Ashton-Kirk, Investigator · Character

Allan Morris

The young man whose father drank with Hume, whose whereabouts Edyth denies knowing, and whose name keeps surfacing whenever the case tightens around a suspect.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Morris, Allan, Morris, Mr. Allan Morris, young Morris

First appearance: III: The Portraits of General Wayne

As a supporting figure in Ashton-Kirk, Investigator, Allan Morris is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Miss Vale's fiancé, a consulting engineer and collector, who appears fearful and under Hume's influence.

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Morris is the absent presence at the center of the investigation: his father's friendship with Hume links him to the dead man, and his disappearance makes him the obvious suspect even as Edyth's evasions suggest she is protecting him. Kirk reasons that she has seen him, that he has told her part of the truth, and that she is once more trying to shield him from a net she does not fully understand. His unseen movements give the middle of the book its pressure, turning every new clue into a question about what Morris knows and whom he has told.

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Escalation
Breaking point

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Jimmie Pendleton
rivalry · negative
Allan Morris and Jimmie Pendleton are rivals, often in opposition or competition. How this plays out →
Ashton Kirk
rivalry · negative
Antonio Spatola
friendship · negative
Jimmie Pendleton
rivalry · negative
Allan Morris and Jimmie Pendleton are rivals, often in opposition or competition. How this plays out →
Ashton Kirk
rivalry · negative
Jimmie Pendleton
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Allan Morris and Jimmie Pendleton are rivals, often in opposition or competition. How this plays out →
Ashton Kirk
rivalry · negative
Antonio Spatola
friendship · negative

Jimmie Pendleton
Allan Morris and Jimmie Pendleton are rivals, often in opposition or competition.
Ashton Kirk
Allan Morris and Ashton Kirk are rivals, often clashing over investigations or personal matters.
Antonio Spatola
Allan Morris and Antonio Spatola are associates, likely collaborating in their rivalry with Kirk.
Jimmie Pendleton
Allan Morris and Jimmie Pendleton are rivals, often in opposition or competition.
Ashton Kirk
Allan Morris and Ashton Kirk are rivals, often clashing over investigations or personal matters.
Jimmie Pendleton
Allan Morris and Jimmie Pendleton are rivals, often in opposition or competition.
Ashton Kirk
Allan Morris and Ashton Kirk are rivals, often clashing over investigations or personal matters.
Antonio Spatola
Allan Morris and Antonio Spatola are associates, likely collaborating in their rivalry with Kirk.

Relationship notes

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See Allan Morris in III: The Portraits of General Wayne

In the story

Allan Morris appears across 15 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Miss Edyth Vale States Her Case
Miss Vale's fiancé, a consulting engineer and collector, who appears fearful and under Hume's influence.
III: The Portraits of General Wayne
Background report reveals he is a consulting engineer and Miss Vale's suitor; no relatives.
VII: The Schwartz-Michael Bayonet
Identified by Berg as Hume's secret visitor; Pendleton suspects he told Edyth Vale something.
IX: Miss Vale Tells What She Knows
Mentioned as having acted agitated and defiant before the murder; his whereabouts are now unknown.
X: Ashton-Kirk Asks Questions
Blamed by Pendleton for the scandal and the media frenzy surrounding the case.
A New Light on Allan Morris
Revealed to be the same person as Crawford, a frequent visitor to Spatola's room; his photograph is identified by Hertz.
Steel Against Steel
Discussed as being in hiding; Miss Vale defends him, but Ashton-Kirk is convinced he is concealed and expects to find him soon.
XVII: What Happened on the Road
Emerges from the house, retrieves Miss Vale's dropped gloves, and places a note reading 'Tobin Rangnow' in one thumb before leaving.
XVIII: Ashton-Kirk Tells Why
In hiding; communicates with Miss Vale via a coded message using gloves; his hiding place is discovered by Ashton-Kirk.
XIX: The Two Reports
Subject of Fuller's report; described as a diligent but irritable engineer with a deep interest in patent reports.
XX: One of the Old Sort
Mentioned as having disappeared; Ashton-Kirk asks Tobin to advise him to stop hiding and come forward.
XXII: Ashton-Kirk Is Annoyed
Referenced as the cause of Miss Vale's actions and hiding; Ashton-Kirk hints he may appear at his place soon.
The Secret of the Portrait
Described as weak and selfish; Pendleton believes he is unfit for Edyth Vale.
XXV: Approaching the Finish
Visits Ashton-Kirk, confesses his financial troubles and his father's stolen monoplane plans, and reveals his broken engagement with Miss Vale.
The Finish
Mentioned as having left Kirk's office at the chapter's start; his role in the murder is clarified later.

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See Allan Morris in III: The Portraits of General Wayne

See Allan Morris in Miss Edyth Vale States Her Case