# Dr. Eruc Oberzohn — The Three Just Men character guide > Dr. Eruc Oberzohn in The Three Just Men by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Dr. Oberzohn, Oberzohn, Eruc, Baron Eruc Oberzohn **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-firm-of-oberzohn ## Snapshot A long-faced, high-foreheaded scientist who shovels food at the Ritz, keeps a concrete barrel in his factory, and buries his own secrets by night. ## Who they are Dr. Oberzohn admires ingenuity, locks doors to keep his guests from seeing too much, and digs alone in the dark rather than trust his four desperate men with the work. He contemns all things Teutonic yet has a sneaking reverence for the Junker methods he cannot quite bring himself to use on Gurther. He is the spider at the center of the advertisement, the orangeade, and the surveillance Mirabelle cannot shake — and he is beginning to understand that his own web is fraying. ## In the story ### [The Firm of Oberzohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/i-the-firm-of-oberzohn) The employer who interviews and hires Mirabelle; he is manipulative, burns her telegram, and locks her in. ### [The Three Men of Curzon Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/ii-the-three-men-of-curzon-street) Mentioned as the employer who hired Mirabelle Leicester through a deceptive advertisement. ### [The Vendetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/iii-the-vendetta) Dr. Oberzohn is writing a telegram to Mirabelle's aunt but is corrected by Newton. He reveals his deep hatred for the Three Just Men, who killed his brother Adolph, and admires Newton's cleverness. ### [IV: The Snake Strikes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/iv-the-snake-strikes) Takes Mirabelle to lunch at the Ritz-Carlton and returns her to the laboratory. ### [VIII: The House of Oberzohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/viii-the-house-of-oberzohn) Owner of the grim house by the canal, a doctor of Literature and Law who conducts experimental hobbies in secret rooms. ### [Gurther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xi-gurther) Arranges Gurther's hiding place, studies chess, discusses police and the Three Just Men, and strikes Gurther for his failure. ### [Two "Accidents"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xv-two-accidents) Present during Manfred's visit; his factory is targeted in the fire. ### [XVI: Rath Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xvi-rath-hall) Receives news of the fire, manipulates Gurther and Pfeiffer, and sends Gurther to kill Gonsalez. ### [Written in Braille](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xvii-written-in-braille) Referenced as the mastermind behind the scheme and the order to eliminate Gurther. ### [The Story of Mont d’Or](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xviii-the-story-of-mont-d-or) Implied as the mastermind behind the plot to secure the gold concession and abduct Mirabelle. ### [Gurther Reports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xx-gurther-reports) Reveals his sleepless habits, his plan to marry Mirabelle via a special license, and his calm defiance during Meadows' search. ### [In the Store Cellar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxii-in-the-store-cellar) Visits the vault, claims to protect Mirabelle, and shows interest in chemical boxes. ### [On the Night Mail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxiv-on-the-night-mail) Receives a telegram, consults with Gurther, makes phone calls, and strolls in his garden. ### [XV: Gurther Returns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xv-gurther-returns) Reveals the full plan to Gurther, including the fortune from the concession and his distrust of Montague Newton. ### [At Frater's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xviii-at-frater-s) His car is seen at Mero's and later at Frater's theater, indicating his involvement in the evening's events. ### [Work for Gurther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxix-work-for-gurther) Assigns Gurther to kill a traitor; discusses plans and praises Gurther's disguise. ### [XXX: Joan a Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxx-joan-a-prisoner) Proposes to Mirabelle, threatens her, and secretly digs a grave in the factory grounds. ### [The Things in the Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxxi-the-things-in-the-box) Arrives with Joan's body, orders Gurther to inject her with an antidote, later finds Gurther dying and forces Mirabelle to accompany him. ### [The Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxii-the-search) Returns to the house with Mirabelle, locks her in a room, and prepares to defend the house with hired gunmen. ### [The Siege](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-siege) Forces his men to sign a forged confession; places Mirabelle in the snake-room; is killed by a poisoned cigarette holder. ### [The Death Tube](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-death-tube) Devised the method of using frozen snake venom in blowpipes for assassinations. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/characters/eruc_oberzohn - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_just_men_se/characters