# Perrichet — At the Villa Rose character guide

> Perrichet in At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. Mason.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the intelligent Perrichet

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-perrichet-s-story

## Who they are

A self-deprecating village policeman whose careful night patrol around the Villa Rose catches the opened gate, the shifted light, and the unlatched shutter that betray a crime.

## In the story

### [III: Perrichet's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/iii-perrichet-s-story)

Relates his detailed account of the night's events, including the open gate, the light in the upper room, and the discovery of Mme. Dauvray's body.

### [V: In the Salon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/v-in-the-salon)

Confirms the time Celia was changing her dress.

### [VII: A Startling Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/vii-a-startling-discovery)

Assists Hanaud by fetching a bag for the jewels and is sworn to secrecy.

### [The Captain of the Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/viii-the-captain-of-the-ship)

Reports that Célie bought cord alone and that she and Mme. Dauvray were seen without another woman.

### [IX: Mme. Dauvray's Motorcar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/ix-mme-dauvray-s-motorcar)

Mortified after realizing he saw the car at dawn but did not stop it; recalls the driver's talc mask and blue coat.

### [XXI: Hanaud Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xxi-hanaud-explains)

His unexpected entry into the garden caused the murderers to flee in haste.

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