In the film, Harry is a divorced private investigator. He is already known as an occult investigator and has protective tattoos on his body. After a case in Brooklyn involving a child's exorcism makes the news, he leaves New York City and accepts a job in Los Angeles. His client Dorothea Swann explains her husband, illusionist Philip Swann, has become disturbed by a tarot reading and asks Harry to investigate the truth behind this fear and whether or not there is a real threat. D'Amour attends Philip Swann's next performance and witnesses the magician die on stage during his performance. Investigating further, he learns that Swann and other allies were once part of a cult led by the demonically empowered man called Nix. Swann and his former allies turned against Nix, but now years later they are being killed by Nix's loyal follower, a man named Butterfield. D'Amour then joins forces with Dorothea to thwart the plans set into motion by Nix and Butterfield. D'Amour and Dorothea become romantically involved during the film's events. References Clive Barker characters Literary characters introduced in 1985 Fictional occult and psychic detectives Characters in fantasy literature