Tales From The Crypt Page #3

Yes. "Use it"-

"Use it wisely."

Hmm! I wonder what

he meant by that.

Ralph, have you-

have you ever seen this writing that's inscribed

on the bottom of this statuette?

- Writing?

- Hmm, yes, here at the base.

"Three wishes I give

and no more...

"to each owner of me...

"so keep score.

"Each wish will come true...

so take care what you do."

I can't read the rest,

but the last word is...

- "deplore."

- What does it all mean?

"Use it wisely."

If only it could give us three wishes.

That's storybook nonsense.

- But it reminds me of a tale

I once read. What was it?

- We could pay all our debts.

- "The Monkey's Paw." That's what it was.

- I wish-

I read it when I was at school.

I wish for lots

and lots of money.

- Oh, no, no!

- Too late. I already have.

And I've just remembered

what happened at the end of the story.

Why, you said yourself,

it was just a story-

- like our three wishes.

- [Phone Ringing]

Hello? Oh, hello, Charles.

- I'd like you to come down to my office.

- What, right now?

- Yes, straightaway.

- What's it all about?

It's very important.

It's about money.

I'd like you to come straightaway.

I'll be right there.

That's Charles. He wants me

to go and see him right away.

- He said something about money.

- Money?

[Birds Chirping]

- Maybe our wish will come true after all.

- [Car Engine Starting]

[Rings]

- Hello?

- [Man On Phone] Is that Mr. Gregory?

- Yes, yes, speaking.

- I'm sorry to tell you, sir,

but your client, Ralph Jason...

has been killed in a car crash.

- In his car?

- Yes, on the road about 10 miles from his home.

Well, uh, have you told Enid-

Mrs. Jason yet?

No, not yet.

We found some letters

from you in his pocket.

They indicate that you're not only his solicitor

but a close friend of the family.

We thought it better

that you break the news.

Yes, yes. Yes, of course.

Leave it to me.

- I'll tell her.

- Thank you, sir.

Ralph? Dead?

They found him in

the wreckage of his car.

He'd obviously lost control,

skidded.

[Sobbing]

Enid, this may not be the best moment

to talk about this, but, uh...

it may alleviate

some of your other worries.

You realize this accident

makes you a rich woman.

Rich?

Ralph's insurance.

He always carried a large policy...

with a double indemnity

against accident.

Oh, Charles, I wished for lots and lots

of money. Ralph warned me not to.

- No, that's a coincidence, surely.

- No, it's no coincidence.

That statuette-

It gave us three wishes.

I used one of them to wish

for lots and lots of money.

Now I'm going to wish

for Ralph back.

Charles.

Do you know the story

of"The Monkey's Paw"?

That's the story of the old couple

who are given a monkey's paw...

which entitles them

to three wishes.

They wish for money,

and they get the money...

because their son is killed...

in a machine in his factory, crushed.

- Enid. You mustn't wish Ralph back.

- Why not?

Well, in the story, this mother wishes

her son back, and he does come back...

but in the condition in which he died-

mutilated, mangled, torn.

[Enid]

I must be careful not to make the same mistake.

I shall wish that Ralph were back

as he was before the accident.

I wish...

Ralph were back exactly as he was...

immediately before the accident.

[Pounding]

[Pounding]

- Open it! Quickly!

- No, no. Don't look.

His body was mangled

in the crash.

Mangled?

It wasn't mangled.

Mr. Jason died of a heart attack

at the wheel.

[Door Closes]

I wished to bring him back as he was

immediately before the accident.

But he was already dead- dead from

a heart attack. So the accident didn't kill him.

- Only one more wish.

- Enid-

- Please go away. Leave me alone.

- Please-

I want to be alone

with him, please.

Only one more wish.

Only one.

I mustn't waste it.

I must be careful.

Oh, please, please...

I wish Ralph were alive now.

I don't want him to die ever.

I want him moving,

breathing, talking, alive-

now, forever!

[Screaming]

- Ralph!

- Oh, Enid!

Ralph! Charles!

- Help me!

- What's happened?

- Oh!

- [Charles] What have you done?

I wished alive again- forever!

Don't you realize he's been embalmed?

His veins are filled with embalming fluid...

- burning into him!

- Oh, no!

[Sobbing]

Enid! Do something!

[Screaming Continues]

For God's sake, Enid!

Help me!

No, no! Enid, don't!

- Aah! Aah!

- [Enid Grunting]

But don't you see?

You wished him alive forever!

You can't kill him!

Every piece ofhim is alive still!

Alive and- and suffering...

forever.

[Sobbing]

[Man]

Well, what did you see?

- What did he see?

- What's more important is what you will see.

Who are you?

What do you want with us?

- To warn you of what may happen.

- I don't care about your warnings.

- I want to get out of here.

- Very well.

But you should heed the warning.

[Panting]

[Birds Chirping]

[Parking Brake Cranks]

- Mr. Rogers?

- Major Rogers.

Show me to my quarters and have somebody

get my kit in, will you?

- Shane, here.

- [Barking]

Good boy.

[Clanks]

There were pictures on the wall.

Where have they gone?

Personal property

of your predecessor, sir.

Well, we must get some more.

I'll go down to London,

have a look around the galleries.

Where are the men-

uh, the patients?

They've gone to lunch, sir.

You mean dinner, don't you?

Bon apptit, Mr. Carter.

Thank you, Harry.

[Men Chattering]

[Man Coughs]

Good morning.

My name is Rogers.

Major William Rogers.

I've been appointed your new superintendent

here, and take up my duties today.

I've had considerable experience

in dealing with men as an officer in the army.

I promise you I will do this job

to the best of my ability.

I hope we'll all get along well.

If there are any complaints...

I shall be pleased to deal with them

in my office at any time.

- Good morning.

- [All Mumbling] Good morning.

Morning.

- Shane.

- [Barking]

[Door Closes]

Well, Shane...

after I've made a few changes...

I think we're gonna like it here.

[Wind Whistling]

Stone cold.

- It's always like that now.

- [Coughing]

[Wheezing]

All right, old boy?

All right.

I'll get you an extra blanket.

- [Knocking]

- Yes?

The men have asked me

to come and talk to you.

Yes?

It's about the heating.

It's been very cold these past few nights.

We wondered if you-

For reasons of economy, the heating is now

turned off each evening at 2000 hours.

You should all be in bed by then.

After all, there's no point in staying up.

- You can't see anything.

- The beds are cold.

There aren't enough blankets.

I'm trying to run this place

as efficiently and as economically as I can.

I'm afraid the current budget

does not include the costs of new blankets.

Do you know anything

about blind people?

No, I can't say I do,

until I took over this job.

But I was in the army for over 20 years,

and I learned to handle all kinds of men there.

With all due respect, sir,

we are not soldiers.

And blind people are not

like people with sight.

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