young campaign worker is killed by a shooter who was supposedly trying to assassinate popular Virginia governor and presidential aspirant, CHARLES BROOKS. In the aftermath of his ordeal, Brooks immediately experiences a “bullet bump,” a boost in publicity and popularity that sends his sagging poll numbers soaring. But upon closer examination, Lightman suspects that the bullet was never meant for Brooks at all, but was just the latest installment in a sordid cover-up that has turned deadly…
[GOVERNOR CHARLES BROOKS] CAUCASIAN, In his 40s, he’s the Governor of Virginia, a polished and charismatic dynamo who has the right stuff to go the distance — all the way to the White House. When a pretty young campaign volunteer is slain in an assassination attempt apparently aimed at him, Brooks is grilled by Lightman about the incident. However, Brooks just may be what he seems, namely, an honest and conscientious man who had no knowledge of the crime. But Brooks also may have deliberately blinded himself to the sleazy and unpleasant shenanigans right under his nose, and when he’s finally forced to face the truth, it’s a shattering revelation…GUEST STAR
[TREVOR ADDISON] ALL ETHNICITIES, In his 30s, this brash, bright transplanted New Yorker is an inspired public relations wizard who has worked for the likes of Hillary Clinton. Now Governor Brooks Chief of Staff and campaign manager, Addison is an unscrupulous kingmaker who carefully maneuvers every move in Brooks’ stellar political ascent. However, as Lightman learns, Addison had his own dirty secret connected with the incident — and his Machiavellian methods may ultimately backfire on him, with fatal consequences…GUEST STAR
[JANET BROOKS] CAUCASIAN, In her late 30s to early 40s, she’s Brooks’ wife and the First Lady of Virginia. As bright as she is attractive, Janet attended Harvard and had a brilliant future in her own right, but wound up sacrificing her own career to be a dutiful politician’s wife. As Lightman ascertains, however, Janet still possesses plenty of blind ambition and a rapacious determination to see her husband in the highest office in the land. In fact, she may have resorted to deadly measures to avert a looming scandal…GUEST STAR
[DUANE COREY] CAUCASIAN, This conservative looking man in his 20s to late 30s is a bona fide “whacko,” (which you would never guess from his conservative outward appearance). He is the apparent shooter in the assassination attempt that left a young campaign worker dead. As the weird and alarming pictures in his squalid squat prove, Corey was obsessed with Governor Brooks and his wife, Janet. But although he is undeniably dangerous and unbalanced, he may also have been cunningly framed for a crime he did not commit…GUEST STAR
[ROBIN] ALL ETHNICITIES, A pretty, smart, politically aware campaign worker in her early to mid 20s, she was quite possibly another of Addison’s female conquests. When questioned by Lightman, Robin spills all she knows about the sordid cover-up surrounding her fellow volunteer and friend, Michelle Daly…GUEST STAR
[SOFIE] ALL ETHNICITIES, A smart campaign staffer in her 30s, she is perplexed, then angered, by Lightman’s suggestive insinuations about her boss, Addison…CO-STAR
[MICHELLE DALY] ALL ETHNICITIES, This pretty, smart, young campaign volunteer in her 20s is slain by the bullet apparently meant for Brooks, with whom she was obviously smitten…CO-STAR
[ANGRY MAN] CAUCASIAN, 40s-50s, This obvious nut-job is seen on a video blog, pumping his shotgun and blatantly threatening Governor Brooks’ life…CO-STAR