Carl Morrissey

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Carl Morrissey
Name	Carl Morrissey
Born
Age
Occupation	Supermarket Worker/Vigilante
Introduced	The New and Improved Carl Morrissey
Abducted	February 16, 2003 - Seattle, Washington
Ability	Enhanced strength and reflexes
Last seen	The New and Improved Carl Morrissey
Status	Dead
Marital Status	Married
Relatives	Grace Morrissey (Wife), Robert Morrissey (Father, deceased), Antonia Morrissey (Mother, deceased), Gary Morrissey (Uncle)
Portrayed by	David Eigenberg
Carl Morrissey is a member of The 4400
Carl Morrissey is a member of NTAC

For the episode containing his name, see The New and Improved Carl Morrissey.

[edit] Overview

Carl Morrissey was the most-recently abducted member of the 4400. Following the 4400's return and release from quarantine, Carl went back to his wife and his old job at the local supermarket, but was dismayed over how much his old neighbourhood had decayed due to street crime. Carl initially wished to clean up the neighbourhood, starting with the park where he proposed to Grace in and enjoyed picnics, but Grace warned him not to go into the park at night due to roving bands of street thugs and muggers. Carl agreed, but later that evening, while walking home from the shop, entered the park and visited the bench where he proposed to Grace on, and began enjoying his memories, when he was suddenly attacked by muggers. A fight broke out and Carl suddenly effortlessly beat up the muggers badly and went home. While talking to Grace, Carl suddenly realised that his new strength and reflexes were his power, and vowed to clean up the neighbourhood as a vigilante, believing that the people from the future wanted him to do it, ignoring his wife's warnings and fears over his safety. He went back the next night, proceeding to remove the many layers of graffiti on the statues and ornaments, saving a woman from raping in the process from a large gang. Homeland Security began investigating the mysterious vigilante, and soon zeroed in on Carl. Carl went back a third time, discovering a gang of street punks re-doing their graffiti, and Carl, enraged, proceeded to attack them. He successfully defeated the gang, but was stabbed by one of the members with a large knife. Grace, leading Homeland Security agents Tom Baldwin and Diana Skouris to Carl, found him on same bench he proposed to her on and rushed to his side. Carl lamented that he really thought he could make a difference, and, believing he was wrong on the future people's intentions for him, died in Grace's arms.

Soon after his death, his neighbours, co-workers and friends, inspired by Carl's efforts to help the neighbourhood, banded together and formed a neighbourhood watch organization, and successfully rid the neighbourhood of crime, as part of the ripple effect, which was Carl's destiny after all.

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