Colin Devis

### Affiliation

British police force (former Chief Inspector), International Space Police Force (Inspector)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Colin Devis** was a former Chief Inspector of the British police force, and later Inspector of the International Space Police Force.

## Biography

### Personal life

Colin Devis told Pal Kenzy that he had been married and divorced five times. He claimed it was because he was "cuddly". One of these wives was Angela Parr, to whom he was married between 2014 and 2017. (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*)

### Working for the British police force

Chief Inspector Colin Devis was assigned by the British police force to the brutal murder of Lee Jones, the partner of Nathan Spring. Despite Spring's insistence that there was something suspicious about the death, Devis warned him off the case. After exchanging some heated words, it was agreed upon that Spring would be more use back on Moonbase, in his role as Commander of the ISPF.

It became clear that Devis' sergeant, Corman, was in fact a British spy who had been a part of Lee Jones death in order to manipulate Spring into entering a top secret American space station, which would spill its secrets. The blame for it would fall on the Russians. When Spring and his fellow officer, David Theroux, foiled her plan, Devis apologised to Spring for not seeing through Corman, and promised that he would throw every sentence he could at her.

Knowing that it would ultimately cost him his job, he asked Spring for a job at the ISPF. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)

### Becoming a Space Citizen

#### A rocky start with Pal Kenzy

Devis' first act as Inspector for the ISPF was to go undercover and root out bent coppers. He posed as a poor father who was working to provide for his family. He had got himself caught by Pal Kenzy, and had caught her on camera being cruel and allowing him to stay in his job in exchange for cash. This had gotten Kenzy fired, not as though that had bothered him. Kenzy herself had been attempting to show Spring a very dangerous weapon that the ISPF could use in their missions. With Kenzy out of the picture, Devis was instructed to head Earthside to procure the weapons and destroy Kenzy's contacts.

Succeeding in his task, Kenzy was angry to find that Devis was not only sharing the flight with her, but also sitting directly next to her. It became clear through coded message that the shuttle had been hijacked. Together, they formulated a plan - Devis would pose as a bumbling passenger to rescue the hostess, whilst Kenzy, who had smuggled her weapon onboard, would take out the hijackers and remove any threat to the passengers. During an interview with TWBC News, Kenzy used this opportunity wisely, knowing that Spring would be watching, to claim that them being there was part of Spring's masterplan, that he had based upon a tip. With Spring publically buttered up, it was clear that Spring would have to revoke her firing. (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*)

### Fighting the Collective

Devis accompanied Spring on an investigation. While driving back in a Moon Rover, Spring made an honest run-down of his team and of how policing in space is different to that on Earth. He was interrupted by Kenzy who announced the death of Sonia Garrett, stating is appeared like murder. Spring told her that they were on their way. (WC: *Star Cops The High Frontier*)

When Moonbase engineer Sonia Garrett suffocates on a routine spacewalk, Inspectors Devis and Bailey are sent to the space station Hattie Jacques to interview the prime suspect Xander O'Brien, former television presenter turned meteorologist. O'Brien informs them not only that his alibi can be corroborated by an ISPF officer, but also that he knows *exactly* who murdered Garret - *aliens*. Further investigation by Spring and Kenzy find that the tool used to tamper with the suit have O'Brien's fingerprints all over them. Returning to the Hattie Jacques, Devis uncovers a bomb in the shuttle of the station. Unable to disarm such a complicated explosive, and failing to manually detach the shuttle from the outside, O'Brien takes Devis' comms unit and pilots the shuttle away himself. With seconds before his death, Spring informs them of his daughter's murder and demands to know who really made him kill Garrett, noticing holes in his reasoning. O'Brien explains that he was blackmailed by a shadowy organisation, and Spring begs to know their name. In his final seconds, O'Brien gives him the name 'the Collective'. Later, Spring tells Devis and the others that he reckons this was just beginning of something much bigger. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)

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Devis accompanied Paul on his shore leave to Liverpool. There, he took Kenzy's placement in the Sun King Spa Hotel but doubted he was going to enjoy himself. Around him, and on the Moon, an investigation about failed dosimeters was being launched, that was strangely being linked with the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool. He helped put Spring and Kenzy into contact with Jennifer Kyne from Procurement, in order to help their case. Things escalated when he spotted Paul being held at gunpoint and taken on a speedboat. He jumped into action and commandeered his own speedboat, rescuing both Paul and his unwilling captor, who jumped from the other boat moments before it exploded. After putting Paul's friend into Witness Protection, Paul rushed back, knowing that his mother was unprotected herself. However, it was too late. Neither Paul nor Devis arrived back in time, and they found Paul's mother murdered by the Collective. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)

Devis and Spring entered an investigation on the Moon concerning accidents that didn't look very accidental. One such accident was that of Liam Patterson, who had apparently shut his hand in an oven door. Before being able to question him, Patterson was strangely cleared to be transported Earthside for treatment, which was not standard procedure. Investigating Patterson's quarters, Devis came across a card with a familiar log-in and, after the mysterious death of his friend Sandra, he explained to Spring that the passcode was for Canavar Casino, an underground Moonbase casino using a hidden network on the Moonbase's own systems. He admitted that he was also a member and was indebted to the casino by three months of his salary, much to his bosses' fury, surprise, but also empathy. Spring connected the casino, and numerous other companies, including Wolfe International, to the Collective. This investigation culminated in the arrest of Russell Wolfe of Wolfe International as the leader of the Collective. Spring used his power on Moonbase to order the shut down of the casino. (AUDIO: *Grandma's Footsteps*)

## Personality

When Devis first met Spring, he appeared to a heartless, rude and unempathetic human being, who more interest in shutting the case of Spring's deceased partner, than actually solving it. This led to the two of them having very heated arguments. When Devis joined the International Space Police Force, he maintained his misogynistic, ableist and downright pigheadedness. This was often nipped in the bud by Spring and those around him. During his time at the ISPF, Davis grew into a likeable man, with a loving heart. He was loyal and trustworthy to the end, despite still having the occasional lapse of the tongue.

## Skills and abilities

After realising his mistake in the Lee Jones case, he showed a brave side of him. He had wanted to try and get the murderers charged, even if it cost him his job. During his role of inspector at the ISPF, Devis was able to cut to the chase and break things down to its basic terms. Sometimes, noted his colleagues, *too* basic. He sometimes lacked the ability to understand nuance. Devis was able to turn a tough situation round with his wise-cracks and jokes, sometimes to the annoyance of Nathan Spring.

During his first case for the ISPF, Devis made it clear that he was able to work undercover quite well. His personality didn't change much but his acting was good enough to pass him off. He used his undercover capabilities to route out and report bent officers in the ISPF and report back to Nathan. (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*)