Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
Dr. Howard COMPTON, remarkably cheerful coroner. Male, mid 50s, London accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, Scotland Yard detective troubled by poor sleep. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, University of London adjunct botanist. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Richard PRYCE, grower of rare orchids. Male, early 40s, posh British accent.
Henry CARLTON, Ernest’s army buddy. Male, early 30s, London accent.
Two or three CULTISTS, all male; accents and age can vary.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, intrepid lady detective. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent.
KURT Cross, her long-suffering assistant and face of the operation. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Constable John TAYLOR, cog in the machine. Male, early 20s, London accent.
Chief Superintendent Winston PEMBROKE, Sr., Iskandar’s superior and keeper of a certain sort of peace. Male, early 60s, English accent with audible mustache.
William “WILL” Grey, bartender who regrets several of his life choices. Male, late 20s, London accent.
NIGEL Blackthorne, a man who has read too many tomes of forbidden knowledge. Male, early 30s, posh British accent.
The memory of HALIME, Iskandar’s young daughter, now deceased. Female, seven years old, could speak with an English or Turkish accent.
Mrs. JUDITH Rosenfeld, Iskandar’s landlady. Female, late 40s, slight Yiddish accent.
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