Richard Nelson is a kidnapper of socialite Eric Chen, for the extortion of millions from his tycoon father Harold, leading to Eric's release and subsequent self-commitment to treat his trauma. When Nelson was close to him and his partner, Billy Skolnick, being found out and arrested, Skolnick killed him during a Boston heat wave, filling his tub with ice to throw off his time of death signs from the ice melting. Finding the connection and with Chen's testimony, Skolnick was identified and arrested for abduction, extortion, and murder.
He's portrayed by Corey Weber in If You Can't Stand the Heat.