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Claiming to be sent by the Berkshire Police, Detective Sergeant Trotter comes to Monkswell Manor to protect its residents from becoming the next victims of Maureen Stanning’s murderer—at least that’s what he claims. Trotter, a seemingly good-natured young man with a Cockney accent, arrives at the snowed-in house on skis and questions everybody to determine whether they have any connection to the murderer. When Mrs. Boyle is found dead, Trotter concludes that everyone in the manor is a possible suspect. As he enacts a plan to catch the killer, he corners Mollie and reveals his true identity: he is Georgie Corrigan, the eldest of the three children who were abused and neglected in the Longridge Farm case. After his cruel foster parents, Maureen and John Stanning, were imprisoned for their crimes, Georgie eventually entered military service. An army psychologist determined him to be mentally “unbalanced,” and Georgie later deserted. To avenge himself and his siblings on the adults who harmed them in their childhoods, Georgie strangled Maureen Stanning to death in London. Then, disguised as a police officer, he traveled to Monkswell Manor to kill Mrs. Boyle and Mollie Ralston, both of whom he considers to be complicit in his and siblings’ suffering. Before he succeeds in killing Mollie with a childlike glee, Miss Casewell reveals herself to be Georgie’s sister and convinces him to come with her to a place where he’ll be cared for. Happy to be reunited with his younger sister, Georgie allows himself to be led away and is sedated.
Detective Sergeant Trotter (Georgie Corrigan) Quotes in The Mousetrap
The The Mousetrap quotes below are all either spoken by Detective Sergeant Trotter (Georgie Corrigan) or refer to Detective Sergeant Trotter (Georgie Corrigan). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 2 Quotes
The Corrigans. Two boys and a girl. Brought before the court as in need of care and protection. A home was found for them with Mr and Mrs Stanning at Longridge Farm. One of the children subsequently died as the result of criminal neglect and persistent ill-treatment.
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GILES: Mollie, what’s come over you? You’re different all of a sudden. I feel as though I don’t know you any more.
MOLLIE: Perhaps you never did know me. We’ve been married how long—a year? But you don’t really know anything about me. What I’d done or thought or felt or suffered before you knew me.
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Three blind mice. Two mice cancelled out—a third mouse still to be dealt with.
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But such a gay little tune? Don’t you think? She cut off their tails with a carving knife—snick, snick, snick—delicious. Just what a child would adore. Cruel little things, children. (Leaning forward) Some of them never grow up.
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That nasty, cruel woman killed him. They put her in prison. Prison wasn’t bad enough for her. I said I’d kill her one day . . . I did, too, in the fog. It was great fun. I hope Jimmy knows. “I’ll kill them all when I’ve grown up.” That’s what I said to myself.
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It’s all right, Georgie. I’m taking you somewhere where they will look after you, and see that you won’t do any more harm.
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It wasn’t my fault—but he thought I could have saved that child.
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GILES: Darling, you should have told me.
MOLLIE: I wanted to forget.
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Detective Sergeant Trotter (Georgie Corrigan) Character Timeline in The Mousetrap
The timeline below shows where the character Detective Sergeant Trotter (Georgie Corrigan) appears in The Mousetrap. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1, Scene 2
...it to find a young man on skis. The skier introduces himself as Detective Sergeant Trotter, and Giles goes to the front door to let him in and stow away his...
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With everyone gathered in the entrance hall (except for Miss Casewell, who’s still upstairs), Sergeant Trotter explains why he’s here. He says it’s “a matter of police protection,” related to the...
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...Farm, Miss Casewell comes downstairs and cryptically refers to “three children.” In fact, as Sergeant Trotter explains, the Stannings were at the center of the infamous Longridge Farm case, in which...
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Sergeant Trotter explains that, beyond gathering information, his purpose is also to protect everyone in the manor,...
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Sergeant Trotter now asks everyone if they had any connection to the Longridge Farm case. Giles answers...
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As Miss Casewell leaves the hall, Giles and Sergeant Trotter return. Trotter tries to call the police superintendent to make a report, but Mollie reminds...
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...London tucked inside one of them. He stares at the ticket in disbelief until Sergeant Trotter asks him to check the extension telephone upstairs. Giles leaves to do so, and Trotter...
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Act 2, Scene 1
Ten minutes later, everyone assembles in the entrance hall. At Sergeant Trotter’s insistence, Mollie tries to remember what she heard and saw when she found Mrs. Boyle’s...
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Trotter now takes statements from everyone about where they were and what they were doing when...
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...time of Mrs. Boyle’s murder, Miss Casewell was writing a letter in the library. Sergeant Trotter is suspicious of the fact that Miss Casewell took the time to fold up the...
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...himself, upset that he’s facing such “persecution.” Major Metcalf comforts him, and Mollie implores Sergeant Trotter not to arrest Christopher. Giles calls Mollie crazy for taking Christopher’s side and insists that...
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Mollie asks to speak with Sergeant Trotter alone. She doesn’t believe Christopher is the murderer, so she urges Trotter to consider other...
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Sergeant Trotter counters Mollie’s suggestions with the idea that the murderer may be a woman, perhaps the...
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Sergeant Trotter leaves, and Christopher returns to the hall, asking Mollie if there’s any place in the...
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Abruptly, Mollie cries out that she despises Sergeant Trotter. She doesn’t want to believe that Giles lied to her and secretly traveled to London...
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Sergeant Trotter interrupts Mollie and Giles to inform them that his skis have gone missing. He intended...
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Frustrated, Sergeant Trotter reminds everyone of the high stakes of this investigation. A third person will likely die...
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Sergeant Trotter takes this opportunity to speak to Mr. Paravicini alone. He’s suspicious of Mr. Paravicini’s story...
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Next, Sergeant Trotter questions Miss Casewell. Hesitantly, she tells him that her full name is Leslie Margaret Katherine...
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...live abroad when she was 13. The more she reveals about herself, the more agitated Trotter becomes. He asks her if her name has always been Casewell and, if not, what...
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...that all this talk of murder has upset her, and exits to her bedroom. Meanwhile, Trotter stares after her and mutters, “It’s impossible…I can’t believe it.” At last, he has uncovered...
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Sergeant Trotter announces that he has formulated a plan to identify the murderer. Someone must have been...
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After turning off the lights in the entrance hall, Sergeant Trotter calls Mollie in. He asks her why she never disclosed her connection to the Longridge...
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Sergeant Trotter takes a revolver from his pocket and aims it at Mollie. He reveals to her...
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Miss Casewell enters the room and calls out to Georgie, entreating him to remember the farm animals and two dogs they used to have. Miss...
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...children before, but she says simply, “I wanted to forget.” Major Metcalf appears, reports that Georgie has been sedated, and explains that he himself is a policeman. When the police found...
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