Sam Fletcher is a character in the stage plays Fiddlers Five and Fiddlers Three. Stage directions describe him as "middle-aged. A rough forthright type. Possibly North Country. A bit flashy but likeable." He is a property developer in deep financial trouble. His lenders are chasing for payment and threatening to foreclose. His hopes are pinned on a partner Henry Panhacker who is about to acquire a large sum of money from his father provided he remains alive for another week.