Paul Harris is the film's leading man, a divorced high school teacher and basketball coach. When giant rats spread through the city, he investigates the threat with help from his friend Dr. Louis Spenser, tries to stop the subway disaster, rescues Kelly Leonard and his son, and helps them escape the rats' nest.
A federal scientist who initially diagnoses the deadly XB virus. He is paired with Jeff Adams and travels back to 1871 Chicago to find a historical cure. He poses as a physician, falls in love with Dr. Henderson's niece, contracts the virus, and ultimately discovers the cure lies in elderberry wine. He returns to the present and survives due to the cure.
Led the I.F.R. squad, posing as a corporate raider to secure majority ownership of Alan Roberto's business ventures.
A police officer investigating Linda's death and Sooty's husband. He begins a romance with Keegan and is friends with Billy, his fellow Vietnam veteran. Roger is revealed as the killer: he strangles Sooty and recounts causing Linda's death before deliberately committing further murders. Keegan shoots him in the theater basement.
Gretchen's boyfriend and criminal partner. On the run after committing a killing, he joins Gretchen in targeting elderly women for extortion. They plot to murder Helen Mercer and steal her wealth, but their plan is disrupted by Gretchen's change of heart.
Robert F. Kennedy's older brother and a United States senator from Massachusetts at the start of the story. After he is elected President in 1960, he appoints Robert as Attorney General, placing his brother in a position to continue the investigation and confrontation with Hoffa.
Sam Groom has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Signature works include Deadly Eyes, Time Travelers, Institute for Revenge. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
