Iɴ 1931, Hᴜɢᴏ Cᴀʙʀᴇᴛ (Asᴀ Bᴜᴛᴛᴇʀғɪᴇʟᴅ) ɪs ᴀ 12-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ʙᴏʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Pᴀʀɪs Gᴀʀᴇ Mᴏɴᴛᴘᴀʀɴᴀssᴇ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ's ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋs. Pʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪs ᴡɪᴅᴏᴡᴇᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀ ᴍᴜsᴇᴜᴍ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇʀ (Jᴜᴅᴇ Lᴀᴡ). Hɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Hᴜɢᴏ, ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇs, ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ (ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴ) ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅʟʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ. Aғᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴜsᴇᴜᴍ ғɪʀᴇ Hᴜɢᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ɪɴ ʙʏ ʜɪs ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟɪᴄ Uɴᴄʟᴇ Cʟᴀᴜᴅᴇ (Rᴀʏ Wɪɴsᴛᴏɴᴇ) ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ Hᴜɢᴏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Wʜᴇɴ Cʟᴀᴜᴅᴇ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴇᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙʏ sᴛᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ғᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴘᴘʟɪᴇs. Aʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Hᴜɢᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪɢɪʟᴀɴᴛ Sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ (Sᴀᴄʜᴀ Bᴀʀᴏɴ Cᴏʜᴇɴ) ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴘʜᴀɴᴀɢᴇ.
Hᴜɢᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ. Rᴇʟʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ɴᴏᴛᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀ ɪɴsɪɢʜᴛ, ʜᴇ sᴛᴇᴀʟs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛᴏʏᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʟʟs ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏʏs. Oɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴇ ɪs ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏʏᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ, Pᴀᴘᴀ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs (Bᴇɴ Kɪɴɢsʟᴇʏ), ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Hᴜɢᴏ ʀᴏʙs ʜɪᴍ. Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Hᴜɢᴏ's ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ɴᴏᴛᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ, ɪs ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɪᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ɪᴛ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ Hᴜɢᴏ's ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛs. Hᴜɢᴏ ɪs ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀɪʟ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛʀɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛs Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs' ɢᴏᴅᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ, Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ (Cʜʟᴏë Gʀᴀᴄᴇ Mᴏʀᴇᴛᴢ), ᴡʜᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ.
Aᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʏ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ɢɪᴠᴇs sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀsʜᴇs ᴛᴏ Hᴜɢᴏ, ʀᴇғᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ. Lᴀᴛᴇʀ, Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ᴛᴇʟʟs ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴜʀɴᴛ, ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴀs sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ Pᴀᴘᴀ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs. Fɪɴᴀʟʟʏ, Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴛᴇʟʟs Hᴜɢᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴇᴀʀɴ ʜɪs ɴᴏᴛᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʏ sᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴛᴇᴍs Hᴜɢᴏ sᴛᴏʟᴇ. Dᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ. Wʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ɪᴛ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴍɪssɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ: ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ-sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
As ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ɢʀᴏᴡ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴏ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇs ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋsᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ (Cʜʀɪsᴛᴏᴘʜᴇʀ Lᴇᴇ) ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ʟᴏᴀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ.
A Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs Méʟɪès ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ
Hᴜɢᴏ ɪs sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ᴡᴇᴀʀs ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ-sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴋᴇʏ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴇᴄᴋʟᴀᴄᴇ. Hᴇ ᴀsᴋs ᴛᴏ ʙᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇs ᴛᴏ ʟᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ Hᴜɢᴏ ᴜɴʟᴇss ʜᴇ ᴛᴇʟʟs ʜᴇʀ ᴡʜʏ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ɪᴛ. Aᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ Hᴜɢᴏ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴡs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ɪᴄᴏɴɪᴄ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ Vᴏʏᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Mᴏᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴘɪᴏɴᴇᴇʀ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs Méʟɪès. Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇs ᴀ sɪɢɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ, Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ɢᴏᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴏᴡɴ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs' ʜᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀsᴋ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ's ɢᴏᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Mᴀᴍᴀ Jᴇᴀɴɴᴇ (Hᴇʟᴇɴ MᴄCʀᴏʀʏ) ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. As Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇs ʜᴏᴍᴇ, Jᴇᴀɴɴᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴍᴏɪʀᴇ. Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ's ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs. Tʜᴇ ɴᴏɪsᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘsɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ᴅʀᴀᴡs Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡs Hᴜɢᴏ ᴏᴜᴛ, ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ.
Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴀɴᴅ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss Méʟɪès ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋsᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ; ʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ, ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀʏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ғɪʟᴍ. As ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ɪᴛs ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ, Rᴇɴᴇ Tᴀʙᴀʀᴅ (Mɪᴄʜᴀᴇʟ Sᴛᴜʜʟʙᴀʀɢ), ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇs ʜɪs ʟᴏᴠᴇ ғᴏʀ Méʟɪès's ᴡᴏʀᴋ. Tʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀssᴇʀᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Méʟɪès ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ Wᴏʀʟᴅ Wᴀʀ I, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇ Tᴀʙᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ. Tᴀʙᴀʀᴅ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟs ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴏғ Vᴏʏᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ Hᴜɢᴏ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs' ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ. Tʜᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, Hᴜɢᴏ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴅs ᴀ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ-sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴋᴇʏ ʟʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʀᴀɪʟʙᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪs ʀᴜɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴇɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴀʀᴇ Mᴏɴᴛᴘᴀʀɴᴀssᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ 1895.
Tʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ, Jᴇᴀɴɴᴇ ɪs ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ sʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ Tᴀʙᴀʀᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴀs Jᴇᴀɴɴᴇ ᴅ'Aʟᴄʏ, ᴀ ғʀᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴀᴄᴛʀᴇss ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғ Méʟɪès' ғɪʟᴍs. Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇs, Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟs ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ Méʟɪès, ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ʜɪs ғɪʟᴍᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ. Hᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ʜɪs ɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴɪsᴛ sᴋɪʟʟs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs ʜᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʟɪғᴇ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀs ᴏғ Wᴏʀʟᴅ Wᴀʀ I, ʜɪs ғɪʟᴍs ʟᴏsᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ, sᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟs, ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʟᴅ sʜᴏᴇ ʜᴇᴇʟs, ᴀɴᴅ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴛᴏʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴇᴀɴɴᴇ. Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ɪs ᴅᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴛ, ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʜɪs ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ғɪʟᴍ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪsᴇ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴜsᴇᴜᴍ ғɪʀᴇ, ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ Hᴜɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ.
Hᴜɢᴏ ʀᴀᴄᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ (ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀs ᴀ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇ ғᴏʀ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs), ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴛʀɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Cʟᴀᴜᴅᴇ's ʙᴏᴅʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Rɪᴠᴇʀ Sᴇɪɴᴇ. Tʜᴇ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ ᴋɴᴏᴡs Hᴜɢᴏ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴘʜᴀɴ. Dᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴsᴜɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀsᴇ, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴄʟɪᴍʙs ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ. Wʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ᴀᴡᴀʏ, Hᴜɢᴏ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴄʟɪᴍʙs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪs ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜʀᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋs. Dᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴏɴᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀɪɴ, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴊᴜᴍᴘs ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ. Wɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ, Hᴜɢᴏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀɪɴ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ sᴀᴠᴇs Hᴜɢᴏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. As ᴛʜᴇ Iɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇs ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀʀᴇsᴛ Hᴜɢᴏ, Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀssᴇʀᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Hᴜɢᴏ ɪs ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴀʀᴇ. Hᴜɢᴏ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ ᴛᴏ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs.
Sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀ ғɪʟᴍ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ ɪs ʜᴇʟᴅ sʜᴏᴡᴄᴀsɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴇɪɢʜᴛʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ Méʟɪès ғɪʟᴍs. Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs ᴛᴇᴀʀғᴜʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs Hᴜɢᴏ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴇs ғᴏʀ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ. Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs' ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, Hᴜɢᴏ ʜᴀs ᴀᴄᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇs' sᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs. Tʜᴇ ғɪʟᴍ ᴇɴᴅs ᴏɴ ᴀ sʜᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏɴ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴇsᴋ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴜᴍᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ.
Bʏ Wɪᴋɪ
With Loves and Peace,
Abeer Haroon
