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Mr. Westinghouse

A character with a role in the unfolding events.

minor

Also known as Westinghouse, ⸻ Westinghouse

First appearance: I: The Purple Sickle

Mr. Westinghouse's tie to Molly Moran is one of the pressures that moves The Box Office Murders—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The bookmaker who runs the Monte Carlo gambling scheme.
In the storyI: The Purple SickleOpen this moment free

Mr. Westinghouse first appears in 0000 i the purple sickle.

With Molly Moran (social): Molly Moran and Mr. Westinghouse are acquaintances, likely connected through the theater or social circles surrounding the box office. With Molly Moran (social): Molly Moran and Mr. Westinghouse are acquaintances, likely connected through the theater or social circles surrounding the box office. With Molly Moran (social): Molly Moran and Mr. Westinghouse are acquaintances, likely connected through the theater or social circles surrounding the box office.

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Character Web

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MMMolly MoranIJInspector Jose…GLGwen LestrangeJSJim SibleyEMEmilyMWMr. Westinghouse

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Core investigation team
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mr. Westinghouse in I: The Purple Sickle

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See Mr. Westinghouse in I: The Purple Sickle
See Mr. Westinghouse in I: The Purple Sickle