The Third Round · Concept
The Price of Secrets
Knowledge—whether a scientific process or a blackmail file—is depicted as a dangerous commodity, with characters willing to kill, betray, or die to control it, underscoring that secrets have immense and often deadly value.
Knowledge—whether a scientific process or a blackmail file—is depicted as a dangerous commodity, with characters willing to kill, betray, or die to control it, underscoring that secrets have immense and often deadly value.
The secret of the Professor's discovery and the syndicate's actions to suppress it come at a high cost, leading to death and suspicion.
The secret of the diamond process drives Robinson to extreme measures, including imprisonment and threats.
Drummond's suppressed knowledge and the hidden motives behind Goodman's death weigh heavily.
The threatening letter offering Professor Goodman a large sum to suppress his discovery, and the subsequent explosion, illustrate the dangers and costs associated with keeping secrets.
Characters
Chapters
- IV: In Which Mr. William Robinson Arrives at His Country Seat
- In Which Mr. William Robinson Loses His Self-Control
- In Which Hugh Drummond Loses His Self-Control
- VII: In Which Drummond Takes a Telephone Call and Regrets It
- IX: In Which Professor Goodman Has a Trying Time
- X: In Which Drummond Goes on Board the S.Y. Gadfly
- In Which Drummond Leaves the S.Y. Gadfly
- XII: In Which He Samples Mr. Blackton’s Napoleon Brandy
