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* ForWantOfANail: She could have survived the events of the film if her husband had allowed her to stay home with their newborn baby for just one more day. Hell, even if she had taken a later bus and showed up later than she did, she would have made it.
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* ImpromptuTracheotomy: [[spoiler:Ridgeman shoots him twice in the throat at near point blank range]].
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* ImpromptuTracheotomy: [[spoiler:Ridgeman shoots him twice in the throat at near point blank point-blank range]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: She's an emotional wreck for having to leave her baby at home with her husband and returning to work. She intentionally misses the bus to go back and see her baby, but her husband tells her that she must return to work because she has exhausted her maternity leave and vacation days. It seems likely that she suffers from postpartum depression and/or some kind of anxiety disorder.
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* NervesOfSteel: Maintains a calm, reassuring demeanor mostly for Biscuit's benefit during the drive away from the heist, reminiscing with him about their childhoods and casually suggesting they get take-out afterwards as if they were having an ordinarily shitty day at work. It's this cool-headed nature that lets him [[spoiler:come out as the SoleSurvivor of the heist]].
* ProperlyParanoid: He brings extra, hidden pistols to the bank robbery that he makes sure to keep hidden from Vogelmann, just in case. [[spoiler:This decision saves his life after Vogelmann orders him to dispose of his weapons on the getaway drive]].
* ProperlyParanoid: He brings extra, hidden pistols to the bank robbery that he makes sure to keep hidden from Vogelmann, just in case. [[spoiler:This decision saves his life after Vogelmann orders him to dispose of his weapons on the getaway drive]].
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* ATeamFiring: They kind of just spray down their targets indiscriminately and miss many shots even at extremely close range.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: A professional bank robber from Germany who is easily the most brutal character in the entire film.
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* CoDragons: To Vogelmann. They seem to be of equal rank to each other, but he's clearly the one in charge.
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* AntiHero
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* AntiHero
AntiHero: He's a brutal DirtyCop with some extremely retrograde social views, but also a loving family man and far better than the criminals he's pursuing.
*CowboyCopCombatPragmatist: Uses every advantage he can get in a fight, regardless of how low or dirty. [[spoiler:During the climactic shootout, he's able to take out the bank robbers with some clever use of CarFu and a well aimed tear gas canister]].
* CowboyCop: A deconstruction of sorts. His former partner acknowledges that even though he's extremely competent, his brutality and antisocial personality have held him back from ever being promoted. He's nearing 60 and has the same job he did at 27 purely because of this trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a very caustic, world weary sense of humor and gets into lots of SnarkToSnarkCombat with Lurasetti.
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* CowboyCop: A deconstruction of sorts. His former partner acknowledges that even though he's extremely competent, his brutality and antisocial personality have held him back from ever being promoted. He's nearing 60 and has the same job he did at 27 purely because of this trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a very caustic, world weary sense of humor and gets into lots of SnarkToSnarkCombat with Lurasetti.
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* GuileHero: Via extremely quick and clever thinking, he's able to [[spoiler:wipe out a trio of bank robbers who significantly outgun him]].
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* TheStoic: Stays calm and collected even during immensely stressful situations. It's his self-control and quick thinking that gives him a mental edge over the bank robbers during the climactic shootout.
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* KilledMidsentence: [[spoiler:Black Gloves, while attempting to surrender to Ridgeman]].
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* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Smokes like a chimney while waiting for the bank robbery to end.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:He ''swallows'' the key to the van in full view of Black Gloves purely to spite his killers]].
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:He ''swallows'' the key to the van in full view of Black Gloves purely to spite his killers]].
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* BigBad: The mastermind behind a heist that ultimately leaves a dozen people dead and primary target of Ridgeman and Lurasetti.
* CreepyMonotone: He never, ever raises his voice, and it just makes him that much more intimidating.
* DissonantSerenity: Maintains the same calm, clinical tone at all times, whether he's torturing hostages, shooting at the police, or dissecting a man.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: [[spoiler:Ridgeman shoots him twice in the throat at near point blank range]].
* NervesOfSteel: Is inhumanly calm at all times, even while [[spoiler:trapped in his overturned van with a live tear gas canister and with both his men dead or wounded]].
* TheSociopath: An absolutely ruthless and cold-blooded psychopath who only cares about his score.
* CreepyMonotone: He never, ever raises his voice, and it just makes him that much more intimidating.
* DissonantSerenity: Maintains the same calm, clinical tone at all times, whether he's torturing hostages, shooting at the police, or dissecting a man.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: [[spoiler:Ridgeman shoots him twice in the throat at near point blank range]].
