Characters
- Niles Harris: a cynical, middle-aged university professor
- Vita Harris: his much younger wife
- Don Tabaha: a brilliant young Native American medical student
- Marion Clay: a wealthy, middle-aged widow
- Salvatore Zappala: Marion's young lover
- Father William Doherty: an elderly, idealistic Catholic priest
Note: Niles and Vita were originally called Niles and Vita Heron but Wilson changed it when it was pointed out that "Vita Heron" sounded too much like "Vita Herring" a brand available at the time.
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