Secrecy and the Past

Where it surfaces

• Whose Portrait Is This?

  The annotated photograph 'Through my hands ten years ago!' hints at a hidden history and unresolved secrets from a decade earlier.

• III: The Potential Fortune

  Hannaford's secret chemical experiments and the hidden 'potential fortune' in a sealed envelope suggest hidden aspects of his life.

• IV: The Diamond Necklace

  The photograph and Hannaford's cryptic note 'Through my hands ten years ago!' point to a hidden history involving a woman and a diamond necklace fraud.

• The Police Return

  The past events of Mrs. Whittingham's escape are slowly uncovered, and Malladale keeps a secret about being repaid.

• Samples of Ink

  Hetherwick uncovers Hannaford's secret experiments and the hidden history of Mrs. Whittingham.

• Black Velvet

  The past of Lady Riversreade as Mrs. Whittingham and her connection to the Sellithwaite jewel theft is uncovered, linking to the mystery of Hannaford's murder.

• VIII: Fligwood’s Rents

  Granett's past in Sellithwaite and his secretive meeting with Hannaford hint at hidden history and unresolved secrets.

• X: The Mysterious Visitor

  Lady Riversreade's reaction to Baseverie suggests a hidden connection or secret from her past.

• XI: Lady Riversreade

  Lady Riversreade's secretive visit to Vivian's Night Club and her mysterious destination at St. Mary's Mansions deepen the mystery surrounding her past.

• Alias Madame Listorelle

  The discovery of Lady Riversreade's secret flat and her connection to Baseverie and Hannaford reveals layers of concealed history.

• XIII: Who Was She?

  The chapter delves into the ten-year-old Sellithwaite fraud and how past secrets resurface to threaten the present.

• Is It Blackmail?

  The mysterious woman's hidden flat and Baseverie's secret knowledge point to concealed past events driving the plot.

• XVI: Still More

  The sisters' hidden history—the tattoo, the Sellithwaite warrant, and Madame Listorelle's former identity—drives the blackmail and the murder investigation.

• The Torn Labels

  Macpherson's hidden knowledge about Ambrose's prescription and the secretive nature of the investigation.

• XVIII: The Telegram

  The doctors' hidden histories of professional misconduct and criminal convictions are uncovered, linking them to the current mystery.

• The Order in Writing

  The investigation into Baseverie's actions and the contents of Madame Listorelle's flat reveal hidden connections and past secrets.

• The Highly-Respectable Solicitor

  The retrieval of the box by Garrowell hints at hidden dealings and past connections between Madame Listorelle and the solicitor, shrouded in mystery.

• The Landlady of Little Smith Street

  Baseverie's hidden address and the locked house suggest secrets and past deceptions.

• The House in the Yard

  The hidden house behind the wall, the woman's secretive behavior, and the concealed laboratory all underscore themes of hidden truths and past actions.

• Waterloo

  The hidden house with barred windows and bolted doors reveals the secret detention of Rhona and Madame Listorelle, and the woman's sudden flight hints at concealed connections.