April Fool’s Day

Desiree is the glamorous host and cunning strategist who manipulates her circle to protect and consolidate her inheritance. She masterminds the April Fool's prank that sets Milan Hastings on a fateful path and uses the ensuing chaos to tilt power in her favor. Cool, fearless, and willing to gamble everything for status, she orchestrates events with meticulous precision. Her ultimate manipulation reveals a willingness to sacrifice others to preserve her place at the top.

Blaine is Desiree's brother and a public face of the family fortune, whose ambition and charm make him a key player in the inheritance intrigue. He participates in the schemes, but his loyalties are tested as the plan spirals out of control. Ultimately he becomes the 'fall guy' in the high-stakes game, a role that intensifies the danger surrounding him. His fate underscores the perilous costs of wealth-driven scheming.

Milan Hastings is Desiree's rival and the party's glamorous centerpiece, known as 'Miss Carolina' fiancée, whose status and visibility fuel envy within the group. She becomes the initial victim of the fatal prank, catalyzing the murder mystery that follows. Her death exposes the fragility of public personas and the ruthless lengths people will go to protect prestige. Milan's presence highlights the commodification of celebrity within elite circles.

Barbie Reynolds is a polished socialite and Peter Welling's fiancée, embodying competitive social climbing. She leverages charm and status to position herself within the group, becoming entangled in the perilous web of 2008's deadly game. Her role illustrates how appearances and alliances in high society mask cutthroat ambitions. She becomes one of the casualties of the escalating scheme.

Torrance is an ambitious actress whose presence as the group's operative blends performance with control. She orchestrates the 2008 phase of the scheme, using others as pawns and leveraging the promise of 'proof' to steer the group. Her mastery of manipulation and fear helps drive the plan toward a dramatic climax. In the end, she is the orchestrator whose actions precipitate Blaine's death.

Ryan is the quintet's less wealthy videographer friend, whose camera captures the party and the escalating deception. He is loyal but increasingly uneasy as the circle's secrets unravel. His role as chronicler makes him a conduit for evidence and clues, until the danger closes in on him as well. His murder marks the chilling reach of the high-society game.