Dean was a thug Lawrence White hired in June 2017 to find out who called the radio station he picked songs for, saying Lawrence killed his brother. He lied to daughter Chrissie that Dean was a security expert. Chrissie later calls Dean, who was the most recent contact in Lawrence's phone, and asks to meet with him. He explains that Lawrence hired him to track down a man named Tim Richards. A few days later, Lawrence and Dean went to Tim's flat and Lawrence tried to pay him to stay away from his daughter. Tim refuses so Lawrence steps into the hallway while Dean tries to get Tim to agree by beating him up. Tim agrees to stay away, after being threatened with more violence if he refuses.