Little Roy

About the Job

Little Roy is a wiry, middle aged inmate serving a life sentence in the state penitentiary. Nobody remembers what his real name is anymore the nickname stuck decades ago, long after his crimes faded from memory but his reputation didn’t. Despite his size, he’s dangerous; a man hardened by years behind concrete and steel, with a grin that never reaches his eyes. Roy’s spent so long inside that prison life is all he knows. He and his cellmate, Hart Gibbs, have carved out their place in the hierarchy through intimidation and cunning. When a new inmate named Donovan arrives young, quiet, and clearly out of his depth Roy sees him as an easy mark. He toys with Donovan, testing his limits, mocking his nerves, and reminding him that respect in this place isn’t given it’s taken. Behind the bluster, Little Roy is a product of survival. The years have stripped him of empathy and replaced it with instinct to control, to dominate, to keep fear at bay by inspiring it in others. He’s cruel, yes, but methodical a man who understands that in a cage full of predators, the smallest dog bites hardest when cornered.