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by Brian Joseph Johns
Episode 4: Power Shift
Montreal Aftermath
Marcel sat on the sofa leaning forward on the edge of the cushion, resting his elbows on his knees, the bags under his eyes an indication on how little he'd slept over the last week.
Beside him, Livea was still wiping the same tears of the previous week from her cheeks that had not yet dried. Their home was quiet and eerily somber as Détective Lefrange jotted down notes in his notepad.
[Now forgive me, but I have to ask a few questions that might be difficult for you to answer, but answering them honestly will help us a great deal in finding your daughter. The majority of cases like this often end within the first week, but of those that don't, we've often found that other pressing issues are involved. If you'd share that information with us, that will give us the tools to find your daughter much more effectively and bring this difficult chapter of your lives to a close.]
"Je vous prie de m'excuser, mais je dois vous poser quelques questions auxquelles il sera peut-être difficile de répondre. Cependant, répondre honnêtement nous aidera grandement à retrouver votre fille. La plupart des affaires de ce genre se règlent généralement dans la première semaine, mais lorsque ce n'est pas le cas, nous constatons souvent que d'autres problèmes urgents sont en jeu. Si vous pouviez nous communiquer ces informations, cela nous permettrait de retrouver votre fille beaucoup plus efficacement et de tourner la page sur cette période difficile." Détective Lefrange spoke, looking at Marcel, though he directed it both parents.
[We understand. We'll answer your questions as best we can.]
"Nous comprenons. Nous répondrons à vos questions du mieux que nous pourrons." Marcel replied, Livea closing her fingers around Marcel's closest hand.
[Do you suspect that your daughter might have been using narcotic substances?]
"Soupçonnez-vous que votre fille ait pu consommer des narcotiques?" Détective Lefrange asked Marcel, looking very quickly to Livea, but only enough so to ensure she'd heard him clearly.
[Monique? No. Absolutely not.]
"Monique ? Non. Absolument pas." Marcel's answer was immediate and without contemplation.
[You don't mean that in the sense of family pride, do you? Closing your eyes to a problem you suspect?]
"Vous ne parlez pas de fierté familiale, n'est-ce pas ? Fermer les yeux sur un problème que vous soupçonnez?" Détective Lefrange asked them, this time his gaze was a bit more firm, like that of a man whom had no patience for games.
[No. I... We... have no doubt about that. She's never come home under the influence of anything, and we've never caught her doing anything of that nature. Alone or with friends.]
"Non. Je... Nous... n'avons aucun doute là-dessus. Elle n'est jamais rentrée à la maison sous l'influence de quoi que ce soit, et on ne l'a jamais surprise en train de faire quoi que ce soit de ce genre. Seule ou avec des amis." Marcel responded like a man who was becoming impatient with the insinuations being presented to him.
[Mrs. Lefleur?]
"Madame Lefleur?" Détective Lefrange looked to Livea, almost ignoring Marcel at that point, for he had over the course of his career interviewed men who'd consistently spoken for their wives as a form of suppression. To protect family pride. To hide their dirty little secrets.
[Monique is too stubborn to let anyone push her to a place she doesn't want to go. Believe me, we know this more than anyone would. She has no use or interest in anything of that nature. She wants to be the spectacle of the party, not the party itself.]
"Monique est trop têtue pour se laisser forcer à aller où elle ne veut pas. Croyez-moi, on le sait mieux que quiconque. Ce genre de choses ne l'intéresse pas du tout. Elle veut être le spectacle de la fête, pas la fête elle-même." Livea spoke up, bringing her understanding to the table and backing up what Marcel had already stated.
Détective Lefrange looked at both of them for another moment, watching them carefully for any signs of body language that might betray their words and when he was satisfied that they were being sincere, he returned to his notepad and continued writing shorthand notes for his case records.
[Is there anything else that you'd like to add that might help us to find your daughter?]
