She then seeks Cliff’s help, not realizing that he’s responsible for Frost’s death. Just as she’s done all year, Charlie evades the law. But eventually, tired of his assignment, he decides to turn on his boss, Sterling Frost ( Ron Perlman), killing him and framing Charlie for the crime. But the Johnson-scripted (and Janicza Bravo-directed) finale put Cliff front and center, tracking him as he tours the country in search of his elusive target. Since his introduction in the show’s pilot, Cliff generally appears once an episode to miss Charlie by a hair.
There are only two constants on the Peacock hit: lead character Charlie Cale ( Natasha Lyonne), and Bratt, whose steely security goon Cliff is on Charlie’s tail. “The Hook” wasn’t just Poker Face’s season one finale-it was also, apparently, Rian Johnson’s “love letter” to Benjamin Bratt.
