idea — that putting a bigoted police officer in a problematic and predominantly African American precinct would only add to that community's problems and compromise the safety of innocent citizens there. Fancy realized what Bass was saying was true, and got Szymanski transferred under his command at the 15th precinct, where he was assigned a black partner. Szymanski later faced false accusations of robbing a black drug dealer and assassinating a Black undercover officer while at the 15th. Fancy nevertheless came through clearing Szymanski of both problems after hearing Szymanski's side of both situations leading to a truce between the two. Promotion to Captain After nine successful years as the commander of the 15th Precinct's detective squad, Fancy was promoted to captain. When the 15th Squad discovered that Bass's wife was injuring herself as a means of getting attention, Bass expressed gratitude that they kept the matter from becoming a criminal case or a news story. He retired to care for her and recommended Fancy as his replacement. When the extremely unpopular Lieutenant Susan Dalto was transferred in as his replacement, Fancy called on Bass for one last favor, and Bass had Dalto transferred out. Fancy was replaced by Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez. References Fictional New York City Police Department captains NYPD Blue characters Fictional African-American people Fictional New York City Police Department lieutenants Television characters introduced in 1993