# Welby — The Four Just Men character guide

> Welby in The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-a-newspaper-story

## Snapshot

Welby is the young, eager detective under Falmouth who reads Gaboriau and Conan Doyle, searching for cigar ash and half-sovereigns while the Four Just Men run circles around Scotland Yard.

## Who they are

Welby works the case alongside Falmouth and the newspaper editor, bringing Holmesian enthusiasm to crime scenes where the real clues refuse to cooperate. He is earnest, slightly defensive about his reading habits, and painfully aware that the department has already been embarrassed by the Four. His dogged, sometimes comic diligence shows how ordinary police work fares against adversaries who seem to have stepped out of fiction.

## Relationships

### [Miguel Thery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/miguel_thery)

_professional_

Welby is a servant or employee who interacts with Thery during the plot.

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_professional_

Welby is a contact or employee who assists Manfred in carrying out the group's plans.

### [Miguel Thery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/miguel_thery)

_professional_

Welby is a servant or employee who interacts with Thery during the plot.

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_professional_

Welby is a contact or employee who assists Manfred in carrying out the group's plans.

## In the story

### [VI: The Outrage at the Megaphone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/vi-the-outrage-at-the-megaphone)

The foreign editor who discusses the situation with the editor, expresses belief that the Four mean business, and later assists in the confrontation.

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