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The Greene Murder Case · Character

Hemming

A pious and nervous maid in the Greene household.

minor

Also known as the pious Hemming, The maid Hemming

First appearance: iii at the greene mansion

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

Provides a religiously colored account of the Greene household's dysfunction, viewing the murders as divine punishment.
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In X: The Closing of a Door: Provides a religiously colored account of the Greene household's dysfunction, viewing the murders as divine punishment. Later, in XV: The Murderer in the House: The maid; claims she was in…

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JGJulia GreeneCIChief Inspecto…PVPhilo VanceCGChester GreeneJFJohn F.-X. Mar…HEHemming

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Greene Family & Investigators
  • Secondary Witnesses & Officials
  • 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 Hemming in iii at the greene mansion