The Candy Snatchers

A 16-year-old girl kidnapped on her way home from Catholic school. She endures captivity, retains a spark of hope, and attempts to communicate with Sean as she navigates the danger of her confinement. Her fate remains unresolved by the end, highlighting the fragility of young innocence under threat.

Candy's stepfather and a wealthy jewelry-store owner who withholds information and orchestrates a ransom that centers on money and status. He is calculating and morally compromised, ultimately meeting a violent end in the confrontation with Eddy and the others.

One of the kidnappers who appears affectionately protective toward Candy at times but is capable of brutality. His arc involves manipulation, violence, and a fatal confrontation with Avery, marking him as a dangerous, volatile figure.

A kidnapper who partners with Alan in the abduction and participates in the violent plans. She experiences violence herself and is implicated in the brutality surrounding Candy, including the ear-cutting scheme and the ensuing threats.

Another kidnapper who pursues violent methods and participates in the broader scheme, including a sexual threat against Candy. He murders Katherine during the course of the plot and is ultimately killed during the climactic gunfight.

An autistic, observant young boy who witnesses the crime. He attempts to tell his parents about what he saw, and his actions influence the course of events, including informing the attempt to seek help in Brooklyn.

Candy's mother who is drawn into the danger as the kidnappers confront the family. She becomes a target of manipulation and tragedy as the plot unfolds.

Sean's father, depicted as one of the intolerant and detached parental figures in the household who interact with Sean but do not support his attempt to report what he witnesses.

Sean’s mother, a figure in the family dynamic who is drawn into the tense atmosphere surrounding the crime and its consequences. Her presence helps frame the domestic backdrop of the events.