Erik and Christine have gotten married. Christine went to 'bed' Erik was taken and tried to warn Christine. Christine tried to run she ran right into a man that helped the kidnapping and was forced to take off her ring from Erik to put another ring on from vicomte. While Erik was taken to a place Raoul bought long ago. Slowly both Christine's and Erik's life fade away and are controlled by none other than Raoul De Chagny by the threats of Erik being turned in and hung. While Christine pretends to be in love in the public while he gets more famous as a drunk. Erik continues to sulk but keeps fighting to keep his sanity and not give into Raoul's taunts that Christine has moved on. While Raoul continues to threaten Christine to marry him or else Erik dies because of her. Deep down Christine knows she will see Erik again and Erik knows he will see her again and continue the life they planned at Phantasma before Vicomte so rudely put their plans to halt.