Catherine Belen is Baz’s wife. She is the mother of his daughter, Lena Blackwell. Played by actress Daniella Alonso, Catherine makes her debut in the series’ first episode, “Pilot.” She is one of the main characters of the series’ first season. Catherine meets her demise in the ninth episode of the series’ first season, “Judas Kiss.”
Background[]
- Catherine started dating Baz when they were teenagers, and she loved him since the age of sixteen.
- Because they were talking to the police about the Cody family, Cath's parents were killed in a house fire set by Pope on Smurf's orders. Cath was not in the fire because she had snuck out to meet Baz on the beach.
- Pope has also been in love with Cath since he was a kid. When her daughter Lena was a baby, Cath slept with him on a night when they were drunk.
Throughout The Series[]
Season 1[]
In the first season, Pope gets out of prison and hangs around Cath a lot, which scares her. Due to this, she talks to a police officer named Patrick Fischer that is often at her place of work. He introduces her to Detective Sandra Yates, who wants her to snitch on the Cody family, but she refuses.
Janine "Smurf" Cody finds out through Lena that the police had been talking to Cath. She also discovers that Cath stole money from her. She manipulates Pope, and hints that he needs to kill Cath. When he goes to her house, he sees that she packed suitcases for herself and Lena. Cath tells him that the packed bags are for if she is in a situation where she has to leave town at the last minute. In an attempt to protect herself, Cath has sex with Pope. He smothers her with a pillow and buries her body in the desert along with her bags.
The next day, Baz tries to get information out of Lena about what happened to Cath, but she struggles to remember. She recalls a man being present, but she cannot make out his identity. Baz thinks that Pope's former cellmate, Vin, did something to her, and severely torchers him.
Season 2[]
Pope and Smurf keep quiet about what happened to Cath. Baz is working with a private investor to find out the truth, but they are unsuccessful. Upon learning that there is no evidence of Cath anywhere since her bank account has not made any transactions or deposits, Officer Fischer is convinced that Baz must have killed her. When Baz gets confronted about it, he becomes certain that Cath is dead.
In this season Pope is struggling with severe regret because he murdered Cath. He gets really upset when he learns that had she refused to be a mole. Additionally, he often tells his girlfriend, Amy, that he "hurt somebody" but does not provide any further details. The couple breaks up when he decides to tell her more about what happened.
Baz witnesses the murder of a man named Javier Cano, who was killed by a hitman Smurf hired. Baz realizes what Smurf is capable of, and he now believes that she is the one to blame for Cath's disappearance and death. When he confronts her about it, she hints at him that Pope is responsible for it. When Pope finds out that Baz knows about how he murdered Cath, he prepares to get killed by Baz. To his surprise, Baz forgives him, likely because he knows how Pope loved Cath and he understands how manipulative Smurf can be.
Season 5[]
At the end of season 5, Catherine's body is discovered at a new construction site.
Season 6[]
In season 6, a new cold case detective takes Catherine's case with her murder having been previously attributed to Baz.
Relationships[]
Lena[]
Cath cares about her daughter Lena more than anyone else. She takes her nearly everywhere with her including work. This is why Baz is very concerned that something awful happened to his wife because she would never leave without Lena.
Appearances[]
| Season 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Pilot” | “We Don’t Hurt People” | “Stay Close, Stick Together” | “Dead To Me” | “Flesh Is Weak” |
| “Child Care” | “Goddamn Animals” | “Man In” | “Judas Kiss” | “What Have You Done” |
Trivia[]
The bar Cath works at is called The Flying Pig.