The characters / Recurring character
Chet Ondowsky
Chet Ondowsky is recorded in 3 distinct storys.
The television newsman identity in If It Bleeds is explicitly recalled in Holly’s later cases as the creature defeated in an elevator shaft; no merge is made with the separate Outsider creature.
Stories and supporting passages
Holly
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We’ve been through worse.” Maybe—almost certainly—thinking about Chet Ondowsky, who took a short and lethal trip down an elevator shaft late last year. “And booster vaccines are coming.
Holly’s companion recalls Ondowsky’s lethal fall down the elevator shaft.
If It Bleeds
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I think . . .” Lester puts a hand to his ear, listens. “Yes, okay. Chet Ondowsky, from our Pittsburgh affiliate, is on the scene. Chet, can you hear me?” “Yes,” a voice says. “Yes, I can, Lester.” “What can you tell us, Chet?”
The anchor introduces Chet and the reporter answers live from the scene.
Never Flinch
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The three of them have been through the wars together. Brady Hartsfield... Morris Bellamy... Chet Ondowsky... the Harrises. Those were wars, all right. Holly asks what’s new in Blue World.
Holly recalls the Ondowsky case among the shared ordeals.