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1. This detective suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and numerous phobias. Following the death of his wife, Trudy, he is suspended from the San Francisco PD due to his inability to overcome his grief. He becomes a consultant for the department.
2. A university teacher who treats criminal cases as mathematical problems, and is consulted by his brother to solve crimes for the FBI. Unfortunately he suffers from emotional difficulties and is naive when it comes to understanding criminal behaviour. He prefers to avoid dealing with life's challenges by trying to solve complex mathematical equations instead.
3. Due to her lack of social skills, it has been suggested that this detective may have a mild form of Asperger's syndrome. But when she is a leading forensic anthropologist working at the Jeffersonian Institute her lack of social skills are not important, especially when it is time to catch the criminals.
4. British television: This character faces the stigma of being one who turned on one of their own and is now ostracized by his fellow officers. Played by Peter Davison, this detective is given seemingly minor crimes, but in reality are more complex than what they first appear. He does all this whilst dealing with his estranged wife, Julie.
5. Now paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheel-chair, after being shot in the line of duty by a sniper, this detective works as a consultant for the San Francisco police. He is often referred to as "Chief", in reference to his previous position as Chief of Detectives.
6. British television: This detective has a rare disease, acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR), that is causing him to go blind. Working in the Specialist Elite Murder Unit how long does he have until his secret is known and his career is finished. Remember Robert Urich in "Vega$", his character had a similar surname, though not spelled the same.
7. During an ambush, this detective takes a bullet, leaving him blind. He fights his way back onto the police force, through legal processes, but no-one wants him there. He is ultimately partnered with Detective Karen Bettancourt, who has her doubts about working with him due to his blindness, but she has to deal with his growing insecurities, as well.
8. When a criminal drama deals with an individual's personal issues none will beat "CSI". They all had some drama in their lives but which character had an abusive, alcoholic father, who was killed by his schizophrenic wife, Laura?
9. In which television series is Sherlock Holmes portrayed as a recovering drug addict who partners up with his sober companion, when he moves to New York City?
10. The ultimate "defective detective" would have to be this blood spatter analyst who has to concentrate on his social performances, including marriage, to prevent scrutiny of himself. He also happens to be a sociopath whose hobbies include "serial killing the serial killers", collecting blood slides as his trophies.
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