Carlos Maldonado

**Detective Carlos Maldonado** is a detective with the Organized Crime Control Bureau, reporting to Lieutenant Bill Brewster and Sergeant Ayanna Bell. He was a detective with the Narcotics Division.

## History

### Season 2

After Brewster and Bell were assigned to work together in a joint task force, Maldonado and Cho were transferred in to the Organized Crime Control Bureau and joined the new joint-task force. (OC: "New World Order")

Maldonado assists Slootmaekers is catching a banksy-type hacker named Adam Mintock who goes by the name of Malachi, in an underground hacking competition. When Malachi attempts to flee, Slootmaekers runs after him but he is pinned down by Maldonado and arrested. (OC: "The Outlaw Eddie Wagner")

Maldonado assisted Bell and Brewster in listening in on Stabler's conversation with Kosta. Later, Maldonado went undercover at a bar and watched Stabler as he robbed it, as apart of his undercover assignment. Maldonado witnessed Stabler shoot a man that Maldonado saw pointing a gun at him. Stabler thanked Maldonado for saving him from being shot. (OC: "For A Few Lekë More")

Maldonado, Tutuola, Benson and the rest of the Organized Crime Control Bureau surveil Stabler and Bell while they intend a charity auction event to search for Albanian women that are being trafficked by the Kosta Organization in exchange for jobs. Later, during a police raid, Maldonado and Brewster witness Reggie running away but Stabler tells him not to arrest him and they let him go. (OC: "The Good, The Bad and The Lovely")

Maldonado, Cho, Brewster and Bell suit up to protect Teddy Garcia, a politician running for governor, from being assassinated by Reggie under Kosta's orders. However, they arrive too late and Garcia's wife, Diana, was accidentally shot by Reggie and died on the front steps of the house. (OC: "Unforgivable")

Moennig announced to Bell that he is stepping down as commanding officer and Cho and Maldonado will permanently be under Bell's command, while Brewster takes Moennig's place as commanding officer of the squad. (OC: "High Planes Grifter")

Maldonado and the rest of the team were involved in a shooting outside the Besa Gym. However, they all managed to avoid getting shot and infiltrated the Besa Gym. Later, before Agnes could be taken into witness protection, Cho and Maldonado approached them and Maldonado arrested Agnes for obstruction of justice, bribery, aiding and abetting and accessory to murder. (OC: "Ashes to Ashes")

Maldonado, Stabler and Bell arrived at the house of a hacker named Carlos Martinez with a warrant. However, Martinez started firing shots towards their direction until it stopped and Stabler and Maldonado entered through the front gate of the house. Maldonado and Stabler caught Martinez and they both arrested him. (OC: "Nemesis")

After Wheatley and McClane escaped from police custody, Maldonado and the team went to check for evidence at the data center that they escaped from. Later, Maldonado and Cho pretended to be a married couple to gain access to the apartment above Angela Wheatley's so that they could watch her. Maldonado and Cho witnessed Wheatley threaten Angela with a knife and Maldonado asked Bell and Stabler if they should move in but they told them that Wheatley was just trying to scare Angela. (OC: "As Iago Is To Othello")

Maldonado and Cho released McClane from a holding cell after Jet and Malachi request to speak with him. When Maldonado and Cho brought McClane to Malachi and Jet, Malachi requested that Maldonado and Cho would take the handcuffs off him but Cho refused to do that. Maldonado and Cho both watched as McClane assisted Jet and Malachi in overriding the SOC. (OC: "...Wheatley Is To Stabler")

Bell announces to the squad that Nova's undercover work led to the discovery of a relationship between Congressman Leon Kilbride and the Marcy Corporation. Maldonado claims that people are not going to love the fact that they are investigating Kilbride. Nova also tells Bell that she will be attending a meeting that Webb has arranged and Bell asks Cho and Maldonado to surveil. Later, Cho and Maldonado watch Webb, Hugo and Nova as they enter the place where the meeting is being held. (OC: "Takeover")

While investigating a double homicide, Maldonado and Cho go to where the prostitutes are and find Tina, Maldonado's younger sister. Maldonado asks Tina what she knows about Angelica, a prostitute who was murdered. Tina claims that Angelica worked alone and had a regular customer who is a man that drives an SUV and had a mark on his face. Later, Maldonado and Cho investigate Leon Popov, Tina's regular customer. (OC: "Guns & Roses")

Maldonado and Cho assisted Bell and Jet in watching Stabler while he gets information from Santos about the upcoming heist. Maldonado and Cho pretended to be civilians while Jet gained access to Santos' car. After Jet left the car and successfully connected Stabler's wire, Maldonado pretended to give Santos' a ticket which caused Santos to get aggravated. (OC: "Can't Knock The Hustle")

Stabler informed Maldonado, Bell and the rest of the task force about Victor Braden and how he is going to meet with him. After gunshots were heard at the warehouse, Maldonado, Cho and Bell infiltrated the warehouse. Maldonado then arrested Braden for stealing the shipment. (OC: "Change The Game")

Maldonado, Cho and Bell enter the offices of Congressman Kilbride and Bell tells them that their offices are shutting down due to an investigation. Bell then enters Kilbride's office during a meeting and arrests him for bribery, racketeering and money laundering. Later, Maldonado, Cho and Bell arrested the rest of The Brotherhood. Maldonado asked Bell if anybody was giving up Donnelly before Jet approached Bell and Maldonado telling them that she has a hit on Webb. Later, Maldonado attended Stabler's award ceremony along with the rest of the squad, Stabler's family and Cragen. (OC: "Friend Or Foe")

## Appearances

* Law & Order: Organized Crime
	+ Season 2: "New World Order" • "The Outlaw Eddie Wagner" • "For A Few Lekë More" • "The Good, The Bad and The Lovely" • "Unforgivable" • "High Planes Grifter" • "Ashes to Ashes" • "Nemesis" • "As Nottingham Was To Robin Hood" • "As Iago Is To Othello" • "As Hubris Is To Oedipus" • "...Wheatley Is To Stabler" • "Takeover" • "Guns & Roses" • "Can't Knock The Hustle" • "Change The Game" • "Dead Presidents" • "Lost One" • "Streets Is Watching" • "Friend Or Foe"