Jude Murray

__NOTOC__Judas "Jude" Murray is a supporting character in The Mandela Catalogue. Jude is the ex-husband of Lynn Murray and, more prominently, the father of Adam Murray. He serves as a minor character in Act 1 and a supporting character in Act 2.
==Description==
According to Michael Vale, the actor who portrays Jude, Jude is a fair-skinned male with short black hair and black frame eyeglasses. Though his eye color and clothing details are unknown.
His appearance in Volume 5 shows that he has facial hair but was not shown wearing glasses at the time.
When we are first introduced to Jude, he seems to be a somewhat lazy and selfish person, caring more for himself than his ex-wife and son as revealed by Lynn when she claims he offered to help before but never showed up.
Later on when visiting Lynn and put into an encounter situation, Jude is brought to a whimpering mess, but seems to show genuine care for Lynn referring to her as his wife despite being divorced.
== Personality ==
Jude was originally shown as a selfish and uncaring man who seemed to want little to do with his son and ex-wife. However, in Volume 5 he is shown to still care for both of them, crying out how he lost them both and “has nothing”. He is still somewhat cowardly in some instances, shown during his encounter with N. He also had a prescription for the medication Timoril, suggesting he had been struggling with a psychiatric disorder he was seeing psychiatrist Dr. Williamson for.
He also seems to have no problems lying to people, the first instance of this being in Volume 333 when it was revealed that he had told Lynn he would come help with their son and never actually doing so. Jude also lied to Dr. Williamson when asked about his family, to which he went with the (possibly old, pre-intruder plans) he had with Lynn of moving to a new house when in reality during this phone call, he was alone in safehouse from the help of Midwestern Relocation Services.
When Lieutenant Davis stops by the house Jude was currently inhabiting, Jude lies and says he is just “house sitting”.
==Biography==
===Intruder Alert ===
Jude appears alongside Lynn outside of their son's room as he's crying. He does not enter however, leaving Lynn to her fate. He would later call the police who then investigate the scene.
===The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 333===
Jude receives a call from his ex-wife, Lynn Murray, who is worried about their son crying. Jude responds that he doesn't know how he can help. Jude asks Lynn if she is sure of something but she cuts him off saying she "unplugged it weeks ago".
We're briefly shown the twos divorce paper, revealing the two were married in June 8, 1990 at 11:40 A.M. and divorced August 29, 1992.
Jude offers to help, Lynn asking if he will actually come over. Jude believes the cause could be an imaginary friend, and Lynn is rightfully confused considering the baby's age.
Later in the video, Jude calls 911 and is redirected to emergency call operator Thatcher Davis. Jude is panicked and scared, saying someone is inside his house and that he doesn't know how he got inside being that his doors and windows have been locked for months. Thatcher tells Jude to calm down and asks some questions. Thatcher asks if the person is threatening him or his family and Jude claims they just stare from the corner of the room, not taking anything. Jude begins breaking down, thinking his wife has been hurt and Thatcher tells him to calm down.
Thatcher asks if the man looks like anyone Jude knows, to which he replies no. Thatcher becomes confused and Jude says he has never seen anyone in his life that looks anything like him. Thatcher says he is going to send one of their officers and tells Jude to not hang up, then contacting Ruth Weaver. Ruth says she just got a 10-15 and is about to head to the place, frustrating Thatcher somewhat. Ruth asks if Thatcher got a similar call, Thatcher believing he's dealing with a home intruder.
Davis gets back on Jude's line and asks for his address, to no response.
=== The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 4 ===
Jude and his wife Has received a paper from Dr. Williamson, the paper is about their son not responding to the toddler stress assessment videos.
=== The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 5 ===
The episode opens with his side of the story on the phone with Lt. Davis, fleeing his home and disappearing. Jude at some point sees an advertisement for the Midwestern Relocation Services, using their services to relocate himself to a house in a isolated location temporarily before being moved.
== Speculation ==
* Jude's fate after the events of Vol.5 is uncertain, though it is likely that he killed himself after N presumably entered his mind.
* It is heavily implied that, when The incident in the Murray household occurred, Archangel Gabriel intended Jude to kill himself, not Lynn.
== Trivia ==
*"Jude" is a shortened form of Judas, in reference to Judas Iscariot, who is notorious for the betrayal of Jesus Christ and taking his own life shortly after in the Bible. 
**In The Mandela Catalogue, it is heavily implied that Jude abandoned his own Family.
*Jude's voice actor is the same person who portrayed TV Narrator.
==Sources==
Category:Humans
Category:Act 1
Category:Act 2
vi:Jude Murray
Category:Vol 5
Category:Status Unknown