Andrew Bassford is the man who prosecutes the case of Ashlyn Keikilani Kessler. He has a noteworthy love of former president James Garfield and wears cowboy boots to make himself look like a TV cop. Despite his dedication to prosecuting drug cases, he remains cynical, likening his work to “Whack-A-Mole”: new dealers just keep popping up.
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Andrew Bassford Character Timeline in Dopesick
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Chapter 9
Andrew Bassford is the man in charge of prosecuting Ashlyn’s case. He keeps a portrait of James...
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Bassford despairs that the current law enforcement system for dealing with heroin isn’t very effective. Because...
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Chapter 12
The prosecutor Bassford has his own conspiracy theory: that rehab is “a lie.” In fact, a New York...
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