# Captain Arthur Temple Cope — The House Without a Key character guide

> Captain Arthur Temple Cope in The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Cope, Cope, Arthur

**First appearance:** 0017-xvi-the-return-of-captain-cope

## Who they are

A sea captain with a past connection to the Egan family.

## In the story

### [Midnight on Russian Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/chapters/iii-midnight-on-russian-hill)

An English captain encountered at the club; expresses dislike for Dan Winterslip and recalls knowing Minerva Winterslip in Honolulu in the 1880s.

### [X: A Newspaper Ripped in Anger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/chapters/x-a-newspaper-ripped-in-anger)

Encountered briefly at the Alexander Young Hotel; he is in a rush to leave for the Fanning Islands and expresses condolences about Dan.

### [The Return of Captain Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/chapters/xvi-the-return-of-captain-cope)

Returns to Honolulu, shows interest in the murder, and offers a Corsican cigarette that matches the stub found at the crime scene.

### [Night Life in Honolulu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/chapters/xvii-night-life-in-honolulu)

Visits Jim Egan in jail; takes a room at the Reef and Palm and says he came back to help Egan.

### [XVIII: A Cable from the Mainland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_without_a_key_se/chapters/xviii-a-cable-from-the-mainland)

Guesses Egan's motive and persuades him to confess; arranges for Egan's release.

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