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Bill Hodges
The retired detective leading Finders Keepers.
ClearStory · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 5
Mr Mercedes
Great Balls of Fire
The setup
Pete’s interest in Rothstein’s work is becoming visible. Alma approaches his mother, while the trial forces Bill and Montez to explain their own part in the events that led Lou to shoot Brady.
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8 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.
PS
Pete Saubers
Reading and protecting Rothstein’s notebooks.
MS
Marjorie Saubers
Pete’s mother, unaware of what her son found.
AL
Alma Lane
Approaching the Saubers family under false pretences.
LL
Lou Linklatter
Watching the people closest to the Brady investigation testify.
RF
Roland Finkelstein
Growing closer to Holly while conducting Lou’s defence.
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 5.
Content note: Strong violence, blood, murder, threats, trauma, disturbing visions and strong language.
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