Margo Nielson
Chapter 1
Margo / Margo Nielson
Margo postpones her son's dentist appointment to handle a petition, searches for Sammy while preparing a sandwich for Ragle, and drives to the store to pick up Vic.
Chapter 2
Margo
Margo greets the neighbors, serves them food and coffee, and manages the household dynamic by warning Sammy to keep his voice down during the poker game. She monitors Vic's health, suggests he might be ill, and directs him to the bathroom cabinet for medicine before losing interest in his strange experience.
Chapter 4
Margo
Margo sets the table and eavesdrops on Ragle and Vic's serious conversation about the contest. She examines a magazine with Vic and Ragle, speculating that the article about Marilyn Monroe might be a publicity stunt or fraud, and expresses bitterness toward Ragle's potential departure.
Chapter 5
Margo
Margo Nielson serves dinner and discusses her feelings of guilt and confinement relative to Ragle’s work. She listens to the debate over Marilyn Monroe and the phone book, eventually dismissing the issue once Black confirms he knows the actress, before joining in the family's laughter at Sammy’s theory about 'dupe-guns.' She notes the discovery of the phone book during the discussion.
Chapter 6
Margo / Margo Nielson
Margo is scrubbing the kitchen drainboard and later talks to Vic on the phone, revealing that she has been listening to Sammy's crystal radio set in the clubhouse and found the broadcasts fascinating.
Chapter 10
Margo
Margo informs Ragle that the bar where he was found was Frank's Bar-B-Q and notes that city maintenance trucks have been present since sunup, suggesting their din may have affected his subconscious. She later comments on Junie Black's appearance and juvenile demeanor after Junie's departure.
Chapter 12
Margo
Margo waits for Vic in her Volkswagen outside the supermarket and is forced into the car by a tense Vic, who departs with Ragle in a truck and orders her to lie to Bill Black about their departure.
Chapter 14
Margo
Margo lies to Bill Black about Ragle and Vic's whereabouts, then confronts him when he reveals the truth about their constructed lives. She learns that she, Bill, and Sammy are actors in a controlled environment for Ragle's benefit, and she realizes the world around her is fake. She waits up for her husband, only to realize he and Vic have left permanently.