What's the Difference between Persuader the Book and Reacher Season 3 the TV Show?
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In the TV Show |
Jack Reacher
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Jack Reacher
Portrayed by: Alan Ritchson
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Zachary Beck
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Zachary Beck
Portrayed by: Anthony Michael Hall
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Richard Beck
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Richard Beck
Portrayed by: Johnny Berchtold
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Elizabeth Beck
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This Character does not appear.
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John Chapman Duke
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Chapman Duke
Portrayed by: Donald Sales
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Francis Xavier Quinn / Frank Xavier
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Francis Xavier Quinn / Julius McCabe
Portrayed by: Brian Tee
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Susan Duffy
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Susan Duffy
Portrayed by: Sonya Cassidy
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Steven Eliot
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Steven Eliot
Portrayed by: Daniel David Stewart
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Guillermo Villanueva
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Terry Villanueva
Portrayed by: Roberto Montesinos
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Dominique Kohl
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Dominique Kohl
Portrayed by: Mariah Robinson
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Teresa Justice (aka Daniels)
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Teresa Daniel
Portrayed by: Storm Steenson
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Harley
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Harley
Portrayed by: Brendan Fletcher
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Emily Smith
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This Character does not appear.
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The maid
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Annette
Portrayed by: Caitlin McNerney
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The Mechanic
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This Character does not appear.
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This Character does not appear.
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Frances Neagley
Portrayed by: Maria Sten
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Reacher Season 3 Book vs TV Show
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In the TV Show |
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These events in Episode #7 do not happen in the book.
The book is from Reacher’s point of view, so he never learns of things others say in private.
Neagley is not in the book.
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Episode #7 Duffy and Reacher stop off at Teresa’s Grandmother in MA prior to going to LA. Duffy promises to bring Teresa home.
Neagley tracks down the man who sent the assassins after her; he says it was Quinn.
After reviewing Duffy’s inadmissible surveillance videos for clues, they find one, then have sex in the motel.
Reacher and Duffy confront Darian at a party and threaten to arrest him on phony assault charges. Darian calls Beck to lure him to pick up his money. Police arrive at Darien’s art gallery to search for evidence of money laundering.
Neagley meets Beck (he is missing an ear) at the money pickup, she tells him that McCabe is really Quinn. Beck tells Neagley that buyers from Yemen are flying in to buy his weapons. Neagley has no money for Beck, she tells him to report to Quinn that the deal was no good.
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These events are not in the book. |
Quinn goes to a warehouse where Teresa is prisoner and injects her with heroin.
Reacher thinks Beck is going to supply a large amount or weapons to terrorist for an upcoming attack in the USA.
Becks sees the toy gun that Richard is going to give him; they have a heart to heart talk about their lives and hug.
Neagley watches the weapons buyers arrive at a small airport. Neagley keeps an eye on the buyers. The Beck tells Reacher that the weapons buy will be at Bullhead Salvage Yard at 9pm during Beck’s birthday party. Duffy wants to bring the ATF in on the weapons bust. Reacher disagrees because with the ATF on the scene, Reacher will not be allowed to kill Quinn.
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These events are not in the book. Duffy intends to tell the ATF about the operation only after they are finished and rescue Teresa. |
The ATF is very unhappy with Duffy and her delays in reporting to them. The ATF is taking the case away from Duffy; she protests. The ATF will allow her to observe only. Reacher is told to fuck off when he objects. The ATF is going to report Dufy to her superiors at the DEA.
Becks tells his son to go to his room at 9pm during the birthday party and hide.
The ATF is at the salvage yard waiting for the weapons to show up. Reacher leaves the ATF’s surveillance van. Reacher retrieves a sniper rifle from his car so he can murder Quinn as soon as he sees him.
Reacher calls Neagley to tell her to wipe her history with Reacher for the last week as he is about to shoot up the weapons deal at the Salvage Yard. Neagley says she is following the buyers to Beck’s estate. Reacher realizes the Salvage Yard meeting is a trap.
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These events are not in the book |
Episode #8. When Reacher sees the men are ambushing the ATF, he starts shooting Quinn’s men. Quinn’s men kill all of the ATF agents, Reacher, Duffy and Villanueva kill the rest except for one of Quinn’s men and Beck. Reacher forces the man to text Quinn that everything is good and he is on the way back.
Quinn is offering Teresa as a gift to the Russians he owes money to. The Yemen buyers are also at the Beck birthday party. Quinn gives a room key to the buyers boss so he can rape Teresa prior to the concluding their weapons deal.
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When Reacher returns to Beck’s estate, Paulie is waiting for him and holds him at gun point. He was about to force Richard rape his mother. Paulie says he got a call from Xavier about Reacher saying he was an ATF spy. Paulie disarms Reacher, sends Elizabeth and Richard to the house, drops the revolvers, and tells Reacher he is going to beat him to death.
Paulie is strong and fast, but a poor fighter. Reacher hits Paulie six times, but he is uninjured. Recher is punched three times and is hurt badly. Reacher’s communication device is broken during the fight. Paulie gloats instead of finishing Reacher when he falls down. When Paulie tries to kick Reacher, he grabs his foot, lifts it and Paulie falls to the ground. Reacher stomps on Paulies’ face, hands and arms, breaking bones. Reacher is then able to pick up the revolvers Paulie dropped and forces him to the rocks of the ocean shore where he shoots him 12 times. Paulie falls into the water and eventually sinks.
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Reacher, Duffy, Neagley and Villanueva drive the trucks past Paulie who waves them in. But soon after Paulie confronts them about the parking place. Beck leads all but Reacher into his house via the basement while Reacher ambushes and tries to strangle Paulie. Paulie severely beats Reacher until the are both buried under bags of fertilizer in the barn. Paulie hangs Reacher by the neck with a chain in the barn and walks away, but Reacher escapes and continues to fight. Reacher injures Paulie with a rake and they both fall into the ocean where they continue to fight and are pulled out to sea. Paulie apparently drowns while Reacher swims back to shore. But Paulie chases Reacher to the guard shack where they fight, Paulie tries to shoot Reacher with the mounted machinegun, but Reacher had previously plugged the barrel so it blew up in Paulie’s face when he tried to shoot Reacher with it. |