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While sitting in a park, a small group of boys, all teenagers and all members of the same gang, witness an accident involving what appears to be an old man. He is not really an old man, however, but an alien from outer space. Like a number of other witnesses, the boys run to where the accident occurred; however, to their and everyone else's amazement, the old man is nowhere to be found. It's as though he disappeared. After leaving the scene, the boys walk over to an old dilapidated house they use as their club- house. In the middle of their meeting they hear a loud crash coming from the bedroom.

While searching the room, they discover the alien taking shelter. Realizing that he is on the edge of death, the boys discuss the matter and agree to call the police. However, after overhearing their discussion, the alien pleads with them not to do that. After inquiring as to how they can help him, the alien instructs the boys on just what to do.

Although astonished at his bazaar instructions on how to help heal him, the boys agree and do as he asked; after the 24th hour of administering aid and to the boys' astonishment, the alien is restored to health. In return for their help, he agrees to be a sort of teacher and mentor to the teenagers for a period of one year. The alien is called the Pedagogy. The boys are known as the Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard.

The Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard have neither a mother nor a father. They live in different orphanages spread throughout the town. The gang called the Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard was founded by their leader, Number K and their vice leader, Teddy. Each member feels that they are in need of additional attention, education, or direction. With the Pedagogy by their side, the boys will face a series of challenges including, sporting and school competitions, schoolyard bullies, bank robbers, a learning disability, and a very mean school principal. The challenges the boys face will test to and call forth their strength of character and quality of mind, particularly the virtue of courage; certain situations and events will call forth certain characteristics that the boys are unaware that they have; and, if not possessed, certain situations and events will force them to develop and exercise certain characteristics; that is if they are to be successful in meeting the challenges of leaving boyhood behind for that of young adulthood.

CAST OF CHARACTERS
Introducing the main character:

The Pedagogy

The Pedagogy is a thin dignified looking elderly man of average height and weight. However, his skin is as gray as a silver dollar; and he has a bald head that has such a high gloss shine to it that when you stand before it, you can almost see a reflection of yourself beaming from it. He's considerate, polite, but mildly unattractive; however, when he smiles his eyes light-up and his face becomes pleasing. When the Pedagogy looks at people he often does so with intensity and as though he were reading their faces as well as hearing their thoughts. The Pedagogy is a being with extraordinary intelligence and wisdom.

He has other abilities as well. For example, with regard to his biological and sensory capabilities, he demonstrate powers above that of ordinary people in that when injured, he heals far more quickly than others and without the aid of conventional medicine. In addition, he is far stronger than the average person. And his hearing and eyesight appear to be as sensitive and as keen as any creature found in the animal kingdom. His respiratory system is so powerful that his lungs are capable of taking in exceedingly large volumes of air and exhaling it, blowing away objects as large as automobiles and up
rooting small trees in the process. A unique species to our world, the Pedagogy is a space traveler; a universal ambassador and teacher, he is a strange but amazing being for a very distant place in the furthest region of outer space.

Introducing the additional main characters

These are the names, ages, and a few details of the other main characters: The main characters of the story are a group of orphans, they call themselves,

The Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard

(1) Number K, age 15; (2) Teddy, age 15; (3) Diaz Perez, age 14; (4) Randy, age 14;
(5) Popsicle, age 13; (6) Meatball, age 13; and (7) Chow, age 13.

Tommy Donaldson (or Number K as he is most often called) is the oldest of the Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard. He is a 15 year old American teenager of German ancestry who has lived in an orphanage for 5 years. His mother and father died in an automobile accident when he was 10 years old. He had no relatives and thus he became a ward of the state. Number K lives in an orphanage with 22 other boys who rarely get along together. Tommy Donaldson got the nickname Number K because the youngest boy in the orphanage at the time, who went by the name of Rudy, instead of calling Tommy Donaldson Number eight, (meaning the 8th boy admitted to the orphanage at the time of his arrival) pronounced it Number K. It caught on; and from that point on Tommy Donaldson was nicknamed, Number K. He is a very courageous boy. However, in many instances, because of his hot-temper, this courage deteriorates into rashness or fool hardiness; he lack virtues such as prudence and patients when dealing with people and situations. Although he is unaware of it, he is also dyslexic.

