Tom Cutler

Tom Cutler is a fictional character appearing in the 2007 film Cleaner, from which he serves as the protagonist. He is portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson.
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== Biography ==
Tom Cutler is a retired police officer who now runs a crime scene cleaning service. He is a single father, and his wife was murdered in a home invasion eight years prior, leaving their daughter to witness the event. Tom is called to clean the scene of a wealthy home, and finds a key hidden under a clay pot on the front porch.
The next morning, he realizes he left the key in his coat pocket and returns to the home, but the homeowner claims to have no knowledge of Tom or his services. Tom investigates and learns that the police never placed a work order for his services at the home. He becomes suspicious of the situation and stashes the work order, crime scene photos, audio notes, and the house key in an envelope, locking it away. He seeks out his friend and former partner, Eddie Lorenzo, and learns that the homeowner's husband is missing.
Tom realizes that the husband was set to testify against a corrupt former police commissioner, Robert Vaughn, and begins to suspect foul play. He meets with the homeowner, Ann Norcut, and learns that her husband was keeping a ledger of corrupt officers on Vaughn's payroll, including Tom's badge number. Tom destroys the ledger and learns that Ann was having an affair and that her lover was the one who murdered her husband. Tom is eventually able to prove Eddie's guilt and bring him to justice.
==Appearances==
*Cleaner (2007)
Category:Characters
Category:Male characters
Category:Cleaner characters
Category:Characters portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson