Agent Doyle
Adam or Fenton, whatever the hell your name is, I really don't give a ****. All I know is that you're a murdering son of a bitch. And I got you.
Played by Powers Boothe 
Frailty (2002) · 43 quotes
Frailty (2002) · 43 quotes
Scenes with Agent Doyle
8 scenes Agent Doyle
Fenton
My name's Fenton Meiks. Now listen, this may sound a little bit crazy but...I know who the "God's Hand" killer is.
Agent Doyle
All right, I'll bite. Who?
Fenton
You haven't even heard me out yet and already you doubt me. Why is that?
Agent Doyle
Because in a case like this nobody just walks in the office and tells you who the killer is. It doesn't happen that way.
Fenton
Sometimes truth defies reason.
Agent Doyle
Yeah? So who is it then?
Fenton
My brother.
Agent Doyle
You ever wanted to be a policeman or something?
Adam
Yeah, well, you know, when I was a kid.
Agent Doyle
Well, you got good instincts.
Fenton
The days came and went. I counted them by the light through the hatch door and Adam's visits. I only slept when I passed out from exhaustion.
Agent Doyle
What about your dad? Didn't he ever come back to at least check on you?
Fenton
On the seventh day.
Dad
Has God spoken to you yet?
Fenton
There is no God. I lost count of the days after that. It felt like weeks. I finally went beyond fear into total insanity. I saw God. He had finally sent me a vision. It was then that I understood my destiny just like Dad said I would.
Agent Doyle
I don't get it. He promised you that he'd bury you here?
Adam
Yeah.
Agent Doyle
If he killed you.
Adam
No, not killed. Destroyed.
Agent Doyle
Don't make any sense.
Adam
Yes, it does. If that man standing in front of you is Adam Meiks.
Agent Doyle
So you killed all those people.
Adam
No. No, I told you before, I've never killed anyone in my life. Fenton was the killer.
Agent Doyle
Just stop the bullshit and tell me the truth.
Adam
You'll understand soon. Just let me show you where I buried Fenton.
Agent Doyle
Hold it. You take it real slow. That's it.
Adam
This is the spot.
Agent Doyle
There's too many graves here. There's only six victims.
Adam
Fenton didn't bury his victims here. He kept them as trophies in his basement. This is where I put demons.
Agent Doyle
You thought your brother was a demon?
Adam
He was. That's why he couldn't see the truth. Dad knew it too. He just couldn't accept it. You see, God asked Dad to destroy his son, much like He asked Abraham to sacrifice his son lsaac. But Dad couldn't do it. And God didn't take pity on Dad like He did Abraham. So He handed down the duty to me. Fenton knew I'd come. That's why he left those notes to lure me in. I guess he figured when the killings made the news that I'd come for him. But I had to wait till God put him on my list. To come before that would have been murder.
Agent Doyle
Jesus Christ, you really do believe all this stuff.
Adam
I've always believed.
Agent Doyle
How did you know?
Adam
You were on my list. You didn't think anybody knew about that, did you? God knew. That's why he sent me.
Agent Doyle
I'm an FBl agent. They'll come looking for me.
Adam
No, they won't. They'll keep looking for Fenton. You're going to be his last victim.
Agent Doyle
They've seen you. They'll know it was you.
Adam
God will protect me.
Agent Doyle
Is everything you just told me true?
Adam
Why would I make it up?
Agent Doyle
I just can't imagine how you'd keep something like that inside for so long.
Adam
I guess I avoided it because I wanted to. [pause] You know, you never did tell me why it is you just keep that one picture of your mother in your office.
Agent Doyle
My mother was murdered a couple days after that picture was taken. Butchered by some wacked-out killer like your dad.
Adam
Did they ever catch him?
Agent Doyle
No.
Adam
Is that why you took this job?
Agent Doyle
You know, you're pretty good at this. Did you ever think about becoming a cop?
Adam
Well, you know, when I was a kid.
Agent Doyle
Well, you've got the instincts for it. Cops gotta have good instincts. You know what mine are telling me now? You are hiding something from me.
Adam
What is it you think I'm hiding?
Agent Doyle
Well, why don't you just keep on talking and maybe I'll figure that out.
Adam
This is the spot.
Agent Doyle
There's too many graves here. There's only six victims.
Adam
Fenton didn't bury his victims here. He kept them as trophies in his basement. This is where I put demons.
Agent Doyle
You thought your brother was a demon?
Adam
He was. That's why he couldn't see the truth. Dad knew it too. He just couldn't accept it. You see, God asked Dad to destroy his son, much like He asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. But Dad couldn't do it. And God didn't take pity on Dad like He did Abraham. So He handed down the duty to me. Fenton knew I'd come. That's why he left those notes to lure me in. I guess he figured when the killings made the news that I'd come for him. But I had to wait till God put him on my list. To come before that would have been murder.
Agent Doyle
Adam? Jesus Christ, you really do believe all this stuff.
Adam
I've always believed.
Agent Doyle
That's all lies, Adam.
Adam
No, it's not. I see it when he touches them.
Agent Doyle
You're just crazy as hell. Fenton or Adam or whatever your damn name is. I don't really give a ****. All I need to know right now is you're a murdering son of a bitch. And I got you.
Adam
Maybe. But that's not gonna bring your mother back, is it? She's dead and her killer got away, didn't he?
Agent Doyle
Goddamn you. Dirty little son of a... How did you know?
Adam
You were on my list. You didn't think anybody knew about that, did you? God knew. That's why he sent me.
Agent Doyle
I'm an FBI agent. They'll come looking for me.
Adam
No, they won't. They'll keep looking for Fenton. You're going to be his last victim.
Agent Doyle
They've seen you. They'll know it was you.
Adam
God will protect me.
