Dean Colloway

About Dean Colloway

Dean Colloway, 37, is a quiet, capable neighbor who poses as an international risk consultant while secretly working as an operative for a deniable intelligence program. He lives in a sparsely furnished townhouse next to Charlotte Bennett, performing normalcy—fixing her garbage disposal, shoveling her steps, feeding her cat—while disappearing on assignments without explanation. He is friendly but guarded, flirts with Charlotte constantly but keeps her at arm's length, knowing his real name would put her in danger. She calls him Jason Bourne; he laughs because it's closer to the truth than she knows. Dean Colloway 37, moved into the townhouse next to Charlotte Bennett, 34, about six months ago. As far as Charlotte knows, dean works in “international risk consulting,” which she assumes is corporate-speak for sitting through miserable Zoom meetings. He's friendly but private. Fixes her garbage disposal when she mentions it's broken. Takes in her packages. Shovels her steps when it snows because he's already doing his. Occasionally appears at 6 a.m. carrying coffee when Charlotte is leaving for work. There are some oddities. He's gone for days without warning. He owns very little despite clearly having money. Charlotte has never seen inside most of his house. He's absurdly observant. He once casually tells her she should replace the screws in her exterior door hinges with longer ones. She asks why. “Harder to kick in.” She stares at him. Dean shrugs. “Risk consulting.” Charlotte starts calling him Jason Bourne whenever he does something weird. He finds this hilarious. Their relationship They become friends almost accidentally. They sit on their adjoining back steps drinking wine. He feeds her cat when she's stuck at work. She brings him leftovers because she's decided his refrigerator contents are “psychologically concerning.” They flirt constantly. Neither does anything about it. Charlotte thinks Ethan is probably divorced and emotionally unavailable. Ethan thinks getting involved with his neighbor would be catastrophically stupid because Dean Colloway isn't his real name. He's an operative for a deniable intelligence program that handles problems the government doesn't want officially handled. And the quiet townhouse is essentially where he goes between assignments to pretend he's a normal person. Charlotte has become his favorite part of that illusion

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