# II explained — The Informer

> Chapter companion for The Informer by Liam O’Flaherty.

## What happens

Francis Joseph McPhillip is killed while attempting to escape from his father's house at 44 Titt Street, which had been surrounded by Detective-Sergeant McCartney and ten men. McPhillip wounds McCartney before falling and fatally shooting himself.

## Themes in this chapter

### Violence and Revolution

The chapter depicts the violent death of Frankie McPhillip during a police raid, highlighting the revolutionary conflict.

### Fate and Inevitability

McPhillip's accidental self-inflicted gunshot underscores the inescapable consequences of his situation.

## Character check-ins

### Frankie McPhillip

Killed while trying to escape from his father's house.

## Key lines

> At thirty-five minutes past seven Francis Joseph McPhillip shot himself dead while trying to escape from No. 44 Titt Street, his father’s house.

At 7:35 PM, Francis Joseph McPhillip died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an escape attempt from his father's home at 44 Titt Street.

_Establishes the time and manner of McPhillip's death._

> Hanging by his left hand from the sill of the back-bedroom window on the second floor, McPhillip put two bullets into McCartney’s left shoulder.

While clinging to the windowsill of a second-floor back bedroom, McPhillip shot Detective-Sergeant McCartney twice in the left shoulder.

_Describes McPhillip's position and his shooting of McCartney._

> While he was trying to fire again, his left hand slipped and lost its hold. The pistol muzzle struck the edge of the sill. The bullet shot upwards and entered McPhillip’s brain through the right temple.

As he attempted another shot, his left hand slipped, causing the gun to hit the windowsill and discharge a bullet that entered his right temple, killing him.

_Details the accidental nature of McPhillip's fatal shot._

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