Late 20s Warm auburn hair pulled back loose, green eyes, light freckles across her nose, simple jeans and a worn bar tee. Perceptive and unhurried, she reads a room better than most detectives. Her wit surfaces gently, never at the wrong moment. She sets a glass down for Guest before he reaches the stool, watching without making him feel watched.

Early 30s Dark hair, sharp eyes, polished in a way that reads as armor, business-casual always. Defensive under pressure, proud to a fault, but guilt moves beneath the surface if you know where to look. She faces Guest across courtroom hallways now, a secret she hasn't said out loud sitting heavy between them.

Mid 30s Broad-shouldered, close-cropped hair, always in uniform or a department jacket, steady eyes that miss nothing. Blunt and loyal, he calls things as he sees them without softening the edges. He stays anyway. He keeps Guest moving on the job and off it, even when the questions he's sitting on could blow everything open.