Dean McNally is an agent of the National Security Agency (NSA) who has assisted Holmes and Watson with the their cases when it benefits him and the NSA.
Biography
Season Two
| While investigating the death of a mafia family member, Holmes and Watson come upon information that was provided by the NSA. They visit an NSA front, a company called "lantera" and meet McNally who insists that lantera is a web development company. He listens to their accusations but does not admit to any knowledge nor that the company is an NSA front. Later, he meets Holmes in secret and tells him the information did comes from the NSA at the request of a Deputy Commissioner Da Silva who Holmes suspects is crooked. ("T-Bone and the Iceman") While searching for a list critical to a French criminal organization "le Milieu" in order to free a kidnapped Watson, Holmes and Mycroft are picked up by McNally. Holmes lies about why they are pursuing the list and promises to turn it over to the NSA when found. McNally threatens Sherlock with an espionage charge and lets Mycroft know that he knows about his restaurant and its clientele indicating that he probably knows Mycroft works for MI6. ("Paint It Black") |
Season Four
| Several years later, Holmes meets McNally who provides Holmes with private information in exchange for a favor Holmes previously did McNally. Holmes lets him knows that he and Watson will no longer be consulting for the NYPD and could consult for the NSA. McNally calls him a liability and that no federal agency would utilize them. ("The Past Is Parent") While investigating a robbery at a poker game, Watson is watching footage of the game on a laptop when McNally suddenly comes on the screen and tells her that the laptop is being wiped and that they are to not pursue the case any further. The laptop goes blank and the lights in The Brownstone go out. Holmes and Watson question two Turkish men who they cause to plan to leave the country bringing a recrimination from McNally. Holmes deduces why the spies' boss arranged the robbery of the poker game and is able to extract a confession and McNally gets who the Truks are really working for. ("All In") |
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