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Need an episode explaining Woz and Harlee's relationship


Woz is very protective of both Harlee and her daughter.
Her daughter seems to love him like family and vice versa.
He said Harlee is the only one he trusts.

Why?

I hope they do some type of flashback episode explaining their relationship. My guess would be maybe Harlee's husband died on the job, maybe while partnered with Woz. Some type of scandal involved to build their bond even stronger.

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I wondered this too and I realize she mentioned something about loving each other like family but I kinda felt that was just a partner thing.... and he did say on the phone to harlee "tell Christina I love her"

so it was a bit weird to me, my first thought was his daughter.... or granddaughter and harlee is his daughter but I think you could be on to something too

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...Why?

They've known each other for years and have a very good relationship. You couldn't have already inferred that?

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-Snow Patrol

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because it seemed like a special relationship.. not just someone who is a family friend..... there could be a backstory, you don't know

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because it seemed like a special relationship..


Well it IS. They've known each for years and are like family.

there could be a backstory, you don't know


What sort of backstory? A personal history? There's nothing to suggest that.

We are listening and were not blind
This is your life, this is your time


-Snow Patrol

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I think it's a valid question. They are all on the crew together but their bond surpasses that. Knowing this is tv, there's got to be a reason.

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Why isn't it enough that they worked together for a long time and Wozniak is her mentor?

There's your 'reason.'

We are listening and were not blind
This is your life, this is your time


-Snow Patrol

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Why isn't it enough that they worked together for a long time and Wozniak is her mentor?

There's your 'reason.'


^^This^^. They're cops on a team together. Not only do they face life and death situations together, they're all crooked cops together. That there fosters a sense of family."we're in this together. And Woz sees himself as the father figure/patron. It's his job to take care of them all.

Just listen to his monologues. He's constantly talking about "protecting" the neighborhood and whatnot. That's how he justifies his criminal behavior - he has a savior/protector complex too. Harlee is a single mother with a daughter. Domestic abuse survivor. She has his protector feelings in overdrive.

No need for there to be any other element to their relationship.


I don't trust people who don't like pets and I don't trust people who pets don't like.

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Thanks.... it is a valid question..... unless someone has seen the whole season so far, no one would know for sure yet. There is always "Something" when it comes to tv

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Apparently, this will be explained in episode 2.

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I'm glad to hear that.

Grands...Glad to see you come and glad to see you go

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Yeah pretty sure we'll be getting flashbacks.

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It seems there is a cross-over resemblance to a mixture of Chicago PD and The Blacklist. I guess we'll see later all the various reasons for this or that kind of relationship.

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Well, it looks like they are peeling the onion bit by bit with yesterday's episode.

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I believe Woz is the father of Harlee's daughter...they probably had an affair while she was a rookie. That would explain how he looks out for her: school tuition, her car, attending her school performance.

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^^^ Wow. That's a really good theory.


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"I believe Woz is the father of Harlee's daughter...they probably had an affair while she was a rookie. That would explain how he looks out for her: school tuition, her car, attending her school performance."

I thought this too but the past episode she said she HAD a daughter already when she was first getting interviewed by him so Idk how it would be possible

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He was the one interrogating her on the matter of her ex...
He lurked out of her, that she framed him in order to keep him away from her/their daughter.
He knows her tell is to put her hair left hand behind left ear, which she did when she lied about Miguel.
Telling her that she left a paper trail.
Implying that she needs to trust him.
Therefore one might conclude that he helped her, and she began working with him.

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I re-watched the 2nd episode where Woz was reviewing an interview when Harlee was a patrol officer and she shot someone. I have a feeling that's where their bond started. I believe the man she shot was her daughters father. It's television and they lay the bread crumb pretty early. His watching that DVD tells me its got to do with their relationship/friendship.

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