The Murders in Praed Street · Character
Waters
A police constable assisting in the investigation.
minor
First appearance: i the street
Waters shows up with force in XII: A Hypodermic Needle. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The detective who was watching the house; reports no one entered between eleven and a quarter past twelve, and searches for the missing syringe.
Waters first appears in 0001 i the street.
In XII: A Hypodermic Needle: The detective who was watching the house; reports no one entered between eleven and a quarter past twelve, and searches for the missing syringe.
Later, in XIII: Enter Dr. Priestley: Whyland's man who kept Copperdock's house under observation and later found the syringe.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Family members and local associates
- Protagonist
- Praed Street suspects and investigators
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it delivers the psychological peak of dread and revelation as Prof…
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See Waters in i the street