Ian Stratford

Inspector Ian Stratford was assigned to the case of Gordon Seavers, a young man who had committed suicide.

Biography
Ian worked at Scotland Yard from 1877. He took a day’s leave for private matters in 1884; this was the day of the Scotland Yard bombings. Many of his colleagues were maimed. He transferred to a London post for personal reasons.

Ian was assigned to the case of Gordon Seavers, a young man who had committed suicide. He visited Professor Sowerden at the University of Oxford and questioned him; he had taught Seavers.

Ian travelled to the village of Three Sisters; his aunt lived there. Upon arrival he met Sergeant Baker. The pair were called to Banquo Manor to investigate the death of Richard Harries; Ian took to questioning the residents and staff, he soon deducted that Harries' experiment had been sabotaged, killing him. He examined the body alongside Dr. Friedlander.

Ian was keen to question John Hopkinson; specifically in regards to the death of Seavers. He hid so and asked him why he had not told George of the death of Seavers; John told him George had been ill preventing him from doing so. Ian immediately recognised this was a lie. The manor's butler, Cuthbert Simpson, told Ian that he had seen Friedlander and his associate, Fitz Kreiner, outside Harries' lab in the conservatory, shortly before his death. When Friedlander went missing, Ian made him a suspect.

Ian opted to once again examine the body. However, when he arrived the body was gone. He believed Friedlander to have taken it.

Ian, Baker and Kreiner followed the footprints of Friedlander. They led to a cave crafted on a hill in the grounds of Banquo Manor. In the cave was the body of the Doctor; the group then returned to the manor. Ian broke the news of his death to the residents. (EDA: The Banquo Legacy)

Personality
Ian enjoyed visiting Three Sisters due to how peaceful it was; he liked to go for walks there as he found them good to clear his head.

He liked Baker as he was well prepared and thought in a similar way to Ian. Ian decided not like Hopkinson as he appeared pretentious and seemed to lack respect for Ian's authority.

Ian was embarrassed by the fact that, after Harries' body was discovered to be missing, it was Hopkinson who took the most practical action is searching the room. (EDA: The Banquo Legacy)