She fought in HBOs first womens boxing match in 2018.

Now shes sparring opposite Jodie Foster inTrue Detective.

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In 2017, the City Council Claims Committee settled with Reis, and the officer left the force.

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Its one of those things that comes full circle, she says.

Sometimes I laugh and wonder if hes gonna watch the show and be like,Wait a minute.

Reis is used to Wait a minute reactions.

Shes wearing a black overcoat decorated with a capital K that is typical of herGoth-inflected press-tour fashionto this point.

Its such a part of her that Lopez changed Navarros backstory to include time spent in Boston.

Originally written as a hardass military veteran, Navarro took on smoother contours as Reis prepared for the role.

That fluidity allowed her to move between Navarros contrasts, her softness and her swagger.

Reiss Navarro is aware shes entering an intimate space where shes initially unwanted.

But when Navarro is invited to participate, Reis moves like shes yearning for acceptance.

When the baby is born, Navarro offers a long blink and a tentative smile as gestures of relief.

We have to protect ourselves.

InNight Country, that fierce compassion drives Navarros relationship with her closest living family member, Julia.

I could tell what story she was telling; she could tell what story I was telling.

We did talk about it, like, Dude, Natives taking over!

Were here weve been here doing this.

Storytelling is in our blood, and thats how we passed down tradition, culture, language.

Everything is telling stories.

Im like, I dont mean to.

Its just the intensity I have, the focus.

In customaryTrue Detectivefashion, these conversations usually take place in the car.

In those scenes, Navarro challenges Danvers like no one else and holds her own.

Reality set in when we were sitting in the makeup trailer one day.

Jodies like, Dude, this is the hardest and the longest job Ive ever had.

Im like, What?

This is not your normal?

Be careful what you label me.

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