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Dr. Whacker

A physician and fellow prisoner in Barbados.

minor

Also known as Whacker

First appearance: iv human merchandise

Dr. Whacker shows up with force in VI: Plans of Escape. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Offers to lend Blood up to thirty pounds to buy a boat for escape, hoping to be rid of a rival surgeon.
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CPCaptain Peter …MJMr. James Nutt…CBColonel BishopDWDr. Whacker

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