If You Were Here (06-04-2013) (edit title/settings)

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• McKenna Wright: Magazine journalist.
• Nicky Cervantes: A high school student who steals cell phones from people on the trains.
• Mr. Robinson: Owner of a hardware store where Nicky works.
• Judge Frederick Knight: A sexist judge that McKenzie has had dealings with.
• Tammy: The editorial assistant at the magazine where McKenzie works.
• Mallory: A woman who calls McKenzie about a subject she recorded on her cell phone.
• Susan Hauptmann: A woman McKenzie recognizes from a recorded item that had been sent to her.
• Bob Vance: McKenzie's editor.
• Marcus Jones: A nineteen-year-old boy who was the subject of a police shooting.
• Patrick Jordan: McKenzie's husband.
• Mark Hunter: A man McKenzie met through Susan Hauptmann.
• Michael Carter: A man hired to be on the lookout for things.
• Officer Scott Mackin: A NYPD officer said to be involved in a shooting claimed to be of an unarmed teenager.
• Det. Del Scanlin: A cop- McKenna calls about Susan Hauptmann.
• Will Getty: Assistant DA.
• Josefina Macklin: Scott Macklin's wife.
• Pete: Dana's junior assistant.
• Melissa Scanlin: Det. Scanlin's wife.
• Jenna: Det. Scanlin's daughter.
• George Hauptmann: Susan's father.
• Jared Klein: One of Susan's colleagues.
• Gretchen: Susan's sister.
• Marla: Gretchen Hauptmann's father's nurse.
• Adam Bayne: A friend of Susan's from West Point and a business associate of Susan's father.
• Ricky Munson: A cop who works with Scanlin.
• Paul Roca: A tenant in Susan Hauptmann's building.
• Jamie Mercado: An FBI special agent who McKenna speaks to.
• Carolyn Maroney: A woman whose name is on an FBI list as a possible eco-terrorist.
• Andrea Sanderson: Another woman named on the eco-terrorist list.
• Greg Larson: A man whose name is on the eco-terrorist list.
• Pamela Morris: Another woman on the list as a possible eco-terrorist and this woman McKenna decides to see if she can find.
• Det. Forbus: A homicide detective who is friendly with McKenna.
• Loretta Morris: Pamela Morris's mother.
• Frank: A transit agent.
• Judge John De Witt Gregory: McKenna remembers being in his courtroom on 9-11.
• Officer Tim Compton: A NYPD officer McKenna speaks to after an incident at Grand Central station.
• Don Whiteman: A witness to a crime.
• James Low: A man who had info on a police shooting involving Marcus Jones.
• Dr. Mae Mauri: Susan Hauptmann's doctor.
• Berta Ramos: A friend of McKenna's from the courthouse.
• Bernadette Connor: James Lewis's attorney.
• Carl Buckner, a.k.a. the Cleaner: Former military officer who now works private security.
• Tom: McKenna's mailman.
• Hester Crimstein: The attorney that Susan wants to represent her.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Medgar Evers High School: Where Nicky is a student.
• Flatbush: Where Medgar Evers High School is located.
• Hell's Kitchen: The area of New York where Susan's apartment was located.
• Afghanistan: A place Susan served while in the military service.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art: Where McKenna's husband, Patrick, works.
• Long Island New York: Where Susan's sister, Gretchen lives and where McKenna goes to speak to her.
• Jersey City: Where a character lives who McKenna wants to question.
• Denny's: Where Scanlin and Josefina find a place to talk.
• Grand Central Station: Where a meeting was set up that included McKenna's husband Patrick.

Organizations edit see section history

• New York Police Department: They were investigating Susan Hauptmann's disappearance.
• FBI: Helping with the investigation.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Alafair Burke (Author)

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