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Superintendent Falmouth

The superintendent whose pursuit of the Four Just Men is complicated by a masked witness who calmly claims equal guilt and equal purpose.

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Also known as Mr. Falmouth, Inspector Falmouth

First appearance: I: The Red Hundred

As a supporting figure in The Council of Justice, Superintendent Falmouth is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Detective-Superintendent from Scotland Yard who writes to the assistant-commissioner about the Red Hundred congress and later enters the hall.

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Falmouth is the official face of the law closing in on the Four, yet the trial he helps steer produces a stranger in a half mask who testifies that the Four's judgments were 'animated with a high sense of duty to mankind.' The superintendent's problem is not catching his quarry but the uncomfortable fact that their methods keep finding defenders in open court. His pursuit matters because it forces the book's central question — whether justice can be outsourced — into the dock.

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Red Hundred and Investigators
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Accused, Officials, and Anarchists
Journalists and Informants

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Superintendent Falmouth appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I: The Red Hundred
Detective-Superintendent from Scotland Yard who writes to the assistant-commissioner about the Red Hundred congress and later enters the hall.
The Fourth Man
Leads the police raid and identification process at Phoenix Hall; later faces reporters' questions about the Four Just Men.
VII: The Government and Mr. Jessen
Investigates the Carlby Mansions tragedy, discusses the case with the Prince of the Escorial, and later reveals Jessen's government role to Charles Garret.
An Incident in the Fight
Police superintendent overseeing security at the Auditorium, discovers the dead anarchist in the prince's box.
IX: The Four vs. the Hundred
Dines with the commissioner, receives news of the executions, and pursues Von Dunop, only to find him dead.
X: The Trial
Reports on the departure of Red Hundred members from London and discusses the capture of Jessen with the Commissioner.
XI: Manfred
Arrives to arrest Manfred, correcting him that he is Superintendent, not Inspector.
In Wandsworth Jail
Visits Manfred in jail; conflicted about the arrest but hopes to capture the other Four Just Men.
XIII: The “Rational Faithers”
Discovers the false-bottomed portmanteau and the prison plans; reports to the Commissioner; visits Manfred in prison.

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See Superintendent Falmouth in I: The Red Hundred