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William Anderson

A character who appears to be a separate individual, possibly a client or associate.

minor

Also known as Mr. Anderson, Mr. William Anderson

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

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MEMr. Edward Bla…ALAlgy LongworthSRSir Raymond Bl…MTMr. TootemMLMr. LewishamWAWilliam Anderson

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  • Other

Character groups

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

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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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