Alexandra Eames

Det. Alexandra "Alex" Eames is a fictional character featured in the NBC-USA Network Criminal Intent, portrayed by Kathryn Erbe. In 2008, Erbe received a Satellite Award Nomination for Best Actress: Television Drama Series for her portrayal. Alex is the partner of Bobby Goren

Biography

Eames is a police detective with Manhattan's Major Case Squad. She joined the NYPD to follow in the footsteps of her father, Johnny Eames, also a cop. She is partnered with Det. Robert Goren, and is the senior partner of the two. Her pragmatic, analytical investigative style serves as a balance against Goren's often eccentric investigation and interrogation methods. She and Goren did not see eye-to-eye at first; puzzled by his interrogation methods, she asked her superior officer for a new partner. She soon learned to appreciate his investigative skill, however, and withdrew the request. Even though they sometimes disagree as to the best way to solve cases, Eames and Goren have a solid partnership. In the years since they first became partners, Eames has become very good at playing along with Goren's sometimes far-fetched or even bizarre methods of getting what they need; many times during the course of the show, it has been made very plain that Eames is the only person in law enforcement who really "gets" Goren.

Eames has twice been forced to fire upon a suspect (onscreen), in...
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