Paul Larkin is an unsuccessful, middle-aged businessman, a friend of the Rearden family, and a member of the
/Looters. In
/SectioN121 Larkin visits
/Philadelphia to warn
Hank Rearden of possible trouble from
/Washington. In
/SectioN131 he meets with the other
/Looters to work out a plan to bring
Rearden down.
James Taggart knows he is friends with
Hank Rearden and challenges his loyalty, and Larkin assures Taggart that he will go along with them.
Paul Larkin appears in:
/SectioN121
/SectioN132