The Departed Face Test

A cop who went so deep undercover with the Irish mob that only two people on Earth know he's police. He swallows pills and loses sleep and loses himself, and never once loses his nerve.

The mob's elite planted inside the state police. He climbs the ranks with a smile. A flawless suit and a flawless career, and a phone in his pocket that could finish him at any time.

The king of Boston's underworld who quotes Freud and paints, and who feeds informants to the harbor. He doesn't want to be a product of his environment. He wants his environment to be a product of him.

The attack dog of the undercover unit. Every sentence is an insult, and most can't be broadcast. Rude to his boss and merciless to traitors, and the only person in this movie who keeps every promise.

A father figure to the undercover agents. The one cop Billy can call at 2 a.m. He guards his agents' secrets like scripture and pays for it with his life.

Costello's right hand. He collects debts and breaks wrists and asks no questions. The most loyal man in Boston, and in this movie loyalty is not a growth industry.

A police psychiatrist who dates one spy and counsels the other, without knowing either one's secret. The only honest person in this movie, surrounded by professional liars.

Billy's academy classmate, now on the tactical team hunting the spy. He's the very picture of solid, honest police work, and in this story people like that meet a rough end in an elevator.

The special investigations chief who talks like a self-help poster with a gun. He loves marriage and promotions and taking credit. Every line is delivered like a keynote speech, and that's his charm.

Billy's real cousin, who handles the neighborhood back alleys. The family connection that makes the undercover identity believable. A small business and big risk.