Lt. Archibald "Archie" Colmyer is a character in L.A. Noire. He is a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department's Vice Squad .
Biography[]
Background[]
Colmyer wears a green suit with a yellow tie. He serves in the LAPD, and was once partnered with the younger Roy Earle until eventually moving up to the Vice desk, where he became lieutenant of the department. As lieutenant, Colmyer handles the general affairs of Vice and assigns detectives to new investigations.
Events of L.A. Noire[]
At Earle's request, Colmyer helped secure Detective Phelps' promotion to Vice and partnered him with Earle. Given the former's reputation, Colmyer assigned the pair to highly prominent cases such as the investigation of the stolen US Army morphine distribution, the reefer distribution, and Julia Randall's death.
There are several indications of Colmyer's corruption, such as his arrangement with Victor Sanders and his involvement in the "Brenda" scandal. Colmyer was also part of the Suburban Redevelopment Fund, along with Earle and corrupt Police Commissioner William Worrell. All appeared on Leland Monroe's payroll, in exchange for supporting and covering Monroe's illegal activities. Ultimately, much like Earle, he does not see much in the way of punishment for his involvement.
Personality[]
Colmyer has very little patience with his detectives, and is overall a measured but unscrupulous cutthroat. Colmyer's dialogue seems to indicate that he dislikes Earle more than Phelps, although this is likely moreso because of bad personal history and Phelps being comparatively obedient and cooperative, as opposed to seeing much value in his honesty. His smooth professional rapport with Phelps and open condemnation of reckless, rowdier cops like Earle seems to imply that he is just as willing to let a case be solved legitimately and peacefully as he is to be complicit in corruption, whichever better serves to maintain his own position.
Case Appearances[]
Vice[]
Trivia[]
- Lt. Colmyer's actor, Steve Rankin, also made a minor appearance in the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential, as Mickey Cohen's arresting officer.
- He is the only one of Phelps' commanders who physically berates him by slightly pushing Phelps.
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