Who's Who?

Hal the Gas Man: Gas-pump attendant at The West House - a truck stop and notable dive on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas. Hal told Alex Drake that he saw Josephine McKenna getting a lift with trucker Old Nev on 10 April 2001. He even helped trace Old Nev's route through Wichita. See case DL1034.

Halborough, Emma (Doctor): Resident of an alternative reality. She signed off on the death warrants of Jane Munroe, Artemis Black, Alex Drake and Nathan Harlow of that reality.

Hall: Administrator of the county morgue in Joplin, Missouri.

Hamblin III, Alan: Forty-two year old purveyor of occult tomes and resident archivist at the Los Angeles central library. He is on the evidence response payroll, and was Eisenstein's source for the Celaeno Fragments that was read by Artemis Black. Hamblin had mastered some magic and opened a time portal in his office that caused no end of trouble (see Time Travel). He used this portal to travel to the past to obtain priceless artefacts and scrolls, learn ancient prophecies and even create a few for himself. Hamblin posted Artemis Black a copy of the Book of Entrance from London on 23 November 2000 and turned up dead in the snow in Casper, Wyoming a little over two weeks later. He had been kidnapped by brain-bug possessed Ukrainian commandos who forced him to transport their attack helicopter to the United States. In December 2000, the agents searched Hamblin's home and discovered a number of original scrolls such as the hieroglyphs of Horus-Ra from ancient Luxor. Despite being dead, his continuel time travelling has meant that much of Hamblin's past is still in the agents' future. He was last encountered by the mid-west team on 23 May 2001, when he reported that he had just come from a 2011 when Artemis Black was president. On this occasion he gave agents another copy of his hieroglyphs underlining their importance. In an imagined version of 5 June 2001, Hamblin organised artefacts from the Duquesne collection to be displayed in Wichita. Jane contacted Hamblin on 20 June 2001 to appeal for his help in saving Todd and rescuing her sister. Hamblin refused, but let slip that he cannot time travel while the door is buried beneath the west coast HQ. It is only a matter of time before the agents meet him again. See cases 0015-GCF and 0019-GCF.

Hanson, Albert "Al" (Sheriff): Sheriff from Estelle County, Louisiana. Contact for the mid-west team on case ES174. Due to the strange nature of the car recovered from the bayou Hanson was genuinely surprised when the agents displayed the will power to take it away on 17 May 2001.

Harben, Oscar (Assistant Special Agent in Charge): The first head of the west coast evidence response team who served in that role for many years. He died in 1995 and was replaced by Alan Cummings. In his will, Harben left his house and the mysterious Butler, Schult, to evidence response on the proviso that they asked no questions.

Harding, Yamamoto (Special Agent): Third in command of the North-East evidence response team based in Augusta, Maine. Harding attended the University of Hawaii. He is a psychologist who subscribes to the Artemis Black way of thinking, and he recently attended the inaugural Artemis Black's International Symposium on Aberrant Psychology in the south of France. Harding's own book: Yamamoto's Little Purple Book: Ten Things Not to do with People You Know has become a modest bestseller in its own right.

Hardy, Newtridge: Also known as "Giraffe Boy" because of his long neck, Newt was the only male member of Veronica Cunningham's coven of witches based at Dallas University. The coven also included Josephine McKenna, Veronica Suzanne, Colleen Williams Louise Milton and Jane West. Newt shared a filthy student room on campus with Leon Carter. He was questioned by the mid-west team on 10 April 2001 regarding the location of Josephine McKenna. He immediately began coughing up beetles and soon died. The agents suspect this was a 'failsafe' spell placed on Newt by Josephine McKenna to keep him from talking. See case DL1034.

Harlow, "Fit" (Special Agent): The version of Nathan Harlow from an alternative timeline that made a deal with Lilith, shot Kennedy, killed himself as an infant, murdered Jane and Alex Drake and who burned when he tried to enter a church. He was subsequently killed. On 10 June 2001, Fit Harlow was given his own ambulation when all three versions of the agent were resurrected. Each share the same soul, but only one is real - the others being a formless spawn or a demon. The Michael Hunt persona was recently revealed as a formless spawn, so what of Fit Harlow. See also: Nathan Harlow Casefile and Time Travel.

