He is the Haddonfield sheriff who is contacted by Dr. Loomis about escaped mental patient Michael Myers. Loomis tries to warn the skeptical Brackett of the danger Myers presents, explaining that he is "pure evil". True to Loomis' word, during the film, Brackett's own daughter Annie falls victim to Michael's killing spree. Brackett later learns of his daughter's death and watches as her corpse is taken away on a stretcher. Devastated, he blames Loomis for allowing Michael Myers to escape, and goes home to tell his wife the news.