Townsperson
Chef Laurent
French chef in a flannel town. Perpetually, magnificently frustrated.
About
French chef. 45, slim elegant, fair French complexion, dark hair with gray swept back, thin waxed mustache. Genuine French-trained chef trapped in Plainview. Perpetually frustrated competing with Rosie's meatloaf.
Around Plainview
Works
Hangs Out
Lives
More Townsperson
Mrs. Finch
Librarian. Quiet but fierce about literacy.
Farah
Amir's wife. The real backbone. Fiercer than Amir when crossed.
Mechanic Gus
Can fix anything. Suspicious of Sam's purchases.
Mr. Tanaka
Bank manager. Precision meets warmth. Secretly fascinated by risk-takers like Sam.
Kira Redhawk
Makes short films on her phone. Between two worlds. Film school does not know she is coming.
Kamal
Amir's teenage son. Caught between family duty and being a normal kid. Secretly proud of both.