Theodore Roosevelt Haskell (or Teddy as he is most often called) is a 15 year old African-American teenager. Teddy is a few months younger than Number K. Also an orphan, he is a recipient of charity from Baptist churches and a ward of the state. As his mother was giving him birth, she died during the delivery. Teddy's father died 8 years later, on Teddy's 8th birthday. His father fell through a bedroom floor while attempting to help a neighbor get out of his house as it was burning down. Neither Teddy's father nor his neighbor made it out of the burning house alive. Teddy lives in an orphanage in an isolated part of the city, along with 42 other kids. His only living relative is his Aunt Lorain, an elderly woman who lives with a family and works as a housekeeper and cook. Teddy is a very intellectual and quick witted boy. By all accounts, he's a whiz kid. In many instances, however, his careful weighing of the pros and cons of a situation often deteriorates into procrastination.

Diaz Perez Martinez: Diaz Perez Martinez is a 14 year old American teenager of Latin American extraction. He traces his parent's ancestry back to Mexico, then Spain. He lost his mother when she was just 37 years old to cancer, which left him with no other relatives other than his father. Diaz Perez lost his father a year later as a result of a work place accident on the construction site he was currently working at. Diaz Perez was 7 years old at the time. With no other relatives to be found in the United States, he was made a ward of the state. He lives in an orphanage made up of 50 other Children, all of Latin American heritage. Diaz Perez is a friendly and pleasant boy but at time exaggerates and is also boastful to a fault.

Stanley Dobbs: Stanley Dobbs (or Meatball as he is most often called) is a 13 year old teenager of mixed heritage. His father was African-American and his mother was of Russian and Dutch extraction. However, Meatball parents were not married. His mother never notified the father that she was expecting a child. Being young, confused, and freighted, and under intense pressure from her family, which was very wealthy and involved in politics at the time, Meatball's mother secretly left her son on the steps of a church on an early Sunday morning. Meatball and Teddy Haskell live in the same orphanage. Meatball never knew his parents or what it's like to live with parents. Like Teddy, he is also a recipient of charity from Baptist churches and the state. Stanley Dobbs resembles a meatball in that he is round like one; thus he was given the nickname Meatball. His round shape is due to his insatiable appetite for food. Meatball is an honest boy but he tends to overindulge. He also lacks tact; for he is likely to say whatever comes to his mind.

Randy Smith: Randy Smith is a 14 year old American teenager of Irish ancestry who has lived in an orphanage for half of his life. His mother died while giving birth to his sister, Cameron, who is 3 years younger than he. His father, who was a police officer, died in the line of duty. After their father's death, Randy and his sister went to live with their maternal grandmother who was their only surviving relative. Two years later, she died leaving Randy and his sister without anyone else to raise them. With just over a hundred other children, Randy and his sister ended up in the same orphanage, but housed in different units. He and his sister were made wards of the state. Randy has a strong sense of fairness, but he is easily frightened. When courage is needed most to resolve a problem, he often avoids it or runs away; therefore, he thinks of himself as a coward. He also suffers from low self-esteem.

Peter Long: Peter Long (or Popsicle as he is most often called) is a 13 year old American teenager of British and Italian ancestry. His father, one of the youngest pilots to enlist in the United States Air Force, was killed when his plane crashed. He died six months before Popsicle or Peter Long was born. Popsicle was born out of wedlock to a teenage mother, who purposely left him on the table of a public library in the middle of the day; shortly after the incident took place, he was taken to an orphanage and placed in the infant's unit as a ward of the state. Whenever he has the money in his pockets, he never passes up the opportunity to buy himself a couple of frozen Popsicles bars. For this reason, those who live with him gave him the nickname, Popsicle. Popsicle has a sunny and happy disposition. Unfortunately, he finds it difficult to face unpleasant things or situations. He lacks confidence in himself, and he is insecure. At times, he creates and lives in a make-believe world. He does so because it provides comfort and escape from the things that trouble him most.

