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Mr. Hancock

A character involved in the case of the footsteps that ran.

minor

Also known as Hancock

First appearance: the vindictive story of the footsteps that ran

Mr. Hancock shows up with force in The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Vicar who confesses to taxing Hubbard and reveals the conspiracy to the magistrate.
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LPLord Peter Wim…HBHaviland BurdockYMYoung MortimerMHMr. HubbardMRMrs. RuyslaenderMHMr. Hancock

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Footsteps and article witnesses
  • Protagonist
  • Burdock family case

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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