Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of Garrison, New Jersey, a small town that many NYPD officers call home. But when an officer is responsible for a violent incident involving a civilian, he leads his own investigation and uncovers a racially-charged conspiracy within the NYPD.

Robert plays: NYPD Officer Jack Rucker

Trivia

• In the scene in which Ray Liotta confronts Robert Patrick in the bar, Liotta shoves a rubber dart up his left nostril.
   
• Robert Patrick got the part after running into actor Peter Berg and the film's producer and music supervisor, Meryl Poster, who were staying in the same hotel in New York. He got the script and then read for director James Mangold a few days later.
• Robert Patrick later guest starred in three episodes of The Sopranos.  Fellow Copland alumni who later went on to appear in The Sopranos include: Arthur J. Nascarella, Edie Falco, John Ventimiglia and Tony Sirico.

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