Ian Ferguson

**Ian Ferguson** is a senior narcotic, robbery and homicide detective for the Kingstown Police Department.

## Biography

### Early Life

As a result of living and working in Kingstown, he's become a seasoned, hard-nosed detective for the Kingstown Police Department and is currently Kyle's partner.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

In The End Begins, at the memorial service for Mitch, Ian says how they have been to way too many of these memorial services. He then states that this isn’t the place in which you miss a guy, but rather you gotta do it on your own.

In The Price, when Mike calls Kyle, he finds that Kyle is at a pizza place that's being cased. Kyle has Ian come through the back door to take out what they think is an addict who's about to rob the place, but when the owner opens fire, they take him down instead.

In Orion, Kyle and Ian are being grilled about their involvement, with the higher-ups worried about the legality of the shooting. Mike implicitly trusts his brother and immediately steps in to try to get everyone to view this as a drug bust. Though initially some investigators are hesitant as no drugs had yet been found, everyone seems to bow to Mike's idea. Later, while Mike is enjoying a hockey game, the police department grab Carlos Jimenez off the street. Kyle and Ian seem on the outs with the rest of the department, who worry that their involvement will turn this operation into a shooting, too.

In Every Feather, Mike takes Kyle and Ian to the bar to beat up Milo Sunter's representative, promising to do much worse if anything else happens to Iris.

In The Devil is Us, Ian and Kyle go inside the bus only to discover 26 bodies suspended from the ceiling. The police abandon the crime scene, retching, and say they'll do their initial investigation at the morgue.

In The Lie of the Truth, Kyle and Ian arrive at the prison to oversee the transfer of Milo, handing over an abundance of weapons they brought with them, including brass knuckles. When Kyle and Ian arrive to pick up Milo, they are stopped in the same room as the shackled P-Dog and a number of custodial workers who appear to be friends of the inmate. Before the cops have a chance to grab their target and get out of there, the inmates go on the offensive. They beat the cops and guards, tasing them and using pepper spray, while Milo looks on. Kyle and Ian get up from their beatings. Ian pours Red Bull into Kyle's hands, so he can wash the pepper spray out of his eyes, and the two move deeper inside the prison to find a place to hide. Eventually, Kyle and Ian make their way into what appears to be the sewer passages. They find a group of inmates hiding in the same place, afraid of retribution from other inmates now that they have guns to settle old scores.

In This Piece of My Soul, the police get cell service back online, and Kyle is able to text Mike to let his brother know that he's alive and so that they can track his position. With surveillance technology and information from Kyle and Ian themselves, the police are able to put together a SWAT team with a plan to extricate the men. The SWAT team prepares to head into the sewers beneath the prison to extract Mike and Ian.

### Season 2

In Staring at the Devil, Mike and Ian find a discarded weapon and follow a trail of blood. They soon discover a victim hiding behind the bins, still alive. He won’t elaborate on what has transpired exactly but admits that this massacre was just further retaliation tactics. They see it as an eye for an eye kind of fight.

In Five at Five, Ian and the gang seem intent on destroying any and all of Mike's bonds. Mike drives to the police station to confront Ian and Stevie in person, unafraid to kick-up a fuss outside their building. He demands that they stop raiding Bunny’s places, they need Bunny on their side after all. Ian defends the Force, stating that they had no choice and were very respectful during the raid. Mike couldn’t care less; he knows the ramifications of this incident. Ian urges Kyle to be patient as the paperwork gathers momentum, yet he needs to keep busy.

In Drones, at a bar, the old gang assembles. Mike, Kyle, Ian, and Robert discuss the ensuing riots interrogation, as Robert has to testify.

In Santa Jesus, Ian takes it upon himself to solve the problem of the damning allegations against his teammate Robert Sawyer, leading to further criminal chaos. Thus, he uses serial killer Charlie as leverage to silence Ben. He shows Ben a report of Charlie’s horrifying crimes as a threat, adding that Charlie now knows where Ben and his family lives. Ian then says that Robert is a good man, ordering Ben to change his statement to tell the District Attorney that he panicked. After this manipulation, Ben fights back, arguing with Ian on his doorstep. He even calls Charlie a rapist. This angers the serial killer, who attacks Ben, snapping his neck with ease. Ben is dead. They drag his body back into the house, and Ian is forced to stage the place like a crime scene, making it look like a robbery has just occurred. Ian takes Ben’s wallet and orders Charlie to knock the door down. The two then drive off, praying they haven’t been spotted. Later Ian contemplates shooting Charlie but changes his mind in the end. Ian’s plan works, and the investigation is dropped. Robert celebrates the result with Kyle and Stevie. Ian joins them later, mentioning his day’s work, taking a serial killer to the dentist.

In Peace in the Valley, at the gun shop, Ian updates Mike on the current situation. A man matching Bunny’s description orchestrated the heist, cleaning out the entire store in minutes. In Ian’s eyes, this is the declaration of all-out war. Ian urges Mike to de-escalate matters immediately and to speak with Bunny in person. Mike then continues his rounds the next day, with mounting pressure from Ian and Stevie.

In Little Green Ant, Mike speaks with Ian, someone he can always rely upon. Mike explains that he’s been targeted by the Aryan Brotherhood, he’s killed three of them, but his car is all shot up. It’s a real mess that Mike needs Ian to clean up and make disappear pronto. Ian agrees to help. Later, Mike phones Kyle and Ian for backup, and they all race over. Ian and Mike chat outside the hospital. They need to catch Milo before things escalate even further. Ian agrees to use the full power of the force to track him down. Mike grabs the bonds from his shot-up car down at the train tracks and heads to the meeting point with Ian. Afterwards, Ian kicks into action and shoots Milo’s goons.