Character Bio

Professor David Hewitt is an engineer in his mid-forties who works at Oxford. He has a modest house where he lives with his wife. They have no children, but Hewitt often treats his machines and inventions as his children. He is known to get caught up in a project for weeks on end, often forgetting to eat or sleep. His loving wife is wonderfully patient, allowing him the time to get lost in a project while ensuring that he takes breaks when needed.

Hewitt is most often seen wearing jeans and ratty t-shirts so he doesn’t need to worry about his clothes getting ripped or stained while he is working, but on the rare occasions that he goes out, either for dinner with his wife or a required school function, he dresses several decades behind the times. It is not unusual to see him in a sweater vest or cardigan. He rarely wears suits unless forced to.

As a scientist, Hewitt puts very little faith in humanity. He uses machines and inventions to solve his problems. To most outsiders, the professor appears to put his work before anything else. He ignores his students, superiors, and even his wife when working on an invention. However, Hewitt adores his wife and considers her the best thing in his life. He often says that she is too good for this world.

Hewitt’s world is turned upside down when his beloved wife is killed. His wife’s murder is the catalyst for a search for goodness and compassion.