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Miss Muldoon was the secretary to Mr Powell, the manager of a branch of the Commercial Bank in Manchester where Jack and Annie Walker had their joint personal account as well as a business account. One day, Jack called into the bank where Miss Muldoon alerted her boss who had wanted a confidential word with him the next time the landlord called in.

Mr Powell told Jack that the account, which usually had a credit of about £100, had been getting lower and lower and now it was in the red. Jack wasn’t surprised by the news but promised that he wouldn’t cash any more cheques until he was straight up with him again and gave a nervous assurance that he would also make Annie aware of the situation.

Jack didn't keep the latter promise, instead appearing depressed and worried, and the next day Annie went on the shopping trip into town and called into the bank to cash a cheque. The teller recognised the account name and confirmed with Miss Muldoon that there was a bar on it. She sent Annie into Mr Powell who explained to the shocked landlady that the account was £63 overdrawn, and he wouldn't be honouring the cheque.

The news caused a temporary breakdown in the Walker's marriage after Annie discovered the regular cheques had been cashed from their accounts in the name of a Mrs. H Nicholls. Suspecting that Jack had another woman, Annie left him for a while until their son Billy came up from London and explained to her that he had been sacked from his job down there at the Blue Bell Garage and his father had been paying his landlady, Mrs Nichols, his rent.

Credited as "Secretary", the character's name was given in dialogue.
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