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 Paolo
introduces himself to the Countess Sophia Armonti at the Capwell villa,
and both give the impression of knowing each other. Moreover, Sophia
expects from him that he does not call her Countess Armonti, but simply
Sophia. Coming from Europe, Paolo crossed the Atlantic Ocean to announce
to Sophia Armonti two news : the first one is the death of her
father-in-law, the father of Count Armonti, her deceased husband.
He
also announced to her, and this is the main object of his move, that she
is the heiress of the Armonti family and, as such, she would inherit,
among other things, the Armonti tiara. Sophia seems surprised by this
inheritance and yet, the Count having died in 1984, it seems that she is
the only member of the family still alive. Paolo presents the tiara to
her from a photo taken in black and white. It is a jewel of great value.
Paolo tells her that the tiara will arrive in Santa Barbara in a few
days. Paolo will not be present when the jewel arrives at the city
museum.
Paolo
also teaches her that the tiara is cursed : indeed, the women who wore
it all died a few days later. A veil then crosses Sophia's look : and
if, through her, the curse struck one of her children...
Portrait
written for this site by Lilian
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