# M. Lecoq — File No. 113 character guide

> M. Lecoq in File No. 113 by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lecoq, the official Lecoq

**First appearance:** 0011-xii-the-drama

## Snapshot

A celebrated detective of the corps whose quiet authority in the interrogation room marks him as the man the case will ultimately have to answer to.

## Who they are

Lecoq arrives at Prosper's examination with the deference of subordinates trailing him and the calm of a man who has seen every variety of guilt. He waves aside the searchers who want to strip the prisoner's boots, ends the formalities with a word, and leaves Prosper to a cell he wrongly believes is private. Behind the official procedure stands a professional eye that misses nothing, and his presence signals that the theft at Fauvel's bank has graduated from a household scandal into a case the whole Paris police force is watching.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/vi)

Directs Fanferlot's actions, reveals his deep involvement in the case, and transforms his appearance to remain unrecognized.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xxv)

Reveals his true identity as the detective Lecoq, having previously disguised himself as Verduret and Caldas.

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