Touch of Evil - Characters & Cast

To punish the guilty at any cost, driven by the unresolved trauma of his wife's murder years ago, which left him with a pathological need to ensure no criminal escapes.

A celebrated captain who falls from power as his corrupt methods are exposed. He moves from being the town's unchallenged patriarch to a desperate, lonely murderer, ultimately killed by his best friend.

To uphold the rule of law and protect his reputation and wife from the corrupt machinery of the local police.

A righteous government agent who starts as an observer but becomes a vengeful obsessionist. While he vindicates the law, he loses his composure and nearly his wife in the process.

Loyalty to Quinlan, which is eventually superseded by a realization of Quinlan's true monstrosity.

Quinlan's fiercely loyal partner who faces a crisis of conscience. He tragically evolves from a blind follower to the instrument of Quinlan's destruction, sacrificing his life for the truth.

To survive in the shadows and speak the hard truths that others ignore.

A static observer who provides the emotional epitaph for Quinlan. She represents a bygone era and sees through Quinlan's bluster to his tragic end.