Sabine and Tom stayed in the living room. "Thank you Tom for everything for your worrying. For being by Mari's side this whole time." Sabine stated.

"It was my duty after all Marinette is my daughter." Tom replied with a smile and Sabine smiled happily hugging him.

"I'm so happy to finally hear you say It." Sabine said while breaking the hug but she noticed Tom's smile disappeared. "Don't you feel happy?"

"Not everything is happiness Sabine. I need to tell you with more clarity so you're prepared if something happens. Even though the operation went well the doctors can't say that severe consequences won't occur." Tom replied.


"Are you going home to rest?" Kagami asked Adrien the next morning.

"I'll rest in a bed here. I want to be present when Mari wakes up." Adrien replied.

"Luka is with her right now." Kagami stated.

"I saw you two together most of the time did things get fixed between the two of you?" Adrien asked.

"Luka is desperated with what happened to Mari which is understandable but I think that he really loves her and I'm just a third wheel." Kagami replied.

Luka was sitting by Mari's side when Mari started to react. "Mari...Mari."

"Is the operation over?" Mari mumbled sleepily.

"You can speak." Luka said happily. "Can you hear me? Do you know who I am?"

"Yes...Luka." Mari replied. "I feel something strange in my eyes." Her eyes were closed the whole time.

"Don't open them it's natural. You were operated and everything is going well go back to sleep." Luka stated and Mari went back to sleep.

Adrien called his house. "Natalie I'm calling to see how Maya is doing and how is everything in the house."

"Everything is well sir Maya is with her grandmother ready to go to school." Natalie replied. "How is Mrs. Mari doing?"

"She's out from the operation and everything seems to be going well." Adrien stated. "Now we need to wait to see what reaction she'll have."


"We're trying to understand what happened. We have the impression that it wasn't an accident." Detective Kurtzberg told Kim.

"You can ask me anything you want I'm willing to corporate with anything." Kim replied.

"What do you have to tell me about this comment?" Detective Kurtzberg asked showing Kim an article on a tablet. "It talks about you having a romance with Violet Ladybug."

"This is false. Mari has only been a coworker a friend even a sister to me." Kim replied. "I have a wife I'm happily married."


"Mari was operated?" Maya asked shocked as Natalie was telling Audrey the current state of Mari. "Why?"

"She had an accident." Audrey replied.

A maid came over to tell Maya that the bus arrived so she had to go quickly. Natalie looked at Audrey. "Are you going somewhere Mrs. Audrey?"

"Yes Natalie I'm going to the delegation to see the evidence against Chloe." Audrey replied.


"In your opinion could someone not part of the environment of the theater have changed the bullets?" Detective Kurtzberg asked. "Could they go to the storage room and do it?"

"It would be difficult since only the assistant director and crew members have access-" Kim suddenly remembered Lila. "Maybe the actors...though I just remembered a woman in the storage room that had nothing to do with theater."

"Could you describe her to me?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"She's a provoking woman. She's tall and she was very well dressed. To me she was part of a good family." Kim replied.

"Could you regonize her if you saw her again?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"Of course she's a woman that gains attention." Kim replied. "I was surprised to see her in the storage room a few days ago."

"Did someone else see her?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"Yes Roland's assistant Ana. We both saw her in the storage room." Kim replied.

"Do you have any idea of why she was there?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"She said that she was looking for Roland." Kim replied.


Adrien walked in Mari's room. "Did she react yet?"

"She woke up for a moment. Her reactions were normal she spoke and regonizeed me." Luka replied.

Adrien smiled. "Her brain is working well. If she could move and talk normally than there's no cerebral damage. Think about it if she wasn't operated she would've been dead by now. I really hope Mari can live even if she is just for you."


"Thank goodness Mari came out from the operation well." Fu told Sabine as they were eating breakfast.

"Yes now we need to wait and see what future this operation will give to Mari." Sabine replied. "Tom is going to take a while to wake up when he does tell him that I went to the hospital please Fu. I just want to see her and see how she's doing."

"I understand me too. I'll go later with Adrienne I'm sure Mari would love to see her." Fu stated. "Marlena is coming with some clothes for her."

"That's fine. I'm going now." Sabine stands up and leaves.


"Do you think that the incident was an accident or attempt of murder?" Detective Kurtzberg asked Ana.