"Aimeriez-vous ajouter quelque chose qui pourrait nous aider à retrouver votre fille?" Détective Lefrange's demeanor had change significantly from one of imposing insinuation to sincere interest.
Livea leaned forward and handed her husband a tiny book. The sort of thing that one might find in a stationary store. It was a youth's phonebook, its cover a smorgasbord of artistic cuteness such as hearts, happy faces and smiling kitty cats.
[We found this when we were going through her room. It had fallen off of her bed and was stuck between the mattress and the wall. We bought it for her a few months ago so it should be fairly recent. There's a few names in there, though we circled in red pen the ones that we called and put question marks beside the names of people we don't know.]
"On a trouvé ça en rangeant sa chambre. C'était tombé de son lit et coincé entre le matelas et le mur. On lui a acheté il y a quelques mois, donc ça doit être assez récent. Il y a plusieurs noms dessus, mais on a entouré en rouge ceux des personnes qu'on a appelées et mis des points d'interrogation à côté des noms qu'on ne connaît pas." Livea responded to Détective Lefrange's question, now seated much like her husband on the edge of the cushion beside Marcel as they clasped hands.
[Mrs. Livea. If you wouldn't mind, I have to speak to your husband outside. It was a pleasure speaking with you and we'll do our best to find your daughter, though I'd ask you only to call us if you have anything to add that might help us, rather than badgering us for updates. We'll call you when we have news for you. Mr. Lefleur, if you could join me out by my car?]
"Madame Livea, si ça vous dérange pas, je dois parler à votre mari dehors. Ce fut un plaisir de vous parler et nous ferons tout notre possible pour retrouver votre fille. Je vous serais reconnaissante de nous appeler seulement si vous avez des informations supplémentaires qui pourraient nous être utiles, plutôt que de nous harceler pour avoir des nouvelles. On vous rappellera dès qu'on aura des nouvelles. Monsieur Lefleur, pourriez-vous me rejoindre près de ma voiture?" Détective Lefrange stood from the overstuffed chair in which he'd been seated and returned his notepad to the inside pocket of his trench coat.
[Thank you Détective Lefrange. I look forward to hearing from you when you have news for us. Oh, and there is one more thing. Monique? She's a very clever girl. A bit ditsy sometimes, but I prefer to think that she's using that as camouflage to hide just how clever she really is.]
"Merci, l'inspecteur Lefrange. J'ai hâte d'avoir de tes nouvelles. Ah, et une dernière chose. Monique ? C'est une fille très intelligente. Un peu étourdie parfois, mais je préfère croire qu'elle utilise ça comme camouflage pour cacher son intelligence." Livea explained to Détective Lefrange once upon her feet from the sofa beside her husband.
[Then lets hope she uses that cleverness to help us, not hinder us. Good day to you.]
"Espérons donc qu'elle utilise son intelligence pour nous aider et non pour nous nuire. Bonne journée." Détective Lefrange showed the slight hint of a smile as he responded to Livea, after which he headed for the front door of their home and stepped out onto the front patio.
[I'll be back shortly honey.]
"Je reviens bientôt, chérie." Marcel turned to his wife before stepping out onto the patio behind Détective Lefrange, Livea smiling at him and closing the door after he'd left.
[I did a little checking on the two of you, and there's a file note on your dossier indicating a contact with CSIS and Foreign Affairs. Mr. Alexander Haughton. Just between you and me, do you suspect that might have anything to do with your daughter's disappearance?]
"I did a little checking on the two of you, and there's a file note on your dossier indicating a contact with CSIS and Foreign Affairs. Mr. Alexander Haughton. Just between you and me, do you suspect that might have anything to do with your daughter's disappearance?" Détective Lefrange turned to Marcel upon arriving at the driver's door of his unmarked sedan.
