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Señor Gregori

A flamboyant conspirator known as 'the Kicker,' Gregori barricades doors and vanishes into the dusk while Michael's bullets ricochet off steel.

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Also known as Gregori, Gregori the Kicker, the gallant Gregori

First appearance: i eighty three pearls on a string

As a supporting figure in Kate Plus 10, Señor Gregori is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Stands at Colonel Westhanger's elbow, watching Michael, and expresses a desire to meet him in a dark passage.

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Gregori belongs to the shadowy crew operating the engine works, a man whose nickname suggests both menace and theatrical flair. When Michael pounds on the locked door demanding entry in the name of the law, Gregori answers only with a shuffle, an oath, and silence — then escapes with his confederates while hoisting the unconscious Dr. Garon into the locomotive cab. His cool evasion in the grey dusk shows how slippery Kate's organization is, and why Michael's pursuit keeps slipping through his fingers.

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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III: Other Eyes Watched Michael
Stands at Colonel Westhanger's elbow, watching Michael, and expresses a desire to meet him in a dark passage.
IV: “The Ideal Criminal Is a Strategist”
Listens at the door, complains about Kate's attitude, and joins the Colonel in planning a new enterprise.
IX: The Shareholders and an Interruption
Present at the meeting, rolls cigarettes while waiting for Kate.
XVI: On the Unmorality of Professional Thieves
Leads the discussion about settling down, tries to persuade Kate to quit crime, and later captures Michael.
XVII: The Independent Strategy of Señor Gregori
Leads the attack on Michael and advocates for killing him to protect the gang's escape plan.
XVIII: The Colonel Was a Gentleman at the Last
Proposes marriage to Kate; strikes Michael; shoots and kills Colonel Westhanger after being thrown back.
XIX: Michael Developed a Fondness for the Criminal Classes
Leads the gang's escape on the engine; presumed dead in the crash.

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