# Patrick Joseph Brady — Mary, Mary character guide

> Patrick Joseph Brady in Mary, Mary by James Stephens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Brady

**First appearance:** 0010-ix

## Who they are

A named individual with brief mention in the narrative.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/ix)

The great policeman from Grafton Street approaches Mary in the park, speaking to her.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xii)

The big policeman who follows Mary into Phoenix Park and greets her.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xviii)

The big policeman, Mrs. O'Connor's nephew; enters the house while Mary is cleaning, staring at her with an intense, terrifying gaze.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxi)

The policeman haunts Mary's thoughts as a suppressed memory, symbolizing a past she wishes to bury.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxiii)

Referenced indirectly as the policeman nephew Mrs. Makebelieve detests.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxiv)

The big policeman approaches Mary from behind, speaks familiarly, and attempts to embrace her.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxviii)

The great policeman whose obsession with Mary consumes him, leading to anger and fantasies of vengeance.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxxii)

Deceased brother of Mrs. Makebelieve; his will leaves an inheritance to his sister Mary Eileen Makebelieve.

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