Dirty Little Secrets Miscellaneous Characters

Aunt Bella
She is your recently-deceased aunt from whom you inherited a rundown house on Vermillion Lane. Upon moving in, you find a note she left for you in which she calls you her favorite and warns against trusting the neighbors because they aren't what they seem. Valerie claims that the Homeowners Association remembers her fondly.

Police Officer
He takes your statement regarding Valerie's death and expresses sympathy that this was your introduction to the neighborhood. You hear him tell another officer it looks like Valerie died of a heart attack. His character model resembles Officer Keith from Baby Bump.

Barry
He is Kelsey's husband. If you talk to him about Valerie after her death, he reveals that she never paid his company for the work they did remodeling her kitchen two years prior. His character model resembles Yusuf Konevi from Desire & Decorum.

Woman / Valerie's Maid
You meet her if you take the premium option to speak to your neighbors following Valerie's death. She is delighted to learn Valerie died and says her comeuppance was due. She tells you that Valerie called her domestic employees "the help," never paid them on time, and frequently docked their pay for made-up infractions. Her character model resembles Mrs. Watmore from The Unexpected Heiress.



Man / Valerie's Butler
You meet him if you take the premium scene to speak to your neighbors about Valerie. Upon hearing of Valerie's death, he proposes breaking open the good champagne. He tells you that Valerie promised fair employment but instead acted like a tyrant, using her domestic workers as verbal punching bags because nothing they did met her standards. His character model resembles Mr. Barnes from The Unexpected Heiress.

Downstreeter
You meet her at the annual Fourth of July potluck. She and Kelsey gossip with you about their suspicions regarding the similar deaths of Valerie and Carpenter's late wife, and then move on to gossiping about Christine's alleged crimes of bribery and aggravated battery against Kelsey's daughter. Her character model resembles a version of Your Sister from Baby Bump.

Man / Mari's Husband
After Mari steals a pearl bracelet from an Upstreeter's home, he angrily confronts her about her renewed theft habit. He expresses concern that she'll become known as the Vermillion Lane klepto, reminds her she promised to stop stealing, and says he barely recognizes her anymore. His character model resembles a version of Dad from Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 1.

Pie Judge
She declares Christine's blueberry masterpiece the winner of the pie decorating contest. Her character model resembles Naya Pratt from The Nanny Affair.

Neighborhood Teen (1)
If you and Carpenter choose to get frisky with a neighbor's hose, he heckles you for inappropriate behavior during a family potluck. His character model resembles Toby Meyer from Murder at Homecoming.

Neighborhood Teen (2)
If you and Carpenter trespass on a neighbor's yard to play with the hose and sprinkler, she reminds you that a Mr. Lee (presumably the homeowner) has outdoor cameras. Her character model resembles Amber Hutchinson from High School Story: Class Act.

HOA Member
You overhear her talking to Allison and Alicia about Valerie's death. She learned via pillow talk with the medical examiner that Valerie's death was a poisoning, not a heart attack, and she speculates that the death of Carpenter's wife may have been similarly mislabeled. Her character model resembles Shannon Davenport from The Senior.

Iris King
She was Carpenter's wife and mother of Yvette. Though she was first specifically mentioned in Chapter 2, you don't learn her name until Chapter 4. She died of a heart attack almost two years ago, although many in the neighborhood suspect Carpenter of being responsible for her death.

Funeral Director
If you choose to eavesdrop on Sadie and Mayor Wright, this man asks if you've seen the Mayor. You can either send him to look in the kitchen or say that the Mayor's occupied, in which case he will hear what Sadie and the Mayor are doing and quickly excuse himself. His character model resembles Enoch from Kindred.

Nosy Neighbor
She is one of Sadie's neighbors. If you buy the premium outfit for Body Type 2 MC, she inquires if you are trying to meet someone. You then tell her one of Sadie's fantasies, and she leaves horrified. Her character model resembles Aiko Nakamura from Bloodbound.

