Cast a Deadly Spell Page #3

- YOU STILL WITH BORDEN?

- WAS THAT A QUESTION?

NOT REALLY.

- WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE?

- LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.

ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?

JUST A CHAUFFEUR

WITH A DELUSION OF GRANDEUR.

I'VE BEEN HIRED

TO PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE:

NEITHER ONE OF US

SHOULD BE THROWING ROCKS

AS FAR AS OUR CAREERS GO.

HERE IS TO:

THE JOB AT HAND.

DOES THE UPSTART CHAUFFEUR

HAVE A NAME?

LARRY WILLIS.

DOESN'T RING A BELL.

- ANYBODY RUNNING AROUND HERE

BY THE NAME OF MICKEY?

- ( thumping )

MICKEY WHO?

IS SOMEONE PUTTING UP

AN OFFICE BUILDING

BEHIND ME?

HARRY WANTS TO SEE YOU.

HARRY WANTS TO SEE ME.

HARRY WANTS TO SEE YOU NOW.

JOHNNY, WE SHOOK HANDS.

SHOW ME A PIECE OF PAPER

THAT SAYS WE SHOOK HANDS.

- ( knock on door )

- COME IN!

OKAY, I'M NOT THE TYPE

OF MAN WHO'S GONNA STAND

IN SOMEBODY'S WAY.

YOU GO AHEAD AND SIGN

YOUR RECORD DEAL.

I WISH YOU:

NOTHING BUT THE BEST.

- THANKS.

- MALEDICTA.

( grunts )

( talks backward )

- ( backward-speak continues )

- ( snapping fingers )

YOU GO SIGN:

YOUR RECORD DEAL NOW,

CHUMP.

( backward-speak yelling )

IT'S BEEN

A LONG TIME, PARTNER,

YOU'RE IN A GOOD MOOD.

WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?

EVERYTHING'S CREAM

FOR ME THESE DAYS.

STRICTLY CREAM.

HAVE A SEAT.

- SO HOW'S ABOUT YOU?

- SURVIVING.

( chuckles )

STILL A NICKEL-AND-DIMER, HUH?

TELL ME, AREN'T YOU SICK

OF THE SMALL TIME?

EH, IT'S GO SPECIAL CHARMS.

- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR

REGULAR LEG BREAKERS?

- PROGRESS.

- ZOMBIES DON'T EAT,

DON'T COMPLAIN.

- DON'T GET IDEAS.

DON'T THEY STAR TO SMELL AFTER A WHILE?

THEY'RE GOOD

FOR THREE MONTHS

DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.

- THEN THEY BEGIN TO ROT.

- THEN WHAT?

YOU GET SOME MORE.

30 BUCKS A HEAD,

COME FRESH FROM:

THE WEST INDIES,

SIX TO A BOX.

LIKE BONBONS.

- ( thuds )

- ( moan )

SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING, PHIL?

I MEAN REALLY.

COULD I EXTEND YOU

A COUPLE OF BUCKS

JUST TO SEE YOU THROUGH?

I'M OVERPOWERED

BY YOUR GENEROSITY.

NICKEL-AND-DIME, FRIEND.

YOU GOT A NICKEL-AND-DIME

OUTLOOK.

THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T SEE

THE BIG PICTURE.

YOU NEVER COULD.

- WORD IS ON THE STREET,

YOU DON'T EVEN USE MAGIC.

- WORD IS RIGHT.

YOU'RE A SCHMUCK.

EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.

IT'S 1948,

THE FUTURE IS HERE.

YOU DON'T WISE UP,

YOU'RE GONNA BE LEF SO FAR BEHIND,

IT WILL COST 30

JUST TO SEND YOU A POSTCARD.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED.

WE GO BACK, YOU AND ME.

SO, READ ANY

GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

I'M LOOKING

FOR A CUT-RATE PUNK

WITH A HOT BOOK.

FIRST ROCK I LOOK UNDER,

I FIND YOU TELLING ME

THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE

A GRACIOUS HOST.

THAT'S GREAT, BU I'VE GOT BETTER

THINGS TO DO:

THAN LISTENING TO YOU

SOUND OFF AND SUCK ON

A SMOLDERING CHAIR LEG.

MAYBE YOU'D BETTER

BE CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEND

YOUR TIME, PHIL.

YOU NEVER KNOW:

HOW MUCH OF I YOU'VE GOT LEFT.

MR. TUGWELL,

SHOW MY GUEST THE WAY OUT.

HEY, LOVECRAFT!

CONNIE'S LOOKING GOOD,

ISN'T SHE?

HE KNOWS ABOUT THE BOOK.

- MAYBE.

- ( sighs )

WHAT'S TO DO?

I THINK I'LL

GET SOME AIR.

Connie:

I'VE ERASED

EVERY FEELING:

THAT CARRIES:

YOUR NAME:

EACH RESPONSE:

TO YOUR TOUCH:

HAS BEEN REPLACED

BUT SAY WHAT I MAY

IT'S NOT CONVINCING

WHY DO I LIE:

TO ME?

I AM FREE:

FROM THE MAGIC:

THAT YOU USED:

TO WEAVE:

BROKE THE SPELL:

THAT YOU ONCE:

HELD OVER ME:

I TEND TO PRETEND

BUT I'M NOT GOOD AT I WHY DO I LIE TO ME?

IT MAY BE:

JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING

THAT I HAVE THIS LIFE

BEYOND YOU:

YOU'RE TOO TOUGH

TO ROOT OU OF MY MEMORIES

MY HEART'S IN A FITS

THERE'S NO

WORKING THROUGH:

TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH

MEANS TO FACE:

WHAT I'VE HID...

