# M. Chauvet — The Cask character guide

> M. Chauvet in The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Chauvet

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-london

## Who they are

A French character involved in the plot.

## In the story

### [IX: M. le Chef de la Sûreté](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/ix-m-le-chef-de-la-s-ret)

Chef de la Sûreté; receives Burnley and assigns M. Lefarge to assist; reviews list of recent disappearances.

### [X: Who Wrote the Letter?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/x-who-wrote-the-letter)

Chief of the Sûreté who listens to the day's report and outlines the investigation plan.

### [XIII: The Owner of the Dress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xiii-the-owner-of-the-dress)

Chief of the Sûreté, coordinates the investigation and interviews M. Boirac.

### [XIV: M. Boirac Makes a Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xiv-m-boirac-makes-a-statement)

The Chief who questions M. Boirac and expresses regret for the painful statement.

### [Inspector Burnley Up Against It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xvi-inspector-burnley-up-against-it)

Chief at the Sûreté; leads the meeting, shares news from London and the pump factory, and assigns tasks.

### [A Council of War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xvii-a-council-of-war)

The Chief who moderates the council, questions the alibi of Boirac, and raises the hatpin point as a difficulty.

### [XVIII: Lefarge Hunts Alone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xviii-lefarge-hunts-alone)

Assists Lefarge by telephoning Boirac's house to confirm Boirac's return time.

### [XIX: The Testing of an Alibi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xix-the-testing-of-an-alibi)

Receives Lefarge's report at the Sûreté.

### [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion)

Chief of the Sûreté who receives La Touche's report and orders the manhunt for Boirac.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/m_chauvet
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters