A high-ranking Pharisee from Jerusalem visiting Capernaum, he is pressured by the Roman authorities to deal with the unrest in the Red Quarter. His failure to heal Mary causes him to deeply question his own spiritual authority and the traditions he has followed. The Climax I Have Called You By Name
The brothers are fishermen struggling with crippling tax debts to Rome. Desperate to save their boat and livelihood, Simon strikes a dangerous deal with the Roman Praetor, Quintus, to inform on fellow Jews who are fishing illegally on the Shabbat.
Living in the "Red Quarter" under the name Lilith, she is severely tormented by seven demons. After a failed exorcism attempt by the Pharisee Nicodemus, she reaches a point of total despair and contemplates suicide.
