Callum Keith Rennie: The Buddy System (article)

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( Rennie makes his first appearance in DS in the third season opener BDTH. Fraser returns to Chicago after a working vacation to discover someone impersonating Ray Vecchio. No one else appears to notice the difference but Fraser decides to play along with the charade long enough to help 'Ray' capture the arsonist. Fraser is eventually told that his 'new' partner, Detective Stanley Raymond Kowalski, is masquerading as Ray to protect the real Vecchio who has gone undercover. Despite his character's self-assured stance in the story, CKR was understandably concerned from the beginning about finding a comfort level with his performance. )

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