One of Kaplan’s cronies, Fleming is an army major with the Internal Intelligence Department of Military Information. Fleming initially wins Anderton’s trust by playing into his paranoia and telling him that Lisa is behind the plot. Acting like the good guy, Fleming provides Anderton with money, a new identity, and a tip that Anderton should look into the minority report. Later, when Anderton flees the police station with Lisa on a ship, Fleming, who has been hiding on the ship, attempts to prevent Lisa from forcing Anderton to return to the station. He then tries to murder Lisa, but Anderton, at this point unsure who to trust, stops him by knocking him unconscious. Reading Fleming’s army identification card, Anderton thinks that he must be working for Kaplan, and that Fleming’s job is to prevent Anderton from being in police custody. Kaplan never reveals why he wants to keep Anderton out of police custody, but it seems necessary for his plan to unfold.
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Fleming Character Timeline in The Minority Report
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Section 4
...that a man is dragging him from the car. The heavyset man introduces himself as Fleming. With sirens wailing in the distance, Fleming hurriedly gives Anderton a package with money and...
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Section 7
Fleming, who has been hiding on the ship, suddenly leaps forward and knocks away Lisa’s gun...
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Searching Fleming’s unconscious body, Anderton finds identification, which states that Fleming is an Army Major in the...
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