The Lascar was known to be a man of the vilest antecedents, but as, by Mrs. St. Clair's story, he was known to have been at the foot of the stair within a very few seconds of her husband's appearance at the window, he could hardly have been more than an accessory to the crime.
A hindu előélete igencsak sötét - mivel azonban Mrs. St. Clair elmondása alapján ő már pár másodperccel a férj ablakjelenete után ott volt a lépcső alján, legfeljebb csak mint bűntárs szerepelhetett ebben az ügyben.