[I defected from the Soviet Union shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. From Ukraine. Before the wall fell, we were advised to take alternate identities and to lay low until Canadian Intelligence could ascertain the level of risk to us, though we were not involved in any political or military organizations back then. We were civilians. When the wall fell, CSIS contacted us and told us that we were considered safe and zero risk, though they assured us that they'd keep an eye on things and let us know if that status had changed. Now given the fact that before my daughter's disappearance, she gave a performance that contained potentially controversial political insights related to Ukraine and the recent natural gas distribution deal negotiated between them and Russia. I'm a little bit concerned that she might have unknowingly invited problems related to our defection by attracting attention to us.]
"J'ai fait défection de l'Union soviétique peu avant la chute du mur de Berlin. J'étais ukrainien. Avant la chute du mur, on nous a conseillé de prendre de fausses identités et de rester discrets jusqu'à ce que les services de renseignement canadiens puissent évaluer le niveau de risque que nous encourions, même si nous n'étions impliqués dans aucune organisation politique ou militaire à l'époque. On était des civils. Après que le mur est tombé, le SCRS nous a contactés et nous a informés que nous étions considérés comme sûrs et que nous ne présentions aucun risque. Ils nous ont toutefois assuré qu'ils resteraient vigilants et nous tiendraient au courant si la situation venait à changer. Or, étant donné qu'avant la disparition de ma fille, elle a donné une représentation contenant des réflexions politiques potentiellement controversées sur l'Ukraine et le récent accord de distribution de gaz naturel négocié entre ce pays et la Russie, je crains qu'elle n'ait involontairement attiré l'attention sur nous, ce qui aurait pu engendrer des problèmes liés à notre défection." Marcel explained to Détective Lefrange, who listened carefully to his words.
[I'll be contacting this Mr. Alexander Haughton then and bringing him up to date. We'll keep this aspect of this case between us and I'd advise you not to discuss this with your wife for her safety. Now, insofar as being solicited by separatists, I've spoken with the operations managers of the Parti Québécois, Québec solidaire, Climat Québec and Parti pour l'indépendance du Québec. They assured me that if they notice any mention of your daughter's performance, that they'll contact me with details, especially in the event of there being anything of a radical nature. As I stated, we'll be keeping these details between you and I. I'll call you tomorrow and give you an update about the situation with Mr. Haughton. Have a good day and try to get some rest, Mr. Lefleur. Keep the faith.]
"Je vais donc contacter M. Alexander Haughton pour le tenir informé. Nous garderons cet aspect de l'affaire confidentiel et je vous conseille de ne pas en parler à votre femme, pour sa sécurité. Concernant les sollicitations de séparatistes, j'ai parlé aux responsables des opérations du Parti Québécois, de Québec solidaire, de Climat Québec et du Parti pour l'indépendance du Québec. Ils m'ont assuré que s'ils entendent parler de la performance de votre fille, ils me contacteront pour me donner des détails, surtout si ça prend une tournure radicale. Comme je l'ai dit, on va garder ces détails pour nous. Je t'appellerai demain pour te donner des nouvelles de M. Haughton. Bonne journée et reposez-vous bien, M. Lefleur. Gardez espoir." Détective Lefrange opened the door of his sedan and got into the driver's seat as Marcel returned to his family home.
As Détective Lefrange drove off, Marcel grabbed up his wife in his arms, wrapping his around her and the two met in a firm embrace.
[Don't worry honey. Everything is going to be alright.]
New City - New Underground - New Choice
Monique awoke with a start, her neck slightly sore from the awkward position in which she'd been sleeping. She rolled over onto her back, and then inclined the seat of the car until it was upright, after which she wiped her eyes and yawned, getting a smell of her morning breath.
"What time is it?" she asked Samias, but there came no answer.
She looked to the driver's seat and saw that it was empty. She then looked to the building behind which they were parked and saw that the lights were on through a window near the shipping door. She propped open the car door and got out, brushing the crumbs from the pizza slices they'd eaten the night before onto the asphalt.
She then slammed the door shut and went over to the shipping door and tapped on it.
She heard muffled voices from behind the door, and then the door slowly opened and a short gruff man in blue mechanic's coveralls opened the door.