* NervesOfSteel: Is inhumanly calm at all times, even while [[spoiler:trapped in his overturned van with a live tear gas canister and with both his men dead or wounded]].
* TheSociopath: An absolutely ruthless and cold-blooded psychopath who only cares about his score.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Ridgeman kills both of them in a very painful and undignified way, and they really, '''really''' deserve it]].
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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Black Gloves gets his hand and head blown off while helpless and begging for mercy, exactly the same way he killed Kelly]].
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* DelicateAndSickly: Is suffering from multiple sclerosis which renders her barely able to walk.
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* IllGirl: Is suffering from multiple sclerosis which renders her barely able to walk.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: And good luck telling them apart.
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* CompleteMonster: He is a brutal bank robber who murders innocent people and threatens the family of a hostage he captured. He never expresses the slightest bit of remorse or hesitation. He really has no redeeming qualities to speak of.
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* CompleteMonster: The robbers are truly vile human beings.
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* FromRagsToRiches: At the start of the film, he is a recently released ex-con who lives with his mother and younger brother in a small apartment in a bad neighborhood. [[spoiler: He walks away from the robbery with a vast amount of gold. Nearly a year after the robbery, he lives in a lavish mansion with his mother and younger brother.]]
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* FromRagsToRiches: RagsToRiches: At the start of the film, he is a recently released ex-con who lives with his mother and younger brother in a small apartment in a bad neighborhood. [[spoiler: He walks away from the robbery with a vast amount of gold. Nearly a year after the robbery, he lives in a lavish mansion with his mother and younger brother.]]
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* CompleteMonster: He is a brutal bank robber who murders innocent people and threatens the family of a hostage he captured. He never expresses the slightest bit of remorse or hesitation. He really has no redeeming qualities to speak of.
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* ALighterShadeOfGray: He teams up with ruthless bank robbers who end up executing numerous innocent people, but it's clear he didn't realize how far things would go; he was just desperate for the money involved. Once he realizes the more ruthless robbers were going to dispose of him, he turns on them. [[spoiler: He also sends a fair amount of gold to Ridgeman's family after the heat dies down, keeping his word to him.]] Ultimately, he may be a criminal, but he's not a bad person.
* DueToTheDead: He buries [[spoiler: Ridgeman and Lurasetti]] after the robbery. The graves are admittedly shallow, but that's because he has to get out of there in a hurry. He promises to return and bury them properly when the heat dies down.
* FromRagsToRiches: At the start of the film, he is a recently released ex-con who lives with his mother and younger brother in a small apartment in a bad neighborhood. [[spoiler: He walks away from the robbery with a vast amount of gold. Nearly a year after the robbery, he lives in a lavish mansion with his mother and younger brother.]]
* DueToTheDead: He buries [[spoiler: Ridgeman and Lurasetti]] after the robbery. The graves are admittedly shallow, but that's because he has to get out of there in a hurry. He promises to return and bury them properly when the heat dies down.
* FromRagsToRiches: At the start of the film, he is a recently released ex-con who lives with his mother and younger brother in a small apartment in a bad neighborhood. [[spoiler: He walks away from the robbery with a vast amount of gold. Nearly a year after the robbery, he lives in a lavish mansion with his mother and younger brother.]]
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: A sweet girl who tries not to let the dire atmosphere she lives in corrupt her.
* KindHeartedCatLover: She's a good girl who likes to watch nature shows about lions. She especially loves the lion cubs because of how cute they are.
* KindHeartedCatLover: She's a good girl who likes to watch nature shows about lions. She especially loves the lion cubs because of how cute they are.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While Calvert is charged with breaking bad news to Ridgeman and Lurasetti, he clearly takes no pleasure in it. In fact, he seems to respect the two for their otherwise admirable records and agrees with them that the media is wrong in its treatment of the two.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Years ago, he and Ridgeman were partners, and a framed newspaper article in his office indicates that the two made a massive drug bust together. Their current relationship is fairly impersonal, and it is implied that Ridgeman resents Calvert for having a more successful career.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Years ago, he and Ridgeman were partners, and a framed newspaper article in his office indicates that the two made a massive drug bust together. Their current relationship is fairly impersonal, and it is implied that Ridgeman resents Calvert for having a more successful career.
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* FriendlySniper: Was a sniper in the U.S. Army before becoming a police officer. Comes into play during the heist, in which he makes use of a sniper rifle to suppress the robbers.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: She's an emotional wreck for having to leave her baby at home with her husband and returning to work. She intentionally misses the bus to go back and see her baby, but her husband tells her that she must return to work because she has exhausted her maternity leave and vacation days. It seems likely that she suffers from postpartum depression and/or some kind of anxiety disorder.
