

Despite trying to explain he wants to bring Gerhardt back so his father can have both his sons back, Alphonse angrily replies that now he has no sons. When he notices the corpse is Gerhardt's, Alphonse furiously blames Victor for his death. Alphonse arrives and asks about the corpse Victor had brought with him. Victor takes his corpse to the lab, and prepares to bring him back to life via experimentation, but Gerhardt's heart can't handle the strain and burns to a blackened, charred state. To Victor's horror, Gerhardt sustained a gunshot wound and passes away shortly after. They are caught by the graveyard guard, who shoots at them, but the two brothers just manage to escape in a carriage. He is approached by Gerhardt, who thinks negatively of his brother's strategies for scientific work. (" In the Name of the Brother")ĭuring the night, Victor travels to a graveyard where he goes digging for a body.

Victor excitedly instructs Igor to bring the equipment back so they can search for a body to experiment on. Just then, the lab assistant Igor enters the lab, to which Victor begins introducing him to Rumplestiltskin, but the man is already gone. After Victor accepts the deal, Rumplestiltskin conjures an enormous pile of gold for him. Rumplestiltskin is interested in learning how Victor restores life since such a feat is not possible in the land he is from, and promises him a large sum of money in exchange for these details.

With no other alternative to continue funding the experiments, Victor packs up his equipment when suddenly Rumplestiltskin strikes up a deal with him. As the two depart, Rumplestiltskin secretly watches from behind the shrubs. Victor refuses to take it and instead plans to find another way to complete his scientific work. Upset, Victor leaves his father's home, though Gerhardt catches up and tries to offer solace by giving him the watch. Though Victor pleads, his father refuses to continue supporting his endeavors. This will require Victor to abandon his scientific exploits, which has been funded by his father's money and housed in the family's summer home. To Gerhardt, he bestows a watch that had been their mother's, and Victor's gift is a commission to join the army as a physician. Alphonse gives a gift to each of his sons. Victor Frankenstein is celebrating Christmas with his father Alphonse and his brother Gerhardt.
