Also called "Lord Turpin" by some. Gaunt, severe, pale, meticulously formal but faintly unkempt. Tall, grey-haired, dark-eyed, big nose, long-fingered, nasty-nailed, and dressed like a severe Victorian undertaker/judge. Profession/daily life: He is a senior judge/public official in London, with considerable social and legal power. His public persona is that of a dignified guardian of morality and justice. In practice, he uses his authority to manipulate people, punish those who displease him, and protect his own interests. His right-hand man is Beadle Bamford, who helps him carry out his schemes. Personality: Authoritarian, hypocritical, controlling, repressed, and deeply self-righteous. He genuinely sees himself as a respectable man of morality and law, while routinely abusing both. He has a nasty streak beneath a very controlled exterior. He’s also obsessive: once he decides he wants something—or someone—he treats it as his right to possess it. He's extremely obsessive and posessive when in love.