Wallin adeptly does double-time donning a full-beard and an extremely slouched-over posture as Nicolas' lone servant Ratel, the straight-forward, truth (only) -speaking confidant to the sisters.

PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. -- Officer Jake Wallin supporters lined up for miles, as the procession headed north to Pequot Lakes High School. People held back tears in their show of support. "I just can't ...

Jake Wallin, 23, had a full military career that included being deployed overseas. He served in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the Minnesota National Guard, according to his obituary.

In the more nuanced central performance, Wallin invests the charmingly devilish Nicolas with unexpected romantic longing and existential depth, while also bringing pitch-perfect comic timing to ...