Cast a Deadly Spell Page #5

MUST BE IN MY HANDS

BY TOMORROW MIDNIGHT.

- I KNOW.

- GOOD.

WELL, I'LL LEAVE I TO YOU THEN?

GOODNIGHT.

( tires screeching )

( thunder )

( static on radio )

( jazz music playing )

( screeching )

GRIMALDI,

YOUR TECHNIQUE STINKS.

BRADBURY SAID:

TO FOLLOW YOU.

HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT YOU KNOWING IT OR NOT.

DO ME A FAVOR.

WHY SHOULD I:

DO YOU ANY FAVORS,

SCHLUBCRAFT?

'CAUSE IT INVOLVES

THAT CUTE TOMATO YOU

WERE WITH TODAY.

- IT DOES, DOES IT?

- IT DOES.

- WHAT'S THE LOU?

- KEEP AN EYE ON HER.

- THAT'S IT?

- THAT'S IT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU DO THAT.

STICK 'EM UP!

SUPPOSE I'D BEEN

A BAD GUY.

I KNEW IT WAS YOU.

HOW?

I RECOGNIZED THE SOUND

OF YOUR BREATHING.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED,

NOT A SLICE.

HEY, IT'S A NEW SUIT.

YEAH, BUT YOU KEP THAT TIE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TIE?

NOTHING,

IF YOU LIKE VERTIGO.

- YOU LOOK GOOD.

- SO DO YOU.

YOU HAD YOUR AUDIENCE

WITH HARRY LAST NIGHT.

YES.

HE SAY ANYTHING:

INTERESTING?

I'VE HEARD MORE

INTELLIGENT SOUNDS

COMING OUT OF A PAIR

OF CORDUROY PANTS.

WANT A DRINK?

SURE.

TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

- WHATEVER THE HELL THEY ARE.

- ( loud thunderclap )

I HEARD SOMETHING

ABOUT YOU AT THE CLUB.

- SUCH AS?

- YOU DON'T USE MAGIC.

YOU HEARD RIGHT.

HOW DO YOU EXPEC TO GET OUT OF DUMPS

LIKE THIS:

IF YOU DON'T STAR PLAYING THE GAME?

SEEMS TO ME:

WE'VE ALREADY HAD

THIS DISCUSSION.

- EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.

- I DON'T.

WHAT HAVE YOU GO TO SHOW FOR IT?

FLY-SPECKED OFFICE,

A BROKEN-DOWN CAR AND

A UGLY NECKTIE,

THAT'S WHAT ALL

THIS INTEGRITY BUYS YOU.

- DAMN IT, EVERYBODY'S

GOT TO COMPROMISE.

- THAT'S WHAT I KEEP HEARING.

AND WHAT MAKES YOU

SO SPECIAL?

WHAT MAKES ME SPECIAL

IS THAT I'M MY OWN MAN.

WHEN I STARTED OUT, I SAID

THERE WERE THINGS I WOULD DO

AND THINGS I WOULDN'T DO.

LOT OF GUYS START LIKE THA AND A LOT OF THEM SELL OU ALONG THE WAY,

BUT THE MORE WHO FALL,

THE EASIER IT GETS.

SEE, LOOK--

EVERYBODY COMPROMISES,

EVERYBODY CHEATS,

EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.

SO THEY EMPTY IDEALS

OUT OF THEIR POCKETS

AND GET ON WITH THE JOB

OF STICKING I TO THEIR NEIGHBOR BEFORE

THEY STICK IT TO THEM.

THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DONE.

TO WHICH I SAY "NUTS."

MY COLLAR MAY BE

A LITTLE FRAYED, MAYBE

I NEED A SHOESHINE,

BUT NOBODY'S GO A MORTGAGE ON MY SOUL.

I OWN IT,

FREE AND CLEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA APOLOGIZE

FOR MY LIFE.

- DIDN'T ASK YOU TO.

- I'M HAPPY THE WAY

THINGS ARE.

GLAD TO HEAR IT.

YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AHEAD.

YOU CAN'T DRAG AROUND

THE PAST.

THERE'S NOTHING

YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE

A REAL GOOD GRIP

ON THINGS.

WHY DID YOU HAVE

TO WALK BACK INTO MY LIFE?

WHY DID YOU:

WALK OUT OF MINE?

BECAUSE YOU'RE

A WISEACRE SON OF A B*TCH

WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHICH WAY

THE WIND IS BLOWING.

AND?

AND DID YOU REALLY REMEMBER

THE SOUND OF MY BREATHING?

( thunder rumbles )

GOOD MORNING.

YOU WEREN'T THIS ORGANIZED

WHEN WE HAD AN APARTMENT.

A GUY ON HIS OWN

LEARNS TO ADAPT.

PHIL, THE OTHER NIGH AT THE CLUB,

YOU STARTED TO ASK ME

IF I KNEW SOMEBODY

NAMED MICKEY.

- YEAH?

- KIND OF A FAT GUY?

NERVOUS AROUND THE EDGES?

THAT COULD BE.

THERE WAS A GUY I SAW

AT THE CLUB SOMETIMES.

HIS NAME WAS MICKEY,

WORKED FOR HARRY.

- DOING WHAT?

- HARRY DOESN'T TELL,

SO I DON'T ASK.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HIM,

I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

A DEAD MAN.

HE CAME:

TO THE CLUB THE OTHER NIGH WITH A PACKAGE FOR HARRY,

A BOOK... OLD LEATHER

WITH GOLD CLASPS AND THINGS.

WHATEVER IT WAS,

IT WAS THE WRONG ONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

IT WAS THE WRONG ONE?

