▁her ▁father ▁has ▁chosen ▁for ▁her , ▁and ▁Cle lia ▁and ▁Fab rice ▁live ▁unh app ily . ▁ ▁Once ▁acqu itted , ▁Fab rice ▁assumes ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁the ▁Vic ar ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁and ▁his ▁ser m ons ▁become ▁the ▁talk ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁only ▁reason ▁he ▁gives ▁these ▁ser m ons , ▁Fab rice ▁says , ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁Cl él ia ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁one , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁and ▁speak ▁to ▁her . ▁After ▁four teen ▁months ▁of ▁suffering ▁for ▁both , ▁she ▁agre es ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁him ▁every ▁night , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁darkness , ▁l est ▁she ▁break ▁her ▁v ow ▁to ▁the ▁Madonna ▁to ▁never ▁see ▁him ▁again ▁and ▁they ▁both ▁be ▁pun ished ▁for ▁her ▁sin . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁she ▁be ars ▁Fab rice ' s ▁child . ▁When ▁the ▁boy ▁is ▁two ▁years ▁old , ▁Fab rice ▁ins ists ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁feeling ▁lon ely ▁and ▁wor ries ▁that ▁his ▁own ▁child ▁will ▁not ▁love ▁him . ▁The ▁plan ▁he ▁and ▁Cl él ia ▁dev ise ▁is ▁to ▁fake ▁the ▁child ' s ▁ill ness ▁and ▁death ▁and ▁then ▁establish ▁him ▁secret ly ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁house ▁nearby , ▁where ▁Fab rice ▁and ▁Cl él ia ▁can ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁every ▁day . ▁After ▁several ▁months ▁the ▁child ▁actually ▁does ▁die , ▁and ▁Cl él ia