# Margaret Duffe — Short Fiction character guide

> Margaret Duffe in Short Fiction by Philip K. Dick.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Duffe, Margaret

**First appearance:** 0005-the-hanging-stranger

## Who they are

A woman in a small town.

## Relationships

### [Security Commissioner Reinhart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/characters/security_commissioner_reinhart)

_professional_

Margaret Duffe interacts with Security Commissioner Reinhart in an official or bureaucratic capacity, likely as a colleague or subordinate.

### [Security Commissioner Reinhart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/characters/security_commissioner_reinhart)

_professional_

Margaret Duffe interacts with Security Commissioner Reinhart in an official or bureaucratic capacity, likely as a colleague or subordinate.

### [Security Commissioner Reinhart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/characters/security_commissioner_reinhart)

_professional_

Margaret Duffe interacts with Security Commissioner Reinhart in an official or bureaucratic capacity, likely as a colleague or subordinate.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/chapters/i)

Council member who reluctantly agrees to let the war vote proceed.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/chapters/iv)

Receives Reinhart's report on the bomb's readiness and expresses distrust toward him.

## Links

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