Vincent Riley is a Senior Detective with the Manhattan North Homicide Squad, replacing Detective Frank Cosgrove. He is partnered with Detective Jalen Shaw.
History[]
After Cosgrove left the squad, Dixon hired Riley as Jalen Shaw's new partner. Riley and Shaw investigated the murder of Nathan Alpert. When Riley asked Shaw about Cosgrove, Shaw claimed that Cosgrove was good at the job but couldn't handle it. (L&O: "Freedom Of Expression")
It was revealed that in 2020, Riley was suspended from the force for six months after punching out a sexist NYPD Captain whom he overheard engaging in a disparaging argument with Kate Dixon. In the hours before he threw the punch, he had been drinking due to extreme stress from his father's death at the time. However, he insisted that he wasn't drunk at the time of the incident. This incident later affected his testimony during the trial of a serial killer that he had been investigating at the time of the captain's assault. (L&O: "Turn The Page")
Officer-Involved Shootings[]
Trivia[]
- He is a Detective First Grade. (L&O: "Turn The Page")
Appearances[]
- Law & Order (2 seasons, 18 episodes):
- Season 23: "Freedom Of Expression" • "Human Innovations" • "Turn The Page" • "Unintended Consequences" • "Last Dance" • "On The Ledge" • "Balance Of Power" • "Facade" • "Family Ties" • "Inconvenient Truth" • "Castle In The Sky" • "No Good Deed" • "In Harm's Way"
- Season 24: "Catch and Kill" • "The Perfect Man" • "Big Brother" • "The Meaning of Life" • "Report Card"
Law & Order - Main Characters | |
Senior Detectives: Max Greevey • Phil Cerreta • Lennie Briscoe • Joe Fontana • Ed Green • Cyrus Lupo • Kevin Bernard • Frank Cosgrove • Jalen Shaw Junior Detectives: Mike Logan • Rey Curtis • Ed Green • Nick Falco • Nina Cassady • Cyrus Lupo • Kevin Bernard • Frank Cosgrove • Jalen Shaw • Vincent Riley Commanding Officers: Donald Cragen • Anita Van Buren • Kate Dixon • Jessica Brady Executive Assistant District Attorneys: Benjamin Stone • Jack McCoy • Michael Cutter • Nolan Price Assistant District Attorneys: Paul Robinette • Claire Kincaid • Jamie Ross • Abbie Carmichael • Serena Southerlyn • Alexandra Borgia • Connie Rubirosa • Samantha Maroun District Attorneys: Adam Schiff • Nora Lewin • Arthur Branch • Jack McCoy • Nicholas Baxter |