The Old Man in the Corner · Character
Murray Brooks
The murdered millionaire father of Percival Brooks.
minor
Also known as young Murray Brooks, Mr. Murray Brooks, Mr. Brooks, Murray Brooks, the late Mr. Brooks, Mr. Murray
First appearance: ii a millionaire in the dock
Murray Brooks's tie to Percival Brooks is one of the pressures that moves The Old Man in the Corner—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Younger son, left a pittance of £300 a year, claims the later will is a forgery.
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- Family murder trials
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Murray Brooks and Percival Brooks are brothers, with a fraught relationship involving… How this plays out →
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