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Lieutenant Dundy

A hard-eyed police lieutenant who reads Spade as a suspect first and a colleague never, turning every interview into a contest of nerve.

supporting

Also known as Dundy

First appearance: Death in the Fog

As a supporting figure in The Maltese Falcon, Lieutenant Dundy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Aggressively questions Spade, suspecting his involvement in Thursby's murder; warns Spade his 'foot is going to slip.'
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In Death in the Fog: Aggressively questions Spade, suspecting his involvement in Thursby's murder; warns Spade his 'foot is going to slip.' Later, in VII: G in the Air: Confronts Spade at the door and decides to enter…

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MFMr. FreedCGCasper GutmanCJCaptain JacobiSSSam SpadeTPTom PolhausLDLieutenant Dundy

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Core Falcon Hunters
  • Minor Background Figures
  • Peripheral Falcon Contacts
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

Spade’s phone call to the police marks the emotional and psychological peak because he coldly betrays Brigid O…

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