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The Man in Lower Ten · Character

Mr. Blakeley

A lawyer who trades his own freedom for a friend's, Blakeley chases scattered threads of evidence across trains and boardinghouses while the real murderer walks free.

supporting

Also known as Blakeley, Lawrence Blakeley

First appearance: v the woman in the next car

As a supporting figure in The Man in Lower Ten, Mr. Blakeley is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The narrator and protagonist; a lawyer traveling to Pittsburg on business, carrying forged notes in the Bronson case.
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Blakeley narrates the unraveling case from the uneasy position of a man who has surrendered himself and yet keeps investigating. He spars with the self-important Hotchkiss, withholds half-confidences he later regrets,…

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See Mr. Blakeley in v the woman in the next car

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HPHenry Pinckney…UNUnknown NarratorMFMr. Francis Jo…SFSammy ForbesMKMrs. KloptonMBMr. Blakeley

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Key investigation figures
  • Victim, suspects, witnesses, and allies
  • Protagonist
  • Official and comic investigators

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mr. Blakeley in v the woman in the next car
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