# Sir Ronald Watson — The Wrong Letter character guide

> Sir Ronald Watson in The Wrong Letter by Walter S. Masterman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sir Ronald Watson, Ronald Watson, Watson, Ronald, Sir Ronald

**First appearance:** 0001-the-wrong-letter

## Snapshot

The disinherited son who returns from South America to a father already dead, carrying a letter that names the killer and a will hidden behind the panelling.

## Who they are

Sir Ronald Watson was cut out of his father's will and sent abroad in disgrace, and he comes home to an inheritance of suspicion rather than estate. His father's letter, and the secret panel he alone knows how to open, hand him both a fortune and an accusation against the man who lured him to London. His honour, once pledged to silence, now makes him the story's reluctant key-holder to the truth.

## In the story

### [At the Vale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/iii-at-the-vale)

Mabel's brother, sent away after a quarrel; now the heir to the baronetcy; Mabel hopes to find him.

### [XV: The Crisis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xv-the-crisis)

Revealed to be the man previously known as Lewis; explains his actions on the day of the murder and his decision to hide.

### [XVI: The Criminal Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xvi-the-criminal-found)

Has gone for a drive with Collins, placing him in mortal danger.

### [XVII: The Wrong Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wrong_letter_se/chapters/xvii-the-wrong-letter)

Discovers his father's hidden will and letter; agrees to suppress the scandal.

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