and Vic stands in shock as Ronnie is taken away in handcuffs screaming about his betrayal while everyone in the Barn looks at Vic with contempt and disgust. Claudette, only then happily tells Vic, "You can go now."