The court finds him guilty of kidnapping and given his delicate mental state, he is sent to the mental institution. Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan plays a key role in the movie. She is the disgraced officer who was held responsible for a security breach before she joined the case. As the case unraveled and Jezzie became more familiar with its circumstances, she decided to use it as a means to get out of the service for good. The embarrassment that she suffered as a result of the breach changed her attitude and she directed her frustration towards the case she is working on. It also shows the cunning and deceit side of Flannigan who works with Cross without ever giving the slightest hint of being involved on the other side of this conspiracy. She works with him as well as against him at the same time and this shows how a clever mind can be manipulated to come up with the most heinous of crimes. This character...

Eventually, when she realizes that Cross has learned her secrets, she thinks that her only choice is to kill her partner in crime as well as the victim and get away as soon as she can. Unfortunately, she is caught before her plan materializes.
Cross is a calm and enigmatic police officer who feels guilty for the death of his partner in an earlier case. To absolve himself of this burden, he quits the force. This sharp witted officer has all the skills required to crack even the most difficult of cases and this is exactly what he has done.

In short, Along Came a Spider is a gripping psychological thriller that brings to light the complex and sometimes, the dark side of human brain.