Lucas (The A.B.C. Murders)

In the novel The A.B.C. Murders, Lucas is a barrister and the defending counsel, acting for Alexander Bonaparte Cust in his trial for the "ABC murders". Poirot found it unusual for the defence to be offered at the police court stage. He thought it was more common for prisoners to reserve their defence. Commenting on this, Chief Inspector Japp said that Lucas was a young man who "wants to hit the public eye". "He goes in for originality." Lucas probably thought he had a good chance with Cust because he had a strong alibi for the murder at Bexhill. Japp noted that he probably did not know how strong the prosecution case was.