| 1 | Eddie |
Flynn | Protagonist; lawyer |
| | Alexandra |
Avellino | Girl who called 911 |
| | Frank |
Avellino | Alexandra's father; former mayor |
| | Sofia |
Avellino | Alexandra's sister; Flynn's client |
| | Harry |
Ford | Eddie's mentor; a judge |
| | Bukowski |
| Flynn's colleague from NYPD |
| | Carol |
Cipriani | Lawyer |
| 2 | Kate |
Brooks | Alexandra's lawyer |
| | Scott |
| Young lawyer |
| | Theodore |
Levy | Master litigator; criminal attorney; aka Theo |
| | Maureen |
| Levy's secretary |
| 4 | Brett |
Soames | Lead detective |
| | Isiah |
Tyler | Soames's partner |
| | Mike |
Modine | Frank's lawyer |
| 5 | Jimmy |
Fellini | Well-known mobster; aka "The Hat" |
| 6 | Dietrich |
| Sofia's doctor |
| | Wesley |
Dreyer | Prosecutor |
| | Mary Elizabeth |
Harper | Private investigator; Flynn's friend |
| | Christine |
| Flynn's ex-wife |
| | Amy |
Flynn | Flynn's daughter |
| | Kevin |
| Christine's new husband |
| | Joe |
Washington | Harper's partner |
| 7 | Melanie |
Bloomington | Killer's classmate |
| | Hal |
Cohen | Frank's political strategist |
| | Elvis |
Costello | Singer |
| 9 | Louis |
Brooks | Kate's father; police officer |
| | Gerry |
Bloch | Louis's partner; Melissa's father |
| | Melissa |
Bloch | Kate's best friend |
| | Suzanne |
Brooks | Kate's mother |
| | Doc |
Goodman | Frank's doctor |
| 11 |
Jane | Avellino |
Mother of Sofia and Alexandra |
| | Heather |
Avellino | Frank's second wife |
| 12 |
Chad | Anderson |
Scott's colleague |
| | Brad |
Anderson | Scott's colleague |
| | Anderson |
| Scott's colleague |
| 13 |
Billy | Bangs |
Old con artist |
| | Judge |
Stone | Harry's colleague |
| | Judge |
Folcher | Harry's old friend |
| 16 |
Afzal | Jatt |
Pharmacist; killer's supplier |
| | Penny |
| Pharmacist; killer's supplier |
| 17 |
Jane | |
Levy's secretary |
| | Reggie |
| Security personnel |
| 20 |
Clarence | |
Harry's dog |
| | Clarence |
Darrow | Best defense attorney |
| | Barry |
Shandler | Prosecutor's hair/fiber expert |
| 21 |
Carter | Johnson |
Licensed polygraph expert |
| 26 |
Delaney | Paige |
Flynn's new friend; FBI agent |
| | Father |
Loney | Town's priest |
| 42 |
Peter | Baumann |
Bite-mark expert |
| 44 |
Sylvia | Sagrada |
Witness; forensic pathologist |
| 46 |
Abe | Lebewohl |
Restaurant owner; Flynn's friend |
| 47 |
Bedford | |
Detective |
| 52 |
Tony | P. |
Jimmy's former cook |
| 56 |
Matthew | Groff |
Levy's firm partner |
| | Bernard |
| Levy's firm partner |