‘Blue Bloods’ bids touching farewell to late co-star Treat Williams: ‘See you down the road’

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Williams died last June in a motorcycle crash at the age of 71.In the Friday, March 1 episode, “Fear No Evil,” Reagan learned that Lenny — who last appeared in Season 13 after he was diagnosed with cancer — had passed away after an encounter with Lenny’s troubled daughter, Tess (Simone Policano).In the storyline, Tess is arrested for fighting, and speaks with Frank, revealing that her father died from cancer.Frank is torn out of his loyalty to Lenny and trying to decide whether to prosecute Tess for the fight — while she brings up Frank’s friendship with Lenny, wanting to know if that will be enough to save her from being charged in the incident.“He was my best friend.

And I’m gonna honor that by doing what’s best for his daughter,” Frank responds — indicating that he will hew to the letter of the law.“Lenny was a great guy with a whole lot of flaws,” he says. “And one of them was letting his daughter get away with whatever she wanted.

So when he asked me to look out for her, he knew what he was signing up for.“I think that’s why he asked me,” Frank says — and later gives Tess information on hiring a defense attorney.“Blue Bloods” is famous for its series-ending family dinner scenes, and Friday’s episode was no exception as Frank ruminated on his long friendship with Lenny.“Lenny Ross was my oldest friend, my closest confidant, my getaway driver,” he says. “And I lost him this week.

And it hurts like hell.“But Lenny would hate it if we got all teary and quiet and sad, so Lenny — we’ll miss you, and save me a seat at your table, and I’ll see you on down the road.”Once the episode ended, a title card appeared on screen that read, “In memory of our great friend, Treat Williams 1951-2023,” accompanied by a photo of Selleck.