The book series was also made into a live-action television series which ran in Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a wizard and the protagonist of the series. He works as a supernatural private investigator in Chicago, dealing with paranormal crimes and consulting for the Chicago Police Department. The novels are written from Harry's perspective , in the style of hardboiled detective fiction.
In the television series, he is portrayed by Paul Blackthorne. First appearing in Storm Front , Bob is a "spirit of intellect" who inhabits a skull perched on a shelf in the laboratory beneath Harry's apartment. He is bound to the skull and its owner's wishes. He is free to leave the skull if given permission by his owner, but he will die if exposed to sunlight without a host body. His usual vessel is Harry's cat, Mister, who does not seem to mind Bob's presence.
He is a major character in both the book and television series. Bob was created to fit the mold of the "Talking head" trope when the story called for exposition on a topic.
In the television series, he is portrayed as an incorporeal human bound to the skull, and is played by Terrence Mann. Her first appearance was as a supporting character in Proven Guilty , who seeks out Dresden's help when her boyfriend is arrested as a suspect in an assault.
During his investigation, Dresden learns that Molly is a wizard and has been using dark magic. At the end of the book, she is placed under the Doom of Damocles a form of probation by the White Council, with Dresden as her mentor. After Dresden's death in Changes , Molly struck out on her own, coming to be known as the Rag Lady, due to her vigilante activities and her calling card: a strip of cloth from the remains of Dresden's fae armor in Changes , which she stuffs into the mouths of her victims.
