# Gerald Wade — The Seven Dials Mystery character guide

> Gerald Wade in The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Wade, Wade, Gerry Wade, Gerry, Gerald Wade, old Gerald

**First appearance:** 0000-i-on-early-rising

## Who they are

The amiable young Foreign Office idler whose death by chloral — after eight alarm clocks — turns a country-house prank into something far darker.

## Relationships

### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent)

_friendship_

Bundle is acquainted with Gerald Wade, whose mysterious death sets the story in motion.

### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger)

_friendship_

Gerald Wade and Jimmy Thesiger were friends, with Gerald's death deeply affecting Jimmy.

### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent)

_friendship_

Bundle is acquainted with Gerald Wade, whose mysterious death sets the story in motion.

### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger)

_friendship_

Gerald Wade and Jimmy Thesiger were friends, with Gerald's death deeply affecting Jimmy.

### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent)

_friendship_

Bundle is acquainted with Gerald Wade, whose mysterious death sets the story in motion.

## In the story

### [I: On Early Rising](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/i-on-early-rising)

The perpetually late-sleeping guest; he is detained at breakfast by Lady Coote while the others buy alarm clocks.

### [Concerning Alarm Clocks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/ii-concerning-alarm-clocks)

The target of the alarm clock prank; plays bridge with Lady Coote and Sir Oswald, then goes to bed.

### [III: The Joke That Failed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/iii-the-joke-that-failed)

Deceased; found dead from an overdose of chloral; his alarm clocks are noted to be one short.

### [A Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/iv-a-letter)

Deceased; his unfinished letter to Loraine Wade is discovered by Bundle, revealing he felt fit but sleepy and warned her about the 'Seven Dials business.'

### [Seven Dials Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/vi-seven-dials-again)

Referenced in connection with his letter mentioning Seven Dials and his relationship with Loraine Wade.

### [VII: Bundle Pays a Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/vii-bundle-pays-a-call)

Gerry is deceased; Loraine expresses her belief that he did not die naturally and that his death is linked to the 'Seven Dials'.

### [Visitors for Jimmy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/viii-visitors-for-jimmy)

Referenced through his letter and Loraine's memory; suspected a secret society and warned Loraine to forget his words.

### [Plans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/ix-plans)

Posthumously revealed as a secret service agent who was in Germany during the war.

### [The Meeting of the Seven Dials](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xiv-the-meeting-of-the-seven-dials)

Mentioned as having written a letter that mentions the Seven Dials organization, found by Bundle.

### [XVIII: Jimmy’s Adventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xviii-jimmy-s-adventures)

Mentioned in connection with the ticking clocks and his mysterious death, which haunts Jimmy during his vigil.

### [Bundle Is Dumbfounded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxxii-bundle-is-dumbfounded)

Posthumously revealed as the original No. 1 and founder of the amateur group.

### [Battle Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxxiii-battle-explains)

Mentioned as the first victim, poisoned by Jimmy Thesiger after discovering the truth.

## Links

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