# Pendleton — Ashton-Kirk, Investigator character guide > Pendleton in Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John T. McIntyre. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Pendleton, young Pendleton, the excited Pendleton, the tobacco-loving Pendleton, the Finish Pendleton **First appearance:** 0003-i-pendleton-calls-upon-ashton-kirk ## Snapshot Kirk's eager, tobacco-loving friend and cousin to Edyth Vale, who arranges the fateful interview and then cannot stop himself from being bundled out of it. ## Who they are Pendleton is the warm, excitable counterweight to Kirk's composure: he teases his cousin Edyth about her punctuality, fetches her to the investigator's book-cluttered rooms, and takes his dismissal with wounded dignity and good humor. Yet his face goes white when the cab driver describes a woman entering Hume's door, and his loyalty to Edyth keeps pulling him toward the case's most painful possibilities. He matters because his affections and his amateur enthusiasm drag the reader's own sympathies into a mystery Kirk would otherwise solve at arm's length. ## In the story ### [Ashton-Kirk, Investigator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/ashton-kirk-investigator) Ashton-Kirk's eager assistant, who is deeply involved in the case. ### [Pendleton Calls Upon Ashton-Kirk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/i-pendleton-calls-upon-ashton-kirk) Visits Ashton-Kirk, brings news of Miss Vale's impending consultation. ### [Miss Edyth Vale States Her Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/ii-miss-edyth-vale-states-her-case) Arranges the interview between his cousin Edyth Vale and Ashton-Kirk, then leaves at her request. ### [III: The Portraits of General Wayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/iii-the-portraits-of-general-wayne) Reports Miss Vale's disappearance and later relief at her safety; accompanies Ashton-Kirk to Christie Place. ### [IV: Stillman's Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/iv-stillman-s-theory) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk, expresses shock at the body, and observes the scrapbook. ### [Stillman Asks Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/v-stillman-asks-questions) Pendleton accompanies Ashton-Kirk and later shares his suspicions linking Edyth Vale, Allan Morris, and the murder. ### [VI: Ashton-Kirk Looks About](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/vi-ashton-kirk-looks-about) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk, reacts emotionally to the cab driver's account of a woman entering Hume's. ### [VII: The Schwartz-Michael Bayonet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/vii-the-schwartz-michael-bayonet) Discusses the case with Ashton-Kirk, reflects on Edyth Vale and Allan Morris. ### [X: Ashton-Kirk Asks Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/x-ashton-kirk-asks-questions) Excited and indignant about the press coverage; eager to blame Allan Morris and quick to suspect Spatola based on the bayonet clue. ### [XI: Pendleton Is Vastly Enlightened](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xi-pendleton-is-vastly-enlightened) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk, is amazed by the revelations, and struggles to understand the detective's methods. ### [XII: Antonio Spatola Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xii-antonio-spatola-appears) Observes Spatola's reactions and concludes he is the murderer. ### [A New Light on Allan Morris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xiii-a-new-light-on-allan-morris) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk to Spatola's lodging house and is astonished to learn that Crawford is actually Allan Morris. ### [Miss Vale Unexpectedly Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xiv-miss-vale-unexpectedly-appears) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk, reflects on the case, and is shocked to see Edyth Vale at Locke's cottage. ### [Miss Vale Departs Suddenly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xv-miss-vale-departs-suddenly) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk, expresses relief at Miss Vale's departure, and questions Ashton-Kirk about his motives. ### [XVIII: Ashton-Kirk Tells Why](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xviii-ashton-kirk-tells-why) Waits impatiently for Ashton-Kirk, reads sensational newspaper coverage, and expresses bitter irony and concern for Miss Vale. ### [XIX: The Two Reports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xix-the-two-reports) Listens to the reports with eagerness and expresses impatience at some of Ashton-Kirk's deductions. ### [XX: One of the Old Sort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xx-one-of-the-old-sort) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk and is bewildered to learn Tobin is the philosopher from the Coffin Club. ### [Ashton-Kirk Begins to Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxi-ashton-kirk-begins-to-plan) Accompanies Ashton-Kirk, expresses surprise and curiosity about the investigator's reasoning. ### [The Secret of the Portrait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxiii-the-secret-of-the-portrait) Reveals his years-long love for Edyth Vale and his belief that he is unworthy of her; assists Ashton-Kirk in the stakeout at Christie Place. ### [The Second Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxiv-the-second-night) Keeps vigil with Ashton-Kirk; struggles with the urge to intervene; delivers a decisive blow to Sagon. ### [XXV: Approaching the Finish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxv-approaching-the-finish) Spends the night at Ashton-Kirk's and demands a full explanation of the case. ### [The Finish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxvi-the-finish) Accompanies Kirk to Locke's house, expresses surprise at the danger, and reflects on the case's conclusion. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/pendleton - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters