Justice and Revenge

Where it surfaces

• III: The Rusty Key

  Patrice witnesses the torture of Essarès Bey and is torn between intervening and gathering information.

• Before the Flames

  Essarès Bey turns the tables on his torturer, killing Fakhi in an act of desperate self-defense.

• V: Husband and Wife

  Coralie's near-murder of Essarès embodies a personal quest for vengeance, while Essarès' scheming to recover the stolen money reflects a calculated form of retribution.

• VII: Twenty-Three Minutes Past Twelve

  Patrice's sense of justice is thwarted as the inquiry is manipulated to avoid exposing the crime, echoing Essarès' own prediction that the matter would be hushed up.

• IX: Patrice and Coralie

  The inscription 'Revenge to me: I will repay' hints at a quest for vengeance.

• X: The Red Cord

  The quest to avenge the murdered parents and the ongoing threat to Coralie.

• On the Brink

  The inscription 'God will avenge us' and the desire to uncover the truth about the parents' death drive the characters' actions.

• XII: In the Abyss

  Patrice vows to avenge their parents and punish the enemy, echoing the parents' own written oaths.

• A Strange Character

  Patrice desires revenge against Siméon, while Lupin orchestrates a methodical pursuit for justice.

• The Fourth Act

  Siméon's life is devoted to avenging the death of the woman he loved and uniting their children.

• Siméon Gives Battle

  Patrice's desire to avenge Ya-Bon and rescue Coralie, while Siméon seeks revenge for his own losses.

• XVIII: Siméon’s Last Victim

  Patrice and Don Luis act as judge, jury, and executioner, forcing Siméon to kill himself as retribution for his crimes.

• XIX: Fiat Lux!

  Siméon (Armand Belval) had spent years seeking revenge on Essarès for past crimes; the chapter reveals his murder and the ultimate unraveling of Essarès's schemes.