Edwards School

Sam and Laura teach at Edwards, a private school for the upper society in Washington, D.C.

HealthNet

This is a big chrome and glass company that has Krauss as its CEO.

Office of Corporate Responsibility

This is a government office that checks on corporations. The Big Brother who watches them.

Woodley Park Metro

Sam and Laura meet when Sam gives the beggar money instead of something to eat. Sam thinks the beggar has a right to get what he wants. Laura wants to take care of him and give him fruit juice or something healthy, Woodley also appears at the end of the book.

Prostol

This is the new medicine that should make HealthNet lots of money. Cantrell has discovered a problem with the results of the tests.

Private golf course

This is the golf course is one of Krauss' ways of intimidating his directors...