Ullman Character Analysis

Ullman is a man who is never seen over the course of the novel, though his murder (which is concurrent with Frank Minna’s) is a significant red herring (or misleading clue) throughout much of the novel. Ullman is eventually revealed to be a bookkeeper for the Fujisaki Corporation with whom Frank was working together to skim money from the Fujisaki. Lionel focuses intently on solving the mystery surrounding Ullman’s murder—but he ultimately concludes that he cannot feel guilty about every unknown, faceless person who dies as a result of criminal involvement.