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The Greene Murder Case · Character

Barton

A police officer involved in the investigation.

minor

First appearance: ii the investigation opens

Barton shows up with force in X: The Closing of a Door. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Young maid who quits in fear; offers gossipy but vivid descriptions of the family's strange behavior and tensions.
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MMMrs. MannheimCIChief Inspecto…WMWilliam M. MoranSNSnitkinPVPhilo VanceBABarton

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Secondary Witnesses & Officials
  • Greene Family & Investigators
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it delivers the long-dreaded attack on Ada, the last surviving…

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See Barton in ii the investigation opens