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Dwight "Dewey" Riley is the deputy sheriff in Woodsboro, the brother of Tatum Riley and friend of Sidney Prescott. After a series of murders occur he helps lead the investigation while pursuing a romance with Gale Weathers. He is stabbed by the Ghostface killer during the finale of Scream but survives. Dewey returns in Scream 2, now suffering from a limp and weakened arm caused by nerve damage following his stabbing in the previous film. He travels to Windsor College to help Sidney when a new series of Ghostface murders begin. He is attacked and stabbed repeatedly by the current Ghostface but again survives. In Scream 3, he aids in an investigation into a new Ghostface, later revealed to be Roman Bridger. Dewey shoots Roman in the head, killing him. He later asks Gale to marry him and she accepts. By Scream 4, Dewey has married Gale and returned to Woodsboro to become the new Sheriff. When a new series of Ghostface murders begin on the anniversary of Billy and Stu's spree, he investigates with his deputy Jude Hicks while dealing with a strained relationship between himself and Gale. After Gale is badly injured by Ghostface, the pair resolve their differences.

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