Let Us Prey

A police constable who awakens from a nightmare about childhood abuse and leads a tense night of patrols and interrogations. She endures brutal truths about the others, resists coercion, and ultimately faces a dangerous moral crossroads when Six offers a dark form of partnership. Her resilience and willingness to confront trauma drive the emotional core of the story.

A supernatural, enigmatic figure who manipulates minds and reveals the sins of those around him. He possesses knowledge of each character’s darkest acts and uses this to test for redemption or damnation. His presence and affection for Heggie hint at a tragic, anti-heroic complexity.

A man who is arrested for a reckless hit-and-run and later becomes entangled in Six’s expectations of confession and truth. He embodies reckless behavior and hidden guilt, and his actions intertwine with the night’s deadly revelations.

A physician whose past actions haunt him; he experiences a flashback and attempts to kill a patient, then murders his own family. He is eventually confronted in the interrogation by Mundie and her colleagues, meeting a violent end at the hands of Warnock. His arrogance and nihilism underscore the film’s exploration of moral corruption.

A seasoned sergeant who experiences his own flashes of violent memory and whose demeanor reveals a dangerous, unstable edge. He emerges as a figure of authority who becomes dangerously unhinged, ultimately unleashing more chaos as the night spirals toward destruction.

A man arrested for beating his wife, whose honesty about his sin attracts Six’s scrutiny. His fate underscores the theme that hypocritical or self-righteous appearances can mask darker truths beneath the surface. He dies after a moment of truth revealing Six’s identity.

A police officer whose actions reveal a dangerous capacity for violence and betrayal. He participates in the night’s moral collapses and is ultimately killed by MacReady, illustrating how quickly authority can turn corrupt under extreme stress.

A police constable who, along with Warnock, is drawn into the night’s lethal web. She becomes a witness to brutal acts and ultimately falls in danger as the station devolves into chaos. Her presence anchors much of the procedural tension and danger.