# Dr. Ringwood — The Case with Nine Solutions character guide

> Dr. Ringwood in The Case with Nine Solutions by J. J. Connington.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Dying Man Dr. Ringwood, Ringwood

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-dying-man

## Snapshot

A local doctor with his wits about him, pulled into the case as a medical witness and nearly lost in the fog on the way to a patient.

## Who they are

Ringwood is the physician Sir Clinton recruits for the drive out to the bungalow, a practical man who admits he saw nothing of the house the night before because the fog hid everything. He listens to Markfield's gossip about the Silverdales with visible boredom, yet his offhand questions about the Institute draw out useful information. He matters because his route through the foggy night — and his presence at the bungalow — ties the medical and investigative threads together.

## Relationships

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_professional_

Dr. Ringwood provides medical or scientific consultation to Driffield, maintaining a formal colleague relationship.

### [Dr. Trevor Markfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/dr_trevor_markfield)

_friendship_

The two doctors share a collegial friendship, often discussing medical matters and the case together.

### [Silverdale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/silverdale)

_professional_

Dr. Ringwood likely provides medical care or assessment to Silverdale, creating a doctor-patient dynamic.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_professional_

Dr. Ringwood provides medical or scientific consultation to Driffield, maintaining a formal colleague relationship.

### [Silverdale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/silverdale)

_professional_

Dr. Ringwood likely provides medical care or assessment to Silverdale, creating a doctor-patient dynamic.

### [Sir Clinton Driffield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/sir_clinton_driffield)

_professional_

Dr. Ringwood provides medical or scientific consultation to Driffield, maintaining a formal colleague relationship.

### [Dr. Trevor Markfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/dr_trevor_markfield)

_friendship_

The two doctors share a collegial friendship, often discussing medical matters and the case together.

### [Dr. Trevor Markfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/dr_trevor_markfield)

_friendship_

The two doctors share a collegial friendship, often discussing medical matters and the case together.

### [Silverdale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/characters/silverdale)

_professional_

Dr. Ringwood likely provides medical care or assessment to Silverdale, creating a doctor-patient dynamic.

## In the story

### [I: The Dying Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/i-the-dying-man)

The protagonist, a tired locum doctor who discovers a murder victim in a case of mistaken identity.

### [II: The House Next Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/ii-the-house-next-door)

The locum tenens who discovers the murder and reports it to the Chief Constable, while also attending to a patient at Heatherfield.

### [III: Sir Clinton at Ivy Lodge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/iii-sir-clinton-at-ivy-lodge)

Waits at Ivy Lodge, speculates on the murder, and recounts his findings to Sir Clinton and Inspector Flamborough.

### [IV: The Crime at Heatherfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/iv-the-crime-at-heatherfield)

Accompanies Sir Clinton to Heatherfield, tends to the delirious maid, and assists in the investigation.

### [V: The Bungalow Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/v-the-bungalow-tragedy)

Accompanies Sir Clinton and Flamborough to the bungalow, providing medical perspective.

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