# Vaucheray — The Crystal Stopper character guide

> Vaucheray in The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** a Vaucheray

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

## Snapshot

Gilbert's accomplice in the Villa Marie-Thérèse burglary, condemned alongside him for a murder that neither man may have meant to commit.

## Who they are

Vaucheray is the older, harder partner in the job that went wrong, and his fate is bound to Gilbert's by a single verdict. The police are in no mood to untangle who did what at the villa; they want a conviction quickly, and Vaucheray's presence in the case is what makes Gilbert's position so nearly hopeless. He matters less as a person than as the weight dragging Gilbert toward the scaffold — and as the reason Lupin cannot simply walk away.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Vaucheray is one of Lupin's loyal accomplices, though his reckless actions create complications for Lupin's plans.

### [Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/gilbert)

_friendship_

Gilbert and Vaucheray are fellow criminals and friends, but their loyalty is tested under the pressure of a death sentence.

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

_professional_

Vaucheray is one of Lupin's loyal accomplices, though his reckless actions create complications for Lupin's plans.

### [Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/gilbert)

_friendship_

Gilbert and Vaucheray are fellow criminals and friends, but their loyalty is tested under the pressure of a death sentence.

### [Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/characters/gilbert)

_friendship_

Gilbert and Vaucheray are fellow criminals and friends, but their loyalty is tested under the pressure of a death sentence.

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

_professional_

Vaucheray is one of Lupin's loyal accomplices, though his reckless actions create complications for Lupin's plans.

## In the story

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

Accomplice wounded in the shoulder; arrested and accused of killing the manservant Léonard.

### [II: Eight from Nine Leaves One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/ii-eight-from-nine-leaves-one)

Mentioned as an accomplice in prison, facing murder charges.

### [The Home Life of Alexis Daubrecq](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/iii-the-home-life-of-alexis-daubrecq)

Mentioned as also facing execution; Lupin notes he is a 'dirty rascal' but his fate is tied to finding the stopper.

### [IV: The Chief of the Enemies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/iv-the-chief-of-the-enemies)

Mentioned as Gilbert's accomplice in the murder case.

### [VI: The Death-Sentence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/vi-the-death-sentence)

Sentenced to death; he admits past crimes but denies murder, linking his fate to Gilbert's to force Lupin's intervention.

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

Condemned to death alongside Gilbert; mentioned as Lupin's accomplice.

### [XII: The Scaffold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/xii-the-scaffold)

Executed by guillotine after being shot by Lupin's accomplice; his body is still carried to the scaffold.

### [The Last Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/xiii-the-last-battle)

Killed by Lupin's shot during the execution to create chaos and delay Gilbert's beheading.

## Links

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