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Jacy Martin – Crooked Native American Guy, 30s. Who do I see: Gollum, Moocher from “Breaking Away,” Michael J. Pollard character (C.W. Moss) from “Bonnie and Clyde.” A snarky, somewhat devious and shady sidekick kind of guy.

The person who serves as proxy, to bring the battle of the Grecos vs. Connor and George directly to them.

Jackie Earle Haley as Moocher in “Breaking Away”

It’s Gollum! (Andy Serkis and CGI)

Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss in “Bonnie and Clyde”

Sex, Age, Hgt Weight: Male, early 30s, 5-7, 145.

Black hair and eyes.

Dark, Native American skin.

Posture – he can be slightly stoop shouldered, “squirrelly” describes him.

Appearance – Shifty-eyed. Ok presentation, but he sweats a lot. Always looks like he could benefit from a change of clothes.

Defect – one shoulder slightly higher than the other one.

Heredity: prone to alcoholism and high blood pressure.

Drives an old and beat-up car – it’s a Toyota. It was green at one time.

Social:

Lower class upbringing, middle class present but desperately wants to be upper class.

Work: at the tribal casino. Various jobs on the floor. He resents that he’s not making the kind of money his cousin Andreas is. Moonlights working for the Grecos on their home “remodels.”

Education: Grade school, Not a great reader. Hated it! Favorite subject was girls. Dropped out of Palm Springs High School.

Home life: his parents are members in good standing of the tribe. He’s a huge embarrassment to them. Both parents are active but functioning alcoholics. Jacy is not married, but he has a girlfriend. Long-suffering Kaya Belardo.
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Religion: Catholic, schooled at the reservation school and church. Doesn’t buy it.

Race: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indian Tribe

Place in Community: he is somewhat of an outcast, not a popular guy. But then he’s not alone in his dislike of Andreas Alvarado.

Politics: Democrat, but he doesn’t really follow politics.

Amusements, hobbies: Watches football a lot. Sports fan. Likes to look at shopping channels, too, and plan what to buy. Loves road trips to Vegas.

Psychological:

Sex Life, moral standards: totally straight. Is pretty faithful to his girlfriend. Doesn’t have many women interested in him.

Personal premise, ambition: to be rich and to eventually push Andreas off his pedestal and run the casino himself.

Frustrations, disappointments: Is frustrated that he doesn’t have one of the big positions at the casino, which makes him a ripe target to pal up with Connor and Sy. He’s also bitterly disappointed and angry at his parents for taking him out of school after the 8^th grade where he was forced to work on the dusty land of the reservation. Though he did not like high school, let’s be honest.

Temperament: He is annoyingly cheerful with a reservoir of anger underneath.

Attitude toward life: He’s optimistic that he will come out on top, but it’s his hatred of Andreas that largely drives him.

Complexes: He has an obsession with numbers. So he checks everything against the numbers.

Extovert or introvert: More extrovert, I see him as a huckster.

Special abilities: Can speak the tribal language, otherwise, no. Has a Spanish last name but does not speak Spanish.

Qualities: he’s very middlebrow with what could be called middle class educated tastes, by that I mean he’s a sucker for advertising, for the materialist/consumerist messages. For the stuff he wants.

IQ: average. More street smart than book smart.

Adding to the list of Character Bios from Kept, others are here (George), here (Connor) and here (Nancy Argento).

So here we have Sy Greco, one half of the pair Greco & Greco, along with his wife, Pilar. A criminal, a real estate agent, a remodeler, a civic booster. There’s a lot to like, there’s a lot to hate. I purposely made him about 60 – my age when the book was finished, last year, as my own subtle protest of ageism in the arts. Sy is anything but “done.” If there ever was a movie, I’d imagine guys like Bruce Willis, Bryan Cranston, even Travolta in this role. Or, how about Gus Fring himself? (Giancarlo Esposito) They’re all about the right age.

Mr. Willis

Mr. Cranston

Sy Greco (I picture: a Scott Glenn type, a classy-looking 60-ish type of man)

Sex: Male, 60, 5-11, 175, gray hair, blue eyes, lightly tanned skin – looks rich.

Appearance: regal. Still very handsome and must have been knockout when younger. Very fashionable; doesn’t scrimp on details. Goes to the expensive stores. Would not be caught dead at Wal-Mart or Target.

Physical Defects: has a mole somewhere on his face. Makes him look a little evil. Bad eyesight, he wears glasses or contacts. Usually contacts since he’s so vain.

Heredity: at risk for prostate cancer. Otherwise, relatives have longevity.

Sy’s personal car: Lexus SUV – not sure which model, just know it’s expensive and pristine. We usually see him driving the Greco company trucks or SUVs, however.

Socio: Sy’s a middle-class person who has done very well in recent years, both legitimately and illegally.

Occupation: real estate/developer. Mastermind of scams to convince elderly homeowners to sell their properties at a low price rather than make needed repairs. He buys them then flips them. The repairs he or his team require are all bogus or concocted. Preys on little old ladies! Might also have his hand in some meth lab stuff.

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Education: State college grad, business administration. He’s very good at that. Also plays piano, not well though.

Home Life: Married to Pilar. They had one child, a boy, Angel, who died as a teenager in a car/skateboard accident. His parentage: He’s from a middle class Los Angeles family. Valley. He was born into that first baby boom wave in the southern California post WWII generation. So this guy is classic Beach Boys, car-centered, California Dreamin’ kind of life that the rest of the world idolized. Sherman Oaks? Parents were kind of boring, had cocktail parties and all that. Sy always wanted a more interesting life. Now he has it.

Religion: Sy’s a non-practicing reform Jew.

Nationality: Italian, but this is several generations. He’s thoroughly American and doesn’t speak a word of Italian.

Community: He’s a well-known businessman, active in the Chamber of Commerce or local realtor group. Film Festival Board. Member of a country club where golf is a focus.

PS Chamber of Commerce – where Sy would hang out.

Politics: moderate Democrat who doesn’t vote much, except for president. Would be a Clinton supporter, not Sanders. But he’s too selfish to vote, anyway. He lies about it to whoever he needs to. Conservative “Democrat.”

Amusements, hobbies. He golfs, He does play tennis. He swims. Out of all the characters in “Kept,” he’s the one who makes most use of the incredible climate of Palm Springs.

Psychological:

Sex life: he’s bisexual. He is married to Pilar, and has an affair going on with Connor. He’s really not more one way than the other, though he is male-oriented in many ways. He is very conventional so if push comes to shove would ALWAYS choose Pilar over a man.

Personal Premise, ambition: Wants money AND power. Power is very important, he likes the control. The money seems to naturally flow to him, infuriatingly.

Frustrations, disappointments: Frustrated with the LAW, which constrains him. Hugely disappointed that his son died. Probably hasn’t suitably grieved. Connor is somewhat a substitute, as well as are the other workers.

Temperament: Explosive temper. Don’t cross him. He can be really mean and nasty and entitled. Also, he can be a charmer. But more the former. Employees are wary.

Attitude toward life: He feels he has the power to control it.

Complexes: Phobias: snakes. Is freaked out by car accidents because of what happened to his son, the light of his life.

Extrovert: he’s an ambivert – can be outgoing when necessary, for business or social reasons. Otherwise, he’s more plotting and internal.

Abilities: Speaks Spanish fluently. Knows how to work a gun.

Qualities: Devious. Plotting. Exquisite taste in furniture, houses, clothes, cars. In this way he’s somewhat of a god to George and Connor.

IQ: Also high. A very smart man.