Chow Lee: Chow Lee is a 13 year old American teenager of Chinese ancestry. He is a late addition to the Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard. Chow is the only member of the group who does not live in an orphanage. However, he only has one parent and no other relatives. He lives with his mother, in a small two room apartment. Because he has a parent, he is initially rejected as an orphan and thus is not thought of as a likely candidate by some of the members of the Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard. However, after some consideration and debate, the boys make him a full fledge member. Chow's virtue is patience and generosity. He is a team player. His short coming is that he is very shy and somewhat gullible.

ADDTINIONAL CHARACTERS

The characters at Andrew Johnson Junior High School

Principal Peter Penbutt Peterlum: Principal Peterlum is Principal of Andrew Johnson Junior High School. His heritage goes all the way back to Medieval European ristocracy.  Principal Peterlum is mean, pompous, and self-absorbed. He respects nothing but wealth and the privileged classes of society. A sycophant and flatter of the rich and powerful, he dislikes the poor in general and detest orphans in particular. Above all, Mr. Peterlum hates the Boys from Beal Alley Boulevard.

Assistant Principal Doberry: Marvin Doberry is Assistant Principal of Andrew Johnson Junior High School. He shares the same heritage as Principal Peterlum. However, he is quiet, cautious, and meek. He is also very intimidated by his boss, Mr. Peterlum, and is very reluctant to second guess him. Mr. Doberry has a strong sense of right and wrong. He strongly disagrees with the way Principal Peterlum runs the school, but is reluctant to confront his boss or to criticize him.

Miss Lawson: Miss Lawson is Principal Peterlum's secretary.  Born in India, she is a kindly middle age motherly figure. She has no children of her own; but she has always considered the boys and girls attending Andrew Johnson Junior High School as her children.

Mr. Edwards: Mr. Edwards is an African-American teacher in his fifties. He is the head of the English Department at Andrew Johnson Junior High School. He can be a demanding instructor with regard to achieving academic excellence; but the kids respect him because he looks out after their interest, and he treats each of the children as
though they were his own.

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS:

These are the characters of a rival gang at Andrew Johnson Junior High School

The gang call themselves, Dirty and Dangerous

GANG MEMBERS

William Winston (or Bulldog Billy as he is most often called) is the leader of the gang called, Dirty and Dangerous. He is a rough and tough 16 year old. Bulldog Billy enjoys causing trouble; He also likes harassing and needling the Boys from Beal Alley oulevard.

Tiger Johnson: Tiger is a member of Dirty and Dangerous. He comes from a well-to-do family.

Harry Smith: Harry is a member of Dirty and Dangerous. He comes from a well-to-do family; and also one that has elected politicians in the family.

Brimmy Malone: Brimmy is a reluctant member of Dirty and Dangerous. He comes from the wealthiest family in the bunch. He appears out of place in the gang. He does not seem nearly as set on causing mischief as the rest of the gang member.

Ajax: Ajax is from a struggling middle class family. He acts as Bulldog Billy's enforcer. He is big for his age and very strong.

Jo Jo Gonzalez: Jo Jo comes from a lower-middle class family. He is tough, mischievous, and a devoted follower of Bulldog Billy's gang.

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

Criminal Bank Robbers:

THE SUGAR SPOON GANG

The following is a police description of this notorious gang:

Mully Case: White male. 5 feet, 10 inches tall. Weight, 170 pounds. Hair blond, eyes blue. Mully Case is the ringleader of the Sugar Spoon Gang. He is controlling, greedy, and very superstitious. Mully Case has a sugar addiction. He feeds off of large quantities of it. And as a result, the sugar makes him hyper; he can't keep still for very long. He often paces the floor when standing; he also moves quickly, and when he doesn't get his sugar he's been known to get very irritable.

Rafferty Rea: White male. 5 feet, 9 inches tall. Weight, 255 pounds. Hair brown, eyes gray. Rafferty Rea is the Sugar Spoon Gang's getaway driver. He is a dedicated member of the Sugar Spoon Gang.  He is dull witted and childlike, with a comedic personality; but very effective as the muscle man of the outfit. His former occupation was as a bouncer at a nightclub.