"I think that it was an accident sir." Ana replied.

"Where did the real bullets come from? What can you tell me about the incident?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.


"I'm frustrated. I did a big risk in hopes of solving my situation and I'm still in square one. That street rat survived." Lila told Isabella. "When we get back I have to defend myself no matter what in that house to stay there."

"If they let you in." Isabella replied.

"Why not there's no connection. You'll see we won't be suspected of." Lila stated.

"Even if they don't suspect us what if with Mari's situation a soft spot forms in Tom making her live with them and you are kicked out." Isabella replied.

Lila laughed. "As if that's a good one."


"No matter how hard I think or try to remember I don't understand." Ana said sadly.

"Who is in charge of loading the gun?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"I am with fake bullets which is used in any acting production. They make a lot of noise but they are harmless." Ana replied. "I couldn't have made a mistake the different between the two is huge I would have to be an idiot to make that mistake. Someone else had to put them in but I have no Idea who it could be."

"Who has access to the storage room?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"The director me the crew members...rarely an actor." Ana replied.

"Do you know about a woman that was there a few days ago?" Detective Kurtzberg asked. "Mr. Le Chien said you both saw a woman that didn't belong there."

"Now that you mentioned it yes." Ana replied. "She's a friend of Mr. Rople...but I don't remember her name."

"What was she doing there?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"She said that she was looking for Mr. Rople. She said that she couldn't find him and...wait there is a detail." Ana replied. "That day I was grabbing all the stuff needed for the rehearsal including the gun. I was putting the fake bullets in when that woman walked over to me. She asked me about Mr. Rople I told her that he wasn't there so look at the stage. She left soon I left the room to get something I needed and my phone rang and I answered. It was Mr. Rople to tell me that he couldn't make it so rehearsal was canceled. I went back to the storage room and I saw her there talking to Kim."


Adrien was by Mari's side waiting for her to wake up as he hold her hand. "Mari my love please be okay." He kissed her cheek. Luka walked back in. "I'm glad that you're back so you can take care of her. I'm going to bring our daughter Adrienne so when she wakes up she can see her." Adrien leaves.

Sabine soon arrived and sat next to Mari's bed. An hour passed and Sabine looks at Luka. "Why is she taking so long to wake up?"

"Since she was given medicine that could be painful for her she's being put to sleep so she doesn't suffer with the pain." Luka replied. "With the hit of the bullet in her head and the two operations that she had which were risky...the medication has to be strong."

"My poor daughter...how long will those pains last?" Sabine asked.

"She's been asleep for hours let's hope it doesn't take much longer and that when she wakes up her state is better." Luka replied.

Adrien soon came back with Adrienne in his arms and Fu behind him. When she saw Mari Adrienne reached over to her saying mama over and over again.

Adrien looked at Sabine. "Nothing yet?"

"No she hasn't woken up yet." Sabine replied.

Adrien handed Adrienne over to Sabine. "I went to get her because I'm sure that Mari is going to ask for her when she wakes up."

"I was going to call Fu to bring her soon good thing you got ahead of me." Sabine replied.

"Luka says that she woke up and spoke normally she even regonizeed him." Adrien stated.

Mari started to wake up Adrien quickly went to her right side as Luka was in her left side. "Mari how do you feel?" Luka asked.

"My eyes hurt." Mari mumbled still with her eyes closed. "Where's Adrienne."

"Here's Adrienne Mari." Sabine said sitting Adrienne on the bed next to Mari while still holding her so she wouldn't fall. "We brought her so you can see her."

"Mama mama mama." Adrienne said with a smile.

Mari slowly opened her eyes and looked at the direction she heard Adrienne's voice but then she looked around her. "Adrienne...I can't see her. Where is she..." Mari could only see black. "I can't see Adrienne I can't see anything." Mari started to panic. "I can't see anything mom! I can't see! I can't see!"

"Mari let me help you. Explain to me what do you see exactly?" Adrien asked since he was also an ophthalmologist.

"I see nothing just darkness." Mari replied in tears now. "There's nothing!"

"Calm down Mari close your eyes and slowly opened them again and see if you can well see." Adrien stated.

Mari closed her eyes and then slowly opened them but she saw darkness still. "I still see nothing."

