Character 2: Mrs Laderman

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For my Mrs Laderman character, I am going to have her as someone who is suspicious of her neighbour, Claudia. Mrs Laderman is aware that Claudia is not mentally well due to her agoraphobia, but has reason to be suspicious that her illnesses go beyond that. She has agreed to keep Claudia in the know about the outside world in order to keep her close to keep an eye on her.

As an individual, Mrs Laderman is an ex mobster wife, who's husband's death is not discussed. She lives in Miami, where she has lived most of her life. Due to her past, Mrs Laderman was big in the Miami scene back in the 80s, where her ex husbands profession provided her with a lavish lifestyle when she was young. Mrs Laderman is nostalgic of the past and her hair, make-up and clothing choices are influenced from this time, where she remembers herself as her happiest.

As a large part of the audience demographic is older women, typically around 40, they may find this character type relatable and even find the nostalgic influences in themselves. As Mrs Laderman is a mother-type figure to Claudia, the relationship between them will be very familiar.

The scene I will be putting this character in is one where she is snooping around Claudia's house while Claudia is upstairs asleep. Her aim is to settle her suspicious that Claudia may have committed a murder. While she is doing this, she accidentally knocks over a glass ornament and cuts her hand trying to pick it up.