Character Breakdown

1. FINN HARRINGTON  — The Step-Son

   • CHARACTER: Fancy, entitled, “old money” try-hard. Armani suits, but secretly drowning in gambling/sports-betting debts to the wrong people. 

   • MOTIVE: Needs the inheritance to pay off bookies before his legs get broken. Already “borrowed” from the bar accounts. 

   • KEY HOOKS: Preppy one-liners, desperate charm, great for physical comedy and “I’m fine, everything’s fine” energy.

2. VIVIAN “VIV” CALLAHAN  — The Bitter Ex

   • CHARACTER: Lucille Bluth energy — sharp-tongued, boozy, elegant, and cutting. Always has a glass in hand and a withering remark ready.

   • MOTIVE: Shay was finally going to cut off her alimony and leave everything to charity (or someone else). She may have “helped” with his last drink.

   • Key Hooks: Roasts everyone, complains about the wine pairings in character, perfect for big dramatic scenes and audience banter.

3. SKYE “THE VIBE” SUMMERS  — The Influencer

   • CHARACTER: Wannabe TikTok/Instagram star who constantly rebrands (Gothic Griefcore today, Tradwife Detective tomorrow). Films everything, terrible edits, cringy dances.

   • MOTIVE: Shay threatened to cut off her funding and expose her fake followers / shady sponsored posts using the family name.

   • KEY HOOKS: Constantly filming the wake for “content,” bad ring-light moments, audience can join (or boo) her TikTok challenges.

4. CORMAC “MAC” CALLAHAN — The Half-Brother

   • CHARACTER: Charismatic but perpetually half-drunk schemer with classic Gob Bluth energy. Flashy, overly confident in his terrible ideas, and quick with big gestures and dramatic declarations. Has spent years feeling like the “backup son.” He masks his hurt with sarcasm, failed power plays, and increasingly sloppy attempts to look in control.

   • MOTIVE: He wants the bar. Badly. Mac believes he’s the one who actually kept the place running while Tommy coasted on charm and favoritism. He’s convinced the inheritance (and control of the business) should go to him — the son who “actually showed up.” The resentment that “Mom always loved Tommy best” fuels almost everything he does.

   • KEY HOOKS: Bitter one-liners about family favoritism that get darker the drunker he gets. Physical comedy gold — big theatrical gestures that devolve into stumbling. Tries (and fails) to play the smooth businessman while clearly unraveling. Perfect for slurred monologues and desperate last-minute schemes.                          

5. CHERYSH “CHERRY” CALLAHAN — The Trophy Ex

   • CHARACTER: The ultimate trophy ex-wife — semi-gorgeous, vain, and cheerfully dim. She has that classic Loretta-from-Cheers airheaded charm mixed with a touch of self-absorbed cluelessness. She speaks in simple (sometimes hilariously wrong) statements, loves being the center of attention. 

   • Money and status. She wants a big piece of the estate (or at least a fat alimony settlement) because she “put up with Tommy for years” and believes she’s owed it. She doesn’t have a complex plan — she just wants what she feels she deserves as the “pretty one.”

   • Perfect verbal sparring partner for Viv (“You’re old.” “You’re dumb.”). Their scenes should be vicious and hilarious. Constant malapropisms and misunderstandings that accidentally land on truth. Physical comedy through her “trophy wife” presentation — hair flips, poses, and oblivious flirting. Can have surprisingly cutting moments when her ego is threatened.

6. WAITRESS  — The Waitress

   • CHARACTER: Deadpan, hyper-observant, and quietly intelligent. She’s trying to stay professional and get through her shift, but she can’t help noticing every lie, inconsistency, and character flaw in the room. She has a dry, slightly sarcastic sense of humor that slips out when she’s refilling drinks or clearing plates. She’s not trying to be the hero — she’s just naturally good at reading people and patterns.

   • MOTIVE: She has no stake in the murder or the inheritance. Her only real goal is to survive the shift, make her tips, and gather material for the mystery novel she’s secretly writing. The chaos around her is basically free research.

   • KEY HOOKS: Becomes the audience’s eyes and ears — the one character who actually sees what’s happening. Her growing frustration with the family’s nonsense is comedy gold.