The Bellamy Trial · Character

Stephen Bellamy

One of the two defendants, an industrious and intelligent man whose composure on the stand is as carefully managed as anything else about him.

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Also known as Mr. Stephen Bellamy, Bellamy, Steve, Dr. Gabriel Barretti

First appearance: The Bellamy Trial

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Defendant in the trial, charged alongside Susan Ives.

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Bellamy stands beside Susan Ives in the dock, bound to her by circumstance and by whatever passed between them on the night in question. Where Susan's fate draws the courtroom's sympathy, Bellamy's intelligence and self-possession make him harder to read — and harder to pity. His testimony, and the way the prosecution and defense handle him, shapes how the jury weighs the two defendants against each other.

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The Bellamy Trial
Defendant in the trial, charged alongside Susan Ives.
The Bellamy Trial
The co-defendant, accused alongside Susan Ives.
I
Defendant; portrayed as idolizing his wife Mimi, driven to madness by her infidelity.
II
Defendant; mentioned in the phone conversation recounted by Kathleen Page.
III
Mentioned as arriving on the two o'clock train and playing golf with Susan.
V
The defense claims the case against him collapses if Susan is found not guilty; he is portrayed as an adoring husband.
Chapter VI
Mentioned as the man Mimi truly loved, according to Ives.
VII
Defendant; Lambert argues for his innocence, while Farr insists on his guilt.

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