Room 13 · Character
Pietro
A foreign character with a brief but notable role.
minor
First appearance: xxii
Pietro shows up with force in The Secret Preparations. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Tends the furnace in the basement, capable of destroying evidence.
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In The Secret Preparations: Tends the furnace in the basement, capable of destroying evidence. Later, in XXVI: Hides in the cupboard, injects Johnny with a sedative, carries both men to the car, and burns their coats…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor and peripheral figures
- Central cast of characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Legge, paralyzed by rage and fear, realizes…
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See Pietro in xxii