Gil Arroyo

**Gil Arroyo** is the longtime mentor of Malcolm Bright, and was the arresting officer of his father, Martin Whitly in the 90s when he attempting to murder him. It was discovered that Martin killed 23 women and has since been locked up. Despite this, he and Malcolm continued a close relationship until he went away to Harvard University and became an FBI agent. They have since reconnected and work together at the NYPD.

## Early Life

In 1998 in Upper East Side, Gil responded to The Whitly Family house about a prank. He was invited in by Dr. Martin Whitly who fixed him a cup of tea. Malcolm entered the room, and informed Gil to take out his gun, as his father was getting ready to poison him. Eventually, this led to the arrest of the wanted serial killer ‘The Surgeon.’

## Season 1

Gil Arroyo stops by to meet with his old friend Malcolm Bright. Having heard he'd been let go by the FBI and wanting to get his opinion on a murder case. He brings him to see the victim while introducing him to JT Tarmel and Dani Powell. Days later, he accompanies him and Dani to the morgue. Dr. Edrisa Tanaka informs them the women had been participating in consensual BDSM. Hours later he arrives at the apartment of the suspect not long after the rest of the detectives. Only to be met outside by Dani before an explosion goes off in the building. Days later, he is informed of Malcolm's night terrors after he is almost shot by six other police officers. Malcolm insists it's time he visits his father, after determining drawings of his were at the crime scene that could belong to no one else. This eventually leads to a positive ID of *Carter Berkhead*. Gil arrives just in time to save Malcolm and Danni from him. Unfortunately, Malcolm had revealed he was the son of *The Surgeon*. While outside Gil explains to the other detectives how he came to know Malcolm.

JT and Dani were called to the crime scene by Gil, who also called in Malcolm, much to their annoyance. The crime was made more exciting by the arrival of multiple black mamba snake's when they exited the victim's mouth. Malcolm having had pet snakes as a child was able to distract them safely away from Dr. Guilfoyle. Back at headquarters, Malcolm confronted JT about his dislike for him, and they follow up on the estranged family member *Liam Houser*. Unfortunately, he ran into a warehouse for exotic animals for the black market. Everyone chased after him, but the chase was cut short after Malcolm got bit by a poisonous snake. Later that day Gil was contacted by Liam's lawyer, Jon Littman who agreed to full cooperation on the side of his client, provided he would be given complete immunity for his underground dealing of exotic animals. The next day Malcolm was back on his feet, and after finding out Liam had supposedly killed himself, now believed he was murdered and wanted to follow up with the family lawyer about suspicious payments. He was later informed that it was the lawyer who had been the family annihilator, even attempting to kill his own family. To celebrate a job well done Gil and Malcolm had a drink together in his office. Only for the younger man to have a poor reaction from the medication from his snakebite. Gil ordered Dani to drive him home.

Gil and the rest of his team were called out to the forest to examine a murder victim. Malcolm showed up later and brought everyone lollipops. They quickly realized that a man had his entire brain missing. Soon finding out a lot of the victims were connected to the University's secret experiments using grad students and LSD. While working the case he was interrupted by Jessica Whitly who came to her office to talk privately. There they discuss the pending trouble Malcolm was getting into by visiting his father.

Everyone is at a lavish New York apartment to find the dead model. JT is a fan and reveals her body was laid out in the same style as her first major advertisement magazine spread. With her now-boyfriend, Axel X as the photographer. Upon hearing Axel X is outside, Malcolm confronts him, informing him how her body was laid out. He says nothing and is escorted away by his entourage. Gil is upset with Malcolm's brass decisions. Malcolm ask for the videotapes of his mother's interrogation the night of his father's arrest. Gil declines.

The next day at work, everyone discusses the case, and realize she saw her killed. Malcolm recognizes this intense stalking behavior and when Gil brings up the impromptu memorial service outside her apartment, they go back to her building. Back at the police station, JT brings up the boyfriend will be leaving for Europe soon. Malcolm insists they go to the party to head them off, but they can't get a search warrant in time. Malcolm goes to the party alone and soon able to coax Ajax outside with. They are then confronted by the real killer, a friend of Ajax. He tells Ajax to leave, and despite Malcolm's taking heat beats him to die. But before he shot, the rest of the NYPD show up and arrest them both. That night Gil stops by and finally let Malcolm see the video footage from the night his mother was arrested. Malcolm's worries are put to ease when he sees his mother's innocence at her for her and what her husband had done.