"There's the results. You wanted her to be operated there you go now she's blind." Luka told Adrien sternly. "I refused the operation but you manipulated judge Dupain to authorize it."

"The operation was to save her life she was dying." Adrien mumbled harshly.

"Well I acuse you for Mari being blind." Luka said in a whisper but in anger.

"Come with me." Adrien said before leaving the room and Luka followed him. "You know that without the operation Mari would be dead by now."

"She can still die with this operation. I wouldn't handle being blind like her." Luka replied.

"You wouldn't handle it because you're a man. Women are stronger than men they have to go though a lot more than us. Mari is stronger than you and I combined!" Adrien stated.

"Don't you realize the pain she'll have without being able to see Adrienne anymore?" Luka asked.

"Mari will live well she just needs a lot of support and comfort. Are you going to give it to her? Because I will. Though if you're the man she loves you better find the strength to give her the support she needs. Why don't you take it out from the love you supposedly have for her?" Adrien said before going back in the room.


"How is Mari doing?" Tom asked Sabine over the phone. "Is she concious yet?"

"Yes but she...it's terrible Tom that bullet in her head caused huge consequences. Mari...our daughter is blind." Sabine said in tears.

"Blind!?" Tom exclaimed. "She's blind?"

"Yes Tom she can't see." Sabine replied. "I showed her Adrienne and she couldn't see her. She's desperated destroyed inside."

"Calm down I'm going to the hospital immediately." Tom hanged up and went to the hospital. In Mari's room was Fu and Sabine holding Adrienne. "Is it known why this happened?"

"Adrien was here with the doctor but seeing that Mari was asleep they left. Though Adrien told me that they are trying to figure out why this has happand and they'll call an ophthalmologist." Sabine replied. "You should've seen her face Tom she was desperated."

"He saved her from death. He's fighting if something can be done for Mari Adrien will figure it out." Tom stated.

"I would recommend that an ophthalmologist specialist comes to check on her." The doctor told Adrien in his office.

"I agree I am received as an ophthalmologist since that's the career my dad wanted me to have but psychology interested me even more. I have the theory but not the practice." Adrien replied. "Find the best specialist possible."

"I know one that could tell us why she's blind and if it's curable or not." The doctor stated.


"Nope I haven't seen her in a long time." Roland told detective Kurtzberg after he was told about the information they gathered.

"But you know who it is even though you don't want to tell us her name." Detective Kurtzberg stated.

"I have no reason to cover for her." Roland replied. "Her name is Lila Dupain-Cheng adopted daughter of one of the most known man in Paris Judge Tom Dupain."


Tom and Adrien were in the doctor's office waiting for the phone call of the specialist. The phone rang and Adrien answered. "Hello? Yes I'm Dr. Adrien Agreste I'm waiting for an important phono call...what?...yes he's here." Adrien hands the phone to Tom. "It's for you."

Tom took the phone. "Hello?...right now?...Alright I'm on my way." Tom hangs up. "It was the police they asked me to go to the investigation department for something important."


"See they're investigating I told you this could happen." Isabella told Lila showing her the article of the investigating from her phone.

"It only says that it's unexplainable and it's unknown how it could happen." Lila stated. "The police will keep investigating but they won't discover anything. They can't suspect of us we weren't there when it happened."


"So it wasn't an accident?" Tom asked Detective Kurtzberg after he was told everything.

"Well right now we have the case as attempt for murder. We have a suspect of who it could be Lila Dupain-Cheng." Detective Kurtzberg stated.


Fu took Adrienne back to the house and Sabine stayed as Adrien entered the room. "Where's Tom?"

"The delegation called him to go to the investigation department for something important." Adrien replied. "Has she woken up again?"

"No what happened to the specialist Adrien?" Sabine asked.

"I'm still waiting for the call I tried to contact him but nothing maybe tomorrow." Adrien replied.

Mari starts to wake up. "What time is it?"

"It's almost night it's getting dark " Sabine replied.

"Mom am I going to be blind forever?" Mari asked sadly. "Don't lie to me tell me the truth."

"It's still unknown we're waiting for a specialist to come and diagnose your condition." Sabine replied. "To see if you could be cued or not."

"It's weird to open my eyes and only see darkness not knowing who is by me unless they talk." Mari stated. "I think that this is a punishment from God for how badly I treated you. Of how harsh I was to you."


