Masquerade

A young, ambitious yachting captain who carries a past conviction for writing bad checks. He becomes entangled in an affair with Brooke while navigating loyalty to his boss, Granger Morrison. Tim's efforts to protect Olivia lead him into a deadly conspiracy, and he dies heroically when a saboteur's plan backfires during a marina explosion.

Tim's lover and Granger Morrison's wife, caught between passion and loyalty to her social world. She helps Tim navigate the danger around Olivia, while keeping up appearances in a society that prizes wealth. Her choices complicate the murder plot and threaten her own safety.

Olivia's wealthy husband and Tim's boss, a powerful figure in the Southampton social circle. He projects control and status while navigating the perilous interplay of love, money, and ambition surrounding his wife and Tim.

A young heiress who returns home to Southampton after her mother's death. She falls for Tim, confronts her stepfather's control, and becomes entangled in a dangerous plot when money and love collide. Olivia ultimately confronts the truth and makes decisive choices about her future.

Olivia's alcoholic stepfather who claims to act as her guardian and uses the family fortune to gamble and manipulate. He becomes a key figure in the plan to control Olivia and remove Tim, and his schemes contribute to the Dangerous web of deceit.

Olivia's mother's former flame's live-in girlfriend who is drawn into the investigation. She provides crucial information but is later found dead in an apparent suicide, triggering further suspicion and tragedy.

Tim's childhood friend and police officer who becomes entangled in the case. He discovers potential evidence against Tim but withholds it out of loyalty and love for Olivia. He ultimately sabotages Tim's fate by manipulating events and is killed during the climactic confrontation.

Minor cast member; a member of the Southampton social world associated with the Cantrell family and the estate intrigue. His presence underscores the town's power networks and the web of relationships surrounding Olivia and Tim.

A law-enforcement character who observes the investigation into Gateworth's murder, adding tension to the case and the conflicting loyalties of those involved.

A resident of the Southampton community whose presence in social circles reflects the town's interconnected networks and secretive dynamics.