# Angela — The Footsteps at the Lock character guide

> Angela in The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald A. Knox.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lie Angela, Angela

**First appearance:** 0010-ix-nigel-goes-down

## Who they are

Bredon's wife, whose genius for collecting bores and extracting confidences turns a quiet riverside holiday into an intelligence-gathering operation she conducts with knitting needles and demure half-truths.

## In the story

### [The Footsteps at the Lock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/the-footsteps-at-the-lock)

Accompanies Bredon to the lock and assists in the investigation.

### [IV: The Indescribable Has Its Doubts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/iv-the-indescribable-has-its-doubts)

Bredon's wife, who will assist him by charming the lock-keeper during their investigation.

### [Mr. Burgess Expands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/v-mr-burgess-expands)

Assists Bredon, steers the canoe, and engages Mr. Burgess in conversation about his garden.

### [VI: The Archimedes Touch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/vi-the-archimedes-touch)

Bredon's wife; discusses theories with him, goes to Oxford to develop films, and participates in exchanging written ideas.

### [VII: The Camera Cannot Lie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/vii-the-camera-cannot-lie)

Brings the developed prints to Bredon, expresses horror at the implications, and engages in speculative reasoning about the crime.

### [IX: Nigel Goes Down](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/ix-nigel-goes-down)

Assists Bredon, suggests the camera pretext for questioning innkeepers, and accompanies him on the trip.

### [X: Discordant Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/x-discordant-notes)

Engages with Mr. Quirk, knitting in the drawing-room, and provides misleading half-truths about Miles's involvement in the case.

### [XII: The Secret of the Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xii-the-secret-of-the-island)

Mentioned as spending two nights at home, not joining the investigation.

### [XIV: The Man in the Punt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xiv-the-man-in-the-punt)

Interjects with questions and suggestions, mentions John's comment about the perambulator.

### [XVI: Bredon Plays Patience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xvi-bredon-plays-patience)

Accompanies Bredon on a holiday, assists in decoding the cipher by noting station initials.

### [XVII: Mr. Quirk Disappears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xvii-mr-quirk-disappears)

Present during the discussion, apologizes for Bredon solving the cipher earlier.

### [XVIII: In Undisguise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xviii-in-undisguise)

Assumes responsibility for Nigel after he faints; briefly appears at the end of the chapter.

### [XXI: A Walk in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xxi-a-walk-in-the-dark)

Waits at the Gudgeon with supper, buys whisky for the men, and reports that Nigel is asleep upstairs.

### [XXIII: Bredon Plays Patience Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xxiii-bredon-plays-patience-again)

Knits while visiting Nigel, engages in philosophical discussion, later accompanies Bredon to Witney to investigate.

### [XXIV: Backed Both Ways](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xxiv-backed-both-ways)

Enters and comments on the revelation, expressing a preference for Nigel over Derek.

## Links

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