Ed Green is introduced as senior detective Lennie Briscoe\'s (Jerry Orbach) new junior partner, succeeding Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt). Ed\'s willingness to bend legal rules to arrest a suspect does little to endear him to his superiors, and he initially thinks Briscoe is too old to investigate crimes effectively. Ed and Lennie have several heated disagreements about the latter\'s capabilities. Later, however, Ed grows to trust and respect his partner, as well as tone down his unorthodox investigative methods. He and Briscoe often joke about their age difference, as well as Ed\'s Rolex watches and Lennie’s two failed marriages. His badge number is 3472.\n', '

After they work together on the show for five years, Lennie retires, and Ed is more affected by his retirement than he expected. It takes him a while to warm up to his next partner, Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina), whose style is more abrasive than Briscoe\'s. However, Ed eventually deflates some of the tension between Fontana and their lieutenant, Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson).\n', '

Near the end of Season 15, Ed is shot in the line of duty and hospitalized for several weeks. During his absence, he is replaced by Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli). The absence of Ed’s character from the show was occasioned in the real world by actor Martin\'s sabbatical to reprise his former Broadway depiction of Tom Collins in the motion picture version of Rent.\n', '

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