The Secret of the Phantom of the Opera by David Copperfield

"Some people still maintain that the Phantom continues to haunt the Opera. They claim that anyone who dares to reveal the secret of the Phantom may face great peril. You are used to seeing me perform feats of illusion on television. Tonight I won't be the one performing the magic. The magic, and the mystery is provided by the Phantom! Tonight, in the locations where the events took place -- the Phantom's own lair -- the great historic Paris Opera house, I want to take you on a journey through the Phantom legend; a journey that invites mystery, fantasy, and even potential danger, as I attempt to reveal the Secret Of The Phantom Of The Opera". These are the first words Mr. Copperfield say us in his journey to the Opera Garnier. He wants to discover the Phantom real story and for that reason he enters in the Opera trying to find more information. When he enters in the first Hall, he feels something strange, something mysterious and he agrees the Phantom had to choose a place like the Palais Garnier to be his home.

It's strange...he can hear a sweet voice coming from the stage...but there's nobody there! What happen at the Opera? Trying to find out more, he runs into one special dressing-room...it belonged to Christine Daae.

David remembers all the Phantom legend: his love towards Christine, his Angel of Music's voice, the mirror...verything seems to be very real for him. He continues with his walk inside the Opera and finds something terrible: a man has been murdered. Will be Joseph Bouquet?

Copperfield tries to be calm, but suddenly he sees someone... Is Gaston Leroux himself! How can be it? David is confused but he follows Leroux who is going to narrate him the real Phantom's story...

Leroux shows David all the Opera, but, of course, the most important place is Box Five. From there, he tells Copperfield what happened in truth with the chandelier's accident...

They walk to the stage, but they can't know someone more is with them, seeing every movement, listening every word...

David wants to see Christine's room once more. Suddenly someone close his eyes and he can hear a lovely laugh. Is Christine! But when David tries to talk with her, she runs away. "Christine, wait! It seems she goes to the roof!"

"Now I understand the Phantom's jealousy"- David says to himself- "She's really beautiful and she has ran to the roof because it was there where she told Raoul she loved him". But the Phantom is everywhere and he doesn't want David near Christine...

David is decided to find the Phantom's lair, and he begins to investigate more at the Opera library where he finds a map of the cellars.

At the Opera's cellars, he finds a lake, and a boat and though Leroux tries to change his mind, David wants to go on. He doesn't know the Phantom is very close...

Copperfield discover Phantom's lair! He sees Christine's dress and Phantom's mask...

"Poor, unhappy Erik! Shall we pity him? Shall we curse him? He asked only to be "some one," like everybody else. Ah, yes, we must needs pity the Opera ghost". With words (Leroux words), David Copperfield finish his journey through the mystery of the Phantom of the Opera.