Katie Burke (played by Katie Holmes) is a protagonist in Abandon.
Senior college student and main protagonist. Struggles with academic stress and a psychotic break stemming from childhood abandonment. She hallucinates her deceased boyfriend Embry and later Detective Handler, ultimately killing men who reject her. Wade Handler (played by Benjamin Bratt) is a protagonist in Abandon.
Recovering alcoholic detective assigned to investigate Embry Larkin's disappearance. He becomes romantically involved with Katie but resigns and relapses upon discovering her severe mental illness and the truth about the past. Embry Larkin (played by Charlie Hunnam) appears in Abandon.
Katie's wealthy boyfriend who disappears. Flashbacks reveal he was abusive and hostile to her friends. He ultimately ends their relationship, prompting Katie to murder him and conceal his skeleton in a college pool.
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Characters
Katie Burke
(played by Katie Holmes) — protagonist
Senior college student and main protagonist. Struggles with academic stress and a psychotic break stemming from childhood abandonment. She hallucinates her deceased boyfriend Embry and later Detective...
Wade Handler
(played by Benjamin Bratt) — protagonist
Recovering alcoholic detective assigned to investigate Embry Larkin's disappearance. He becomes romantically involved with Katie but resigns and relapses upon discovering her severe mental illness and...
Embry Larkin
(played by Charlie Hunnam) — supporting
Katie's wealthy boyfriend who disappears. Flashbacks reveal he was abusive and hostile to her friends. He ultimately ends their relationship, prompting Katie to murder him and conceal his skeleton in...
