As they're out searching, Lawrence keeps clear of Charlotte, up until the night of their wedding, when the shadows finally return with the frog prince in their possessions. Back at his lair, Facilier commands a legion of shadow demons to find and capture Naveen. Fortunately for him, he manages to propose to Charlotte before his cover is blown, but a frustrated Facilier voices concern, confessing he's now reduced to asking for help from his friends on the other side. The next day, the blood begins to run low, causing Lawrence's disguise to fade away. Fearing what they would do now that the prince has fled, Facilier reassures Lawrence that everything is well, so long as they have the prince's blood in a special talisman that gives the former valet the ability to morph into Naveen. He then convinced Lawrence to proceed with the scheme by playing on his resentment against the upper class. Calming down, Facilier demonstrated that his own voodoo does not work on himself by wearing it. Panicking, Facilier caught the talisman before it hit the floor and warned Lawrence that he cannot risk it being destroyed. Telling Facilier to wear it himself, Lawrence casually threw it. Lawrence then began to have second thoughts about the scheme and tore off the talisman, reverting to his true appearance. In the resulting chaos following the two frogs' escape, Lawrence scurried off to the guest house to check whether Naveen was still there, only to find a crossed Facilier waiting for him. This leads Naveen into meeting Charlotte's friend Tiana, whom he attempts to kiss in an effort to break the spell, only to turn her into a frog as well. At the ball, Charlotte and Lawrence share a waltz, and in during which, Naveen manages to escape, thanks to Lawrence having loosened the lid on his jar when the transformed prince seemed to be suffocating. Whilst a disguised Lawrence heads to Charlotte's masquerade ball to begin the plot, Naveen was imprisoned. The two villains then plan to split the money and live the rest of their lives wealthy beyond belief. Once he does, Facilier will murder Big Daddy, thus allowing Lawrence to inherit the family fortune. However, the true motives of Facilier is to have Lawrence become his minion, transform him into an exact clone of Naveen (who had been turned into a frog), and have him marry Charlotte. Naveen reluctantly accepts and Lawrence does the same, albeit eagerly and immediately, thus setting the deal in motion.
The doctor manipulates Naveen into believing that he's receiving the chance to regain his wealth without marriage and offers Lawrence a chance to live the life of a prince. Facilier, who leads them to his lair in an alley. Knowing that they are supposed to meet with Charlotte La Bouff (whom Naveen is set to woo and marry) and her father, Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, Lawrence urges the prince to end his festivities, only to be publicly humiliated by Naveen's sassy remarks and actions.Īfter the commotion, the duo encounters a shadowy figure a witch doctor by the name of Dr. Sometime after disembarking, however, the overworked valet loses the prince, but eventually finds him in the streets of the French Quarter, dancing and partying with the locals. Reason being, the prince has been cut off from his parents' Royal Fortune and must find a way to marry back into wealth. Lawrence is first seen arriving in New Orleans alongside Naveen via riverboat. Lawrence was initially Naveen's servant, but due to his envy for the Prince's respected life, Lawrence eventually turned to the dark side and worked as Doctor Facilier's minion.