Inspector Grant

Mrs. Everett

Inspector Grant interacts frequently with Mrs. Everett as a key witness or person of interest in the murder investigation.

Bert Sorrell

Bert Sorrell is a suspect who clashes with Inspector Grant, creating tension and opposition during the investigation.

Gerald Lamont

Gerald Lamont is a suspect interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal and cautious interaction.

Ray Marcable

Ray Marcable is a suspect or associate questioned by Inspector Grant, with a dynamic of suspicion and inquiry.

Mr. Drysdale

Mr. Drysdale is a colleague or informant assisting Inspector Grant with the investigation.

Williams

Williams is a subordinate or colleague working under Inspector Grant's direction in the police force.

Laury Murray

Laury Murray is a person of interest interviewed by Inspector Grant during the murder investigation.

The Levantine

The Levantine is a suspect or witness questioned by Inspector Grant, with an air of mystery and suspicion.

Raoul Legarde

Raoul Legarde is a suspect or associate interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal investigative dynamic.

Rosie Markham

Rosie Markham is a witness or person of interest questioned by Inspector Grant in the course of the case.

James Ratcliffe

James Ratcliffe is a suspect or witness interviewed by Inspector Grant, with a formal investigative relationship.

Logan

Logan is a colleague or subordinate assisting Inspector Grant in police work.

II: Inspector Grant

Assigned to investigate the theatre-queue murder; interviews witnesses and examines evidence.

III: Danny Miller

Awakens on the third day of the investigation, frustrated by lack of progress. He interviews Danny Miller and attends the inquest, observing the witnesses with a sardonic eye.

IV: Raoul Legarde

Receives the anonymous burial money, dines with Williams, senses he is being watched, and interviews Legarde, issuing a warrant for a left-handed suspect.

V: Danny Again

Travels to Nottingham to investigate the dead man's tie, interviews a shop assistant and Mr. Yeudall, and feels a hunch that the key to the case awaits him back at the Yard.

VI: The Levantine

Dines at the restaurant, spots and chases the Levantine in the Strand, then strategizes about the man's whereabouts.

VII: Things Move

Visits Sorrell's office, hears a stealthy sound, and spends Sunday managing the manhunt from his desk.

Mrs. Everett

Visits Mrs. Everett to investigate Sorrell's disappearance; obtains photographs and identifies Lamont as the man from the Strand.

IX: Grant Gets More Information Than He Expected

Feels complacent about the case but is humiliated when he discovers Mrs. Everett's fingerprints on Lamont's door, realizing he trusted her too easily.

X: The Burst to the North

Travels to Carninnish to pursue the suspect, studies maps, and endures the mail-car journey.

XI: Carninnish

Disguised as a fisherman, Grant surveils the manse and secures an invitation to tea from Mr. Logan.

Capture

Arrests Lamont after a chase across the moor and a dive into a loch; explains the truth to Miss Dinmont.

XIII: Marking Time

Grant is uneasy despite the case being nearly complete; he takes Lamont's fingerprints and reflects on the investigation.

XIV: The Statement

Takes Lamont's statement, reflects on the case's plausibility, and resolves to investigate Sorrell's luggage and re-interview Mrs. Everett.

XV: The Brooch

Returns to the Yard, discusses the case with Barker, interviews Mrs. Everett, and plans to visit Mrs. Ratcliffe.

XVI: Miss Dinmont Assists

Seeks Miss Dinmont's opinion on Mrs. Ratcliffe; testifies at Lamont's hearing; proposes a trip to Eastbourne with Miss Dinmont as his cousin.

Solution

Disconsolate and obsessed, Grant fixates on the pearl brooch as the key to the case, doubting the official theory and considering resignation.

Solution

Dismisses Mrs. Wallis's confession as insufficient, pressing for proof and a motive, and suggests Grant has 'nerves' and needs a holiday.

Conclusion

Reflects on the case, acknowledges his mistakes, and plans a holiday to Hampshire.