File No. 113 · Character
M. Verduret
A quick-sighted, cheerfully unscrupulous investigator who scales garden walls and picks locks with the calm of a man opening a snuffbox.
supporting
Also known as Verduret, the quick-sighted Verduret
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As a supporting figure in File No. 113, M. Verduret is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The red-whiskered man who reveals himself as Prosper's protector.
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Verduret works the case from outside the official police, dragging a reluctant Prosper through rain and sleet to peer into Raoul de Lagors's lighted window. He is older than his companion but tireless, indifferent to…
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- Other
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- Main Investigation Cast
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Valentine’s psychological state peaks in a crisis of mortal dread and help…
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