Episode 48:
Slideshow
Rev. Matt Dawson: “On the
isolated island of Maljardin, mysterious and supernatural events tear Jean Paul
Desmond’s conscience and threaten his sanity. Why is his wife’s blood on a locket,
which he laid to rest with her in the cyro capsule? How did the locket get around the neck
of this black rabbit, that survived the poisonest vegetation of the island? Whose skull is this? And will Raxl find the answers in the
witchcraft of the secret Temple of the Serpents?
In the Temple of the Serpent Raxl and Quito are standing near the
altar. Raxl lays the skull upon it. "This is the sign you have sent us Oh Great
Serpent. One in whom the devil's evil lives and die? Which
one?"
Jean Paul is in the Great Hall pacing, he is holding the locket.
Matt walks in. He walks up to Jean Paul.
"Are you all right Jean Paul?"
"Yes, why? Do I need to explain everything to you?" "No, nothing is explained here. If we
know the causes for some of the things that happen here we might be less afraid.
Your prisoners might be more willing guests." "Or go mad." Raxl tells them as she walk
towards them from the crypt. "It's better that some things not be known." She
stops at the staircase. "A short
while ago I found you almost in a state of collapse. And now you seem to pretend
that nothing has happened here. Something did attack you." says Matt. "A theologian seeking complexities for a
simple answer." Jean Paul replies.
Matt shakes his head and walks away. Jean Paul watches Matt then he glances
at the necklace. Walking to the secret compartment in the wall he runs his hands
around it then walks over to Raxl. "Raxl, where is the skull that was hanging in
there?" "You do not remember
Master, you left it below with Quito."
Jean Paul turns away from Raxl. "Oh yes, of course, I mean what did you
do with it?" Raxl walks up to Jean
Paul. "It remains below. It is a warning, a sign. What you have in your mind
again Master means death." "Raxl
death is not the most thing to be feared around here. I have two courses and
both may lead me to damnation. So how am I to choose!" Jean Paul says after he
turns towards Raxl. Matt questions
Holly in her room. "Just before you drank the wine do you remember anything you
might have seen?" Matt asks as he walks over to Holly. "Just out of the corner
of your eye perhaps." "No, you were
there. Dan was in the room, Vangie was contacting the spirits. And they say my
mother brought the wine." "You saw
no one else?" "No. Did you?" asks
Holly. "No." Matt says then sits
down next to Holly's bed. "You didn't see Jean Paul Desmond?" "No, why?" "What can we do but ask questions." He
smiles at Holly. "You look better Holly."
"I'm scared stiff of getting better. Vangie says Mr. Desmond is going to
hold the séance anyway. As soon as I'm strong enough." "You won't go through with it! You won't
risk yourself again for his obsession to contact Erica." Matt says to her
standing up as he gets upset. "You
can bet your life I won't." says Holly.
"You hold to that Holly. Without you the medium will refuse to
proceed.' "Don't you worry, I'll
hold to it alright."
Jean Paul walks around the Great Hall in frustration. "At each and
every effort to contact Erica some disaster has prevented it. Why? What brought
down the chandelier? What fiend possessed Erica?" Jean Paul asks aloud as he
paces around the room. "What fiend possessed Holly, and then poisoned her at a
single blow? Was it you Jacques Eloi Des Mondes?" He asks looking at Jacques
portrait. "What can you be afraid of? What possibly could Erica tell me that you
dare not have me hear. Well I will hear it. Or learn it one way or another."
Jean Paul says then walks towards the crypt.
Rushing down the crypts stairs he walks over to Raxl who is
standing next to Erica’s capsule. Quito follows him. "This is a locket, Erica's
locket. Or is it the locket, or is it in there?" Jean Paul asks pointing to the
capsule. "Upon her throat or is it here? What can I do when my mind cannot
believe what my eyes see." "The
locket is in your hand, Master."
"Then you see it? You really see it." "I see it Master." "Then what is in there?" Jean Paul asks
pointing again at the capsule. "The
sleeping Mistress Master." "But if
the locket’s not in there, that I placed with my own hands. Look at it. It was
transferred from in there to you."
"By an evil spirit." says Raxl.
"Do you see the blood on this locket?" "I see the blood Master." "This is Erica's blood. If that capsule
was opened what would we find?"
"Who can say, other than you who would end forever her hope for life
again." says Raxl. "Is she as I
thought I left her or is she murdered? The only way to learn is to open the cryo
capsule and see and destroy my Erica forever. Or contact her spirit from the
other side in order to fight off any thing that prevents it." "We have received the signs,
Master." "There will be a séance!"
says Jean Paul. "Then that means
death!"
