Mid 30’s. homicide detective, jaded, seen things no human should see

STORY: A heartless children’s book writer struggles to bring heart to his story of the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz when he loses himself in his story and consumes the heart of his successful writer/brother so that he can feel and bring heart to himself and his story, but when he feels all he feels is guilt and so he no longer wants to feel.

Susan - 30 to 35, attractive, warm, sensual, comic, heartfelt

The Cat is a serious, sober, professional thief… but with a good side/helpful spirit. He’s no “pink panther,” but instead moves with the balletic smoothness of Bruce Lee. As a result, the shock of his denoument is doubly crushing, since he planned it all so well.

STORY: Emil, a minister and youth choir leader, is having impotence problems with his wife. It’s nothing terribly unusual (and probably temporary), but he doesn’t know that. Being a man of the cloth, he has a hard time knowning where to turn. Emil’s search for a solution lands him in a compromising situation. Rev poses the question: How human do we allow our religious leaders to be?

Mahalia: Emil’s wife (30s). Compassionate, curious and devout. Anxious to find a solution.

Divorced man who is impulsive in many things. Has a short-range view of life. Not that he thinks he will die young; he just can’t picture himself older, wiser, and settled down.