A recently released convict who blames attorney Sam Bowden for his conviction. He systematically stalks, intimidates, and attacks Bowden's family, commits rape and murder, and engages in a final deadly confrontation with Bowden on a riverbank.
Mutual hatred driving the central conflict, culminating in a lethal confrontation.
Violent predator-victim dynamic establishing Cady's escalating brutality.
Law enforcement authority unable to legally contain Cady's actions.
Cady eliminates Kersek during the swamp ambush, removing a key threat.
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