| 1 | Arden | Maxwell | Protagonist. |
| | Lisa | Bishop | Older sister of Arden. |
| | Marjorie | Maxwell | Lisa and Arden's mother. Deceased. |
| | Wallace | Bishop | Lisa's husband. Deceased. |
| | Helena | | Lisa's housekeeper. |
| | Joe | Maxwell | Lisa and Arden's father. |
| 2 | Ledge | Burnet | Protagonist. Local handyman. Contractor. |
| 3 | Henry | Burnet | Ledge's uncle and owner of Burnet's Bar and Billiards. |
| | Don | White | Bartender at Burnet's Bar and Billiards. |
| | Rusty | Dyle | District Attorney. |
| | Crystal | Ivers | Ledge's friend. |
| | Brian | Foster | Worked at Welch's Mercantile. |
| | Mervin | Dyle | Sheriff. Rusty's father. |
| 4 | Dwayne | Hawkins | Runs illegal operation. |
| 7 | Lois | Miller | Helped Arden at the store where she went into labor. |
| 8 | Judy | Dyle | Rusty's wife. |
| | Joey | Dyle | Eldest son of Rusty. |
| | Marty | Camp | Crystal's friend. |
| 10 | George | | Physical Therapist. |
| 11 | Alicia | Raymond | Receptionist at the DA's office. |
| 14 | Mr. | Raymond | Alicia's husband. |
| 19 | Miss | Henderson | Crystal's former teacher. |
| | Morg | Young | Crystal's stepbrother. |
| 23 | Jacob | Greene | Acquaintance of Arden. |
| 27 | Angie | | Server at the restaurant. |
| 34 | Brenda | Burnet | Henry's wife. Deceased. |
