| 1 | Mr. | Wrexham | The attorney that Rowan sought help from. |
| | Mr. | Gates | Rowan's attorney. |
| | Sandra | Elincourt | Rowan's boss. |
| | Bill | Elincourt | Sandra's husband. |
| | Val | | The owner of Little Nippers. |
| | Rowan | Caine | The Elincourts's nanny. Protagonist. Aka: Rachel Gerghardt. |
| 2 | Jack | Grant | Bill's right-hand man. |
| | Hero | | Sandra's Labrador. |
| | Claude | | Sandra's Labrador. |
| 3 | Aleckie | Brown | The mower, repair man. |
| 4 | Maddie | Elincourt | 8-year-old daughter of Sandra and Bill. |
| | Ellie | Elincourt | 5-year-old daughter of Sandra and Bill. |
| | Petra | Elincourt | Sandra and Bill's baby. |
| | Rhiannon | Elincourt | Sandra and Bill's eldest daughter. |
| | Katya | | The Elincourts's former nanny. |
| 5 | Grace | Devonshire | Rowan's last employer. |
| | Mrs. | Grainger | Rowan's last employer. |
| | Janine | | Rowan's former boss. |
| 6 | Jean | McKenzie | The Elincourts's caretaker. |
| 8 | Hayley | | Janine's boss. |
| 17 | Mrs. | Andrews | Owner of The Parritch Pot. |
| | The | Struans | Old owner of Elington's house. |
| | Dr. Kenwick | Grant | Old owner of Elington's house. The man who planted the poison garden. |
| | Caroline | | Mrs. Andrew's regular customer. |
| | Elspeth | Grant | Kenwick's daughter. Deceased. |
| | Ailsa | Grant | Kenwick's wife. |
| 18 | Elise | | Rhiannon's friend. |
| 19 | Cass | | Elise's mother. |
| 23 | Craig | | The man that Rhiannon hooked up with. |
| 26 | Maja | | The Ellingtons's former nanny. |
| | Holly | | The Ellingtons's former nanny. |
| 28 | Richard | McAdams | A guy who works from Ashdown Construction. |
