# Hilary Gallaway — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Hilary Gallaway in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hilary Gallaway, Gallaway, Hilary, IV Hilary Gallaway, IV

**First appearance:** 0004-bodies-piled-up

## Who they are

A man involved in a case of theft and murder.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i)

Son-in-law of Talbert Exon; hired the Op but is skeptical about the investigation; provides background on Exon's past.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii)

Returns from town after the shooting, is sent to pursue the murderer, and is later seen flirting with the nurse Barbra Caywood.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii)

Mocks the narrator throughout the day; announces he will stay home that evening.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv)

Exon's son-in-law; discusses the case with the detective and later reveals the ironic twist about Caywood's denial.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as Mrs. Stewart Correll; a nervous blonde woman who may be hiding information.

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