Nicholas Burnett

"*Mmmmmm. Listen, it's not me, but, it doesn't look so good on paper when you don't have any merits of your own. I mean, anyone can help an old lady across the street, or find a missing bike for a crying child, or... whatever else it is you do. I mean--*"
—Nicholas to Randall Forster[src]

Nicholas Burnett is a minor character in Route to Paradise. He is the Chief Inspector of the Willamette Police Department.

## **Pre-Apocalypse**

Nicholas worked as a sergeant for the Willamette Police Department, before he was promoted to Chief Inspector.

### **Season 5**

#### "**Before it Gets Better**"

In the morning, Nicholas steps into the precinct he's becoming the new Chief Inspector of -- receiving a thunderous applause from the officers and employees there. He looks on with a smile, thanking everyone, reminding them all that they're all an integral part of keeping the peace in Willamette. James Graves makes a joke that Randall Forster might be an exception to that, which gets the crowd going. Even Nicholas chuckles quietly, before saying that Randall is a fine officer just the way he is. Nicholas thanks everyone once more, before sending them off to work, while asking Randall to come see him in his office.

In his new office, Nicholas invites Randall to sit. When he does, Nicholas leans forward, leaning on his desk -- where he informs him that Randall's partner Clayton Freeman is going to become the new sergeant of the department. Randall is happy, knowing that there's no better man for the job. But then Nicholas gets to the reason he brought Randall here - which was to let him know that Clayton is going to be assigned a more experienced partner, making it clear that the reason for such change is because of Randall poor arrest record, whereas Clayton already has 45 arrests in the year. Randall gets up to leave, angry, while Nicholas smiles and tells him to run along; he has preparations to make.

That night, while Nicholas is heading out to his car, he stops, seeing Randall still at the department, looking into something. Randall says that he'll lock up when he's finished, and so Nicholas hands over a set of keys - before realizing that they aren't the building keys; they're the keys to his new Mercedes, which he subtly brags about. When he has the right set of keys, he hands them over to Randall and then leaves.

The next day, Nicholas stands inside the precinct, making a speech to everyone after Randall had arrested a corrupt officer named Samuel Vaughn. Nicholas expresses how impressed he is with Randall, and says that he has his personal respect, clearly just putting on a show. Everyone claps for Randall - but as the applause dies down, Randall, with narrowed eyes, says that Vaughn wasn't the only culprit - and that there are more dirty cops standing in this very room. He then walks out, while Nicholas stands there in silence, unsure of what to say.

Early the next day, Nicholas is seen exiting the police station - where he sees his that his Mercedes has been damaged. He yells in frustration, while turning to a woman nearby and asking if she saw who did it -- but she shakes her head.

## **Post-Apocalypse**

As Willamette quickly became filled with the undead, Nicholas' fate remains unknown. It is unknown whether or not he was able to survive the initial stages of the outbreak.

## **Killed Victims**

* Possibly numerous unnamed criminals *(Pre-Apocalypse)*
* Possibly numerous counts of zombies

## **Appearances**

Any episode with a checkmark over it signifies Nicholas Burnett appearing in any way.