Lucius Heyer is Guy Francon’s partner at Francon & Heyer. Francon chose him as a partner only because he came from a distinguished family and had social connections. Heyer does not do much work and barely comes into the office. While Heyer ignores most employees, Keating ingratiates himself with Heyer by faking an interest in old porcelain, Heyer’s hobby. When Heyer has a stroke, Francon insinuates that Keating might be the next partner. However, Heyer returns to work and refuses to retire, and Keating gets impatient. He digs up some old information on some minor financial fraud that Heyer committed years ago, and threatens Heyer that he will reveal the information. By this time, Heyer is somewhat senile and panics at the threat, and ends up having a second stroke that kills him. Keating feels like a murderer, but when he later learns that Heyer has left all his money to him, his first thought is to wonder how much money it is. Heyer seems to have led a sad and lonely life that was defined by grasping desperately at attention and companionship.