As Volume 3 starts off, Caleb has just escaped from jail, where he hides until his pursuers have passed him. He then enters a forest, and encounters a group of men. Desperate for refreshment, he asks them for help but they turn out to be thieves and one of them, Gines, wounds him and leaves him for dead after taking his outer clothing. A short time later, he is saved by a man who takes him to his residence. Caleb then discovers his rescuer is actually the captain of the group of thieves. Because Gines was so cruel and brutal, the captain, Raymond, proposes that he be kicked out of the group and it is successful and Caleb can stay and recover with them.

Later, a member of the group called Larkins brings in a notice that shows that Caleb can be turned in for a hundred guineas to the captain. The captain, now named Mr. Raymond, defends Caleb in front of the entire group. Raymond speaks about Caleb’s past and how that they would never give him up. The appearance of the wanted note causes Caleb to think about how he thought that Falkland’s persecution was unwilling because he was a man of honor, but now Falkland is not content with making him a wanted man but wanted him to be hunted even now. Sometime later, a ferocious lady who manages the residence attacks Caleb, but Caleb is able to repel her attack. She alludes that he will be captured within 24 hours, so Caleb disguises himself as a beggar and leaves the compromised residence.

Learning that the entire country seems to be looking for him, Caleb decides to leave to Ireland. Before the boat can get far, officers stop the boat and arrest Caleb. However during the trial, the officers discover that Caleb is an Englishman and too tall to be the criminal they are looking for. Caleb is still found to be suspicious, so he is to be taken to the capital, Warwick. Caleb bribes the guards with what little money he had for freedom. Taken out of the city for a bit then released, he then curses “the whole system of human existence.” Disguising himself as a farmer, he then travels to London.

Upon arriving and resting, he then changes his disguise to a Jew. Deciding to procure a lodging to permanently stay and is determined to endure his situation. Thinking about how to provide for himself, he decides to be a writer. Using a woman living on the same floor as his agent, Ms. Marney, he tries to submit poetry for money but is rejected due to their policy to give nothing for poeticial compositions. Writing a paper then a tale, then translating, he then starts to make a life for himself.

Meanwhile Gines, the thief who was expelled from the thieves group, returns to a lawful profession but vowed to take revenge on Caleb upon finding out who he was. Gines tracks Caleb to London, but can not find him. Gines then visits a brother, who happens to be the head workman of a printing-office. Upon finding out that some submissions were from a mysterious man, Gines tracks Marney but she discovers him and leads him in the opposite direction of Caleb, who by then disguises himself anew.

Caleb’s new disguise was the “very picture” of the young son of Mr. Spurrel, another neighbor, and so was able to work for him to get money and live with him. Eventually a newspaper detailing Caleb’s situation and exposing his previous disguises starts to be sold in London. The public was warned to be watchful of recluse and solitary people and Marney had been sent to prison due to not reporting Caleb. Upon arriving home, he discovers that Spurrel was not home and at midnight, Spurrel brings home Gines. It is then revealed that Spurrel has sold out Caleb for the hundred guineas reward money and Caleb is forced to leave with Gines.

Spending the night in prison in Bow-street, he then discloses that the actual guilty one was Falkland and not himself, but is rejected by the magistrate and is sent back to the very jail that he escaped from a few months ago. Yet again he contemplated suicide, but resolves to die fighting. Upon the trial, no one that accused him shows up and so his case was thrown out and Caleb is released. In shock of the events, Caleb leaves the town but is then kidnapped by Gines, who blindfolds and gags him and bring him to a room in an inn where he is freed from the restraints. To Caleb’s surprise, Falkland enters the room looking haggard, looking like a skeleton instead of a lively individual.

Falkland then explains that all he was doing was to preserve Caleb’s life, and that except for the murder of Tyrell and the Hawkinses his entire life was benevolent. However due to Caleb attempted to disclose his secret murder, Falkland will never forgive Caleb. But to protect his own public reputation, he asks Caleb to sign a paper declaring his accusation against Falkland in Bow-street is false. Caleb however refuses to sacrifice himself to Falkland’s “mad and misguided love of fame” and Falkland leaves the room. Leaving the inn, no one stops Caleb until he encounters Thomas, Falkland’s servant. Thomas is firmly on Falkland’s side, but gives Caleb 20 pounds due to Falkland’s order.

Caleb then leaves for a market-town in Wales, and starts to gain hope that he could live out his life but it turns out that Falkland has employed Gines to follow Caleb around, destroying Caleb’s reputation so that he can not stay long in one place. Caleb then continues to move around from town to town and lives there, before Gines shows up and he moves on. Gines later shows up and tells him that he is not allowed to leave otherwise he will become an actual prisoner.

Caleb then details his journey and his injustices and gives them to Collins to preserve them from Falkland. Afterwards, he travels back to the town where Farkland resides and convinces the magistrate to investigate and call in Falkland. Eventually Falkland comes and Caleb tells his entire story to the magistrate. Falkland then confesses, and dies 3 days later. Caleb then explains how this entire story was so that readers could get a full picture of the story and not a half-told and mangled tale.

William Godwin’s “Essay on Sepulchres” details his proposal to use a simple white cross of wood to mark the grave of the illustrious dead. He brings up the question of who shall be marked as worthy, and says that as long as the tomb can “awaken some sentiment” and has some history associated is worthy. He is relying heavily on human nature that the truly worthy people will be remembered forever while others will eventually be forgotten to just a name.

Goodwind’s idea that truly worthy people will be remembered forever ties heavily to Caleb Williams, in that Falkland is trying his best to leave the best impression of himself to others no matter what. Upon confessing, Falkland states that his name will forever be infamous, while Caleb’s name will be forever admired.

Discussion Questions:
*Is it important to hear both sides of the story? Or can a person’s influence make it ok to only hear one side of a story?
*Should Caleb have agreed to Falkner’s proposal to ruin his own name for Falkner’s fame?
*How do you think the criteria should be set to determine if someone is worthy or not?