Murder Plays a Sour Note

Band leader of "The Loyal Geraniums". For the past ten years, his band has been a New Year's Eve fixture at The Pitz.  

Owner of The Pitz and former dancer. Roxy has worked hard to make her establishment the number one supper club in the city.

Reputed mob boss. Although he supposedly runs a successful string of dry cleaning shops, its common knowledge that his income is from other sources.

Songstress. She's been with "The Loyal Geraniums" for the past three years and plans on leaving the band to start her own musical career. 

Singer. He and Mary Rose used to be "a thing," but recently the duets have become solos. 

Drummer. She's famous for her talent in making percussion come alive. Sometimes she drowns out the rest of the band with her downbeats.

Piano player. He tickles the keys and makes them roar with laughter. Who'd want to shoot him? After all, he's only the piano player. 

Hat check girl. She runs the cloak room and knows what everybody's coat and hat looks like. 

Mayor of the city. He's been running things for over two decades. If you're not part of his machine, you might as well be invisible.