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BRANDT KEENER—the tech billionaire beloved by no one, playing the part of first corpse.
ELAINE KEENER—Brandt’s current wife, who may have been about to be replaced by a newer model.
STANLEY KEENER—Brandt’s heir, but not the son he’d hoped for. He’s made wasting time an art.
BARBARA KEENER—Brandt’s discarded first wife, who made no secret of loathing her ex.
STEPHANIE KEENER—Barbara’s daughter by her marriage to Brandt and his first-born child. She recently got her Ph.D. in poetry.
MR. QUILL—chief financial officer of Brandt’s corporation, he’s getting on in years and may soon have to retire. Whether he wants to or not.
MR. OAK—Brandt’s personal financial advisor. He likes the good life, but if he’s going to keep living it, he needs to do something different.
MR. HOPE—Brandt’s mysterious right-hand man, and maybe the only one who was trusted by the billionaire. But should he have been?
PADGET—the relatively new, and relatively young, butler at Brandt’s island mansion.
TALIA—the Keener maid whose circumstances had been about to change. But for better or worse?
MRS. TRIMBLE—Brandt’s long-time cook, considered to be above suspicion by everyone, and not just because they love her food.
SAMANTHA (SAM)—time-traveler team leader and passionate pursuer of justice. She’s cast herself as an amateur sleuth, among other things.
BAILEY—Sam’s helper and retired law enforcement officer from the future, in the role of footman.
CHARLES DOBSON—appears as Brandt’s attorney for the reading of the will and all that comes after.