is ultimately killed by Boggs. His body is then buried by Boggs and Smith. Dennis "Rake" Rakestraw – A rookie officer of the Atlanta Police Department, husband, and father. Rake is the partner of Dunlow. Rakestraw assists Officers Boggs and Smith in solving Lily Ellsworth's murder. Rakestraw discourages his brother-in-law, Dale, from committing any crimes against the only black neighbor that had recently moved to their community. Rake is responsible for convincing Silas Prescott to confess to the murder of Lily Ellsworth. After becoming privy to Dunlow's involvement with Brian Underhill and Mama Dove, he requests a new partner. His request is fulfilled. Otis Ellsworth – While he is technically Lily Ellsworth's stepfather, Otis Ellsworth considers himself to be Lily's only father and raised her from birth. Mr. Ellsworth lives on and maintains a farm fifty miles south of Atlanta. He contacts Boggs after seeing Lily's description in The Daily Times. He meets Boggs in Atlanta to identify the body. Mr. Ellsworth is taken into custody and violently questioned by APD police. He received "hush" money from his daughter Lily shortly before her death. With this money, Otis buys a new truck. After he is harassed by Peacedale Police, he decides to move himself and his family to Chicago. Before his departure from Peacedale, Otis Ellsworth stops by a supply store with his son. He instructs his son to go home while he is detained. This is the last time Otis is seen alive by anyone is his family. He is shot and killed by the Peacedale Police. The Peacedale Police told Atlanta Police that before his death, Otis confessed to the murder of Lily. Lily Ellsworth – Described in the beginning as simply "the girl in the yellow dress," Lily is later revealed to be the daughter of Senator Prescott. She moved to Atlanta from Peacedale for a better life and becomes a maid for the Prescott family. After being fired from her job at the Prescott house, she lives at Mama Dove's brothel. She is last seen in the car with Brian Underhill, and then found dead in a pile of garbage. She is killed by her half-brother, Silas Prescott, who also rapes her. Senator Prescott – The biological father of Lily Ellsworth. When he was a young man, Lily's mother was a maid in their house, and he raped her resulting in the pregnancy of Lily. He