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Louvre Security Laser Grid

A network of thread-like crimson laser beams weaving an invisible lattice across the darkened galleries of the Louvre, forming a geometric web barely visible against the shadows. The beams glow faintly in the darkness, their precise angles designed to trip silent alarms if disrupted. Four primary beams form the core structure in the Salle des États, where they serve as a silent sentinel around the void where the Mona Lisa should hang. The system detects motion but can be partially disabled through external interference, as demonstrated when Romana and Duggan navigate the corridors without triggering alarms, and later when Romana disables a strand to confirm Scarlioni’s sabotage. The beams do not burn or cut flesh but instead function as electronic tripwires, broadcasting immediate alerts across Paris if disrupted.
5 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

5 moments
S17E6 · City of Death Part 2
Count rehearses Mona Lisa theft

The simulated laser grid is rendered visible within the Drawing Room as red vertical beams crisscrossing the space, their trajectories warped by the prismatic beam device into harmless arcs that allow access to the simulated painting without triggering alarms.

Before: Invisible and motionless, awaiting activation within the simulation.
After: Vanishes as the simulation ends and the Drawing Room returns to normal.
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S17E7 · City of Death Part 3
Romana and Duggan find the theft

The Louvre Security Laser Beam Strands form an invisible grid where the Mona Lisa once hung, now flickering in response to Duggan’s touch on a single strand. Their activation triggers the entire alarm system, exposing the complexity of Scarlioni’s disabling technology and prompting the urgent split between Romana and Duggan.

Before: Disabled except for the strands maintaining the lattice
After: Reactivated by Duggan’s accidental contact, then snapping to reveal the full alarm complexity
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S17E7 · City of Death Part 3
Lasers betray stolen masterpiece

Duggan inadvertently triggers the Louvre Security Laser Beam Strands by touching one while examining the empty frame. The beam, once severed, reactsivate strands across the gallery, igniting the motion sensors and delivering a visual and auditory warning that unmasks Scarlioni’s high-tech security breach.

Before: Partially disabled network of laser beams weaving an invisible lattice across the gallery
After: Re-energized and sounding the alarm, creating a red-lit storm of disorientation
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S17E7 · City of Death Part 3
Laser alarm exposes theft progress

The laser beam strands form a web across the gallery, marking the final tripwire Duggan breaches. Though Scarlioni partially disabled the system, these remaining strands are still active, triggering the museum-wide alert when disturbed and serving as an unwitting decoy in the heist’s detection.

Before: Partially disabled by Scarlioni’s systems, leaving a sparse web of active strands
After: Severed and flickering out as Duggan triggers the alarm, no longer a threat to intruders
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S17E7 · City of Death Part 3
Romana and Duggan split to escape the Louvre

Laser beams form invisible geometric lattices meant to trigger silent alarms upon disruption. Duggan inadvertently breaches the grid, igniting a klaxon that floods the gallery in red light and sound. The echoing alarm underscores their vulnerability and accelerates their tactical divergence.

Before: Precisely calibrated laser strands criss-crossing the frame’s secure perimeter
After: Severed and reactivated by Duggan’s accidental contact, now screaming an alert across the halls
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