The Four Just Men · Character

Miguel Thery

A scarred Spaniard who speaks no English, registered in the Bureau of Public Affairs and hunted across two countries as the identifiable face of the Four Just Men.

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Also known as Thery, one Thery

First appearance: I: Thery's Trade

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Reluctant recruit; a criminal with a trade useful to the Four Just Men.

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Thery is the one member of the quartet whose record the police can actually read: a thickset Spaniard from Jerez, aliases Saimont and Le Chico, a white scar on his cheek and an old knife wound on his body, circulated in a reward notice that sends cables humming from Madrid to London. Ill at ease among his cultivated companions at the Café of the Nations, he pinches his cheeks and fingers his scar like a man who knows he is the weak link. Because he is the only one the authorities can name, he becomes the pressure point of the investigation—and the measure of how close the hunters are getting to the rest.

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Friendship
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Criminal and police network
Legal, anarchist, and foreign agents
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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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George Manfred
friendship · positive
Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their… How this plays out →
Leon Gonsalez
friendship · positive
Poiccart
friendship · positive
Sir Philip Ramon
rivalry · negative
Welby
professional · ambivalent
George Manfred
friendship · positive
Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their… How this plays out →
Leon Gonsalez
friendship · positive
Poiccart
friendship · positive
Welby
professional · ambivalent
George Manfred
friendship · positive
Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their… How this plays out →
Sir Philip Ramon
rivalry · negative
Leon Gonsalez
friendship · positive

George Manfred
Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their vigilante missions.
Leon Gonsalez
Gonsalez and Thery are comrades in the Four Just Men, working together with mutual trust.
Poiccart
Thery and Poiccart are fellow members of the Four Just Men, united in their vigilante cause.
Sir Philip Ramon
Thery is one of the Four Just Men targeting Sir Philip Ramon for execution.
Welby
Welby is a servant or employee who interacts with Thery during the plot.
George Manfred
Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their vigilante missions.
Leon Gonsalez
Gonsalez and Thery are comrades in the Four Just Men, working together with mutual trust.
Poiccart
Thery and Poiccart are fellow members of the Four Just Men, united in their vigilante cause.
Welby
Welby is a servant or employee who interacts with Thery during the plot.
George Manfred
Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their vigilante missions.
Sir Philip Ramon
Thery is one of the Four Just Men targeting Sir Philip Ramon for execution.
Leon Gonsalez
Gonsalez and Thery are comrades in the Four Just Men, working together with mutual trust.

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Miguel Thery appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I: Thery's Trade
Reluctant recruit; a criminal with a trade useful to the Four Just Men.
Preparations
Restless and suspicious, Thery questions his captivity and role, demanding to know who the men are and why they keep him prisoner.
VI: The Outrage at the Megaphone
Visits the Megaphone office, identifies himself as one of the Four Just Men, but is later revealed to have been tempted by the reward offer and free pardon.
VII: The Clues
Subdued and sullen, he is brought back to the group; he takes charge of the laboratory work, directing the others in the preparation of the method of killing.
The Messenger of the Four
Mentioned as having been recaptured by the Four and as the source of the article in the Megaphone.
A Newspaper Cutting
Found dead on Romney Marshes with a stain on his palm similar to Sir Philip's; his body is discussed during the inquest.
Conclusion
Mentioned as the one who bungled the electrocution and paid the penalty.

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