Douglas Cartland
Gender: Male
Age: Fifties
Status: Living
Hair color: Grey
Eye color: Green
Occupation: Private Detective
“That's fine. Nobody's gonna cry over my grave anyway."
—Douglas to Heather
Douglas Cartland is a major supporting character in Silent Hill 3. He is a middle aged private detective who was hired by Claudia Wolf, the Silent Hill cult leader, to locate Heather Mason and return her to Silent Hill. He is voiced by Richard Grosse, who passed away before the game was released.
As Douglas had a son, it is implied that he had a wife/girlfriend. Where his wife/girlfriend went is not explained, but we can assume that she has either left him or is dead, since Douglas clearly mentions that if he died, no one would cry for him. Douglas was poor and penniless, thus Douglas' son was killed attempting to rob a bank. From there, it can be assumed that Douglas became a private investigator to be the opposite of his son, and to finally have a real money-making career. It is also unknown but sometimes guessed that Douglas himself was the one who shot his son, which is further implied by how Douglas' voice shows a much more stern and depressed sense of emotion when he faces Claudia, about to shoot her. She asks him if he would kill her, and he replies, "I've done it before."
Douglas has gray hair and wears a brown coat with pants. Because of his age, his hair is thinning and he combs his hair back to hide it. Once Heather encounters him in her apartment, he is seen no longer wearing his hat.
Douglas' original motive was to return Heather to Claudia, but when Douglas learns the truth about Heather's kidnapping, he supports Heather throughout the rest of the game.
Douglas talks to Heather Mason after she finishes her phone conversation with her father at the Central Square Shopping Center. Douglas requests for some of Heather's time, and Heather clearly states that she isn't interested. Douglas states that it's about Heather's birth, which still isn't good enough to interest her. He follows Heather but can only go so far, as she enters the bathroom.
Douglas, waiting in the shopping mall's lobby, finds Heather after she kills the Split Worm. He reveals that he has also encountered a monster, but Heather interrupts him. She accuses Douglas of being in on it with Claudia, but realizes that Douglas is just as shocked as she is. Heather decides to head home using the subway.
In the Daisy Villa Apartments, Douglas discovers Harry Mason's corpse. Douglas calms Heather down and they lay him in bed. Douglas states that he feels responsible and offers to take Heather to Silent Hill to murder Claudia in retaliation for Harry's death. When Heather tells Douglas he might die, he replies "That's fine. Nobody's going to cry over my grave anyway." He then heads out to get his car ready. Outside the apartment building, Douglas greets Heather, and reveals that Vincent gave him a map and told him to go look for Leonard Wolf upon arriving in Silent Hill. Douglas gives Heather the map and Harry's notebook as they get in the car.
During the car ride, Douglas and Heather discuss the rumors of Silent Hill, and Heather's past as Alessa Gillespie. Heather also recaps the events of the first Silent Hill. Douglas mentions he went to Silent Hill once on a missing person's case, which may possibly be a reference to James Sunderland from Silent Hill 2. Douglas sits silently in the car, listening to Heather's feelings about her father's death.
When they arrive in Silent Hill, Douglas and Heather stop at Jack's Inn. They briefly discuss being afraid to be alone; Douglas admits to being afraid, and then heads for Leonard Wolf's house. Eventually, Douglas returns to the Inn before Heather comes back from Brookhaven Hospital. Douglas leaves a message for Vincent to tell Heather to head to the Lakeside Amusement Park, where Claudia apparently is.
At the amusement park, Douglas speaks with Claudia and becomes angry that she deceived him. Claudia once again explains her whole plot, and Douglas, like everyone else, disagrees and mocks her. Douglas points his gun at Claudia, but whatever happens after causes one of Douglas' legs to break. It may be possible that supernatural powers possessed by Claudia came into play here.
When Heather arrives at the amusement park, she discovers that Douglas' leg is broken. Douglas tells Heather she reminds him of his late son. He also tells Heather, as she leaves to confront Claudia, that perhaps if he killed her instead, his nightmare would end. Heather, nervous, doesn't feel offended, and takes a deep sigh before she continues on her way.
In the 'normal' ending, after Heather kills the God, she pretends to be possessed and startles Douglas before nearly stabbing him. Douglas says Heather has bad taste in jokes, but Heather interrupts, telling Douglas to call her Cheryl.
