Lee Thompkins

"The way people look at you, see you differently, you treat it like it's a burden. It could be a source of pride, or happiness if you let it."

- Leslie Thompkins to James Gordon

Dr. Leslie Thompkins, better known as Lee, is a character on Fox's Gotham. She first appears in the eleventh episode of the first season. She is portrayed by starring cast member Morena Baccarin.

Arkham
At Arkham Asylum, Leslie was called over by Director Gerry Lang to look at a male patient that had electroshock therapy performed on him by an unknown assailant, meeting Officer Jim Gordon while doing so. Later, at the infirmary, Thompkins explains to Gordon that Frogman went through a form of crude electroshock therapy that left him brain dead. Lang enters and Gordon suggests calling GCPD, as this has become a criminal matter, but Lang refuses and tasks Gordon with investigating which inmate is responsible. The investigation starts off with Gordon questioning one of the guards, Stephen, because Thompkins thinks that whoever assaulted Frogman must’ve had the door keys. Pressing Stephen, Gordon finds out that Stephen lost his keys during the night of the fight. After treating Royson, Thompkins thinks that another inmate is experimenting with the therapy. Gordon, concerned for her safety, requests Thompkins remain in the female wing of the asylum, as he suspects that a staff member is responsible for the assaults. Arriving at the basement, Gordon and Nurse Duncan run into Thompkins. Noticing Nurse Duncan’s odd behavior, Gordon tries to get Thompkins to leave. Knowing that Gordon suspects her to be the assailant, Nurse Duncan pushes Thompkins into Gordon and makes a run for it. As Gordon gives chase, he receives a call from Bullock warning him what he already knows — Nurse Duncan is actually an inmate. To help in her escape, Nurse Duncan frees all of the asylum’s inmates, but the plan backfires when she’s killed in a stampede. At one of the security gates, Gordon and Thompkins narrowly escape the horde of inmates.