LOVE:

- THAT CAME TO AN END,

- CONNIE?

BUT JUST WON'T QUI - CONNIE!

- SO SAY WHAT I MAY

IT'S NO CONVINCING

TO ME:

OH, WHY

DO I LIE:

TO ME?

( blinds clicking )

CONNIE!

WHO'S CONNIE?

NOBODY YOU NEED:

TO WORRY ABOUT.

( bottles clinking )

A MAN LIKE YOU:

SHOULDN'T HAVE

TO DRINK ALONE.

IT JUST WORKED OU THAT WAY.

MY, DON'T WE LOOK

GROWNUP TODAY.

I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE

FOR SLAPPING YOU YESTERDAY.

APOLOGIZE FOR SLAPPING

OR NOT PUTTING ON

YOUR BRASS KNUCKLES STRIP?

I'M SERIOUS.

- THEN WHY ARE YOU

WEARING THAT HAT?

- ( knocks on door )

IS THIS SOMETHING

I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

JUST HAVING:

A CONFERENCE WITH A CLIENT,

MRS. KROPOTKIN.

WELL, YOU DON'T SUPPOSE

THAT AS LONG:

AS THERE'S SUCH A THING

AS A VICE SQUAD:

THAT YOU COULD HOLD

A CONFERENCE OF A LESSER

BOHEMIAN NATURE,

EH?

HOW 'BOUT SOME BREAKFAST?

ISN'T IT A LITTLE LATE

FOR BREAKFAST?

IT'S GOT TO BE MORNING

SOMEPLACE IN THE WORLD.

( both giggling )

HMM, THIS IS DELIGHTFUL.

PROBABLY DOESN'T RATE MUCH

NEXT TO THE BROWN DERBY

AND THE PLACES:

YOU'RE USED TO.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

I'VE BEEN TO THE BROWN DERBY?

MY FATHER KEEPS ME

COOPED UP IN THA DREARY HOUSE

WITH ALL HIS FOUL BOOKS

AND CHEMICALS.

I NEVER HAVE ANY FUN.

I HAD TO SNEAK OU TO SEE YOU.

SO GRIM. I NEVER

EVEN GET TO GO OU TO THE MOVIES.

THANK YOU.

DADDY GETS:

THE FILMS FOR ME

AND I WATCH THEM

IN THE LIBRARY:

ALL BY MYSELF.

WHERE'S THE FUN

IN THAT?

- ( snoring )

- ( loud slam )

I NEVER GET TO GO

ANYPLACE EXCITING.

LONELY,

LONELY, LONELY...

SOMETIMES,

I FEEL LIKE RAPUNZEL.

- Lovecraft:
WHO?

- Olivia:
RAPUNZEL.

"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,

LET DOWN YOUR HAIR."

LIKE IN THE STORY--

BEAUTIFUL GIRL:

SITS IN A LONELY TOWER,

WAITING TO BE RESCUED

BY A HANDSOME PRINCE.

AND JUST WHEN:

THE PRINCE SHOWS UP,

THIS TERRIBLE WITCH

STRIKES HIM BLIND.

AND HE SPENDS MOS OF THE REST OF THE BOOK

JUST WALKING IN A DAZE.

IT'S REALLY

SORT OF AN AWFUL STORY

TO TELL A CHILD.

YEAH, IT TAKES ALL KINDS.

MY OLD MAN:

USED TO READ TO ME

FROM "THE RACING FORUM."

- IT BROUGHT HIM LUCK.

- DID IT?

NOT THAT I EVER SAW.

SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOU THIS BOOK WILLIS SUPPOSEDLY

TOOK FROM THE OLD MAN?

IT'S THE SHIMMERING

BLACK DIAMOND OF

MY COLLECTION.

ALL HE EVER TALKS ABOU IS HIS COLLECTION OF BOOKS.

I WISH I WERE A BOOK.

MAYBE THEN HE'D PAY

MORE ATTENTION TO ME.

YOU HAVE:

THIS NECRONOMICON LONG?

NO, HE BROUGHT IT BACK

FROM EGYPT OR SOMEPLACE

LIKE THAT, LAST WINTER.

- EVERYTHING OKAY, FOLKS?

- DANDY.

CAN I GET YOU:

SOMETHING ELSE?

MORE COFFEE?

- NO, WE'RE JAKE.

- OKAY THEN.

OKAY, THANKS.

MY COMPLIMENTS:

TO THE CHEF.

THIS WAS TERRIBLY GOOD.

A LITTLE GREASY,

BUT MUCH BETTER:

THAN I EXPECTED.

- Olivia:
CAN WE COME BACK?

- Lovecraft:
STAY PUT.

- STAY PUT?

- IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,

JUMP UNDER A TABLE.

UNDER A TABLE?

LOVECRAFT!

OFF LIMITS,

PAL.

JUST LOOKING:

FOR SOMEBODY... HELL!

- WHAT'S THE RUSH?

- YOU SHOULDN'T BE

BACK HERE.

I GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM

WITH THE CHECK, YOU BETTER

TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

SIR, I'M SORRY,

YOU JUST PAY WHATEVER

YOU THINK YOU OWE AND--

TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

I WOULDN'T WAN TO CHEAT YOU.

I DON'T WAN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

YOU CAN'T MAKE ME.

DO YOU THINK:

I JUST FELL OFF:

A TURNIP TRUCK?

WHO PAID YOU:

TO FINGER ME, HUH?

- NUTS.

- WHAT'S THIS?

- WHAT'S WHAT?

- THIS RIGHT HERE.

- I DON'T KNOW.

- WHY DON'T YOU TOUCH IT?

YOU'D BETTER JUS STAND THERE, STEVE,

IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE.

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