Tim quietly walks into the Great Hall from the side door. He
starts up the staircase when Matt calls to him. "Tim, have you seen Dan
Forrest?" Matt asks walking over to the staircase. "I'll talk to you later okay." Tim says
then turns and rushes up the staircase.
Matt walks over to the secret compartment where the skull was found. He
glances over his shoulder then runs his hand over the bottom of the compartment.
Turning away he leans on the railing of the stairway deep in
thought.
Holly is asleep when Tim enters her room and walks over to her.
"Psst Holly. Oh great you look fine, that's a relief." "Tim, I'm in bed." "Yea but sick in bed, that's
different." "What's the matter with
you?" Holly asks. "Not a thing
Holly. I just wanted to cheer you up that's all. I wanted to tell you to keep up
the old courage and just hang on and we'll get out of here." "Why, what's going on?" "Just something to think about Holly,
that's all." "Tim?" Holly sits up.
"Will you tell me what you are talking about." "Look Holly just no more séances." Tim
says to her as he leans over the bed. "Right?" he stands and leaves the
room. Holly lays back wondering
about Tim.
"There torments exceed even the fears of death. What's death, I
will prepare the séance." Jean Paul tells Raxl. "If death cannot prevent it Master then
the living will do so. The medium will not undertake this without others.
Reverend Dawson, the girl Holly Marshal, they will not risk it." "I will persuade them." Jean Paul
says. "Still others will prevent
that which the spirits have already declared must not take place." Jean Paul looks at Raxl angrily. "What
others, you Raxl?" "I did not say
so, Master." "Raxl even if you did
try to prevent it as you believed you could. You would never do it, even if it
were to save my life.' Jean Paul says then he leaves the crypt. Quito walks over to Raxl. He signs to
her, Raxl lays her hand on his arm in sadness.
Jean Paul walks up from the crypt and sees Reverend Dawson.
"Reverend Dawson, I've been thinking of what you said." "You said that before Jean Paul and it
means nothing." "I said that? Of
course I was referring to your concern over not receiving answers. Perhaps I
could give you some answers if you would help me." Jean Paul says walking over
to the liquor table. He picks up a decanter and a glass. "You said that before too Jean Paul that
you wanted help. Then you rejected it." Matt says walking over to Jean
Paul. "Oh because the only way one
could achieve peace for all of us is that we continue to maintain the contact we
had in the séance with Erica." Matt
watches as Jean Paul pours a drink then offers it to him. "What's the matter?" "Are you deliberately trying to create a
nightmare here!" "I don't
understand you." says Jean Paul.
"Not one hour ago you offered me a drink poured from the same bottle, the
same drink. Now you vary it by suggesting a séance! When you really wish my help
I'll be there!" Matt says angrily then walks away. Jean Paul looks into the glass, then
smells the brandy. "The hand that passed the drink, moved by whom?" He looks at
his hand. "Me? And whose hand poisoned Holly Marshal?" Jean Paul picks up the decanter of
brandy and carries it to the lab.
Alison is running tests when Jean Paul walks in. He shows her the
decanter. "I don't need that here
thank you." Alison tells him. "I
had a notion of asking your opinion of it." "I don't drink when I'm working." "That's not what I mean Alison." "Well what do you mean? What sort of
opinion? I'm no expert on brandy."
"I suppose I can rely on you to complete the circle to contact
Erica." "So you go on and on no
matter what happens or who suffers."
"My alternative is to open the cryo capsule and that is beyond my
endurance." "All right, I'll be
there. If you can persuade Matt Dawson and the girl who nearly lost her life in
the last attempt." Jean Paul nods.
"I'll persuade her." Alison looks
at Jean Paul. "What did you want to know about the brandy?" "Doesn't matter." Jean Paul says as he
leaves the room. Alison stares straight ahead.
Tim is standing in the Great Hall pacing nervously. Matt walks
down the staircase. "Tim?" Tim
jumps. "What's wrong with you?"
Matt asks as he walks down the steps to stand next to Tm. "Matt, I've go to tell you. Dan’s now at
the boat house figuring out a way to escape. I'm going to go too but somehow
we've got to sidestep Jean Paul."
Jean Paul walks out of the lab and enters the Great Hall. Seeing him,
Matt and Tim turn and watch as he walks towards them. "Jean Paul." Matt calls out to him as he
walks over to him. "I will help you with the séance if you will listen to my
terms." "Terms? Bargains Reverend.
When a soul is at stake I don't bargain."
"Good then we agree because those are my terms to." says Matt. "Good now that only leaves Holly
Marshal." Jean Paul nods. "I will persuade her." He starts walking up the
staircase, in his hand is the decanter of brandy. His right hand starts shaking
he clutch the decanter from his left hand, he throws it at Matt and Tim. They
duck down as it sails over their heads and smashes on the floor. Jean Paul
stands and stares at his hand.
