Harry Gotobed is the sexton of the parish, responsible for caring for the grounds of the church and the graveyards. He also acts as the gravedigger and undertaker for the parish and seems to take pride in this work. He is the one to discover the body, which he does when he is reopening the grave of Lady Thorpe in preparation for her husband's burial. He seems to be rather unsqueamish and practical when they find the body, philosophically saying that even if is it unpleasant to dig the earth away from the corpse (which they do to prevent disturbing the evidence for the police), they can wash their hands afterwards. It is reasonable to assume that his familiarity with handling the dead has given him this cold-bloodedness.
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