# Peter Chatfield — Scarhaven Keep character guide > Peter Chatfield in Scarhaven Keep by J. S. Fletcher. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Chatfield, Chatfield, Master Chatfield **First appearance:** 0003-iv-the-estate-agent ## Snapshot The estate agent who runs Scarhaven in all but name, a sly, watchful old man whose grip on the Greyle family hides something he will not let anyone touch. ## Who they are Chatfield is the real power at Scarhaven Keep; the nominal Squire defers to him, and he guards the ruins with locks, bolts, and hired men. He hates Audrey Greyle and warns her off with a bully's pleasure, sensing in Copplestone a spy. His smooth, ready lies — and his eerie calm when confronted with the dead man at Bristol — mark him as the story's most dangerous keeper of secrets. ## Relationships ### [Richard Copplestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/richard_copplestone) _rivalry_ Peter Chatfield is a manipulative antagonist who opposes Richard's investigation and seeks to protect his own secrets. ### [Audrey Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/audrey_greyle) _psychological_ Audrey is caught in Peter's web of control and deceit, as he manipulates her family's affairs and her own fate. ### [Guy Vickers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/guy_vickers) _professional_ Guy Vickers is a lawyer and close associate of Peter Chatfield, often carrying out his shady legal and personal schemes. ### [Marston Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/marston_greyle) _rivalry_ Marston Greyle distrusts Peter Chatfield, viewing him as a threat to his family and a likely villain in his brother's disappearance. ### [Richard Copplestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/richard_copplestone) _rivalry_ Peter Chatfield is a manipulative antagonist who opposes Richard's investigation and seeks to protect his own secrets. ### [Guy Vickers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/guy_vickers) _professional_ Guy Vickers is a lawyer and close associate of Peter Chatfield, often carrying out his shady legal and personal schemes. ### [Audrey Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/audrey_greyle) _psychological_ Audrey is caught in Peter's web of control and deceit, as he manipulates her family's affairs and her own fate. ### [Audrey Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/audrey_greyle) _psychological_ Audrey is caught in Peter's web of control and deceit, as he manipulates her family's affairs and her own fate. ### [Guy Vickers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/guy_vickers) _professional_ Guy Vickers is a lawyer and close associate of Peter Chatfield, often carrying out his shady legal and personal schemes. ### [Marston Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/marston_greyle) _rivalry_ Marston Greyle distrusts Peter Chatfield, viewing him as a threat to his family and a likely villain in his brother's disappearance. ### [Richard Copplestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/richard_copplestone) _rivalry_ Peter Chatfield is a manipulative antagonist who opposes Richard's investigation and seeks to protect his own secrets. ### [Marston Greyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/marston_greyle) _rivalry_ Marston Greyle distrusts Peter Chatfield, viewing him as a threat to his family and a likely villain in his brother's disappearance. ## In the story ### [The Estate Agent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/iv-the-estate-agent) The estate agent, known locally as 'Peeping Peter,' arrives at the inn seeking to speak with Copplestone about the affair. ### [The Greyle History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/v-the-greyle-history) Visits Copplestone under the pretense of offering help in the investigation, but is actually fishing for information; he mentions rumors that Oliver claimed to know Marston Greyle in America. ### [The Leading Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/vi-the-leading-lady) Mentioned as having visited Copplestone earlier; Addie claims he told her nothing of the visit. ### [Left on Guard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/vii-left-on-guard) Confiscates Audrey's key to the Keep and declares it closed until further notice. ### [Right of Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/viii-right-of-way) Confronts Audrey and Copplestone at the Keep, asserts his authority, and is threatened by Copplestone. ### [Hobkin's Hole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/ix-hobkin-s-hole) His oaken staff is carried by Copplestone for defense. ### [Beneath the Brambles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xi-beneath-the-brambles) Guards the door with a cudgel; suggested the body might be under the green stuff; remains outside during the examination. ### [XII: Good Men and True](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xii-good-men-and-true) Seen in conversation with the coroner and Greyle's solicitor before the inquest. ### [By Private Treaty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xiv-by-private-treaty) Mentioned as having introduced the Squire to the community and as a vindictive man who could evict the Greyles. ### [In Touch with the Missing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xvi-in-touch-with-the-missing) Discovered to have met the real Marston Greyle at Falmouth in October 1912; his signature appears in the hotel register. ### [The Old Playbill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xvii-the-old-playbill) Suspected of bringing Marston Greyle to Bristol; seen by Montmorency meeting Addie at the theatre. ### [The Lie on the Tombstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xviii-the-lie-on-the-tombstone) Implied to have orchestrated the burial of the real Marston Greyle under a false name and to have conspired with an impostor. ### [The Steam Yacht](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xix-the-steam-yacht) Has fled Scarhaven; implicated in the imposture and the removal of valuables. ### [Marooned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xxi-marooned) Found on the beach in distress, wrapped in an ulster; mutters about being robbed and vows revenge; wanders off at daybreak. ### [The Old Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xxii-the-old-hand) Proposes a truce and a deal with Audrey, offering his help in exchange for a pension. Remains evasive about his knowledge of Marston Greyle's death. ### [The Yacht Comes Back](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xxiii-the-yacht-comes-back) Terrified as the yacht returns; confesses to hiding the gold and replacing it with lead, and is captured by the yacht's crew. ### [The Torpedo-Boat Destroyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xxiv-the-torpedo-boat-destroyer) Captured by the yacht's crew and taken away to be forced to reveal the location of the real chests. ### [The Reaver's Glen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xxvi-the-reaver-s-glen) Subject of Spurge's report; observed burying nine heavy boxes at night in the Reaver's Glen and has not returned. ### [XXXI: Ambassadress Extraordinary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/chapters/xxxi-ambassadress-extraordinary) Seen months later living comfortably in a village, having escaped punishment. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters/peter_chatfield - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scarhaven_keep_se/characters