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The D’Arblay Mystery · Character

Inspector Follett

Police inspector who makes an early discovery.

minor

Also known as Follett

First appearance: Inspector Follett’s Discovery

Inspector Follett shows up with force in The Pool in the Wood. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The police inspector who arrives at the scene and questions the witnesses.
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Inspector Follett first appears in 0004 v inspector follett s discovery.

In The Pool in the Wood: The police inspector who arrives at the scene and questions the witnesses.

Later, in III: The Doctor's Revelations: Leads the witnesses to the mortuary for identification and is present during the proceedings.

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MDMarion D'ArblayDTDr. ThorndykeMPMr. PlonkSUSolomon UsherDMDetective-Supe…IFInspector Follett

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  • Supporting Cast & Background
  • Central Mystery Participants
  • Protagonist
  • Hidden Agenda Conspirators

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

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional peak of the narrator’s repressed desi…

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See Inspector Follett in Inspector Follett’s Discovery