Dr. Thomas Newcastle

Dr. Thomas Newcastle is an elderly physician whose respectable life conceals a burden carried since childhood. He treated Steven Anderson, a badly burned man hidden from his family, and became connected to the mystery surrounding Steven's missing hospital records. Thomas also spent decades hiding a more personal secret. At twelve, he accidentally fired his father's revolver and killed John Garrison, then buried the weapon, clothing, and a written confession behind Whit's End. Fear and guilt kept him from marrying Garrison's daughter, Rachel, although she later wrote that she forgave him. When the buried evidence is found, Thomas finally admits what happened. His story shows how concealed wrongdoing can shape an entire life until truth and forgiveness are faced.