# Commissioner T. B. Smith — Kate Plus 10 character guide

> Commissioner T. B. Smith in Kate Plus 10 by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** T. B. Smith, T. B.

**First appearance:** 0000-i-eighty-three-pearls-on-a-string

## Who they are

A police commissioner overseeing the investigation.

## In the story

### [III: Other Eyes Watched Michael](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/iii-other-eyes-watched-michael)

Warns Michael about Kate's dangerous nature and advises him to protect himself, but Michael ignores the advice.

### [VI: Kate Came to the Flat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/vi-kate-came-to-the-flat)

Receives Michael's report, approves his investigation, and secretly assigns Sergeant Barr to shadow Michael.

### [XI: Lady Moya Was Curiously Unlike Herself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xi-lady-moya-was-curiously-unlike-herself)

Called by Michael to investigate the explosions; suspects a diversion.

### [XIV: The Remarkable Train That Did Strange Tricks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xiv-the-remarkable-train-that-did-strange-tricks)

Accompanies Michael during the investigation and picks him up at Maidmore.

### [XV: As Sir Ralph Said, “Business Is Business”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xv-as-sir-ralph-said-business-is-business)

Anxiously searches for Michael Pretherston and Barr; dismisses Sir Ralph's complaints about the gold.

### [XIX: Michael Developed a Fondness for the Criminal Classes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kate_plus_10_se/chapters/xix-michael-developed-a-fondness-for-the-criminal-classes)

Informs Michael that the gang's engine crashed and exploded; accepts Michael's resignation.

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