Sergeant Garcia

Sergeant Garcia comes to Mrs. Hollingsworth’s yard to investigate a report of a stolen lawnmower. His arrival causes Jimmy Teeth to run away because the lawn mower he used was indeed stolen. Mrs. Hollingsworth, having just been interrupted in her role of being seduced by Jimmy, looks at Garcia and thinks, “sex with cops.”

Janice Halsey

See Mrs. Hollingsworth

Mr. Hollingsworth

Mr. Hollingsworth has been married to Mrs. Hollingsworth for fifteen years. He works all day long. Their marriage is not unhappy, but on some level Mrs. Hollingsworth is upset by how perfect everything is. It is not clear if Mr. Hollingsworth is aware of her feelings.

Mrs. Hollingsworth

Mrs. Hollingsworth, the protagonist of “Trick or Treat,” is a thirty-seven-year-old unhappy housewife who starts an affair with a twelve-year-old neighborhood boy. She has three children, one older than twelve and two...