Other Characters on
"The Pretender"

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This is Harriet Tashman (seen with Jarod). She shielded Jarod's parents and Emily from The Centre at her farm, until Kyle (Jarod's brother) came looking for them. Harriet later set up a meeting between Jarod and his parents, but the meeting was disrupted by Centre operatives who arrived at the scene themselves, and tried to kill Jarod's family and return Jarod to the custody of The Centre. Before that, Harriet vanished.

Harriet had been a friend of Catherine Parker (when Catherine was still Catherine Jameson); they had both entered a convent together and had planned on becoming nuns. Catherine never completed her vows, and left he convent to marry Mr. Parker. Harriet remained with the convent for some time, but later left when she realized she didn't really have "the calling" to be a nun. When they were younger Catherine Parker saved Harriet's life. Harriet had tried to cross a frozen pond, fell through the ice and almost died. Catherine pulled her out of the pond to safety and breathed life back into her. Later, it was Catherine who brought Jarod's parents to Harriet and asked Harriet to care for them.

Harriet has done all she can to see to it that Jarod's family stays safe. When she contacted them to set up the meeting in Boston between them and Jarod, she wouldn't even tell Jarod who she was making the plans with or where they were located. "Solemn vows die hard," she told Jarod once.

(Above) Joe-Bill, the developmentally delayed caretaker of the Tashman Farm. He says "Miss Harriet" likes him to keep the place "pretty", but he's not sure where the money comes from to keep the farm operational, since he seldom sees Harriet and receives funding through the mail.

This is the main house on the Tashman Farm.

This is the barn to the right of the main house on the Tashman Farm. Jarod's family hid in the loft in the top of the barn for several years. Emily was born here.

The loft-room where Jarod's family lived. Joe-Bill was never allowed to go up into the loft, so after Jarod's parents were forced to abandon this refuge, the room remained exactly as they left it. On the work bench were toy airplanes Charles had been unable to finish; and in the crib next to the main bed was a mobile of paper origami swans and a teddy bear.

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