Louie Amberg

Louie Amberg stands as a key figure in Julie Ziegler's criminal past, tied to the violent history of Brownsville and Coney Island. Toby invokes his name alongside Anastasia's death, a candy store incident, and the Half Moon Hotel's sixth-story window to affirm his detailed knowledge of his father's turbulent youth. Amberg embodies the 'terrible people' from that era, marking the criminal associations Julie seeks to contextualize during their strained reconciliation. Toby's recitation rejects mitigation, highlighting Amber's role as shorthand for unforgiving neighborhood brutality.