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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Christina Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
ProEdwardRobinsonThe host of the late show.
 Dr. Sophie BelknapThe pediatrician.
 Mr.FryerThe financial consultant.
 Mr.DingleThe high school principal.
 Mr.BestThe district attorney.
 BrianGuldenNell's brother.
 Skip The jail guard.
 Bill The short kid basketball player.
 JeffreyGuldenEllen's brother. Aka: Jeff.
 DeanDuaneOwner of a bookstore.
 IsabelDuaneDean's wife.
 EllenGuldenProtagonist and Narrator. Aka: El, Little Nell, Ellie.
 Mrs.ForburgEllen's senior English teacher.
 KatherineGuldenEllen's mother. Aka: Kate.
   Part One
 JonathanBeltzerEllen's ex-boyfriend.
 Mr.PhelpsOwner of a hardware store.
 GeorgeGuldenEllen's father. Aka: Gen.
 BillTweedyThe managing editor.
 Jules Ellen's only real friend.
 CarolineByersKate's friend.
 Nina Ellen's grandmother.
 SamuelLanghorneThe owner of the Langhorne Mansion.
 Minnie The receptionist at Langhorne School.
 Beth The American history professor.
 Dr. Cohn Kate's doctor.
 Gina Kate's nurse.
 Mrs.FennerKate's acquaintance.
 SheilaFennerMrs. Fenner's daughter.
 Jill Kate's acquaintance.
 Steven Kate's brother. Deceased.
 Mr.SellingerKate's acquaintance.
 RodLaverJeff's friend. A tennis teacher.
 Jennifer The girl at the bar.
 JackieBelknapJon's classmate.
 ClaireBelknapEllen's neighbor.
 TeresaGuerreroKate's nurse.
 LindaBestThe district attorney's wife.
 BettyBelknapSophie's daughter.
 HalleyMcPhersonThe Gulden's new neighbor from Atlanta.
   Part Two
 OfficerPattersonThe police officer who arrested Ellen.
 OfficerBrownOfficer Patterson's colleague.
 JulieHeinleinThe Tribune Reporter.
 RobertGreensteinA respected criminal trial lawyer. Aka: Bob.
 ChrisMortensenThe man that Ellen met.
 Mark The bartender.
 Allegra Mr. Best's daughter.
 Herbert Mr. Best's son.
 KathrynBestMr. Best's dead relative.
 JamesHallorhanA veteran.
 AliceHallorhanJames's wife.
 Mrs.SchultzEllen's P.E. Teacher.
 NancyBerrettThe woman who worked at CBS.
EpiRichard An orthopedic surgeon. Ellen's lover.
 Cathy Richard's patient.
 Heathcliff Richard's patient.
 
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