The Law and the Lady · Character
Christina Ormsay
A witness connected to the poisoning case.
minor
First appearance: xvii second question who poisoned her
Christina Ormsay shows up with force in XVI: First Question—Did the Woman Die Poisoned?. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Christina Ormsay first appears in 0020 xvii second question who poisoned her.
In XVI: First Question—Did the Woman Die Poisoned?: The nurse who attended Mrs. Macallan in her last illness, providing key testimony about the couple's unhappy marriage and the deceased's temperament.
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- Miserrimus Dexter's Circle
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