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"When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
Roland Murphy is a detective who works for the Bremin Police.
Biography[]
Disappearance of Andy Lau[]
After Andy Lau disappeared, Roland Murphy was hired by the Bremin Police and became extremely determined to find out what had happened to him. Felix Ferne, Sam Conte and Jake Riles immediately became his prime suspects and posed as a constant obstacle in their tasks.
Roland was quickly contacted by Viv Lau, who had also been investigating Andy's disappearance, and helped him make the connection to other people who have disappeared through ley lines, as well as to the possibility of magic. Shortly afterwards, Roland witnessed Oscar Ferne running at extremely high speeds, despite his obvious handicap. He gave chase after the boy, and ended up finding Phoebe Hartley's lookout, which Alice used as a magic store house. Just as he was leaving, he witnessed the talisman exploding.
He arrived at the boys' location, and confronted Felix and Oscar about the explosion which he had mistook for fireworks. He proceeded to demand to know where Oscar's wheelchair was, before stating he saw Oscar running earlier. Sam, with the detective so close to discovering the truth, used his elemental power of Air to summon a twister around Roland, allowing everyone to escape. However, Roland was undeterred by this, and remained just as determined to uncover the truth. He payed a visit to Phoebe Hartley's house, just after an enraged Jake caused a massive hole to form in Phoebe's garden which made him incredibly curious.
Later, Ellen O'Donnell and Sam lured Roland to a circle where they planned to erase his memory, but he accidentally switched bodies with Sam. Roland rejoined the boys, getting to explore Bremin High School's lair and discovering the truth about magic. Despite his efforts to remain undercover, Sam in Roland's body managed to warn the boys about the body switch. Back in his original form, Roland was fired by the police from antics caused by Sam, and had no choice but to continue to assist the boys.
He then drove the gang to the Warehouse and stayed in his car to keep a lookout for Alice Hartley (Real World) and Phoebe Hartley (Real World) but Alice used her water power to freeze him inside his car. He contacted Felix Ferne to warn him that Alice/Phoebe were approaching while the ice began to freeze his phone.
He was then stuck in his car when Restoring Demon Andy arrived and later entered the Warehouse after Phoebe/Alice entered negative space
Attack of the Nematodes[]
After a student recorded the Nowhere Boys using the talisman against the nematode, the Police were eventually informed which prompted Roland Murphy, Roberts (Real World) and other Police members to attempt to search for the nowhere boys. Brian Bates (Real World) Attempted to slow down the police while Roland eventually suspected that Bates was slowing him down, He eventually encounters Ellen O'Donnell (Real World) who he remembers(from the events of season 2) and immediately asks where the nowhere boys are as the Police state that the nowhere boys were responsible for "all the chaos at the school", Ellen then uses her water powers to create a cloud to distract Roland and the police members while Roland quickly states to grab Ellen, but a Nematode makes them all disappear
Personality[]
Roland is a detective working for the police, and is very cynical and suspicious, never stopping to chase after any possible leads on his case. He is not above exploiting someone's emotions to accomplish his objective.
Trivia[]
- Roland's rank in the police force is "Detective Sergeant".
- Roland quotes a famous line by Sherlock Holmes, "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
- When Sam is in his body and goes through his wallet, Roland's birth year is said to be 1969.
Appearances[]
- Nowhere Boys: The 5th Boy (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Season 2 – "Episode 3"- Season 2 – "Episode 4"
- Season 2 – "Episode 5"
- Season 2 – "Episode 6"
- Season 2 – "Episode 7"
- Season 2 – "Episode 8"
- Season 2 – "Episode 9"
- Season 2 – "Episode 10"
- Season 2 – "Episode 11"
- Season 2 – "Episode 12"
- Season 2 – "Episode 13"
- Battle For Negative Space – "The Alternate World is Here"
Gallery[]
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| Nowhere Boys Characters | |
|---|---|
| Main Characters | Felix Ferne ~ Andy Lau ~ Sam Conte ~ Jake Riles |
| Supporting Characters | Oscar Ferne (R • A) ~ Ellen O'Donnell (R • A) ~ Phoebe Hartley (R • A) ~ Mia (R • A) ~ Roland Murphy (R • A) ~ Brian Bates (R • A) ~ Gary Riles (R • A) ~ Sarah (R • A) ~ Bear ~ Saskia Bloom |
| Minor Characters | Cathy Ferne (R • A) ~ Ken Ferne (R • A) ~ Dee Conte (R • A) ~ Tom Conte (R • A) ~ Pete Conte (R • A) ~ Vince Conte (R • A) ~ Lily Lau (R • A) ~ Nicole Lau (R • A) ~ Michael Lau (R • A) ~ Viv Lau (R • A) ~ Telly (R • A) ~ Lachlan (R • A) ~ Trent Long (R • A) ~ Dylan (R • A) |
| Antagonists | Alice Hartley (R • A) ~ Restoring Demon ~ Phoebe Hartley ~ Water Demon |
| Other Characters | The 5th Boy ~ The Darkness ~ Hartley Parents |
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