Josie - Has walking stick, shake in left hand remember how Pokey likes his sandwiches, just wanted rid of Pokey, favoured Eamon, disgusted at having a lesbian daughter. Promised his wife the door was always open for Pokey and to remember how much he loved Mags and to earn her forgiveness

Pokey Burke - Came back 3 years ago, first felt relief to make things right then crossness, ungrateful lying bastard, broke mothers heart now dead, sees his dad is unwell and has his eyes on the house, close to crying away for 7 years, asked about his mum and cried, apologised to Bobby, managing a language school

Eileen - Died 4 years ago, shadows in lungs, made Josie promise about Pokey and Mags

Eamon - Delighted to see Pokey, secondary school principle in Limerick

Mags - Wife Ger, civil engineer - Phoebus (josie) and Phaeton (Pokey) story

Maltese Lad - Language school in city lives in quare place down the lake wants Pokey to manage school,200 students, capacity 190, never classes, students from Bangladesh

Josie - Two people call to house asking about Elite College, reminded him of welfare inspectors who had a go 10 years ago, Called Pokey who was on his way, Josie listed in Company Registry Office as Director, believes Pokeys lies about not being able to do it himself. finds boxes in shed with bags of powder, fury at Pokey

Pokey Burke - took an hour to get home instead of 30 mins, swears he told his dad all about it explained how the whole thing worked, how he was saving the students and was protecting them, drove off in new BMW