Senator Frank Ayala of New Mexico
Senator Vic Coletti of Connecticut
Senator Macdonald Gage of Kentucky
Senator Dave Ruckles of Oklahoma
Senator Jack Slezak of Michigan
Senator Leo Weller of Montana
Senator Betsy Shapiro of California
Senator Kate Jarman of Vermont
Senator Hank Westerly of Nebraska
The Gun Lobby
Charles Dane, President of the Sons of the Second Amendment ('SSA')
Martin Bresler, former President of the Gun Sports Coalition
Bill Campton, Communications Director for the SSA
Carla Fell, Legislative Director for the SSA
Jerry Kirk, Vice President of the Gun Sports Coalition
Kelsey Landon, former senator from Louisiana and outside legislative strategist for the SSA
The Lexington Arms Company
George Callister, President and CEO
Mike Reiner, Vice President of Marketing
Norman Conn, Manager of Quality Control
Costello versus The Lexington Arms Company, etal.
Sarah Dash, co-counsel for Mary Costello
Robert Lenihan, co-counsel for Mary Costello
John Nolan, counsel for Lexington Arms
Harrison Fancher, counsel for the SSA
Gardner W. Bond, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Avram Gold, outside counsel to President Kilcannon
Evan Pritchard, counsel for Martin Bresler
Angelo Rotelli, Judge of the Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco
Other Victims and Their Families
Laura Blanchard, a sophomore at Stanford University
Henry Serrano, a security guard
Felice Serrano, his widow
George Serrano, his son
David Walsh, a security guard
The Witnesses in Costello versus The Lexington Arms Company, etal.
Dr. Callie Hines, trauma surgeon, San Francisco General Hospital
Charles Monk, homicide inspector, San Francisco Police
Ben Gehringer, felon, member of The Liberty Force, a white supremacist group
George Johnson, felon, member of The Liberty Force
Dr. Frederick Glass, expert witness for Lexington Arms
Dr. Larry Walters, expert witness for Mary Costello
Dr. David Roper, expert witness for Mary Costello
The Media
Cathie Civitch of NBC, interviewer
Taylor Yarborough of ABC, interviewer
Carole Tisone, S
The Lobbyists
Tony Calvo of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mary Bryant of the National Association of Manufacturers
John Metrillo of the National Federation of Independent Businesses
The President's Family
Michael Kilcannon, Kerry's father
Mary Kilcannon, Kerry's mother
James J. Kilcannon, Kerry's brother and predecessor as Senator from New Jersey, assassinated while seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination
Others
Elise Hampton, wife of Senator Chuck Hampton
Allie Palmer, wife of Senator Chad Palmer
John Halloran, District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco
Marcia Harding, Chief of Halloran's Domestic Violence Unit
Caroline Masters, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Anna Chen, Lara's bridesmaid
Nakesha Hunt, Lara's bridesmaid
Linda Mendez, Lara's bridesmaid
The Reverend Bob Christy, Head of the Christian Commitment
Warren Colby, former United States Senator from Maine and predecessor to Senator Cassie Rollins
Leslie Shoop, Chief of Staff to Senator Rollins
Lance Jarrett, President and CEO of Silicon Valley's largest chip maker
Rep. Thomas Jencks, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Prime Minister of England
The Prime Minister of Israel
The President of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Mahmoud Al Anwar, terrorist and leader of Al Qaeda
PART ONE
THE
WEDDING
JULY 4–LABOR DAY WEEKEND
ONE
Feeling the gun against the nape of her neck, Joan Bowden froze.
Her consciousness narrowed to the weapon she could not see: her vision barely registered the cramped living room, the images on her television—the President and his fiancee, opening the Fourth of July gala beneath the towering obelisk of the Washington Monument. She could feel John's rage through the cold metal on her skin, smell
