| A | B |
| lawyer | E. J. Plum |
| apartment | Sunset Towers |
| wife, cook | Madame Sun Lin Hoo |
| foot doctor | Jake Wexler |
| physical problems, birdwatcher | Chris Theodorakis |
| fiancee, intern | Dr. Denton Deere |
| wife and mother | Grace Wexler |
| restaurant owner | James Shin Hoo |
| high school senior, wants to be a writer | Theo Theodorakis |
| senior, track star | Doug Hoo |
| brat | Turtle Wexler |
| Tabitha Ruth | Turtle Wexler's real name |
| dressmaker | Flora Baumbach |
| Alice | Flora calls Turtle this |
| woman judge | J.J. Ford |
| doorman | Sandy McSouthers |
| cleaning lady | Berthe Crow |
| 62 year old delivery boy | Otis Amber |
| secretary | Sydelle Pulaski |
| financee of Dr. Denton Deer | Angela Wexler |
| business man worth millions, recluse | Sam Westing |
| real estate agent | Barney Northrup |
| Madame Sun Lin Hoo is partners with | Jake Wexler |
| Chris Theodorakis is partners with | Dr. Denton Deere |
| Grace Wexler is partners with | James Shin Hoo |
| Theo Theodorakis is partners with | Doug Hoo |
| Turtle Wexler is partners with | Flora Baumbach |
| J.J. Ford is partners with | Sandy McSouthers |
| Berthe Crow is partners with | Otis Amber |
| Sydelle Pulaski is partners with | Angela Wexler |