Rawlings was a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. When Matt Fielding was attacked for being gay, Rawlings took it personally because he was gay as well. After Matt informed him that Kimberly Shaw was responsible for the attack, Rawlings confronted her and threatened her if she ever hurt Matt again. After Jo was questioned by internal affairs officer Bob Wilkens, Rawlings became unhinged, ransacking Jo's apartment looking for pictures and then confronting her outside of her apartment.