Click		to Chapters . Set in Year 1980
				Shawna Elliott, MBA . .		New Office Manager replacing Gwen Green. Unaware that Gwen's disappearance is still unsolved, she hopes to have escaped her difficult history. Her secrets may kill her.
				Dina Mitchell		Secretary, Personnel, Reception, Carlo Palmer, boss
				Rolly Menard		Retired, formerly did Chapman's job, Neighbour .
				Jeanne Menard		Rolly's wife, a retired nurse.
				Rosalie Walsh		Secretary, Brain Team, with Ross (and sometimes) Nellie.
				Ross McLeod Mus.B .		Head of Brain Center, Inventions, Innovations, Design He was hired to replace Nellie Wheating who retired 9 years ago. Never married, he has carried a secret even he had forgotten.
				Elaine Chan		Secretary, Tech Dept, with John Wheating. She suspects but has no proof, so she says nothing.
				Christy Dole .		Secretary, Shipping and Supply. Chapman, boss She replaced Sandra, who quit after Chapman took over. She knows and has done, far too much. Her secrets get scarier.
				Shirley Tanner .		Head, Research Dept, with John and Ross, former teacher, here with much better pay. Secret memories.
				Sally Elders .		Secretary-Clerk, Production and Supply, with Ed Wilks She knows Ed's secrets; afraid, cannot trust anyone.
				Sonya Fischer . .		Secretary to the President, Finance, PR, advertising. Her secret is the deepest of them all, one she cannot share. Yet. The other secret, should she tell Shawna about Gwen? When?
				John Wheating .		Nellie's older son, Head of Technical Services. His secrets cut him off from help and can never be told.
				Chipworth Chapman		Head of Shipping, he replaced Sandra with his friend Christy when the position became vacant. He carries deadly secrets.
				Ed Wilks .		Head of Production and Supply, It is no secret the con artist is out to kill the company, but who would ever believe it?
				Carlo Palmer .		Chief of Personnel, Salary negotiator, Confessor Closest friend of John Wheating since they were kids.
				Harry Newcomb .		President of the company, loved and respected by all .with the exception of course of the one hired to destroy NorEl.
				Nellie Wheating .		Officially retired, Nellie continues inventing Gizmos anonymously as part of the Brain Team. The reason NorEl prospered, she has had her own secrets for a long.
				William Wheating MD .		Named for the dad who died in a car accident before he was born, William was sent far as part of a WHO research team. His secrets are not yet what they will be.
				Geo Sundholm MD .		Psychiatrist, and close friend of Harry Newcomb, he provides counselling to workers at NorEl, among others. The secrets of psychologists are mostly professional but he had some also that were his own alone.
				Tess Wheating .		No one knew that John's wife Tess had been in therapy for many years. Athough reserved, it did not show.
				Maud Fischer .		Mother of Sonya who lived with her now as her mom's health was failing, often spoke with old-country wisdom.
				Matthew Findlay MD .		The Menards' family doctor was old-fashioned enough to make housecalls. What doctors know is not theirs to tell.
				Constable Hallett .		One of the two police in this town where "nothing ever happens." His partner thinks nothing ever will.
				"Sleuth" "Nelson"		Private Investigator working under cover Associate of "Sleuth" .
				Edna Duncan Deanna Pitt		Daughter of Wilma Duncan, owner of "the dog." Neighbours of John and Tess, hospital workers.
				Bob Walsh		Rosalie's husband
				Richard Borkin		Reporter for the Daily Bugle.
				Wilma Duncan		Otherwise called "The Wingnut" Town gossip
				.Richard Borklin		Reporter with the Daily Bugle
				"Hello-You"		The secret coordinator
				Faye		Christy's cousin in Montreal
				Alicia		Christy's friend, fellow worker
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