Mr. Stacey Boss is Seattle's leading crimelord. He controls narcotics (including untainted Utopium), bookmaking, prostitution, smuggling, trafficking and murder-for-hire, and has bribed one in eight cops and one in three judges. Despite his unassuming nature, he scares most of his subordinates enough not to rat him out.
Following the downfall of his criminal empire, Stacey went out of the U.S. to avoid arrest. However, he manages to sneak back in to kill his former underling Blaine DeBeers. Though thanks to zombie-immortality, Stacey was forced into the brain business by shipping brain from other countries he had business in. By the fourth season, they are on equal terms with the business making them both rich.
Personality and Appearance
Stacey Boss, also simply called Mr. Boss, is a cunning, cold and ruthless individual. Though his relatively short stature and feminine first name can sometimes lead his peers to underestimate him at first glance, he is currently the most powerful and feared man in the Seattle underworld. He does not tolerate defiance or disloyalty from those around him and will kill anyone who insults him or whom he considers a threat.
Season Two
Season Three
Season Four
Season Five
In The Scratchmaker, Mr. Boss proposes a deal with Don E. to make serious money out of the brain smuggling operation while cutting Blaine out of the business. Due to Blaine's recent debacles and callous disregard for anything other than himself, Don E readily accepts. It is also revealed that Al Bronson is Mr. Boss' niece, and the recent expose on Blaine's criminal activities was deliberately orchestrated by the two.
However, Mr. Boss and Don E are outwitted by Major Lilywhite. Major allegedly secured a deal with UFreightEze for 90% of what they were paying Blaine, forcing Mr. Boss and Don E to compromise doing it for 80%. Despite being played, Mr. Boss admits Major has moxie.
Stacey Boss' final appearance in the series is a flashback. In Death of a Car Salesman, back in 2013 Mr. Boss was impressed at Beanpole Bob's utopium concoction but simultaneously berated him for neglecting basic hygiene.
Relationships
- Peyton Charles - Mr. Boss has shown a strong dislike for Peyton as she is the person who is given the task force to take down his criminal enterprise. He often attempts to intimidate her and insists that he is untouchable.
- Blaine DeBeers - It is revealed that on the night of the boat massacre, Blaine had been under Boss's employ while selling the Utopium which, after being bitten, he escaped with the remaining utopium he used to start the Meat Cute business.
- Kenny - Employee, who is basically an enforcer for Mr. Boss.
- Howard - Employee, who is basically a low-level enforcer for Mr. Boss.
- Hutch - Employee, who is basically an enforcer.
- Dougie - Employee, who is basically an enforcer.
Appearances
Season 1
- Brother, Can You Spare a Brain? (mention only)
Season 2
- Max Wager
- Cape Town
- Method Head (mention only)
- Fifty Shades of Grey Matter (mention only)
- Physician, Heal Thy Selfie
- The Whopper
- Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind
- He Blinded Me... With Science
- Pour Some Sugar, Zombie (mention only)
- Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be (mention only)
- Salivation Army
Season 3
- Some Like It Hot Mess (mention only)
- Return of the Dead Guy
Season 4
Season 5
Trivia
- In the episode, Return of the Dead Guy, he finds out about the existence of zombies.