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When her ex-partner Jack returns from the grave, a novice PI enlists the help of a romance novelist and a method actress to help solve his murder.

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Roger Owen as Grant Wellman
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Roger has been acting since 1965. His Shakespearean roles have included Macbeth, Oberon, Toby Belch and playing Aphrodite, Old Nurse and Theseus in the Greek tragedy Hippolytus. Other favorite theatre roles have been Jerry in Albee's Zoo Story and Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire at Greene Street Theatre in Key West, with Tennessee Williams involved. He recently played Doug in Lemon Sky at Live Theater Workshop, Gaev in The Cherry Orchard at Rogue Theatre, and President Warren G. Harding in Camping with Henry & Tom at the Invisible Theatre. While a member of SAG in the 1970s he had film roles in Trial of Billy Jack for Warner Bros. and The Hannigan Incident for PBS. More recently, he has acted in over a dozen independent films and local television commercials. Roger's next projects are lead roles in Shining City in September and Blackbird in December, both at Beowulf Alley Theatre.

Michele Loera as Simone
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Michele is thrilled to be a part of the Finley Wade cast. You may have seen Michele in Fried Egg Film's webseries, Crewing Up, as Holly. Also look for Michele as a lead-supporting role in an upcoming webseries from RobEric Media, and a cameo appearance as Tracy in Peter Leon's upcoming dark comedy, Darklands.
Originally from upstate New York, Michele has lived in Tucson, AZ most of her life. When not working on film or theatre projects, Michele likes spending time with her biggest fans-her close family and friends. Michele lives with her Akita, Roxie, and her two cats who prefer to be known as her "roomies". Michele is Leo who enjoys long walks on the beach, microbrews, and dark chocolate. Her hobbies include reading, watching movies, hiking, wine tasting, and traveling.

Erin Elizabeth as Rent
Erin Elizabeth, originally from the Chicago area, has been performing since childhood. She earned her Bachelor's in Communication from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and studied for two years at the University of Hawaii. She currently resides in Tucson and continues to take on projects throughout Arizona. Previous work includes local Tucson commercials and films. Her love for acting has also branched into writing/directing, so watch out for her!

Emily Ralph as Mona
Emily has lived in Tucson since graduating from the University of Arizona in 2004. Although never actively pursuing an acting career, Emily has found herself cast in multiple student films and comedic shorts over the last ten years. Finley Wade is her first independent feature film.

Ruth Trushin as Penny Pizzuto
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Ruth is a long time resident of Tucson. She has an extensive background in the performing arts being a Theater major in college and then continuing on into community theater in New York. Her film experience includes extra and small roles in nine films including Tin Cup, Reck and Ima, Sane like Me and Trade In.

Michaela Gutierrez as the Shooter's Girlfriend

Michaela Gutierrez grew up in Tucson Arizona with her brother Michael and her niece Ashley. Michaela loved acting even before she understood what acting was. As a small child she was always portraying strange characters. As soon as she was allowed to she was obsessed with her father’s video recorder and would talk her friends into making movies. She was in drama throughout school and stared in many plays at Santa Rita High School which was when acting became her obsession. She graduated high school in 2009 and started the following year at the U of A where she is now studying creative writing. Today Michaela is getting as involved in her local film community as possible and has high hopes of furthering her acting career in LA in a few years. 

Jaymz Johnson as Gregory Claymoore
Jaymz Johnson is a British turned American actor here in Arizona. He's a Junior at Grand Canyon University. And has for the longest time, had a soft spot for acting. It all started when he was working production to see how a horror film worked. They asked him to audition and he unknowingly landing himself a spot! It was during that time of filming that he decided acting was his dream. Jaymz is one of those people that will always make you laugh and is tons of fun to be around. However don't take him lightly. He actively trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Krav Maga. Krav Maga is actually the foundation for American actor fight scenes. Jaymz is a solid up and coming actor so expect to see him on a screen near you very soon.

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