Cast of Characters

Alan Mitchell: Hannibal Malcolm’s lawyer.

Alice Peters: Bipolar friend of Ethan’s.

Anca Berk: Bora Berk’s wife.

Ankur Naik: Hannibal’s Indian accomplice.

Anna Marie Flores: Philadelphia Inquirer reporter.

Bora Berk: Hannibal’s Turkish accomplice.

Chet Beckley: Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner.

Dr. David Altinon: An oncologist Dr. Punjab foisted on Phil, despite his reluctance.

David Michaels: Karen’s agoraphobic son.

Emma Stewart:Chinese-American shopkeeper.

Ethan Steward: Emma’s Schizophrenic brother.

Floyd Andrews: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania partrolman, Tina Smithers’ partner.

Sergeant Gregory Becker: Philadelphia police Supervisor.

Hannibal Malcolm: Criminal suspect.

Jacob Jones: Schizophrenic friend of Ethan’s.

Jane Walker: Phil’s estranged wife.

Karen Michaels:Former family acquaintance of Jane’s.

Mathew Tate: Phil’s lawyer.

Melissa Taylor: Psychologist.

Peter Woodward: Homeless 33-year-old man living in a Philadelphia public park.

Phil Walker: The story’s protagonist, an Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, plumber.

Robert Mansfield: Phil’s primary care physician.

Rose Bloom: Family friend of Jane’s and Summer’s mother.

Dr. Samuel White: Emergency Room Physician.

Summer Bloom: Chronically depressed patient.

Thomas Kincaid: Circuit Court Judge.

Tina Smithers: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania policewoman, Floyd Andrews’ partner.

Toni Walker: Phil & Jane’s daughter, who works for her father.

Trevor Winford: Philadelphia’s Mayor.

William Davis: Philadelphia District Attorney.

William McCall: Hospital’s attorney.

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