Roscoe

**Matthew Roscoe** is a friend of Julian Pearce, as well as a qualified private investigator. He is portrayed by guest star Phillip James Brannon, and appears in multiple episodes of *Servant* as a recurring character.

## Biography

### Investigations

Roscoe is a friend of Julian Pearce's. He works in Human Resources, but is a fully licensed Private Investigator. When Julian's brother-in-law, Sean Turner, begins to have suspicions about his new live-in nanny, Julian enlists Roscoe's help to investigate her.

### Missing Time

After a night outside the Turner house watching after Jericho's baptism party, Roscoe encounters a woman, who he does not know to be May Markham. On what he thinks is the next day, he knocks on the door of the Turner house and meets Sean, asking him where his car keys are. He tells Sean he has been waiting outside that night and Sean is surprised.

Later, in the basement, Sean and Julian watch Roscoe eat and question him on what day he thinks it is. Roscoe says it is Monday while Julian corrects him, saying it is Friday. Roscoe is very uneasy and worries about his family, such as missing his daughter Cassie's flute recital. He overhears Sean and Julian listening to a video that was caught on his phone of him upset and consents to be hypnotized so he can find out what happened during the four-days he cannot remember.

He is hypnotized by Natalie who, sitting in front of him, gets him to hold his hands out flat and palms up, and resist her hands while counting down to 100. Before he can count down to 90, he is hypnotized. While in this state, he reveals he never left Philadelphia and went to room with his hands tied. He saw a lot of people kneeling and the baby was present. Through mumbled speech, Roscoe reveals he saw a man with a hand as a hook. He then says, after Sean asks what they are doing with the baby, that the man takes the eyes and throws them away. Natalie brings Roscoe out of the hypnotic state and consoles him afterwards.

Roscoe is escorted to the door by Sean and thanked for what he did. When asked what he would tell his family, Roscoe says he will tell them that the job went long and there was bad cell phone signal. He wishes Sean the best in finding Jericho.

### His True Purpose

Eventually, Roscoe is enlisted by Julian again, this time to follow the Turners to the Franklinville Mall where they would trade the ransom money for Jericho. He kept watch from a distance but when George got involved, taking the camera from Dorothy, Roscoe started to run.

Later, on a snowy day, Roscoe pays a visit to the Turner house and sits with Sean and Dorothy outside in the backyard. When Dorothy asks of his relationship with Sean, he hands it to Sean to explain. When Dorothy becomes unwell after being shocked at who Roscoe is, he volunteers to get Dorothy a drink and while he does this, George goes into the basement behind him.

Roscoe returns with a drink for Dorothy, and later when the Turners try to enter the house, he blocks them, citing he was told by George to not allow them in. When Sean accompanies him to the front door, Roscoe is apologetic but says that since meeting George, things in his life are turning out for the better and he cannot explain why. When George asked him for a simple task, he knew he needed to say yes. He reassures Sean that the Turners can trust George and the group of followers with him - they are special.

### One Final Favor

Meeting at an outdoor gym, Roscoe catches up with Julian and informs his friend that he is not sleeping very well and is having fights with his wife over the smallest of issues. He asks Julian why they are meeting there, and hears that they are not meeting at their usual gym due to the smell. He is then told about a plan to gather DNA from Leanne and baby Jericho, which Roscoe is initially very hesitant about. He reluctantly agrees, but says that Julian must be the one to collect the samples, while he takes the samples to a friend at a lab who owes him a favor. They agree to these terms, and a phone call before Julian enters the Turner house confirms this. Roscoe gets the sample analyzed and a letter with the results is left at the Turner house.

### Block Party

He is seen at the block party to end hunger for the homeless following Leanne and the Turners.

### Camping in the Park

He appears next to the group of "homeless people" who are revealed to fellow defectors of the Church of Lesser Saints, asking the man what is so special about Leanne. The man tells him that Leanne is extraordinary for rebelling against him, having inspired him and the others to have the bravery to do the same.

### His True Allegiance

Roscoe meets Leanne in the backyard of the Turner house, where he reveals he has not been able to find out more information about Milo. Leanne responds that “they” did something to him. Later, Roscoe meets with George where he says he has got “her” to trust him and that he will be able to do what they need. Roscoe asks George what happens now, and George says it’s the end.

### Lies he was told

Roscoe sneaks into the Turner house as Sean and Julian discuss the next steps for Leanne. He explains to them that he can lead them to someone who can help and it is George in another room. George doesn’t want him in the room and he observes from the outside. There, he can hear how he has been lied to about the faith the Church of the Lesser Saints promotes. He says as much to George afterwards, whether he is told to go back to his family who had originally left to join the faith.

## Appearances

#### Season Three

* Hair
* Mama

#### Season Four

* Pigeon (on Leanne's iPhone)
* Boo!
* Myth
* Fallen (last appearance)

## Trivia

* Aside from being a licensed Private Investigator, he is also someone that Julian trusts completely and vouches for him to Sean.
* Since Season 2, he has been brainwashed by the Church of Lesser Saints

1. ↑ ”Myth”