# Alexis Daubrecq — The Crystal Stopper character guide > Alexis Daubrecq in The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Daubrecq, M. Daubrecq, M. Nicole, the Daubrecq bird **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-arrests ## Snapshot A blackmailer with huge hands and a bestial face, who ruined a family out of spite and now holds a secret that can topple governments. ## Who they are Daubrecq collects deputies the way other men collect stamps, and he keeps his grip through a bundle of documents tied to the Canal scandal. Twenty-five years ago Clarisse Darcel chose another man over him, and he has spent the decades since repaying that refusal — corrupting her son, wrecking her husband, threatening her with his long arms and his sarcasm. He is the enemy Lupin must break, and the crystal stopper is the one thing he seems to fear losing. ## Relationships ### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/arsene_lupin) _rivalry_ Lupin and Daubrecq are locked in a fierce battle of wits over the crystal stopper, with Daubrecq holding a dangerous secret over Lupin. ### [Clarisse Mergy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/clarisse_mergy) _psychological_ Daubrecq manipulates and torments Clarisse, using her love for her son as leverage to control her actions. ### [Prasville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/prasville) _rivalry_ Daubrecq and Prasville are antagonists in a political and criminal power struggle, each trying to outmaneuver the other. ### [D'Albufex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/d_albufex) _professional_ Daubrecq and D'Albufex are political allies and co-conspirators, though their partnership is fraught with mutual distrust. ### [Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/gilbert) _psychological_ Daubrecq holds Gilbert's life in his hands, using the threat of execution to manipulate both Gilbert and his mother. ### [Sébastiani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/sebastiani) _professional_ Sébastiani is an associate of Daubrecq, involved in the criminal and political machinations surrounding the crystal stopper. ### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/arsene_lupin) _rivalry_ Lupin and Daubrecq are locked in a fierce battle of wits over the crystal stopper, with Daubrecq holding a dangerous secret over Lupin. ### [Clarisse Mergy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/clarisse_mergy) _psychological_ Daubrecq manipulates and torments Clarisse, using her love for her son as leverage to control her actions. ### [D'Albufex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/d_albufex) _professional_ Daubrecq and D'Albufex are political allies and co-conspirators, though their partnership is fraught with mutual distrust. ### [Prasville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/prasville) _rivalry_ Daubrecq and Prasville are antagonists in a political and criminal power struggle, each trying to outmaneuver the other. ### [Sébastiani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/sebastiani) _professional_ Sébastiani is an associate of Daubrecq, involved in the criminal and political machinations surrounding the crystal stopper. ### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/arsene_lupin) _rivalry_ Lupin and Daubrecq are locked in a fierce battle of wits over the crystal stopper, with Daubrecq holding a dangerous secret over Lupin. ## In the story ### [II: Eight from Nine Leaves One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/ii-eight-from-nine-leaves-one) Deputy under surveillance; Lupin spies on him and is detected. ### [The Home Life of Alexis Daubrecq](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/iii-the-home-life-of-alexis-daubrecq) The deputy whose home is searched by Lupin and Victoire; he is the target of the woman's assassination attempt and later interrupts Lupin's conversation with her at the theater. ### [IV: The Chief of the Enemies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/iv-the-chief-of-the-enemies) Target of Lupin's investigation; leaves the stopper in a drawer despite being spied upon. ### [V: The Twenty-Seven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/v-the-twenty-seven) Revealed as the thief of the list of the Twenty-Seven, blackmailer of Victorien Mergy, and kidnapper of Jacques. His passion for Clarisse is noted. ### [VI: The Death-Sentence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/vi-the-death-sentence) Daubrecq sees through Lupin's disguise, refuses to release the boy, and taunts Lupin, showing his confidence and control. ### [VII: The Profile of Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/vii-the-profile-of-napoleon) Kidnapped from his home by four masked men; his study shows signs of struggle. ### [VIII: The Lovers’ Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/viii-the-lovers-tower) Daubrecq is tortured by d'Albufex and Sébastiani, eventually reveals the hiding place of the crystal stopper. ### [IX: In the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/ix-in-the-dark) Escapes from Mortepierre; intercepts Clarisse's letter at the Hôtel Franklin and cuts out key words. ### [X: Extra-Dry?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/x-extra-dry) Catches Clarisse in his room, attempts to blackmail her, and is chloroformed by Lupin. ### [The Cross of Lorraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/xi-the-cross-of-lorraine) Daubrecq is drugged with chloroform and placed in a trunk by Lupin and his accomplices for transport. ### [The Last Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/xiii-the-last-battle) His glass eye is revealed to contain the genuine list of the Twenty-Seven; he is brought to Lupin in a trunk. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/alexis_daubrecq - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters