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Doctor Cassell

The local doctor who examines the body.

minor

First appearance: i on early rising

Doctor Cassell shows up with force in V: The Man in the Road. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Examines the man Bundle brought in and reveals the man was shot, not run over.
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Doctor Cassell first appears in 0000 i on early rising.

In V: The Man in the Road: Examines the man Bundle brought in and reveals the man was shot, not run over.

Later, in Seven Dials Again: Examines Ronny's body and determines the cause of death; accompanies Bundle to the police station.

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TRTredwellRBRupert BatemanBBBundle BrentRDRonny DevereuxGWGerald WadeDCDoctor Cassell

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See Doctor Cassell in i on early rising
See Doctor Cassell in V: The Man in the Road