# Mrs. Bertram Cody — The Door with Seven Locks character guide

> Mrs. Bertram Cody in The Door with Seven Locks by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Cody, Cody

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

The wife of Bertram Cody, involved in the household drama.

## Relationships

### [Dick Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/dick_martin)

_professional_

Dick Martin questions Mrs. Bertram Cody as a witness or person of interest in the case.

### [Sybil Lansdown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/sybil_lansdown)

_family_

Mrs. Bertram Cody is likely Sybil Lansdown's mother or close maternal figure, showing concern for her.

### [Thomas Cawler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/thomas_cawler)

_professional_

Mrs. Bertram Cody and Thomas Cawler have a tense professional relationship, possibly as employer and servant.

### [Dick Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/dick_martin)

_professional_

Dick Martin questions Mrs. Bertram Cody as a witness or person of interest in the case.

### [Sybil Lansdown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/sybil_lansdown)

_family_

Mrs. Bertram Cody is likely Sybil Lansdown's mother or close maternal figure, showing concern for her.

### [Dick Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/dick_martin)

_professional_

Dick Martin questions Mrs. Bertram Cody as a witness or person of interest in the case.

### [Thomas Cawler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/thomas_cawler)

_professional_

Mrs. Bertram Cody and Thomas Cawler have a tense professional relationship, possibly as employer and servant.

### [Sybil Lansdown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/sybil_lansdown)

_family_

Mrs. Bertram Cody is likely Sybil Lansdown's mother or close maternal figure, showing concern for her.

### [Thomas Cawler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/characters/thomas_cawler)

_professional_

Mrs. Bertram Cody and Thomas Cawler have a tense professional relationship, possibly as employer and servant.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/viii)

Observes the visitor's departure and reacts with agitation upon learning he is a detective.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xvii)

Visits Sybil at the library, delivers cryptic warnings about enemies and Dick Martin, and invites her to tea to reveal something about her father.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xviii)

Brings Sybil to Weald House, argues with her nephew about the situation, and is complicit in the scheme.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xix)

Assists in moving Sybil to a locked room; her past cruelty to Tom Cawler is referenced.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxi)

Found dead on the landing, kneeling on a settee, died of fright; her clenched hand held a key identical to Dick's.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxiii)

Her personal box is searched, revealing letters and a marriage certificate.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_door_with_seven_locks_se/chapters/xxiv)

Revealed as Cawler's aunt; described as cruel and abusive.

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