Episode 42:
Slideshow
Thunder and lightening crash outside the mansion as Jean Paul sits
in a chair in the Great Hall. He stands and walks over to Jacques portrait,
staring at it. Jacques laughs.
"Come now Jean Paul Desmond. Three o'clock in the morning and you still wonder
the house. Why?" "Because your evil
wonders here Jacques Eloi Des Mondes. I..." "Jean Paul! No oaths on your honor that
you would be compelled to uphold. It might be the end of us both. And Erica
might never rise to a new beginning." says Jacques. "You will not interfere with the
cryonics process that will return my darling to me. You will keep clear of the
séance through which I will hear her sweet voice again." Jean Paul tells
Jacques. "You giving orders. Well I
elect to ignore them. You will end this resistance to me Jean Paul and that's an
order you will obey." says Jacques. Jean Paul turns away and grips the table
with his hands.. "Now no more searching. Everyone in this house is always
searching for something. Effigies to return me to purgatory. Poison to kill who
knows who. Now go to bed, I'm tired." Jacques tells Jean Paul. Jean Paul lowers his head wearily. He
stumbles tiredly out of the room.
Raxl is in the crypt , she glances around then checks the gauges.
She hears Quito's pet bird in the other part of the crypt. Quito walks up to the bird cage
with a smile, running his hands over the bars.
In the lab Alison has fallen asleep with her head down on the lab
table. Jean Paul enters and seeing her, he walks over and awakens her. "Alison,
Alison." She sits up. "Oh Jean Paul
what time is it?" "It's after
three. What justifies your working almost all through the night?" asks Jean
Paul. "Call it intrigue, I'm not
sure if Doctor Menkin was a genius or a blunderer. I have to assimilate these
notes so I can find out." Alison says as she stands. Jean Paul picks up the notes and
glances at them. "But why do you have to keep at it all through the night?" Alison takes off her lab smock. "Well I
can't sleep very well anyway. And what else is there to do, since you keep us
here as prisoners on this Island? Good night and please don't disturb anything."
Alison says as she leaves the lab.
Jean Paul stands looking through Doctor Menkin’s notes.
Quito approaches the entrance to the mansion. He carries a black
rabbit in his arms. When he enters Holly is walking down the staircase. She walks over to Quito. "Oh isn't he
cute . It's a he isn't it." Quito shrugs. "Where did you ever get him from on
this weird Island? I didn't know anything wholesome and innocent like that
existed on Maljardin." Holly says smiling as she pets the rabbit. "Oh he's so
sweet. I haven't seen anything like him for it seems like a whole life time. But
Quito, Raxl said that nothing like this could exist on this Island for three
hundred years. I guess this little fellow disapproves that doesn't he." She
lowers her hands after petting the rabbit. "What are you going to do with it? I
mean are you going to keep it?" Quito shakes his head. "You should, . you should
keep it as a pet, it would make a lovely pet. Something nice in this house of
accidents and death." Holly says petting the rabbit again. "I know you can't
answer me but I really think you should keep him. If you didn't I would like to.
I wonder how he managed out there, with just that poisonous ground around
here?" Quito pushes the rabbit
towards Holly. "What? You
want me to have him. Oh he's so sweet but my mother would have a fit. Unless
maybe you could fix up a nice cage to keep him in my room. Then she couldn't
object that much could she? Will you do it?" Quito nods his head. "Quito, you
did want to help me didn't you down in the crypt when Mr. Desmond was so angry
at me." Quito nods. Holly smiles at him, as Quito starts leaving the room with
the rabbit. "Build him a nice cage, not to small so he has room to move around
in. Nobody could object to having a pet like that even in a house like this."
Quito takes the rabbit down to the crypt.
Holly walks into the Dining Room, she sits at the table and rings the
bell. Raxl answers. "Hi Raxl." "Good Morning Miss Holly." "You know everything I've heard about
this Island isn't the truth." says Holly.
"Truth is a matter of seeing." Raxl replies. "Well I've seen. You told me because of
the curse nothing could exist outside in that poisonous jungle." "The devil's evil is everywhere on
Maljardin." Raxl tells Holly. "Well
just this once Raxl you may be wrong."
"It may be that demon wants you to think I am!"
In the crypt Quito carries the rabbit over to Erica's capsule so
he can check the gauges. He then carries the rabbit to his room and sets it on
his dresser. Looking under his bed he finds a large basket. His bird is chirping
as he looks around.
Alison enters the lab. She sees Jean Paul sitting on a stool.
