Senator Carmichael
Background
Joseph "Joe" Carmichael is a United States Senator for the state of Washington. His son is Eugene Carmichael. Carmichael is on the board of directors for the Historical Preservation Society. Carmichael was adopted from Sacred Heart county orphanage by Richard Carmichael.
During the events of The Changeling (1980) played by Melvyn Douglas
While at a charity event for the local symphony with Carmichael gives a speech. Senator Carmichael arrives at his headquarters with Security Guard 1 and Security Guard 2. The Secretary tells Senator Carmichael, Minnie Huxley has been calling him. Minnie calls Senator Carmichael and tells him John Russell and Claire Norman have been looking up information on the Chessman Park home. John drives to the airport and is grabbed by the Airport Guard. John pulls out the medallion and shows it to Senator Carmichael, but is dragged away by the Airport Guard and Security Guard 2. Eugene asks who John was and Senator Carmichael says he doesn't know. Senator Carmichael then tells one of the Pilots to contact Captain DeWitt and have him call him. Senator Carmichael then looks at an almost identical medallion that he has. Senator Carmichael returns to Seattle and finds out DeWitt is dead. He then agrees to meet with John. Security Guard 1 takes John to see Senator Carmichael. John tells Senator Carmichael about what he knows and then pulls out the medallion and puts it on Senator Carmichael's desk. He then tells Carmichael that he believes the real Joseph was killed in the house by Richard Carmichael, and then the Senator was put in his place. Carmichael thinks John is trying to blackmail him and Carmichael defends Richard. John gives Carmichael all of the evidence he has and leaves as Carmichael threatens him not to tell anyone. Carmichael looks at the medallions and throws away the one he had. He places it on his portrait of his father and the desk starts to shake. His spirit transports to the Chessman Park home and walks up the now burning stairs to Joseph's room. The spirit of Carmichael then watches his father murder the real Joseph and Carmichael has a heart attack and dies.