Emmett Washington

Emmett Washington
Biographical Information
Full name	Emmett Washington
Birthdate	November 26, 1962 (aged 28 at death)
Status	Deceased
Gender	Male
Profession	Police Officer for the Los Angeles Police Department (formerly)
Relationships
Family	Tina Washington (mother)
Romances	Athena Carter (fiancé; at time of death)
Appearances
Portrayed by	Jeff Pierre
Appears in	"Athena Begins"

Emmett Washington (November 26, 1962 - February 17, 1991) was the late fiancé of Athena Grant-Nash.

History

He was a police officer with the LAPD and his partner was Rick Romero. Athena and Emmett met in 1989 at a career fair at Athena's law school, when Emmett flirted with law student Athena and encouraged her to join the LAPD. Athena later contacted Emmett, and after an impassioned speech, dropped out of law school to join the LAPD. Athena and Emmett eventually got engaged. However, Emmett's life was tragically cut short when he was gunned down in a gas station after he attempted to stop the shooter from robbing the store.

Legacy

Emmett's death along with the Tanya Kingston case, served as a motivation for Athena to continue as a cop and she vowed to solve both cases. Athena never spoke of Emmett to anyone not to even her future ex-husband and kids, who were unaware of this news. After almost 30 years after his death, the murder weapon from Emmett's case resurfaced and Athena opened up to her family who were informed by her. Eventually, Athena confronted Dennis Jenkins, Emmett's killer who reveals that he figured out her identity from Emmett's obituary and deduces she is Athena Carter, Emmett's fiancé. She confirms and demands to know what caused the murder. Breaking into tears, Dennis reveals he was a drug addict who was only focused on getting high and the night of the murder was a desperate way to get money for his next fix. Dennis also revealed that he never meant to kill Emmett, and he always thought about him that his death served as a stepping stone for him to get clean, have a family, become a member of church, and even won several awards for helping at-risk kids. Athena noted on his change but still brought him to justice, allowing him to say goodbye to his family in the meantime. Later, Athena visited Ms. Washington, Emmett's mother and told her that they've made the arrest, letting her know she never forgot Emmett as the latter thanked her for bringing her closure.

Relationships

Main article: Athena-Emmett (relationship)

Appearances

Season Three
"Kids Today"	"Sink or Swim"	"The Searchers"	"Triggers"	"Rage"	"Monsters"
"Athena Begins*"	"Malfunction"	"Fallout"	"Christmas Spirit"	"Seize the Day"	"Fools"
"Pinned"	"The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1"	"Eddie Begins"	"The One That Got Away"	"Powerless"	"What's Next?"

Note:
* denotes flashback only appearance.