# Leon Gonsalez — The Law of the Four Just Men character guide > Leon Gonsalez in The Law of the Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Gonsalez, the cheerful Leon, the calm Gonsalez, the complacent Leon, the adaptable Gonsalez, the agreeable Gonsalez, the practical Leon **First appearance:** 0001-the-law-of-the-four-just-men ## Snapshot A cheerful, adaptable vigilante who studies strangers the way other men study race cards, forever finding romance in charwomen and fascination in red-haired clerks. ## Who they are Leon moves through London in borrowed identities—a struck-off solicitor holding court in the Cow and Compasses, a patient observer at the back of the grandstand—collecting human specimens with the zeal of a naturalist. His warmth is genuine and his curiosity bottomless, which makes him the most approachable of the Four Just Men and also the most unsettling, since nothing human is ever alien to him. When a gambling debt, a distressed girl, and a young man's ruin cross his path, his sympathy and his instincts pull him toward the same quarry. ## Relationships ### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred) _friendship_ They are the core duo of the Four Just Men, bound by a shared mission of vigilante justice and deep mutual trust. ### [Spaghetti Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/spaghetti_jones) _professional_ Spaghetti Jones is a criminal informant or underworld contact who provides information to Gonsalez. ### [Jean Prothero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/jean_prothero) _romantic_ Jean Prothero is a love interest of Leon Gonsalez, with a relationship marked by danger and emotional intensity. ### [Margaret Vane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/margaret_vane) _romantic_ Margaret Vane is another romantic interest of Gonsalez, creating a complex emotional entanglement. ### [John Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/john_jones) _professional_ John Jones is an associate or operative who works alongside Gonsalez in the Four Just Men's activities. ### [Professor Tableman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/professor_tableman) _professional_ Professor Tableman is an expert or academic consulted by Gonsalez for specialized knowledge in their schemes. ### [Bash Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/bash_jones) _professional_ Bash Jones is a criminal contact or henchman who provides muscle or street-level assistance to Gonsalez. ### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred) _friendship_ They are the core duo of the Four Just Men, bound by a shared mission of vigilante justice and deep mutual trust. ### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred) _friendship_ They are the core duo of the Four Just Men, bound by a shared mission of vigilante justice and deep mutual trust. ### [Jean Prothero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/jean_prothero) _romantic_ Jean Prothero is a love interest of Leon Gonsalez, with a relationship marked by danger and emotional intensity. ### [John Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/john_jones) _professional_ John Jones is an associate or operative who works alongside Gonsalez in the Four Just Men's activities. ### [Bash Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/bash_jones) _professional_ Bash Jones is a criminal contact or henchman who provides muscle or street-level assistance to Gonsalez. ## In the story ### [The Law of the Four Just Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-law-of-the-four-just-men) A member of the Four Just Men, involved in their operations and discussions. ### [The Man Who Lived at Clapham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-lived-at-clapham) Accompanies Manfred to the trial; notes the judge's reference to the Four Just Men. ### [The Man with the Canine Teeth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-with-the-canine-teeth) Discusses murder as an accidental crime, identifies Stephen Tableman as a potential murderer based on his canine teeth, and investigates the professor's death. ### [The Man Who Died Twice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-died-twice) Uses physiognomy to identify Ballam as evil; discusses crime and plans to pose as a foreign artist to entrap Ballam. ### [The Man Who Hated Amelia Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-hated-amelia-jones) Receives a letter from Poiccart, discusses fingerprinting with Manfred, and becomes involved with Amelia Jones's plight, agreeing to help her. ### [The Man Who Was Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-was-happy) Descends from a motor-omnibus at Piccadilly Circus, aware he is being followed by Jean Prothero. He explains his theories on criminal baldness and color-blindness, and later disarms Lord Pertham, revealing his knowledge of Pertham's bigamy. ### [The Man Who Loved Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-loved-music) Investigates Homer Lynne by posing as a banjo soloist and meeting potential victims like Miss Lilah Hacker; plans to travel to South America. ### [The Man Who Was Plucked](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-was-plucked) Confronts Birn, destroys his securities, investigates the gambling ring, and saves John Eden. ### [The Man Who Would Not Speak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-would-not-speak) Observes Spaghetti Jones at the racecourse and later devises the sleep-deprivation method to break him. ### [The Man Who Was Acquitted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/chapters/the-man-who-was-acquitted) Discusses the case of Dr. Twenden with Manfred, arranges a prison visit, and ultimately executes Twenden. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters/leon_gonsalez - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_of_the_four_just_men_se/characters