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| “ | You know, I'd want a clear head right now if I were you, so I could keep a real close eye on my new friends. I'd hate to see you come to a bad end… like Davy. | „ |
| ~ Ray Duquette to Suzie Toller. |
Sergeant Raymond "Ray" Duquette is the main protagonist of the 1998 crime-thriller film Wild Things, the first installment of the film series of the same name.
While the film initially presents Duquette as an intuitive and determined, albeit sometimes questionable, police detective, who is rightfully suspicious of Sam Lombardo, Kelly Van Ryan, and Suzie Toller trying to make money out of Sandra Van Ryan, it is revealed that not only was he also part of the scheme, but he is actually much worse than the rest of them, as he abused many hookers in the past, killed Suzie's best friend Davy for trying to protect a hooker, and arresting Suzie in order to avoid being exposed by her, thus being indirectly responsible for the events of the film.
He was portrayed by Kevin Bacon, who also played Martin Thiel in Criminal Law, Wade in The River Wild, Sean Nokes in Sleepers, Sebastian Caine in Hollow Man, Joe Hickey in Trapped, Jacques in Super, Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class, Bobby Hayes in R.I.P.D., Owen Whistler in They/Them, Cade Grant in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, and John Labat in MaXXXine.
History[]
Kelly Van Ryan's mother Sandra goes to Ray and his partner Gloria Perez after Kelly tells her that Sam Lombardo, her high school's guidance counselor, raped her. Shortly thereafter, Ray and Perez are assigned to the case. Then they interview Kelly's classmate Suzie Toller, who tells them that Sam also raped her. Suzie also reveals that Ray killed her best friend Davy.
At the trial, Sam's attorney Kenneth Bowden harshly cross-examines Suzie, who reverses her testimony and says that she and Kelly made it all up to get revenge against Sam for being tough on them at school. Sandra gives Sam a $1.5 million settlement to make the case go away. However, Ray appears convinced that there is more to the case.
Sure enough, he finds out that he is correct: he interviews Kelly and Suzie and keeps an eye on Sam and finds out that all three of them are involved in a plan to bilk Sandra for money by creating a false rape claim. Ray goes after Kelly, resulting in Kelly being killed in a shootout, which Ray claims was self-defense. No charges are filed against him, but he is dismissed from the force and loses his pension.
It is later revealed that Ray and Sam were in on the scam together: they planned to use Kelly and Suzie as pawns in a scheme to get rich off of Kelly's mother. However, Sam is angry that Ray murdered Kelly instead of framing her. They go fishing on Sam's sailboat and get into a fight on board. Moments later, Suzie, very much alive and revealed as the mastermind of the plot, shoots Ray in the leg with a spear gun and shoots him again in the shoulder. Ray then falls overboard and drowns, avenging both Davy and Kelly.
Trivia[]
- Despite being revealed to have a part in the scheme and being in league with Sam Lombardo, he is essentially the main protagonist of the film, as most of the film revolves around him trying to crack the scheme, or so it seems to the audience.
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