William Petersen as Will Graham.
We already suspect that Will Graham must in some sense represent the biblical figure Abraham, due to the common 'raham' in their names. However, there is more to Will's allegorical identity than this one representation. In the "Director's Cut" version of the movie DVD, there is a scene in which Molly, who has traveled from Florida, meets Will at his hotel in Washington, so they can spend a little time together even as the investigation continues. At one point during this scene, the camera dwells on Will's bare, athletic-looking upper body; this is an indication that he represents the Greek god Adonis, with whom there is a modern association with physical youth and beauty. The Greek goddess Aphrodite, whom Molly represents, was Adonis's lover and surrogate mother. The latter relationship fits with the bedroom scene in Captiva, in which Molly is holding Will close with his head under her chin, as if mothering him.
Above left: The camera dwells on Graham's lean, athletic-looking body, in the scene in which he and Molly meet at a hotel in Washington. (This scene is in the "Director's Cut" version of the movie DVD.) Above right: Molly and Will in bed at their home in Captiva, Florida.
