Patrick

A coma patient with psychokinetic powers who can travel out of his body and influence the world around him. He demonstrates his abilities by moving objects, writing on surfaces, and manipulating people from a distance, revealing a consciousness that unsettles the hospital staff. His communications with Kathy are eerie and increasingly erratic, culminating in the revelation that he is more than just a patient.

Head of the Roget Clinic, she is stern and skeptical of Patrick’s consciousness, insisting on rational explanations. As Patrick’s powers escalate, she becomes entangled in the hospital’s dangerous dynamics and ultimately dies during his possession. Her authority and reluctance to entertain non-scientific explanations frame the tension between care and control.

Owner of the Roget Clinic and chief architect of its life/death experiments. He treats Patrick as a research subject rather than a patient and pushes for ever-riskier methods to probe the boundaries of life and consciousness. His pursuit of answers frequently overrides ethical concerns, highlighting the dangers of unbridled scientific ambition.

Patrick’s nurse who believes in his powers and challenges the hospital’s dismissal of her claims. She becomes emotionally and professionally entangled in the case, advocating for Patrick and risking her career as she navigates institutional skepticism. She ultimately faces a harrowing choice that tests her ethics and resolve.

A patient who hints at Patrick’s nocturnal flights and mysterious abilities, underscoring the eerie atmosphere of the hospital and suggesting a broader, hidden life Patrick may possess.

Kathy’s ex-husband who becomes a focal point for Patrick’s manipulation. He is lured into danger at the hospital and the dramatic conflict surrounding him raises personal stakes amid the medical drama.

A physician who flirts with Kathy and questions the treatment of Patrick. He joins Kathy in investigating Patrick’s powers, challenging the hospital’s leadership and contributing to the moral debate surrounding Patrick’s fate.

A Roget Clinic nurse drawn into the escalating events around Patrick, representing the day-to-day care perspective within the hospital’s troubled environment.

A hospital sister who embodies the institutional perspective and participates in the surveillance and management of Patrick’s case, illustrating the everyday mechanisms of control inside the clinic.

The mother of Patrick, appearing as a humanizing thread amid the clinical drama and reminding viewers of the personal stakes behind the experiments.