Seven Up characters

Appears from the start

A Trenton apprehension agent who begins the case professionally established but personally uncertain. Her relationship with Joe Morelli is moving toward an engagement and wedding plans faster than her confidence in marriage, while Ranger remains the alternative she cannot dismiss.

Appears from the start

A Trenton police officer and Stephanie's lover. He is ready to turn their irregular relationship into marriage and approaches that future as more settled than Stephanie does.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's mentor and most reliable operational backup. His attraction to Stephanie remains apparent even as her family begins planning a wedding to Morelli.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's field partner from Vinnie's office, bringing local knowledge and an assertive presence to the search for an experienced criminal.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's grandmother, equally interested in the pursuit of an elderly neighborhood criminal and in accelerating Stephanie's wedding plans.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's cousin and employer, who needs an elderly but experienced fugitive returned before the bond becomes a loss.

Appears from the start

The manager of Vinnie's bail-bond office, responsible for the files and much of the practical information Stephanie needs.

Appears from the start

Stephanie's older sister, newly returned to the Plum household with her two daughters after her marriage fails. Her abrupt change of circumstances adds to the family's crowded attention to Stephanie's own future.

Appears from the start

An elderly former mob associate who fails to appear on a charge arising from cigarette smuggling. Age has reduced his hearing and eyesight without reducing his resourcefulness or willingness to use violence.

First appears in chapter 3

An easygoing acquaintance of Stephanie whose possession of a package connected to DeChooch places him in danger.

First appears in chapter 3

Mooner's close friend, drawn with him into the struggle over property missing from DeChooch's vehicle.

First appears in chapter 6

One of DeChooch's elderly criminal associates, part of the network Stephanie must navigate while looking for the fugitive and the missing package.

First appears in chapter 6

An associate of DeChooch and Benny whose criminal experience makes the elderly group more dangerous than their physical limitations suggest.

Appears from the start

The large dog sharing Morelli's household and a continuing practical link between his domestic life and Stephanie's unsettled one.