and was a former "drinking buddy" of Furillo before Furillo swore off alcohol. Fuchs is not well respected by his superiors or his officers, who consider being under Fuchs' command a license to do anything they want. His department is found to be pervasively corrupt, leading to its dissolution. Fuchs quits rather than be fired and sets up his own private investigation firm. Fuchs attempts to kill Mayor Cleveland and then suffers a heart attack while trying to flee to Saint Louis, Missouri; he dies in the hospital. Alan Wachtel (Jeffrey Tambor, 1982–87) Introduced as a sleazy and unscrupulous attorney who occasionally hangs around the Hill Street precinct, Wachtel attended law school with Joyce Davenport, where he was one of the best students in the class. After a period of wearing dresses to "explore his gender identity", he eventually becomes a judge courtesy of political patronage and, after a rough start, quickly becomes more "by-the-book," but also more cynical. His name was originally pronounced WAKH-tull, later as wakh-TELL. Sgt. / Lt. Alf Chesley (Gerry Black, 1981–84) A soft-spoken sergeant who is promoted to lieutenant after serving for many years on the force. Bobby Hill wants him to take a more active role in the Black Officers' Coalition, but Alf declines and politely lectures him on how long he has waited for advancement and how many movements dedicated to affirmative action he has seen come and go. After his promotion, Alf is given more responsibility but is hardly ever an integral part of a story. Not seen after season 3. Captain Freedom (Dennis Dugan, 1982) A superhero "wannabe" who crosses paths with Belker on several occasions. He gives inspirational speeches to Belker about society and the power of the human mind and spirit, though they are invariably followed by a statement that reveals him to be insane. Killed when he attempts to intervene in an armed robbery of a bar set up for a police corruption investigation. Officer Robin Tattaglia Belker (Lisa Sutton, 1982–87) Originally transferred to Hill Street in Season 2. Ingratiated herself to Detective Belker when she agreed to accompany him on visits to his incapacitated father. Pursued an on-again, off-again relationship with Belker until becoming pregnant by him in Season 6 and marrying him later that season. Detective Sal Benedetto (Dennis Franz, 1983) Previous character of Dennis Franz, the corrupt Detective from Midtown Vice is famous for three