# Emanuel Legge — Room 13 character guide > Emanuel Legge in Room 13 by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Emanuel, Mr. Emanuel Legge, Mr. Legge, the virtuous Emanuel, XII Emanuel Legge, old man Legge **First appearance:** 0001-ii ## Snapshot A patriarch who has done his time 'over the Alps,' Emanuel Legge orchestrates his son's future with the patience of a man who knows how to wait. ## Who they are Emanuel Legge hosts the dinner in Room 13 with spurious joviality, seating his guests where he wants them and watching for the first sign of trouble. His visit to Mr. Reeder — where he is dismissed like a tiresome caller — reveals a man who has lost his grip on the situation and knows it. His panic on reading the letter about Johnny Gray's escape, and his frantic calculation that Jeffrey must leave the country, show a father whose love for his son is inseparable from his fear of exposure. ## Relationships ### [Johnny Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/johnny_gray) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge and Johnny Gray are locked in a bitter conflict, with Legge as the primary antagonist to Gray's investigative efforts. ### [Peter Kane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/peter_kane) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge is a dangerous enemy to Peter Kane, scheming to ruin him financially and personally. ### [Jeff Legge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/jeff_legge) _family_ Emanuel Legge and Jeff Legge are father and son, with Jeff acting as a loyal accomplice to his father's criminal schemes. ### [Mr. Reeder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/mr_reeder) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge and Mr. Reeder are adversaries, with Reeder relentlessly pursuing Legge for his crimes. ### [Fenner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/fenner) _professional_ Fenner is an associate or henchman of Emanuel Legge, carrying out his criminal orders. ### [Johnny Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/johnny_gray) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge and Johnny Gray are locked in a bitter conflict, with Legge as the primary antagonist to Gray's investigative efforts. ### [Peter Kane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/peter_kane) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge is a dangerous enemy to Peter Kane, scheming to ruin him financially and personally. ### [Jeff Legge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/jeff_legge) _family_ Emanuel Legge and Jeff Legge are father and son, with Jeff acting as a loyal accomplice to his father's criminal schemes. ### [Johnny Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/johnny_gray) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge and Johnny Gray are locked in a bitter conflict, with Legge as the primary antagonist to Gray's investigative efforts. ### [Mr. Reeder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/mr_reeder) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge and Mr. Reeder are adversaries, with Reeder relentlessly pursuing Legge for his crimes. ### [Peter Kane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/peter_kane) _rivalry_ Emanuel Legge is a dangerous enemy to Peter Kane, scheming to ruin him financially and personally. ### [Fenner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/fenner) _professional_ Fenner is an associate or henchman of Emanuel Legge, carrying out his criminal orders. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/ii) Mentioned as having been released from prison six months ago; holds a grudge against Peter Kane. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/iii) Visits Peter Kane to threaten him and demand money, referencing past crimes and his son. ### [The Wedding Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/vi) Lurks outside, learns from Lila that Johnny recognized Jeff, and plots extortion and violence. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/vii) Arranges for Johnny to be attacked, confronts him on the train, and attempts to kill him by pushing him from the carriage. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/viii) Arranges Johnny's murder attempt by throwing him from a train. ### [The Locked Room and the Broken Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/x) Speaks with Jeff on the phone, sends lock-picking tools, and arranges for Peter Kane to be watched. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xi) Visits Mr. Reeder to bribe him and protect his son Jeffrey; he is outmaneuvered and dismissed. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xii) Visits the Highlow Club, checks the engagement book, and learns of Jeff's marriage; later sees Peter Kane in the street. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xix) Plans to frame Peter Kane as the Big Printer and proposes a drugged dinner party in Room 13. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xx) Mentioned by Fenner as 'old Emanuel' and part of the Legge family Johnny should avoid. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxi) Arrives at Peter Kane's house seeking to see someone, but Mr. Reeder and Marney decline to meet him. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxii) Visits Peter Kane to propose a dinner to fix things up, lies about Jeff's divorce. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxiii) Central figure in the chapter; manages club affairs, negotiates with Fenner, and orchestrates a burglary setup. ### [The Secret Preparations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxv) Inspects the furnace and engraving room, prepares for the dinner party. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxvi) Hosts the dinner, orchestrates the drugging, orders the disposal of evidence, and calls Marney disguised as her father. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxvii) Hosts Johnny Gray and Peter Kane at the club; lies to Reeder about their departure; later found murdered. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxviii) Found dead with a broken wrist, killed by a poker ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxix) Reported killed by Peter Kane, as revealed by Jeffrey Legge. ### [The Death-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxx) Referenced as the father of Jeff Legge, killed by Peter Kane according to Jeff. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/emanuel_legge - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters