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Major Laidlaw
A military man connected to the Sunningdale mystery.
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First appearance: xi the sunningdale mystery
Major Laidlaw first appears in 0018 xi the sunningdale mystery.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Tommy’s ironic deflection of Inspector Marriot’s offer—joking about needing shelf space for Edgar Wallace whil…
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