"You must be Monique... I'm Caroona, but my friends call me Cacky for some reason. Go figure," he smiled at her, revealing his tobacco stained teeth.
"Don't you be flirtin' with my girl, yo," Samias was quick to respond as he arrived from somewhere else in the building.
"Nice to meet you Caroona. Do you guys have a washroom in here or somewhere a girl can cleanup?" Monique asked Caroona.
"You can use our bathroom if you'd like. There's no shower or anything, but you can at least take care of other matters if you'd like?" Caroona said helpfully, gesturing for her to come into the building.
She stepped in and he closed the door behind her.
"How old are you by the way?" Caroona asked her.
"I'm eighteen..." Monique lied.
"Fair enough. Go use the bathroom then. Its a bit dirty but there's soap, a sink and a toilet if you need it," Caroona said to her, and she disappeared down the hall in the direction he'd gestured.
"Now. Have you come to a decision on the car?" asked Samias of Caroona.
"Its a nice one, I'll give you that. Good condition. The engine's barely broken in. Its going to take me some extra work to grind the serial numbers from the chassis and to rewrite the eeprom on the computer, not to mention the fact that I'll have use a bootleg eeprom seeing as you can't overwrite the serial number on modern eeproms. That section of the memory is ROM. Unwriteable. I'll give you nine for it. I'll even throw in the apartment above the shop for three months for you and your girl. Whaddaya say?" asked Caroona of Samias.
"Ten and you've got yourself a deal," Samias responded.
"Nine five, and no hang outs or parties in that apartment. You got it?!!!" Caroona replied.
"Deal my man," Samias slapped his hand into Caroona's and they shook on it with a good old fashions shake of the hood.
"If you happen across anymore out of city deals like this one, you've got a good line on income, but you've got to keep the trail clean. We don't want the big man coming down on us. I've got a tidy and tight little operation here and this one has been a real bread winner for this hood. You look after me, and I'll make sure you always have cash on hand. Got it?" Caroona confirmed with Samias, still holding his hand.
"You can count on dat. Know what I'm sayin' bro?" Samias slapped the palm of Caroona's hand.
"Alright then. I'm gonna get those serial numbers off and begin on the computer. Here's the key to the apartment. Its a bit of a mess right now. I was half-way through renovating it before I gave up. Me and the other mechanics use it as a break room, but now that you're in there, we'll only go up there if you invite us. If you want it to look good, go for it. All the materials are there, you just need a bit of elbow grease, or if you'd prefer, hire someone from that chunk of nine five change I'll be givin' you in just a moment," Caroona said to Samias as he headed for his office.
"You da best man. You da man!" Samias smiled, nodding his head, his jaw jutted outward territorially.
Monique emerged from the washroom, somewhat more perky and clean, though still absent of a shower and a tooth brush.
"See Monique. We've been here like six hours, and I've already got an apartment for us. Three months paid in advance. Know what I'm sayin'?" Samias said to her proudly.
"I need some toothpaste... and some amenities. Where can I go shopping?" Monique asked Samias.
"Yo! Caroona? Where can my girl go shopping around here?" asked Samias.
"There's a mall about a kilometer and a half from here. They got everything, just don't ask to borrow my car. Take a cab..." Caroona's voice emerged from behind the halfway closed door of his office.
"Ok. Can I use your phone here? My boyfriend won't let me use mine until I have a new SIM card for it?" Monique asked Caroona.
"Be my guest. Its on the front desk. Just tell them you're going to the big Mall," Caroona responded, emerging from the office.
"I'm on it. We're going to be needing some groceries and stuff. I wouldn't want to miss out on my big chance to play house," Monique winked at Samias and found her way down the hall to the front desk and the landline phone.
"She's a sparky girl that one. Has a head on her shoulders too. Don't mess it up. Here's you do re mi," Caroona handed Samias a wad of cash, composed of ninety hundreds, and accented by twenty-five twenties.
