Detective Sergeant David Gabriel is a fictional character featured in TNT's The Closer, portrayed by Corey Reynolds.
Gabriel confesses to Deputy Chief Johnson that he and Detective Irene Daniels are dating; Brenda initially did not receive this well, but she eventually comes to terms with it.
Gabriel expresses an interest in entering politics and deftly provides a solution to avoid budget cuts and the loss of a member from Priority Homicide.
Despite being told he is Johnson's favorite, Gabriel becomes confrontational with her in one case regarding a former gang member turned politician and another from beating a confession out of a suspected child molester.
[1] In Season 3, Gabriel begins a dating relationship with Detective Irene Daniels something that Chief Johnson does not react well to when he informs her of this.
In season 7, it is revealed that Gabriel's girlfriend is the mole feeding inside information about Major Crimes to defense attorney Peter Goldman.
He subsequently transfers out of the Division at the end of season 7 and is made the LAPD Liaison Officer to the Los Angeles County District Attorney Bureau of Investigation at the insistence of Deputy Chief Johnson.