The Great Airport Mystery · Character
Elroy Jefferson
A man whose mail is involved in the mystery.
minor
Also known as Elroy, Mr. Jefferson
First appearance: ix missing mail
Elroy Jefferson's tie to Hurd Applegate is one of the pressures that moves The Great Airport Mystery—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Visits the boys in jail and provides bail money, outraged at their treatment.
Elroy Jefferson first appears in 0008 ix missing mail.
With Hurd Applegate (professional): Jefferson works for or with Applegate in a business capacity, likely as an employee or associate. With Hurd Applegate (professional): Jefferson works for or with Applegate in a business capacity, likely as an employee or associate. With Hurd Applegate (professional): Jefferson works for or with Applegate in a business capacity, likely as an employee or associate.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Core Investigation Support
- Secondary Authority and Rivals
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the Hardy boys, who have been actively investigating the mail robbery, are sudd…
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- Hurd Applegate
professional · ambivalent
Jefferson works for or with Applegate in a business capacity, likely as an employee or… How this plays out →
- Hurd Applegate
professional · ambivalent
Jefferson works for or with Applegate in a business capacity, likely as an employee or… How this plays out →
- Hurd Applegate
professional · ambivalent
Jefferson works for or with Applegate in a business capacity, likely as an employee or… How this plays out →
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See Elroy Jefferson in ix missing mailIn the story
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See Elroy Jefferson in ix missing mail