Goodman Gray

Played by: Alex Morrison

First appeared in: 308: Infestation

A deliberately forgettable man in a gray suit who speaks with an English accent. He leads a rival group operating around New Jerusalem, with men of his own at the old Motley Hill Sanatorium and more back in town. His black Packard appears to be the same car the investigators saw at the cemetery in 305: The Shining... Skin.

In 308: Infestation the investigators find his Packard and a box truck parked outside the sanatorium. Gray steps out to calm a standoff between Tallahassee and one of his men, and already knows the investigators by name. He denies being an associate of Corbitt but calls himself an "interested party" in Corbitt's research. His people believe the creature has dug tunnels beneath the sanatorium and is raising a brood there. After Dom proposes sharing information, Gray agrees to work together to cull the creatures and renegotiate afterward. He dodges questions about his organization and claims to know the mayor only in passing, though Billy suspects he knows the mayor better than he admits. The investigators suspect he wants to capture at least one creature alive. When screams erupt from the basement, Gray hesitates for the first time, then flees in the Packard while his remaining henchman takes the box truck.

In 309: Boom Goes the Dynamite he arrives in the New Jerusalem town square with Constable Zeke Dawkins just as the mayor is about to reveal who he works for. A single word from Gray, "stop," freezes the mayor in place. Gray says that most of his associates died at the Motley Hill Sanatorium and proposes a temporary partnership against the coming horde, mentioning that he has a flamethrower.

In 310: Salem's Lot he cuts off the mayor's confession and denies any knowledge of the lab. He claims that the men in suits found there were agents he had sent weeks earlier who never reported back, and that the sanatorium was his first encounter with the creatures. He and his four remaining men then join the defense of Denny's, where his men hand over their flamethrower.

In 311: Beefing the Defenses Dr. Simeon overhears him at Denny's offering Constable Zeke Dawkins a place in his organization. He says that the mayor has outlived his usefulness now that the creature has been acquired, and asks Dawkins to deal with that loose end before the night is over.

In 312: Edge of Sharkness he waits unarmed and unusually calm as the defenders of Denny's brace for the attack.

In 314: The Siege he kills a creature at a window of Denny's Tavern with a muttered spell, then leads his men up the stairs as the defenses collapse.

In 315: Legends Never Die he recognizes the alpha, drops a creature attacking Tallahassee Turner with a whispered spell and watches in disbelief as Dom Druncard takes control of the alpha.

In 316: The Last Stand he escapes the collapsing tavern alongside the investigators with the last two of his men.

Appearances

• 308: Infestation
• 309: Boom Goes the Dynamite
• 310: Salem's Lot
• 311: Beefing the Defenses
• 312: Edge of Sharkness
• 314: The Siege
• 315: Legends Never Die
• 316: The Last Stand