Pieter Fales
Background
Pieter Fales is a psychologist in Los Angeles, California. His daughter is Alison Fales. Pieter is a widower and his wife died of cancer.
During the events of Schizoid (1980) played by Klaus Kinski
Pieter watches as Alison undresses in the bathroom. He walks over and tells her she was out late again and that it is dangerous. During therapy, Gilbert tells the group how lonely he is and how angry he gets knowing others have somewhere else to go. Pieter asks Gilbert what he does when he gets angry and Gilbert says he either goes for long walks or drives. Francoise tells Gilbert, the group is there for him, but he says no one is there for him in the middle of the night. Barney tells Francoise having a significant other makes it easier to deal with the loneliness. Rosemary says Francoise would be better off without her husband and when Julie, objects, she reminds her they tore Francoise's husband up the session before. After the session, Julie shows Pieter the note she received, but he doesn't think the writer is serious. He starts to kiss her, but is interrupted by Bruce. Pieter calls Julie's phone, but doesn't say anything when she answers. After her routine at the strip club is over, Pat goes to her dressing room where Pieter walks in and they have sex. Pieter arrives home and goes into Alison's room and looks at a photo of her, him and his deceased wife. He finds words cut out and placed on Alison's desk. Julie calls Pieter and he and her watch as Sally's body is shown at the coroner's and Pieter asks how she was murdered. Later, she tells Pieter she is going to answer the letter writer in her column. Julie goes to Pieter's house for dinner. She subtly tries to find out if he is the one sending the letters to her. Pieter goes back into the house and asks Housekeeper if she has seen Alison. He finds Alison in the bathroom and tells her he invited Julie for dinner.
During dinner, Alison wears her mother's dress and is antagonistic to Julie. Pieter asks her why she is behaving the way she is and she starts to take off her dress and runs away. During the night, Julie drives home and Pieter is hiding in the shadows outside. He goes to her apartment and they have sex. Pieter tells Julie she shouldn't mention Sally's murder to the rest of the group. During the therapy session only Gilbert, Francoise and Barney show up and Pieter asks where everyone else is. He calls Julie's office and Maxine answers the phone. He asks for Julie and Julie tells him they are waiting for the police and the letter she received is going in her column that day. Bruce tells Pieter that Rosemary wont answer her phone and the bartender where Pat works says she hasn't been in for two nights. Pieter asks Alison where she goes during the night, but she refuses to tell him exactly and he asks her where his gun is. He tells her he found cut out words on the floor and accuses her of writing the letters. Alison runs into the garage and starts a car and yells at Pieter that he never cared about her or her mother. She crashes through the garage and then drives away. Pieter goes to the police station and asks for Donahue and Archie tells him, Donahue is down in the morgue with Jake. Pieter goes to the morgue and Willy tells him Donahue isn't there. Pieter tells him two more of his patients are missing and Willy shows him the bodies in the morgue whose identity is unknown. He shows him Pat, but Pieter tells Willy he doesn't recognize her.
Pieter calls Julie's office and Julie tells him Alison is with her. As Pieter is looking for Alison, someone starts to shoot at him. Pieter uses the phone to make the other phones in the offices ring and someone picks up a phone. Pieter says he never meant for Julie to take the place of Alison or her mother and Doug, who is on the other line, tells Pieter he makes him sick. Doug starts to hunt Pieter. Doug catches Pieter and blames him for the failure of his and Julie's marriage. Pieter and Doug start to fight and Alison stabs Doug in the back with the large scissors, killing him. Donahue, Jake and the police arrive on scene and Pieter hugs Alison and Julie.