BH
Bill Hodges
The retired detective leading Finders Keepers.
ClearStory · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 1
Mr Mercedes
No Good Deed
The setup
After Brady’s death, Lou faces prosecution while Bill is drawn into a new case: celebrated local writer John Rothstein has been murdered and valuable unpublished notebooks are missing.
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7 peopleThe only names you need
HG
Holly Gibney
Bill’s precise and perceptive investigative partner.
JR
Jerome Robinson
Bill and Holly’s technically skilled friend and investigator.
LL
Lou Linklatter
Awaiting trial for shooting Brady in court.
MB
Morris Bellamy
An obsessive Rothstein reader who took part in the fatal robbery.
PS
Pete Saubers
A teenager whose family still lives with the effects of the Mercedes attack.
JR
John Rothstein
A reclusive novelist whose unpublished work attracts dangerous attention.
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Key story points
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Content note: Strong violence, blood, murder, threats, trauma, disturbing visions and strong language.
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