- "And what was that, your last stand? That's just sad, Roy; I'm just gonna kill her anyway."
- —Hal Lockwood's last taunt to Roy Montgomery[src]
| Hal Lockwood | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Vital Statistics | |
| Title | Hitman |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | Deceased |
| Cause of death | Killed by Roy Montgomery |
| Character Information | |
| Appearances | "Knockdown" "Knockout" |
| Portrayed by | Max Martini |
"Hal Lockwood" was the alias used by a professional hit man who worked for the man who ordered the murder of Johanna Beckett. He was captured by Kate Beckett and Richard Castle, but later escaped and was killed by Roy Montgomery, whom he had already fatally wounded.
History[]
First seen as the man who bumped into Kathy Moore in order to steal her keycard into a secure building, Lockwood then uses a sniper rifle, firing .338-caliber bullets, in order to kill John Raglan, the detective who had written off Johanna Beckett's murder as random gang violence when it was actually a murder-for-hire. Raglan learned that he had lymphoma and was only expected to live six more months, thus deciding to come clean about Johanna Beckett's murder.
Lockwood was checked into a hotel suite in Midtown before he shot Raglan. When Detectives Ryan and Esposito raid it, they discover his surveillance photos of Kate Beckett and street-custom anti-anxiety pills, which he had stolen from Jolene Granger in order to be an effective sniper.
Ambushing Ryan and Esposito near Jolene Anders' apartment, Lockwood then uses ice-cold water as a drowning technique in order to interrogate the two of them about what they know about himself and his employer. But they hold out long enough for Beckett to rescue them, while Castle manages to knock Lockwood out with three punches. Later, Beckett visits him in prison and vows that she'll make weekly visits to Lockwood until he tells her who hired him to kill John Raglan. ("Knockdown")
A few months later, Lockwood is first seen killing Gary McCallister after being released into the general population of his prison facility. While he's being arraigned, he dismisses Beckett's threats only minutes before he's extracted by men wearing stolen police uniforms and escape in a helicopter.
After ditching the helicopter in a small New Jersey airfield, Lockwood pays a visit to Roy Montgomery, threatening to kill his family if he doesn't set Beckett up to be killed. Later, when he's lured out to the airfield, Montgomery manages to kill all four of his extraction squad before Lockwood puts two bullets in his chest. Taunting him about the futility of his last stand, Lockwood's caught off-guard when Montgomery empties both barrels of a derringer into his liver and dies instantly. ("Knockout")
Known Victims[]
- John Raglan (Shot with a .338 sniper rifle)
- Jolene Granger (Strangled)
- Kevin Ryan (Attempted)
- Javier Esposito (Attempted)
- Kate Beckett (Attempted)
- Gary McCallister (Stabbed)
- Chuck Ryker (Shot)
- Roy Montgomery (Shot)
Trivia[]
- Lockwood's actual name is unknown. It's mentioned that his credit history, which was only two years old, and lack of criminal record indicated his identity to be a cover.
- He shoots John Raglan, and takes aim at Beckett, with an Mk. 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle.
- There is a certain irony to Lockwood's death. Both Max Martini and Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Roy Montgomery) appeared in separate episodes of Person of Interest in minor roles and ended up killing each other in a show where their roles were larger.