"Jean Paul! Have you been here all night?"
Jean Paul lays down Doctor Menkin's notes. "When sorrow and purpose
combine time is irrelevant." he says as he stands and stretches. "Jean Paul, you must stop driving
yourself like this! You are reading notes you couldn't possibly
understand." "I want to
understand!" Jean Paul tells Alison.
"Cellular reconstruction is beyond most scientific minds. The
recreation of a human body from a living cell is years and years away. Now if
only Doctor Menkin had only lived perhaps he would have been able to tell us the
direction he has taken in these notes is the right one. If I can only find his
missing notes I may be able to determine. But without them there is no way for
me to evaluate." says Alison. "You
must try to make do with what we have on hand now, you must try that." Jean Paul
says to her. "I am trying." Jean Paul sits down as Alison collects
the notes. "Did Doctor Menkin indicate the need for experimentation on animals?" Jean Paul
asks. "Well it's a very common and
invaluable part of research." Alison tells him.
In the crypt Quito adds a couple of towels to the bottom of the
basket, He puts the rabbit in the basket and after he closes the lid he glances
around.
Holly is sitting at the table when Jean Paul and Alison join her.
"Good Morning." Holly says. "Holly." Alison greets her as Jean Paul
hold out her chair for her. "It
seems that your good morning has eliminated all your fear of the devil." Jean
Paul says to Holly. "Up until this
moment, what's happened now?"
"Haven't you forgotten that we are about to have another séance." says
Jean Paul. "Not with me." "The spirits will decide that." Raxl
says as she pours coffee. "And the Conjure Woman." Jean Paul picks up his glass of juice,
then puts it down. "Vangie said that the tarot cards spoke to one person. They
well may speak to another for or against."
"Jean Paul do you think your fit for another emotional upset? Raxl, he's
been up all night. Please warn him that it could be dangerous." Alison tells
Raxl. "What the Master has decided
Raxl’s words do not count." says Raxl.
"If he believes that he could speak with his wife." Holly says. "If he doesn't he will blame us for his
disappointment." Alison says to Holly.
"Alison!" Jean Paul says angrily "May I be excused." he stands and leaves
the room. "He will not admit it, he
will blame anybody. There are many dangers." Raxl tells Alison. Alison stands to hand her empty
coffee cup to Raxl. "That's because he's a changed man. Not the Jean Paul
Desmond I knew." Alison says as she takes a full cup from Raxl. "What are you two really talking about?"
Holly asks them. "You said earlier
what is the truth." Raxl says to Holly as she leaves the room. "What is the matter? You are scared
about something." Holly says to Alison.
"The resiliency of youth. To feel good in the morning and forget all
that's happened before.' "I have a
good reason for my optimism. I have a new friend." Holly tells Alison. "Quito?" asks Alison. "He brought me a present, a rabbit.
Isn't that something." "A live
one?" "Oh course a live one. Holly
says. "Where did he get it?" "From outside somewhere." "Holly, that's impossible." Alison
tells her sitting down next to her. "Nothing alive exists out there." "It's not out there now. It's here in
the house." Holly says to Alison.
"Where?" "Quito’s going to
build it a cage or something. I'm going to keep it in my room." "Does Raxl know about this?" Alison
asks. "Well do I need her
permission?" asks Holly. "No but
you can be sure she will have an opinion about the omen it bears." Alison says
as Raxl walks into the room. "An
omen about what Doctor Carr?" Raxl asks.
Jean Paul walks down the staircase to the Great Hall. When he
reaches the bottom he glances around.
"Jean Paul. Jean Paul turn, face me." Jacques calls to him. Jean Paul
tries to fight Jacques influence but he finally turns towards Jacques portrait.
"Are you ready? "For what?" Jean
Paul asks him. "To cooperate as we
agreed in the very beginning."
Angrily Jean Paul walks towards Jacques portrait. "You agreed to aid in
the restoration of my Erica. Where is your cooperation Jacques Eloi Des
Mondes?" "I'm lending it. Oh I
admit in dribs and drabs but doesn't every bit help." "I'll answer that after the séance."
says Jean Paul. "I'm annoyed with
you Jean Paul. Push my patience and there may be no séance." Jacques says as
Alison walks into the Great Hall. "And Erica's lovely voice may be still
forever." About to shout back Jean
Paul sees Alison. Alison stares at him.
In his room in the crypt Quito takes the black rabbit from the
basket and carries it over to his bird who is squawking. He then puts the rabbit
back in the basket, then carries it from his room.
