Matt Fowley is a caring and dedicated father. He has
always taken his role as protector of his wife and children very seriously. When Richard
Strout takes one of his children away from him, Matt is unable to accept the loss of his
son, leading him to committ murder. After his son's murder, Matt feels the anguish of
his wife and thinks it's his responsibility to try to alleviate it in some way. As he
and Richard drive to the woods, Matt looks at Richard's fists, knowing Richard had used
them to hurt Frank. Matt also thinks of his son's last moments before death, having no
idea of what was about to happen to him. These thoughts encourage Matt to continue his
murder of Richard.
Is Matt Fowley insane? I'm sure a
defense attorney could make a good case for it, citing Matt's overwhelming grief at the
sudden death of his son. However, Matt carefully plans his cold-blooded killing of
Richard. He and Willis premeditate the crime, and Matt's wife also knows what Matt is
going to do. Neither Willis nor Ruth, Matt's wife, feels what Matt is doing is wrong.
More importantly, Matt doesn't feel he's doing anything wrong; he feels he's getting
justice for his son. Matt was unable to protect his son from Richard and that guilt
won't go away if Matt allows Richard to live.
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