Played by Geoff Morrell.
has some friendly tension with Dee - in 'Who Killed Cock Robin?' he makes her do the dangerous stuff on the ladder!
In 'Cat and Mouse' he agrees that he is probably 'not normal' because he can only do his job by 'not looking at the person as a whole'.
drinks straight Scotch (Who Killed Cock Robin?).
claims a reputation as a pool shark in his younger days but he never proves it (Who Killed Cock Robin?).
he is not a cat person (Hot Shot) or a dog person (Scent of Evil). In 'Scent of Evil' we find out that Lance's pet is a hermit crab called Howard.
knew and probably worked with Tessa's father - when she turns down his offer of a glass of wine he remarks that she's 'not her father's daughter' (Dead Clean).