Gevrol

Monsieur Lecoq

Gevrol is a senior police officer who resents Lecoq's superior detective skills and frequently clashes with him over methods and credit.

Monsieur Lecoq

Gevrol is a senior police officer who resents Lecoq's superior detective skills and frequently clashes with him over methods and credit.

Monsieur Lecoq

Gevrol is a senior police officer who resents Lecoq's superior detective skills and frequently clashes with him over methods and credit.

Monsieur Lecoq

Inspector Gevrol is present at the crime scene, dismissive of Lecoq's methods and representing the old guard of policing.

Part I: The Inquiry

Inspector Gevrol, Lecoq's superior, who is skeptical of Lecoq's methods.

I

Inspector Gevrol leads the police squad, forces entry into the Poivrière, and quickly concludes the crime is a straightforward drunken quarrel.

II

Inspector Gevrol abandons the investigation at the Poivrière, leaving it to Lecoq. He is mentioned as having gone to fetch the commissary.

III

Mentioned as the inspector whose mistaken judgment is mocked by Father Absinthe after Lecoq's discoveries.

IV

Mentioned indirectly as part of the authorities expected to arrive at the scene.

V

Jealous of Lecoq, he describes a drunken man who was placed in the same cell as the murderer, and later sends a man to the station-house.

VI

Gevrol dismisses Lecoq's report, claiming the evidence is imaginary, and is angered when the magistrate adopts the report's hypothesis.

VII

Mentioned as having helped the drunkard, who Lecoq believes is the accomplice.

VIII

Mocks Lecoq's theory about the prisoner being a prince or marquis; assigns Father Absinthe to watch the Morgue.

IX

Mentioned indirectly as the inspector who initially handled the case; Lecoq's report contrasts with Gevrol's earlier work.

The Examination of the Widow Chupin and the Prisoner May

Mentioned indirectly as Inspector Gevrol; not directly present in the excerpts.

XI

Inspector Gevrol is present during the interrogation, though not directly active in this chapter.

XII

Inspector Gevrol is referenced as the police agent who collected mud evidence.

XIII

Mentioned as the inspector who criticizes Lecoq's overzealousness, siding with the governor's view that the prisoner is an escaped convict.

XIV

Jealous inspector who spreads ridicule about Lecoq and is suspected of trying to undermine his investigation.

XVI

Present at the Depot, listens to the conversation, and makes a sarcastic remark about Lecoq's 'Russian princess' theory, earning a rebuke from Segmuller.

XVIII

Scoffs at Lecoq's methods, comparing him to a naturalist watching insects, but is secretly troubled by Lecoq's confidence.

XIX

Mentioned as a potential source of interference; Lecoq suspects Gevrol may have tipped off the prisoner.

XXI

Mentioned by Lecoq as a benchmark for courage; not present in the chapter.

XXII

Mentioned as a rival; Lecoq fears his insults after the failure.

XXIII

Mentioned as the inspector who betrayed Lecoq during the investigation.

XXV

Mentioned by Tabaret as an example of a common detective Lecoq should surpass.

Epilogue

Sneers at Lecoq's efforts but is caught off guard when Lecoq hints at his betrayal.