VI
The magistrate M. d'Escorval praises the investigation, adopts the report's hypothesis, and overawes Lecoq with his imperious tone.
VIII
The magistrate who examined the prisoner; has broken his leg and will be absent for weeks.
XXIV
Discussed as the magistrate who faked a broken leg to avoid investigating his enemy, May.
XXV
His biography is read; he was condemned to death by the military commission presided over by the Duc de Sairmeuse's father.
I
Mentioned as a potential advisor, but noted to be under police surveillance and of little account.
II
Mentioned as the father of Maurice and the owner of a red brick mansion; sends his son to warn Lacheneur.
V
Anxiously awaits his son's return; offers friendship and support to Lacheneur after his ruin.
VI
Maurice's father; he approves his son's marriage proposal and reflects on the cowardice of the villagers.
XIV
Target of a proposal to exile him; Martial defends him, calling him a man of honesty and justice.
XV
Summons a physician, learns of Maurice's ordeal, and resolves to confront Lacheneur.
Chapter XVI
Visits Lacheneur to plead for Maurice and Marie-Anne, grows suspicious of Lacheneur's feigned reconciliation, and receives a cryptic warning from Martial.
XVIII
Visits Lacheneur to plead for Maurice, but is rejected; he suspects a conspiracy and warns Maurice.
XIX
Alarmed by his son's absences, he goes with Abbé Midon to the Reche on March 4th and witnesses Lacheneur's incendiary signal.
Chapter XX
Included among the leaders of the movement.
XXI
Desperately tries to prevent Lacheneur's uprising and later attempts to intercept the rebels at the Croix d'Arcy.
XXII
Arrives at the Croix d'Arcy with Abbé Midon to stop the rebellion; follows the column pleading for reason, foreseeing disaster.
XXIV
Conceals his fears from his wife, goes to Lacheneur's house with Abbé Midon, and is later believed to be a prisoner.
XXVI
His name leads the list of prisoners selected for the military commission.
XXVII
Calm and grave, but his own testimony inadvertently incriminates him; he is the primary target of the commission.
XXIX
The condemned man whose life Marie-Anne and Martial are trying to save.
The Baron's Escape Plot
Sentenced to death, he is determined to die bravely but is given hope by an escape plan orchestrated by Martial and Abbé Midon.
XXXII
The escaped prisoner whose flight is the focus of the investigation; his fate is unknown until Chanlouineau learns of his success.
XXXIV
Referenced as the victim of the Marquis de Courtornieu's betrayal.
XXXV
Survives a fall from the tower after the rope is cut; is carried to Poignot's cottage and hidden in the loft.
XXXVII
Wounded and recovering under the abbé's care; regains consciousness after three days.
XLIV
Referenced as the innocent man who demands a revision of his unjust sentence rather than accepting a pardon.
XLVII
Recovers from his fall, moves from Poignot's farmhouse to the Borderie, and is later declared free and granted a new trial by Martial's documents.
XLVIII
His case is being revised; Martial seeks documents to aid his defense.
XLIX
Acquitted at his new trial and restored to his property, but deeply anxious about his son Maurice's grief and search for the child.
