Will & The Rules
Will's older brother, killed three days before the story begins.
Who is Shawn?
Shawn's mentor and friend who gets on first, known for his gold chains
Who is Buck?
The vehicle where most of the story takes place
What is the elevator?
The anagram Will keeps scribbled on his bedroom wall in pencil
What is SCARE = CARES?
Shawn's last words to Will
What is "You coming?"
The three unwritten rules Will has grown up with: no ___, no ___, get ___
What are no crying, no snitching, get revenge?
Who is Dani?
Will's tail
What is the gun?
The example Will first uses to explain what an anagram is
What is CANOE = OCEAN?
The rule Shawn breaks in the elevator right before he steps off
What is no crying?
Where Will finds the gun that belonged to Shawn before he tucks it in his waistband.
What is the middle drawer (of Shawn's dresser)?
Will's uncle, who was like a father to him and Shawn
Who is Uncle Mark?
What keeps unexpectedly stopping the elevator on each floor
What is a ghost getting on?
The anagram Will comes up with after Dani is killed, describing his urge to escape his feelings
What is FEEL = FLEE?
What Will still has in his hand as the doors open on the lobby
What is the gun?
The number of the floor Will starts on when he gets in the elevator.
What is the 8th floor?
The gang member who killed Buck
Who is Frick?
The habit every ghost has in the elevator
What is smoking cigarettes?
The anagram tied to Uncle Mark's love of making movies, paired with Will's idea of a cold-blooded killer
What is CINEMA = ICEMAN?
The effect Reynolds creates by ending mid-action instead of resolving the plot
What is a cliffhanger?
What Will believes he must do after Shawn is killed, following The Rules
What is get revenge on Riggs (the assumed shooter)?
The final ghost to step onto the elevator
Who is Shawn?
What the elevator floor L represents for Will & Shawn
What is loser?
The word Will wishes he could find an anagram for after hearing Frick's story, admitting he's just pretending to be a gangster
What is POSER?
The central question the whole ride has been building Will toward answering
What is whether he'll break the cycle of revenge?