# The Black Gang — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Black Gang by H. C. McNeile.

- [I: In Which Things Happen Near Barking Creek](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/i-in-which-things-happen-near-barking-creek.md): In a dark, isolated house near Barking Creek, a group of men, including Waldock, Zaboleff, and Flash Jim, are conducting a secret meeting. They are suddenly interrupted by a masked leader and his men, who systematically 
- [In Which Scotland Yard Sits Up and Takes Notice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/ii-in-which-scotland-yard-sits-up-and-takes-notice.md): Sir Bryan Johnstone, Director of Criminal Investigation, is puzzled by a strange report from Chief Inspector McIver. McIver recounts how he and his men were chloroformed and left on the pavement outside their own homes a
- [In Which Hugh Drummond Composes a Letter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/iii-in-which-hugh-drummond-composes-a-letter.md): Hugh Drummond encounters Algy Longworth and Miss Farreydale outside the Carlton, learns of Lady Manton's party, and decides to infiltrate her household under false pretenses. He returns home, dictates a deceptive letter 
- [In Which Count Zadowa Gets a Shock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/iv-in-which-count-zadowa-gets-a-shock.md): Count Zadowa, posing as Mr. William Atkinson, meets with Charles Latter, M.P., at his Hoxton headquarters. He gives Latter orders to incite unrest in Sheffield and to carry out a scheme that will throw thousands out of w
- [In Which Charles Latter, M.P., Goes Mad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/v-in-which-charles-latter-m-p-goes-mad.md): Charles Latter, a Member of Parliament leading a double life, is confronted in his bedroom by Hugh Drummond, who reveals himself as the leader of the Black Gang. Drummond exposes Latter's plot to blow up a power station 
- [VI: In Which an Effusion Is Sent to the Newspapers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/vi-in-which-an-effusion-is-sent-to-the-newspapers.md): The chapter opens with the publication of a manifesto from the mysterious Black Gang, which causes a sensation in the press. Count Zadowa, alias Mr. William Atkinson, is alarmed by the publicity and receives a threatenin
- [In Which a Bomb Bursts at Unpleasantly Close Quarters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/vii-in-which-a-bomb-bursts-at-unpleasantly-close-quarters.md): Drummond and his gang plan a final coup, targeting a house in Hoxton. They recruit a skilled cracksman, Ginger Martin, for the job. The team assembles at Toby Sinclair's South Kensington rooms, and Drummond lays out the 
- [In Which the Bag of Nuts Is Found by Accident](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/viii-in-which-the-bag-of-nuts-is-found-by-accident.md): After a bomb explodes in the enemy's office, Drummond and Ted Jerningham survive by hiding behind a desk, but Ginger Martin is killed. They escape through a hole in the wall, and Drummond picks up a chamois leather bag f
- [In Which There Is a Stormy Supper Party at the Ritz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/ix-in-which-there-is-a-stormy-supper-party-at-the-ritz.md): In a private suite at the Ritz, the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor and his daughter Janet await a guest. The guest is Count Zadowa, who recounts how he trapped and killed three members of the Black Gang with a bomb. The Re
- [X: In Which Hugh Drummond Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/x-in-which-hugh-drummond-makes-a-discovery.md): Count Zadowa, alias Mr. Atkinson, is in a panic after the bombing of his office, fearing the loss of diamonds and the wrath of his mysterious chief, the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor. He goes to the office the next mornin
- [XI: In Which Hugh Drummond and the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor Take Lunch Together](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xi-in-which-hugh-drummond-and-the-reverend-theodosius-longmoor-take-lunch-together.md): Hugh Drummond and Peter Darrell spot Carl Peterson disguised as the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor at the Ritz. Despite the disguise, Drummond recognizes Peterson by a characteristic hand-tapping gesture. They invite him t
- [In Which Count Zadowa Is Introduced to Alice in Wonderland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xii-in-which-count-zadowa-is-introduced-to-alice-in-wonderland.md): Hugh Drummond, after parting from Peter Darrell, is approached in Berkeley Square by the hunchback Mr. Atkinson, who insists on a private conversation. Drummond reluctantly agrees, and in his study, Atkinson attempts to 
- [In Which Hugh Drummond and the Reverend Theodosius Have a Little Chat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xiii-in-which-hugh-drummond-and-the-reverend-theodosius-have-a-little-chat.md): Hugh Drummond reveals to his friends that Peterson is disguised as a clergyman named Longmoor at the Ritz, and that his wife Phyllis has been kidnapped. He confronts Peterson, who demands the diamonds in exchange for Phy
- [In Which a Rolls-Royce Runs Amok](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xiv-in-which-a-rolls-royce-runs-amok.md): Drummond is drugged and helpless in Peterson's Ritz suite, where Peterson reveals his identity and plans to kill him, using a poisoned chair and doctored whisky. Despite a desperate attempt to escape, Drummond is wheeled
- [In Which Hugh Drummond Arrives at Maybrick Hall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xv-in-which-hugh-drummond-arrives-at-maybrick-hall.md): After being thrown into a river, Drummond survives by floating to a shallow spot. He swims to shore, recovers, and sets out to find Maybrick Hall to rescue Phyllis. He overhears Franz and another man confirming his suppo
- [In Which Things Happen at Maybrick Hall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xvi-in-which-things-happen-at-maybrick-hall.md): Drummond and Phyllis attempt to escape Maybrick Hall after freeing her. They discover the fence is electrified when a fox is electrocuted, and Drummond realizes the danger. He sends Phyllis ahead and stays behind to crea
- [In Which a Murderer Is Murdered at Maybrick Hall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xvii-in-which-a-murderer-is-murdered-at-maybrick-hall.md): Drummond and Phyllis are captured by Peterson and his men at Maybrick Hall. Peterson reveals his plan to kill them both and make it look like an accident. As Yulowski prepares to execute them, the Black Gang, led by Pete
- [In Which the Home Secretary Is Taught the Foxtrot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_black_gang_se/chapters/xviii-in-which-the-home-secretary-is-taught-the-foxtrot.md): Sir Bryan Johnstone reveals to Sir John Haverton the existence and operations of the Black Gang, a vigilante organization that abducts Bolshevik agitators and sends them to a remote island. He discloses that the gang's l

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