# What Luck and Chance means in The Man in the Queue

> Grant repeatedly acknowledges the role of luck in police work, from the 'outrageous piece of luck' that catches criminals to the chance arrival of Mrs. Wallis's confession that prevents a wrongful conviction, emphasizing the unpredictability of justice.

## Explanation

Grant repeatedly acknowledges the role of luck in police work, from the 'outrageous piece of luck' that catches criminals to the chance arrival of Mrs. Wallis's confession that prevents a wrongful conviction, emphasizing the unpredictability of justice.

Grant reflects on the 'queer unexpectedness of chance' and pursues the slim hope that a shop assistant might remember selling the tie. Miller's sudden recollection of the victim is a stroke of luck.

Grant acknowledges luck's role in police work, and the discovery of Mrs. Everett's prints is a chance breakthrough that shifts the investigation.

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