Jonas Blane
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Sergeant Major Jonas Blane (United States Army, callsign: Snake Doctor) is a fictional character on the CBS television series The Unit. He is portrayed by Dennis Haysbert.
Blane is a former Army Ranger and a senior Unit operator, leading Alpha Team, in an unknown troop in an unknown squadron of the 303rd Logistical Studies Unit. He and his wife, Molly, have one daughter.
Jonas is the Unit's Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. He is frequently referred to as Top by his team, and many members of his team try to do what he would do in any given situation.
During the series pilot of The Unit, Blane single-handedly takes down a private jet with five terrorists on board, incurring the wrath of the FBI for violating the Posse Comitatus Act. However, Blane and his team are let off the hook, scott-free.
In other episodes, Blane and his team recover a radioactive component of a Chinese satellite, rescue American missionaries in Indonesia, rescue the drug minister of Mexico, assassinate a terrorist financier in Spain, bug an Iranian official's car at their embassy in Beirut, recover seven Stinger missiles from Brazilian arms dealers, and the apprehend a Serbian war criminal in the Balkans.
Molly Blane becomes the victim of con artists and loses the money of several other Army wives. She recovers some of the money and pays back the victims. She is unable to recover her own money though, and this causes tension between herself and Jonas. Molly urges Jonas to join a private military company in order to help their financial situation, but he states that he is not interested in a job as a mercenary.
While in the Balkans, the war criminal Blane's team apprehends gets a good look at Blane. When the criminal escapes from UN custody, he tracks Blane back to Fort Griffith, the 303rd's headquarters. When Alpha Team leaves post to celebrate the marriage of unit commander Colonel Tom Ryan, the war criminal kills a few workers and injures Mrs. Ryan and Blane.
A few months later (during the second season), after being assigned to active duty once again, while in Pakistan, Blane and his team prevent the spread of weaponized smallpox by members of al-Qaeda. His team is also responsible for the downfall of the world's foremost illegal weapons dealer.
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| The Unit | |
|---|---|
| Production: | Episode list • DVD releases |
| Main characters: | Jonas Blane • Bob Brown • Mack Gerhardt • Charles Grey • Hector Williams • Tom Ryan Molly Blane • Kim Brown • Tiffy Gerhardt |
| Supporting characters: | Charlotte Ryan • Crystal Burns • Jeremy Erhart |
