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Henry Ridgewick

Henry Ridgewick is recorded in 1 distinct story.

Norris Ridgewick’s father, who died of a coronary sixteen years earlier, when Norris was fourteen. Norris remembers their fishing trips and the subsequent disappearance of Henry’s rod.

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Needful Things

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The continuous fishing-rod memory explicitly identifies Henry as Norris’s deceased father. He died sixteen years before, when Norris was fourteen.

Needful Things ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King
Read source context Spoilers · Story context

Norris remembers his father’s fishing rod and searches the household after the funeral; the exact father identification is retained for targeted expansion.

Needful Things ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King