Behind His Eyes - Truth (33 page)

-Primary Characters-

Anthony (Tony) Rawlings
:
billionaire, entrepreneur, founder of Rawlings Industries

Anton Rawls
(birth name):
son of Samuel, grandson of Nathaniel (birth name)

Claire Nichols (Rawlings)
:
meteorologist, bartender, woman whose life changed forever, wife and ex-wife of Anthony Rawlings

Alaises:
Lauren Michaels, Isabelle Alexander, C. Marie Rawls

Catherine Marie London (Rawls):
housekeeper, friend of Anthony Rawlings, 2
nd
wife of Nathaniel Rawls, Anton Rawls’ step-grandmother

Derek Burke:
husband of Sophia Rossi, great-grandnephew of Jonathon Burke

Harrison Baldwin:
half-brother of Amber McCoy, president of security at Si-Jo Gaming

Sophia Rossi Burke:
adopted daughter of Carlo and Silvia Rossi, wife of Derek Burke,

biological daughter of Marie London, and owner of an art studio in Provincetown, MA

-Secondary Characters-

Amber McCoy:
Simon Johnson’s fiancée, CEO of Si-Jo Gaming

Brent Simmons:
Rawlings Attorney, Tony’s best friend

Courtney Simmons:
Brent Simmons’ wife

Eric Hensley:
Tony’s driver and assistant

Emily (Nichols) Vandersol:
Claire’s older sister

John Vandersol:
Emily’s husband, Claire’s brother-in-law, attorney

Nathaniel Rawls:
grandfather of Anton Rawls, father of Samuel Rawls, owner-founder of Rawls Corporation

Phillip Roach:
private investigator hired by Anthony Rawlings

-Tertiary Characters-

Abbey:
nurse

Allison Burke:
daughter of Jonathon Burke

Amanda Rawls:
Samuel Rawls’ wife, Anton’s mother

Anne Robinson:
Vanity Fair reporter

Bev Miller:
designer, wife of Tom Miller

Bonnie:
wife of Chance

Brad Clark:
wedding consultant

Caleb Simmons:
son of Brent and Courtney Simmons

Cameron Andrews:
private investigator hired by Anthony Rawlings

Carlo Rossi:
married to Silvia Rossi, adoptive father of Sophia Rossi Burke

Carlos:
house staff at the Rawlings’ estate

Cassie:
Sophia’s assistant at her art studio on the Cape

Chance:
associate of Elijah Summer

Charles:
housekeeper, Anthony’s Chicago apartment

Cindy:
maid at the Rawlings estate, adopted daughter of Allison Burke and her husband

Clay Winters:
bodyguard hired by Anthony Rawlings

Connie:
Nathaniel Rawls’ secretary

Danielle (Danni):
personal assistant to Derek Burke

David Field:
Rawlings negotiator

Elijah (Eli) Summer:
entertainment entrepreneur, friend of Tony’s

Elizabeth Nichols:
wife of Sherman Nichols, Claire and Emily’s grandmother

Agent Ferguson
: FBI agent

Francis:
groundskeeper in paradise, married to Madeline

Mr. George:
curator of an art studio in Palo Alto, California

Agent Hart
: FBI agent

Hillary Cunningham:
wife of Roger Cunningham

Jan:
housekeeper, Anthony’s New York apartment

Jane Allyson:
court-appointed counsel

Jared Clawson:
CFO Rawls Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson:
Simon Johnson’s parents

Jonas Smithers:
Anthony Rawlings’ first business partner in Company Smithers Rawlings (CSR)

Jonathon Burke:
securities officer whose testimony helped to incriminate Nathanial Rawls

Jordon Nichols:
father of Claire and Emily Nichols, married to Shirley, son of Sherman

Julia:
Caleb Simmons’ wife

Kayla:
nurse

Keaton:
love interest of Amber McCoy

Kelli:
secretary, Rawlings Industries, New York office

Kirstin:
Marcus Evergreen’s secretary

Dr. Leonard:
physician

Liz Matherly:
personal assistant to Amber McCoy

Dr. Logan:
physician

Madeline:
housekeeper in paradise, married to Francis

Marcus:
driver for SiJo Gaming

Marcus Evergreen:
Iowa City Prosecutor

Mary Ann Combs:
longtime companion of Elijah Summer, Tony’s friend

Meredith Banks Russel:
reporter, sorority sister of Claire Nichols

Sergeant Miles:
police officer, St. Louis

Monica Thompson:
wedding planner

Naiade:
housekeeper in Fiji

Chief Newburg:
chief of police, Iowa City Police Department

Patricia:
personal assistant to Anthony Rawlings, Corporate Rawlings Industries

Patrick Chester:
neighbor of Samuel and Amanda Rawls

Paul Task
: court-appointed counsel

Quinn:
personal assistant of Jane Allyson, Esquire

Judge Reynolds:
court judge, Iowa City

Richard Bosley:
governor of Iowa

Richard Bosley II:
son of Richard Bosley, banker in Michigan

Roger Cunningham:
president of Shedis-tics

Ryan Bosley:
son of Richard II and Sarah Bosley

Samuel Rawls:
son of Nathaniel and Sharron Rawls, husband of Amanda Rawls, father of Anton Rawls

