# V explained — The Informer

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

## What happens

Gypo is confronted by Bartly Mulholland, who hints at having seen Gypo's money. Gypo attacks Mulholland but is stopped by Tommy Connor. Mulholland then reveals that Commandant Dan Gallagher wants to see Gypo, and the three men go to a pub where Gallagher is waiting.

## Themes in this chapter

### Guilt and Paranoia

Gypo's violent reaction to Mulholland's mention of money shows his guilt and fear of being discovered as the informer.

### Loyalty and Comradeship

The tension between Gypo and the other revolutionaries highlights the breakdown of trust and loyalty within the Organization.

## Character check-ins

### Gypo Nolan

Gypo is paranoid and aggressive, attacking Mulholland when he mentions the money. He fears the Organization's reach.

### Bartly Mulholland

Mulholland confronts Gypo about his money and is nearly choked to death. He remains cold and insinuating.

### Tommy Connor

Connor intervenes to stop Gypo's attack on Mulholland, threatening Gypo with a revolver.

### Commandant Dan Gallagher

Gallagher is waiting at Ryan's pub to see Gypo, though he does not speak in this chapter.

## Key lines

> He feared that mysterious, intangible thing, that was all brain and no body. An intelligence without a body. A thing that was full of plans, implacable, reaching out everywhere invisibly, with invisible tentacles like a supernatural monster.

Gypo is terrified of the Organization's omnipresent and ruthless intelligence, which he sees as a bodiless, all-seeing force.

_This passage illustrates Gypo's fear of the revolutionary group's reach and power._

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