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Spaghetti Jones

A flashy racecourse tough in a green-and-white bow tie who slashes a man's face with a penknife and calls him a naughty boy.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Spaghetti Jones, Mr. Jones, Jones, Spaghetti

First appearance: the man who lived at clapham

As a supporting figure in The Law of the Four Just Men, Spaghetti Jones is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A flamboyant blackmailer and suspected leader of a Black Hand organization; subjected to sleep deprivation until he reveals the boy's location.
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Jones dresses like a music-hall idea of a gentleman—diamond rings, cable chain, violently yellow boots—and enforces his will over a ring of frightened men with a manicurist's calm. His violence is casual and precise, delivered mid-sentence while he studies his nails, and Leon watches the whole performance from a nearby seat with the thrill of a collector finding a rare specimen. He is the kind of criminal the Four understand instinctively: petty, brutal, and utterly certain of his own importance.

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14 connections

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JSJeffrey StorrMAMantegazzaSSSeñor SantiagoLGLeon GonsalezGMGeorge ManfredSJSpaghetti Jones

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  • Professional
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Character groups

  • Noble and Criminal Entanglements
  • Minor and Supporting Cast
  • Protagonist
  • Core Vigilante Circle

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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