Victor Frankenstein Page #4

You should know your place!

Your ignorance

of the ways of the world

cannot hinder the furtherment

of my experimentation.

But surely you see

you have no control.

Surely you have forgotten

what I did for you

at the circus!

This is my destiny.

It is your destiny.

And that man represents

our only ally on this planet.

And if he wants us to make him

an entire zoo of homunculi,

that is exactly

what we will do...

...if it ensures the

furtherment of our research.

Am I making myself clear?

Am I making myself clear?!

Yes, Victor!

I own you!

You belong to the circus!

Good morning. Can I help you?

Detective Inspector Turpin,

Scotland Yard.

I want to speak with

a Mr. Frankenstein.

I'm afraid

that's not convenient

at the moment, sir.

May I know your business?

Do you miss the circus?

I'm not sure

what you mean, sir.

Get me Frankenstein.

I've informed the college

I would happily pay

for the damage.

Just a bit of broken glass.

An animal

was involved apparently.

There was indeed.

Mr. Straussman and I are currently

involved in the study of...

...chimpanzees.

It's quite... quite

fascinating, actually.

We have discovered that

by using emotional cues...

...we can teach them

primitive belief systems.

Of course, it's only because

they are not yet capable

of higher logical thought.

Where is the creature now?

Dead.

Poor thing.

Had to be put down, didn't it?

Why would the police be

interested in such a trifle?

There may be a connection

with a murder investigation

of ours.

Murder investigation?

Igor, this is

a murder investigation!

Am I to understand

we have to summon

the chimpanzee's lawyer?

Mr. Frankenstein, I warn you

that there are consequences

for obstructing police work.

I should like to see records

of your experiments

for the past twelve months.

If you cannot cooperate,

then, by God,

I'll conduct a thorough search

of these premises.

"By God," you say?

Inspector,

I must inform you...

...that you are currently

in the home of rational,

free-thinking men.

To violate it or my research

would require

a proper legal warrant.

And God has no authority here.

Tread lightly, sir.

You may insult me,

but you impugn the Lord

at your peril.

I should remind you that life

is a sacred creation.

Are you a police officer

or a theologian?

Let me tell you something

for nothing.

Life... I'll say this

very slowly... is merely...

...the application and outcome

of applied chemistry.

And did you or did you not

apply such chemistry

at the Royal College

of Medicine two days ago?

Igor, when was the last time

you went to confession?

The good friar has come to see

whether we have sinned.

"He that covereth his sin

shall not prosper."

I'll ask you again.

And I will ask you again, sir:

Why are you so interested,

nay, infatuated

with this case?

Surely there are

more interesting mysteries

to be solved in London.

Or...

...is it precisely

because this experiment,

which you imagine

took place...

...may very well discredit

your own primitive

belief system?

Uncover what you will

about me, Inspector.

Men like you have always stood

in the way of progress

and invariably been

left in its wake.

My creation...!

Be careful, Mr. Frankenstein.

You toy with wrathful forces.

And there's no mercy

in nature.

Good day.

I'll be back with a warrant.

That thing

in the school, Igor...

...I looked into its eyes

and there was nothing there.

There is a difference

between using your machines...

...to restore a life

wrongly lost and...

...to create something that

was never supposed to exist.

Victor must understand that.

Look...

...I never thought

I'd leave the circus.

I thought I'd be in there

till I died. And Victor...

...has given me all this.

And all he asked

is that I believe in him.

I understand that, Igor.

What I'm saying is...

...don't let yourself be

bullied by anyone ever again.

Victor says he's your friend.

But if you believe

Victor is on a wrong path,

then you must make a stand.

I have to go.

Victor, if you truly respect

me as a scientist...

If you truly respect me

as your friend...

...you must listen

to my concerns.

Igor.

Sir.

What's it been? Three years?

You look slimmer.

I'm sorry, sir, I don't...

Is Victor here?

Yes, sir.

Very well.

Where have you been?

Not wise to be out on the town

when there's a manhunt on.

Get off his heart!

Father.

Get up.

Leave.

Father, I'm so excited

that you've come.

Your timing is impeccable.

I've had such

breakthroughs with my...

I don't care.

I don't care about your poorly

researched theories

or your disastrous experiments.

Not poorly researched,

I've told you...

Victor, silence.

Yesterday I received

a telegram...

...informing me

that you are to go

before the board of directors

at the college.

They say you neglect

your schoolwork.

They intend to expel you.

No, they can't!

Can't they?

The work I am doing

is far more important...

...than anything

they are conducting

at that damn school.

You're a fool, Victor.

You always have been.

If only you could have been

more like Henry.

But you...

You just bring shame

to the name Frankenstein.

I will ensure

that the name of Frankenstein

is never forgotten!

You've done it again, Victor.

Only this time it's your own

life you've ruined.

So, what's this, then?

Finnegan's project.

My man.

He was going to be

the modern Prometheus.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

He's also not nearly

big enough.

Yes. What?

Gordon was fast

and strong, sure,

but he couldn't sustain

any of that.

And towards the end,

he was having some

real trouble breathing.

Breathing?

Embolisms. Embolisms

in his lungs. Yes, of course.

How stupid.

So much raw energy

coursing around his structure.

His body couldn't

take the charge.

Wretched creature would have

been dead in ten minutes.

If we want to build something

that can live and stay alive,

we'll need a lot more energy.

Tons more.

Just stop. What could possibly

generate that kind of...?

Lightning!

Yes, I have...

...just the thing.

One of my early designs

for the Lazarus Fork...

...incorporated a structure

that actually

sucked its energy...

...from the atmosphere.

It's possible that we can

build a larger version

that would simulate

a static burst...

...similar to

that of lightning.

No, it's the same problem.

We can't just make the body

accept that charge.

We are incapable of simply

making larger organs.

What if we gave him

two sets of lungs?

You know you're brilliant,

don't you?

Why wouldn't we? He's our man.

We can do what we like.

Not just two sets of lungs...

Two hearts.

Yes!

Pump all that blood

around the larger body.

Absolutely. He'd need it.

Igor...

Earlier, when my father

was here...

I was reading.

I didn't hear a thing.

Did he say

anything interesting?

No, he didn't.

Whiskey?

Yes. Yes, do that.

A larger chest cavity...

...to incorporate four lungs.

Two sets on the left

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