The Middle Temple Murder · Character
Mr. Webster
A police constable assisting Rathbury in the investigation.
minor
Also known as Webster, William Webster
First appearance: ii his first brief
Mr. Webster shows up with force in VI: Witness to a Meeting. The page is where that presence becomes real.
William Webster, a farmer from Gosberton, comes to the Watchman office to report that he saw the murdered man at the House of Commons the previous evening, sitting next to him and…
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In VI: Witness to a Meeting: William Webster, a farmer from Gosberton, comes to the Watchman office to report that he saw the murdered man at the House of Commons the previous evening, sitting next to him and then…
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Character groups
- Minor Witnesses & Assistants
- Background & Supporting Cast
- Protagonist
- Central Mystery Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it reveals the psychological reversal where Myerst, the captured extortion…
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See Mr. Webster in ii his first brief