"You were sayin' about wantin' more out of city cars? Like what cities are we talkin' about?" asked Samias as he counted the money a second time.
"Richmond Hill maybe? Newmarket? Brampton? I'd say Hamilton, but I already got a source there," Caroona threw out a few names.
"I'm on it. I'll get you another within a week's time. Monique? Daddy's got some coin for your shopping expedition. Know what I'm sayin'?" Samias counted out eight twenties from his wad of cash and made his way up the hall to the front desk.
More to come in this episode...
To be continued in... The Butterfly Dragon: Heroes of our Own Reimagined: Episode 6 - Doctor Westin
Credits and attribution:
Story written by Brian Joseph Johns
En peu plus haut, en peu plus loin written by Jean-Pierre Ferland and performed by Celine Dion, Ginette Reno and Jean-Pierre Ferland (in the video). Jean-Pierre Ferland passed away April 27, 2024 at age 89.
Cover Girl written by David Schindler, Jean-Claude Bords, Rita Johns and performed by
Véronique Béliveau.Reedsy.com for their many helpful resources and tools especially geared towards assisting independent and published writers craft their prose to perfection.
DeepSeek AI for a remarkable conversation about genetics and information theory, from which I derived the computer program analogy of genetic biology and a few other references (such as how to calculate the length of the hypoteneuse from the tangent).
This content is entirely produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with contributions from others around the world listed here in the credits.
Artwork: Amy Wong, Wendy Pusey, Ghastly, Birdman, Brian Joseph Johns, Daz3D, Unreal Engine...
Tools: Daz3D, Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, Lightwave 3D, Blender, Stable Diffusion (Easy Diffusion distribution), InstantID, Sadtalker, Google Colaboratory, Microsoft Copilot (Windows 11), Hitfilm, PhotoPea (a great web based Photoshop stand-in if you're on a low budget or in a pinch), Borderline Obsession...
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Sadtalker by: Zhang, Wenxuan and Cun, Xiaodong and Wang, Xuan and Zhang, Yong and Shen, Xi and Guo, Yu and Shan, Ying and Wang, Fei.
Research Paper Title: SadTalker: Learning Realistic 3D Motion Coefficients for Stylized Audio-Driven Single Image Talking Face Animation.
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Jesse, a reknowned Sensei who runs his own dojo, explores the world of Martial Arts, traveling to many exotic locations to meet practitioners of a variety of different arts
Sensei Rokas: Martial Arts Journey
A reknowned Sensei of Aikido who in seeking to understand the roots of Aikido and its applications, seeks to stress test its effectiveness in a number of real world situations while studying its history
Iaido: Train For Katana Mastery Like Samurai
The original weapons focused curriculum under which Samurai became masters of their art
Extensive courses for calisthenics and body strength, stamina and flexibility
Special thanks to Captain Crunch and his wonderful sister!
Special thanks to Bandcamp for giving indie music artists a home under one roof
Something to give you perspective: The very first teacher had no formal education, didn't graduate and was self taught, but only because they had no other choice. We do.
Tools: Daz3D, Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, Lightwave 3D, Blender, Stable Diffusion (Easy Diffusion distribution), InstantID, Sadtalker, Google Colaboratory, Microsoft Copilot (Windows 11), Hitfilm, PhotoPea (a great web based Photoshop stand-in if you're on a low budget or in a pinch), Borderline Obsession...
DeepSeek AI for suggestions on exercises to improve aspects of describing scene and settings with a more sensory focused grammar.
InstantID by: Wang, Qixun and Bai, Xu and Wang, Haofan and Qin, Zekui and Chen, Anthony. Research Paper Title: InstantID - Zero-shot Identity-Preserving Generation in Seconds.
Sadtalker by: Zhang, Wenxuan and Cun, Xiaodong and Wang, Xuan and Zhang, Yong and Shen, Xi and Guo, Yu and Shan, Ying and Wang, Fei.
Research Paper Title: SadTalker: Learning Realistic 3D Motion Coefficients for Stylized Audio-Driven Single Image Talking Face Animation.
