Brad Chase
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Brad Chase is a fictional lawyer, portrayed by Mark Valley, on the ABC television series Boston Legal.
Brad was transferred from Crane, Poole & Schmidt's D.C. office in the series' pilot episode to assist in curbing Denny Crane's erratic conduct. A former Marine, he is extremely patriotic and has expressed conservative-leaning views; he frequently voices his support for the U.S. military. In the third season episode "The Nutcrackers", Jeffrey Coho, in an attempt at reconciliation, mentions "Peace on Earth," a line from Hark the Herald Angels Sing, to which Brad responds, "I knew it. Liberal"; this indicates an opposite view of politics. Brad frequently clashes with Alan Shore, who once commented that Brad views global warming as "fuzzy math."
Throughout the series, Brad had a close friendship with Lori Colson until she left the firm; he also at one point wished to take their relationship further, but she declined. He developed a good friendship with fellow attorney Denise Bauer in the show's second season, leading to a "friends with benefits" arrangement. Also in the second season, Brad became a partner at the firm. Despite this promotion, he nearly lost his job. Suspicious of Denny's fiancé's intentions, Brad offered her $500,000 not to marry Denny. To convince Denny to reach a divorce settlement, Brad admitted his actions, after which Denny promptly fired him. Ultimately, Denny relented and gained greater respect for Brad.
Brad's former background as a Marine makes him a person that the firm turns to when they need a difficult job done. He once helped Denise rescue a young boy (who was the son of a friend of Denise's) from the kidnapping hands of a pedophile by impersonating an FBI officer along with Denise in order to assume the authority to do what was necessary to save the young child. Also, Brad went undercover with instructions to discover if Paul Lewiston's daughter, Rachel, was using methamphetamine; though Brad never found anything, Paul later discovered that Rachel was using methamphetamines.
Recently, it has been revealed that Brad is the father of Denise's baby.
