Baba Yaga Page #3

That's all we needed.

Mm! Ah, there.

I guess it wasn't a short circuit, Rom-

Oh!

Oh.

What's happened to you, Romina?

Oh, I'm all right.

I just got a little dizzy.

Isn't this weird?

I pricked myselfwith something. Look.

It's not even bleeding.

I wonder what it was.

Does it still hurt? No, not

really. Just burns a little.

Well, I'd better go.

I still feel a little dizzy.

Give me a call, will you,

when the photos are done.

Okay. I should have them tonight

or tomorrow at the latest.

Mmm, great. Ciao.

Arno, I have to talk to you

right away.

I'm waiting for you, Valentina.

No! No!

Oh, it's utterly fantastic!

How did you do it,

Captain White?

All right, Fred, now zoom in.

You see, all it takes is Netto-

the wonderful detergent

with the extraordinary action.

Get some in the morning.

Your dirty clothes will like its touch.

Stop. How was it for you?

All right. I'd like another one,

not so tight.

- Yeah. We'll make one more.

- Okay. Set it up.

Arno, you want to know

which ones were the good ones?

You were the good one.

What number do I use?

The same one. Just add an "A" to it.

Okay. You

know how to do them.

Well, well.

You guys take a break.

Valentina, what brings you

here? I must talk to you.

Has something gone wrong?

Everything's gone wrong.

Hey, Arno. We're all set to shoot.

Are you comin'? Huh?

You go ahead and shoot it.

You know what to do.

Okay. You're the boss.

Let's get moving.

And it all boils

down to this mysterious lady...

who would like to introduce you

to the delights of sapphic love.

So what? You give her a lovely curtsey

and you say, "Many thanks,

but I'd much rather make love

with my friend Arno. "

- Yeah. Yeah, I like that.

- You don't understand anything.

There's something different

about Baba Yaga.

It's as if she came from some other world,

a world subject to other forces.

Her eyes are so strange.

The big world is full of people

with strange eyes.

N o. N o t I i ke t h i s.

There's something else.

I don't know what it is.

I can't even imagine it,

and that's what scares me.

For example, that hole in her living room.

It doesn't just lead down to her basement.

There's no end to it. Don't you see?

Soon you'll be telling me

that it's the pearly gates of hell...

and your Baba Yaga

is the custodian witch of it.

How do you know she isn't?

Because it's mad. That's all.

Because we're living in the 20th century.

We're putting men on the moon,

transplanting organs.

Witches don't exist.

Listen, you're being a bit too naive.

Hell, Val, if it's anything,

it's the world we're living in.

And if it did exist,

I'll bet you with all those souls,

you can be certain that by now,

why, it certainly would have been

turned into some kind of supermarket.

Hmm?

If only I could-

But something happened today

when the lights went out.

I don't know what,

but there's something,

some detail that I can't pin down

that would help me understand.

Even if the idea scares me to death.

Understand what, Val?

Now look, you meet

an old lesbian, huh?

And a friend ofyours

gets a headache.

All of a sudden,

it's sorcery and witches.

She's pale. Her hands are icy.

Listen, I have an old aunt in Treviso

who has two teeth like that, huh?

But that doesn't make her Dracula.

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe you could use a night out.

I have an idea that might help.

How about coming over

to the Cineclub, huh?

Really?

Uh-huh.

- What's playing?

- It's a series on German expressionism.

All right.

Anything's better than going home.

What's the matter? Are you

all right? Shh.

It's interesting, isn't it?

It's nothing. Sorry.

"The time has come!

The stars favor the casting of spells"

THE ART OF GIVING LIFE TO DEAD THINGS

"I have wrested the horrible reviving word

from the dark powers!...

Now I shall give life to the Golem!"

Come on. Let's go.

What's the matter? What is it?

Come on. Hurry.

Val?

Excuse me. Shh.

Val!

Will you please tell me

what the hell is going on?

I just thought of it. I remembered

the camera was on the table.

The shutter was closed.

And then the lights went out,

and when they came on,

it was near the doll

and the shutter was released.

So what? But don't you

see? Someone used it.

Someone took pictures with it

when all the lights were out.

But that's impossible.

They couldn't.

I know.

You see? The film's used up.

Are you certain you didn't use it all?

Positive. I loaded new film

while I was talking to Awojubi.

And then I remembered

all those coincidences-

Toni's illness, your camera jamming,

the death of that hippie kid.

And I thought this camera

had a curse on it.

So I used another

just to be on the safe side.

Well, we'd better develop it then, huh?

But if they were taken in the dark,

there won't be anything to see.

Are you sure?

Hmm?

No.

Let's try.

Hey. Is that the doll named Annette?

Yes.

Eh, not bad.

If she ever becomes

flesh and blood, call me.

I'll talk to her myself.

Oh, my God.

It's impossible.

What's Romina's number?

Hmm?

Hello? This is Arno Treves.

May I please speak to Romina?

A friend ofValentina's.

It's most urgent.

What?

I'm sorry.

Arno, is she dead?

Two hours ago.

Ein, zwei! Ein, zwei!

Ein, zwei! Ein, zwei!

Hello.

Good morning, my dear.

I wanted to tell you

that your camera is here with me.

Ifyou want it back,

come and get it at once-

without waiting for your friend.

At once. Is that clear?

Valentina.

Your camera.

Why did you kill that boy?

And why did you kill Romina?

I?

I was not responsible for it.

That is meaningless, my dear.

There are forces which can

strike out at any moment.

These forces make use of us.

It is useless to oppose them.

I will oppose them!

You're very presumptuous.

Then, all you people are.

You think you hold the moon

in the palm ofyour hands,

but you don't even know

the secrets ofyour own Earth.

You will come with me, Valentina.

And you will know the secrets that men have

been trying in vain for centuries to know.

You will be rich and powerful.

You belong to me, Valentina,

so don't you forget it.

I've already demonstrated

that I can do with you as I like.

No!

I couldn't care less about power

and riches and your cosmic secrets.

And don't try to tell me

who to make love with,

because no man has ever done that,

let alone a woman.

What you want is of no importance.

You'll come with me

whether you like it or not.

Now go upstairs to the bedroom

and wait till you're summoned.

Valentina?

Valentina?

Valentina, where the hell are you?

Sh*t!

Damn it!

Arno!

Oh! Annette.

Annette.

No. No!

You see? I told you so.

Just what are you doing here?

And you didn't believe me either.

It's a long story.

There was a lady living

here. What lady?

What do you mean?

It's abandoned.

Why, didn't you hear what I said?

This place is gonna be torn down.

Abandoned?

There's a "For Sale" sign right outside

ifyou'd taken the trouble to look.

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