The Dain Curse · Character
Doctor Riese
Gabrielle Leggett's crisp, precise psychiatrist, who taps his black-ribboned glasses against his thumbnail and admits, quietly, that he is not satisfied.
supporting
Also known as Riese
First appearance: Tad's Blind Man
As a supporting figure in The Dain Curse, Doctor Riese is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Examines the body and declares the wound consistent with suicide, contradicting the narrator.
Doctor Riese first appears in 0012 ix tad s blind man.
In VII: The Curse: Examines the body and declares the wound consistent with suicide, contradicting the narrator.
Later, in Tad's Blind Man: Gabrielle's physician; recommended the Temple stay and suggested the narrator for the watch; fails to appear as promised.
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See Doctor Riese in Tad's Blind Man