# Irma — The Black Gang character guide

> Irma in The Black Gang by H. C. McNeile.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** mademoiselle, Mademoiselle Irma

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-in-which-count-zadowa-gets-a-shock

## Snapshot

A woman in Peterson's orbit whose sharp eyes and quicker mind have already uncovered the secret Drummond most needs kept.

## Who they are

Irma moves through the same elegant London spaces as Drummond and his friends, close enough to Peterson's schemes to know their shape. It was a girl who found Drummond out, and the knowledge sits uneasily in his calculations. Her presence turns the drawing rooms and restaurants into contested ground, where a glance or a chance remark can expose the Black Gang's leader.

## In the story

### [In Which a Rolls-Royce Runs Amok](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xiv-in-which-a-rolls-royce-runs-amok)

Peterson's accomplice, she expresses regret over Drummond's impending death but assists in the plot, showing a flicker of pity.

### [In Which a Murderer Is Murdered at Maybrick Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xvii-in-which-a-murderer-is-murdered-at-maybrick-hall)

Present in the room, she sinks half-fainting by the table during the confrontation.

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