Birchport

Birchport
Type	Town
Location	Massachusetts, USA
Inhabitants	Your Character (Determinant) Flynn O'Malley Kate O'Malley Rachel O'Malley Tanner Sterling (Formerly) † Bryce Sterling (Formerly) † Pierce Sterling (Determinant) † Margaret Sterling (Formerly) † Grant Emerson Scarlett Emerson Naomi Silverhawk Jeff Duffy (Determinant) † Tommy Walsh (Formerly) † Tony Rez Nikolai Petrov (Determinant) † Eleanor Harlenay Samantha Winters and others

Birchport is a fictional seaside town located in Massachusetts, USA. It serves as the main setting for Veil of Secrets.

Geography

Birchport is described as a small town, first appearing on a map dating back to 1655.

History

Pierce Sterling's ancestor Magnus Sterling, a captain of the ship The Endurance, arrived at Birchport in the 17th century. He turned it into a town with trading connections to Europe and beyond. From that, Birchport's society is segregated by income. The elites, especially the Sterlings, hold a massive power over the people, largely through their control of the justice system. According to Pierce Sterling, his family owns the town.

More recently, the Emerson family moved into Birchport, and the two wealthy families formed a tenuous relationship. Although the families became close enough (at least publicly) that Grant was expected to act as Tanner's best man, he describes a history of class and racial tension between the Sterlings (white, old money) and the Emersons (black, new money).

Places

Sterling Property

View of the Sterlings' manor at night

View of the Sterlings' manor at day

Pierce Sterlings' study

View of the Sterlings' grand hall

The Sterlings' dining area

View of one of the rooms in the manor

Kate's and Tanner's wedding arrangement

Bryce's bedroom

Margaret's bedroom

The Sterlings' 4th of July gala at day

The Sterlings' 4th of July gala at night

The Sterlings' 4th of July gala destroyed at night.

Other Residences

View of Kate's apartment building

Interior of Kate's apartment

Kate's Bedroom

Emerson's Mansion

Emerson's Mansion (interior)

Naomi's house

Naomi's house (interior)

Cabin

Exterior of the cabin

The inside of the cabin Kate was found in

The cabin with the lights on

The locked room containing the stalker photo

Basement of the cabin

Docks

Docks at day

Docks at night

Dock Storage

Shipwreck Sally's, the bar at the docks

The interior of Flynn's houseboat

The rooftop of Flynn's houseboat

B&B

The bedroom

The desk at the Bed and breakfast

Marina

Marina at day

Marina at night

The inside of Tanner's yacht

Grant's speedboat in choppy waters

View of The Endurance

The Endurance's deck

The Endurance's deck on fire

The Endurance's interior

Lighthouse

Full view of the lighthouse

Nikolai's office at the lighthouse

The staircase at the lighthouse

The lantern at the lighthouse

Other Places

The Red Grouse's Distillery

The Red Grouse's Balcony

View of the office at the police station

The sunset at Birchport's beach

Putnam's Taffy

The town

Another street in Birchport (day)

Another street in Birchport (night)

Grant's office

Emerson's island cabin

Emerson's cabin living room (Day)

Emerson's cabin living room (Night)

Courtroom

Cabin near the Sterlings' Manor

Abandoned Sterling barn near Naomi's ranch

Miscellaneous

The Endurance

Trivia

• Although the epilogue of Veil of Secrets mentions that Judge Samantha Winters and Eleanor Harlenay traveled the world after getting married, it was confirmed in The Senior, Chapter 6, that they still live in Birchport, when Judge Samantha Winters told Your Character (The Freshman) and Becca Davenport that she was going to go back home to Birchport after the Northbridge Law School mock trial.