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Comte de Baral

A count, husband of the Comtesse de Baral.

minor

Also known as the Comte de Baral, Comte

First appearance: i the genius of crime

Comte de Baral shows up with force in XXX: An Assignation. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A young nobleman who recounts the details of the Gurn case and notes Valgrand's resemblance to the murderer.
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VAValgrandLBLady BelthamMVMme. Van den R…MSMme. Simone Ho…CHColonel HolbordCDComte de Baral

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  • Other

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  • Nobility and Victims
  • Protagonist
  • Investigators and Officials

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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