For Better And For Worse
Chapter 53

Prison.

Krist takes the prison director’s daughter hostage and brings him over. He enters and sees a knife at his daughter’s throat.

Krist: Stay calm and close the door!

Hector: inmate, what are you doing?

Krist: woe to your daughter if you make a sudden move. Move forward! Pull up a chair and sit down!

Hector: You’re going to miss him being incarcerated.

Krist: stop calling me that, my name is Krist.

Hector: Krist, what do you want?

Krist: You and I have some issues to work out.

Hector: problems?

Krist: you tried to kill me three times, I want to know why?

Hector: what, what are you talking about?

Krist tries to hurt Claire with the knife.

Krist: think carefully before answering. I will ask my question again. Why did you try to kill me?

Hector: Krist, I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Krist: very good, you will have the death of your daughter in your conscience.

He grabs Claire’s head to bend her back, then he wants to slit her throat when the director stops him.

Hector: stop!

Krist: you think I’m joking right?

Claire: Dad!

Hector: Please stop! I’ll tell you everything.

He stops.

Krist: I’m listening to you and try not to lie to me!

Hector: It wasn’t me who wanted to kill you, it was someone who gave me the order.

Krist: who?

Hector: I don’t know him. He…

Krist tries to slit Claire’s throat again.

Krist: I said, no lies.

Hector: Gauthier, his name is Gauthier. He’s the one who paid me to kill you.

Christ: why?

Hector: I don’t know.

Krist: why did you stop me from having visitors?

Hector: Gauthier always paid me to do it.

Krist: where can I find Gauthier?

Hector: I don’t know, I swear.

Krist: Now get out!

The principal comes out and Krist removes the tape from Claire’s mouth.

Claire: I thought you were really going to cut my throat? I’m really sorry for everything my father wanted to do to you.

Krist: I have problems to resolve with you too. For my family, I won’t hesitate to hurt you so I want to know why you told my wife that we slept together and why you told me that she got married?

Claire: Krist, I… I’m sorry. It’s… It’s because I love you deeply and I’m ready to do anything for you, forgive me.

Krist: Do you think my wife was in a position to receive such news, or even me?

Claire: I’m sorry Krist.

Krist: you hurt me a lot Claire, I never want to have anything to do with you again, ever.

Claire: Krist, I…

The director arrives with 10 guards.

Hector: Arrest him and put him in solitary confinement for a week.

Krist was therefore arrested and taken to solitary confinement by the guards. In the meantime, the director unties his daughter.

Hector: Are you okay, darling?

Claire: Don’t touch me, monster!

Hector: please my heart, forgive me.

Claire: You disappointed me greatly, Dad. You wanted to take a man’s life. And why, just for money that you already earn enough? What sick greed! I never imagined that my father, whom I admired, could be capable of such an act.

Hector: darling, everything I do, good or bad, is for you, so that you lack nothing.

Claire: don’t bullshit me. If you have a conscience and a little humanity in you, release it. You’re the one who should be in solitary confinement. I am coming back home.

Hector: darling wait! Am sorry.

Claire: Keep your excuses to yourself.

She takes her purse and leaves, leaving her father there, sitting in front of the chair she was tied to, grabbing her head with his right hand. He then gets up and returns to his office.

Bruno’s company.

After breakfast with his wife, Bruno goes to work as does his wife. Once he arrives at work, he receives a call from Corneille.

Bruno: yes Corneille!

Corn: Hello sir, I have some bad news.

Bruno: what else?

Corn: I think we have a serious problem that we need to worry about and take care of.

Bruno: what is it about?

Corn: The vigilante hit two of my men again yesterday. We are losing merchandise sir.

Bruno: Damn, you still haven’t taken care of this vigilante?

Corn: It’s because he’s nowhere to be found, sir.

Bruno: put men in every corner where your men sell drugs. Find him and bring him to me.

Corn: Well sir.

He hangs up. Bruno gets angry.

Bruno: holy shit! This damn director who can’t eliminate an inmate, Séverin who is incapable of conquering Isabelle and now this.

A FEW DAYS LATER.

Prison.

Krist has been kept in solitary confinement for three days without eating or drinking. He didn’t stop praying and God didn’t let him either. Today, Master Célestin arrives and demands to meet his client. The guard informs the director and he asks him to let the lawyer come. In the meantime, he goes to see Krist.

Hector: hello 8747. How is your stay here?

He does not say anything.

Hector: I have a proposition to make you. We organize boxing matches here every year. Agree to participate and I’ll let you out of here.

Krist: why do you want me to participate?

Hector: to admire the spectacle.

Krist: what if I refuse?

Hector: Then other people could get hurt. This woman for example.

He shows her Isabelle’s photo.

Hector: This woman is so magnificent, you wouldn’t want something bad to happen to her and the baby she is carrying?

Krist: If anything happens to my wife, you will pay dearly for it. Wherever you go, I will find you.

Hector: Is this a threat?

Krist: no, no, Mr. Director, it’s a promise.

Hector: We don’t have to come to that. Everything depends on you.

Krist: Fine, I agree to participate in these f*****g fights. And you leave my family alone.

Hector: Well, everything suddenly works out. Bargain. You have visitors. Bring it on!

The guards take him out of the solitary cell and take him to see his lawyer.

Renaissance hospital.

This morning, after Isabelle gives birth to a woman, she returns to her office after work. Doctor Roger joins her.

Roger: hello the most beautiful woman in the world.

Isabelle: isn’t your wife beautiful?

Roger: yes, she is very beautiful, but not more than you.

Isabelle: what can I do for you?

Roger: nothing, I was just stopping by to see you. It does me a lot of good.

Isabelle: do you think your wife deserves such betrayal on your part?

Roger: I’m not betraying her, I just want to help her by taking you as my second wife.

Isabelle: even in a dream, it will never happen. Stop for a moment doctor and ask yourself this question: is what I am doing right? Is he just ? Does my wife deserve me to do this to her? Didn’t I promise him love and loyalty? Take some time and think about these questions.

Roger: you don’t understand anything about feelings it seems. I am madly in love with you Isabelle, can you understand that?

Isabelle: and I tell you that I am married and that I love my husband. Can’t you understand that too? Now leave me!

Roger: ok, I’m leaving. See you later. Can we go to dinner later?

Isabelle: no!

Roger returns to his office and orders food to be delivered at noon.

Prison.

Maître Célestin discusses with his client.

Célestin: hello Krist.

Krist: hello master.

Célestin: how are you?

Krist: It’s not okay, I’ve been placed in solitary confinement.

Célestin: oh well, why?

Krist: It’s my fault but it’s not more important now. Tell me how my wife is.

Célestin: your wife is fine Krist, she is a strong woman. With Stella by her side, they do well.

Krist: Glad to hear that. I have to get out of here as quickly as possible master.

Célestin: I know, but what can I do? The anti-drug squad is still investigating Gauthier but nothing yet. Only he can exonerate you by admitting that he trapped you.

Krist: Speaking of him, he tried to kill me three times.

Célestin: what, how?

Krist: He paid the director to do it.

Célestin: what, I’m going to speak to the prosecutor so that an investigation can be opened.

Krist: no, it’s not necessary! I’ll deal with the director later. For now, my priority is to get out of here.

Célestin: very good, I will go see the brigade to find out the progress of the investigation and I will keep you informed.

Krist: Okay, thank you.

Célestin: well, goodbye Krist.

Krist: Thanks for stopping by.

They shake hands and Célestin leaves. Krist was taken back to the cell. Aristide gets up to hug him tightly.