Child of Glass Page #4

All I understand is that

you're my only chance to be free.

Help me, Alexander.

Oh, my goodness.

But, Ma, you don't understand.

I don't have much time.

I gotta figure out the riddle

by tomorrow, midnight.

What I understand is that you are

using the most outlandish excuse

to get out of your doing

your share of the work.

A ghost in distress!

I mean, now, really, Alexander...

- But, Mom!

- Oh, no. Oh! Oh, no!

Alexander,

go fetch your father, quick. Oh!

Mr. Timmons!

Hey! How are ya doing, ma'am?

Well, I done her. What ya think?

Well, I...

Picture perfect! Isn't that what

you promised me, Mr. Timmons?

That's right, ma'am.

Looks pretty good to me, huh?

You are inebriated again.

You sure love using them

big words, don't ya?

Em!

- What's the trouble, Em?

- Well, I...

This gazebo is a disaster

and this man is a...

- Disgrace.

- Well,

this dumb thing

ain't worth nothin' no how.

I was going to string it with these lights,

and I was gonna serve

my mint juleps in here tonight.

Well, what's all the fuss?

The house ain't even painted yet.

Really! No one will notice it at night,

and the fuss is...

The fuss is that you have been

drinking so much

that you have not been

able to finish your work today.

The fuss is...

I want you off this place

as fast as you can get packed.

Now, wait a minute.

See, you can't kick me off. I've been...

I've been taking care of this place

for more than 20 years.

We've been more than patient

with you, Mr. Timmons.

You can't say that you weren't warned.

Just too do you think you are,

Mr. High and Mighty?

Huh?

You think 'cause you come along here

buying all this property,

you got a lot of money,

that makes you somethin'.

Is that what you think?

You think when you say "jump,"

the whole world's gonna jump?

Let me tell Va somethin'.

That money don't make you nothin'.

Nothing at all.

A lot of us poor people,

we've been around here

a long time before you ever come.

We're gonna be in here

a long time after you go.

Don't you never forget that!

All right, Timmons. You had your say.

Now, You gonna clear out

or am I gonna have to throw you out?

Just take it easy. I'm gonna go.

You don't have to throw

nobody nowhere.

You think just 'cause you run

Jefferson County

and everybody in it, that you run me?

Well, let me tell you

somethin' real clear.

You don't run no Amory Timmons!

Not at all.

That's what's due you.

You ain't heard the last of me, bub.

Missy.

Come on in.

Oh, I don't know what

I'm going to do.

Alexander, I've been lookin' for you.

I gotta talk to you about somethin' vital!

- I can't talk now.

- But I said it's vital!

Okay, what's so vital?

I've been thinkin'.

Maybe we ain't been going about this

lookin' business in the right way.

- What do you mean?

- We ain't looked in the crystal ball yet.

You're not gonna start with

all that witchcraft stuff again.

You want to help Inez or not?

Sure, but what do you know

about crystal balls?

Aunt Vinia's got a crystal ball.

I watched her plentv of times.

I know what to do.

Okay, but I gotta finish this first

or Mom will have my hide.

I'll be waiting.

Blossom, are you here?

What are you made up for?

Hush. We gotta prepare ourselves

to enter the world of the spirits.

Sit down at the table.

Look, Alexander,

deep down into the crystal ball.

Look how peaceful and quiet.

And listen.

Listen to the spirits

calling you from beyond.

Alexander.

Alexander.

Alexander.

Alexander, what is it?

What are you looking at?

Something's holding me.

Some kind of force.

Oh, my goodness, I done it.

I've really done it.

Alexander, look.

Inez, are you ready, mon chri?

Oh, Maman. Must I go?

I do not want to leave you and Papa.

Oh.

Mais oui, mon petit cho...

There is no other way.

It is no longer safe in New Orleans.

But you have little Brigitte to

watch over you

and your beautiful Babette.

Never let it out of your sight.

You must promise me this.

Oh yes, Maman. I promise.

I will keep her with me always.

Remember, Inez. Remember

the promise you made to your maman.

Maman! Maman! Where are you?

Where have you gone?

Elle est morte.

Dead. They're all dead.

No, Uncle Jacques. It is not true.

Why must you say these things?

Mine now.

Treasure! Diamonds! All mine!

Tell me where they are!

I do not know!

Give them to me.

But I cannot.

I do not know where they are.

Curse be on you.

You will walk in darkness.

In the spirit world.

Never to meet your dear parents again.

No! Please!

Then tell me!

Tell me, where are the diamonds?

Blossom.

It's that doll.

The china doll that she was carrying.

- What?

- That's the child of glass.

"When the two shall be as one,

"the spirits journey will be done. "

We gotta find that doll and take it

to where she lies sleeping in the crypt.

Why don't we look

in the hayloft?

Looked there once. I don't remember

seeing any doll, do you?

That's 'cause we weren't looking for it.

Well, youre gonna

have to do the lookin', then.

I gotta get dressed for Mom's party.

Alexander.

You're gonna let some old party

keep you from helping that poor girl?

You think I want to det dressed up

in that dumb old costume?

Just so happens that I have to.

If I get grounded

I won't be able to help Inez at all.

Oh.

Tell you what, though.

If I hurry, I might have enough time

to check up in the attic.

See if there's any old stuff up there.

You do that, Alexander.

I'll look up in the hayloft.

I ain't scared. Much.

Oh, there's no reason to be

scared of Inez. We're helping her.

Yeah, but I wouldn't want to meet up

with that old Captain, that's for sure.

Alexander,

what have you been doing in the attic?

It's almost 8:
00.

You'd better get dressed.

I sure wish

this night was over.

I sure wish

this night was over.

I know it seems like forever when youre

doing something you think is dumb.

You gotta think of Mama. She wants this

to be an evening to remember.

And we ought to help make it that.

Hey! Watch it!

Alexander, I know where it is.

Where what is? The doll?

No, the place where Inez...

You know, the place where it happened.

You found where she died?

Yeah, I figured it out.

You'd better be right, Blossom.

'Cause I'm gonna

get in a whole lot of trouble.

You'll see.

Where are we goin'?

The old well. Come on.

Aw, Blossom, this place is all locked up.

We can get in through here.

That there is the old well.

Under them boards.

I remembered it

when I thought back about Inez falling.

'Cause I used to play in here

when I was little.

This is where she died.

What are you doing now?

This is three knaves oil.

And this here is two jacks extract.

This wonder of the world root

will make the spirits show us

the whereabouts of the things

that was lost. Like the doll.

And the treasure.

If I look through this mirror,

I'll be able to see a vision of

where they's hid.

You're weird.

I'm gettin' out of here right now.

You don't want to look no more?

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