Sirloin Caracas:  alias Sirloin Smith: an extremely attractive Spanish American female. 5 feet, 4 inches tall. Weight, 120 pounds. Hair black, eyes brown. Sirloin is Mully Case' girlfriend. She possesses one of the highest IQ's in criminal history. It is believed that she
cases the banks days before the robberies take place; but she is never actually in on the robberies themselves. It is believed that she takes part in the planning of the operation from start to finish.

Adam Church: Black male. 6 feet tall. Weight, 200 pounds. Hair black, eyes brown. Identifying marks: a long scar on his right hand. Adam Church has been at Mully Case's side as long as anyone can remember. He's been with Mully Case's gang the longest. He is tough, fearless, and distrustful of anyone outside of the gang. He is also known to be impatient and to lose control of himself when his patience is tested.

Traitor Troy Terry: White male. 5 feet, 6 inches tall. Weight, 175 pounds. Hair black, eyes black. Identifying marks: a dimple in the middle of his chin. Traitor Troy Terry is the last person to join the Sugar Spoon Gang. He is mean and dangerous, and he is the gunman of the outfit. He's antisocial and criminally pathological. He carries out Mully Case's orders to the letter. He and Mully Case are first cousins. It is widely known that Troy Terry betrayed the confidence of his former gang before joining the rival Sugar Spoon Gang: he set them up to be captured by the police as a favor to his cousin Mully Case. Thus he was nicknamed Traitor Troy by other rival gangs in the city and by the public. It should be noted that no one calls him Traitor Troy to his face. No gang member or hoodlum would ever have the nerve.


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Mr. Zienner's son, Boris, decides to leave home for Paris, France in order to get away from his rich, powerful, and domineering father. Shortly after Boris leaves home, Mr. Zienner and his company proceed with their business plan and open up a new meat processing plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi; but because the employees are exploited for their labor, they soon conspire and rebel against Mr. Zienner and his company. A couple of employees spread false rumors that dogs and wild animals from a nearby wooded area are being used to make the company's frankfurters and cold-cut luncheon meats. The accusations are reported to local reporters who publish the rumors as fact. In the process of trying to dispel the rumors and to win over the good graces of his employees, Mr. Zienner addresses them at a company picnic; but instead of being treated hospitably, he is struck down and knocked unconscious. This sets-off a tragic chain of events, which includes the loss of his wife in an auto accident.  As a result of the grief he feels due to the death of his wife, Mr. Zienner looses all interest in taking care of himself; and he also begins to neglect his company. Meanwhile, the false rumors continue. As they spread across the country, his company begins to loose vast market share. By this time, Mr. Zienner is engaging in personal reckless behavior. For example, he takes up with a young woman who uses him. The young woman schemes in away that cause him to get robbed and nearly killed. After the incident, Mr. Zienner suffers a brief loss of memory and sink deeper into depression.

 In the middle of his troubles, Mr. Zienner's son, Boris, after years of being away, returns home. While living in France, however, Boris ultimately ended up in a Paris prison. His incrassation was due to his friends involving him in a robbery that he did not know was taking place. After his return home, Boris makes no secret that he holds an intense hatred for his father. Mr. Zienner is in distress over his son's attitude towards him; he also suffers distress after a group of gamblers commit an attempted sexual assault on his eldest daughter, MerCady, which leaves her traumatized and despondent; and when Mr. Zienner's evil plan to take revenge on his employees is discovered by his youngest daughter, Lilly, she looses complete respect for him. To add to his grief and despair, he faces bankruptcy and the loss of his company. Now, near the breaking point, he is driven to contemplate suicide; but is saved from carrying it out when the son who hates him intervenes. After deciding to live rather than to die, and after settling some personal differences and making amends, his life begins to change for the better. In addition, the people who created the rumors and assaulted him at the picnic are either arrested or killed; and the rumors they made-up are discovered to be false. Ultimately, Mr. Zienner learns from the harsh experiences of his life. He changes his ways and develop habits and adopts an attitude that is far different from the one he previously held. He becomes a better person and a happier one as a result. Mr. Zienner's company fully recovers and he himself makes genuine friends; moreover, he ultimately earns the respect of his employees, and experiences the love of his family in ways he never enjoyed before.