* ForWantOfANail: She could have survived the events of the film if her husband had allowed her to stay home with their newborn baby for just one more day. Hell, even if she had taken a later bus and showed up later than she did, she would have made it.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: One of (if not the) most sympathetic characters in the film. [[spoiler: She is mercilessly shot to death by the robbers after trying to stop her coworker from sending an email to police, since the robber would have killed everyone if the police showed up.]]
* ForWantOfANail: She could have survived the events of the film if her husband had allowed her to stay home with their newborn baby for just one more day. Hell, even if she had taken a later bus and showed up later than she did, she would have made it.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: One of (if not the) most sympathetic characters in the film. [[spoiler: She is mercilessly shot to death by the robbers after trying to stop her coworker from sending an email to police, since the robber would have killed everyone if the police showed up.]]
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* FairCop: A former police officer played by the very attractive Laurie Holden.
* IllGirl: Is suffering from multiple sclerosis which renders her barely able to walk.
* IllGirl: Is suffering from multiple sclerosis which renders her barely able to walk.
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* BenevolentBoss: He welcomes Kelly back to work in a friendly and courteous manner.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Well, he would [[spoiler: shoot an armed and dangerous woman in self defense - even if she's an innocent hostage being blackmailed into attacking him.]] It's a complicated situation.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: In his final moments he listens to a voicemail from his girlfriend Denise responding to his marriage proposal. His only reaction is to say - "Not the response I was hoping for."]]
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: In his final moments he listens to a voicemail from his girlfriend Denise responding to his marriage proposal. His The audience doesn't get to hear the voicemail - Lurasetti's only reaction is to say - "Not the response I was hoping for."]]"]]
* FailedASpotCheck: [[spoiler: Fatally shot by the bank robbers' seemingly escaped hostage, who was actually blackmailed by the robbers into launching a surprise attack on the detectives.]]
* GoshDangItToHeck: In lieu of any profanity, Lurasetti opts instead to say "Anchovies".
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lurasetti is troubled by the fact that he and Ridgeman refrained from intervening in an armed bank robbery so they could steal the take later on - especially when he learns just how many innocent people were killed during that robbery.
* FailedASpotCheck: [[spoiler: Fatally shot by the bank robbers' seemingly escaped hostage, who was actually blackmailed by the robbers into launching a surprise attack on the detectives.]]
* GoshDangItToHeck: In lieu of any profanity, Lurasetti opts instead to say "Anchovies".
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lurasetti is troubled by the fact that he and Ridgeman refrained from intervening in an armed bank robbery so they could steal the take later on - especially when he learns just how many innocent people were killed during that robbery.
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* TheFaceless: Both spend their entire screentime in full gear and gloves, balaclavas and large black goggles, covering everything but their mouths.
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* TheFaceless: Both spend their entire screentime in full gear and gloves, identical gear, balaclavas and large black goggles, covering everything but their mouths.
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* AntiHero
* DirtyCop: After his suspension, Ridgeman quickly decides to turn to crime.
* FatalFlaw: Ridgeman is constantly scanning every situation for all the angles, literally listing out the percentage likelihood of all possible outcomes. [[spoiler: This hyper-vigilance is what leads him to pull a gun on Henry and make one final demand once they're in the clear, leading to a struggle in which Henry accidentally shoots him even though neither man had any intention of betraying or killing the other. In the end, Ridgeman was too focused on the angles to put any faith in Henry - and even after Ridgeman is dead Henry still sends his family a cut of the take, proving that Ridgeman's suspicion was entirely misplaced.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Lurasetti's Blue.
* FatalFlaw: Ridgeman is constantly scanning every situation for all the angles, literally listing out the percentage likelihood of all possible outcomes. [[spoiler: This hyper-vigilance is what leads him to pull a gun on Henry and make one final demand once they're in the clear, leading to a struggle in which Henry accidentally shoots him even though neither man had any intention of betraying or killing the other. In the end, Ridgeman was too focused on the angles to put any faith in Henry - and even after Ridgeman is dead Henry still sends his family a cut of the take, proving that Ridgeman's suspicion was entirely misplaced.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Lurasetti's Blue.
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* RedOniBlueOniDidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: In his final moments he listens to a voicemail from his girlfriend Denise responding to his marriage proposal. His only reaction is to say - "Not the response I was hoping for."]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Ridgeman's Red.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Ridgeman's Red.
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[[folder:The Robbers]]
!!Black Gloved and Grey Gloved Robbers
->'''Portrayed By:''' Matthew Maccaul and Primo Allon
Vogelman's two masked accomplices.
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* CompleteMonster: The robbers are truly vile human beings.
* CreepyMonotone: Both of them.
