American Western pulp novelist who travels to Vienna to find his friend Harry Lime. After learning of Lime's supposed death, he investigates alongside Anna Schmidt and Major Calloway, eventually discovering Lime is alive and leading a black market penicillin ring. He confronts Lime at a Ferris wheel and ultimately pursues him into the sewers, shooting him on Calloway's orders.
Pragmatic cooperation between a civilian and a British security officer.
Developing romance complicated by shared history with Lime and wartime danger.
Longstanding personal connection that drives Martins initial trust and subsequent betrayal.
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