 In the Season 6 episode "Lies and Other Truths", it is revealed that Gee has kept in touch with a former KGB agent who apparently held him captive at some earlier point in his life.The agent tried to brainwash Gee for four months, without success, and Gee eventually persuaded him to defect to the West with the help of a $300,000 bribe.A physically imposing, highly articulate man, Giardello's cultural attitude stands in sharp contrast to both his Baltimore upbringing and many other officers in the Department.