Slopperton

Jabez North

Jabez North and Slopperton are adversaries, with Slopperton often opposing North's schemes.

Richard Marwood

Richard Marwood and Slopperton are allies, working together against common enemies.

Richard Marwood

Richard Marwood and Slopperton are allies, working together against common enemies.

Jabez North

Jabez North and Slopperton are adversaries, with Slopperton often opposing North's schemes.

The Good Schoolmaster

Mentioned as the head of the academy where Jabez North works.

The Good Schoolmaster

The town that found and raised Jabez North, and where the chapter is set.

Good for Nothing

Mrs. Marwood's wealthy brother, recently returned from the East Indies, offers Richard a job and inheritance.

The Usher Washes His Hands

Dr. Tappenden, the master of the school where Jabez works, is informed of the boy's death the next morning.

The Usher Washes His Hands

The schoolmaster who trusts Jabez and asks him to break the news of the boy's death to Allecompain Major.

IV: Richard Marwood Lights His Pipe

Richard's uncle, found murdered in his bed with his throat cut; his pocketbook containing over three hundred pounds is missing.

V: The Healing Waters

The town and its environs are described, including the gaol and the public-house by the Sloshy.

VI: Two Coroner’s Inquests

The murdered Anglo-Indian; his body is examined at the inquest, throat cut and stabbed, cabinet ransacked.

Seven Letters on the Dirty Alphabet

The murder victim, Richard's wealthy uncle who had recently returned from India. His murder is the subject of the trial.

IX: “Mad, Gentlemen of the Jury”

Murder victim; his body was found by Martha.

Book II: A Clearance of All Scores

The victim whose murder sets the plot in motion.

I: Blind Peter

His murder is referenced as a past event; his will left his fortune to his sister Mrs. Marwood.

I: Blind Peter

His school breaks up for the midsummer holidays; he hosts a ball on the evening of June 17th.

The Usher Resigns His Situation

Returns home to Slopperton and discovers the disappearance of Jabez North and the theft of his chequebook.

Book III: Holy Institution

The physician overseeing the asylum, representing the medical authority that has declared Richard insane.

I: The Boy from Slopperton

The town near the asylum; the keeper plans to advertise in a Slopperton paper for a new boy attendant.

One Step Further on the Right Track

Dr. Tappenden arrives to identify the impostor and reveals he can prove a circumstance linking the man to Montague Harding's murder.

I: Father and Son

The doctor from Slopperton who accompanies the police to identify and arrest Raymond as Jabez North.

VI: The End of the Dark Road

The victim of the murder that is the subject of the revived trial.