# Mr. Georges La Touche — The Cask character guide

> Mr. Georges La Touche in The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** La Touche, Georges, Mr. La Touche, Touche, Georges La Touche, M. La Touche

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-london

## Snapshot

A sleepless private detective who bets his own francs and his own reputation that the carter, not the killer, is the way into the cask case.

## Who they are

La Touche works the margins of the investigation, paying porters for descriptions and staking his dwindling funds on hunches the official police overlook. His restless night produces the insight that the reward notices have been aimed at the wrong man entirely, and he drafts a circular under a false name to reach the carter's employers. His willingness to spend and dissemble for an accused man's sake makes him the story's quiet engine of alternative inquiry.

## Relationships

### [M. Boirac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_boirac)

_rivalry_

M. Boirac and Georges La Touche are bitter enemies, with La Touche suspected of having an affair with Boirac's wife.

### [Jean Dubois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/jean_dubois)

_friendship_

Jean Dubois is a friend and confidant of Georges La Touche, supporting him during the investigation.

### [Mr. Felix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/mr_felix)

_rivalry_

Mr. Felix and Georges La Touche are enemies, with Felix accusing La Touche of ruining his life.

### [M. Mallet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_mallet)

_friendship_

M. Mallet is a friend and ally of Georges La Touche, offering him support.

### [M. Boirac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_boirac)

_rivalry_

M. Boirac and Georges La Touche are bitter enemies, with La Touche suspected of having an affair with Boirac's wife.

### [Jean Dubois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/jean_dubois)

_friendship_

Jean Dubois is a friend and confidant of Georges La Touche, supporting him during the investigation.

### [Mr. Felix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/mr_felix)

_rivalry_

Mr. Felix and Georges La Touche are enemies, with Felix accusing La Touche of ruining his life.

### [M. Mallet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_mallet)

_friendship_

M. Mallet is a friend and ally of Georges La Touche, offering him support.

### [M. Boirac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_boirac)

_rivalry_

M. Boirac and Georges La Touche are bitter enemies, with La Touche suspected of having an affair with Boirac's wife.

### [M. Mallet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_mallet)

_friendship_

M. Mallet is a friend and ally of Georges La Touche, offering him support.

### [Jean Dubois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/jean_dubois)

_friendship_

Jean Dubois is a friend and confidant of Georges La Touche, supporting him during the investigation.

## In the story

### [Part II: Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/part-ii-paris)

Accompanies Burnley to Paris and discovers the typewriter clue.

### [Part III: London and Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/part-iii-london-and-paris)

Discovers the typewriter clue that links to the crime.

### [Mr. Georges La Touche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxiv-mr-georges-la-touche)

Hired by Clifford and Heppenstall to investigate the case on the assumption that Boirac is guilty. He is a renowned private detective specializing in international cases.

### [Disappointment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxv-disappointment)

The detective leading the investigation; methodically rechecks Boirac's alibi but grows disappointed as all evidence confirms it.

### [A Clue at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxvi-a-clue-at-last)

Investigates the typewriter clue, follows Mlle. Lambert, and interviews her under the alias M. Guillaume Faneuil.

### [XXVII: La Touche’s Dilemma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxvii-la-touche-s-dilemma)

Devises a new plan to find the carter, confirms Boirac's scar, and breaks the alibi.

### [XXVIII: The Unravelling of the Web](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxviii-the-unravelling-of-the-web)

Solves Boirac's alibi and reconstructs the murder plot; sends circulars to find the carter.

### [A Dramatic Dénouement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxix-a-dramatic-d-nouement)

Listens to Boirac's confession, asks clarifying questions, and is trapped in the room when Boirac escapes.

### [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion)

Recovers from smoke inhalation after being rescued from Boirac's burning house; reports to M. Chauvet.

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