Magnificent Obsession · Character

Clive Randolph

A shrewd man of means whose uncanny business instincts and furtive dealings with certain people hint at a motive tangled up with Wayne Hudson's surgical greatness.

supporting

Also known as Randolph, Clive Randolph

First appearance: iii

As a supporting figure in Magnificent Obsession, Clive Randolph is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Introduced as a gifted sculptor and hypnotist who claims to have discovered a method for generating personal power; central figure in Hudson's journal.

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Randolph knows when to buy and when to sell, and other businessmen seek his judgment on real estate and industrial stocks—yet his professional success seems oddly bound to quiet favors done for strangers. Nancy Ashford's account of Hudson's coded journal and his secretive wards casts Randolph as a piece of a larger puzzle, a man whose motives may explain what made the chief a great surgeon. He stands at the edge of the mystery Bobby is only beginning to chase.

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See Clive Randolph in iii

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Helen's social circle
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Supporting characters and community

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Bobby Merrick
friendship · positive
Clive is a friend and peer of Bobby, sharing social and possibly professional ties. How this plays out →
Bobby Merrick
friendship · positive
Clive is a friend and peer of Bobby, sharing social and possibly professional ties. How this plays out →

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See Clive Randolph in iii

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See Clive Randolph in iii

See Clive Randolph in Chapter VIII