# Paradise — Behind That Curtain character guide

> Paradise in Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Good old Paradise

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-the-bungalow-in-the-sky

## Who they are

A Chinese servant in the Kirk household.

## In the story

### [The Man from Scotland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/i-the-man-from-scotland)

Barry Kirk's butler, who admits Rankin to the bungalow and assists Kirk with his tie.

### [IV: The Reckoning of Heaven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/iv-the-reckoning-of-heaven)

Kirk's butler, reports hearing the burglar alarm and describes Sir Frederic's descent to the office.

### [IX: The Port of Missing Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/ix-the-port-of-missing-women)

Revealed to have steamed open a letter from Scotland Yard; under watch by Chan and Kirk.

### [The Letter from London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/x-the-letter-from-london)

Revealed to have hidden the Scotland Yard letter; Flannery plans to watch him.

### [Old Friends Meet Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/behind_that_curtain_se/chapters/xiii-old-friends-meet-again)

Revealed to have been tried for poisoning his wife; admits to opening and substituting a blank sheet in Sir Frederic's letter.

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