Meet the Cast

Rosa Almeida · 4th floor

Job

Retired ballroom dance teacher. Still leads.

From

Lisbon, Portugal. In the building since 1979.

Hobby

Crosswords, in pen, never wrong.

Quirk

Keeps butterscotch candies in her purse and hands them to strangers.

Grandma. At her age you don't hold it in.

When wrongly accused“Young man, I have never.”

Chad Brennan · the gym on 3

Job

Personal trainer. Calls every client “champ”.

From

San Diego, California.

Hobby

Ranks protein bars on his blog. 412 reviewed so far.

Quirk

Names his dumbbells. The 40s are Kevin and Also Kevin.

Four protein shakes a day. Always suspected.

When wrongly accused“Bro. I only had four shakes today.”

Timmy Okafor · 6th floor

Job

Fourth grader. Class hamster monitor.

From

Houston, Texas. Moved in last summer.

Hobby

Building LEGO elevators that never get stuck.

Quirk

Has had a burrito for lunch 212 days in a row, and keeps count.

Holding a burrito. Every single day.

When wrongly accused“Leave my burrito out of this!”

Karen Whitfield · the penthouse

Job

Real estate agent. Her face is on the bus benches.

From

Scottsdale, Arizona.

Hobby

Writing online reviews. 1,300 so far, mostly one star.

Quirk

Secretly bakes excellent sourdough and leaves it for the building staff.

Accuses everyone, sometimes correctly.

When wrongly accused“I want to speak to this elevator's manager.”

Rohan Mehta · intern, 7th floor

Job

Intern at a record label. Week one.

From

Pune, India. Moved here for the internship.

Hobby

Plays drums in a punk band on weekends.

Quirk

Apologizes to the elevator doors when they close on him.

The intern. Looks guilty, almost never is.

When wrongly accused“I'm just the intern!”

Priya Nair · lifestyle creator

Job

Lifestyle creator with 184K followers.

From

Toronto, Canada.

Hobby

Rating every elevator she rides. This one gets two stars.

Quirk

Has never finished a sentence without checking her phone.

Filming everything for her followers.

When wrongly accused“I'm literally live right now.”

Dr. Jae Lee · pediatrician, 5th floor

Job

Pediatrician at the clinic on 5.

From

Busan, South Korea. Came for residency and stayed.

Hobby

Plays saxophone in the hospital jazz band.

Quirk

Keeps stickers in every pocket, and gives them to adults too.

A doctor. Would know if it was them.

When wrongly accused“I'm a doctor. I'd know.”

Roberto “Beto” Hernández · elevator repair

Job

Elevator mechanic for 31 years. Fourth call to this building this month.

From

Monterrey, Mexico.

Hobby

Restoring a 1978 pickup truck he named Doris.

Quirk

Hums the same song whenever he fixes anything.

The only one who can fix this elevator.

When wrongly accused“I just fix the elevator, man.”

Biscuit · Rosa's beagle

Job

Professional good boy.

From

A shelter in Porto. Rosa adopted him in 2020.

Hobby

Stealing exactly one sock from every pair.

Quirk

Sits on the feet of whoever he likes most in the elevator.

Can't talk. Sometimes guilty.

When wrongly accused*offended whimper*

Marcel Dubois · street mime, 2nd floor

Job

Street mime in the plaza across the road. Hasn't said a word since 2014.

From

Lyon, France.

Hobby

Walking against an imaginary wind all the way to work.

Quirk

Is always trapped in an invisible box, especially in elevators.

Never speaks. Only points. Might be lying.

When wrongly accused*mimes a broken heart*