Retired homicide detective with Alzheimer's disease. Hired to investigate the death of inmate Isaac Samuel, who was executed for Dr. Wieder's murder. Uncovers a conspiracy involving his partner, his ex-wife, and Dr. Wieder's collaborators. Recovers suppressed memories revealing he murdered Dr. Wieder in retaliation for his wife's exploitation, subsequently covering it up with his partner.
Former detective partners whose shared case becomes the center of Roy's investigation.
Jimmy Remis is identified as Roy Freeman's former police partner. Roy revisits their investigation into Dr. Wieder's murder, while Jimmy previously he...
Isaac's wrongful conviction becomes the catalyst for Roy's investigation.
Emily Dietz asks Roy to meet Isaac, and Isaac's claim about the coerced confession motivates Roy to review the old case.
Roy ultimately discovers that he killed Wieder in revenge.
Roy remembers going to Dr. Wieder's home after receiving a recording of Wieder's exploitation of Roy's former wife and clubbing Wieder to death.
Laura's hidden identity becomes a major revelation in Roy's inquiry.
Roy discovers that Laura Baines and Dr. Westlake are the same person and investigates her connection to Wieder, Finn, and Devereaux.
Devereaux becomes an immediate physical threat to Roy.
After Roy returns from their meeting, Devereaux attempts to run him over with a pickup truck, and Roy shoots him in self-defense.
Emily directs Roy toward the case's unresolved injustice.
Emily calls Roy and asks him to meet with Isaac Samuel about the murder conviction.
Finn's death forces Roy to investigate his evidence indirectly.
Roy questions Finn's role after learning of his death and uses Finn's manuscript and funeral connections to reconstruct the past.
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