Amanda is a policewoman, and is currently working on earning her detective ranks. It is a very long and stressful process, and despite not officially being certified, she has already taken her own initiative to do some detective work. If she is successful, this could be what she needs to launch her career, and if not, then Amanda would be blacklisted.

Henry Rutherford is a professor, and he teaches economics at the community college. He has very close connections with his students, and feels responsible for ensuring their success. Sometimes Henry regrets that he never left town- he has lived in San Francisco his whole life, and sometimes feels trapped.

Lucy is a business woman, and she works for one of San Francisco’s biggest companies. As one of the only female executives in the company, she deals with a lot of pressure and stress that men don’t have to deal with, and it is taking a toll. She recently went a bit crazy and disappeared for three weeks. When she came back, she acted like nothing had happened, and no one knew how to react.

Ben is an employee at a gas station. It is boring, minimum-wage work, but after dropping out of high school, he doesn’t have any other option. Ben was trying to save enough money to go to night school, but after battling a recent gambling addiction, he lost everything, and was close to getting fired from his job as well.

Tamara is an artist, and owns her own gallery in the city. Her pieces are ridiculously expensive, but people buy them, and Tamara is very wealthy. She is obsessed with perfection, and focuses immensely on maintaining a positive image. Getting wrapped up in a criminal investigation could ruin her, and Tamara knew that she needed to clear her name before this got to trial.

Michael just moved to the city, and was very uncomfortable there. He had a generous trust fund, and it was enough to live on while he was looking for work. However, it seemed like no one was hiring, and Michael was getting worried. He didn’t have much money left, and if he didn’t find work quickly, he wouldn’t be able to pay his monthly rent.