Vincent Hayward

Detective Vince Hayward is a leading homicide detective of the ACPD (Atlantis City Police Department) who ends up investigating all of Stan Winston's murders; as well as the murder Melvin Phillips (the film producer Victoria and Maxwell disposed of.)

But with the android leaving zero evidence behind, both Hayward and his partner Marks find they are left at a standstill.

That is, until a witness comes forward and gives a description about a strange man she witnessed lurking around at the casino.

With these details as well as a police sketch of the suspect, Hayward is able to come up with some idea of what their mystery killer is probably like. But in so doing he becomes more and more obsessed with catching the man.; even to the point of jeopardizing his own health and sanity.

In Atlantech: Days of Darkness, Hayward's frustration only seems to grow when he finds out that someone has been ripping down the police sketches that have been posted all around the city. Mark's, who is already worrying about the well-being of his partner, offers to take Vince out for a drink; to take a break from homicide. This is after Vince relays about a phone call that came in earlier about a gun shot heard out side of a bank. Marks first suggests they check it out, but Vince argues that since it was only a single gunshot and no body reported, it would be a waste of time. However, Vince does take his partner up on his offer for drinks and they leave together. Yet, despite not being in their workspace Vince continues to obsess over catching the killer, when he next spies someone who does look rather suspicious: It is Stan Winston. In his drunken state Vince takes off after Stan, proclaiming that he knows hes the one they've been looking for.

Things only seem to escalate as Vince attempts to charge Stan, but ends up collapsing onto the ground and blacks out. Marks apologizes to Stan for his partner's behavior and Stan leaves. Later on, Vince finds he is in a hospital and asks his partner what happened to him. Marks explains that he passed out due to lack of sleep and dehydration; as well as he was lucky it wasn't something else, because Marks had been afraid of losing him. Vince does thank Marks for his help and even asks if Stan (the man he attacked) plans on pressing charges against him. Marks tells him no he doesn't.