Miles Bredon

Nigel Burtell

Miles Bredon and Nigel Burtell are likely professional associates, possibly working on the same case or investigation.

Derek Burtell

Derek Burtell and Miles Bredon interact frequently, likely as part of a shared investigation or business matter.

Sir John Burtell

Miles Bredon and Sir John Burtell have a professional connection, possibly as employer and investigator.

Mr. Erasmus Quirk

Miles Bredon and Erasmus Quirk are likely adversaries, clashing over a case or personal vendetta.

Mr. Leyland

Miles Bredon and Mr. Leyland work together professionally, possibly as colleagues in an investigation.

Mr. Burgess

Miles Bredon and Mr. Burgess have a professional connection, possibly as investigator and informant or colleague.

Charles Burtell

Charles Burtell and Miles Bredon interact professionally, possibly in the context of a family matter or investigation.

Derek Burtell

Derek Burtell and Miles Bredon interact frequently, likely as part of a shared investigation or business matter.

Nigel Burtell

Miles Bredon and Nigel Burtell are likely professional associates, possibly working on the same case or investigation.

Sir John Burtell

Miles Bredon and Sir John Burtell have a professional connection, possibly as employer and investigator.

Nigel Burtell

Miles Bredon and Nigel Burtell are likely professional associates, possibly working on the same case or investigation.

Charles Burtell

Charles Burtell and Miles Bredon interact professionally, possibly in the context of a family matter or investigation.

The Footsteps at the Lock

Investigates the lock and examines the footprints.

IV: The Indescribable Has Its Doubts

The Indescribable's private detective, reluctantly summoned to investigate Derek Burtell's disappearance.

Mr. Burgess Expands

Leads the investigation, tows the canoe, questions Mr. Burgess, and retrieves the tobacco pouch with film.

VI: The Archimedes Touch

Investigates the case, critiques the police's approach, raises suspicions about Nigel Burtell's alibi, and conducts experiments with the canoe.

VII: The Camera Cannot Lie

Analyzes the six photographs with keen observation, reconstructing the sequence of events and planning to use a fabricated story to test Nigel.

A Common-Room Dinner

Visits Nigel in Oxford to return photographs and observe his behavior; later attends a Common-room dinner with Uncle Robert.

IX: Nigel Goes Down

Investigates the case, measures distances on a map, and plans a motor trip to retrace the Burtells' journey.

X: Discordant Notes

Discusses the case with Leyland, examining photographs and analyzing the alibi; his photographic expertise is noted by Quirk.

Mr. Erasmus Quirk

Investigates the case with Leyland, considers the implications of the two wallets and the canoe journey, and agrees to collaborate with Quirk.

XII: The Secret of the Island

Presents fingerprint evidence and reconstructs the crime with Leyland.

XIII: Pursued

Reviews Leyland's notes and engages Mr. Quirk in a theoretical discussion about the case.

XIV: The Man in the Punt

Leads the reconstruction of events, theorizing about Nigel's involvement and the accomplice's actions.

XV: A New Legacy

Investigates the implications of the new will and discusses theories with Leyland and Quirk.

XVI: Bredon Plays Patience

Plays patience to clear his mind, decodes the cipher postcard by interpreting groups of three digits as railway station names.

XVII: Mr. Quirk Disappears

Analyzes the cipher and the White Bracton letter, arguing that Nigel sent the post card to fake Derek's survival.

XVIII: In Undisguise

Explains his deductions about Nigel's disguise and the planted evidence; plans reconstruction.

XIX: The Story Nigel Told

Interrupts to clarify details about the camera and the hole in the canoe, showing his investigative focus.

XX: A Reconstruction

Leads the reconstruction, analyzes the photograph shadows, and devises the plan to follow the stranger.

XXI: A Walk in the Dark

Exhausted from earlier exertions, he joins Leyland at Millington Bridge to wait for the stranger, then struggles through the dark fields back to the Gudgeon.

XXII: Another Story

Listens to Farris's account, then goes to Oxford to investigate Nigel's shoe size.

XXIII: Bredon Plays Patience Again

Investigates the Luke Wallace alias, discovers the hotel register entry, deduces Derek Burtell is alive.

XXIV: Backed Both Ways

Reveals the full solution to the mystery, explaining Derek's plan and the evidence.

XXV: A Postscript

Mentioned as having been exactly right in his reconstruction of the events.