| Phyllis | Belden-Nirdlinger | The woman who planned to kill his husband. |
| Jackson | Christolf | One of Huff's clients. An actor. |
| Walter | Huff | Protagonist. An insurance salesman. |
| Mr. | Ling | A Chinese grocery dealer. |
| Lola | Nirdlinger | Herbert's daughter. Phyllis's stepdaughter. |
| Mr. | Norton | Huff's boss. Old Man Norton's son. |
| Old Man | Norton | Huff's boss. The Insurance company founder. |
| Joe | Pete | The night watchman. |
| Herbert | S. Nirdlinger | Phyllis's husband. |
| Ike | Schwartz | A salesman. Huff's colleague. |
| Belle | | Phyllis's maid. |
| Jackson | | Mr. Norton's witness. |
| Keswick | | A corporation lawyer. |
| Keyes | | The head of the claim department. Huff's boss. |
| Nettie | | Huff's secretary. |
| Shapiro | | The regular head of the legal department. |