Gil surprised when Malcolm shows up his office looking for more work. Insisting that a serial killer is the only thing that can calm him. He tags along to a murder of a drug dealer inside of a speakeasy. Knowing who the two men are connected to, Gil sets up a meeting with *Saulo* inside of a church. There he confirmed he did not kill *Jacques Desir*, and certainly would never cut out someone's tongue. While Dani keeps insisting it was not *Estime*. Later while waiting on a warrant, Gil specifically tells Dani not to get involved or talk with Estime. She goes behind his back and does exactly that. After a shoot up at the club, Gil is called, only to discover two of his team members are there. Malcolm is unfortunately very high from all the drugs that exploded beside his face and sends Dani to watch over him until he comes down. Dani arrives the next day and apologizes for her actions.

The team was working on the case after finding a body in the forest that had been stabbed over one hundred times. They suspected the mother's boyfriend, but after Dani & JT following her to the scene of the crime, she attacked Dani and was arrested on charges of murder. It was soon discovered she was trying to cover up her young son, Isaac Parker's crime after he murdered his own father in a semi-organized fit of rage. He later tried to kill the boyfriend, but was stopped by Malcolm and arrested.

Gil met with Malcolm outside the junkyard the night after he was shot at. While looking around he'd discovered multiple bodies inside cars the majority of whom had been squished while still alive. Dr. Edrisa Tanaka was able to determine there were drugs inside the latest still intact victim, and after they could ID a couple others, they discovered most were drug-addicts and/or alcoholics.

Gil and the rest of the team were able to go over Malcolm's profile about the recently deceased victims they found inside a junkyard. They were able to determine most were previously abusing drugs and/or alcohol before they went missing. The case was interrupted when Malcolm went to Claremont Psychiatric Hospital and was involved in a locked-down after a patient stabbed his therapist. They were on the phone with him while they fed him information about Tevin Standish. Malcolm was soon able to subdue the man in order for paramedics to enter the building. Later he was with Malcolm after they determine and Trevor didn't act alone and his father Martin had been behind the whole thing.

Gil was called to the same house as 20 years ago after a phone call from Malcolm and his mother Jessica. If he had been the lead detective back then he was once again brought into the situation, despite the personal aspect. It had received a phone call from inside his father sealed office from a man named Paul Lazar. Later Jessica was a rather shaken up and offered everyone drinks, Gail tried to calm her insisting on police protection but she refused. Malcolm soon asked him to do it anyway. Later work Malcolm was piecing together the profile of Hall and they soon arrived back at the junkyard where Malcolm quickly found his working play room underground inside of a trailer. Not long after Malcolm and Danny returned from interviewing father Leo was Malcolm sent a parcel in the mail of father Leo's hand. Gil is also there for a phone call from Paul who brought up the dead woman in a box Malcolm had always insist it was real. Outside Gil tried to comfort Malcolm for not believing him, and only hours later would scold him for chasing down a perpetrator and getting himself severely injured. He agreed to let Malcolm go on the staying and sent him home early. That night he was on the other line while Malcolm went in alone only to find out they had been tricked and Paul was never there.

After getting a visit from Jessica worried about her son's behavior, Gil admits Malcolm was confronted *(and injured)* by Paul Lazar who confirmed the existence of the girl in the box. He comforts her, knowing how guilty she feels for telling Malcolm to move on about the topic.

After calling Malcolm into quietly work a case of former work colleague who had committed suicide after murdering a prostitute. However, Malcolm believed it was a double murder. After meeting up with Colette’s former partner of 10 years they found out he was gay, meaning there was no way she was fair to meet the prostitute for anything sexual. The case was interrupted with the arrival of Colette would immediately kicked Malcolm off the case. Gil was very surprised when days later he called Malcolm to find out he was outside the house of Paul Lazar whose real name was Ainsley. after Malcolm hung up on him and failed to answer his phone calls he and Danny sped towards his last known location.

Gil within the interrogation room alongside trying to pry information from Matilda about her son John Watkins a.k.a. Paul Lazar. She ignored all the questioning it was soon hauled off. Afterwards, Gil made the journey to Jessica's house where he informed her of her kidnapped son from the serial killer Paul. He then requested her permission to interrogate her has been marked into which he immediately granted. Trying to say casual Gil began questioning Martin about his former colleague Paul but became violent when Malcolm would not reveal himself. Gil then admitted Malcolm had been kidnapped by Paul. This seem to shatter merchant who strongly believed his son was now dead,and collapsed experiencing what looked like a seizure. After being woken up Gil convinced Marchand that Malcolm was most likely still alive, because he was so intelligent. Margin agreed to draw a map of the location of Paul's cabin.

While investigating a cult, Gil was concerned for his employee and friend Malcolm. Having noticed his odd behavior, he finally confronted him and it led to a huge argument between them. Gil could see Malcolm was under a lot of internal pressure but still had to, kicked him off the case. They had managed to patch things up by the next morning, and after finishing working on the case Malcolm apologize to hit at his place over drinks. Insisting Gill had always been a positive factor in his life.

Though he was originally suspended to drive Malcolm to the airport, showing he went on vacation, instead he drove them to the crime scene. This led to the destruction of his prized car, after Malcolm landed on it while trying to escape a bomb. All while investigating an elaborately set up attempted murders in the style of the classic book *The Count of Monte Cristo.*

The entire team is discussing the carousel murder when Martin Whitley calls in with information, and Malcolm puts him on speaker. He immediately begins his own sly inquiry about the team before his son hangs up on him. Later, Gil tries to convince Jessica not to release any money to the killer. After she does, he comforts her when he still kills another victim.

The team investigated a serial killer who embalmed her victims so perfectly they looked real. They all accompanied Edrisa two a mortician's convention in the hopes of flushing out the killer. Unfortunately, Edrisa was later held at gunpoint but saved herself and Malcolm.

The entire team is called into a high-end jewelry robbery that left the manager murdered with a single gunshot wound. Malcolm shows up last and they explain the entire event, and he profiles that the shooter was a rogue team member. They are interrupted when Vijay Chandasara, an insurance agent who happens to be Malcolm's childhood. Back at the precinct, they are once again interrupted by Vijay, who is very adamant about wanting the return of the jewels for the company he represents. Gil, though insisting they are after whoever is behind the murders, as a second one is called in. The next day after setting up a drop with the criminals, Gil and Dani are to lead as both Malcolm and his friend are taken to a second location. But with the help of Vijay, they are able to track them down, though Vijay had already managed to save Malcolm.

While trying to determine who killed the husband of a famous mommy blogger, they originally suspect the nanny, but are surprised to find out it was her husband and she is a runaway of domestic abuse.

Gil and his team respond to a murder at an expensive banquet that Jessica just so happened to be attending. He become slightly jealous when he notices her flirting with her old friend Nicholas Endicott, who briefly becomes a suspect, but is later cleared.

Gil is tasked with informing Malcolm of his girlfriends suicide, only to determine it was a murder. He visits an old mob friend, and track down the professional killer in the area, who points them in the direction of a more intimate killer with a closer connection. They quickly realize, Eddie, Martin's new attendee, is the killer and attempted to kill Martin too. Meanwhile, Gil comforts a heart broken Jessica and the to reignite an old flame. The entire team accompany each other to Malcolm's apartment, where he is arrested for the murder of Eddie.

Malcolm makes bail, despite his DNA found under the victim's fingernails. His mother has hired him a team of lawyers, and he has to wear ankle monitor at all times. He visits Jessica to check on her well-being, and later returns to confront Malcolm if he had escaped, as his father's lawyer was randomly murdered. Malcolm admits he did, and they bring him in for questioning. While there he pleads this case, that Nicholas is behind everything. He also informs Malcolm his father has been moved to another prison. Later, at Malcolm's inkling, he goes to question Nicholas, and a step for his efforts. He was taken to hospital and is Jessica.

## Notes

* His wife of approximately 10 years, died of cancer.
* He and Jessica Whitly were almost a romantic couple, after her husband went to prison, but she turned him down.
* In the in-universe podcast "Killers and Coffee", Gil is actually referred to as "Gil Martinez" instead of Arroyo.
* On X (formerly known as Twitter) LDP confirmed that Gil's full first name is Gilbert, but that he liked to imagine that it was Gilligan

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pilot
2. ↑ Annihilator
3. ↑ Fear Response
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Designer Complicity
5. ↑ The Trip
6. ↑ All Souls and Sadists
7. ↑ Q&A
8. ↑ Family Friend
9. ↑ Pied-A-Terre
10. ↑ Silent Night
11. ↑ Alone Time
12. ↑ Internal Affairs
13. ↑ Wait & Hope
14. ↑ Eye of the Needle
15. ↑ Death's Door
16. ↑ The Job
17. ↑ Stranger Beside You
18. ↑ Scheherazade
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 The Professionals
20. ↑ Like Father...