Cast

Character List

Adrian Adams: New York City Councilman, representing the Fourth District. His murder is the focus of the Em’s investigation.

Amanda Torres: Em’s lesbian next door neighbor, a struggling singer.

Becky Rules: Em’s 13-year-old niece and Francine’s daughter.

Benjamin Carter: A homeless schizophrenic living in a park by Em’s apartment.

Bob Wellis: A NYPD criminologist in the 7^th Precinct’s CSI unit specialize in computer forensics, among other skills.

Daniel Mathews: Suspect caught holding Adrian and Martha’s computers.

Doug Wei: Emma Rules’ 33-year-old Chinese-American partner, a second-grade NYPD detective.

Em (Emma) Rules: A 36-year-old lesbian first-grade New York Police Department detective. The story’s protagonist.

Francine Rules: Jeremy’s wife and Em’s sister-in-law. Becky Rules mother.

James Rosen: The Mayor elect of New York City.

Jeremy Rules: Em’s estranged brother who’d abused and kept his wife and daughter in isolation and dependent on him for years.

Juárez: An officer temporarily assigned to Em to tail a suspect.

Juliana Ashcroft: An NYPD criminologist in the 7^th Precinct’s CSI unit specializing in blood splatter.

Louise Ciccone: A Madonna figure by another name and 58-year-old stage mother looking for her kids.

Lucy Gadlel: Em’s main girlfriend, who’s hoping to get her to commit to a long-term relationship.

Martha Adams: Adrian’s socialite wife, not found at the time of his death.

Mattie Boils: A neighborhood 63-year-old Jewish grandmother.

Melissa Eddleson: Commissioner Eddleson’s wife.

Milton Moore: Down on his luck police officer assigned to One Police Plaza.

Mike (Michael) Eddleson: The 54-year-old retired cop now working as the civilian NYPD Commissioner.

Nathan: Commissioner Eddleson’s private driver, a NYPD officer raised in Jamaica who speaks with a pronounced Jamaican accent.

Nicole Summers: Commissioner Eddleson’s liaison with Detective Emma Rules. A 29-year-old attractive police administrator.

Opal Milders: Councilman Adam’s family’s maid, the one who discovered their bodies in their brownstone.

Paul Simmons: A detective in Emma Rules’ department. Not her biggest fan.

Roger Specks: Daily News reporter who first breaks the news of Commissioner Eddleson’s involvement in the murders.

Simone Schulle: Another of Em’s girlfriends whose schizophrenic brother committed suicide years before.

Stefanie Mathews: Commissioner Eddleson’s secretary.

Susanna Phelps: Another of Em’s girlfriends.

Walter Thomas: NYPD Lieutenant in charge of the 7^th Precinct’s CSI unit.

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