The Third Round · Character
Professor Scheidstrun
A professor whose name and handwriting are stolen by Peterson for a murder appointment — a man who exists in this story chiefly as a borrowed identity.
supporting
Also known as Scheidstrun, old Scheidstrun
First appearance: ii in which professor goodman realises that there are more things in life than chemistry
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Scheidstrun never appears in the flesh; his persona is the mask Peterson wears when he lures Professor Goodman to a meeting meant to end in death. The substitution is uncovered only later, when Robinson reveals that he…
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- Central Syndicate and Victims
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Professor Goodman’s psychological breaking point—his haggard, defiant accusation (“What have you done to that…
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See Professor Scheidstrun in ii in which professor goodman realises that there are more things in life than chemistry