In the same year, Alan pulled over Warden Dale Lacy and discovered that he was transporting a young man in his trunk. Alan found Matthew in the snow where the Reverend told him that 'Henry did it.' Alan believed that Henry had pushed his adopted father off the ridge that caused his injuries but hid the fact due to his feelings for Ruth. However, during his time away, Henry's adoptive father, Reverend Matthew Deaver, was found in the snow severely injured and died three days later at home. After eleven days, Alan found Henry standing in the middle of Castle Lake and returned him home. While many had given up on finding Henry still alive, Alan continued the search because he had feelings for the boy's adoptive mother, Ruth Deaver. While still sheriff in 1991, Alan Pangborn led the search for eleven-year old Henry Deaver who went missing for a number of days just after New Year. He is now married to Polly Chalmers and lives in New Hampshire. He is a gifted amateur magician and is able to produce a number of different and complex shadow puppets and sleight-of-hand tricks. Pangborn also suffers the nightmare of losing his wife and son to a car crash. Thad Beaumont was the protagonist of The Dark Half. He informs the reader of Thad Beaumont's eventual divorce, alcoholism and suicide.

Following the traumatic events of The Dark Half, Pangborn suffers constant nightmares. Annie was killed in a car crash, with their younger son Todd, not long after the Beaumont affair that was the subject of The Dark Half. He is widower to Annie Pangborn, and father to Al and Todd Pangborn. Ed Harris as Sheriff Pangborn in 'Needful Things'.

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