Gender: Male
Age: Fifties
Status: Living
Hair color: Grey
Eye color: Green
Occupation: Private Detective
“That's fine. Nobody's gonna cry over my grave anyway."
—Douglas to Heather
Douglas Cartland is a major supporting character in Silent Hill 3. He is a middle aged private detective who was hired by Claudia Wolf, the Silent Hill cult leader, to locate Heather Mason and return her to Silent Hill. He is voiced by Richard Grosse, who passed away before the game was released.
As Douglas had a son, it is implied that he had a wife/girlfriend. Where his wife/girlfriend went is not explained, but we can assume that she has either left him or is dead, since Douglas clearly mentions that if he died, no one would cry for him. Douglas was poor and penniless, thus Douglas' son was killed attempting to rob a bank. From there, it can be assumed that Douglas became a private investigator to be the opposite of his son, and to finally have a real money-making career. It is also unknown but sometimes guessed that Douglas himself was the one who shot his son, which is further implied by how Douglas' voice shows a much more stern and depressed sense of emotion when he faces Claudia, about to shoot her. She asks him if he would kill her, and he replies, "I've done it before."
Douglas has gray hair and wears a brown coat with pants. Because of his age, his hair is thinning and he combs his hair back to hide it. Once Heather encounters him in her apartment, he is seen no longer wearing his hat.
Douglas' original motive was to return Heather to Claudia, but when Douglas learns the truth about Heather's kidnapping, he supports Heather throughout the rest of the game.
Douglas talks to Heather Mason after she finishes her phone conversation with her father at the Central Square Shopping Center. Douglas requests for some of Heather's time, and Heather clearly states that she isn't interested. Douglas states that it's about Heather's birth, which still isn't good enough to interest her. He follows Heather but can only go so far, as she enters the bathroom.
Douglas, waiting in the shopping mall's lobby, finds Heather after she kills the Split Worm. He reveals that he has also encountered a monster, but Heather interrupts him. She accuses Douglas of being in on it with Claudia, but realizes that Douglas is just as shocked as she is. Heather decides to head home using the subway.
In the Daisy Villa Apartments, Douglas discovers Harry Mason's corpse. Douglas calms Heather down and they lay him in bed. Douglas states that he feels responsible and offers to take Heather to Silent Hill to murder Claudia in retaliation for Harry's death. When Heather tells Douglas he might die, he replies "That's fine. Nobody's going to cry over my grave anyway." He then heads out to get his car ready. Outside the apartment building, Douglas greets Heather, and reveals that Vincent gave him a map and told him to go look for Leonard Wolf upon arriving in Silent Hill. Douglas gives Heather the map and Harry's notebook as they get in the car.
During the car ride, Douglas and Heather discuss the rumors of Silent Hill, and Heather's past as Alessa Gillespie. Heather also recaps the events of the first Silent Hill. Douglas mentions he went to Silent Hill once on a missing person's case, which may possibly be a reference to James Sunderland from Silent Hill 2. Douglas sits silently in the car, listening to Heather's feelings about her father's death.
When they arrive in Silent Hill, Douglas and Heather stop at Jack's Inn. They briefly discuss being afraid to be alone; Douglas admits to being afraid, and then heads for Leonard Wolf's house. Eventually, Douglas returns to the Inn before Heather comes back from Brookhaven Hospital. Douglas leaves a message for Vincent to tell Heather to head to the Lakeside Amusement Park, where Claudia apparently is.
At the amusement park, Douglas speaks with Claudia and becomes angry that she deceived him. Claudia once again explains her whole plot, and Douglas, like everyone else, disagrees and mocks her. Douglas points his gun at Claudia, but whatever happens after causes one of Douglas' legs to break. It may be possible that supernatural powers possessed by Claudia came into play here.
When Heather arrives at the amusement park, she discovers that Douglas' leg is broken. Douglas tells Heather she reminds him of his late son. He also tells Heather, as she leaves to confront Claudia, that perhaps if he killed her instead, his nightmare would end. Heather, nervous, doesn't feel offended, and takes a deep sigh before she continues on her way.
In the 'normal' ending, after Heather kills the God, she pretends to be possessed and startles Douglas before nearly stabbing him. Douglas says Heather has bad taste in jokes, but Heather interrupts, telling Douglas to call her Cheryl.
