American intelligence operative and Paul's friend whose recent murder and hidden affair with a Japanese woman catalyze the plot.
Conner's murder motivates Paul's investigation.
Paul arrives in Shanghai after learning that his friend Conner was murdered.
Jealousy turns Tanaka's connection to Conner into lethal hostility.
Tanaka admits that he killed Conner after discovering Conner's affair with the Japanese woman who had been his lover.
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