▁beautiful ▁and ▁cold ▁like ▁her ▁mother ▁Louis a . ▁Although ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁having ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁adm ire ▁her ▁beauty , ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁men . ▁She ▁asp ires ▁to ▁a ▁wealth y ▁l ifest yle , ▁which ▁she ▁ach ieves ▁after ▁her ▁divor ce ▁from ▁Johnny ▁by ▁marry ing ▁a ▁much ▁older ▁rich ▁man . ▁She ▁is ▁possibly ▁a ▁repr essed ▁les bian ▁as ▁shown ▁by ▁her ▁affection ate ▁behavior ▁towards ▁Bin ny ▁Gordon , ▁including ▁kiss ing ▁Bin ny ▁on ▁the ▁mouth . ▁▁ ▁Alexander ▁T ucker ▁Gordon ▁– ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁and ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Julia ▁Gordon , ▁he ▁is ▁est r anged ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁Johnny ▁and ▁grand m other ▁Anne ▁after ▁his ▁parents ' ▁divor ce . ▁He ▁eventually ▁serves ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁returns ▁to ▁Way nes bor o , ▁mar ries ▁Jenn ifer ▁Evans , ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁doctor . ▁▁ ▁Jess am ine ▁Stevens ▁Edwards ▁– ▁John ▁Gordon ' s ▁cousin ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁she ▁is ▁married ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁to ▁an ▁alco hol ic ▁husband ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁son , ▁Rod ney . ▁However , ▁Anne ▁suspect s ▁that ▁Rod ney ▁is ▁actually ▁John ' s ▁child , ▁conce ived ▁when ▁John ▁went ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁cousin . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jess am ine ' s ▁husband , ▁she ▁brings ▁her ▁son ▁Rod ney ▁to ▁Way nes bor o ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁un he alth y