Continental Op Stories · Character

Pat Reddy

Pat Reddy is the Op's hard-charging partner in a raid gone bloody, vaulting railings and calling for wagons while the Op hunts photographs.

supporting

Also known as IX, Pat Reddy, Pat, Reddy, IX Pat Reddy, Paddy

First appearance: bodies piled up

As a supporting figure in Continental Op Stories, Pat Reddy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Police detective assigned to the case; discusses the Correll robbery with the Op and accompanies him to the Banbrock home.

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Reddy is a fellow detective who fights beside the Op in a dark house full of gunmen, taking down a red-silk assassin on the stairs and chasing Elwood into the blackness below. He is quick, physical, and a little impatient, but he trusts the Op enough to let him search the safe alone. His willingness to bend the rules, and his blunt question about the photographs, force the Op to decide how much to tell him.

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Other

Character groups

Central suspects and victims
Fellow operatives and wealthy victims
Underworld and international figures
Chinatown and young suspects

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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IV
Police detective assigned to the case; discusses the Correll robbery with the Op and accompanies him to the Banbrock home.
V
Present in the office when the Op reports, described as Banbrock's pink and white old lawyer.
VI
Reports the pawnshop discovery and Mrs. Correll's suspicious behavior; works with the Op on the investigation.
VII
Assists the Op in the investigation; is called to join the raid on the yellow house after Myra Banbrock enters.
VIII
Accompanies the Op, uses his badge to intimidate the doorman, gets overwhelmed in the mob but is rescued, and vaults over the railing to pursue Raymond Elwood.
IX
Severely injured but helps the Op break down doors and confronts Myra Banbrock.
Chapter X
Reluctantly agrees to the Op's plan to claim he shot Hador, despite concerns about the consequences.
XI
Returns after dealing with Elwood and others; reluctantly agrees to burn the photographs.

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