# Inspector Roberts — The Pothunters character guide

> Inspector Roberts in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Roberts, Mr. Roberts

**First appearance:** 0010-ix-enter-the-sleuthhound

## Snapshot

A Scotland Yard detective whose mild manner and wandering anecdotes conceal a sharp eye for the amateur clumsiness behind the Pavilion burglary.

## Who they are

Roberts arrives at St. Austin's to investigate the stolen cups and immediately unsettles the Head's tidy theories, pointing out the ragged pane, the chisel, the tell-tale lack of professional polish. He is unhurried, fond of illustrative digressions about evidence and alibis, and quietly confident that the culprit is a local amateur rather than a practised burglar. His patient method matters because it turns the case away from the obvious suspect and toward the truth.

## In the story

### [Enter the Sleuthhound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/ix-enter-the-sleuthhound)

Detective from Scotland Yard investigating the cup theft; meets Barrett on the road.

### [X: Mr. Thompson Investigates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/x-mr-thompson-investigates)

Scotland Yard detective called in to investigate the burglary; he examines the scene and shares his deductions with Mr. Thompson.

### [Mr. Roberts Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xv-mr-roberts-explains)

Explains his investigation, identifies Stokes as the thief, and advises against prosecution.

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