The Clue of the New Pin · Character

Walters

A servant of the Trasmere household whose shifty manner and confessed theft make him the obvious suspect long before the evidence catches up.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Walters, friend Walters

First appearance: VII

As a supporting figure in The Clue of the New Pin, Walters is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Trasmere's valet, who is curious about the basement and observes his master's habits; he denies entry to Wellington Brown.

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Walters hovers at the edges of the Trasmere case as the man everyone wants to be guilty, disliked on sight by Tab and conveniently implicated by his own admission of theft. Yet the deeper the inquiry goes, the less his guilt fits, and his presence forces the detectives to distinguish between a petty criminal and a murderer. His uneasy position matters because he is the wrong answer the story keeps offering, and clearing him is one of the early steps toward the real pattern of the crimes.

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Character Web

13 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Key suspects and associates
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Jesse Trasmere
professional · negative
Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work. How this plays out →
Tab Holland
rivalry · negative
Tab Holland
rivalry · negative
Jesse Trasmere
professional · negative
Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work. How this plays out →
Jesse Trasmere
professional · negative
Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work. How this plays out →

Jesse Trasmere
Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work.
Tab Holland
Tab and Walters are antagonists, with Walters often threatening or hindering Tab's progress.
Tab Holland
Tab and Walters are antagonists, with Walters often threatening or hindering Tab's progress.
Jesse Trasmere
Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work.
Jesse Trasmere
Jesse employs Walters as a henchman or assistant, using him for dirty work.

Relationship notes

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In the story

Walters appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

III
Trasmere's valet, who is curious about the basement and observes his master's habits; he denies entry to Wellington Brown.
V
Seen in a cab, bareheaded and haggard; identified by Carver as the incorrigible thief Walter Felling.
VI
Trasmere's valet, seen leaving the house agitated with a bag; evidence suggests he was making a duplicate key to the vault.
VII
Former valet and butler, suspected in the murder, still missing.
IX
Disappeared after receiving a telegram warning about a past crime; possibly involved in the murder.
XIV
Hiding in a tenement in Reed Street, terrified of being caught for the murder, grows a beard and changes appearance.
XIX
Attempts to flee by signing onto a ship but is arrested by Inspector Carver; makes a detailed statement about his thefts and observations at Trasmere's house.
XXVIII
Mentioned as awaiting trial; Carver visits him in detention prison.
XXXVIII
A convicted thief who was tricked by Lander into leaving the house via a fake telegram, allowing Lander to commit the murder.

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