Introduction to Our Characters
GLADDY AND HER GLADIATORS
Gladys (Gladdy) Gold, 75 Our heroine and her funny, adorable, sometimes impossible partners:
Evelyn (Evvie) Markowitz, 73 Gladdy’s sister. Logical, a regular Sherlock Holmes
Ida Franz, 71 Stubborn, mean, great for an in-your-face confrontation
Bella Fox, 83 The “shadow.” She’s so forgettable, she’s perfect for surveillance, but smarter than you think
Sophie Meyerbeer, 80 Master of
disguises, she lives for color coordination
YENTAS, KIBITZERS, SUFFERERS: THE INHABITANTS OF PHASE TWO
Hy Binder, 88 A man of a thousand jokes, all of them tasteless
Lola Binder, 78 His wife, who hasn’t a thought in her head that he hasn’t put there
Enya Slovak, 84 Survivor of “the camps” but never survived
Tessie Spankowitz, 56 Chubby, newly married to Sol
Millie Weiss, 85 Suffering with Alzheimer’s
Irving Weiss, 86 Suffering because she’s suffering
Mary Mueller, 60 Neighbor whose husband left her; nurse
Joe Markowitz, 75 Evvie’s ex-husband
Sol Spankowitz, 79 Now married to Tessie
THE COP AND THE COP’S POP
Morgan (Morrie) Langford, 35 Tall, lanky, sweet, and smart
Jack Langford, 75 Handsome and romantic, Gladdy’s boyfriend
OTHER TENANTS
Barbi Stevens, 20-ish, and Casey Wright, 30-ish Cousins who moved from California
Pat “Nancy” Drew, 60
Linda Rutledge, 72
Arlene Simon, 80
Merrill Grant, 77