Francois Bertrand was a criminal in Paris who was hired by immortal, Xavier St. Cloud, to assist in a jewelry store heist. At the job, St. Cloud used poison gas to kill the employees in the store, as well as himself. After reviving, St. Cloud had Francois come in, wearing a gas mask. Francois remarked that the victims looked dead, implying he'd been told that gas was non-lethal. Francois complied, and started to feel the effects of the gas immediately. As he died, he told St. Cloud, "I'll see you in Hell!" Amused, St. Cloud calmly replied, "Probably".