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[February 24th] [Perry Mason] Candles and the Snow, 24
Title: Candles and the Snow, scene 24
Day/Theme: February 24th - Cruel as winter and cold as the snow
Series: Perry Mason
Character/Pairing: Carina Wileen, Mignon Germaine
Rating: PG
Time Period: One or two years ago, perhaps
Referenced: Season 8, episode 21, The Case of the Fatal Fetish.
By Lucky_Ladybug
Carina Wileen did not have a high opinion of Mignon Germaine after Mignon visited her apartment, asking for her to stop dragging Larry further down with her. Carina saw the district attorney’s friend as an overprotective mother, interfering with her monetary plans for Larry Germaine.
And even as much as Mignon detested Carina and recognized that Larry’s interest in her was ruining him, she did not know the full extent of Carina’s plans. In the end, for reasons of her own, Carina intended to go so far as to completely decimate Larry’s reputation and his career. If Mignon was furious now, how much moreso would she be when Larry’s life collapsed around him? She would not be able to do a thing about it, either.
Maybe that was why, to some extent, Mignon and her anger darkly amused Carina. She wanted the satisfaction of sneering in Mignon’s face and taunting her for being unable to prevent her son’s downfall. And she wanted Mignon to know that whatever she said, Carina still had every intention of sticking around until then.
Perhaps that was why she went to the Club Caribe that night, so intoxicated she could barely sit up straight. She took a ringside table right before the dinner show. And when Mignon came on, if Carina had been hoping for a display of frosty behavior, she was not disappointed.
Mignon had known beforehand that Carina was there. Instead of just doing her dance, as always, she crossed the stage to stand in front of Carina’s table once she drew the show’s dagger. The music stopped, the drummer looking both bewildered and concerned. A quiet murmur rose among the patrons.
Mignon cared not what anyone thought of the interruption. In full view of Carina—and anyone else nearby—she produced the show’s voodoo doll. But now it was no longer blank. It had been fixed with blonde hair and a white dress to resemble Carina. Mignon dropped it on the table, saying not a word. Then, raising the dagger, she plunged it into the doll’s left side.
Carina stared at the display for one brief moment. A drunken cackle started to rise in her throat as she pushed back her chair and stood. This was how Larry’s mother planned to fight back—by playing with dolls and magic spells? She had expected better than that, after Mignon’s earnest pleas and her parting vow to do anything to protect Larry.
Mignon watched her, regal and poised, looking for all the world like The Ice Queen for whom she had been named in New Orleans. The laughter did not unsettle nor surprise her.
The sudden pain in Carina’s side was a shock not only to her, but to everyone else present. She swayed, reaching to grip the nearby chair. As she fell, unconsciousness swiftly descended with her. Her last thought was of disbelief.
This . . . can’t be real. Voodoo can’t be real!
And Mignon watched, unmoved, but with a hint of satisfaction on her lips.
Day/Theme: February 24th - Cruel as winter and cold as the snow
Series: Perry Mason
Character/Pairing: Carina Wileen, Mignon Germaine
Rating: PG
Time Period: One or two years ago, perhaps
Referenced: Season 8, episode 21, The Case of the Fatal Fetish.
Carina Wileen did not have a high opinion of Mignon Germaine after Mignon visited her apartment, asking for her to stop dragging Larry further down with her. Carina saw the district attorney’s friend as an overprotective mother, interfering with her monetary plans for Larry Germaine.
And even as much as Mignon detested Carina and recognized that Larry’s interest in her was ruining him, she did not know the full extent of Carina’s plans. In the end, for reasons of her own, Carina intended to go so far as to completely decimate Larry’s reputation and his career. If Mignon was furious now, how much moreso would she be when Larry’s life collapsed around him? She would not be able to do a thing about it, either.
Maybe that was why, to some extent, Mignon and her anger darkly amused Carina. She wanted the satisfaction of sneering in Mignon’s face and taunting her for being unable to prevent her son’s downfall. And she wanted Mignon to know that whatever she said, Carina still had every intention of sticking around until then.
Perhaps that was why she went to the Club Caribe that night, so intoxicated she could barely sit up straight. She took a ringside table right before the dinner show. And when Mignon came on, if Carina had been hoping for a display of frosty behavior, she was not disappointed.
Mignon had known beforehand that Carina was there. Instead of just doing her dance, as always, she crossed the stage to stand in front of Carina’s table once she drew the show’s dagger. The music stopped, the drummer looking both bewildered and concerned. A quiet murmur rose among the patrons.
Mignon cared not what anyone thought of the interruption. In full view of Carina—and anyone else nearby—she produced the show’s voodoo doll. But now it was no longer blank. It had been fixed with blonde hair and a white dress to resemble Carina. Mignon dropped it on the table, saying not a word. Then, raising the dagger, she plunged it into the doll’s left side.
Carina stared at the display for one brief moment. A drunken cackle started to rise in her throat as she pushed back her chair and stood. This was how Larry’s mother planned to fight back—by playing with dolls and magic spells? She had expected better than that, after Mignon’s earnest pleas and her parting vow to do anything to protect Larry.
Mignon watched her, regal and poised, looking for all the world like The Ice Queen for whom she had been named in New Orleans. The laughter did not unsettle nor surprise her.
The sudden pain in Carina’s side was a shock not only to her, but to everyone else present. She swayed, reaching to grip the nearby chair. As she fell, unconsciousness swiftly descended with her. Her last thought was of disbelief.
This . . . can’t be real. Voodoo can’t be real!
And Mignon watched, unmoved, but with a hint of satisfaction on her lips.