| | | | Prologue |
| | Alicia | Berenson | A girl who killed her own husband. A painter. |
| | Gabriel | Berenson | Alicia's husband. Deceased. |
| | | | Part One |
| 1 | Barbie | Hellman | Alicia & Gabriel's neighbor who heard gunshot at their house. |
| 2 | Alcestis | | The heroine of a Greek Myth. The title of Alicia's painting. |
| | Admetus | | Alcestis's husband. |
| | Jean-Felix | Martin | Owner of a small Soho Gallery that represents Alicia. |
| | Justice | Alverstone | The judge on Gabriel's murder case. |
| | Lazarus | Diomedes | Professor of Psychiatry at Imperial College. |
| 3 | Theo | Faber | Alicia's
psychotherapist. |
| | Indira | Sharma | A consultant psychotherapist at the Grove. |
| | Ruth | | Theo's former psychotherapist. |
| 4 | Stephanie | Clark | The manager at the Grove. |
| | Yuri | | The head psychiatric nurse. |
| 8 | Lydia | Rose | Alicia's aunt. |
| | Max | Berenson | Alicia's lawyer. Gabriel's brother. |
| 9 | Kathryn | Faber | Theo's wife. Aka: Kathy. |
| 10 | Marianne | | Theo's girlfriend. |
| | Daniel | | Kathryn's boyfriend. |
| | Meredith | | A Canadian sociology student. |
| | | | Part Two |
| 1 | Christian | | The head of Alicia's care team. |
| 2 | Elif | | One of the violent nurses at the Grove. |
| 4 | W.R | Bion | A psychoanalyst. |
| | Nicole | | Kathy's friend. |
| 12 | Patrick | Doherty | Max's colleague. |
| | Paul | Rose | Alicia's cousin. Lydia's son. |
| | Tanya | Berenson | Max's wife. |
| | Vernon | Rose | Alicia's father. |
| | Eva | Rose | Alicia's mother. |
| 18 | Tony | | Kathy's director. |
| | Nicole | | Kathy and Theo's
acquaintance. |
| 23 | Rowena | Hart | Alicia's art therapist. |
| | | | Part Four |
| 19 | Steven | Allen | The chief inspector who investigated the incident at the Grove. |
