Four Just Men

In the fog-choked streets of Edwardian London, a shadow government operates beyond the law. Four men with no names, only a reputation, have carved out their own justice system: they punish the guilty who escape through legal loopholes, and they always deliver the final sentence. When Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon proposes the Alien Extradition Bill, the Four Just Men see it as a threat to their work. Their warning arrives in his private study: redact the bill, or be removed. What follows is a tense cat-and-mouse game between these mysterious vigilantes and Scotland Yard, played out in the feverish pages of the evening papers. Edgar Wallace, the master of the early thriller, builds mounting dread through quick scenes and sharp dialogue, capturing a London where anyone might be a spy, anyone might be a target. The question is not whether the Four Just Men will strike, but whether the law can reach them first.