A famous detective and husband who becomes jealous of his wife's attraction to crime novelist Eric Anderson. He orchestrates a murder plot to frame Eric, hires an ex-con to spy, steals a gun, murders the spy, and forces her to write a false confession. After framing Eric and realizing his wife's true feelings, he writes a suicide note confessing, revealing his actions were merely fiction from a novel he was writing.
Dan exists as both character and author of the fictional events.
Professional hiring relationship based on Blanche's criminal background.
Married couple at the center of the narrative.
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