Audrey cried in her room. "I can't believe Chloe was possible of killing a man and trying to kill Sabrina just to marry her rich husband. I never knew my daughter...how could I be so blind with her..."


"I denied you because you gave me away when you thought that you were going to die and I would be alone in the world. God gave me a lesson by putting me in the same situation so I could understand that what you did was because of love. I promised that I would never give Adrienne away to anyone nevertheless I gave her to you when I thought I was going to die." Mari said in tears. "Please forgive me mom please."

"Of course I forgive you dear." Sabine replied.

Feeling out of place Adrien quietly left the room and sat on a chair falling fast asleep since he hasn't slept in two days. Luka who went to his room to sleep returned to the hospital and saw Adrien sleeping before entering Mari's room.

"Where's Luka?" Mari asked just at that moment.

"I'm right here." Luka said taking her hand.

"You are always by my side when I look for you. When I most need you thank you Viperion." Mari said with a smile.


"Now you know everything Judge Dupain. Since she is your adopted daughter...well the situation is very delicated. That's why I wanted to let you know and ask you your opinion on the situation. Please be objective do you think that she could've done it?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"...Yes sadly I do think so." Tom replied.

"Than we'll call her to interrogate her. Do you know where she is?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.

"She's in Miami I'll tell you which hotel." Tom replied.

"I know that this night affect you Judges Dupain but than again we might be wrong and it's just a coincidence meaning that your adopted daughter had nothing to do with the incident. Something like this is an act of a cold blooded criminal and I doubt your adopted daughter would do it." Detective Kurtzberg stated.

"I do believe she was capable enough. She hates Mari." Tom replied.


"Go rest mom it's late." Mari told Sabine. "I feel better now."

"No I want to stay by your side all night." Sabine replied.

"No you need to rest when Luka comes back I'll tell him to take you home." Mari stated. Someone knocked on the door and it was opened. "Who is it mom?"

Roland walked in. "It's me silly can't you see me?" Mari looked at his direction but not at him. "What's wrong with her?"

"She can't see you Roland Mari is blind." Sabine replied.


"If Lila wanted to kill my daughter in a cold blooded way I can't feel pity for her." Tom stated. "When you find her let me know from now on I'll be in front of the investigation." With that Tom leaves.


A little bit after Roland left Luka walked back in the room. "I'm back Mari."

"I'm glad that you came back Luka can you take my mom to her house?" Mari asked.

"No it's not necessary he can stay here and I'll take a taxi back home." Sabine replied. "I'll be back tomorrow with Adrienne." With that Sabine leaves the room.

Soon Adrien walked back in the room since he just woke up and he saw Mari was asleep with Luka standing next to her bed. "What happened to the specialist that was supposed to see her?"

"I just talked to him he's coming tomorrow." Adrien replied.

"Where Is Kagami?" Luka suddenly asked.

"Since I took her home she hasn't come back." Adrien replied. "Why?"

"No reason." Luka left the room as Adrien got on his knees and and laid his head on the bed holding Mari's hand.


Tom picked Adrienne up and hold her while playing with her with a smile. "Nice to meet you Adrienne I'm your grandfather Tom." Sabine walked in and smiled seeing the interaction.

"How cute if only Mari could see this if not for that terrible accident." Sabine stated.

"It's not an accident Sabine someone planned to kill Mari and you won't believe who it was Lila." Tom replied.


Lila was eating at a restaurant when an officer walked over to her. "Miss. Lila Dupain-Cheng?" Lila nodded. "Please come with me I'm an officer of the Paris department." He showed her his ID.

"No you can't force me to go with you or am I arrested?" Lila asked defensively.

"No but it would be convenient if you and your aunt come with me." The officer stated.

"No I'll come on my own." Lila stated.

"Fine you and your aunt need to be at the department of investigation in Paris tomorrow have a good night." The officer walked away.

Lila went back to her room throwing her purse and keys to the ground. "What's wrong?" Isabella asked.

"The police came looking for me." Lila stated.

"What!" Isabella exclaimed.


Adrien fell asleep letting go of Mari's hand and soon Mari woke up unable to see still. "Luka...Luka...Luka where are you!" Madi exclaimed desperately and Adrien woke up standing up as Mari kept calling Luka's name.