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A profile of the main character:

Steven Leroy Zienner :

Steven Leroy Zienner is a 6 feet, 2 inch tall, two-hundred and twenty pound entrepreneur and businessman. He is 56 years old. His father and mother were German Protestant immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1900. Steven Leroy Zienner was born in that same year. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio with his father, mother, and older brother. Except for Steven Zienner, they are now all deceased. Mr. Zienner became a multimillionaire before his 30th birthday. He built up his fortune to where he is now the 20th riches man in the United States. The only thing he consciously recognizes as important or worth doing is making money.  As for the way he sees the world, love of mankind or philanthropy is for hopeless romantics; faith is for the naïve; politics is for the corrupt or the gullible; and, for the most part, people are simply vehicles of utility to him. In other words, you use them, they use you; just make sure you use them more. Steven Zienner started his company at the age of 22. He went from opening a small meat market to eventually establishing large manufacturing plants. He made his fortune making and selling frankfurters and cold-cut luncheon meats to large chain supermarkets and local grocery stores throughout the United States.  He owns plants in Stockton, California; Fargo, North Dakota; Cleveland, Ohio; and lastly in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Steven Leroy Zienner's family:

his wife, two daughters, and only son.

Corona Zienner: Corona Zienner, age 54, is the wife of Steven Zienner. Steven Zienner calls his wife, Mother Corona. Mrs. Zienner acts as mother to her 3 children, and she acts as wife and mother to her husband. She is the central figure that holds the family together. She is a faithful Baptist and works diligently on behalf of charities.

MerCaddy Zienner: MerCaddy is Steven Zienner's oldest daughter. She is 24. She is spoiled, very beautiful, and wasteful with money. She is very committed to the lifestyle of the leisure class; and although she is not an evil person, she is superficial and unproductive.

Lilly Zienner: Lilly is the youngest daughter. She is 18. She is attractive, pleasant, and out going. Lilly is practical and very intelligent. She is mature beyond her years.

Boris Zienner: Boris is Steven Zienner's middle child and only son. He is 22 years old. A halfhearted playboy with an appetite for thrills, he is irresponsible and indecisive; but it is also fair to say that theses are symptoms of a problem and not the problem itself. Boris'
inability to live up to his father's expectations and Boris' lack of confidence in himself, due to low self-esteem, is at the root of his problems.

ADDITIONAL CAST OF CHARACTERS

Tangerine Wilson: Tangerine is a very bright and studious African-American teenager. She and Lilly are of the same age. Attractive and assertive, Tangerine has an outgoing personality. Attending college together in California, She and Lilly become classmates and best friends. They both live in Cleveland, but on different sides of the track.

Top Hat: Top Hat, a tall thin African-American man in his fifties, is Tangerines' uncle. He is an American Jazz musician. Top Hat was born and raised in the United States; but he lives in Paris, France.

Uncle Isaac Zienner: Uncle Isaac is the uncle of Steven Zienner. He is a wise old elderly man. He and his nephew have different temperaments and believe in opposite things.

Rick Bassinger: Rick is a middle age Caucasian male who likes to keep to himself. He is a piano player at his brother's nightclub. His brother's name is Lucky. Rick is a much better person than he realizes. He portrays himself as a misanthrope; but in many ways Rick is a true humanitarian.

Lucky: Lucky is the owner of a nightclub named after himself: The nightclub is called Lucky's Place. He is the brother of Rick. Lucky is a man who takes interest in his friends and customers.

Leland Moore: Leland Moore is a middle age Caucasian male in his late fifties. He is Steven Zienner's confidant; he is also the executive vice president of the Zienner Meat Company. He is gruff, blunt, loud, and assertive.

