# I explained — File No. 113

> Chapter companion for File No. 113 by Émile Gaboriau.

## What happens

A newspaper report of a daring robbery at M. André Fauvel's bank is presented, noting the arrest of a clerk named P. B. on suspicion. The chapter then reveals that the newspaper account was inaccurate, and the true facts of the case are about to be detailed.

## Themes in this chapter

### Crime and Justice

The chapter introduces a major robbery and the arrest of a suspect, setting up the central crime and the pursuit of justice.

### Deception and Appearance

The newspaper account is revealed to be inaccurate, suggesting that appearances and initial reports may be misleading.

## Character check-ins

### André Fauvel

The banker whose bank was robbed of 350,000 francs.

### Prosper Bertomy

The clerk arrested on suspicion of the robbery, referred to as P. B. in the newspaper.

## Key lines

> A daring robbery, committed against one of our most eminent bankers, M. André Fauvel, caused great excitement this morning throughout the neighborhood of Rue de Provence.

A bold theft from the prominent banker André Fauvel stirred up the Rue de Provence area that morning.

_The newspaper's initial report of the robbery._

> The sum of three hundred and fifty thousand francs certainly had been stolen from M. André Fauvel’s bank, but not in the manner described.

The 350,000 francs were indeed taken from Fauvel's bank, but the method was different from what was reported.

_Correction of the newspaper's account, indicating the true circumstances differ._

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