Bob Goodall



'If you kill me, you'll never know Frank!'

Bob Goodall is the main antagonist of the 1997 Switchback. He is an elusively serial killer with 18 victims and wanted for many years by the FBI. The case became extremely personal for FBi agent Frank Lacrosse because Bob abducted his son Andy and murdered the babysitter. He left a cryptical note for Frank.To find him, you must kill me. To understand me you must come to believe.

Initially Bob is presented as an merciful individual with an very eccentric choice of car interior decoration. His car consist of many pornographic pictures. He stated that it wasn't his car, but that he is returning it for a friend. He collects a man named Lane Dixon. He failed at his college and he is wondering around America. When the movie processes, a relationship is created between Bob and Lane, but when they arrive at a gasstation to fuel, Lane hears a police call. It tells him, that they are searching for an white cadillac. Lane immediately suspects Bob of the serial murderers, but Bob is at that time absent. He has the intention to purchase some candy from a local store. The employee starts to flirt with Bob and asks for his help and in return she will attempt to date him, but Bob is aware of the manipulation the women is committing. His entire personality is starting to change from merciful to murderous. Because he haven't murdered someone in a while. Before he could murder her, he was interrupted by another individual. He leaves the store and turns the close sign to open. Probably a precaution not to be disturbed. He then murdered his friend, which was the garageowner for hearing the same police call as Lane and they moved. Soon after this, his car was destroyed when they seemingly unintentionally drove it over a cliff. Forcing them to leave the car behind. The accident which lead to the destruction of the car was probably intentionally because the car was wanted.

Later in the movie, Bob and Lane were starting to suspect eachother for being the serial killer. But the viewer already knew Bob was the serial killer. Meanwhile Frank's attempt to discover the true identity of the serial killer became very close. He finally understood the cryptical note, what was left behind for him. He must travel to a village named Believe. with the 218 train. A number sequence which was encountered at the crime scene of a victim. Bob and Lane were also present in the same train. Bob asked Lane if he wanted to take care of his son, in the possible event of his death. Lane agreed and suddenly Frank arrived and a struggle began when Bob confessed. Eventually Bob fell of the train and was penetrated by a sharp object. Killing him irrevocably. Frank thought he would never find his son again, but Lane realised that the location on the note, was the same location of Frank's son. Frank collected his son and the movie ended.