Fallen Idol

Episode Slant

By Illinois Jules

From flash back (Gee...really?):

Nicholas, at Fleur's grave-site. Her burial just being completed in the foreground. We see LaCroix, heavily shadowed, approach Nick from behind.

LC: "The loss of a family member is never easy...especially when you had the power to prevent it." (Why, LaCroix, you sound as if you're lamenting over Nikkie here.)

N: "It is not what my sister wanted." (Is he sooo thick as to miss the inference? I know...he's in denial!)

LC: [hmmph] "Time has dulled your memory, Nicholas... [Nick finally turns his head towards him] It is not what, you, wanted. A fact I will enjoy reminding you of often." (And how, dear Uncle, will you remind your wayward son of taking this 'love' of yours? Can we say 'Transfer of Affection'?)

N: [turning away] "I loved her too much to subject her to your ill." (Read <I can take it. But I'll be damned if I'd let you have her, too.>)

LC: "And I loved Fleur...so much so that I offered her the gift of eternity." (Read ) "What has your love given her?" [pause]

Big gap here, then LC blinks, with effort, twice. (Gathering courage?)

LC: [flatly] "Au revoir, mon amour." [he is still speaking directly to Nick] (I listened to this several times. LaCroix *does* say 'mon amour'. Now I know I have a less than limited knowledge of French. So I looked it up to be sure: 'MY' -pronoun- Mon:Male Ma:Female Mes:Plural. Please contact me if I'm wrong here.)

N: "She wrote to me after she knew she was dying...asking me to look after her son."

LC: "You can't be serious."

N: "It's something I have to do for her."

LC: [ooh...] (He gives a physical kinda eye roll here.) "So this is how you're going to ease your conscious. Very well Nicholas, play the charade if you must. But you know how it must end." (Does he really? LaCroix' anger, we know stretches far and wide, or is it Nick that gets stretched far and wide? Ooops...sorry, too much JADFE again ;-).)

LC turns sharply and stomps off.