Theodore Berkton

Theodore Berkton is a character in Privates, a segment of It's All Been Done Radio Hour. He was the butler to Dame Cordelia Bench. He is old and wrinkled.
First appearance: Privates #1.02 "Ex Marks the Spot Chapter 2"
Number of appearances in Privates: 2
Actor: Joe Morales
== Personal Details ==
Theodore is the butler for Dame Cordelia Bench. He likes when visitors ring the doorbell, finding knocking distasteful. He keeps a very clean house. He claims to have sharp wit and eyesight.
He also hates to be called Teddy, which Jake Cotton often calls him. Jake also changes 'Theodore' to 'The Odor.' Theodore and Jake do not get along. Theodore never considered Jake good enough for Cordelia's daughter, Judy Bench, whom he adores.
Prior to the miniseries, Jake considers Theodore loyal to Cordelia, whom Theodore calls 'Mrs. Bench,' but not to the point where he'd go down for her. Jake muses that Theodore might, however, go down on Cordelia ("Ex Marks the Spot Chapter 2").
== "Ex Marks the Spot" ==
Jake Cotton encounters Theodore while investigating the theft of Judy Bench's pet leopard, Spot. Jake suspects Dame Cordelia Bench, and so goes to her house, where Theodore answers the door. The butler is offended that Jake would accuse Cordelia of such a thing. Besides, Theodore hasn't seen Spot in quite some time. Though, Theodore says Judy has been acting strange lately, and Jake shouldn't listen to her. Jake thinks it's odd Theodore would say such things about Judy, but believes him about Spot not being there ("Ex Marks the Spot Chapter 2").
After Jake leaves, Theodore directs Frank Berry down to the docks so Frank can put his gift to Cordelia on a boat. Theodore then pays off Harry Styles to whack Frank over the head, tie him up, and put him on an oceanliner beside Jake, thus sending them both overseas to be dealt with by Johan, Theodore's muscled associate.
In the meantime, Judy figures out Theodore's plan and blackmails him. Theodore reluctantly cuts her in, though he later regrets that and wishes he'd killed her instead. Theodore and Judy travel to Timbuktoo, where Jake and Frank arrive, and are waiting for them. Called out, Theodore pulls a gun on the group, but Jake gets the better of him and Theodore is arrested ("Ex Marks the Spot Chapter 6").
After his arrest, local track owner Jasper Whitehill reveals that Theodore had been coming to the track for years, but had only recently increased to larger bets. Jasper assumed the money came from Theodore cashing in on his retirement, but it's likely he was betting Cordelia's money. Theodore only talked about the races and wasn't chatty ("Round in Circles").
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