The Clue · Character
Fairbanks
A detective assisting with the case.
minor
Also known as Fairbanks, Mr. Fairbanks, Surely Mr. Fairbanks, Detective Fairbanks
First appearance: vi fessenden comes
Fairbanks shows up with force in XX: Cicely's Flight. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Agrees to shift suspicion from Carleton to Cicely and supports Fessenden's informal interview plan.
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- Central suspects and investigators
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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