Gratitude: Our Mentors, Senseis, Sifus, Sebomnims, lifetime inspirations, family, friends, the Nomads (ask Stanton about that one), the Music, the Movies, the Theatre, the Arts, ASMR, (both YouTube and Bilibili and the many other creators on those platforms), the Gaming and Developer communities and of course, the audience.
Martial Arts (in the words of real experts and at least one comedian): https://brucelee.com (home of the real Dragon and an entire family of inspirations), http://iwco.online International Wing Chun Organization (International presence of a very scalable intensity martial art, protected and developed by Shaolin Nun Ng Mui) and the alma mater of Jinn Hua's own specialized variation thereof, https://iogkf.com International Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karatedo Federation (even Hanshi had his teachers), https://itftkd.sport International Taekwondo Federation (Here there be Taegers), https://tangsoodoworld.com Tang Soo Do World (the path of Grandmaster Chuck Norris), https://www.aikido-international.org International Aikido Federation (how else would Navy Chef Steven Seagal liberate a Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier from a team of hijackers?), https://www.stqitoronto.com Shaolin Temple Quanfa Institute (The City Of Toronto's own Shaolin Temple), https://www.enterthedojoshow.com Master Ken's Ameri-Te-Do presence (If we can't laugh at ourselves, then we can at least laugh the loudest at others, and other Zen)
Magic (performance, illusion and perhaps the real thing): Magic Week Archive (I'm currently growing this section so stay tuned)
Special thanks to Aitrepreneur, Mickmumpitz, Hugging Face and the YouTube educational content producers, including those catering to the AI content production pipeline and of course AlphaSignal.
Shi Heng Yi Shaolin Training For Self Mastery
A reknowned Sifu under whose tutelage you can study the theory and practical applications of the Shaolin Arts for health, physical and mental wellbeing in every day life
A reknowned Sifu under whose tutelage you can study the theory and practical applications of the Shaolin Arts for health, physical and mental wellbeing in every day life
Shi Heng Yi Shaolin Training For Self Mastery
A reknowned Sifu under whose tutelage you can study the theory and practical applications of the Shaolin Arts for health, physical and mental wellbeing in every day life
A reknowned Sifu under whose tutelage you can study the theory and practical applications of the Shaolin Arts for health, physical and mental wellbeing in every day life
Jesse Enkamp: Karate Nerd
Jesse, a reknowned Sensei who runs his own dojo, explores the world of Martial Arts, traveling to many exotic locations to meet practitioners of a variety of different arts
Jesse, a reknowned Sensei who runs his own dojo, explores the world of Martial Arts, traveling to many exotic locations to meet practitioners of a variety of different arts
Sensei Rokas: Martial Arts Journey
A reknowned Sensei of Aikido who in seeking to understand the roots of Aikido and its applications, seeks to stress test its effectiveness in a number of real world situations while studying its history
A reknowned Sensei of Aikido who in seeking to understand the roots of Aikido and its applications, seeks to stress test its effectiveness in a number of real world situations while studying its history
Iaido: Train For Katana Mastery Like Samurai
The original weapons focused curriculum under which Samurai became masters of their art
The original weapons focused curriculum under which Samurai became masters of their art
Extensive courses for calisthenics and body strength, stamina and flexibility
Special thanks to Captain Crunch and his wonderful sister!
Special thanks to Bandcamp for giving indie music artists a home under one roof
Something to give you perspective: The very first teacher had no formal education, didn't graduate and was self taught, but only because they had no other choice. We do.
This content is entirely produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 200 Sherbourne Street Suite 701 under the Shhhh! Digital Media banner.
This content is entirely produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 200 Sherbourne Street Suite 701 under the Shhhh! Digital Media banner.
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200 Sherbourne Street Suite 701
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inquiries: brian.joseph.johns@shhhhdigital.com, info@shhhhdigital.com
Copyright © 2025 Brian Joseph Johns