John Anderton
The protagonist of the story, Anderton is the creator and head of Precrime. He is Lisa’s husband and colleague, Witwer’s boss, and Kaplan’s murderer. At the beginning of the story, Anderton is…
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Kaplan
The antagonist of the story, Kaplan is an old, retired General of the Army of the Federated Westbloc Alliance. He is plotting to discredit Precrime so that the army may reassume the domestic policing powers…
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Witwer
Witwer is Anderton's new assistant and future replacement. He is young, handsome, and confident, which makes Anderton incredibly insecure and puts him on the defensive from the moment they first meet, certain that Witwer…
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Lisa
A Precrime executive officer, Lisa is Anderton’s wife and former secretary. Because she is friendly to Witwer, Anderton suspects her of being involved in a plot with him and the Senate, a suspicion…
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Fleming
One of Kaplan’s cronies, Fleming is an army major with the Internal Intelligence Department of Military Information. Fleming initially wins Anderton’s trust by playing into his paranoia and telling him that Lisa is…
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Page
Page works in the precog room. He assists Anderton with the running of the precognitive system, including the processing of information. He allows Anderton to come back to the precog room to retrieve data after…
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Minor Characters
Kaplan’s Men
Two nameless men working for Kaplan who transport Anderton to and from his meeting with Kaplan.
