▁pool ▁and ▁making ▁his ▁escape . ▁ ▁The ▁Car rs ▁call ▁the ▁police , ▁one ▁of ▁whom , ▁P ete ▁Davis ▁( R ay ▁Li otta ), ▁takes ▁extra ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁case . ▁He ▁cut s ▁through ▁department ▁red ▁t ape ▁and ▁exped ites ▁speed y ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁security ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁Car rs ' ▁house . ▁ ▁When ▁Michael ▁express es ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁getting ▁reven ge ▁on ▁the ▁intr uder , ▁P ete ▁inv ites ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁" ride - al ong " ▁with ▁his ▁partner , ▁Roy ▁Cole ▁( R og er ▁E . ▁Mos ley ). ▁After ▁dro pping ▁Cole ▁off , ▁P ete ▁takes ▁Michael ▁out ▁to ▁arrest ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁Car rs ' ▁house , ▁offering ▁Michael ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁take ▁some ▁reven ge ▁using ▁P ete ' s ▁night st ick . ▁Michael ▁decl ines , ▁but ▁P ete ▁admin ister s ▁a ▁v icious ▁be ating ▁to ▁the ▁intr uder , ▁leaving ▁Michael ▁deeply ▁susp icious ▁of ▁P ete ' s ▁mental ▁stability . ▁He ▁suggests ▁that ▁P ete ▁get ▁some ▁professional ▁help ▁and , ▁especially , ▁stay ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁him ▁and ▁Kar en ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁P ete ▁takes ▁neither ▁suggestion . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁begins ▁to ▁st alk ▁the ▁couple , ▁particularly ▁Kar en , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ' s ▁obs essed . ▁P ete ▁even ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁bed room ▁one ▁night ▁while ▁they ▁are ▁making ▁love