The Informer · Character
Frankie McPhillip
The young Intelligence officer whose job Mulholland covets and whose death, delivered by Gypo's whisper, sets every gun in the city looking for a traitor.
supporting
Also known as Francis Joseph McPhillip, McPhillip, Frank McPhillip, Francis, Frank
First appearance: I
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Frankie, a fugitive revolutionary with consumption, visits Gypo to get news about his family and the organization, showing signs of illness and paranoia.
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In I: Frankie, a fugitive revolutionary with consumption, visits Gypo to get news about his family and the organization, showing signs of illness and paranoia. Later, in II: Killed while trying to escape from his…
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- Other
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- Gypo's associates and victims
- Tenement women and locals
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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