Berthe Erica Crow
Crow is the cleaning lady of Sunset towers. She has black hair, and her skin is dead white. Crow's partner for the Westing Game is Otis Amber. The clues the two partners have received are: WITH THY BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIES. Crow listed her position as " Good Salvation Soup Kitchen" at the meeting of the Westing Game. Something Crow does repeatedly is that she prays a lot. Most of the other game players don't really notice her and they think she is mysterious. She has a dark, long story behind her that only Judge Ford finds out about later. Crow has a special fondness for Angela and she thinks Angela is a sweet blonde angel. A secret the reader finds out about Crow is that she was the wife of Sam Westing. Crow is later suspected to be the murderer of Sam Westing, and is later found innocent. Crow is a very mysterious person.
Crow is the cleaning lady of Sunset towers. She has black hair, and her skin is dead white. Crow's partner for the Westing Game is Otis Amber. The clues the two partners have received are: WITH THY BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIES. Crow listed her position as " Good Salvation Soup Kitchen" at the meeting of the Westing Game. Something Crow does repeatedly is that she prays a lot. Most of the other game players don't really notice her and they think she is mysterious. She has a dark, long story behind her that only Judge Ford finds out about later. Crow has a special fondness for Angela and she thinks Angela is a sweet blonde angel. A secret the reader finds out about Crow is that she was the wife of Sam Westing. Crow is later suspected to be the murderer of Sam Westing, and is later found innocent. Crow is a very mysterious person.
Otis Amber
Otis Amber is a sixty-two year old delivery boy. Otis has mostly white hair, and is later found to be a secret investigator for Sam Westing and was hired to find Crow, keep her out of trouble, and to make sure she never used the Westing name. Otis does not live at Sunset Towers. Otis's partner for the Westing Game is Crow. The clues the pair received are: WITH THY BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIES. Otis listed his position as " deliverer ". Something Otis does repeatedly is that every moning he rides his bike and delivers papers to houses. Judge Ford is hard on Otis and believes that Otis is stupid. Otis seems dumb, but he is actually a intelligent investigator.
Otis Amber is a sixty-two year old delivery boy. Otis has mostly white hair, and is later found to be a secret investigator for Sam Westing and was hired to find Crow, keep her out of trouble, and to make sure she never used the Westing name. Otis does not live at Sunset Towers. Otis's partner for the Westing Game is Crow. The clues the pair received are: WITH THY BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIES. Otis listed his position as " deliverer ". Something Otis does repeatedly is that every moning he rides his bike and delivers papers to houses. Judge Ford is hard on Otis and believes that Otis is stupid. Otis seems dumb, but he is actually a intelligent investigator.
Alexander McSouthers
Alexander McSouthers is usually called Sandy in this book. Sandy also has white hair and is the doorman for
Sunset Towers. He is friends with Turtle and cares for her. Sandy does not live in Sunset Towers. Sandy's partner for the Westing Game is Judge Ford. The clues the two have gotten are: SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER. The pair thinks that the clues might have to do with a lot of the heirs, so Judge Ford hires a private investigator to find out more about the heirs and the investigator turns out to be Sandy. Sandy listed his position as " doorman " for the meeting. Sandy repeatedly winks at Turtle because he is fond of her. Most of the heirs think Sandy is pretty dumb because he droped out of school at eighth grade, but they totally underestimated him. Later in the story, the heirs find out that Sandy is Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, and Mr Eastman.
Alexander McSouthers is usually called Sandy in this book. Sandy also has white hair and is the doorman for
Sunset Towers. He is friends with Turtle and cares for her. Sandy does not live in Sunset Towers. Sandy's partner for the Westing Game is Judge Ford. The clues the two have gotten are: SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER. The pair thinks that the clues might have to do with a lot of the heirs, so Judge Ford hires a private investigator to find out more about the heirs and the investigator turns out to be Sandy. Sandy listed his position as " doorman " for the meeting. Sandy repeatedly winks at Turtle because he is fond of her. Most of the heirs think Sandy is pretty dumb because he droped out of school at eighth grade, but they totally underestimated him. Later in the story, the heirs find out that Sandy is Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, and Mr Eastman.