Jean Paul stares angrily at Alison. She walks towards him. "I'm
going to advise you once again against dabbling in the occult. You're not in the
proper emotional condition, and neither is your medium Vangie." "Vangie has no fear for herself, nor I
for mine. I will hear from my Erica, I will reach her." Jean Paul tells Alison.
"By the way if you want any of those animals for experimentation in the
laboratory. I will have Quito get them from the Main Island when he goes over
with the supply boat tomorrow." Jean Paul says as he start walking away. He then
leaves the room. Holly walks up to
Alison. "You're going to experiment with animals? Not with my rabbit your not.
Why would anyone want to do anything to harm a little harmless animal?" "Why does anyone do the frightening
things that happen around here?"
Quito carries in the basket with the rabbit. He carries it over to
Holly. "You'll see a rabbit." Holly
tells her. Quito puts the basket
down. Jean Paul and Raxl walk over to the basket. They watch as Quito hands the
rabbit to Holly. "Thank you Quito.
Look." she says with a smile.
"Holly where on earth did you get that?" Jean Paul asks. "Right on this earth, on this Island
from Quito." "Jean Paul, where do
you think Quito found him?" Alison asks.
"Well Raxl." Jean Paul asks. "Raxl?" Raxl lifts her arms. "Oh Great Spirit,
Great Serpent all powerful and wise." She looks upward. "Oh wise one let us know
how the devils evil enters this house by what ever means." Raxl says then makes
the sign to the Serpent God. She crosses her arms with her hands touching below
her shoulders. "Is the devil among us in the shape of innocence." "Raxl he's just a little animal." Alison
tells her. "Found where no animal
can live. We may fear the worst. There's evil in that animal!" "Not so fast Raxl." says Alison petting
the rabbit. "Quito, come here. Did
you find the rabbit here on Maljardin?" Jean Paul asks. Quito nods, then
signs. Raxl watches then interprets
for Jean Paul. "He said he found it on the path to the boat house." "Maybe it came on the boat like I did. I
hid and Quito didn't know." Holly tells them. "Well that makes sense Jean Paul,
perhaps it's been on the boat since Quito’s last trip." Alison tells him. "It's a creature of the devil and the
devil works through it." Raxl says.
"Please Raxl be quiet." Alison tells her. She walks over to Jean Paul.
"Jean Paul perhaps it lived because it was on the boat and ate none of the
poisonous vegetation on Maljardin."
"Well I don't care what any of you say. It's my rabbit and it's going to
stay my rabbit." Holly says walking away from the group caring the rabbit. "Msieu, can't you see the strange
workings. It was placed there so Quito would easily find it." Raxl tells Jean
Paul. Holly walks back towards
Raxl. "By whom for heavens sake?"
"The devil's hands! The devil who seeks to destroy us!" "Mr. Desmond really, this is to much.
I'm sorry." Holly cries out hugging the rabbit. Jean Paul takes a few steps. "I must
admit Raxl this is very unlikely."
"Master an animal here is an impossibility. Is that not true?" "Until now, yes." "Then what force altered the
impossibility? From the forces that work on Maljardin, the hour draws near. The
Master will attend a séance and seek through purified minds and cleansed spirits
to reach his Erica beyond the veiled curtain." Jean Paul glances down. "What does the
Master say?" Raxl asks. Jean Paul doesn't answer. "Quito you will remove the
rabbit. It is evil." Raxl says. Quito starts walking towards Holly. "Mr. Desmond, no please!" Holly calls
out to Jean Paul. "It brings
danger and evil and more wickedness than we would ever know. It must be
destroyed. Buried in the sea!" Raxl says walking over to Holly. "No! Quito don't! Don't please! Please
you'll hurt it!" Holly cries out as Quito takes it from her. "Mr. Desmond, how
could you let them do this!" "Jean
Paul stop them!" Alison says to him.
"Wait!" shouts Jean Paul.
"If the master wishes to contact his Erica and hear her voice he will be
advised. That animal is evil." Raxl tells Jean Paul. Holly turns to him. "Mr. Desmond please,
no!" Holly cries out. Jean Paul
takes a few steps away, they all watch him to see what he decides. He stops near
Jacques portrait. "You see how I
can make you suffer Jean Paul. Fight me no more or you will really feel my
bite!" Jacques says to him. Jean Paul turns and looks at everyone across the
room.
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Summaries written by Debby
Graham . The slide
presentation is the work of Ron Janick.
~Ron/Bella~
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