# Jeffrey Westcott — The Place Called Dagon character guide > Jeffrey Westcott in The Place Called Dagon by Herbert Gorman. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Westcott, Jeff, Jeff Westcott, Jeffrey **First appearance:** 0001-the-place-called-dagon ## Snapshot A farmhouse-dwelling figure whose land borders the mystery, Jeffrey Westcott is the quiet neighbor whose name Dreeme learns to say with tightened lips. ## Who they are Westcott occupies the farm at the end of the path, a man whose property and person are bound up with the town's older, uglier business. Dreeme's approach to his land is shadowed by an ominous recognition, and the farmhouse itself is a hive of malevolence, books, and a sacrilegious altar. He is the human face of the will Dreeme must eventually confront, and the fire that consumes his house is the story's turning point. ## Relationships ### [Doctor Dreeme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/doctor_dreeme) _rivalry_ Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the town, each seeking to undermine the other. ### [Martha Westcott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/martha_westcott) _family_ Jeffrey and Martha are siblings, but their relationship is strained by Martha's involvement with Doctor Dreeme. ### [Humphrey Lathrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/humphrey_lathrop) _friendship_ Humphrey and Jeffrey are allies, working together to uncover Doctor Dreeme's secrets and protect Martha. ### [Deborah Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/deborah_morton) _friendship_ Deborah and Jeffrey share a wary friendship, both concerned about the people they care about being manipulated by Doctor Dreeme. ### [Doctor Dreeme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/doctor_dreeme) _rivalry_ Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the town, each seeking to undermine the other. ### [Doctor Dreeme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/doctor_dreeme) _rivalry_ Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the town, each seeking to undermine the other. ### [Humphrey Lathrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/humphrey_lathrop) _friendship_ Humphrey and Jeffrey are allies, working together to uncover Doctor Dreeme's secrets and protect Martha. ### [Martha Westcott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/martha_westcott) _family_ Jeffrey and Martha are siblings, but their relationship is strained by Martha's involvement with Doctor Dreeme. ### [Martha Westcott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/martha_westcott) _family_ Jeffrey and Martha are siblings, but their relationship is strained by Martha's involvement with Doctor Dreeme. ### [Deborah Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/deborah_morton) _friendship_ Deborah and Jeffrey share a wary friendship, both concerned about the people they care about being manipulated by Doctor Dreeme. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/i) The reclusive farmer who has reportedly shot himself and urgently requests Dreeme's help. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/ii) The injured man; has shot himself (as Dreeme learns) and is awaiting treatment. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/iii) Displays his extensive occult library, discusses his 'experiment' wound, and reveals his reclusive and mocking nature. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/ii) Westcott is portrayed as a cultured but unlikeable man with an oily menace and a barely-concealed cruelty, dominated by an unclean spirit. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/i) The 'awful man' who confronts Deborah in the library, his presence and the wax dolls with needles creating an atmosphere of dread. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/ii) Arrives with the coroner at the scene of Wagner's murder, staring coolly at the body. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/iv) Expounds his philosophy of the will, equating Satan with free will, and warns Dreeme to leave. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/ii) Martha's guardian, mentioned as having raised her and being a source of madness. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/viii) Suffering from a bullet wound; his condition and behavior reveal a troubled and secretive nature. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/ix) His actions and demeanor add to the suspicion surrounding the Westcott family and their involvement in the occult. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/i) Implied to be the orchestrator of the Esbat and the sacrifice, using the black book to control the valley. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/ii) Appears in Dreeme's fearful visions, standing over Deborah in a hypnotic trance. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/x) Leads the ceremony, invoking Asmodeus and calling for a sacrifice. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as the target of justice, his whereabouts unknown as his farmhouse burns. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters/jeffrey_westcott - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_place_called_dagon_se/characters