Josie-Joe Ford
Judge Ford is an African-American, and is a judge. She works hard, and is determined to win the money of the Westing Game. She lives in the apartment number 4D. Her partner for the Westing Game is Alexander McSouthers. The clues the two have received are: SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER. The pair thinks that one of the clues might have to do with the heirs, so she decides to hire a private investigator; and it turns out to be her own partner: Sandy. Judge Ford listed her position as " judge, Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court ". She repeatedly listens to the private investigator, and continues to find out more about the heirs. Judge Ford thinks that Otis Amber is stupid. Later in the book, we find out that Judge Ford is related to Sam Westing because her parents worked for Sam Westing.
Judge Ford is an African-American, and is a judge. She works hard, and is determined to win the money of the Westing Game. She lives in the apartment number 4D. Her partner for the Westing Game is Alexander McSouthers. The clues the two have received are: SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER. The pair thinks that one of the clues might have to do with the heirs, so she decides to hire a private investigator; and it turns out to be her own partner: Sandy. Judge Ford listed her position as " judge, Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court ". She repeatedly listens to the private investigator, and continues to find out more about the heirs. Judge Ford thinks that Otis Amber is stupid. Later in the book, we find out that Judge Ford is related to Sam Westing because her parents worked for Sam Westing.
Flora Baumbach
Flora Baumbach is a dressmaker who always wears a dumb smile. She has a fondness for Turtle, and Turtle is her partner. Flora lives in the apartment section 2C. The clues the two pairs have received are: SEA MOUNTAIN AM O. The pair thinks their clues have to do something with the Westing Paper Products's stock; so they continue to watch the stocks carefully. Flora listed her position as " dressmaker " in the games. Turtle thinks Flora is pretty dumb, and she thinks Flora's daughter is even more dumb, but Turtle still likes Flora a lot, and calls Flora "Baba". Later in the story, you find out that Flora lost her daughter, Rosalie because Rosalie had a disease.
Flora Baumbach is a dressmaker who always wears a dumb smile. She has a fondness for Turtle, and Turtle is her partner. Flora lives in the apartment section 2C. The clues the two pairs have received are: SEA MOUNTAIN AM O. The pair thinks their clues have to do something with the Westing Paper Products's stock; so they continue to watch the stocks carefully. Flora listed her position as " dressmaker " in the games. Turtle thinks Flora is pretty dumb, and she thinks Flora's daughter is even more dumb, but Turtle still likes Flora a lot, and calls Flora "Baba". Later in the story, you find out that Flora lost her daughter, Rosalie because Rosalie had a disease.
Sydelle Pulaski
Sydelle Pulaski is a round, wide-hipped woman with crutches. She lives in the apartment number 3C at Sunset Towers. Her partner for the Westing Game is Angela Wexler. She is very hungry for attention, and is happy that her partner is pretty, so she might get more attention. But, to be honest, she doesn't. The clues the team got are: GOOD GRACE FROM HOOD SPACE. The two think that the clues have to do something about the hood sapce of cars. The position Sydelle put was " secretary to president ". A thing Sydelle does repeatedly is that she re-paints her crutches different colors and shapes. Most of the game players think Sydelle is a mistake, or an outcast. However, the Westing Game players including herself think Angela is perfect. Later in the book, you find out that Sydelle was a mistake. Westing was supposed to get Sydelle's sister Sybil. Also, you find out that Sydelle's limp is fake, so she actually doesn't need her crutches. She just uses the crutches for attention.
Sydelle Pulaski is a round, wide-hipped woman with crutches. She lives in the apartment number 3C at Sunset Towers. Her partner for the Westing Game is Angela Wexler. She is very hungry for attention, and is happy that her partner is pretty, so she might get more attention. But, to be honest, she doesn't. The clues the team got are: GOOD GRACE FROM HOOD SPACE. The two think that the clues have to do something about the hood sapce of cars. The position Sydelle put was " secretary to president ". A thing Sydelle does repeatedly is that she re-paints her crutches different colors and shapes. Most of the game players think Sydelle is a mistake, or an outcast. However, the Westing Game players including herself think Angela is perfect. Later in the book, you find out that Sydelle was a mistake. Westing was supposed to get Sydelle's sister Sybil. Also, you find out that Sydelle's limp is fake, so she actually doesn't need her crutches. She just uses the crutches for attention.