# The Patient in Room 18 — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Patient in Room 18 by Mignon G. Eberhart.

- [The Patient in Room 18](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/the-patient-in-room-18.md): The chapter introduces the mysterious patient in Room 18 at the hospital, whose identity and condition are shrouded in secrecy. The staff, including Miss Keate and Dr. Balman, exhibit unusual behavior and heightened susp
- [I: An Unpleasant Dinner Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/i-an-unpleasant-dinner-party.md): The chapter introduces St. Ann's Hospital and its sinister Room 18, then describes a dinner party at Corole Letheny's cottage. The gathering includes Dr. Letheny, Corole, Maida Day, Jim Gainsay, Dr. Balman, and the narra
- [II: In Room 18](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/ii-in-room-18.md): On a stormy night, nurse Sarah Keate tends to patients while Dr. Letheny visits Mr. Jackson, who is undergoing radium treatment. After Dr. Letheny leaves, a power outage plunges the hospital into darkness. Keate discover
- [III: Dr. Letheny Does Not Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/iii-dr-letheny-does-not-return.md): Sarah Keate is interrogated by detective Lance O'Leary about the events surrounding Mr. Jackson's death. She describes hearing a dull sound, finding the patient dead, and her collision with a man running around the hospi
- [IV: A Yellow Slicker and Other Problems](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/iv-a-yellow-slicker-and-other-problems.md): Sarah Keate recovers from fainting after learning of Dr. Letheny's death. Lance O'Leary informs her that the body was found in the closet of Room 18 with a fractured skull. Keate resolves to help find the killer. She enc

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- [V: A Lapis Cuff Link](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/v-a-lapis-cuff-link.md)
- [VI: I Make a Discovery—and Regret It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/vi-i-make-a-discovery-and-regret-it.md)
- [VII: The Disappearing Key and Part of an Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/vii-the-disappearing-key-and-part-of-an-inquest.md)
- [A Gold Sequin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/viii-a-gold-sequin.md)
- [Under the Barberry Bush](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/ix-under-the-barberry-bush.md)
- [X: A Midnight Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/x-a-midnight-visitor.md)
- [By the Light of a Match](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xi-by-the-light-of-a-match.md)
- [Room 18 Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xii-room-18-again.md)
- [The Radium Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xiii-the-radium-appears.md)
- [XIV: A Matter of Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xiv-a-matter-of-evidence.md)
- [XV: Corole Is Moved to Candour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xv-corole-is-moved-to-candour.md)
- [XVI: The Red Light Above the Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xvi-the-red-light-above-the-door.md)
- [O'Leary Tells a Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xvii-o-leary-tells-a-story.md)
- [XVIII: O’Leary Revises His Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xviii-o-leary-revises-his-story.md)

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