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Phelps

A minor character involved in the case.

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First appearance: viii vance accepts a challenge

Phelps shows up with force in VII: Reports and an Interview. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Assisted Tracy in gathering supplementary facts about the case.
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In VII: Reports and an Interview: Assisted Tracy in gathering supplementary facts about the case. Later, in The Arrest: Assists in the…

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Character Web

21 connections

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GSGeorge StittBUBurkeSNSnitkinEMEmeryBHBen HanlonPHPhelps

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Core Investigation Team
  • Supporting Cast

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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