Dickie was the boatman of Tatlock Towers who took people in his boat across a large lake-moat to reach the medieval castle. First seen emerging from the waters of the moat where he had been trying to improve his own record for holding his breath under water, he gave Mary Taylor and Norris Cole a ride across the waters, but Norris was worried as Dickie looked familiar to the late serial killer Richard Hillman. Dickie further unnerved them as he told them of the story of the lake monster, "Old Albert", who was regularly seen and didn't like strangers.