# Masher — The Crystal Stopper character guide

> Masher in The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Masher, The Masher

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-arrests

## Snapshot

Lupin's chauffeur-disguised accomplice, entrusted with the trunk, the chloroform, and the hostage — a man who keeps his nerve and his livery.

## Who they are

The Masher arrives in a chauffeur's uniform to carry a trunk down from a hotel room and drive it toward Paris at thirty miles an hour, turn and turn about. He is the practical arm of Lupin's schemes, trusted with Daubrecq's drugged captivity and the timing that keeps the whole abduction from collapsing. His reward is conditional forgiveness, which makes his steadiness both a professional asset and a quiet gamble.

## Relationships

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_professional_

Masher is a member of Lupin's criminal network, assisting in the intricate operations against Daubrecq.

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_professional_

Masher is a member of Lupin's criminal network, assisting in the intricate operations against Daubrecq.

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_professional_

Masher is a member of Lupin's criminal network, assisting in the intricate operations against Daubrecq.

## In the story

### [The Arrests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/i-the-arrests)

One of the oarsmen rowing Lupin and his accomplices across the lake.

### [IX: In the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/ix-in-the-dark)

Helps rescue Lupin at Mortepierre; stays by his bedside; keeps the news of the appeal rejection from Clarisse.

### [X: Extra-Dry?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/x-extra-dry)

Assists Lupin in the ambush, pointing a revolver at Daubrecq.

### [The Cross of Lorraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/xi-the-cross-of-lorraine)

Masher buys a limousine and chauffeur's attire, transports the trunk, and sends telegrams updating Lupin on the progress.

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