In the Sacred Temple Raxl talks to her Serpent God. "Is no one
meant to heed your message as none heed Raxl’s. Is the sign that death attends
the séance a word that may ever be unwritten. Then indeed none may alter fate."
Raxl crosses her arms and bows.
Holly is sitting at a table in her room pushing her food around on
her plate. There is a knock on her door.
"Yes." Jean Paul enters.
"Excuse me Holly. I've been concerned about you." Jean Paul closes the door and
walks towards Holly. Holly pulls
back in fear. "What is it? You look
at me as if I've recently left this room having said or done something to
frighten you." "I'm sorry Mr.
Desmond. I've never meant that.
"But I hadn't done such a thing had I?" Jean Paul asks. "No of course not." "Do you mind if I sit down?" "Of course not." "Thank you." Jean Paul says grabbing a
chair. "Holly I must offer you my grave apologies for what has happened to you
in my house. And I assure you it will never happen again as long as I have the
power to prevent it." "Mr. Desmond,
do you know who poisoned me? Or that terrible spirit that entered Vangie, came
from her into me? Or why did it do it? Who pushed me down the stairs? Who
slashed the picture I sat for, the picture of your wife ? Or why all these
things seem to involve me?" Holly says turning to Jean Paul. "Mr. Desmond can
you tell me that." "Yes Holly I
can. When we contact Erica." "No
Mr. Desmond, please I can't go through that again! Truly I can't!" Holly says
getting upset. "Holly you must. Or
there will never be peace for any of us in this house. You must. Do you
understand?" Holly shakes her head
no.
Alison is talking to Matt in the
lab. I've agreed to the séance. If Holly will agree." "And I have agreed, for the most futile
of reasons. To give Dan Forrest time to get off this Island. I might be a better
friend if I tried to prevent it. Perhaps by informing on him." Matt tells
Alison. "Then who would trust you?
Not even Jean Paul himself." Alison says as she takes a few steps away from
Matt. "I can't imagine that Holly will agree. She won't want to be present.
Something ominous always seem to happen to prevent the séance." says
Alison. "He will find a way to have
another one. But what way, I pray for Holly now."
Jean Paul holds Erica's necklace in front of Holly. "What this is
the opening of all the answers Holly. What is the meaning of this locket which
was transferred from me to me from Erica covered with her blood. Holly if I
cannot get the answers it means I have to go down to open the capsule and
thereby destroying my love. Would you Holly Marshal drive me to this
alternative?" Holly shakes her
head. "No." Jean Paul lowers the
locket. "I will protect you." "Okay
then I'll go to the séance." Holly tells him. Jean Paul sighs. "Thank you." He looks
at her tray. "Well you haven't eaten. The food is all right Holly believe me."
Jean Paul stands and walks behind Holly's chair. "You really mean that. You will protect
me?" "Of course Holly." Jean Paul
puts his hands on Holly's shoulders. "As your own father would have done if he
had lived." Jean Paul's hands start to shake, his face shows pain. Jean Paul
fights Jacques possession off. "Mr.
Desmond what happened?" "It's all
right Holly." "What's wrong?" "Thank you, I'll call you when I need
you." He quickly leaves the room.
Holly gets up from her chair and huddles on her bed in
fear.
Jean Paul walks down the staircase carrying the necklace. He looks
at his hand. "Quite alone Jean
Paul." Jacques says to him. Jean
Paul looks angrily at the portrait then rushes to the
crypt.
"Master there is one way to avert the séance. Open the cryo
capsule." says Raxl. "No this
locket may not be Erica’s." "What
should be in the locket?" asks Raxl.
"Yes that's it. The pearl, the pearl I gave to my loved one as a symbol
of my endless tears until she is able to return to life." "If it contains the pearl then indeed
the locket is here and not in there." says Raxl as she walks to Erica's capsule.
"Nothing, nothing will be answered."
"Raxl I have the answer." Jean Paul says following her over to the
capsule. "This locket, you found it, you open it. The pearl may be inside." "I have no fear in opening the locket.
If there is a pearl, there will be a pearl." says Raxl. Jean Paul hands her the locket, Raxl
opens it. "Master there is the pearl."
Jean Paul lowers his head. "It's the pearl, the pearl I laid to rest with
my Erica." Jean Paul raises his head. "There will be a séance, the alternative
Raxl is too unspeakable."
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Summaries written by Debby
Graham . The slide
presentation is the work of Ron Janick.
~Ron/Bella~
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