Part 1, Section 5 (Pages 121-150) Summary

The tension rises between Claudia, Louis, and Lestat. Convinced that Lestat knows nothing, Claudia and Louis firm up their plans to leave. Claudia alarms Louis by telling him that she intends to kill Lestat. Beyond that, she refuses to let Louis in on her plans. One night, after Lestat goes out, Claudia acts secretively which puts Louis on guard. He begins to suspect that this will be the night. When Lestat comes home later, Claudia entices him into another room where she has two young boys that are passed out. Lestat drinks from one of the boys and knows immediately that something is wrong; he is poisoned. Claudia makes her move and slashes his throat to the point of rendering him completely helpless. Instead of helping Lestat, Louis helps Claudia by wrapping Lestat's seemingly dead body. They...