Josie-Jo Ford was the first African-American and the first woman elected to a judicial position in Wisconsin. A judge on the state court of appeals, she's one of the many possible heirs to the estate of Samuel Westing, whose death spurs the mystery at the heart of the novel The Westing Game.
Several years after that, Turtle stays with Sandy/Westing (as Eastman) while he really dies. She finally wins the prize and goes to play chess with her niece Alice.
What announcement does Edgar Jennings Plum make? He announces his resignation from all things concerning the Westing Estate. What is to happen to Sunset Towers according to Westing's "last" document? He divides the deed to Sunset Towers between all of the heirs.
Tabitha-RuthTabitha-Ruth "Turtle" Wexler, known as "Alice" to Flora Baumbach, is a highly intelligent 13-year-old girl.
She's lost and made millions in the stocks. She calls Mr. Eastman "Sandy." He says he's dying and she doesn't want him to.
What was Sam Westing's mistake. The tenant that was chosen by mistake was Sydelle Pulaski. Sam's mistake was that he hired Otis a private investagator, to get Sybelle Pulaski. Otis acidentally got Sydelle Pulaski instead of Sybelle.
Otis is a hapless aging delivery boy who, at 62, lives in the basement of a greengrocer and makes local deliveries on his bicycle. He's one of Sam Westing's 16 potential heirs.
Who does Judge Ford think was actually in the coffin? Why would it be difficult to recognize Sam Westing now? Judge thinks it is because Sam Westing is Otis Amber and he is disguising himself.
Ultimately, after discovering the true identity of Sandy McSouthers—and the fact that Sam Westing created four aliases for himself based on the directions of the four winds—the logical and enterprising Turtle wins the Westing game, but she doesn't tell any of the other players that she's solved the puzzle.
Flora is a plump, kindly dressmaker who is one of Sam Westing's 16 potential heirs. She is paired with the whip-smart but bratty Turtle Wexler; Flora is also in the process of making a wedding gown for Turtle sister, Angela.
Westing Game charactersABGrace Wexler is partners withJames Shin HooTheo Theodorakis is partners withDoug HooTurtle Wexler is partners withFlora BaumbachJ.J. Ford is partners withSandy McSouthers26 more rows
Denton Deere is Angela's fiancé and an intern in plastic surgery at the local hospital. He's one of Sam Westing's 16 potential heirs. A smarmy, pompous, and self-important man, Deere is constantly diagnosing the conditions of others and offering unsolicited (and incorrect or impractical) medical advice.
The Hon. Holly J. Ford is a judge for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. She was elected to the bench in 2003 and retained in 2013. Ford earned a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1975. She then completed an M.S. from Fordham University (1979) and a J.D.
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