Kate Plus 10 · Character

Commissioner T. B. Smith

A police commissioner overseeing the investigation.

minor

Also known as T. B. Smith, T. B.

First appearance: i eighty three pearls on a string

Commissioner T. B. Smith shows up with force in III: Other Eyes Watched Michael. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Warns Michael about Kate's dangerous nature and advises him to protect himself, but Michael ignores the advice.

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In III: Other Eyes Watched Michael: Warns Michael about Kate's dangerous nature and advises him to protect himself, but Michael ignores the advice. Later, in VI: Kate Came to the Flat: Receives Michael's report,…

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

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III: Other Eyes Watched Michael
Warns Michael about Kate's dangerous nature and advises him to protect himself, but Michael ignores the advice.
VI: Kate Came to the Flat
Receives Michael's report, approves his investigation, and secretly assigns Sergeant Barr to shadow Michael.
XI: Lady Moya Was Curiously Unlike Herself
Called by Michael to investigate the explosions; suspects a diversion.
XIV: The Remarkable Train That Did Strange Tricks
Accompanies Michael during the investigation and picks him up at Maidmore.
XV: As Sir Ralph Said, “Business Is Business”
Anxiously searches for Michael Pretherston and Barr; dismisses Sir Ralph's complaints about the gold.
XIX: Michael Developed a Fondness for the Criminal Classes
Informs Michael that the gang's engine crashed and exploded; accepts Michael's resignation.

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