# The Clue of the New Pin — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Clue of the New Pin by Edgar Wallace.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/i.md): The chapter introduces Yeh Ling's restaurant, which straddles the boundary between the slums of Bennet Street and the fashionable theatre district. Yeh Ling, the proprietor, maintains a secret arrangement with the reclus
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/ii.md): Tab Holland and Rex Lander discuss Rex's miserly uncle, Jesse Trasmere, revealing his eccentric habits and wealth. Later, Tab encounters Trasmere on the street and helps translate a Chinese proclamation. That evening, Ta
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/iii.md): Jesse Trasmere's peculiar daily routine is detailed, including his nocturnal habits and the strict rules imposed on his valet Walters. Trasmere writes a document in Chinese characters, stamps it with his personal seal, a
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/iv.md): Tab Holland and Rex Lander are interrupted by a drunken Wellington Brown, who accuses Jesse Trasmere of robbing him. After Brown is thrown out, Tab finishes his work and is called to cover a siege. Later, at dawn, he enc
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/v.md): Tab wakes with Ursula Ardfern's name on his lips. Rex Lander tells him that Wellington Brown visited, subdued but threatening to kill Jesse Trasmere unless he makes reparation. Tab dismisses the threat but later discusse
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/vi.md): Tab Holland and Inspector Carver investigate the locked vault where Jesse Trasmere has been found dead. They discover that the key to the vault is stained with blood, ruling out suicide. Rex Lander recounts his arrival a
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/vii.md): Tab Holland investigates the murder of Jesse Trasmere, uncovering details about former servants the Greens, a mysterious celluloid cap, and a bent pin found at the crime scene. Inspector Carver shares theories about the 
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/viii.md): Tab Holland learns of Rex Lander's secret infatuation with Ursula Ardfern and investigates the theft of her jewels. He tracks her to Stone Cottage, where she reveals she is not distressed by the loss, and they spend a pl
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/ix.md): Tab assists Inspector Carver in investigating the murder of Jesse Trasmere. They discover Ursula Ardfern's stolen jewels in Trasmere's vault, raising questions about his involvement in receiving stolen property. Carver a
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/x.md): Tab returns Ursula's jewel case but the police have removed the jewels. Ursula seems relieved that no personal documents were found among Trasmere's papers. Carver discovers a bloodied heel print in the vault, proving so
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xi.md): Mr. Stott, a neighbor of the late Jesse Trasmere, becomes an unwilling authority on the murder. His parlourmaid Eline reports seeing a woman in a car and a Chinese man lurking near Mayfield on multiple nights. Mr. Stott 
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xii.md): Tab announces Ursula Ardfern's retirement from the stage and her move to the country. Rex Lander, still recovering from shock, sails for Naples after Tab insists they end their flat-sharing arrangement. Tab receives a le
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xiii.md): Inspector Carver and Tab Holland investigate a break-in at Mayfield, discovering a hidden steel brick box that had been emptied. Mr. Stott, who witnessed the intruders, is confronted by Carver for withholding information
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xiv.md): Tab visits Ursula Ardfern at the Central Hotel, where she admits to lying about not knowing Jesse Trasmere and about losing her jewel-case, which she knew was in the vault. Meanwhile, Walters, a fugitive from the murder 
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xv.md): Tab Holland visits Yeh Ling's new house under construction, observes the Chinese workmen and the Pillar of Grateful Hearts or Cheerful Memories, and encounters Ursula Ardfern who reveals she knows Yeh Ling well. Later, T
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xvi.md): Tab discovers his flat has been burgled, with Rex Lander's trunk broken into. Inspector Carver suspects the burglar may be Jesse Trasmere's murderer, citing instinct. The next day, a neighbor reports seeing a black-glove
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xvii.md): Tab Holland and Inspector Carver visit Ursula Ardfern at Stone Cottage to investigate the mysterious man in black. Carver reveals he knows Ursula was Jesse Trasmere's secretary and that she and Yeh Ling searched for docu
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xviii.md): Yeh Ling reveals his past connection to Jesse Trasmere and the agreement that gave him ownership of the Golden Roof upon Trasmere's death. He also confesses to having secretly watched over Ursula Ardfern for seven years,
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xix.md): Wellington Brown wakes from an opium bout feeling refreshed and leaves Yo Len Fo's establishment, avoiding Inspector Carver. He spends the day in the park, later encountering a mysterious man he recognizes from China. Me
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xx.md): Tab Holland is attacked in his flat by an intruder who ransacks his rooms, tearing up photographs and searching for something related to Rex Lander. Inspector Carver investigates, and later Tab receives a telegram from R
- [Mr. Stott's Vigil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxi.md): Mr. Stott enjoys his newfound social standing from the Trasmere case, boasting at Toby's about his role while criticizing the police. That night, from his balcony, he spots Wellington Brown entering Mayfield and rushes t
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Tab Holland discusses the Trasmere murder case with Ursula Ardfern, who reacts with shock upon learning that Rex Lander inherited everything via a handwritten will. Later, Tab works on the story of the Mayfield mystery a
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Yeh Ling oversees the construction of the Pillar of Grateful Memories at his new house, reflecting on Chinese philosophy and his promise to Shi Soh (Trasmere). Later, he meets Ursula Ardfern at his restaurant, where she 
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxv.md): Rex Lander returns from his travels and learns of the burglary at his flat and the murder of Wellington Brown. He decides to wall up the vault at Stone Cottage. Tab visits Yeh Ling's new house, where the second pillar is
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxvi.md): Tab tells Rex about his engagement to Ursula, and Rex reacts with surprising good nature. Later, Ursula reveals to Tab that she killed Jesse Trasmere. Yeh Ling also claims to know the murderer but refuses to betray him. 
