# Gabrielle Leggett — The Dain Curse character guide > Gabrielle Leggett in The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Gabrielle, Gabrielle Collinson, Miss Leggett, Gaby, Leggett, Miss Gabrielle, the girl **First appearance:** 0003-i-eight-diamonds ## Snapshot A young woman raised on stories of her family's curse, she drifts between her father's house, a fiancé, and a temple of smiling strangers who promise to lift it. ## Who they are Gabrielle is the still point the whole case turns around: the daughter of a man with a buried past, engaged to Eric Collinson, and increasingly convinced that something in her blood is poisonous. She is frightened, suggestible, and self-centered in the way of the very young, which makes her exactly the kind of person a cult can harvest. Her struggle to believe she is not doomed is the emotional spine of the early and middle sections, and every man in the book seems to want something from her. ## In the story ### [The Dain Curse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/the-dain-curse) Central figure of the Dain Curse, believed to be afflicted by the family's tragic fate. ### [I: Eight Diamonds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/i-eight-diamonds) Daughter; sullen and evasive when questioned about a man she saw near the house on Saturday night. ### [II: Long-Nose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/ii-long-nose) Identified by her mother as having seen the suspect; dismisses Eric Collinson's account of the time. ### [III: Something Black](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/iii-something-black) Seen leaving Minnie Hershey's building; described by Fitzstephan as odd and hating her father. ### [IV: The Vague Harpers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/iv-the-vague-harpers) Reported missing by Eric Collinson; left town with the Harpers. ### [V: Gabrielle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/v-gabrielle) Found heavily drugged in her white room at the Temple of the Holy Grail, unresponsive and disheveled. ### [VI: The Man from Devil’s Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/vi-the-man-from-devil-s-island) Brought into the laboratory, appears drugged but begins to show awareness of her surroundings. ### [VII: The Curse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/vii-the-curse) Accuses Mrs. Leggett of stabbing a man, then screams and collapses after Mrs. Leggett's revelation about her childhood. ### [But and If](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/viii-but-and-if) Seen at the inquests with Madison Andrews, apparently not with Eric Collinson. ### [Part II: The Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/part-ii-the-temple) Gabrielle enters the Temple of the Holy Grail, seeking spiritual refuge and escape from her troubled past. ### [Tad's Blind Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/ix-tad-s-blind-man) Shown sleeping quietly after Minnie's return; described as looking like a sick child. ### [X: Dead Flowers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/x-dead-flowers) Found holding a bloody dagger, confesses to killing Doctor Riese, leads narrator to the altar, then disappears. ### [XI: God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xi-god) Found tied to an altar at the temple, unconscious, later revived by Eric Collinson. ### [XII: The Unholy Grail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xii-the-unholy-grail) Found crouching beside the altar during the murder, unaware of how she got there; Joseph Haldorn had become obsessed with her. ### [Part III: Quesada](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/part-iii-quesada) Central figure in the ongoing mystery, now connected to Quesada. ### [XIII: The Cliff Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xiii-the-cliff-road) Her bedroom shows signs of disturbance: muddy, bloodstained clothes and morphine; her bed appears unslept in. ### [XIV: The Crumpled Chrysler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xiv-the-crumpled-chrysler) The missing wife, suspected of murder; evidence suggests she fled in the Chrysler roadster early that morning. ### [XV: I've Killed Him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xv-i-ve-killed-him) Suspected of killing her husband; her whereabouts are unknown. ### [XVII: Below Dull Point](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xvii-below-dull-point) Found cowering in a cave below Dull Point; describes being kidnapped by Whidden, her failed suicide attempt, and her fear of the curse. ### [XVIII: The Pineapple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xviii-the-pineapple) Found in a terrified, animal-like state after the explosion; bites the narrator's hand. ### [XIX: The Degenerate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xix-the-degenerate) Moved to a new room after the bomb; argues with the narrator about her belief in a family curse and her own degeneracy. ### [XX: The House in the Cove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xx-the-house-in-the-cove) In low spirits but improves after the Narrator's reassurance; agrees to start withdrawal from morphine. ### [XXI: Aaronia Haldorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xxi-aaronia-haldorn) Undergoing morphine withdrawal; given doses of Vic Dallas's mixture; experiences panic, tears, and physical symptoms; the narrator keeps her isolated. ### [XXII: Confessional](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xxii-confessional) Undergoes severe withdrawal symptoms, experiences nightmares, and begins recovery; expresses gratitude and emotional vulnerability. ### [XXIII: The Circus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/chapters/xxiii-the-circus) Discusses her morphine addiction and Fitzstephan's cruel attempts to cure her. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/gabrielle_leggett - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters