MEET THE FAMILY
Clair has ceased contact with his family, but the turmoil of the Volkov family continues on their estate in northern England...CAST
Ilya Volkov
A father of three (including Clair); A Russian immigrant who married into a wealthy English family to fund his business manufacturing firearms. To his late wife, he was an affectionate husband, though to his children, there was little affection to go around. The lonely widower eventually found his match in Rosie, a young man who has clawed his way up the social ladder on charm and flattery alone. He says Rosie has made him better, but his remaining family can attest that he is far worse than ever before.
Ambrose "Rosie" McCoy
Ilya's latest fascination and current heir to his fortune. Despite his love for pretty powder-pink and lace, Rosie's candy-coated exterior hides a rancid interior. Some may say that Ilya has finally met his match in the young man, though by all accounts, Rosie is probably even more sadistic. Pretty as an arsenic-infused peach. You may look, but you may not touch.
Valentina Volkov
The middle child of the Volkov siblings, and the only one of the three with an ambition for taking over her father's business. The great tragedy of it all is that she is a woman, and her father sees no place for women in anything to do with firearms or money. Driven by spite in most things, and as much of a bully as her father, Valentina despises Rosie utterly and prays daily for his demise. She hasn't stopped dressing in black since the death of her mother, though it seems to be less an act of mourning and more a proclamation of warning to the men who would seek her hand in marriage.
Fyodor Volkov
The youngest of Ilya's children. Often passed over in his youth, Fyodor finds his passion in Marxist theory and travels to Russia in pursuit of his roots. Bolstered by naive idealism, he seeks belonging in a movement that never quite accepts him for his outsider background and class. In the end, his involvement with certain revolutionaries leads to his deportation and finds him disillusioned and dejected.
Primrose (Posie) McCoy
Rosie's twin sister, with an equally calculating mind, passion for pastels, and rotten core. Like Rosie, she has beguiled her way into the upper crust from lowly origins. Unlike Rosie, she's come into her fortune already by marrying the first wealthy older man who looked her way. He didn't last long; the oleander that bloomed in her greenhouse saw to that.
Together, they act out all kinds of sadomasochism, usually involving firearms.
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