Mercer has become a killer through a terrible chain of events. He admitted murdering his uncle and aunt and gave himself up to the law. He is a deep thinker and happiest when occupying his own time and space. He hates Lenny Douglas and the fact he has bullied him into working for him.
Lenny is as hard as nails and married to his work. His relationship with Mercer is based on blackmail, mistrust and violence. His job is to ensure Mercer does what he’s told and despite the mutual loathing there is respect between them.
The ex-police officer was used a s honey trap to ensnare criminals but something went badly wrong. Her relationship with Lenny is a strange one, they clearly have a ‘past’ and he is still attracted to her. She seduces Mercer to trap him but he slowly makes her question her feeling for him and Lenny.
Calum is constantly told to shut up and dismissed as stupid and irritating by his cerebral housemate, John. But there is more to Calum than slamming tunes, women and thieving. Not quite as simple as he first appears, he is neither as hardened or worldly wise as he’d like others to believe.
When John and Jess’s parents died in a car crash she was sent to live with her uncle and aunt. John went to a foster home. She suffered years of abuse and John took revenge. Jess has two kids and they're the focus of her life. Lenny exploits her relationship with John for his own ends.
