Oh, huh, I didn't know that about the legal thing where it's allowed to play along. It does seem to be a plausible thing for Bob to do.
Re their partnership: I apparently have head-canon about this, too? I mean, Gerard goes on and on about Bob, and later Bob goes on and on about the importance of partnership (and no one mentions Gerard again). There could easily be subtext for a partnership that went sour. Maybe they were totally platonic and then Buck's arrival/return and Bob's smitten heart were enough to drive Gerard away? Who knows? There is zero continuity on this in canon, so, *shrug*
Interesting! I do like the "partnership that turns sour" idea--it would add some personal motivations for Gerard's actions. But yeah, zero continuity. In some ways, it's like canon uses Buck, Gerard, and Muldoon interchangeably. Like, Benton says "He [Gerard] was my father's best friend on the force." Which kind of ignores Buck?!? Muldoon isn't portrayed as being quite that close to Bob, but still, canon says they were friends.
Gah, I want to write (and read) moar fic about this, but so far my muse hasn't obliged.
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Date: 2013-07-24 08:39 am (UTC)Re their partnership: I apparently have head-canon about this, too? I mean, Gerard goes on and on about Bob, and later Bob goes on and on about the importance of partnership (and no one mentions Gerard again). There could easily be subtext for a partnership that went sour. Maybe they were totally platonic and then Buck's arrival/return and Bob's smitten heart were enough to drive Gerard away? Who knows? There is zero continuity on this in canon, so, *shrug*
Interesting! I do like the "partnership that turns sour" idea--it would add some personal motivations for Gerard's actions. But yeah, zero continuity. In some ways, it's like canon uses Buck, Gerard, and Muldoon interchangeably. Like, Benton says "He [Gerard] was my father's best friend on the force." Which kind of ignores Buck?!? Muldoon isn't portrayed as being quite that close to Bob, but still, canon says they were friends.
Gah, I want to write (and read) moar fic about this, but so far my muse hasn't obliged.