Nick Vera

Nick Vera
Portrayed by	Jeremy Ratchford
First Appearance	Look Again
Status	Alive

Nick Vera is a detective in the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide unit. Despite his somewhat uncouth nature, Vera has shown himself to be a formidable investigator.

Early Years

Nice Vera was born in the late 1960's. His grandfather spoke Russian, some of which Vera learned, though he would say his understanding was limited to "curses and toasts".

Vera was talented hockey player in high school, something he took pride in, even years later. He scored the the winning goal at the state level and was made MVP. His girlfried in high school was Megan Easton, and was also acquainted with Megan's sister Sloane Easton.

In 1989, Vera joined the police department and was first posted to the 9th District. The night of August 15 of that year, Vera was present when Leo Koslov and his children Nadia and Dmitri Koslov arrived at the station seeking political asylum. As the only officer who spoke any Russian, Vera assisted them, also speaking through the English-fluent Nadia, whom he gave a patch of Philadelphia to add to the collection on her bag. Dmitri was nervous, having only dealt with untrustworthy police officers in Russia, Vera calmed him by offering him a card and promising to help him if he ever needed it. Sadly the Koslov's new life in America would be shattered only four months later when Nadia was murdered. Vera would attend her funeral.