Harlow, Nathan (Special Agent): Member of mid-west evidence response team. A computer-jockey with an amazing appetite for pornography and fast cars. He was born and raised as the only white kid in Harlem. Formerly of the Carnivore Diagnostic Tool Unit he - and everyone else in the unit - were moved when Harlow's superior was indicted for conspiracy to blackmail a prominent politician. For his own safety Harlow and his St Bernard, Bobby, were moved to the mid-west evidence response team. Harlow's stint in the team was brief but memorable: he was the one who instigated the Birmingham Race Riots of 2 October 2000. Harlow was killed in a most horrific manner in New Orleans on 18 October 2000 by the supernatural fiend known as the Joker. The corresponding playing card, sent to the mid-west evidence response team was the 2 of Spades. However, Harlow's spirit remained on this plane, convinced that it knew some important clue to the Joker's identity. On 2 December 2000 Jane Munroe directed Harlow to a living body that had been vacated by its spirit. Harlow was able to possess the 64-year old emaciated frame of a Hawaiian cahuna called Lehoaoah. Harlow now lives again, although it is probable the spirit of the cahuna is none too happy about this. Harlow's new identity in this body is Special Agent Michael Hunt. On 4 December 2000, Harlow was attacked by the Joker again while flying to Alaska. He survived the experience and the subsequent plane crash. He was released from hospital on 11 December and soon discovered that his real identity was known to the team investigating the Apache Joe case. on 14 December 2000 Harlow crossed paths with the Joker again and was killed. He was subsequently revived in his old body by Jane with the jade pendant of talent, but this proved only a temporary state. He stepped through a time portal on 16 December and was killed. He saved himself with an ill-considered deal with Lillian Winter that changed the timeline and ultimately led to Jane's death. Harlow was killed by a time-travelling Bradley Ecks who succeeded in restoring the original timeline. On 10 June 2001, Nathan was resurrected along with Michael Hunt and a Fit version of himself from another timeline. This was the work of Lilith. All three share one soul and only one is the real McCoy. See also: Nathan Harlow Casefile and Time Travel.

harlow_porn: On-line pseudonym of Nathan Harlow.

Harrigan, Lewis (Leading Agent): Member of the organised crime unit at the Richmond Regional Office. Currently in charge of the case against crimelord Gerard Blank. His partner is Hank Guthrie.

Harriman (Lieutenant): Military policeman responsible for security at the National Radiological Institute in Nevada. He checked in the agents on 9 August 2001. See case BRB012.

Harris, Thomas: Stonemason who works at the Irongates Military Cemetery in Joplin, Missouri. Assisted the mid-west evidence response team in case JOP312.

Hart, Elijah (Doctor): San Francisco pathologist who autopsied the body of Alex Long after it was discovered. Contacted by Artemis Black on 8 December 2000, Hart agreed to send copies of all his work to the agents in Casper. Hart is not a big fan of Artemis Black's work, but asked for an autographed book anyway for his daughter.

Hart, Lucy: Daughter of Dr Elijah Hart, and big fan of the work of Artemis Black.

Hayes, Freddie: Security guard who worked days at the Twin Valley Farm just outside Wichita, Kansas. Hayes was examined by Jane Munroe on 10 January 2001 for evidence of brain bug impregnation but was found to be clean.

Hayes, Rosie: Sixteenth victim of Apache Joe, murdered in San Antonio, Texas on 21 March 1993. See case S73.

Hayles, Charles "Chuck" (Doctor): Doctor of History at UCLA and friend of Reginald Alton from his Toronto days. See case BRB012.

Helen: Contact of the North-West team during their case on Kodiak Island. Dirk Brunswick was convinced she had the hots for him. Helen survived the carnage at the end of the case.

Henderson, Janice: Friend and colleague of Elaine Ross, and employee of the Copperhead Mine in Casper, Wyoming. Elaine works in records and administration. Interviewed by mid-west evidence response on 7 December 2000.

Henderson, Jay: Husband of Janice Henderson. Works as an engineer on inter-state transport aircraft.

Henderson, Julia: Fifth victim of Apache Joe, murdered in Amarillo, Texas on 30 April 1992. See case S73.

Henries, David (Captain): Captain in the 29th Precinct of the LAPD. Evidence response contact for case LA10749. Met with the midwest team on 13 December and told them about the death of Owen Sawell.

Henry (Police Officer): Member of the Pasadena police force sent to help the mid-west evidence response team in their search of warehouses in the dock area on 12 October 2000. Entered the Coffee 4 Texas warehouse with Special Agents Stone and Black and engaged in a gun fight by members of Jesus Martinez's drugs gang. He survived.

Hernandez (Private): US army private based at Fort James Cohen. Fell and broke his neck while climbing a wall on the weekend of 3-4 February 2001. His corpse was bugged by the mid-west evidence response team on 4 February 2001 in the hope that it might lead them to the black necromancers. See case JOP312.

Hernandez, Enriquo: Scared and mostly innocent worker the warehouse belonging to drugs baron Jesus Martinez. Aided the mid-west evidence response team in their investigation of case BV004 on 14 October 2000.

