# Alexander Gordon — The Viaduct Murder character guide

> Alexander Gordon in The Viaduct Murder by Ronald A. Knox.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gordon

**First appearance:** 0002-the-viaduct-murder

## Who they are

A variant name for Gordon, possibly a different person.

## In the story

### [I: The Paston Oatvile Dormy-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/i-the-paston-oatvile-dormy-house)

Takes a literal-minded approach, preferring to let people tell their own stories; jokes about being 'one of Nature's Watsons.'

### [IV: Endless Clues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/iv-endless-clues)

Investigates at Binver, retrieves handkerchiefs from the laundry, including one marked 'Brotherhood.'

### [The Animated Picture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/ix-the-animated-picture)

Examines the photograph closely; suggests the change might be due to heat or dampness; advocates telling the truth to Miss Rendall-Smith.

### [XI: A Funeral and a Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xi-a-funeral-and-a-vigil)

Agrees to join the vigil with his revolver; participates in the evening bridge game.

### [XII: A Search with Piano Accompaniment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xii-a-search-with-piano-accompaniment)

Assists in the search, steps the rooms and passage to measure wall thickness.

### [By Which Train?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xvii-by-which-train)

Participates in the debate, initially skeptical but eventually engaged in the new line of reasoning.

### [Marryatt Breaks the Pledge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xxiii-marryatt-breaks-the-pledge)

Gordon plays golf with Reeves, discusses the situation, and later confronts Marryatt, revealing the truth about the stick and the secret passage.

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