# Mr. Robinson — The Tower Treasure character guide

> Mr. Robinson in The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Robinson, rascal Robinson

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-traces-of-the-thief

## Snapshot

The Applegates' former handyman, whose unexplained nine hundred dollars makes him the household's favorite suspect.

## Who they are

Robinson was fired from Tower Mansion and, in the eyes of Hurd Applegate, remains the likeliest thief, since he can't account for the cash he suddenly had. The boys find it hard to believe him guilty, but his shadow hangs over every theory about where the loot went. His ambiguous guilt keeps the mystery's central question open and tests the Hardys' instinct for reading people.

## In the story

### [The Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/viii-the-arrest)

The caretaker maintains his innocence but cannot explain the source of the $900, leading to his arrest.

### [XVIII: The New Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/chapters/xviii-the-new-tower)

Mentioned as a suspect by Hurd Applegate, who believes Robinson may have found the loot or been in league with Jackley.

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