Hernandez, Irene: Thirtieth victim of Apache Joe, murdered in Lubbock, Texas on 11 November 1998. See case S73.

Hernandez, Simon (Doctor): Scientist who worked on the W-Bosun project at the National Radiological Institute in Nevada. Following the theft of the main accelerator chamber he moved back to academia. See case BRB012.

Hernandez-Brown, Dwight (Special Agent): FBI agent from Brownsville, Texas. Contact of the mid-west evidence response team on case BV004. After the death of Nathan Harlow, Jane Munroe relied on Hernandez-Brown to wrap up case BV004 in Brownsville. Hernandez-Brown supervised the arresting of many witnesses and the SWAT raid on Jesus Martinez's home.

Hicks, Jonathan: Student at Dallas University. Rented accommodation with his friend Jeffrey Murray and Josephine McKenna. He didn't know of McKenna's Wiccan activities although he had met (and mocked) several members of the coven. He thought Josephine was "too hot" to associate with the likes of Giraffe Boy and the Fat Chicks. See case DL1034.

Hilderbrandt, Paul (Special Agent): Gun-obsessed motorcycle-jockey and member of the west coast evidence response team. His dead body was discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Los Angeles in the early hours of 13 December 2000 by officers Renton and Fernandez. He had been shot five times and heavily beaten. See case LA10749.

Hoffa, Jimmy: Hoffa was the powerful and controversial leader of the Teamsters Union from 1957 to 1971. Often alleged to have ties to organised crime, Hoffa was finally convicted of fraud and jury tampering in 1964 and served four years in prison before his sentence was commuted by President Nixon. It was after this that Hoffa was sucked into The Game as the blind-player of Lillian Fall (Lillith). The Joker was murdered teamsters and Hoffa was increasing in power. However, just like Brickman and Lenley before him, Hoffa lost the game. In 1975, while trying to regain power in the union, Hoffa disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He was widely assumed to have been killed by the Mafia, although his fate was probably far more sinister. Hoffa's body was never found, and in 1983 he was declared legally dead. Hoffa was a direct antecedent of Artemis Black. See case S89.

Hoffman, Christopher: Software engineer, working on communications who has been based at Dynamicorp's Think Tank in Winterset since January 2001. A member of the communications team. See case TL348.

Holmes, Maria: Seventeen year old resident of Eagle Pass, Texas. She lives in the same house as her sister Liane; her cousin Lydia lives close by in Temple. All three girls were deduced to be a potential victim of Apache Joe by the mid-west evidence response team. But following the death of the serial killer, Maria should hopefully be safe. See case S73.

Holmes, Liane: Twenty-two year old resident of Eagle Pass, Texas. She lives in the same house as her sister Maria; her cousin Lydia lives close by in Temple. All three girls were deduced to be a potential victim of Apache Joe by the mid-west evidence response team. But following the death of the serial killer, Liane should hopefully be safe. See case S73.

Holmes, Lydia: Sixteen year old resident of Temple, Texas. Her cousins Liane and Maria live in the nearby Eagle Pass All three girls were deduced to be a potential victim of Apache Joe by the mid-west evidence response team. But following the death of the serial killer, Lydia should hopefully be safe. See case S73.

Holt, Roy: Electronics engineer who builds receivers, who has been based at Dynamicorp's Think Tank in Winterset since January 2001. A member of the communications team. See case TL348.

Hope, David: Campus cop based at Dallas University who confirmed that the mid-west agents spent the night of 8 April 2001 digging into the foundations of the campus auditorium with a jackhammer.

Hopkins, Jerry: Physicist specialising in quantum effects who has been based at Dynamicorp's Think Tank in Winterset since April 2001. A member of the first materials team. See case TL348.

Horu-Ur: In the prophecies of Horus-Ra, the Horu-Ur is another name of the Signai.

Horus-Ra: Name taken by the sentient computerised holographic utiltiy on the Signai lifepod that crash-landed in Luxor. Quite mad, "Horus-Ra" was considered a god by the locals and started spouting all manner of prophecies. Eventually the main ship (Marc Georgeson) had to shut him down. Horus-Ra is known to have met the time travelling Alan Hamblin III.

Houston, Sam: President of Texas in 1836. Reneged on concessions to the Cherokee made by Stephen Austen. As a result Alfred Buck tail Jesse's vengeance cult are hunting down all his descendents.

Howard, Bradley: Member of the Westwood Charity who was questioned by Special Agent Nathan Trask during his investigation of case WNT075. It is likely that Howard was one of the people possessed by brain bugs and subsequently killed by evidence response on 15 November 2000.

