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Sergeant Wilson

A police sergeant assisting in the Birlstone investigation.

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First appearance: vi a dawning light

Sergeant Wilson shows up with force in The Tragedy of Birlstone. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The local police sergeant who arrives at the scene and begins the investigation.
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In The Tragedy of Birlstone: The local police sergeant who arrives at the scene and begins the investigation. Later, in Darkness: The…

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CBCecil BarkerMDMrs. DouglasWMWhite MasonSHSherlock HolmesJDJohn DouglasSWSergeant Wilson

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Vermissa Valley Scowrers
  • Birlstone Manor Investigation

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Sergeant Wilson in vi a dawning light