JEAN-THOBY'S ASYLUM
2004
Night
Foley remembers the day when his father, Ymor, told him about his great-grand-father's deal with the devil. He can visualize that day like it was yesterday.
YMOR NEPTENU'S MANSION
1976
Day
It's the twins' birthday. It's a great celebration, but it's also Foley's third birthday. Ymor and his wife were arguing the night before about letting Foley know about the curse. The sooner Foley knew, the better they would feel, no, the better Lehcim would feel.
"Lehcim, everything is so well decorated. You really did a great job by hiring the party planner. It all came out great."
"Thank you, my dear. I would only want the best for my twins."
"Lehci, today is not just the twins' special day, it's Fofo's too."
"Darling, since we are talking about the beast, remember our last talk last night. We must tell him today."
"Lehci, why today of all days, it's his third birthday. Fofo would probably forget everything by the next morning."
"Darling, I know you think there is no truth to the mystic of the number three…"
"Lehci, it's not that I don't believe there isn't any truth to it. We just cannot possibly link our Fofo to these dark unknowns. Just because Fofo is turning three does not mean that he has become a portal for all things dark and macabre."
"Ymor, your family roots are not exactly normal, pure and sinless."
"What are you trying to say, Lehcim?"
"I already said it darling, with your background, we should be grateful; we did not have a little red baby with horns."
"I am sure you would like that. At the rate, you are going with the twins. They might as well be your red babies with horns."
"Ymor, I don't like your tone, I don't like your tone not one bit."
"I apologize love, but you have me all excited about this portal nonsense. I want Fofo to grow up like a normal child. Let him enjoy his childhood."
"Darling, it's a bit too late for that, he was your third son, and by that definition alone, he could never have a normal childhood. This is our chance to find out if he will turn evil on his 31st birthday or if he will become a good luck charm to us. On his third birthday we can find out through his reaction to the news. If he acts like it's no big deal, we should be concerned, but if he acts scared and confused, then we can rest assured that our future will be fine with Foley in it."
"Love, we did agree, remember, that we would show him love and affection so he could reciprocate those feelings for us."
"Ymor, you are in a dream land. You cannot stop his destiny. We need to keep our heads cleared of all emotions for Foley. We have no certainty what he will become on his 31st birthday. Or even throughout his lifespan till that day arrives. So we need to proceed with caution."
"Lehci, you are so practical, but I feel we should proceed with love towards little Fofo. Love conquers all, after all."
"Here we go again; I have heard this line one too many times from you Ymor. We need to tell him."
"And what is that going to accomplish? Except for ruining his special day, you have no consideration for Fofo at all, do you? You know he is a human right. Above all, he is your son.
"I understand that you are totally devoted to transforming Foley into a normal child, and possibly a normal son. But he isn't. Your grand-father dealt these cards to you a long time ago. There is absolutely nothing you can do to change his destiny."
"Lehci, have a little faith."
"You are so feeble-minded. You need to open your eyes. You told me so yourself that your father appeared to be such a great father up till his 30th birthday."
"Leave my father out of this. This conversation is about our son. Not my father."
"Darling, your whole family is part of what is going on with Foley right now. Your grand-father started it all. Now we just have to deal with the consequences of his actions."
"Now you are blaming my whole family. Lehci, why did you marry me? My mother told me that you knew about our family secret but you still persisted for us to get married. Why would anyone in their right mind go through with a marriage that they know beforehand may be cursed?"
"Look at our twins, look how happy they look." Lehcim tried to evade answering the question.
"Lehci, please answer my question."
"What question, darling?"
"Why did you marry me? If you cannot love your own flesh and blood, if you want to alienate your own son until he becomes a beast that was foretold. Why did you marry me knowing the sinister past of my family, why Lehci?"
"Darling, you know why. I complete you."
"I love you, Lehci, but you are bringing me to a place in my life that I would rather never have to go to."
"Darling, I am merely protecting you from yourself. You are such an admirable man, such a passionate husband, such a dedicated father. I am here to help you see clearly the darkness of this world."
"But I cannot forsake our Fofo."
"Darling, I gave you the twins. I can give you more children if you want to, but Foley is not a son you would want to be close to, because all he would do is break your heart. I cannot stand by and watch you form a bond with this cursed boy that will ultimately be a crutch for us to advance with our plans when that faithful day comes."
"So, our agreement to love and cherish him as our son was a lie."
"Love, I did not agree with that. I agreed that we would not hurt or end him until his 31st birthday, but if he tried to hurt my family, I would end him before that day."
"I feel duped, Lehci."
"Darling, I am not the enemy here. I love you and the twins. I only want what's good for us. And Foley is foretold to be the end of us. You need to be reminded of that."
"Lehci, he is different, he has the mark, he will bring change on his 31st birthday. It could bring a world of wealth to our family or to the world."
"Or he could be bringing a world of tears, a world of pain and sufferings. We will tell him today about his destiny and his great-grand-father dealing with the devil and see how he will react to it."
"Lehci, I truly think that he is too young. He will barely remember this birthday party, let alone this spell and curse business. He will not remember anything."
"I agree that he will probably not remember and we are not telling him this to remember but to see his reaction. Ymor, I read somewhere that the devil shows his presence with the number three. It's the devil's key to penetrating our world and manipulating our lives if we are weak-spirited."
"Listen to yourself. You are delusional."
"I am not. I am just realistic and you should try that sometimes."
"Lehci, we are talking about our son. It's his birthday. We should help him celebrate."
"Darling, we could always tell him so he remembers when he turns thirteen, but he is not a regular child. On his thirteenth birthday, we will tell him together. No buts, no maybes, no disagreements. We will tell him as a unified front, but today we will tell him just to see his reaction."
"We will, Lehci, tell him together ten years from now. Now we can enjoy our sons' birthday party and ensure that they are all having a good time."
"Darling, we still need to tell him today to see his reaction."
"Okay darling, I will tell him"
"No, we have to tell him. I need to see his reaction too. You are blinded by your emotions for this boy. You would never see clearly through him."
"Okay Lehci, we will tell him after the party is over. Let the children enjoy themselves for now. Let Fofo enjoy his special day."
"Once the party is over, we will tell him - together."
"Yes Lehci."
Ymor
Out of the blue, Lehcim pushes me behind the large drapes ornating our floor to ceiling window overseeing the Atlantic pool. She unzips my pants with one hand, spits in that same hand as she proceeds to massage me. My cheeks were burning with raw desires.
Johnny Depp narrates
He was once more spellbound by Lehcim. He hadn't a clue of what was what unless he was told by his overbearing wife.
Effortlessly, she was bending Ymor's mind. His ability to see and feel wildly twisted to what she wanted him to. She relished having that power over him.