Francis "Buzz" Watson is a fictional character appearing in TNT's two shows, The Closer and Major Crimes, and portrayed by Phillip P. Keene.
He serves as a Civilian Service Coordinator, providing technical support to the Los Angeles Police Department's Major Crimes Division.
After helping Rusty with his efforts, generally by acting as his cameraman, leading to the girl's proper identification, Buzz joins the squad at her funeral.
In season two episode "Risk Assessment", Buzz explains to Rusty that he became interested in police work when his father and uncle were murdered in a robbery.
However, Buzz catching the murder leaves Flynn and Provenza annoyed as it causes them to miss a major Fourth of July Dodgers game.
In the season five opener "Present Tense", Buzz begins looking into the murders of his father and uncle to fulfill the vow he made to himself when he was eleven and catch their killers.
Buzz begins the process of having Gene transferred in an attempt to gain his cooperation in identifying his accomplice, the man who was the actual killer.
With this statement, Buzz is able to get Gene to give up the name of his father and uncle's killer, Bill Jones and identify him in "White Lies, Part 2."
Buzz later tells Rusty and his boyfriend Gus that Bill confessed to the murders and the DA is working up a deal of life in prison without parole.
In "Sanctuary City, Part 1," Buzz has become a Reserve Detective and takes an active role in an investigation on Sharon's request due to Julio being on bereavement leave.
Along with continuing to monitor interrogations, Buzz performs one of his own, joins Provenza in an official capacity in visiting a hostile neighbor, though he carries his camera in case the man's daughter will talk to them and leads a search of one of the victim's houses.
After Julio's early return in "Sanctuary City, Part 3," a visibly disappointed Buzz resumes his usual role though he continues to help with the case by finding evidence they can use against Marvin Garret.