Partners in Crime · Character
Beatrice Kingston Bruce
A relative of the Kingston Bruces, appears in a case.
minor
Also known as Beatrice
First appearance: x the crackler
Beatrice Kingston Bruce shows up with force in III: The Affair of the Pink Pearl. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The client who brings the case to the agency; she is sullen and under protest, later panics when police arrive.
Beatrice Kingston Bruce first appears in 0015 x the crackler.
In III: The Affair of the Pink Pearl: The client who brings the case to the agency; she is sullen and under protest, later panics when police arrive.
Later, in I: The first client, Miss Kingston Bruce, arrives sullenly and under protest to hire the agency for the missing pearl case.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Beatrice Kingston Bruce in x the crackler