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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):
'HENRY PRESTON. A middle-aged investment lawyer who has departed from his usual conservative business methods in an attempt to make a stock market "killing" using his clients' money. The scheme backfires, leaving him desperate for cash to restore his books.
'LYNNE PRESTON. A 20-year-old, pretty and personable girl. Henry's daughter.
'PAUL LANG. A 28-year-old philanderer living off a deceased estate. Nominally a veterinarian, he does not work (except when he has to) and is an inveterate gambler. He is heavily in debt to S.P. bookie Jason Baker. He is a flat dweller.
'MARGARET PRESTON. Henry's wife, she is 50-55, and a highly-strung but reticent woman. She accepts the dominance of both her husband and mother.
'LOUISE JAMES. Margaret's mother. She is 75, a widow and very rich. She is intelligent, straight-spoken and possessive. A constant "adviser" to Margaret and Lynne, she barely tolerates her son-in-law and dislikes and distrusts Lang. She lives with the Prestons.
'DOUG PHILLIPS. A 45-year-old, slow-thinking mechanic who runs a small garage (lubes and minor repairs) in Richmond. An ex-thief, he bragged to Lang about an undetected robbery.
'PHYLLIS PROCTOR. An ex-nurse, long thrown out of her profession for performing abortions, which she still does. An alcoholic, she is rough and ready, sarcastic and has a rapier wit. She is about 45.
'JASON BAKER. A rails bookie and also an S.P. operator. He is 45, avaricious and with few principles, especially with those who owe him money. A high liver.
'MERVYN MASON. Baker's bully boy and constant working companion. He is 35, not too bright and sadistic. Enjoys his "work".
'TWO CONSTABLES. A few lines of dialogue.
'FINGERPRINT MAN. A few lines of dialogue.'
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This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.