Howe, Helen: Twenty-fifth victim of Apache Joe, murdered in Wichita Falls, Texas on 6 June 1997. See case S73.

Huanoah: See Sharkbait.

Hudson, Valerie (Special Agent): Associate of Eisenstein who has spent several months on secondment to the NSA. Hudson is a psychic and is able to foretell future events. The nearer the event is to the present, the less accurate her visions are. It is believed that Valerie Hudson is responsible for selecting which cases are based to the evidence response teams. On 3 November 2000 Hudson predicted two potential victims of the serial killer Apache Joe. She could reveal nothing about the Joker of his innately supernatural nature. She aided the team again on 22 December with many choice pieces of information, but her abilities are in such demand that she is always on the move. It was recently revealed that her powers exact a physcial toll on her body, and that she is in need of a bone marrow transplant. Artemis Black is the perfect match, revealing that they are distantly related. Hudson sent the agents a top secret document that categorised many of the supernatural elements they face on a daily basis. It was eventually revealed that she has a role abbreviated to CINCNTOPFOR (Commander-in-Chief, Non-Terrestial Originating Phenomenon). She was responsible for putting Raphael's name on the FBI's ten most wanted list. According to the time travelling Alan Hamblin III, Hudson will eventually suffer a debilitating accident. This prophecy seemed to come true on 20 June 2001. The psychic wave that resulted from the escape of Samael severely curtailed Hudson's powers. She can no longer see the future, only interpret the past. But she was still able to help the mid-west agents interpret the I-Ching book on 31 August 2001.

Hughes (Father): Apostolic vicar and member of the Order of St George. Met with Benedcit Oaxaca in the cathedral in New Orleans on 22 June 2001. Ben told this man absolutely everything about evidence response at very little invitation. Hughes wanted Ben to kill Jane in revenge for releasing Satan. Ben didn't agree to do this, but he did join with Hughes and left for an undisclosed location.

Hunt, Michael (Special Agent): New identity given to Nathan Harlow when he was reincarnated into the body of the 64-year old Hawaiian cahuna, Lehoaoah. See Nathan Harlow's entry for more information. On 10 June 2001, the Michael Hunt persona of Nathan was resurrected as a separate entity - along with Nathan Harlow (aka Classic Harlow) and fit Harlow. It was revealed that all three versions shared the same soul, and that one was a formless spawn, one a demon and one the real McCoy. The psychic wave following Samael's release revealed the Michael Hunt version to be a formless spawn. See also: Nathan Harlow Casefile.

Hume, Gareth: Aide to Nigel Huntingdon-Price, and his lieutenant in NTOPFOR. On 12 May 2001, he delivered an invitation for Jane and Justin to attend a ball at the British Consulate. He was contacted by the mid-west team at various times on the different versions of 4 June 2001, and arranged another meeting with Huntingdon-Price (see case WK016), although these events never actually happened. His mother's maiden name may or may not be Wilmslow-Price. He arranged for Artemis Black to meet his superior on 8 June 2001 and seems to have taken on a role as liaison between NTOPFOR and evidence response.

Hunter, Carol (Special Agent): FBI agent murdered by the serial killer Damian Snapes in October 1999. Hunter was posing as Snapes's latest victim in an operation under the control of Artemis Black. Snapes changed his M.O. at the last minute and murdered the agent. These are the events that led to Black's assignment to evidence response. It has since been discovered that Carol Hunter and Artemis Black share a maternal grandfather in the shape of Alfred Brickman. It has also been deduced that the reason Snapes changes his habits so radically was because he was possessed by the Joker at the time.

Hunter, Lydia: Daughter of Alfred Brickman and mother of Carol Hunter who still lives in Chicago. She has forgiven Artemis for the part he played in the death of her daughter. Mrs Hunter is ashamed of her father's conduct, and was happy to help agents Black and Munroe on 22 January 2001, when they wanted to obtain his effexts.

Huntingdon-Price, Nigel (Commodore): The number two in NTOPFOR - an international strike force that responds to the threat of supernatural beasties by locating, classifying and terminating them. Huntingdon-Price summoned agents Jane Munroe and Julian Turn to the British Consulate in New York on 13 May 2001. He wanted to know if they had any information about something he was tracking. He was also encountered during one of Ben's visions of 4 June 2001, but nothing that happened on that day can be trusted. Artemis Black had a full and frank discussion with Huntingon Price on 8 June 2001, and formed a close working relationship between NTOPFOR and evidence response. It was revealed that NTOPFOR had a stake in cases BRB012, S73, 0018-GCF and CS1473-IND.

Huxley, Sharon: Twenty-seventh victim of Apache Joe, murdered in Brewster, Texas on 2 February 1998. See case S73.