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The Night Knocker |
| 1 | Tim | Jamieson | night knocker at small town of DuPray; former police officer |
| 3 | Marjorie | Kellerman | kind elderly librarian who gave Tim a ride to DuPray |
| 5 | Ed | Whitlock | former night knocker at DuPray |
| | Ronnie | Gibson | deputy of DuPray |
| | John | Ashworth | sheriff of DuPray, hired Tim for night knocker job |
| | Tag | Faraday | deputy of DuPray |
| 6 | Norbert | Hollister | motel owner on DuPray; snitch of The Institute |
| 10 | George | Burkett | part-time deputy in DuPray; his mother rents Tim an apartment |
| 11 | Addie | Goolsby | (Mrs. Goolsby) widow, citizen of DuPray |
| | Bill | Wicklow | police officer of DuPray |
| | Corbett | Denton | (Drummer) the barber of DuPray; suffers from depression; has guns in the house |
| | Doc | Roper | the doctor of DuPray |
| | Frank | Potter | deputy of DuPray |
| | Hector | | DuPray citizen; warehouse worker |
| | Orphan | Annie | (Annie Ledoux) a homeless woman; on good terms with Tim |
| 12 | Robert | Bilson | one of the Bilson
twins; Age 12; wanted to run away with his brother from their parents |
| | Roland | Bilson | one of the Bilson
twins; Age 12; wanted to run away with his brother from their parents |
| 14 | Absimil | Dobira | one of the two Somali brothers; runs 24-hour market at DuPray; got shot by robbers |
| | Gutaale | Dobira | one of the two Somali brothers; runs 24-hour market at DuPray |
| | Wendy | Gullickson | deputy of DuPray; bad with work on the field but good in the office; girlfriend of Tim |
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The Smart Kid |
| 1 | Eileen | Ellis | mother of Luke Eliis; was murdered |
| | Herbert | Ellis | father of Luke Eliis; was murdered |
| | Jim | Greer | a guidance counselors at the Broderick School for Exceptional Children |
| | Luke | Ellis |
(Lucas David Ellison) Age 12; exceptionally smart boy; has small power for telekinetic; was kidnapped by The Institute |
| | Rolf | Destin | neighbor and best friend of Luke |
| 6 | Denny | Williams | Institute worker, former FBI; participated in Luke's
kidnapping |
| | Jerry | Symonds | computer tech at The Institute |
| | Michelle | Robertson | Institute worker, former FBI; participated in Luke's
kidnapping |
| | Robin | Lecks | The Institute worker; participated in Luke's
kidnapping |
| 8 | Dan | Hendricks | (Dr. Hendricks) doctor at The Institute; in charge of experiments on children |
| | Julia | Sigsby | (Mrs. Sigsby) the head of The Institute |
| | Rosalind | Dawson | Mrs. Sigsby's
assistant; Age 81. |
| 9 | George | Iles | a boy at The Institute; strong TK |
| | Iris | Stanhope | a girl at The Institute; TK |
| | Kalisha | Benson | (Sha, The Chicken Pox Chick) a girl at The Institute; strong TP; good friend of Luke |
| | Maureen | Alvorson | housekeeper at The Institute; snitch of Mrs. Sigsby; helps Luke to escape |
| | Nick | Wilholm |
(Nicky, Nicholas) a rebellious boy at The Institute; Age 16. |
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Shots for Dots |
| 2 | Bobby | Washington | a boy at The Institute; strong TK |
| | Donna | Gibson | a girl at Back Half of The Institute |
| | Pete | Littlejohn | a boy at Back Half of The Institute; TP |
| | Trevor | Stackhouse | second man after Mrs. Sigsby at The Institute; in charge of security and kidnapping operations |
| 3 | Judy | | one of the two Mrs. Sigsby's daughters; has drug addiction |
| 5 | Norma | | caretaker at The Institute |
| 6 | Gladys | Hickson | caretaker at The Institute; always has annoying fake smile; studied chemistry |
| 7 | Hadad | | caretaker at The Institute |
| | Joe | Brinks | caretaker at The Institute |
