Marston Greyle

Richard Copplestone

Marston Greyle becomes a reluctant ally to Richard, sharing a common goal to uncover the truth about his missing brother.

Audrey Greyle

Audrey and Marston are siblings, bound by family loyalty and a shared burden of their brother's disappearance.

Mr. Gilling

Marston Greyle and Mr. Gilling work together as client and solicitor, managing the Greyle family's legal affairs.

Bassett Oliver

Bassett Oliver and Marston Greyle are allies in the search for Valentine, sharing information and mutual concern.

Peter Chatfield

Marston Greyle distrusts Peter Chatfield, viewing him as a threat to his family and a likely villain in his brother's disappearance.

Squire Greyle

Marston and Squire Greyle are father and son, with the squire being the aging patriarch of the troubled Greyle family.

Richard Copplestone

Marston Greyle becomes a reluctant ally to Richard, sharing a common goal to uncover the truth about his missing brother.

Mr. Gilling

Marston Greyle and Mr. Gilling work together as client and solicitor, managing the Greyle family's legal affairs.

Audrey Greyle

Audrey and Marston are siblings, bound by family loyalty and a shared burden of their brother's disappearance.

Squire Greyle

Marston and Squire Greyle are father and son, with the squire being the aging patriarch of the troubled Greyle family.

Richard Copplestone

Marston Greyle becomes a reluctant ally to Richard, sharing a common goal to uncover the truth about his missing brother.

Audrey Greyle

Audrey and Marston are siblings, bound by family loyalty and a shared burden of their brother's disappearance.

III: The Man Who Knew Something

Appears from a garden gate; speaks with an American accent; claims no knowledge of Oliver's whereabouts; is the Squire of Scarhaven Keep.

The Estate Agent

The wealthy Squire of Scarhaven; his strained relationship with his cousin Audrey is noted by Copplestone.

The Greyle History

Discussed as the new Squire, a stranger to Scarhaven, who reportedly wants to marry his cousin Audrey but is disliked by her and her mother; also referenced as possibly having met Oliver in America.

Right of Way

Discussed as being under Chatfield's thumb; not present in the chapter.

Hobkin's Hole

Identified by Spurge as the man who left the ruins shortly after Oliver entered, looking dazed and in a hurry.

The Invalid Curate

Mentioned as the man Spurge saw leaving the Keep after Oliver entered; under suspicion.

Beneath the Brambles

Nervous and pale, he leads the party to the body and explains the accident theory; defers to Chatfield's suggestion about the location.

XII: Good Men and True

Arrives late at the inquest, denies Spurge's allegations under oath, and refuses to answer further questions about his time in America.

Mr. Dennie

The present Squire; his handwriting is compared to the American letters and found different.

By Private Treaty

The man currently at Scarhaven Keep is suspected of being an impostor; his offer to sell the estate by private treaty is revealed.

The Cablegram from New York

Offered to sell Scarhaven to Lord Altmore; evades Swallow's surveillance in London and visits the Fragonard Club.

In Touch with the Missing

The real heir to Scarhaven; arrived in Falmouth on October 5, 1912, but was seriously ill with myocarditis.

The Old Playbill

Believed to be dead; possibly died in Bristol under Chatfield's care.

The Lie on the Tombstone

Confirmed dead; his body was buried under the name Mark Grey after being brought to Bristol by Chatfield.

The Steam Yacht

Revealed as an impostor; the real Marston Greyle died in Bristol; the impostor is stripping the hall and preparing to flee.