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The Stolen Pledges

The valuables Raskolnikov takes from Alyona Ivanovna's flat after the murders. They should be profit if his idea were as clean as he imagined, but his panic makes them almost useless. Their hiddenness becomes a measure of how little he can possess the crime he committed.

Part III, Chapter V

The investigation into pledges and missing objects gives Porfiry practical paths into Raskolnikov's supposedly private act.

Part VI, Chapter VIII

Raskolnikov's confession includes the place where the stolen things were hidden.

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The Stolen Pledges