# Charles Proctor Dawn — Red Harvest character guide

> Charles Proctor Dawn in Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Chuck, Mr. Charles Proctor Dawn, Dawn, this bird Dawn, the late Charles Proctor

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-hurricane-street

## Who they are

A shady lawyer and fixer for the criminal element, later murdered.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

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Charles Proctor Dawn, a shady lawyer and fixer, interacts with the Narrator as a wary professional contact, providing information while protecting his own interests.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

_professional_

Charles Proctor Dawn, a shady lawyer and fixer, interacts with the Narrator as a wary professional contact, providing information while protecting his own interests.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

_professional_

Charles Proctor Dawn, a shady lawyer and fixer, interacts with the Narrator as a wary professional contact, providing information while protecting his own interests.

## In the story

### [XXII: The Ice Pick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/xxii-the-ice-pick)

A shady lawyer who summons the narrator to his office and offers legal representation for a fee.

### [XXIII: Mr. Charles Proctor Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/xxiii-mr-charles-proctor-dawn)

Found murdered with a broken neck and a cut on his forehead; his pockets contain Elihu Willsson's love letters to Dinah Brand.

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