f lies , ▁s elling ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁add icted ▁customers ▁from ▁locations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁now ▁bur nt - out ▁British ▁Museum . ▁Their ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁income , ▁however , ▁is ▁holding ▁parties ▁for ▁wealth y ▁clients ▁in ▁which ▁their ▁wild est , ▁most ▁am oral ▁fant as ies ▁are ▁brought ▁to ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁play , ▁during ▁nearly ▁two ▁un inter rupted ▁hours , ▁cent res ▁on ▁a ▁party ▁which ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁sad istic ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁child , ▁en act ed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁wh ims ▁of ▁a ▁guest . ▁The ▁gang ▁ultimately ▁has ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁how ▁far ▁they ▁are ▁willing ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁people ▁they ▁love . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Elli ot ▁- ▁A ged ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁facil it ator ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁parties ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁chief ▁deal er ▁in ▁but ter f lies ▁which ▁he ▁s ells ▁in ▁an ▁ice ▁cre am ▁van . ▁He ▁however ▁has ▁only ▁ever ▁taken ▁one , ▁meaning ▁he ▁has ▁retained ▁all ▁his ▁mem ories ▁from ▁before ▁the ▁but ter f lies ▁arrived . ▁He ▁h urls ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁ver bal ▁ab use ▁at ▁Dar ren ▁but ▁also ▁shows ▁genu ine ▁love ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Dar ren ▁- ▁A ged ▁ 1 6 , ▁he ▁is ▁Elli ot ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁assistant . ▁He ▁is ▁add icted ▁to ▁the ▁but ter f lies ▁which ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁him ▁having