Mr. M
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Actor: Alan Ladd (easter egg — see below) Role: Administrator / Director, Box 13 Companion: Climaxtus — trembling, cataract-clouded Chihuahua; outranks you
On the actor's name
"Alan Ladd" is a GM easter egg — the name of the actor cast to play Mr. M, a deliberate reference to the original Alan Ladd, noir leading man best known for *Shane* (1953), who died at 50 of an accidental overdose. It is not Mr. M's real name, and the actor is not studio-level money. He is just an actor.
Soft-spoken bureaucrat with shark instincts. Order and money. People are assets. Present at the Season 1 table read in person — unusual for an actor to be present at a table read in this capacity.
Vibe: The kind of man who sits quietly in a room and makes everyone else aware that he is there.
Notes
- Present in person at the Box 13 table read — the actor showing up here in this role is notable, but he is not a financier or executive.
- Stated that Box 13 has no prior history with Kessler Asylum or Mineral Wells — whether this is true or a company line is unknown.
- Called the Texas Rangers directly to facilitate the team's access to the Kyle Alexander case.
- Greeted the team returning from Kessler with: "A job well done."
Open Questions
- What does he actually know about Kessler's history?
- What is his relationship to whatever Elias encountered in 2011?
- What is Climaxtus?