| Main Character: New York | |
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| Name | McKenna Boyd Taylor Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Date | November 1, 1965 |
| Family | Claire Conrad (wife, deceased) McKenna Boyd Taylor Sr. (father, deceased) Millie Taylor (mother) Reed Garrett (Step-son) |
| City | New York |
| Job | CSI |
| Rank | Detective 1st Grade |
| Status | Alive |
| Portrayed By | Gary Sinise |
| First Appearance | MIA/NYC NonStop |
McKenna LlewellynTaylor is the Head Supervisor of the New York City Crime Lab.
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Mac is single-minded when it comes to catching the bad guy.
Mac is also very intent on the integrity of the lab. He fired Aiden Burn for even considering planting evidence, even though she never did. [2]
Mac holds all military personnel in high esteem, considering the uniform itself a badge of honor. He often dressed in fatigues as a child, indicating his interest in serving his country at a very early age. [3]
Although Mac doesn't have any kids of his own, he's very good with children. [4]
Mac was a part of the military for many years, and still has proficient skills in fighting. He especially excels in unarmed combat, making it easy for him to take down suspects on the go.
From his service, Mac has gained an intimate knowledge of a wide range of weapons, and is proficient in many of them (Corporate Warriors).
Mac is a skilled bass guitar player, and has a standing appointment on Wednesdays to perform with a jazz group. (Stuck On You)
Early Life
Mac was originally from Chicago. [citation needed] He joined the Marine Corps, and was a veteran of the Beirut Bombings (where he was severely injured and has a scar quite close to his heart) and the the first Gulf War. After serving in the Marines, he was successfully discharged in March of 1992, having achieved the rank of Major. Mac moved to New York after his discharge. His father was a WWII veteran who took part in the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. He died of cancer while Mac was still in the Corps.
He was once married to a woman named Claire Conrad who died during the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. [5]
Season 1
Coming very Soon
Season 2
Coming Soon
Season 3
Coming Soon
Season 4
Coming Soon
Season 5
coming soon
Season 6
A week before the season finale in "Point of View", Mac is injured from chasing a murderer. During his recovery, he sits on a chair in his apartment, which is positioned at his window, allowing him to spy on his neighbors (in a Rear Window-esque way). In a Rear Window-esque episode, Mac recovers in his apartment following a fall from chasing a murderer. During his recovery, he witnesses some mysterious behaviour from a former university professor, in the apartment building which leads to a murder. With the return and help of Peyton Driscoll, Mac determines the former professor is plotting a chemical weapon attack. Before Mac injury his Wrist, He falls By Chasing a Murderer and He go to hospital with his injury.
Season 7
.notes
- Mac's father died of lung cancer before he joined the crime lab. His father was the one who made him promise to take the job in New York when on his death bed. (Blacklist - Episode 2 series 6)
- Mac is severely allergic to blueberries. (Clean Sweep)
References
- ā Mac offers himself as a hostage of crazed former Marine, in exchange for releasing civilian and NYPD hostages. Mac is subsequently able to talk him into surrendering (by appealing to his sense of military honor). (Charge of this Post)
- ā Determined to arrest the man who assaulted her friend, Aiden Burn had broken the seal on an evidence packet of hair, to plant it as fake evidence of the second rape. Although she never did so, her action earned her a severe reprimand from Mac, who was very focused on preserving the integrity of the crime lab. This being his priority, Mac fired Aiden. Aiden understood Mac's decision, and even agreed that she did not trust herself to be more responsible later on.
- ā Episode 109: Officer Blue.
- ā He was able to help a traumatized boy named Sam open up about a murder he witnessed in Necrophilia Americana .
- ā Mac mentions this in the pilot, Blink.
- ā In MIA/NYC NonStop, Mac travels all the way to Miami to assist in capturing Henry Darius.