Eumar Moore: Eumar is the son and only child of Leland Moore; he is a college classmate of Lilly's. Eumar is idealistic, principled, self-righteous, and good natured. He speaks out for what he thinks is right. And he can usually be found on the side of the underdog. In temperament and mannerism, he is the complete opposite of his father.

Mo Clumsy: Mo Clumsy is a worker on the loading dock at Mr. Zienner's Mississippi plant, in Vicksburg. Mo is a strong and gentle 34 year old African-American man. However, when angered he quickly looses his temper. He is also very gullible and is easily manipulated and led astray.

Eric Clumsy: Eric is the slightly older brother of Mo. Experienced, intelligent, and practical, he quickly sees things that escape his brother's attention.  Eric lives with Mo and Mo's wife, Susan, and their two kids.

Ted Davis: Ted Davis whose nickname is Tiny Big is a male Caucasian who happens to be a very unpleasant fellow. Small and frail in statue, Tiny Big works on the loading dock with Mo Clumsy. He was nicknamed Tiny Big because he has a big mouth in the sense that he never stops talking. During work, he spends his time making trouble, drinking coffee, and smoking cigarettes. He is clever and calculating. He's also mean and vengeful. And except for Mo Clumsy, he is disliked and distrusted by everyone at the Zienner plant.

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In Trapped Between the Extremes of Good and Evil, Lieutenant Detective Mark Guess, of the San Francisco Police Department, is on the most important case of his career. It is the single most important case any police detective can have. The stakes could not be any higher. Lieutenant Guess is in pursuit of a serial killer who has not only struck panic and fear in the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area, but across the nation at large; fear has also swept across other countries around the world. This serial killer is not the typical, garden-variety misfit or societal reject we've come to know and expect. He is, however, as close to being a portrait of absolute evil as a human being can be. He's not gruesome, repugnant, or even vulgar; he's a killer with distinction and class.

This international murderer is known as the 1414 Killer. After he kills his victim, he carves the numbers 1414 deep into his or her forehead. The numbers are a clue to his identity. After nearly two years of murders and dozens of victims, without having discovered so much as a single clue, law enforcement begins to doubt whether they'll ever be able to apprehend him. But when he comes into contact with a woman of religious faith, his murdering spree appears to be at an end—at least Lieutenant Guess and law enforcement authorities think so. Unfortunately for them, however, in a series of unimaginable and unexpected twists and turns, the killer remains just outside of reach.

For the killer is aided by spiritual forces. And with demonic energies working on behalf of the killer and against the efforts of Lieutenant Guess, the job of bringing the 1414 Killer before the bar of justice becomes nearly impossible. In the midst of all that is occurring, Lieutenant Guess suffers a devastating tragedy. He finds himself engulfed in a personal crisis. And the 1414 murder case is in serious jeopardy of falling apart. However, with unexpected help from angelic spiritual forces sent to help Lieutenant Guess fight against the forces of evil, the stage is set, and the battle is joined. The earthly and spiritual battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is truly underway. The main characters in the story are all part of a desperate game of life and death. As events unfold, we follow the mystery, suspense, and horror to its destructive climax.

MAIN CHARACTERS

The main characters in the story are Lieutenant Mark Guess and his wife, Valerie; Police Chief Robert Lee; Nick and Chester Nickels; James and Ruth Nickels; Detective Sheila Dawson; FBI Agent Steplo Pico; Professor Meg Ginsberg; Mayor Hamburger Slater; Sister Malady; Reverend Guess; Captain Solar; an angle from heaven called The Shinny
One; and a demon out of hell known as Nomed Natas.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Lieutenant Mark Guess is a detective with the San Francisco Police Department. Mark is a 44 year old African-American male. He is respected and admired by the Department, the public, as well as by those who personally know him. Mark Guess has been with the San Francisco Police Department for ten years, five of those years as a detective in the Homicide Division. He is very intelligent, intrepid, but blindly loyal to his friends. Recipient of nearly two dozen citations, he is rated as one of the finest detectives not only in San Francisco and the Bay Area, but in the country as well. His closest friends are Nick and Chester Nickels. Not only did Mark attend high school and college with the Nickels brothers, he also attended school with his close friend Robert Lee- who later serves through the ranks and becomes Chief of Police.

