# Mr. Edward Blackton — The Third Round character guide

> Mr. Edward Blackton in The Third Round by H. C. McNeile.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Blackton, Edward Blackton, Ted

**First appearance:** 0000-i-in-which-the-metropolitan-diamond-syndicate-holds-converse-with-mr-edward-blackton

## Snapshot

A professional operator who changes faces with his passport, summons diamond magnates like schoolboys, and treats the syndicate that hired him as patients rather than employers.

## Who they are

Blackton arrives unannounced among the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate's directors and coolly announces that the anonymous threatening letter to Professor Goodman must have come from someone in the room, watching Lewisham's telltale start with satisfaction. Sir Raymond fears him the way a boy fears the headmaster, and the syndicate's assumption that he is merely their paid servant is exactly the misreading he encourages. His private plans for Goodman's process are the hinge on which the whole conspiracy turns.

## Relationships

### [Sir Raymond Blantyre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/sir_raymond_blantyre)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton appears to be in a professional relationship with Sir Raymond Blantyre, possibly as an employee or associate.

### [Mr. Lewisham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/mr_lewisham)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton and Mr. Lewisham have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues in the criminal scheme.

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Hugh Drummond and Mr. Edward Blackton are adversaries, with Blackton involved in the criminal plot Drummond fights.

### [Professor Goodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/professor_goodman)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton and Professor Goodman work together in the criminal enterprise, sharing goals and methods.

### [Sir Raymond Blantyre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/sir_raymond_blantyre)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton appears to be in a professional relationship with Sir Raymond Blantyre, possibly as an employee or associate.

### [Mr. Lewisham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/mr_lewisham)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton and Mr. Lewisham have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues in the criminal scheme.

### [Professor Goodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/professor_goodman)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton and Professor Goodman work together in the criminal enterprise, sharing goals and methods.

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Hugh Drummond and Mr. Edward Blackton are adversaries, with Blackton involved in the criminal plot Drummond fights.

### [Sir Raymond Blantyre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/sir_raymond_blantyre)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton appears to be in a professional relationship with Sir Raymond Blantyre, possibly as an employee or associate.

### [Professor Goodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/professor_goodman)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton and Professor Goodman work together in the criminal enterprise, sharing goals and methods.

### [Mr. Lewisham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/mr_lewisham)

_professional_

Mr. Edward Blackton and Mr. Lewisham have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues in the criminal scheme.

### [Hugh Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/characters/hugh_drummond)

_rivalry_

Hugh Drummond and Mr. Edward Blackton are adversaries, with Blackton involved in the criminal plot Drummond fights.

## In the story

### [In Which the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate Holds Converse with Mr. Edward Blackton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/chapters/i-in-which-the-metropolitan-diamond-syndicate-holds-converse-with-mr-edward-blackton)

The central figure, a master of deception and manipulation, who is approached by the Syndicate to eliminate Professor Goodman. He maintains a calm, calculating demeanor and keeps a private dossier on wealthy individuals.

### [III: In Which Strange Things Happen in Professor Goodman’s Laboratory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/chapters/iii-in-which-strange-things-happen-in-professor-goodman-s-laboratory)

The orchestrator, manipulating the Syndicate and planning Lewisham's murder as a substitute for Goodman.

### [IV: In Which Mr. William Robinson Arrives at His Country Seat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/chapters/iv-in-which-mr-william-robinson-arrives-at-his-country-seat)

Receives the final payment from the syndicate and prepares to leave London, reflecting on the success of his plan and the loose end of Mr. Lewisham.

### [VII: In Which Drummond Takes a Telephone Call and Regrets It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/chapters/vii-in-which-drummond-takes-a-telephone-call-and-regrets-it)

Discussed as the possible mastermind behind the events; Drummond suspects he may be the Comte de Guy, but proves the man he met was not him.

### [XII: In Which He Samples Mr. Blackton’s Napoleon Brandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_third_round_se/chapters/xii-in-which-he-samples-mr-blackton-s-napoleon-brandy)

Arrives in Montreux believing his plot has succeeded. He is cornered by Drummond and forced to accept a fight to the death, handing over the last copy of the professor's notes.

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