Guilty Conscience

A wealthy criminal defense attorney who lives in a world of legal precision and personal ambition. He rehearses murder as if it were a case file, using an imagined self as prosecutor to probe flaws in alibis. His cool, calculating intellect and need to control outcomes propel the plot and reveal a chilling willingness to manipulate reality.

Arthur's wife, locked in a costly divorce and entangled with him in a web of fear and manipulation. She collaborates with his mistress to kill him, driven by anger and a fierce desire to secure independence. In the climax she shoots Arthur and then rearranges the living room to hide the crime, testing the boundaries of loyalty and justice.

Arthur's mistress who becomes part of a scheme with Louise to murder him. She is pragmatic and complicit, willing to join a dangerous plan to remove Arthur from the picture. Her role heightens tension by revealing how desire and coercion intersect with crime.

An elderly presence in the film who contributes to the atmosphere of moral weight and consequence surrounding the central schemes. Her scenes provide contrast to the younger protagonists and underscore the film’s themes of judgment and the cost of deceit.

An older male figure who participates in the ensemble cast, adding gravity and a sense of social consequence to the unfolding drama. He helps shape the film’s mood in scenes that explore the consequences of manipulation and crime.

A stand-in figure used within Arthur's mind or plots, representing the many facades he tests and discards. The double embodies the theme of duplicity and the dissonance between self-image and reality.