Valerie Guess is Mark's wife. She is also an investigative reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle. She is an African-American woman with mixed ancestry. Although her husband is moderately religious, Valerie is an atheist. She is smart, independent minded, and very attractive.

Chief Robert Lee is chief of police of the San Francisco Police Department.  He is an American man of Chinese Ancestry. Chief Lee is protective of his department and loyal to his close friends. His friends include Mark Guess, Nick Nickels, and Chester Nickels.

The Nickels  An Irish American Family

Nick Nickels is the son of James and Ruth Nickels and the brother of Chester. Nick Nickels is a very rich man as a result of building a computer chip company from scratch. He is Founder and CEO of Nickels' Technologies Company. Nick Nickels is attractive, clever, superficially charming, and mysterious. He sees the world very differently than most.

Chester Nickels is the son of James and Ruth Nickels and the brother of Nick. He and his brother are the same age as Mark and Chief Lee. Chester is a social worker and charity organizer. It should be noted that Nick and Chester are twin brothers; they are not identical but fraternal twins. However, that is as far as their twin-ness goes; for they are the complete opposite of one another in taste, beliefs, and in moral character.

James Nickels is the husband of Ruth; and the father of Nick and Chester. He is likable and has an inquisitive mind. He enjoys stories dealing with crime.

Ruth Nickels is the wife of James; and the mother of Nick and Chester. She is pleasant but dislikes stories having to do with crime or terror.

Detective Sheila Dawson is a detective with the San Francisco Police Department. She is a Caucasian female of Irish American decent. She is devoted to her job and to her close friend Mark Guess. She has been assigned to work with him on the 1414 Murder Case.

Agent Steplo Pico is a special agent with the FBI. He is an American of Mexican and Italian decent. He is friendly with Lieutenant Guess; but in some ways he is also a competitor; he is currently working on the same case as Lieutenant Guess.

Professor Meg Ginsberg is a Jewish Scholar at JTS. She is also currently a visiting professor at USF.  She is a Theology professor; and she's an academician who teaches courses on the nature or concept of good and evil. She also possesses expert knowledge of serial killers.

Mayor Hamburger Slater is mayor of San Francisco; at age 75, he is sometimes referred to as "the Old Man." Born in Norway, he has lived most of his life in San Francisco. He is pompous, controlling, and he often overreacts.

Sister Malady is a nun. She is an elderly woman in her seventies. She is friendly, pleasant, and fearless.

Reverend Ben Guess is the uncle of Mark Guess. Ben Guess is the Reverend of First Baptist Church. He adopted and raised Mark from the age of fourteen, after Mark lost both of his parents in an auto accident.

Captain Solar is an elderly man in his seventies. His ethnicity is difficult to determine. He is a devil worshiper. He worships and is commanded by a demon or devil known as Nomed Natas.

The Shinny One is one of the most powerful and highest raking angels in heaven. Being an angel, the Shinny One can take on the appearance of anyone or anything. At times, the Shinny One takes on the appearance of a bright circle of light and also that of a young American girl of Japanese ancestry.

Nomed Natas.  As the story depicts this fictional character, Nomed Natas was the highest ranking demon in Satan's army of hell. He fled,however, after he failed to win the throne of hell from Satan in a war between the two that lasted one thousand, four-hundred and fourteen years. Nomed Natas' insatiable ambition for power, glory, and the very high opinion he has of himself- that is to say, his arrogance- caused him to believe that he could overthrow Satan and run the affairs of hell; he miscalculated. After he lost the war, he fled. Nomed Natas takes on the appearance of a middle age man with black purplish tented hair and a tannic complexion that doesn't somehow look quite natural. However, he is prosperous as well as distinguished looking. Nomed Natas is of average weight and height. He always wears the same attire: a gray three piece suit with a black shirt, gray silk tie, gray shoes, and black socks. Ranking in power only after Satan himself, Nomad Natas is the second most powerful demon in the universe.

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