Niles Buchanan
Background
Niles “Buc” Buchanan is a marshal in Little Creek, New Mexico.
During the events of The Return (1980) played by Martin Landau
Niles drives up after Wayne pulls over Eddie and Darren tells him Wayne went crazy. Niles smooths things over and he and Wayne leave. At the bar, Lee Ann pours Wayne a drink and Niles sends Wayne out to check on Jennifer’s crash. The next morning, as Niles is telling Wayne a story of Lee Ann short changing him on bacon, Jennifer walks in and Wayne walks with her and she tells him about the SSR Institute. Homer sees Jennifer and Dr. Kramer and tells Niles they are coming and Jennifer and Dr. Kramer walk over to Niles who is standing near a mutilated cow. They examine the dead cow and Niles tells them about the missing body parts and Homer tells them the mutilated cows are scaring the locals. Homer tells Niles none of the Polaroids he took of the cow are coming out clear and Dr. Kramer looks at them and shows Jennifer and she notices they are similar in the way her photographs have bright smudges. Wayne, Walt, Eddie and Darren walk up and Walt criticizes Wayne for not finding out what is mutilating his cattle. Walt asks Jennifer what could have mutilated his cattle, and she tells him she doesn't know. While Niles is showing Wayne his technique of pouring beer on a donut, they see the body of Alan and notice he was mutilated like the cattle. After they find her being assaulted, Walt walks up with Niles and Walt apologizes to Jennifer for what Eddie did, but also warns her not to come on his property again after accusing her of mutilating his cattle. A few days later, Wayne and Jennifer go and tell Niles about Eddie shooting ath them and Niles tells him Federal Agent 1 and Federal Agent 2 came back and were asking questions. Niles goes to check on the device Jennifer left near The Prospector's shack and he finds Walt's truck parked nearby. Niles goes into the cave that leads from The Prospector's shack and finds what appears to be a portal in the cave wall. The Prospector walks up and throws cow parts into the portal and Niles walks up to him and threatens to arrest him when he notices bits of Eddie The Prospector has in a box. The Prospector uses his light weapon to cut off Niles' arm and throws it through the portal before killing Niles.