Who is Nasir Khan in The Night Of?

Nasir Khan (The good kid who borrowed his father's cab) is a character in The Night Of, part of The Defense. Nasir 'Naz' Khan borrows his father's taxi to get to a party, picks up a girl who can't be ignored, and wakes in her kitchen to a night he can't remember and a body upstairs he can't explain. The college tutor from Queens enters the system as its ideal defendant — polite, terrified, presumably innocent — and the series tracks what the machine does to him regardless: Rikers' education, the deals offered, the tattoos acquired. The question the show refuses to fully answer is the one Naz stops being able to answer himself.

When does Nasir Khan first appear?

Nasir Khan first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“The Beach”) of The Night Of (2016, HBO).

Who is Nasir Khan connected to?

Relationships already established when Nasir Khan first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• John Stone — No fee till you're free
• Dennis Box — The subtle beast's certainty
• Salim Khan — The cab, the ladder, the bill
• Andrea Cornish — The night of

Which group does Nasir Khan belong to?

By the time Nasir Khan appears, The Defense also includes John Stone, Salim Khan.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• John Stone — The precinct lawyer with the eczema and the conscience
• Dennis Box — The detective two weeks from retirement, too good to be wrong
• Salim Khan — The father whose cab is evidence
• Andrea Cornish — The girl with the house and the night

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