Trent’s Last Case · Character
Sir James Molloy
The newspaper proprietor who first turned Trent into a celebrated amateur sleuth, and who now wants his reluctant star to take on the Manderson case.
supporting
Also known as Sir James, Molloy, James
First appearance: II: Knocking the Town Endways
As a supporting figure in Trent’s Last Case, Sir James Molloy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The newspaper proprietor who dispatches Trent to investigate.
Sir James is the shrewd, genial power behind the Record, a man who knows art, knows news, and knows exactly how much a famous name is worth in print. He has never bullied Trent into journalism, only tempted him, case by case, into the work that made him famous. His interest in the Manderson affair is professional and personal at once, and it is his persuasion that sets Trent walking up the road to White Gables.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Core investigation participants
- Protagonist
- Minor local witnesses
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Philip Trent
professional · ambivalent
Sir James Molloy, Manderson's financial advisor, is interviewed by Trent regarding the… How this plays out →
- Sigsbee Manderson
professional · ambivalent
- Martin
professional · ambivalent
- Philip Trent
professional · ambivalent
Sir James Molloy, Manderson's financial advisor, is interviewed by Trent regarding the… How this plays out →
- Martin
professional · ambivalent
- Sigsbee Manderson
professional · ambivalent
- Philip Trent
professional · ambivalent
Sir James Molloy, Manderson's financial advisor, is interviewed by Trent regarding the… How this plays out →
- Sigsbee Manderson
professional · ambivalent
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See Sir James Molloy in II: Knocking the Town Endways