# Albert de Commarin — The Lerouge Case character guide

> Albert de Commarin in The Lerouge Case by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** M. de Commarin, M. Albert, Albert, young M. de Commarin, de Commarin, Albert de Commarin, Commarin, Mechanically Albert, Viscount Albert de Commarin, the Viscount Albert de Commarin, a Viscount de Commarin, Viscount de Commarin, The Viscount de Commarin

**First appearance:** 0000-the-lerouge-case

## Snapshot

The young Viscount de Commarin, heir to an arrogant noble house, whose pallor and silence on his father's return hint at a secret he cannot confess.

## Who they are

Albert is the only son of the proud Count de Commarin, raised to carry on the family's name and its carefully preserved aristocratic pretensions. When he meets his father at the station, his altered face betrays a trouble he refuses to explain, and his engagement to Claire d'Arlange only sharpens the stakes of whatever weighs on him. Accused of the Lerouge murder, he becomes the pivot on which the investigation, the Commarin inheritance, and Claire's faith all turn.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/vi)

The man Claire loves, whose family is rich and opposed to the match due to Claire's poverty.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/vii)

The prime suspect in the murder; Daburon nearly kills him at his club but loses his nerve.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/viii)

Pale and sorrowful, Albert meets his father at the station. He has been distressed since a visit from Noel Gerdy. He struggles to maintain composure during dinner and finally hints at a grave secret.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/ix)

Albert is deeply distressed, torn between his love for Claire and the threat of losing his inheritance. He argues for yielding to Noel to avoid scandal.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/x)

Albert is arrested for the murder of Widow Lerouge; his exclamation 'I am lost!' upon seeing the warrant is noted as a damaging piece of evidence.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xi)

Referred to as the son of Valerie, arrested for murder, and the object of the count's hatred and suspicion.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xii)

Arrested and placed in solitary confinement; during interrogation he maintains his innocence and struggles to account for his whereabouts on the evening of the murder.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xiv)

Imprisoned and under solitary confinement; appears calm and resolute during the magistrate's interrogation.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xv)

The accused, whose innocence Claire defends; his secret note to Claire is central to her alibi.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xvii)

Discussed as the legitimate son of the count; Daburon now believes him innocent.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xviii)

Innocent man imprisoned; Daburon has arranged for his release.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xix)

Mentioned as the innocent man framed by Noel; Noel's confession is intended to clear him.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lerouge_case_se/chapters/xx)

Married Claire; freed the Marchioness from debts before the wedding; now enjoys his honeymoon.

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