Gordon Oliver

**Gordon Oliver** is a character portrayed by Omari Hardwick in Netflix's *Pieces of Her*.

## History

At the hospital, Andy greets Gordon, telling him that her mom was in the ER. He tells her that they were just waiting on a plastic surgeon, but she would be fine.

Gordon tells Andy that she should go home, but she says that her mother was not making any sense with what she had said before. Detective Sergeant Wilson approaches them and and introduces Detective Shooltz as well, wanting to have a word in private. Gordon says that it was not a good time, introducing himself as Andy's stepfather and Laura's ex-husband. Detective Wilson wants to know all about what happened, but Gordon says that Andy had been up all night, so she was not totally okay. Detective Wilson says that they would mention everything they knew in order to see if she had anything to add.

Sitting down, Detective Wilson asks Andy if she recognized the shooter, but she says that she did not. Detective Wilson explains that Jonah Helsinger was the shooter and Shelly Bernard had broken up with him three weeks ago. She adds that she had gathered form other witnesses that Jonah was expecting Andy to kill her. Detective Wilson also congratulates what her mother had done, but Andy says that her mother had not been in the military. Detective Wilson shows Andy the video when Laura leaves the hospital room. She sees Andy talking to the police, so she calls for her. Andy gets up and hugs her; the police immediately want to ask a few questions, but Gordon tells them that he would have his office call them to schedule an appointment, so the police leave.

Gordon says that they should get her back to her room, but Laura says that she wants to go home. Laura asks Andy what she had told the police, but she says that she had not told them anything. Andy starts moving the chair, but Laura does not want her to have to take care of her again. As Andy walks away, she sees her mother killing Jonah. Outside, she is joined by her mother, who tells her that she could stay at Gordon's, saying that she needed to move out. Andy asks if they could talk about that later, but Laura refuses, saying that she needed to start her own life and wanted her out of the house that very night, not caring if it sounded crazy. Laura tells Andy to start acting like an adult when Gordon shows up in his car.

At Laura's house, Andy opens the door and helps her mother, who simply tells her that she should pack. In her bathroom, Andy vomits, remembering everything that had happened. She takes a shower after that.

Gordon helps Laura get ready and asks if she needs anything else, but she simply asks him to take Andy with him, which she thinks is the best way to help her. Laura admits that she knew that Jonah was going to do something, but says that it does not matter because it was too late now. Gordon tells her to call them, which she says she would do.

On her bed, Andy looks through Twitter where a lot of people complain that the cops are not doing their jobs right and is approached by Gordon, who pours her a glass of whiskey and hands it to her because it was still her birthday. Andy says that she had not done anything, but Gordon says that the important thing is that she survived. She says that she was ordered to take counseling by dispatch. Gordon tells her that she means everything to her mom, but she needs time, which makes Andy sad. Gordon tells her to stay with him for the night and wishes her a happy birthday.

Laura calls Gordon, saying that her daughter was someplace safe and wants to talk to him as soon as possible, so he heads for her home.

At Laura's house, Gordon walks inside and asks what is going on. Laura says that Andy is going to Maine because a man had broken into her house the night before, so it was not safe for her to be there. Laura says that a man is there and opens the door so Gordon could see the man. She tells him that the man was supposed to receive a payment, so she wants to go, but Gordon refuses and says that they could maybe call the feds. Laura tells Gordon that the men would not stop and would go after Andy, also mentioning that she tried so hard to leave them out of her problems.

Gordon, Laura and the man get into the car, where Gordon plays music which annoys Laura, but he leaves it on because they are no longer married.

In the car, Laura sees that the man was having a seizure. She asks him for the number of the man that sent him, but the man tells Laura that he would kill her and dies. Gordon looks back and sees that the man had died as Laura screams desperately. Gordon wonders why she never told him how bad things had been, but she tells him that it would not have made a difference. She says that just one person wanted to hurt her, so she wants to reach him.

Gordon is having flashbacks at work, remembering the man who had died in his car. He gets a phone call from Andy, who tells him that Charlie knew that she was coming from Carrollton even though she had not told him and was also married. Gordon asks where she is, but Andy simply states that everything her mother had ever told her was a lie and needs someone to tell her everything. She asks Gordon to tell her one true thing, wondering if Charlie is who he says he is. Gordon says that he is not, but mentions it is complicated, wanting her to go to the nearest police station so he could pick her up. She says that she could not go to the police, but he tells her that he loves her no matter what and would fix whatever was going on. He tells her he knows about the man and says they would talk about it when he picked her up. She asks about Paula Koontz, but he says that he does not know that name. She realizes she would need to figure things out on her own and hangs up.

At home, Laura packs a bag, when she gets a knock at her door. She opens it up and finds Gordon, who asks her if she had been talking to Andy. She tells him that they would be spending a few days together in Camden, which he does not believe since she had gone to see Charlie. He asks her where Paula is, saying they have no time for her lies and was not going to let anyone hurt their daughter. She tells him that Andy is her daughter, to which he does not respond and simply gets back in his car.

In his office, Gordon kisses a photo of Andy and calls someone concerning Laura and Andy.

Gordon is seated and sees Laura sit at the bar. He excuses himself from his company and goes to Laura, who tells him that she knows he was the one who called the Marshals. She tells him that she signed out of witness protection, which he does not think is a good idea. He asks about Andy and she says that she would visit her with her brother in San Francisco, which Gordon did not know about. She asks if he could draw up a new will for her since Laura Oliver no longer existed, but he says that he has no idea who she really is. Laura hands him a folder and tells him that everything he needs to know is in there. She asks him to hurry with it in case something happened to her, telling him to call her by her real name and kisses him on the cheek before leaving.

Once Nick Harp was finally arrested, Andy thanks Gordon for being there with her, unable to believe that Charlie was dead. Gordon admits that he used to resent Charlie for knowing more about his wife and says that he read everything, but still does not understand everything. Gordon asks Andy if she wants to change her name because her mother was now legally a Queller. However, Andy does not want anything from them, but Gordon tells her not to avoid her mother.

## Appearances

* Episode 1.01
* Episode 1.02
* Episode 1.03
* Episode 1.04
* Episode 5
* Episode 1.08