Lloyd Foster

Lloyd Foster was a minor character featured in the supernaturally-themed ABC television series The Gates. Played by actor John Prosky, he appeared in the seventh episode of season one, "Digging the Dirt".

Biography
Lloyd Foster was the CFO of The Gates Trust, the financial arm of The Gates housing community in Washington state. He worked for developer Frank Buckley and Buckley's partner W.R. Harrison. Whether Foster was aware of the special needs pertaining to many of The Gates' residents is unknown, but when Foster learned that Harrison intended on shutting down The Gates, Foster stood to lose a great deal of money. He knew that Frank would keep the community going so he murdered Harrison and made it look like an accident.

Several years later, police chief Nick Monohan began looking into the history of The Gates hoping to get some leverage against Buckley. He found several inconsistencies relating to Harrison's death as well as his will and began to suspect the older man may have been murdered. Monohan confirmed his suspicions after exhuming Harrison's corpse. He brought his findings to Foster who feigned innocence on the matter, but exposed his involvement by describing Harrison's body lying face down on the floor. Nobody had seen the crime scene photos and Nick determined that Foster knew more than he was telling.

Lloyd went to The Gates Trust offices, which he had coverted into a shell company to embezzle profits from the community. He tried to destroy any documents linking him to the crime, but Frank Buckley entered the office and surprised him. Foster shot Buckley in the shoulder, but Nick burst into the room and arrested him before he could finish him off.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of Lloyd Foster was created by Fred Gerber and Robert Hewitt Wolfe.