 begins in 1784. LMerchant builds the Lament Configuration, gives it to de   LIsle, and watches as he and Angelique and guests play cards. Some lose the   game and lose their lives on the new puzzle box, which transforms them into   Cenobites. LMerchant goes to Auguste, who is later killed by Angelique.   LMerchant and his wife, Genevieve, go to a party, where Angelique unveils   her new box, and Genevieve barely escapes alive to America. 