A House in Disarray
Copyright© 2018 by Vincent Berg
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 7th 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 7th 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.