Who is Andy’s real father in Pieces of Her? Is it Nick Harp or Jerry Randall?

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Netflix’s thriller series “Pieces of Her” opens with a young woman who begins to suspect that her mother may be keeping an explosive secret from her. After watching Laura kill a man with a quick, practiced move, her daughter Andy begins to fear that her mother is a very dangerous person. The more the girl finds out, the more explosive her mother’s secret turns out to be. Slowly, Andy realizes that almost everything she knows about her past has been fabricated.

One of the many crucial questions that lingers in the daughter’s mind is who her father is. The reveal of his true identity, like many of the other big reveals in the story, comes as a shock and also changes the direction of the story. So who really is Andy’s real father in “Pieces of Her”? Let’s find out. FRONT SPOILERS.

Who is Andy’s real father?

When Andy and Laura are first introduced, mother and daughter seem to have a relationship of trust and care. Through snippets of their conversation, it becomes apparent that Andy believes her father, Jerry Randall, died in a car accident when she was young, which is why she doesn’t remember him very well. Of course, this is later revealed to be a possible fabrication of Laura being told to a young Andy when she asked about her father. Most notably, the U.S. Marshal who oversees Laura’s witness protection program status, Charlie Bass, also confirms to Andy that her father, Jerry Randall, died when she was young. Of course, Andy doesn’t know at the time that Charlie is a manager and is tricked into thinking he’s a close friend of the family.

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Later in the story, we learn that Laura, in her youth (as Jane), had an affair with Nick Harp, the leader of the extremist group known as the Changing World Army. Thus, Nick, who had been a fugitive for thirty years, also presents himself as a potential candidate who could be Andy’s father. As more and more of Laura’s tumultuous past becomes known to her daughter, her real father also slowly becomes the focus.

Is Andy’s real father Nick Harp or Jerry Randall?

Once Andy discovers that she has been in the witness protection program since birth, the young woman realizes that Jerry Randall is in fact a person wearing makeup! Yes, the man Andy was told was his late father is actually fabricated as part of Laura’s cover story in the witness protection program. Thus, Andy does not remember Jerry clearly because the man never existed. As shocking as the revelation is for Andy, the confirmation of his biological father is an even bigger blow.

In the Season 1 finale, Laura finally confesses to Andy that her real father is none other than Nick Harp. The fugitive and former extremist leader has been on the run for thirty years, which also matches Andy’s age. In fact, the show opens with mother and daughter celebrating the latter’s 30th birthday.

The fact that Nick is his father also explains why he doesn’t hurt Andy. Of course, Andy’s stepfather (Gordon Oliver) is also trying to help him deal with the traumatic situation as it unfolds. However, he eventually gives up after Laura sternly (and rather hurtfully) reminds him that Andy isn’t his real daughter.

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