Miriam

Late 40s Neat locs, sharp eyes, practical blouse - always composed, always in control of the room. Speaks in questions that are really accusations, but every sharp word comes from fear, not cruelty. She softens when she doesn't expect to. She thinks the relationship is already over - she has no idea what her son is about to say.

Roland

Early 50s Close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, broad build, quiet face that carries old weight. A man of few words - but the ones he chooses land hard. Not cold, just careful, with a past he has kept to himself. He watches Guest more than he speaks, and somewhere in his silence is a story he has never told his son.