# Dick Cotton — The Dain Curse character guide

> Dick Cotton in The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cotton, Daisy Cotton

**First appearance:** 0018-xiv-the-crumpled-chrysler

## Who they are

A police officer working the Leggett diamond case alongside the Continental Agency, steady enough to trade notes with a private operative without losing his footing.

## Relationships

### [Sheriff Feeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/sheriff_feeney)

_professional_

Dick Cotton and Sheriff Feeney are law enforcement colleagues who cooperate on the case.

### [Sheriff Feeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/sheriff_feeney)

_professional_

Dick Cotton and Sheriff Feeney are law enforcement colleagues who cooperate on the case.

### [Sheriff Feeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/sheriff_feeney)

_professional_

Dick Cotton and Sheriff Feeney are law enforcement colleagues who cooperate on the case.

## In the story

### [XVI: The Night Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xvi-the-night-hunt)

Marshal who leads the search of Whidden's cabin, finds evidence, and later pursues Whidden.

### [XVII: Below Dull Point](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xvii-below-dull-point)

Discovers his wife's body; provides her dying confession; leads the group to the cove; shoots Whidden.

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