Robert Haywood is the father of Sarah Reese. He is a former professor of astrophysics responsible for the murder of at least one missing girl. He was portrayed by Michel Gill.
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What is the nature of Robert Haywood's relationship with his daughter Sarah Reese?
Why did Robert Haywood abandon his daughter for twenty years?
What were Robert Haywood's selfish reasons for wanting to reconnect with his daughter?
Who portrayed the character of Robert Haywood in 'Truth After Dark Chicago'?
Personality[]
Robert is introduced as a man with a fascination and passion about astrophysics. He has a strained relationship with Sarah after abandoning her for twenty years, but is willing to reconnect with his daughter and be part of her life.
However, after a conversation with Dr. Charles, he tells selfish reasons to be in touch again with Sarah. Then, a study of Robert's head reveals that he has anti-social personality disorder. Throughout Season 3, he begins to slowly show his true nature by manipulating Sarah in order to keep her close with him and to get what he wants. Before collapsing, he says to Dr. Charles he "won" in gaining Sarah's loyalty, proving that he only wanted to be in her life for selfish reasons.
Biography[]
Before the Series[]
Robert was in a relationship with (possibly married to, though the exact relationship is unclear) Sarah's mother for many years. The relationship appears to have ended badly since Sarah lost contact with him for many years and Sarah's mother told her to stay away from him.
He works as a lecturer at a university. He doesn't have any friends and no known family, likely due to his personality disorder.
Season 3[]
Robert comes in to talk to Dr. Charles following his diagnosis of heart failure, which is severe enough that he needs a recommendation to be put on the transplant list. He mentions that his daughter works at the hospital, Sarah Reese.
When Dr. Charles talks to him later, he talks about getting back in contact with Sarah, but not telling her about his physical illness. He states only selfish reasons for wanting to get back in touch including possibly receiving some money from her and having her care for him through his illness. (Folie a Deux)
Dr. Charles orders a head study along with some of the other tests being done. It reveals that Robert has anti-social personality disorder. He consults with Dr. Abrams who believes that the scans come from one of Dr. Charles' criminal patients. Dr. Charles chooses not to tell Robert this. (Born This Way)
He gets a heart transplant, which appears to be successful. (The Parent Trap)
He texts Sarah following the shooting to make sure that she's okay. (This is Now)
He is recovering in hospital following the heart transplant. He asks Sarah to visit his apartment as he cannot ask anyone else. She picks up a few things and brings them to him.
Dr. Charles receives a package about Robert. It consists of articles about women who have gone missing around the country which coincides with the dates for which Robert was a visiting professor in the same area. (Crisis of Confidence)
Following his transplant, Robert acts like he's a changed man under the anecdotal evidence that memory can be stored in cells and hence transplant recipients can begin to like things the person who donated their organ liked. Dr. Charles points out that this likely won't change his brain, though he's insistent that it already has.
Sarah decides that instead of going to rehab he was going to go home with her. When talking about this to Dr. Charles, he makes it out like he's 'won', having convinced Sarah to be part of his life. Dr. Charles also talks to him about something he found in his home - a toy monkey which was part of a three part set, the other two belong to a missing and most likely murdered girl - but he collapses before he can really respond. (The Tipping Point)
Season 4[]
Dr. Charles calls a code when he has a heart attack.
Sarah takes the police to Robert's storage unit. The evidence they gained from that, and possibly his apartment, led to him being arrested. Dr. Charles visits him while he was in prison medical care, where he states that the evidence against him is circumstantial. (Be My Better Half)
Daniel Charles visits Robert in the same episode, where Robert practically admits he killed the girls he has been accused of killing. He tells Dr. Charles to kill him, as he had the opportunity to do so. Dr. Charles refuses silently, and instead promises to speak to the infirmary doctor to boost his anti-depressants. This action is likely because Robert would suffer more in prison, than being dead.
Notes and Trivia[]
- His final words before he collapsed were, 'Why don't you admit you lost? I'm going home with my daughter and you can't do anything about it. Give it up'.
- He has killed at least one missing girl
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
| Season 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speak Your Truth | Nothing to Fear | Trust Your Gut | Naughty or Nice | Mountains and Molehills |
| Ties That Bind | Over Troubled Water | Lemons and Lemonade | On Shaky Ground | Down By Law |
| Folie à Deux | Born This Way | Best Laid Plans | Lock It Down | Devil in Disguise |
| An Inconvenient Truth | The Parent Trap | This Is Now | Crisis of Confidence | The Tipping Point |
| Season 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be My Better Half | when to Let Go | Heavy Is the Head | Backed Against the Wall | What You Don't Know |
| Lesser of Two Evils | The Poison Inside Us | Play by My Rules | Death Do Us Part | All the Lonely People |
| Who Can You Trust | The Things We Do | Ghosts in the Attic | Can't Unring That Bell | We Hold These Truths |
| Old Flames, New Sparks | The Space Between Us | Tell Me the Truth | Never Let You Go | More Harm Than Good |
| Forever Hold Your Peace | With a Brave Heart | |||