11 Facts About Beau Felton

Beau Felton is a hardheaded tough guy from Billytown, in the southwest area of Baltimore.

Megan Russert is introduced in the first episode of the third season, Beau Felton is already having an affair with her, although she breaks it off very soon after.

When Beth leaves, Beau Felton begins to drink heavily and his police work suffers as a result; Howard becomes disgusted with him following a binge in which he loses crucial evidence for a seemingly unsolvable case, assigned to her from the late Steve Crosetti's caseload.

In spite of an office dress code, Beau Felton never wears a tie unless required to for a special occasion like testifying in court; Homicide executive director Barry Levinson said this was a "big character point" for Beau Felton.

Beau Felton is wounded in the neck and leg, but the bullets miss all major organs and arteries; Howard and Bolander, meanwhile, are far more seriously injured.

Beau Felton is the first to recover, though he carried a lot of the guilt over Howard being hit.

Beau Felton is the first to go back on duty, but his recovery, coupled with Beth leaving him for good, worsens his drinking problem.

Al Giardello bluntly tells him he had never been good enough for Homicide, even before he was shot, citing Beau Felton's drinking and personal problems.

Giardello soon learns that Beau Felton had actually returned from his long suspension to an offer to work undercover for Internal Investigations Division, under the direction of Detective Stuart Gharty.

Beau Felton had been undercover for six months helping IID and the FBI build a case against a massive auto theft ring, but an information leak led to his cover being blown.

Beau Felton was personally murdered by the auto kingpin, who managed to evade capture.