| | Tony | Fizzale | one of the mean caretakers at The Institute; likes to torture children |
| 9 | Avery | Dixon | (The Avester) a boy at The Institute; very strong TP; 10 y.o; good friend of Luke |
| | Zeke | Ionidis | one of the mean caretakers at The Institute; likes to torture children |
| 11 | Alice | Green | one of the Stackhouse's' subordinates; participates at kidnaping operations |
| | Aunt | Rhoda | Luke's aunt |
| | Helen | Simms | a girl at The Institute; TK; 14 y.o |
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Maureen and Avery |
| 6 | Winona | Briggs | caretaker at The Institute |
| 9 | James | Evans | (Dr. Evans) doctor at The Institute |
| 11 | Gerda | Wilcox | one of the Wilox twins; friend of Harry Cross |
| | Greta | Wilcox | one of Wilox twins; friend of Harry Cross; broke neck and died |
| 12 | Harry | Cross | (Harold) a boy at The Institute; very weak TK; friend of Wilcox twins; died of seizure |
| 13 | Brandon | | caretaker at The Institute |
| | Priscilla | | caretaker at The Institute |
| 18 | Fred | Clark | janitor in The Institute; found dead Maureen |
| 19 | Jack | | (Slap Jack) caretaker at The Institute |
| 20 | Carlos | | caretaker at The Institute |
| | Dave | | caretaker at The Institute |
| 22 | Jolene | | housekeeper at The Institute |
| 25 | Felicia | Richardson | (Dr. Richardson) doctor at The Institute |
| 29 | Jimmy | Cullum | a boy at Back Half of The Institute |
| | Len | | a girl at Back Half of The Institute |
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Escape |
| 1 | Chad | Greenlee | caretaker at The Institute |
| | Connie | | janitor in The Institute |
| 3 | Frieda | Brown |
a girl at Back Half of The Institute; Age 14; revealed Avery; wanted to join The Institute staff |
| 8 | Stevie | Whipple | a boy at The Institute |
| 13 | Everett | Hallas | (Heckle) caretaker at the Back Half of The Institute; slowly losing his mind |
| | Joanne | James | (Jeckle) caretaker at the Back Half of The Institute; slowly losing her mind |
| 15 | Andy | Fellowes | computer tech at The Institute |
| 16 | Chef | Doug | chef at The Institute |
| 22 | Vic | Destin | Rolf's father; fan of trains |
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Hell is Waiting |
| 12 | John | Walsh | security at The Institute |
| | Rafe | Pullman | security at The Institute |
| 17 | Sophie | Turner | caretaker at The Institute |
| 11 | Mattie | | worker at Wilmington railway station; helped Luke on his escape from The Institute |
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Hell is Here |
| 9 | Corinne | Rawson | caretaker at the Back Half of The Institute |
| | Jake | Howland | (Jake The Snake) caretaker at The Institute |
| 12 | Katie | Givens | a girl at Back Half of The Institute |
| 13 | Hal | Leonard | a boy at Back Half of The Institute |
| | Phil | Chaffitz | (Phill the Pill) caretaker at The Institute |
| 15 | Louis | Grant | one of the Stackhouse's' subordinates; participated in capturing Luke operation in DuPray |
| 16 | Josh | Gottfried | one of the Stackhouse's' subordinates; participated in capturing Luke operation in DuPray |
| | Tom | Jones | one of the Stackhouse's' subordinates; participated in capturing Luke operation in DuPray |
| 36 | Richard | Bilson | citizen of DuPray; father of Bilson twin |
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The Big Phone |
| 32 | Brian | Stearns | bank manager, who saw how kids stole money from ATM |
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The Lisping Man |
| 1 | William | Smith | (The Lisping Man) anonymous man; boss of Mrs. Sigsby; knows information about The Institutes all over the world |
