The Mangler Page #5

with one of the boys.

Yeah. That's the fellow.

That's right.

Now you deal with him.

O.K, nighty-night.

F*** him.

John?

What?

Take some time off.

There's no case here, son.

Take a vacation!

O.K., Mr. Gartley.

Now you're suspended,

officer Hunton.

Hey, how much is he

paying you, Hughes?

O.K., pal.

You're terminated!

And kiss that

pension good-bye.

How are we feeling,

my dear, hmm?

Strange.

I'm getting sick.

Are you ready for bed?

Yes.

No! No.

There's something

I must show you.

Come.

Must be here somewhere.

Aha!

Yeah.

My baby daughter's

death certificate.

Her passport to hell.

She was only 16.

Hmm. Well, survival of the

fittest is the way of things.

I mean, surely, my child,

you must have noticed

how Rikers valley

is so ideally perfect, hmm?

There's something I want to show you.

Just a moment here.

Ah! Ah.

This... is my contract...

My deal...

With the beast...

The beast in the machine.

What's happening to me?

My child,

there's a little piece

of you in the mangler

and the essence of it in you.

You're one of us now.

My signature.

See? Hmm?

Oh. Understand now?

Do we?

Hmm?

See?

Welcome to the club.

Oh, precious.

F***!

I've been studying, man.

Virgin's blood.

Definitely virgin's

blood. It's got to be.

Now, look.

A little holy water,

a smidgen of Eucharist...

That ought to do it.

We'll read some leviticus.

Christian white magic.

Listen, I'll tell you the truth.

I was really worried about that

hand of glory... belladonna.

That's black Ju Ju.

Strong magic.

Hey, mark?

I looked down this son

of a b*tch's throat.

Holy water ain't going to do it.

Yeah, well, a demon conjured up

in conjunction with

the hand of glory can...

I mean, that could eat a stack

of bibles for breakfast,

but we don't have to

worry about that.

Thank god.

Alright.

You know, I hope you're right.

I know I'm right.

I don't.

We got to go talk to somebody.

Come on.

Hold up!

Damn it, hold up!

I don't know about this, George.

What the hell took you so long?

I'm sorry.

Are you sure we're doing

the right thing?

Yeah. Now, don't start

arguing with me now.

Go over there, cut all power,

and pull the breakers.

I'll start on the feeder.

Sherry?

What are you doing here?

I have to see my uncle.

That's not a good idea.

He's very upset.

I can't work here anymore.

The police came and asked me questions.

I got to speak to him.

Police. That figures.

Just don't go up there.

He's busy.

Lin sue's with him, isn't she?

Sherry, go on home now.

I have to talk to him.

Oh, oh, oh. I'm caught!

Mr. Stanner!

I'm caught!

Help! Aah!

Mr. Stanner!

The fuses! Jesus!

Aah!

Mr. Stanner!

Mr. Stanner!

Aah!

Aah! Turn it off!

Oh, god!

Aah!

Mr. Gartley!

Aah! Oh, help me!

Help me! Oh, please!

Please!

Do something!

Do something?

Do something?

I'll do something.

I'll dance, that's what I'll do.

I'll do a little

dance for you, Sherry.

Oh, god. Mr. Gartley!

A little jig.

I need your help now.

We're running out

of time. Come on.

Please! Please! Aah!

Uncle bill, please!

Move like there's no tomorrow.

We're on the clock.

Aah!

Do it! Do it!

I can't!

Do it! Do it!

Do it now!

Oh, Christ.

I can't, George.

Do it! Aah! Do it!

Do it! Do it!

Christ!

Do it!

Very good, children.

Come here to your uncle bill.

Sherry! Sherry!

Oh! Oh!

I used to have all...

The time... in the world.

Damn her. Damn her.

Oh! Oh!

Hey, hey. Hey, man, where

the hell we going?

We're going to

go talk to an old man.

Oh, no. What

the hell was this?

No. Take me back.

Joey, stop! Don't argue.

Just do it.

I was just drinking

my tea, and...

You're alright.

You'll be O.K.

You're going to be alright.

You'll be O.K.

Thanks for coming and

visiting me, Johnny.

You made an old man very happy.

Just breathe.

Just breathe.

Downstairs...

In my office.

Present for you.

You have to exorcise your demon.

Don't let it possess your soul.

Oh.

Sh*t!

Oh, man.

It wasn't your fault.

I was driving the car.

Accidents happen.

People make mistakes,

but they carry on.

Johnny.

Take a look at this.

This is my present.

"Maryanne Gartley, daughter

of William Gartley,

"was killed at the blue

ribbon laundry yesterday

"when she apparently fell

into the new speed ironer.

"She died on her birthday.

She was

16 years old."

There's Maryanne.

"Sarah Krandel was

reported missing yesterday

"when she failed to show up

at her 16th

birthday party."

That's Sarah.

"Suzanne bishop still missing.

"Suzanne bishop, daughter

of judge bishop,

"was reported missing yesterday.

She was last seen at her

16th birthday party."

"Lois Hughes...

Chatterton..."

Well, these are all

the rich people,

the old money...

The people who want nothing,

need nothing more...

Power. Power.

What is this?

Wait a minute.

Everything has its price.

The price of power...

Gartley said something about...

No, Gartley said...

That we all have to

make sacrifices.

Human sacrifices.

Sherry?

Jesus Christ.

Hi. Sherry? This is

officer Hunton.

Mr. Stanner's dead.

I just went to see my uncle.

Um, listen, Sherry.

I want you to stay inside.

Want you to stay in

the house. Lock the doors.

You'll be safe as long

as you stay inside.

What's going on?

How old are you,

Sherry? 16?

Really?

Stay inside. Do what

I told you, O.K.?

I'll explain everything

when I get there.

I'll be there as

soon as I can, O.K.?

The mangler got the foreman.

Today's her birthday.

She's 16.

It's her birthday?

We're running out of time.

Happy birthday, my child.

Surprised to see

your uncle bill?

What do you want?

Why, you, of course.

Leave me alone.

Ohh...

Aren't you going to

blow out your candles?

Come on.

Go ahead, Sherry.

Make a wish.

I wish you were dead.

Ha ha!

No doubt about it,

girl's got true Gartley spirit.

Ugh!

Oh, what a waste,

but then,

we all...

Have to make sacrifices.

Heh heh!

Now, now, now.

Uh, no!

Oh, I'm so sorry

it had to be you,

but I must not be selfish

when I make my decision,

so it's time

to turn in your dance card.

Heh heh!

I do hope you'll accept

my apology,

but I must choose

between you and me,

and of course, I choose...

Me.

Come, darling.

We're running out of time.

Stop! Stop!

We haven't got time, mark.

I have to rehearse.

We haven't got time!

I have to rehearse.

Alright. F***!

O.K., I'm going to read.

I might read from the Latin,

or the English,

but I'm going to read anyway.

O.K.,

this... this...

This, my friend, is holy water.

Holy water. Fine.

When I give you

the signal, you take this,

and you sprinkle it

on the machine,

and you say, "in the name

of the father,

"the son, and the holy ghost,

get thee from this place.

Thou art unclean."

This is the host.

You break the host.

You put it on the machine.

You repeat the incantation.

Oh! The hand of glory...

We don't have to

worry about that.

Get in the car.

Get in the goddamn car!

You always do this to me!

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