Muggers

Brad is a debt-ridden medical student living in a run-down apartment. He is pragmatic and quick to seize a shortcut when the risk feels contained, but his choices reveal a deeper hunger for freedom from financial pressure. As the scheme grows, his confidence masks a growing capacity for harm that threatens his future and those around him.

Gregor is Brad's partner in crime, sharing the burden of debt but being more impulsive and thrill-seeking. He pushes the plan further, embracing bigger risks and faster gains. The dynamic between Brad's caution and Gregor's recklessness drives the tension and accelerates the descent into the organ trade.

A stern, career-focused professor who warns the students about expulsion if they fail. He embodies authority and the high stakes of academic life, acting as a moral counterpoint to the students’ drift into crime. His interactions underscore the pressure to perform and stay within institutional rules.

Sophie is Brad's classmate who secretly funds her college fees by working as a call girl. Her parallel life becomes a mirror for Brad’s moral compromises and highlights the real consequences of financial strain on young people. Her presence adds a personal, human dimension to the choices surrounding debt and survival.

A physician who becomes entangled in the organ trade, ultimately revealing that he uses the stolen organs to stay alive, including admission of a liver cancer. His ambition and willingness to participate in illicit exchanges expose the corruption at the heart of the system the students intrude upon.

A hospital nurse who catches the students in the act and later helps expose the wider scheme by recognizing identities on hospital records. Her professional duty contrasts with the criminals’ audacity, and she becomes a key pivot in the investigation.

A detective who becomes involved as the case III unfolds, helping to piece together the sequence of assaults and disappearances. His methodical approach keeps the investigation grounded in procedure and law.

A veteran detective who anchors the investigation into the landlord’s assault and the organ-trafficking plot. His experience lends weight to the pursuit of accountability and justice.