137:" as a jewel thief. Father Brown foiled his attempted crimes in this and several other stories. As a notorious and elusive criminal, Flambeau is a worry for law-enforcers. He is exposed by Father Brown, and later becomes a detective himself. His last appearance as a thief occurs in "The Flying Stars", in which Father Brown persuades him to return his loot and to give up the criminal life. As a reformed criminal, Flambeau assists Father Brown in a number of other short stories, beginning with "The Invisible Man".
261:(Episodes: S1 E10 "The Blue Cross", S2 E5 "The Mysteries of the Rosary", S3 E10 "The Judgment of Man", S4 E5 "The Daughter of Autolycus", S5 E15 "The Penitent Man", S6 E10 "The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau", S7 E10 "The Honourable Thief", S8 E5 "The Folly of Jephthah", S9 E5 "The Final Devotion", S9 E10 "The Red Death", S10 E5 "The Hidden Man", and S11 E5 "The Father, The Son".)
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