HARRY SENT TUGWELL

AFTER THIS GUY MICKEY

TO KILL HIM.

HOW DO YOU:

FIGURE THAT?

YOU DON'T SEND TUGWELL

TO FETCH THE EVENING PAPER.

TAKE A WHIFF.

WHAT IS IT?

I THINK IT'S CALLED

"GRAND ILLUSION."

- CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE?

- A REAL LADY WOULDN'T WEAR IT.

IS THIS MICKEY?

- YEAH.

- WHO'S THE SKIRT?

I THINK HER NAME IS LILLY.

I'VE SEEN HER AT THE CLUB

WITH HIM.

YOU EVER TALK TO HER?

TRADED LIPSTICK ONCE

IN THE POWDER ROOM,

DISHED ABOUT WHAT RATS

MEN ARE. YOU KNOW,

GIRL TALK.

WHY DID YOU COME HERE

LAST NIGHT?

I'M PRETTY GOOD AT LOOKING

THE OTHER WAY. I'VE BEEN

DOING IT MOST OF MY LIFE.

I'VE BEEN WALKING INTO

A LOT OF BRICK WALLS

DOING THAT.

MAYBE I GOT TIRED

OF SMASHING MY NOSE.

MAYBE I'M JUST TOO PROUD

AND IT TAKES ME:

THIS LONG TO ADMI I'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

ANYWAY...

WHERE DO YOU GO:

FROM HERE?

- I HAVE AN APARTMENT.

- WHOSE APARTMENT?

MINE.

THERE'S MORE

WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.

LOTS MORE.

IF YOU NEED ME,

I WROTE DOWN MY NUMBER.

IT'S ON THE DESK.

CAREFUL.

DON'T GET BURNED.

LOVECRAFT, A MOMENT.

HEY, GOING SOMEPLACE?

- THE DIXIE QUEEN

OUT OF UNION STATION.

- MIAMI.

- THERE'S SOMETHING

I MUST DO BEFORE I GO.

- YEAH?

AND WHAT'S THIS?

THE LEFT ARM IS THE ONE

THAT'S ATTACHED

TO THE HEART.

GET THIS THING OFF ME.

YOU KNOW I DON'T USE

THE STUFF.

- WHICH IS WHY

I LOCKED IT ON.

- MRS. KROPOTKIN--

YOU ARE A FOOL, BUT YOU'RE

A GOOD-HEARTED FOOL,

AND AS SUCH:

YOU DESERVE WHITE MAGIC

EVEN IF YOU SPURN IT.

- I DON'T NEED THIS.

- YOU SEEK THE NECRONOMICON?

- YEAH.

- KEEP THE BRACELET.

YOU'LL NEED IT.

I'LL ADD I TO NEXT MONTH'S RENT,

IF WE'RE LUCKY.

( horse galloping )

( leaves rustling )

( scream )

YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME.

DETECTIVE GRIMALDI?

DID I HURT YOU?

UH, I'M OKAY.

COME INTO THE HOUSE.

I'LL FIX YOU A BRANDY.

THEN YOU CAN TELL ME WHY

YOU WERE LURKING BEHIND

MY MULBERRY BUSH.

- DETECTIVE GRIMALDI?

- OTTO.

OTTO, WHAT IS

YOUR DATE OF BIRTH?

( wood crashing )

( slow hammering )

( metal squeaking )

( rumbling )

( music plays )

WELCOME, WELCOME

TO VISTA BONITA.

WELCOME, WELCOME,

I'M AMBER PERUBA.

I WANT YOU TO CALL ME AMBER.

MIGHT I KNOW YOUR NAME?

- PHIL LOVECRAFT.

- WELL, PHIL, IF I MAY,

I JUST KNOW:

IT'S GOING TO BE A PLEASURE

DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.

- ( record skipping )

- EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND.

Happy-- happy--

happy-- happy--

- ( screeching )

- ( music stops )

PLEASE,

FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION,

BUT I'M HERE ALONE TODAY.

VISTA BONITA IS:

THE COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE,

READY FOR LIVING IN TODAY.

THE FIRST PLANNED

HOUSING TRAC DESIGNED

AND BUILT THROUGH APPLIED

INDUSTRIAL THAUMATURGY.

- WHAT?

- BY MAGIC.

- ( loud crash )

- AND SO VERY PEACEFUL.

- PEACEFUL LIKE A GRAVEYARD.

- HOW AWFULLY DROLL.

SOMEBODY TOLD ME

AN OLD PAL OF MINE

WORKED HERE,

A GUY NAMED LOCKSTEADER,

MICKEY LOCKSTEADER?

YOU'RE A FRIEND

OF MR. LOCKSTEADER'S?

MICKEY AND I:

GO WAY BACK.

MR. LOCKSTEADER IS THE MAN

BEHIND VISTA BONITA.

- HE IS THE GUIDING LIGH OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

- IS HE HERE?

HE LEFT SUDDENLY--

BUSINESS IN THE NORTH.

BUT DON'T WORRY,

I AM SURE THA WE CAN FIND SOMETHING

SPECIAL AND AFFORDABLE

FOR A FRIEND:

OF MR. LOCKSTEADER'S.

IN FACT, I THINK I CAN

MAKE YOU THE SAME IRRESISTIBLE

OFFER I MADE HIS SISTER.

- MICKEY'S SISTER?

- YES.

- LILLY WAS HERE?

- YES, LILLY SIRWAR.

- SIRWAR.

- A WIDOW, POOR DEAR.

SHE MARRIED:

AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN

WHO DIED TRAGICALLY

- IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEVITATE

THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING.

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