# Captain Morstan — The Sign of the Four character guide

> Captain Morstan in The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Morstan

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-statement-of-the-case

## Snapshot

Mary Morstan's long-lost father, an Indian Army officer whose unexplained disappearance left his daughter with nothing but a mystery.

## Who they are

Morstan vanished years before the story opens, leaving his daughter Mary alone in London and a chain of unanswered questions behind him. His connection to Major Sholto and the Agra treasure is the thread that pulls Holmes, Watson, and Mary into the case. Every clue about his fate sharpens both the mystery and the quiet grief that shadows Mary's composure.

## In the story

### [II: The Statement of the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sign_of_the_four_se/chapters/ii-the-statement-of-the-case)

Miss Morstan's father, who disappeared on December 3, 1878, after returning from India.

### [In Quest of a Solution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sign_of_the_four_se/chapters/iii-in-quest-of-a-solution)

Mentioned as having disappeared; his daughter's annual gifts began after Major Sholto's death.

### [IV: The Story of the Bald-Headed Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sign_of_the_four_se/chapters/iv-the-story-of-the-bald-headed-man)

Deceased; died in Major Sholto's house during a quarrel over the treasure.

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