# The Man Who Knew — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace.

- [The Man in the Laboratory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/i-the-man-in-the-laboratory.md): John Minute discusses his mining shares and his ward May Nuttall with his secretary Jasper Cole, revealing his distrust of Sergeant Smith and his premonition of a violent death. Jasper secretly receives and burns a lette
- [The Girl Who Cried](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/ii-the-girl-who-cried.md): A young girl arrives at King's Cross station, bewildered and burdened with parcels, and is met by a harsh, irritable man who berates her for her perceived stupidity. He takes her to a house in Camden Town, where she is t
- [III: Four Important Characters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/iii-four-important-characters.md): The narrator introduces the unusual story of 'The Man Who Knew', reconstructed from trial reports, confidential material from Saul Arthur Mann's bureau, and May Nuttall's diary. The narrative cuts into the lives of chara
- [The Accountant at the Bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/iv-the-accountant-at-the-bank.md): Frank Merrill reads a perplexing letter from May Nuttall about Jasper Cole's mysterious visits to a room in Silvers Rents. At the bank, Frank discusses Rex Holland's large floating balance with the manager, Mr. Brandon, 
- [John Minute's Legacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/v-john-minute-s-legacy.md): May Nuttall reflects on her feelings for Frank Merrill and Jasper Cole, torn between affection and unease. John Minute reveals to May that she is an heiress to £200,000 and asks her to delay any marriage decision for a f

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- [The Man Who Knew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/vi-the-man-who-knew.md)
- [Introducing Mr. Rex Holland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/vii-introducing-mr-rex-holland.md)
- [Sergeant Smith Calls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/viii-sergeant-smith-calls.md)
- [IX: Frank Merrill at the Altar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/ix-frank-merrill-at-the-altar.md)
- [X: A Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/x-a-murder.md)
- [XI: The Case Against Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xi-the-case-against-frank-merrill.md)
- [The Trial of Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xii-the-trial-of-frank-merrill.md)
- [The Man Who Came to Montreux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xiii-the-man-who-came-to-montreux.md)
- [XIV: The Man Who Looked Like Frank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xiv-the-man-who-looked-like-frank.md)
- [A Letter in the Grate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xv-a-letter-in-the-grate.md)
- [The Coming of Sergeant Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xvi-the-coming-of-sergeant-smith.md)
- [The Man Called "Merrill"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xvii-the-man-called-merrill.md)

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