# Benjamin Morgan — The Roman Hat Mystery character guide > Benjamin Morgan in The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Morgan, Mr. Morgan, Ben Morgan **First appearance:** 0005-part-one-i-in-which-are-introduced-a-theatre-audience-and-a-corpse ## Snapshot A corpulent, well-connected attorney and friend of Monte Field, Morgan's evasive silence about the dead man draws the Inspector's patient, dinner-table pressure. ## Who they are Morgan is a wealthy lawyer whose social standing and friendship with Field make him a natural person of interest, yet his guarded telephone manner and reluctance to leave his bridge game hint at something he'd rather not discuss. The Inspector courts him gently over dinner at Carlos', trading culinary pleasures for candor, and Morgan's gradual thaw suggests a man torn between loyalty and self-protection. His testimony about Field's world becomes one of the early hinges on which the investigation turns. ## Relationships ### [Ellery Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/ellery_queen) _professional_ Benjamin Morgan is a lawyer or legal figure who interacts frequently with Ellery during the investigation. ### [Richard Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/richard_queen) _professional_ Morgan interacts with Inspector Queen in an official capacity, likely as a legal advisor or witness. ### [Monte Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/monte_field) _professional_ Morgan and Field have a business or legal connection, possibly as attorney and client. ### [Ellery Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/ellery_queen) _professional_ Benjamin Morgan is a lawyer or legal figure who interacts frequently with Ellery during the investigation. ### [Richard Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/richard_queen) _professional_ Morgan interacts with Inspector Queen in an official capacity, likely as a legal advisor or witness. ### [Richard Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/richard_queen) _professional_ Morgan interacts with Inspector Queen in an official capacity, likely as a legal advisor or witness. ### [Monte Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/monte_field) _professional_ Morgan and Field have a business or legal connection, possibly as attorney and client. ### [Ellery Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/ellery_queen) _professional_ Benjamin Morgan is a lawyer or legal figure who interacts frequently with Ellery during the investigation. ### [Monte Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/monte_field) _professional_ Morgan and Field have a business or legal connection, possibly as attorney and client. ## In the story ### [Lexicon of Persons Connected with the Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/lexicon-of-persons-connected-with-the-investigation) What do you make of him? ### [Explanation for the Map of the Roman Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/explanation-for-the-map-of-the-roman-theatre) His seat is labeled on the map. ### [IV: In Which Many Are Called and Two Are Chosen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-iv-in-which-many-are-called-and-two-are-chosen) Identified as Monte Field's former law partner; summoned for questioning. ### [In Which Inspector Queen Conducts Some Legal Conversations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-v-in-which-inspector-queen-conducts-some-legal-conversations) Former law partner of Monte Field; questioned about his past with Field and the complimentary ticket he received. ### [In Which the District Attorney Turns Biographer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-vi-in-which-the-district-attorney-turns-biographer) Field's former partner, described as a solid and respectable lawyer who broke with Field after a violent quarrel at the Webster Club, during which he threatened Field's life. ### [In Which the Mysterious Mr. Michaels Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-ix-in-which-the-mysterious-mr-michaels-appears) Field's former partner; Michaels confirms they did not mix socially and that Morgan visited the apartment only for urgent business. ### [In Which the Past Casts a Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-xi-in-which-the-past-casts-a-shadow) Former partner of Monte Field; provides key information about Field's criminal associates and the blackmail scheme. ### [In Which the Queens Go to the Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xvi-in-which-the-queens-go-to-the-theatre) Dines with the Queens and confesses his reason for visiting Field on the night of the murder. ### [In Which More Hats Grow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xvii-in-which-more-hats-grow) Mentioned as having informed the Queens about Field's blackmail activities. ### [XXII: —and Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-four-xxii-and-explains) Mentioned as a blackmail victim of Field, his story provided an early indication of motive. ### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/endnotes) Referred to as 'far from innocent' in a corrective note by Ellery Queen. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/benjamin_morgan - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters