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Dolores

A maid in the Gibson household.

minor

First appearance: the problem of thor bridge

Dolores shows up with force in The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The maid who used a poisoned dart to injure the child, framing the mother.
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RFRobert FergusonSHSherlock HolmesLBLady Beatrice …DWDr. WatsonMRMrs. RonderDODolores

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Gruner's web of victims
  • Protagonist
  • Holmes's inner circle
  • Three Gables and Thor Bridge

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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