Referred to as a "Beacon Hill fossil" by Brent, Spencer is Brent's assistant, and the only one who gets away with calling him sir. He is a tall man, nearing sixty years of age, who dresses immaculately in suit and starched shirt, wing tip shoes, and silk ties. He has hair that is graying at the temples and a finely chiseled nose. His eyes are gray and he stays away from television and computers. He is the one who takes Brent's final requests, putting them in motion while painfully aware that the man he served and respected is already a dead man.