# Mr. Eames — The Three Taps character guide

> Mr. Eames in The Three Taps by Ronald A. Knox.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Eames

**First appearance:** 0001-the-three-taps

## Snapshot

The cautious custodian of a dead man's last document, whose discretion about what he found in the gorge makes him the quiet hinge of the whole inquiry.

## Who they are

Eames moves through the case as a man who knows more than he says, and the company's teasing about his secretiveness only sharpens the question of what he is protecting. When a scribbled note from Brinkman orders him to reveal what he discovered in the gorge, his reluctance becomes a test of loyalty to the dead against the demands of the living. His careful judgment about who should see the letter shapes how the investigation's central document reaches the Bishop.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Brinkman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/mr_brinkman)

_professional_

Mr. Brinkman and Mr. Eames have a professional relationship, possibly as employer and employee or business partners.

### [Miles Bredon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/miles_bredon)

_professional_

Miles Bredon and Mr. Eames interact professionally, likely as investigator and subject or colleague.

### [Angela Bredon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/angela_bredon)

_professional_

Angela Bredon and Mr. Eames share a professional relationship, possibly in the context of the investigation.

### [Angela Bredon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/angela_bredon)

_professional_

Angela Bredon and Mr. Eames share a professional relationship, possibly in the context of the investigation.

### [Miles Bredon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/miles_bredon)

_professional_

Miles Bredon and Mr. Eames interact professionally, likely as investigator and subject or colleague.

### [Mr. Brinkman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/mr_brinkman)

_professional_

Mr. Brinkman and Mr. Eames have a professional relationship, possibly as employer and employee or business partners.

### [Miles Bredon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/miles_bredon)

_professional_

Miles Bredon and Mr. Eames interact professionally, likely as investigator and subject or colleague.

### [Mr. Brinkman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/mr_brinkman)

_professional_

Mr. Brinkman and Mr. Eames have a professional relationship, possibly as employer and employee or business partners.

### [Angela Bredon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/characters/angela_bredon)

_professional_

Angela Bredon and Mr. Eames share a professional relationship, possibly in the context of the investigation.

## In the story

### [IX: The Late Rector of Hipley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/ix-the-late-rector-of-hipley)

Former rector of Hipley, now the Bishop's secretary; accompanies Bredon to Mottram's house and recalls Mottram's excited manner.

### [XVI: A Visitor from Pullford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xvi-a-visitor-from-pullford)

Arrives as the Bishop's representative, mentions Mottram's bequest to the diocese.

### [XVII: Mysterious Behaviour of the Old Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xvii-mysterious-behaviour-of-the-old-gentleman)

Confirms Brinkman was at funeral; notes Pulteney's rod unused; discusses Pulteney's character.

### [XVIII: The Barmaid Is Brought to Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xviii-the-barmaid-is-brought-to-book)

Correctly deduces that the eavesdropper was the barmaid, noting her stained fingers from purloined cigarettes.

### [XIX: How Leyland Spent the Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xix-how-leyland-spent-the-evening)

Follows Brinkman after he leaves the inn.

### [XX: How Bredon Spent the Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xx-how-bredon-spent-the-evening)

Accompanies Angela on her stealthy return; later seen making for the turning.

### [XXI: How Eames Spent the Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xxi-how-eames-spent-the-evening)

Follows Brinkman through the storm, retrieves an envelope, and reports to Leyland.

### [XXII: At a Standstill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xxii-at-a-standstill)

Followed Brinkman but may have been spotted; left for Pullford to speak with the Bishop, leaving pyjamas and a toothbrush as hostages.

### [XXIV: Mottram’s Account of It All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xxiv-mottram-s-account-of-it-all)

Revealed to have found Mottram's letter in the gorge and delivered it to the Bishop, keeping it secret.

### [XXV: Bredon's Account of It All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_taps_se/chapters/xxv-bredon-s-account-of-it-all)

Followed Brinkman in the storm and retrieved the planted envelope; expresses melancholy about church collections.

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