Sarah Bosley:
wife of Richard Bosley II

Sharon Michaels:
attorney for Rawlings Industries

Sharron Rawls:
wife of Nathaniel Rawls

Shaun Stivert:
photographer for Vanity Fair

Sheldon Preston:
governor of Iowa

Shelly:
Anthony Rawlings’ publicist

Sherman Nichols:
grandfather of Claire Nichols, FBI Agent who helped to incriminate Nathaniel Rawls. FBI alias: Cole Mathews

Shirley Nichols:
wife of Jordon Nichols, mother of Claire and Emily

Silvia Rossi:
married to Carlo Rossi, adopted mother of Sophia Rossi Burke

Simon Johnson:
first love and classmate of Claire Nichols, gaming entrepreneur

Dr. Sizemore:
obstetrician and gynecologist

Sue Bronson:
Tim Bronson’s wife

Terri:
nurse

Tim Bronson:
vice president, Corporate Rawlings Industries

Tom Miller:
Rawlings attorney, friend of Tony’s

-1921-

Nathaniel Rawls—born

-1943-

Nathaniel Rawls—home from WWII

Nathaniel Rawls marries Sharron Parkinson

Nathaniel begins working for BNG Textiles

-1944-

Samuel Rawls—born to Nathaniel and Sharron

-1953
-

BNG Textiles becomes Rawls Textiles

-1956-

Rawls Textiles becomes Rawls Corporation

-1962-

Catherine Marie London—born

-1963-

Samuel Rawls marries Amanda

-1965-

February 12

Anton Rawls—born to Samuel and Amanda

-1975-

Rawls Corporation goes public

-1980-

July 19

Sophia Rossi (London)—born/adopted by Carlo and Silvia Rossi

August 31

Emily Nichols—born to Jordon and Shirley Nichols

-1983-

Sharron Rawls exhibits symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

Marie London starts to work for Sharron Rawls

Anton Rawls graduates from Blair Academy High School

October 17

Claire Nichols—born to Jordon and Shirley Nichols

-1985-

Nathaniel Rawls begins affair with Marie London

Marie London loses baby

Sharron Rawls dies

-1986-

Rawls Corporation falls

-1987-

Anton Rawls graduates from NYU

Nathaniel Rawls found guilty of multiple counts of insider trading, misappropriation of funds, price fixing, and securities fraud

-1988-

Nathaniel Rawls marries Catherine Marie London

Anton Rawls graduates with Master’s degree

-1989-

Nathaniel Rawls—dies

Samuel and Amanda Rawls—die

-1990-

Anton Rawls changes his name to Anthony Rawlings

Anthony Rawlings begins CSR-Company Smithers Rawlings with Jonas Smithers

-1994-

Anthony Rawlings buys out Jonas Smithers and CSR becomes Rawlings Industries

-1996-

Rawlings Industries begins to diversify

-1997-

Sherman Nichols—died

-2002-

Claire Nichols—graduates high school

Claire Nichols—attends Valparaiso University

-2003-

Simon Johnson begins internship at Shedis-tics in California

-2004-

Jordon and Shirley Nichols—die

-2005-

Emily Nichols—marries John Vandersol

-2007-

Claire Nichols—graduates from Valparaiso, degree in meteorology

Claire Nichols—moves from Indiana to New York for internship

-2008-

Claire Nichols—moves to Atlanta, Georgia, for job at WKPZ

Simon Johnson begins Si-Jo Gaming Corporation

-2009-

WKPZ—purchased by large corporation resulting in lay-offs

-2010-

March

Anthony Rawlings—enters the Red Wing in Atlanta, Georgia

Anthony Rawlings—takes Claire Nichols on a date

Claire Nichols—wakes at Anthony’s estate

May

Claire Nichols—liberties begin to increase

Anthony Rawlings—takes Claire Nichols to symphony and introduces “Tony”

September

Meredith Banks’ article appears—Claire Nichols’ accident

December 18

Anthony Rawlings—marries Claire Nichols

-2011-

April

Vanity Fair article appears

September

Anthony and Claire Rawlings attend a symposium in Chicago where Claire sees Simon Johnson, her college boyfriend

November

Simon Johnson—dies in airplane accident

-2012-

January

Claire Rawlings drives away from the Rawlings estate

Anthony Rawlings—poisoned

Claire Rawlings—arrested for attempted murder

March

Anthony Rawlings divorces Claire Nichols

April

Claire Nichols pleads no contest to attempted murder charges

October

Claire Nichols receives box of information while in prison

-2013-

March

Petition for pardon is filed with Governor Bosley on behalf of Claire Nichols

Petition for pardon is granted; Claire Nichols is released from prison and moves to Palo Alto, California

Tony learns of Claire’s release, hires Phillip Roach, and contacts Claire

April

Claire and Courtney vacation in Texas

Tony travels to California. He and Claire have dinner and reconnect

May

Claire meets with Meredith Banks in San Diego

Claire and Harry connect

Claire and Harry visit Patrick Chester

Claire attends the National Center for Learning Disabilities annual gala where Tony is the keynote speaker

Claire takes a home pregnancy test

June

Caleb Simmons weds his fiancée Julia. Tony asks Claire to accompany him to the wedding

Claire is attacked by Patrick Chester

Claire moves back to Iowa

July

First mailing arrives to Iowa addressed to
Claire Nichols Rawls

September

Tony leaves for a ten day business trip to Europe

Claire leaves Iowa

October

Claire moves to paradise

Phil Roach takes Tony to paradise

CONSEQUENCES

Released August 2011