Anna's deceased husband who dies jogging ten years before the main story. He is briefly heard lecturing about reincarnation at the beginning and later leaves a voicemail that Anna's mother overhears.
Clifford rejects the reincarnation claim despite his family connection to Sean.
The plot identifies Clifford as Sean's brother. Clifford joins the effort to order the boy claiming to be Sean to leave Anna alone.
Their marriage and Sean's death form the emotional foundation of Anna's later crisis.
The plot identifies Anna and Sean as a married couple. Sean dies while jogging, leaving Anna widowed for ten years.
Joseph treats Sean as a threat to his relationship with Anna.
Joseph investigates Sean, confronts him, and later physically attacks him when Anna grows closer to the boy.
Their affair becomes the decisive challenge to the boy's identity.
Clara is revealed to have been the deceased Sean's lover, and she asks the boy claiming to be Sean to visit her.
Laura represents the family's rejection of the reincarnation claim.
Laura is Anna's sister and treats the boy claiming to be Sean with contempt and doubt.
Bob conducts a practical test of the boy's alleged memories.
Bob, a doctor and Anna's brother-in-law, questions Sean and records his answers on tape.
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