Donnelly was an ISSP officer and old friend of Jet Black.
Donnelly had worked closely with Jet for a long time on Ganymede until about 2064 when Jet left. He wouldn't see Jet again until 2071 when he processed the Bebop access right to Ganymede. After they caught up, Donnelly told Jet that Alisa is still on Ganymede and running a bar. Also, that she probably has a lot of debts due to the recent recession.
Later, Donnelly got information about Rhint Celonias, a bounty head who was also involved with Alisa, and decided to give Jet a heads-up. He couldn't find him, however, so he gave the information to Spike Spiegel instead.
Recessional of the Red Dragons[]
Donnelly played a small role in the story, just worrying about Jet's welfare involving the Red Dragon war, even giving him intel on it. He did alert him that the new Red Dragons are gathering in colossal numbers as multiple agents had been recruited from different planets in the galaxy, and Mars would be their battleground. He also discovered that even ex-members of the ISSP pitched in, as well as different criminals and felons, even those that supply Red Eye and other drugs. He wished Jet luck.
Background[]
The character's name was spelled "Donelly" in the credits.