Here comes the second to last episode, 9!
EPISODE 9 - "L'homme des poisons" ("The Poisoner")
Released: June 2, 1916
QUICK RECAP (because God forbid you should remember something after a day): at the end of Episode 8, Satanas commits suicide and Irma Vep survives the ship crash and finds her way back to Paris.
Congratulations to Phillipe Guèrande on his engagement! I don't know how he met this girl, supposedly named Jeanne Bremontier, but I just hope he got her checked for STDs. Since he somehow met her in-between episodes 8 and 9, I'm guessing it was a one-night stand turned into romance.
Anyway, joke time's over. Venomous, the lead chemist and new leader of the Vampires, seeks revenge on The Journalist Wonder And His Intrepid Sidekick. They learn that Jeanne lives with her mother in an apartment in which the third floor is for rent. Irma and Lilly go to check it out the next day, and decide to move in the day after that.
In a dick move, Venomous calls the Béchamel House to cancel the Bremontier's order. Wow. I mean I understand he's a Vampire and all, but he doesn't have to be that big of a jerk when it comes to his work. His efforts amount to nothing, however, as the food comes nonetheless. While everyone is chatting, Venomous' accomplice makes the sinister statement, "Everything is ready - for their last meal." Cliche and cheesy line, I know, but coupled with the music, it's perfect.
One of the servants is poisoned from the champagne and the maid rushes to tell the dinner guests not to drink the stuff. Utter chaos ensues as one of the culprits climbs onto the roof and the other hides in a chest in the dining room. In a scene reminiscent of a Laurel & Hardy or Three Stooges comedy, Mazamette, a bit drunk, enters into the dark room looking for the wedding (in this case, engagement party) crasher, but can't find him and hides behind a curtain. When Phillipe decides to investigate, he grabs the curtain holding Mazamette, allowing the real culprit to sneak out unnoticed. The other partygoers come in and they eventually unwrap the curtain and reveal Mazamette.
A few days later, Mazamette and Mrs. G. wait for word from Phillipe, who is looking for a safe haven for them. Finally, word comes. Phillipe tells them to meet him at the Villa of the Roses at Chailly.
Later that night, as they're preparing to leave, Irma and Lilly begin to engineer their plan. However, Mazamette surprisingly knows what's up and nips Irma in the bud. But Lilly shows up and turns the tables, holding Mazamette hostage and tossing him off to the side. Mazamette is revived by the police and calls Phillipe to tell him that the person in the trunk is Irma Vep, who escapes but is captured by Phillipe and Mazamette. FINALLY!!!! Gosh, it took them long enough. However, the chase leads them to a moving train, on which Phillipe breaks his ankle.
The comic relief for this episode consists of Mazamette being arrested for slapping a police officer in the line of duty. Phillipe comes to the station to bail him out and ends up slapping him in the face. The boys make up, but as the final title card says, stay tuned, because we still haven't seen the last of the Vampires!
(10TH AND FINAL EPISODE COMING TOMORROW!!!)
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