Faith Yokas

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Faith Yokas
Third Watch Character

Portrayed by	Molly Price
Job(s)	Police officer, Detective
Important relationships	Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli Sasha Monroe
Current status	Divorced
Seasons	All

Faith P Yokas (nee Mitchell) was a fictional New York City police detective played by actress Molly Price on the NBC television drama Third Watch, which ran from 1999 to 2005. Her life revolved around her job and family drama.

[edit] Biography

Faith grew up with an alcoholic father and a doormat mother, and was determined not to turn out the same way. She did turn up home drunk as a teenager, which caused her mother to admit she'd failed as a mother. This made a lasting impression on the young Faith.

She met her husband Fred Yokas in college and they married, later having two children, Emily and Charlie. Fred unfortunately was similar to Fred's father in that he too was a drunk. Faith decided to become a cop in order to have an opportunity to leave her husband, but decided to stay with him. Fred resented Faith's decision to become a cop, claiming she was not home long enough to spend any time with the kids. Faith does herself worry about this, especially when Emily became a teenager. Faith once arrested Fred after he was drunk-driving whilst going to pick the kids up from school.

Faith was partnered with Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli, whom she met and tutored at the Academy, in the squad car 55 David. Faith would often treat Bosco as if he were one of her kids. Fred resented the relationship between his wife and Bosco and as such did not get on with Bosco.

Faith had an abortion during the show's second season, without telling anyone. She'd felt the time wasn't right to have a third child. She told everyone she'd miscarried, but accidentally let slip to Bosco what really happened. When Fred found out, he was hurt by his wife's lies.

Faith thought she might have breast cancer and on September 11, 2001 she went to see the doctor with Fred. After finding out she'd gotten the all clear, the terrorist attacks happened and Faith went to the scene to help, despite it being her day off.

Faith and Bosco "split up" at the end of the fourth season after Faith discovered Bosco had been lying to her about his involvement with Sgt Maritza Cruz. She was partnered up with Sasha Monroe. Later, Faith reluctantly accepted a promotion to detective, knowing she'd lied about the death of a gangster, and her role in it, which had led to the promotion.

Faith and Fred divorced during the show's fifth season, and Emily chose to live with her mother whilst Charlie went to live with Fred. Later on in the series finale, after the 55th precinct was shut down, it was revealed that Faith Yokas reported to Major Crimes and found out that her boss was Captain Miller. They are thinking about moving in together once Emily finishes college.