Episode 1:
Slideshow
A large hulking man is walking up a hill carrying buckets of dry
ice. In the mansion the housekeeper
and Dr. Menkin are in a discussion. "Quito is back,” the doctor tells Raxl. "Doctor, what Msieu Desmond asks...”
Raxl questions the doctor. "You
mean what he demands." Dr. Menkin replies.
"Dr. Menkin you must tell him."
"The voice of reason is helpless in the face of agony and grief." the
doctor replies. Raxl looks at him with a worried look on her face. Jean Paul Desmond descends the staircase
carrying his wife's body. Raxl
pleads with him. " Msieu Desmond let the little bird rest in peace, she is
dead." Jean Paul takes his wife's
body to the family crypt. Raxl and Dr. Menkin follow him. Coming up from the
crypt Raxl goes to Jean Paul. "Oh
my poor Msieu, I know how much you loved her." "Love her Raxl, I love her." Jean Paul
says as he walks away. "It's always
hard to accept the finality of death." Dr. Menkin says as he comes up to Jean
Paul. "I do not accept it, not for
my Erica." Jean Paul retorts.
Dan Forrest and Dr. Alison Carr are discussing Jean Paul and
Erica. Alison has not heard from her sister in quite a while. Knowing that Erica
is six months pregnant she is very worried about her. Alison decides to fly with
Dan to Maljardin, Jean Paul and Erica's home.
Dr. Menkin is waiting for the
people from the cryonics society. Jean Paul is worried the boat cannot get
across because of the high wind and the upcoming storm. He starts yelling, and
then grabs Dr. Menkin and starts shaking him. "Msieu Desmond please, has the devil
taken your soul." Raxl asks him. Jean Paul looks stunned then walks away. Raxl
walks up to him. "I know the pain, the sorrow. I loved her too." "Raxl with every resource at my command
for the rest of my days, I will bring my lovely Erica back." Jean Paul turns and
heads up the staircase. Raxl
glances at a portrait on the wall and asks Dr. Menkin. "Can your modern science
ever raise the dead." The doctor
tells her it's not possible. "With out the breath of life there is no life. The
dead belong to him." talking about God.
Raxl again looks at the portrait. "And you Jacques Eloi Des Mondes belong
to the devil." Jean Paul is holding
a glass of brandy. Raxl is behind him.
"There are forces here of ancient evil, good and evil that you must not
tempt to rise and you will. Let your poor wife rest in peace, do you dare to fly
in the face of God?" Raxl tells him.
"On this Island from this moment forward, I am God." Jean Paul tells
her. "Bravo." a voice comes from
the air. Jean Paul turns with his glass raised, he looks at the portrait. Raxl
turns, looks at the portrait then turns back to Jean Paul. She reaches for his
wrist. "Msieu, Msieu Desmond." "Three hundred years
apart but like me he lost a wife." Jean Paul
says. "Please don't compare.
Please, please." Raxl begs. "But
for the span of centuries, he and I could be the same man." Jean Paul tells
her. "No, no he was the devil." Raxl tells him. "And after what you have
done!" "No more Raxl. Goodnight."
Jean Paul tells her. Raxl leaves and heads up the staircase. Jean Paul turns back to the portrait.
"Who are you?" "You heard faithful
old Raxl,” the portrait tells him. "The devil!" Jean Paul says as he turns
walks away to stand next to the staircase.
"Can you turn your back on him?" the portrait asks. "No! NO this is my battle!" Jean Paul
says. "For the want of an ally the
battle could be lost. Turn, face me. Look! Jean Paul turns
toward the portrait. "Come closer."
Jean Paul walks "Closer. Now who am I." Jacques asks. Jean Paul lifts his eyes
toward the portrait. "The man you are, the man you might have been." Jean Paul is transported to Jacques
time. He watches as Jacques greets his wife. Then
leaving with her to the laughter of their guests. Jean Paul is back at Maljardin
still holding the glass of brandy. He looks around the room. "How lovely a woman is, especially a
man’s own." the portrait says.
Jean Paul turns and looks at the portrait. "For my life I give you back your
woman." "You are the devil." Jean
Paul says as he turns away. "He
lives in every man. Find me where I lie in the tomb." the portrait tells him.
With his back to the portrait Jean Paul raises his
glass. "Poor sweet Erica, poor darling, suspended forever between life and
death." the portrait tells him.
Jean Paul rushes away. "Find
me where I lie in the tomb. Find me!" the voice echoes. "No, NO!" Jean Paul hurls the glass at
the portrait. He then turns and runs to the crypt.
Coming to Erica's casket Jean Paul kneels down behind it he puts his hands on
the top. "Erica my darling, I have
found a way." He then hunts for Jacques name on his casket. Finding it he reads
Jacques Eloi Des Mondes: Who disturbs my sleep has the devil to
pay. 1760-1789 Jean Paul
starts pulling out Jacques casket.
Alison and Dan arrive on the mainland. They have to wait for the
next day to get word to Maljardin of their arrival because of the bad weather
hitting the area. As the female
singer starts her song we flash to Jean Paul opening the casket. He finds a doll
with a nail through its head. As the singer in the cafe sings “That Old Black
Magic”, Jean Paul pulls the nail out.
Raxl clutches her head and screams.
As she is rushing to the crypt Jean Paul is wearing the outfit from the
portrait of Jacques Eloi Des Mondes. The portrait shows up blank. "The voodoo spell is broken." Jean
Paul (Jacques) says. Raxl rushes
in, Jean Paul, back in his own cloths turns around and asks. "Why what is the
matter with you Raxl?" He holds the doll in his hand.
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Summaries written by Debby
Graham . The slide
presentation is the work of Ron Janick.
~Ron/Bella~
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