* TheFaceless: Both spend their entire screentime in full gear and gloves, balaclavas and large black goggles, covering everything but their mouths.
* ForTheEvulz: The only possible explanation for their excessively violent and sadistic behavior.
* NoNameGiven: Credited only as "Black Gloved Robber" and "Grey Gloved Robber".
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: One of the robbers taunts a Latino mark before executing him in his car - he then places a large sombrero on the dead man's head, for no apparent reason but his own amusement. Later while [[spoiler: disemboweling Biscuit's corpse]], one of the robbers warns the other not to puncture the liver - "Worst smell in the world, especially for black guys."
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: And good luck telling them apart.
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!!Black Gloved and Grey Gloved Robbers
->'''Portrayed By:''' Matthew Maccaul and Primo Allon
Vogelman's two masked accomplices.
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* CompleteMonster: The robbers are truly vile human beings.
* CreepyMonotone: Both of them.
* TheFaceless: Both spend their entire screentime in full gear and gloves, balaclavas and large black goggles, covering everything but their mouths.
* ForTheEvulz: The only possible explanation for their excessively violent and sadistic behavior.
* NoNameGiven: Credited only as "Black Gloved Robber" and "Grey Gloved Robber".
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: One of the robbers taunts a Latino mark before executing him in his car - he then places a large sombrero on the dead man's head, for no apparent reason but his own amusement. Later while [[spoiler: disemboweling Biscuit's corpse]], one of the robbers warns the other not to puncture the liver - "Worst smell in the world, especially for black guys."
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: And good luck telling them apart.
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[[folder:Melanie]]
!!Melanie Ridgeman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
Brett Ridgeman's wife, a former cop unable to work due to her worsening Multiple Sclerosis.
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[[folder:Sara]]
!!Sara Ridgeman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jordyn Ashley Olson
Brett and Melanie Ridgeman's teenage daughter.
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[[folder:Calvert]]
!!Lieutenant G. Calvert
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DonJonson
Ridgeman's former partner, now his lieutenant.
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[[folder:Edmington]]
!!Mr. Edmington
->'''Portrayed By:''' Fred Melamed
The manager of the bank targeted by Vogelman.
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!!Melanie Ridgeman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden
Brett Ridgeman's wife, a former cop unable to work due to her worsening Multiple Sclerosis.
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!!Sara Ridgeman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jordyn Ashley Olson
Brett and Melanie Ridgeman's teenage daughter.
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[[folder:Calvert]]
!!Lieutenant G. Calvert
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DonJonson
Ridgeman's former partner, now his lieutenant.
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!!Mr. Edmington
->'''Portrayed By:''' Fred Melamed
The manager of the bank targeted by Vogelman.
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!!Detective Brett Ridgeman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MelGibson
An aging, hard-boiled detective in the fictional city of Bulwark who is put on extended, unpaid leave after his use of unnecessary force on a suspect is publicized.
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* CowboyCop
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[[folder:Lurasetti]]
!!Detective Anthony "Tony" Lurasetti
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/VinceVaughn
Detective Ridgeman's younger, more even-tempered partner.
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* RedOniBlueOni
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[[folder:Henry]]
!!Henry Johns
->'''Portrayed By:''' Tory Kittles
A cunning, resourceful ex-con looking to support his drug-addict mother and wheelchair-bound brother.
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!!Biscuit
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelJaiWhite
A small-time career criminal and Henry Johns' childhood friend.
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[[folder:Vogelman]]
!!Lorentz Vogelman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ThomasKretschmann
The ruthless, calculating leader of a crew of bank robbers.
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[[folder:Kelly]]
!!Kelly Summer
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JenniferCarpenter
A bank teller and young mother who gets caught up in Vogelman's robbery.
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!!Detective Brett Ridgeman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MelGibson
An aging, hard-boiled detective in the fictional city of Bulwark who is put on extended, unpaid leave after his use of unnecessary force on a suspect is publicized.
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* CowboyCop
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!!Detective Anthony "Tony" Lurasetti
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/VinceVaughn
Detective Ridgeman's younger, more even-tempered partner.
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!!Henry Johns
->'''Portrayed By:''' Tory Kittles
A cunning, resourceful ex-con looking to support his drug-addict mother and wheelchair-bound brother.
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!!Biscuit
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelJaiWhite
A small-time career criminal and Henry Johns' childhood friend.
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[[folder:Vogelman]]
!!Lorentz Vogelman
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ThomasKretschmann
The ruthless, calculating leader of a crew of bank robbers.
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[[folder:Kelly]]
!!Kelly Summer
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JenniferCarpenter
A bank teller and young mother who gets caught up in Vogelman's robbery.
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