# Alice Dain — The Dain Curse character guide

> Alice Dain in The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alice, Poor Alice

**First appearance:** 0003-i-eight-diamonds

## Who they are

A deceased member of the Dain family, central to the curse.

## In the story

### [Part I: The Dains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/part-i-the-dains)

Alice Dain is introduced as a key figure in the Dain family.

### [III: Something Black](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/iii-something-black)

Leggett's sister-in-law who arrived with Gabrielle in 1923 and later married Leggett.

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