Whose Body? · Character

Inspector Sugg

The baffled local inspector who arrests the wrong man and guards the wrong door, giving Lord Peter both a rival and a running joke.

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Also known as Sugg, old Sugg, dear old Sugg

First appearance: I

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Sugg is the official police presence on the Battersea body case, a man whose pince-nez, snorts, and masterly inactivity make him the perfect foil to Wimsey's amateur meddling. He genuinely believes he has solved the crime by arresting Alfred Thipps, and he guards Queen Caroline Mansions with a Cerberus-like refusal to admit unofficial inquirers. His stubborn wrongness raises the stakes early: if Wimsey cannot out-think him, an innocent man hangs, and the real killer walks.

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Whose Body?
The local police inspector initially handling the case.
I
Mentioned as the rude police inspector who questioned Gladys and Mr. Thipps, and who returns with an ambulance as Lord Peter leaves.
II
Mentioned as having arrested Gladys Horrocks and mistakenly believing the body might be Sir Reuben Levy.
III
Arrested Thipps based on witness identification and Thipps's confusing alibi.
V
Mentioned as the one who will handle Lady Levy's identification of the body.
VI
Gives evidence at the inquest, appears uneasy when his case against Thipps is challenged, and is criticized by the Coroner.
VIII
Mentioned in the rush of memories as calling the great surgeon from the dissecting-room.
XII
Leads the arrest of Sir Julian Freke and brings the confession to Wimsey and Parker.
XIII
Present during the reading of the confession; comments on the predictability of criminals.

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