Alice

Alice is Jahns’s young secretary, grieving for over a week and offering Juliette insight into Marnes’s preference for a subordinate role.

Story so far

At Jahns’s request, Alice researched Juliette before the mayor’s trip and wired Juliette’s father from the mayor’s office to announce that Jahns and Marnes were coming.

Now grieving for over a week, the young secretary tells Juliette that Marnes never wanted or expected anything beyond a subordinate role.

Appearance

Alice is young; no further physical details are established.

Role

Jahns’s secretary assists with research and correspondence and shares her understanding of Marnes with Juliette.

Relationships

Jahns — Alice serves as Jahns’s secretary and researched her prospective sheriff.

Juliette — Alice researched Juliette and later spoke with her about Marnes.

Marnes — Alice says Marnes never wanted or expected more than a subordinate position.

Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter

Chapter 9

Alice researches Juliette at Jahns’s request before the trip.
Alice wires Juliette’s father from Jahns’s office to tell him that Jahns and Marnes are coming.

Chapter 21

Alice is Jahns’s young secretary and has been grieving for over a week.
Alice tells Juliette that Marnes never wanted or expected more than a subordinate role.