The city's district attorney and the primary target of Austin's scheme. He successfully prosecutes Tom using the deliberately planted physical evidence. Later, upon discovering Spencer's exonerating letter, he admits his error and initially prepares to free Tom before the governor's pardon is canceled.
Thompson prosecutes Tom based on planted evidence, creating a direct adversarial dynamic.
Spencer views Thompson as a symbol of judicial overreach and targets him ideologically.
Thompson operates within the judicial system, facing procedural resistance from the presiding judge.
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