1978
Corrigan always wore well-cut suits and perfectly knotted ties. He had a great smile that allowed people to trust him from the word go. Relaxed, upbeat, super-confident and charming - people just couldn't help opening up to Corrigan, telling him more than they should. Behind that smile was a man evaluating people's strengths, weaknesses, needs - and how to deal with them if he has to. Seductive and intimate, he usually got what he wanted through guilt. If that didn't work he used violence without flinching. Corrigan grew up in Brooklyn and learned first hand when to act nice and when to use a hard fist. He is amoral, ruthless, and murderous. If someone has to die he'll shrug: "It's just business. Nothing personal." He rarely lost control and always had the respect of those who followed him. "If you bring me problems you better bring their solutions."
Corrigan's signet ring, Italian shoes and Ray-Bans are just hints of the man he aims to be in twenty years. He has impeccable manners, drinks scotch with a side of water and never gets drunk. He can blend in at any social level - he'll breakfast with a pimp and have dinner with a government official. Corrigan's weakness is his vanity; his sense of his own importance and superiority. On the rare occasions it's challenged, he has trouble holding his temper, which can be frightening to behold.
2006
Corrigan has risen to the top of the pile, with a great apartment on the Upper East Side and a limo lifestyle. Now New York City's Police Commissioner, he's also considering running for City Mayor. His criminal activity is restricted to creaming off cash from massive city contracts and insider trading. He certainly doesn't get involved in the kind of crime that gets your hands dirty. Now 55, he looks more like a politician than an ex-cop. With not only the NYPD behind him, but also the FBI and Dept. of Homeland Security, he can line up formidable forces against TK if he wishes.
