Icarus paradox were imprisoned in the maze. In order to escape their prison, Daedalus built two pairs of wings by attaching feathers to a wooden frame using wax. He gave one pair to Icarus and cautioned him that the wax would melt if he flew too close to the sun. However, in his excitement and elation at his newfound flying abilities, Icarus did not heed Daedalus' warning and flew too high. The wax melted, the feathers fell off and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea. The sea that Icarus drowned in and the islet his body washed ashore on were
Mystery of the Wax Museum proposes to burn the museum down for the insurance money of £10,000. Igor will not allow such a travesty, but Worth starts a fire anyway. Igor tries to stop him and he and Worth get into a fight. As they fight, wax masterworks are melting in the flames. Worth knocks Igor unconscious, leaving the sculptor to die in the fire. Igor survives, however, and reemerges in 1933, 12 years later, in New York City, reopening a new wax museum. His hands and legs have been badly crippled in the fire and he must rely on assistants to create his new