# Pat Reddy — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Pat Reddy in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** supporting

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

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

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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.

## In the story

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

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

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v)

Present in the office when the Op reports, described as Banbrock's pink and white old lawyer.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi)

Reports the pawnshop discovery and Mrs. Correll's suspicious behavior; works with the Op on the investigation.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii)

Assists the Op in the investigation; is called to join the raid on the yellow house after Myra Banbrock enters.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix)

Severely injured but helps the Op break down doors and confronts Myra Banbrock.

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

Reluctantly agrees to the Op's plan to claim he shot Hador, despite concerns about the consequences.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi)

Returns after dealing with Elwood and others; reluctantly agrees to burn the photographs.

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