Ed Kennedy

Ed is the main character and narrator of the novel. At nineteen, he is an underaged taxi driver. He believes he will not do anything noteworthy with his life. He has a brother whom he believes is on the right track in life because he is studying to be a lawyer at a university. He also has two sisters, both whom have moved away from their town. Ed's mother is proud of the other three siblings, but never of Ed. Ed's father, a drunkard, died about six months ago. Ed adopted his father's dog, the Doorman, after his father died. Besides the dog, Ed lives alone. He has three friends, Marv, Ritchie and Audrey with whom he plays cards. Ed loves Audrey but because of her abusive childhood, has made up her mind not to love anyone.

Ed picks up a gun dropped by a bank robber...