# Nurse Forbes — Unnatural Death character guide

> Nurse Forbes in Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** woman Forbes, Nurse Forbes, Nurse

**First appearance:** 0006-vi-found-dead

## Snapshot

The brisk, self-possessed nurse who took over Agatha Dawson's care and remembers every word the old lady said about not dying to please anybody.

## Who they are

Nurse Forbes is the professional witness at the bedside, prim, precise, and quietly proud that her patient confided in her rather than in Miss Whittaker. She recalls Miss Dawson's fear of poison, the power of attorney, and the careful instructions about sending for a lawyer — details that both settle and unsettle the case. Her testimony matters because she is the one person who can say what the old lady actually wanted, and what she was afraid of, in her final months.

## Relationships

### [Lord Peter Wimsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/characters/lord_peter_wimsey)

_social_

Lord Peter interviews Nurse Forbes as a witness to the events surrounding the death.

### [Lord Peter Wimsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/characters/lord_peter_wimsey)

_social_

Lord Peter interviews Nurse Forbes as a witness to the events surrounding the death.

### [Lord Peter Wimsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/characters/lord_peter_wimsey)

_social_

Lord Peter interviews Nurse Forbes as a witness to the events surrounding the death.

## In the story

### [I: Overheard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/chapters/i-overheard)

The first nurse, described as charming and capable, who became engaged to Dr. Carr; she was replaced after the patient developed a dislike for her.

### [II: Miching Mallecho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/chapters/ii-miching-mallecho)

The nurse who administered the morphine injection and was upset by the death; later accused of neglect.

### [IX: The Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/unnatural_death_se/chapters/ix-the-will)

The nurse who attended Agatha Dawson from September onward; she provides detailed accounts of Miss Dawson's mental decline, her fear of poisoning, and the legal visit that resulted in a power of attorney rather than a will.

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