Papadopoulos

The House in Turk Street

Mentioned as the old man Thomas Quarre; appears with a cocked revolver alongside his wife.

The Girl with the Silver Eyes

A character involved in the events surrounding the case.

The Whosis Kid

A man Mrs. Almad claims is threatening her, but his role is ambiguous and he is later found dead.

IV

Italian grapegrower who found the charred photograph of Ruth Banbrock near Knob Valley.

I

The toothless, cheerful proprietor of the lunch counter who keeps a sawed-off shotgun behind the counter.

XIV

Referred to as Big 'Nacio; captured, then killed by Peery.

III

A one-legged newsboy who reports the bank robbery and machine gun, and is asked by the Op to watch the street.

IX

Referred to as 'the Italian' whom the girl freed; not directly present in the scene.

XIII

The panicked little old man who offers to betray the others and give up the money in exchange for escape.

I

The target of the reward; described as a dangerous criminal with a history of bank robberies and double-crossing.

III

The target of the investigation; the cottage is suspected to be his hideout, but it is found empty.

IV

Mentioned as the subject of ongoing search; first indication of being alive noted after Tom-Tom Carey's arrival.

IX

Revealed as the master manipulator hiding at Ann Newhall's country house, not Flora's slave.

The Raid on the Newhall House

Frightened and shaven; shot dead by Carey while trying to escape.

XI

Referenced as the mastermind behind the scheme and the object of Big Flora's affection.

XII

Revealed as the mastermind who used Nancy Regan and arranged Newhall's murder; killed by Tom-Tom Carey.