Catcaller
He is one of Sadie's lovers. If you buy the premium outfit for Body Type 1 MC, he mistakes you for Sadie and asks to be invited in while he's on his lunch break. You channel Sadie to shut him down with catty comments, and he leaves dejected. His character model resembles Mac Hornby from Veil of Secrets.



Vince Zhang
Vince is Sadie's pool boy and one of her lovers. He is 21 years old, and Sadie feels he is potential trophy husband material if he can land a six-figure position. She thinks he is loyal to a fault but needy. You first see him when you and Carpenter inadvertently witness one of his and Sadie's weekly "appointments," and you formally meet him in Chapter 8 during Sadie's campaign kickoff dinner, an event for which she hired his frat to work as waitstaff. His character model resembles Tad Princeton from Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2.

Jerry Hotchmitch
He is Sadie's late husband. Upon seeing a photograph of them together, you mistake him for her grandfather. Carpenter says Jerry died just a few years after marrying Sadie and that she has been living comfortably off his inheritance ever since. Reading Sadie's black book further reveals that she considered him an easy mark and married him because he was rich, elderly, and had no kids who would fight her for his estate.

Henry Bauer
He is one of the former lovers Sadie listed in her black book. His entry is dated March 12, 2002, and describes him as a 30-year-old single bartender with great eyes and mediocre bedroom skills.

Noah Western
He is one of Sadie's wealthy lovers, described in her black book as the 84-year-old CEO of a Fortune 500 company. If you choose to read the book, and if Carpenter is male, you will learn about Noah in this chapter. If Carpenter is female, you will read about Miranda Nunez instead.

Regardless of Carpenter's gender, Noah appears in Chapter 8 as one of several elderly rich people who are intending to support Sadie's efforts to become HOA president. If you read her black book, you will recall seeing his name there, and you will reveal that she's been keeping detailed records of her sexual escapades with everyone in the group. This leads to the group reconsidering their support, and Noah later sides with the Downstreeters when they confront Sadie for only caring about Upstreet. His character model resembles Leland Bloom from the Open Heart series.

Miranda Nunez
She is one of Sadie's wealthy lovers, described in her black book as the 82-year-old heiress of the Nunez family distillery. She is listed if Carpenter is female; if Carpenter is male, you will read about Noah Western instead. Miranda only appears in Chapter 8 if Carpenter is female, as an acquaintance of Noah and part of the group intending to support Sadie's campaign. If you read Sadie's black book, you will reveal what she wrote about Noah's and Miranda's sexual preferences, thereby undermining their support for her campaign. Miranda will then join Noah in siding with the Downstreeters against Sadie. Her character model resembles Mrs. Mercado from Save the Date.

Who is that?
His character model resembles Winston Reese from Crimes of Passion, Book 1.

Frat Waiter
He is one of Vince Zhang's frat brothers hired by Sadie to work her election kickoff dinner. He only appears if you share a toast with Carpenter to "fraternity eye candy." His character model resembles Lorenzo Toro from High School Story: Class Act.

Old Rich Guy
He is one of the rich men supporting Sadie's HOA election campaign, with the implication being that his support is repayment for sexual favors. If you read Sadie's black book and reveal the details she's been keeping on all her lovers, he declares that Sadie has played them for fools in exchange for money. His character model resembles Curtis Thompson from Getaway Girls.

Another Old Guy
He is one of the rich men supporting Sadie's campaign. He only appears if Carpenter is male; if Carpenter is female, Miranda Nunez appears instead. His character model resembles Gerald Montjoy from A Very Scandalous Proposal.

HOA Upstreeter
She is one of the guests at Sadie's election event. She is initially happy with Sadie's plans for neighborhood improvement, but if Noah Western agrees with the Downstreeters' complaints about being ignored, she withdraws her support. Her character model resembles Marianne D'Arneaux from Red Carpet Diaries, Book 3.