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Phyllis

A minor female character, possibly a love interest or relative.

minor

First appearance: i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

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In In Which Drummond Plays a Little Game of Trains: Mentioned by Robinson as a test to see if Drummond is shamming his…

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See Phyllis in i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

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MFMr. FreyderHDHugh DrummondALAlgy LongworthMWMr. William Ro…TJTed JerninghamPHPhyllis

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Drummond's Allies and Family
  • Central Syndicate and Victims
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Professor Goodman’s psychological breaking point—his haggard, defiant accusation (“What have you done to that…

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See Phyllis in i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton