Jesse Trasmere

Tab Holland

Jesse and Tab are adversaries, with Jesse often obstructing Tab's investigation and harboring secrets.

Rex Lander

Jesse and Rex have a business-like connection, possibly involving financial or criminal dealings.

Yeh Ling

Jesse exerts control and manipulation over Yeh Ling, creating a dynamic of fear and dependency.

Walters

Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work.

Ursula Ardfern

Jesse is Ursula's uncle or guardian, exerting authority and control over her life.

Tab Holland

Jesse and Tab are adversaries, with Jesse often obstructing Tab's investigation and harboring secrets.

Rex Lander

Jesse and Rex have a business-like connection, possibly involving financial or criminal dealings.

Ursula Ardfern

Jesse is Ursula's uncle or guardian, exerting authority and control over her life.

Yeh Ling

Jesse exerts control and manipulation over Yeh Ling, creating a dynamic of fear and dependency.

Walters

Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work.

Yeh Ling

Jesse exerts control and manipulation over Yeh Ling, creating a dynamic of fear and dependency.

Walters

Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work.

I

A hard-faced, miserly old man who is the secret patron of Yeh Ling. He meets monthly in Room No. 6 to collect profits and warns Yeh Ling about the arrival of Wellington Brown, whom he wishes to be made 'quiet.'

II

Encountered by Tab on the street; translates a Chinese proclamation and displays his knowledge of Chinese dialects.

III

Described as a secretive, wealthy old man with a peculiar daily routine; he writes a Chinese document and hides it.

V

Target of Wellington Brown's threats; found dead in his vault by Tab.

VI

Found dead in his vault, shot in the back; his will leaves everything to his nephew Rex Lander.

VIII

Mentioned in context of Rex's conversation; he had strong negative views about actresses.

IX

The murder victim; his vault contains the stolen jewels and various financial documents, raising suspicion about his activities.

Chapter X

Murdered in his vault; the key was found on a chain around his neck; shot in the back.

XI

Deceased; his house Mayfield is the focus of the police search and the mysterious visits.

XII

Mentioned as 'poor Uncle Jesse' whose vault contained Ursula's jewel-case.

XIII

The deceased; Tab wonders if he was a worse man than anyone imagined.

XIX

Referenced in Walters' statement as dictating to Ursula, painting with black ink on thin paper, and speaking about Brown.

XX

Referenced in connection with the jewels and Ursula Ardfern's secretarial work.

XXIV

Referred to as Shi Soh; Yeh Ling recalls his promise to serve Trasmere's blood.

XXVII

Discussed extensively through Ursula's recollections: his secretive nature, his financial arrangements, his habit of making notes, and his role in Ursula's life.

XXXII

Referenced as the victim of Rex Lander's murder.

XXXVIII

The victim; revealed to be illiterate in English but scholarly in Chinese, which led to his reliance on Ursula and the exposure of the forged will.