How it's like being Sweeney Todd's daughter. (𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗗)

12

Mrs. Lovett was waiting upstairs in the bakery for judge Turpin.
The letter that was sent to him told him to come around tonight to pick up his step-daughter Joanna from a teenage boy called Anthony before they would run away together. Anthony had planned on hiding Joanna in the barber shop for an hour or two so he could find a carriage and escape. Little did Joanna know, he would soon meet his father, his real father. Turpin was supposed to come take his stepdaughter back, while Sweeney would recommend him a shave, where he would kill him for what he had done to him. Put him in prison for false crime, take away his Joanna and Lucy and also, taking his life away.
She watched as Sweeney was helping Laura go upstairs. A couple of minutes later, they arrived at the doorstep of the barber shop and walked inside. There was blood on the chair he would "shave" people on.
Mr. T- Come here... he mumbled
Laura took one step back, how could she trust him after all the things he had done?
Mr. T- I won't harm you, I swear. I have something to show you about the picture.
Realizing that there was nothing else she could, she walked towards the counter he was standing in front of. Her ankle wasn't getting any better of course, but she had gotten used to it. She placed both her hands on the counter for her to stand still and looked up to him. Sweeney took a tiny picture out of the box where she had found her picture in and he gave it to her. This time the picture she was holding included the mysterious man in it.
Mr. Todd: This is your mother and sister right? *he pointed at the adult woman and the baby she was holding*
Laura nodded, "That's what my dad said..." she whispered.
Mr. T- That's your father...
Laura- Sounds pretty logical. What's his name?
Mr. T- Benjamin Barker...
"Where"?
A voice from behind them interrupted them and they both turned around. Judge Turpin was walking closer to them.
Judge- Benjamin Barker who? And where is my Joanna?
Mr. T- They will be here soon, sir. Sit sir, so we can finish the shave we didn't complete yesterday. I guarantee you that this will be the smoothest shave. *he showed him the chair*. And you... *he turned at Laura*.
He gave her the picture, including the man in it, and whispered in her ear:
Mr. T- Go downstairs to Mrs. Lovett, give her the picture, and tell her that I want her to tell you everything. Also tell her that I will find out if she tells you any lies. Now leave.. OUT!
Laura backed away and walked out the door, while she would carefully walk down the stairs. She walked in the shop and stood in front of Mrs. Lovett. She looked at Laura with a surprised look, wondering how isn't she dead yet.
Mrs. L- What would you like dear?
Laura- My past... *she showed her the picture*, Mr. Todd told me to tell you that he wants you to explain to me about the picture and everything you know, and that if you lie he will find out.
Mrs. Lovett wanted to cry at that very moment but she managed to speak to her.
Mrs. L- Sit over there love....
They both sat down on the only table inside of the shop and Mrs. Lovett started explaining.
Mr. Todd stepped on the lever for the chair to move so the judge would slide down to death after he had just killed him in a very awful way. There was blood on the big window, the chair and his razor. His face was covered in blood too, while his one sleeve was completely painted in blood. He sat on the floor as if he was about to propose and looked at the chair and started singing. A moment later a woman entered the shop wearing old and dirty clothes and a brown, ripped hat that was covering her face. Sweeney got up and looked at her with a devilish look, yet, covered in blood.
Woman- You... You... The Satan himself. I feel the power of the devil in this room, and I just found the heart.
She took a second to look at him closer.
Woman- Do I know you, sir?
Sweeney sliced her throat with a quick hand movement and dragged her body on the chair and stepped on the lever, causing her to fall. Now he had to appear all covered in blood and if Mrs. Lovett had told her the truth about who he truly was, he had to appear as her father covered in blood.