<P> Serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher ( Vincent D'Onofrio ) traps his victims in a cell in the form of a glass enclosure that slowly fills with water by means of an automatic timer , then uses a hoist in his basement to suspend himself above their bodies while watching the recorded video of their deaths . He succumbs to the same schizophrenic illness and falls into a coma just as the FBI identifies him , leaving them without any leads as to the location of his latest victim , Julia Hickson ( Tara Subkoff ) . After learning of this experimental technology , Agent Peter Novak ( Vince Vaughn ) persuades Deane to enter Stargher 's mind and discover Hickson 's location . </P>
<P> Serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher ( Vincent D'Onofrio ) traps his victims in a cell in the form of a glass enclosure that slowly fills with water by means of an automatic timer , then uses a hoist in his basement to suspend himself above their bodies while watching the recorded video of their deaths . He succumbs to the same schizophrenic illness and falls into a coma just as the FBI identifies him , leaving them without any leads as to the location of his latest victim , Julia Hickson ( Tara Subkoff ) . After learning of this experimental technology , Agent Peter Novak ( Vince Vaughn ) persuades Deane to enter Stargher 's mind and discover Hickson 's location . </P>
who plays the bad guy in the cell
who plays the bad guy in the cell
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio