Frankie Mala was an employee at the New York Crime Lab, and former boyfriend of Stella Bonasera. He was first seen finishing sculpting from a dead blind woman, who was in the middle of sculpting someone she knew, so the team could determine whether or not the man was a suspect. Some time later, he and Stella started a relationship, which became apparent after they visited an art gallery belonging to a billionaire playboy. (NY: "Grand Murder at Central Station", Stuck On You")