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“Dead of Winter,” which also honored the Helpers who helped to bring light metaphorically into their world. These beautiful candles were tall yellow-orange tapers with white tips.
    William: He was the community cook for Father’s world, and he absolutely loved cooking for everyone.
    Chinese Clergy Man: This character, never named, was featured in the episode, “China Moon.” He performed a marriage ceremony in Father’s Council chamber in that episode. I have given him the name Kevin Chin.
    Snow: This man was an assassin Gabriel sent to kill Vincent, so he could keep the baby without fear of reprisal by Vincent. Snow was outwitted by Vincent, who led him to the Stalactite/Stalagmite Cave, where Snow fired his weapon, and was crushed to death by stalactites falling because of his own percussive shots.
    Peter: He was Catherine’s deceased mother’s gynecologist, who had delivered Catherine. He had a wife named Susan. Peter had been an Helper to the world below from the beginning, because he went to medical school with Father, and they remained good friends even after Father was blacklisted in the world above. In the episode “Ashes, Ashes,” Father’s world was trying to stem an outbreak of pneumonic plague brought into their world by a stowaway Russian immigrant, Dmitri, whom they tried to help. It was then that Catherine and Peter, who had been family friends all of her life, first realized that they shared the knowledge of Father’s world. They collided when Catherine was sent to meet an unknown Helper, who turned out to be Peter, driving a supply van with vaccine and antibiotics against the plague for the sick below. He was never given a last name in the series, so I have given him the last name of Wellington.
    Jamie: She was a petite girl in her late teens who was also an archer and best friends with Mouse. She had a cute spitfire personality and was a very hard worker.
    Tony Ramos: He was an orphaned Gypsy boy Catherine and Vincent helped to be restored to his family in the episode “Everything is Everything.” Tony’s evil uncle had framed Tony’s father for stealing from the family business, and in a Gypsy trial Tony’s entire family was considered dead by the clan. When Tony’s parents were killed, he made the trip to New York City by himself from Chicago, to try to prove his father’s innocence, and be restored to his grandparents. His grandparents, Milo and Eva Ramos, were devastated over not being able to acknowledge their grandson but feared chaos in the clan if they broke their Gypsy laws. Vincent confronted Milo, who was the king of their clan, and convinced him to hold a new trial for his grandson, Tony. Milo relented and arranged the new trial, at which time Tony’s wits prevailed, and he was able to prove that it was his uncle who was the thief. Tony was restored to his family and felt that he owed a debt to Catherine for taking him into her home and helping him.
    Dr. Marx: He was the New York City Coroner who was called in to collect Catherine’s body. He played a game of cat-and-mouse with Joe Maxwell, trying to avoid his questions about Catherine’s case. He was never given a first name. I have given him the name David.
    New York Cabby: This is another Helper who was never given a name. He surveilled and gave rides to people needed by Father’s world in times of crisis. He was the one who corralled Diana, and at one time he also shanghaied Joe when Father was trying to find Vincent after the Compass Rose incident. I have given him the name Chuck Johnson.
    Sarah: She was a middle-aged woman in the world below who aided with special tasks like practical nursing. She took a special interest in the eccentric members of Father’s community.
    Jenny Aronson: She was Catherine’s close friend who owned a publishing company specializing in books on art which she edited. She helped to book art exhibits at local galleries because of her influence with the gallery owners.
    Kipper: He was one