Lorne Malvo

Lorne Malvo
Fargo character
First appearance	"The Crocodile's Dilemma"
Last appearance	"Morton's Fork"
Created by	Noah Hawley
Portrayed by	Billy Bob Thornton
Information
Aliases	Saint Paul Frank Peterson Dr. Michaelson
Gender	Male
Occupation	Hitman

Lorne Malvo is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the first season of the FX television series Fargo and is portrayed by Billy Bob Thornton, who received critical acclaim for his performance and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and won a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for his performance.

Malvo was a hitman in Reno, Nevada. He was hired to kidnap and presumably murder Phil McCormick. He attacked Phil at his workplace and dragged him to his car and tossed him in his trunk. On his way to his destination, Malvo got into an accident and sustained a head injury. The crash caused his trunk to pop open, allowing McCormick to escape. McCormick, however, died shortly thereafter by freezing to death.

Malvo then meets Lester Nygaard at the local hospital after getting his injury checked out. Lester tells Malvo about how his nose was broken by a man named Sam Hess. Lester makes a joke about killing Hess, and Malvo takes the suggestion seriously. He asks Lester for confirmation on whether he wants Hess dead or not, but Lester gives no answer and leaves when his name is called. Later that night, Malvo murders Hess at a strip club by throwing a knife into the back of his head.

When Lester hears of Sam's death, he confronts Malvo. Later that night, after being aggravated by his wife, Lester murders her and calls Malvo for help. Lester plans to murder Malvo with his shotgun and blame his wife's death on him once he arrives, but Lester's friend (and local police chief) Vern Thurman arrives first. As Vern is preparing to arrest Lester after noticing a blood trail that leads to his wife's corpse, Malvo appears and shoots Thurman twice, retreating downstairs where he mysteriously disappears. Malvo eventually steals Lester's car and is later pulled over for speeding in Duluth, Minnesota, where he threatens Deputy Gus Grimly, who lets him go out of fear.

The next day, Malvo visits a local post office to get a package sent by his employer which contains his new identity: Frank Peterson, a minister and respected member of his community. Lorne then meets with his next client, supermarket "king" Stavros Milos. Malvo is hired to track down the individual blackmailing Stavros, who he later finds out to be Don Chumph, the fitness trainer for Stavros' soon to be ex-wife. Malvo confronts Chumph and takes over the blackmail operation, using Don as his lackey in the endeavor. Deputy Gus Grimly, who had previously let Malvo go, spots him on the side of the road and arrests him for murder and car theft. While on the way to the police station, Malvo tells Grimly that he is making a big mistake. Malvo alters his look with a pair of stolen glasses and other alterations to his attire, after having arrived at the police station. He uses his new false identity as Frank Peterson to persuade the police to let him go. As a result of the arrest and subsequent misunderstanding, Gus is put on desk work and removed from the field.

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