History Characters / ProdigalSon

*** When Malcolm was about to go to private school, Martin gave his consent to do so so that he wouldn't be ostracized by the public. It also includes having changing his surname legally.

* PlayingGertrude: Bellamy Young is 12 years older than Tom Payne, who plays her son.

* PlayingGertrude: Michael Sheen is 13 years older than Tom Payne. It's less noticeable than it is with Bellamy Young, though, as Sheen has been made up to ''look'' older, and she hasn't.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[spoiler: Isaac is a 12-year-old boy who would routinely kill his pet rabbits, but his mother covered it up for him. This escalated to stabbing his own father to death. He later stabs his mom's boyfriend [[DisproportionateRetribution for not letting him go trick-or-treating]].]]

* CrimeOfSelfDefense: He claims this as according to Standish his family was abusive and killing them was the only way to protect himself. [[UnreliableNarrator Naturally no-one]] [[AxeCrazy believes him for obvious reasons...]]

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[[folder: Malcolm Bright]]

[[folder: Ainsley Whitly]]

[[folder: Jessica Whitly]]

[[folder: Dani Powell]]

[[folder: J.T. Tarmell]]

!!Jon Littman, Esq

[[folder: The Spree Killer]]

[[folder: Tevin Standish]]

* AxeCrazy: Naturally, since he's in Claremount for murdering his entire family.

[[folder: The Junkyard Killer]]
!!John Watkins

!!Frair Pete

!!The Annihilator

[[folder: The Spree Killer]]
!![[spoiler: Isaac Parker]]
-> '''Played By:''' [[spoiler:Creator/ClarkFurlong]]

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[spoiler: Isaac is a 12-year-old boy who would routinely kill his pet rabbits, but his mother covered it up for him. This escalated to stabbing his own father to death. He later stabs his mom's boyfriend [[DisproportionateRetribution for not letting him go trick-or-treating]].]]
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: The murderer in "All Souls and Sadists" is a 12-year-old boy with sadistic tendencies]].

[[folder: Tevin Standish]]
!!Tevin Standish
-> '''Played by:''' Creator/MatthewMaher
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A patient at Clarmenount who breaks out during the episode ''Q&A'' when he learns that Ainsley is at the hospital to interview her father.

* AxeCrazy: Naturally, since he's in Claremount for murdering his entire family.
* CrimeOfSelfDefense: He claims this as according to Standish his family was abusive and killing them was the only way to protect himself. [[UnreliableNarrator Naturally no-one]] [[AxeCrazy believes him for obvious reasons...]]

[[folder: The Junkyard Killer]]
!!John Watkins
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelRaymondJames
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A SerialKiller whom Malcolm and the others encounter while investigating the death of the NYPD Chief of Detectives and to their shock [[spoiler: learn that not only has he been active for years but was a "friend" of another infamous killer...The Surgeon.]]

* WouldHitAGirl: He nearly killed Ainsley and Jessica, but Malcolm intervened in time.
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[[folder:Nicholas Endicott]]
!!Nicholas Endicott
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DermotMulroney
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nicholas_endicott.png]]
A corrupt and powerful business tycoon.

* AdultFear: Jessica is worried that Ainsley may be outed as a murderer if the public learns that she killed Endicott without remose.

-> '''Played by:''' Matthew Maher

-> '''Played by:''' Creator/FrankHart

-> '''Played by:''' Frank Hart

-> '''Played by:''' Keiko Agena

-> '''Played by:''' Michael Cerveris

-> '''Played By:''' [[spoiler:Clark Furlong]]

** [[spoiler:Martin is not pleased with being held hostage by Capshaw. And he's terrifed of her.]]