# Luigi Silva — The Midnight Guest character guide > Luigi Silva in The Midnight Guest by Fred M. White. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Silva, scoundrel Silva **First appearance:** 0001-ii-no-1-fitzjohn-square ## Snapshot Silva pours the wine, pockets the key, and sits down to smoke a cigarette while his enemies break down the door — a scoundrel with a long memory and a longer grudge. ## Who they are Silva denies Vera is in the house while she stands ten feet away, then drugs Walter with the same easy courtesy he offers a chair. He is not merely a criminal but a man nursing a vengeance he has panted after for years, and his coolness under a battering ram is the coolness of someone who has already lost everything he cared about. His flight with Walter's body across the asparagus bed shows how far he will go to keep his weapon. ## Relationships ### [Walter Lance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/walter_lance) _rivalry_ Luigi Silva and Walter Lance are adversaries, likely competing for influence or Vera's affection. ### [Vera Rayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/vera_rayne) _romantic_ Luigi Silva pursues Vera Rayne romantically, creating a love triangle with Walter Lance. ### [The Countess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/the_countess) _professional_ Luigi Silva and The Countess are allied in a scheme or share a professional arrangement, possibly involving manipulation. ### [Lord Ravenspur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/lord_ravenspur) _rivalry_ Lord Ravenspur and Luigi Silva are antagonists, clashing over power and Vera's future. ### [Walter Lance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/walter_lance) _rivalry_ Luigi Silva and Walter Lance are adversaries, likely competing for influence or Vera's affection. ### [The Countess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/the_countess) _professional_ Luigi Silva and The Countess are allied in a scheme or share a professional arrangement, possibly involving manipulation. ### [Vera Rayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/vera_rayne) _romantic_ Luigi Silva pursues Vera Rayne romantically, creating a love triangle with Walter Lance. ### [Lord Ravenspur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/lord_ravenspur) _rivalry_ Lord Ravenspur and Luigi Silva are antagonists, clashing over power and Vera's future. ### [Walter Lance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/walter_lance) _rivalry_ Luigi Silva and Walter Lance are adversaries, likely competing for influence or Vera's affection. ### [Lord Ravenspur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/lord_ravenspur) _rivalry_ Lord Ravenspur and Luigi Silva are antagonists, clashing over power and Vera's future. ### [Vera Rayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/vera_rayne) _romantic_ Luigi Silva pursues Vera Rayne romantically, creating a love triangle with Walter Lance. ### [The Countess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/the_countess) _professional_ Luigi Silva and The Countess are allied in a scheme or share a professional arrangement, possibly involving manipulation. ## In the story ### [No. 1 Fitzjohn Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/ii-no-1-fitzjohn-square) Not directly present, but the glass stiletto mentioned by Dallas is associated with Corsican weapons, hinting at Silva's potential involvement. ### [A Striking Likeness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xiii-a-striking-likness) Revealed as the owner of the portrait under the stage name Valdo; linked to the stolen painting and possibly a secret society. ### [XIV: Retrospection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xiv-retrospection) Revealed as the former servant of Count Flavio who engineered the alibi that saved Flavio's wife; now in England as Valdo the flying man, and responsible for stealing Ravenspur's portrait. ### [XV: Dallas Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xv-dallas-makes-a-discovery) Discussed as the mysterious foe who recognized Vera's likeness, stole the portrait, and attacked Sir James Seton by mistake. ### [Carlotta's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xix-carlotta-s-story) Mentioned as a friend who followed the Countess on her marriage and later communicated with her about her daughter's kidnapping. ### [Valdo in a New Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xx-valdo-in-a-new-light) Now performing as a 'flying man' under the name Valdo; furious with the Countess for abandoning Vera and refuses to help, hinting at a plan for vengeance. ### [XXI: To Be in Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxi-to-be-in-time) Reveals the history of Count Flavio's cruelty and the kidnapping plot; vows vengeance against Lord Ravenspur. ### [XXIV: A Blood Relation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxiv-a-blood-relation) Reported to be hiding in the studio, posing a threat to Ravenspur. ### [Bred in the Bone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxv-bred-in-the-bone) Confesses to attempting to murder Lord Ravenspur; reveals the woman was Countess Flavio, not Mrs. Delahay. ### [XXVI: A Faithful Servant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxvi-a-faithful-servant) Reveals his vendetta against Lord Ravenspur for kidnapping the child of Count Flavio, and escapes through a broken window. ### [XXX: Lost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxx-lost) Implied to be behind the kidnapping plot. ### [XXXI: What Does It Mean?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxi-what-does-it-mean) Confronts the survey party but is outmaneuvered by Venables' boldness. ### [The Midnight Message](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxii-the-midnight-message) Tenant of the house; keeps the key to the roof room where Vera is held; described as dangerous. ### [A Strange Homecoming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-strange-homecoming) The abductor; apologetic but resolute, acting on behalf of Vera's mother. ### [Mother and Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxv-mother-and-child) Acts as a servant during dinner, insists Vera stay, and orchestrates the Countess's departure. ### [In the Dead of Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxvi-in-the-dead-of-night) Plans to ambush Vera's friends, instructs Stevens to signal him, and waits in the morning-room. ### [XXXVIII: In the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxviii-in-the-house) Captures Walter, denies Vera's presence, cuts him free, and drugs him with port. ### [The Hound Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xxxix-the-hound-again) Silva hides Vera, drugs Walter, and drags him into the garden before being attacked by Bruno. ### [Broken Wings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xl-broken-wings) Found gravely wounded by Bruno, throat nearly bitten away; doctor says recovery is a miracle. ### [A Ray of Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xli-a-ray-of-light) Dying from a dog attack; on his deathbed he instructs the Countess to give his diary to Walter. ### [Count Flavio's Diary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlv-count-flavio-s-diary) Confesses from his deathbed to killing Louis Delahay, mistaking him for Ravenspur; dies unrepentant. ### [A Woman's Heart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlvi-a-woman-s-heart) Described as fanatical and cunning; orchestrated the Countess's alibi by using her sister Maria's likeness, and pursued vengeance against Ravenspur despite the Countess's pleas. ### [XLVII: The Passing of the Vengeance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/chapters/xlvii-the-passing-of-the-vengeance) Dies in his sleep; his confession and death end the vengeance. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters/luigi_silva - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_midnight_guest_se/characters