Several days before the fire, Albert decided to have fake William and Louis adopted against the wishes of his mother. Albert's father further infuriated her when he paid for Louis' surgery to impress another woman. The real William attempted to bully the brothers, but was unsuccessful. While listening to his family continually talk down about commoners, Albert became convinced fake William was right about the class system, so he decided to help fake William any way he could. That night, the real William attempted to hide stolen silverware in fake William's room to frame him...