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxvii.md): Ursula Ardfern reveals her traumatic past to Tab Holland, disclosing that her father was a murderer and that she was raised in an orphanage before being taken under the wing of Jesse Trasmere. She also confesses her indi
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxviii.md): Inspector Carver confronts Yeh Ling about the Trasmere murder, seeking a crucial document. Yeh Ling refuses to hand over a sensitive paper, citing legal standards of proof. Later, Tab and Ursula dine at the Golden Roof, 
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxix.md): After a successful dinner, Tab and Ursula attend the theatre, where Tab encounters Inspector Carver, who later reveals he fears being watched by Trasmere's murderer and asks to stay the night at Tab's flat. Tab agrees, b
- [The Night Attack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxx.md): Tab and Carver are attacked in the flat by an unknown assailant who fires shots and leaves a knife. Carver suspects the attack was meant for Rex Lander, who is staying at the Pitt Hotel. They warn Rex by phone, and Carve
- [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxi.md): Tab and Ursula visit Stone Cottage for lunch. Tab questions Ursula about her trust in Yeh Ling, who has secretly watched over her for years. Later, Tab receives an urgent call from Rex Lander, who claims to have discover
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxii.md): Rex Lander reveals himself as the murderer of Jesse Trasmere and Wellington Brown, confessing his crimes to a captive Tab Holland. He explains his motive: his obsession with Ursula Ardfern and his need for money. Lander 
- [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxiii.md): Tab Holland, handcuffed and bound in the vault, analyzes Rex Lander's madness as stemming from abnormal vanity. He attempts to free himself by breaking the cord binding his legs, but Rex taunts him from outside. Tab prov
- [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxiv.md): Inspector Carver orchestrates a raid on Rex Lander's hotel room, uncovering a Chinese revolver linked to Jesse Trasmere and a receipt for a sapphire ring that exposes Lander's lies. A phone call reveals that Mayfield is 
- [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxv.md): Mr. Stott, driven to distraction by Eline Simpson's toothache groans, gives her whiskey and then, emboldened, discovers a fire at Mayfield. He rescues Tab Holland, who is handcuffed in the burning building, and they esca
- [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxvi.md): Tab and Inspector Carver, alarmed by a cut telephone line, race to Stone Cottage to warn Ursula Ardfern. Tab finds signs of a struggle and blood, but discovers Ursula safe in bed, hiding a steel object under her pillow.
- [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxvii.md): Rex Lander, driven by obsession and wealth, plans to force Ursula Ardfern into marriage, believing Tab Holland dead. He breaks into her house but is ambushed and killed by Yeh Ling, who then conceals the body by encasing
- [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxviii.md): Inspector Carver and Tab Holland examine the crime scene at Ursula Ardfern's home, finding bloodstains and car tracks. Carver deduces that Rex Lander is the murderer of Jesse Trasmere, having forged a will and used a key
- [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/xxxix.md): Yeh Ling hosts a housewarming party and invites Ursula Ardfern, Tab Holland, and Inspector Carver. Tab is admonished by his editor Jacques for overly sentimental writing and is tasked with writing a story about Yeh Ling'
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_clue_of_the_new_pin_se/chapters/endnotes.md): This chapter contains endnotes that define the term 'nose' as an informer, either one who betrays or who supplies information to a criminal.

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