# Gerald Lamont — The Man in the Queue character guide > Gerald Lamont in The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Jerry Lamont, Lamont, Jerry **First appearance:** 0000-i-murder ## Snapshot The cheerful, well-liked boarder who vanishes after Sorrell's murder and becomes the Yard's most wanted man, protesting his innocence from the first. ## Who they are Lamont shared rooms with Bert Sorrell for four years, the bright one to Sorrell's quiet spells, and left Mrs. Everett's house the morning of the murder bound for new lodgings. His statement in the train carries a conviction Grant cannot quite dismiss, even as the left-handedness, the quarrel, and the scar stack up against him. Whether he is a hunted innocent or a convincing liar is the question the whole case turns on. ## Relationships ### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant) _professional_ Gerald Lamont is a suspect interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal and cautious interaction. ### [Bert Sorrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/bert_sorrell) _social_ Bert Sorrell and Gerald Lamont are acquaintances or fellow suspects, sharing a connection through the murder case. ### [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/mrs_everett) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Mrs. Everett are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Ray Marcable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/ray_marcable) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Ray Marcable are acquaintances or fellow suspects, sharing a connection through the murder case. ### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant) _professional_ Gerald Lamont is a suspect interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal and cautious interaction. ### [Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/inspector_grant) _professional_ Gerald Lamont is a suspect interviewed by Inspector Grant, maintaining a formal and cautious interaction. ### [Bert Sorrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/bert_sorrell) _social_ Bert Sorrell and Gerald Lamont are acquaintances or fellow suspects, sharing a connection through the murder case. ### [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/mrs_everett) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Mrs. Everett are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ### [Bert Sorrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/bert_sorrell) _social_ Bert Sorrell and Gerald Lamont are acquaintances or fellow suspects, sharing a connection through the murder case. ### [Ray Marcable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/ray_marcable) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Ray Marcable are acquaintances or fellow suspects, sharing a connection through the murder case. ### [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/mrs_everett) _social_ Gerald Lamont and Mrs. Everett are linked through the murder case, possibly as acquaintances or co-suspects. ## In the story ### [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/viii-mrs-everett) Sorrell's friend and roommate; identified in a photograph as the man Grant chased; described as bright and cheerful. ### [IX: Grant Gets More Information Than He Expected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/ix-grant-gets-more-information-than-he-expected) The wanted man; Grant believes Mrs. Everett provided him with a new hiding place after warning him of the investigation. ### [X: The Burst to the North](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/x-the-burst-to-the-north) Suspect believed to have fled to Carninnish; Grant follows him. ### [XI: Carninnish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xi-carninnish) The suspect, believed to be staying at the manse; Grant hopes to verify a scar on his left hand. ### [Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xii-capture) Escapes Grant by throwing pepper in his eyes, flees across the moor, and is captured after diving from a boat and injuring his head. ### [XIII: Marking Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xiii-marking-time) Lamont is recovering from his injury, conscious and cooperative; he believes Sorrell was killed by mistake and expresses regret for running. ### [XIV: The Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xiv-the-statement) Gives his statement, appears exhausted and ill, signs each page with a shaky hand, and is handcuffed during the journey. ### [XV: The Brooch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xv-the-brooch) His story to Mrs. Everett matches his earlier statement; Barker dismisses it as thin. ### [XVI: Miss Dinmont Assists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xvi-miss-dinmont-assists) Brought into court looking ill but collected; acknowledges Grant with a slight smile; remanded and led out. ### [Solution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xvii-solution) Brought up again at Gowbridge Police Court; his counsel protests the statement taken from him, arguing he was unfit due to concussion. ### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xviii-conclusion) Exonerated; Grant is relieved that Lamont will be freed. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters/gerald_lamont - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/characters