The Manitou Page #2

I've missed you too.

Harry, could you open this for me?

Thank you. Place looks nice.

Glad you like it.

- It's so neat.

It's been a long time.

Yeah.

You know, I think, uh,

I ought to see what those Tarot cards

have to say about us.

Harry? Harry, let's not do the cards.

I don't even believe in that.

Come on. Just one time.

Just once.

- Right. Let's just do it once.

Okay, here we go.

Hmm. Hmm.

That was just a practice.

Let me do it again.

There, that's better. I know what I've

got to do. You've got to cut them. Once.

Like that?

Now let's go.

Well, what... what does that mean?

How would I know what it means?

If I did, I wouldn't be doing it.

Tell you what.

Let's forget about the cards.

I'll tell you one thing: I'm gonna

see to it that everything is all right.

Tonight.

Matter of fact, in a couple of seconds.

Pana... wichy... salatoo...

[Karen] I'll call you as soon

as they let me, all right?

[Harry] You know, I can wait around here.

I've got nothing to do today.

No, listen, what would Mrs. Herz

do without you?

She wouldn't be able to get her foot

out the front door.

I'm gonna be all right. - Right..

You told me so. - Mm-hmm.

Karen, what does... "pana...

witchy salatoo" mean?

I don't know. I never heard it before. Why?

You said it in your sleep last night.

Must be words of love.

In Swahili?

- Hindustani.

Oh. It's love.

- Yeah.

We're ready. You can go ahead.

Skin knife! - Try that.

[man] What are you doing

to yourself there?

Oh, my God, he's gonna cut himself.

Stop him! Get him out of here!

All personnel stand by.

[Harry] Coming!.

Oh, excuse me for taking so long, Mrs. Herz.

Please, won't you come in, my dear?

- oohhh... ohhh

- There you are.

I'm telling you, Mr. Erskine,

Yes?

- I can tell when the weather's

getting bad a week in advance.

oohhh... This arthritis will kill me yet.

Yes, well, don't you worry about it.

You'd think with all my money,

- Yes.

I could... buy a... new set of legs.

Vibrations are good today, believe me.

Here you are, my dear. Touch the cards.

Let them feel you and know you.

Beautiful, beautiful.

Now, tell me, Mrs. Herz, how are you?

Oh...

Shh!

How would you like to be

the Queen of Swords this time?

I don't blame you. Little harsh.

Ah, yes, the Queen of Cups?

No?

Queen of Wands.

Exquisite.

Excellent!.

Here we go, my dear.

Oh, so far, so good.

Excellent.

Yes, the signs are very, very nice.

Calm, consoling,wonderful.

The week so far is excellent. Perfect.

Oh, perhaps... a little cloudiness.

Nothing too serious.

Very nice. Look at that.

And for you personally,

I see some...

Well, actually, the week...

Mrs. Herz.

Mrs. Herz?

Oh, my God.

Mrs. Herz.

Oh, don't tell me.

Mrs. Herz, dear, are you all right?

Oh, you certainly are.

Let me get back to Tuesday.

We'll start again. Perhaps the...

Mrs. Herz, what's the matter?

Are you all right? You don't look too good.

What is it, my dear?

- Mani...

What?

- Mani...

Now, Mrs. Herz...

Now-Now stop, Mrs. Herz. Don't do that,

or I'll call an ambulance.

Mrs. Herz, I'm going to the phone

and going to call an ambulance.

Here is the operator, and I'm going to

ask for an ambulance.

I want an ambulance.

What? Where?

Yeah, but... hold on a minute, please.

Oh, Mrs. Herz, will you sit down?

You're having some kind of a seizure.

Just calm down.

Shh. You're gonna be all right. Shh.

Operator, I'm at 705 Hillside.

Yes, please. The name is Erskine.

You must send an ambulance.

I know you're an operator, but you call

the hospital. Would you hold a minute, please?

Mrs. Herz, please.

- Mani...! Mani...!

I need it in a hurry. Send it right away.

- Maniii... Wichiii... salatooo...

Yes, I need it... I don't know where...

I haven't got time to talk! Listen!

You call the hospital!

Wait just a minute!

Mrs. Herz, Mrs. Herz!

will you just... Mrs. Herz.

Maaaniii!!!

Maaaniii!!!

- Mrs. Herz!

Mrs. Herz...

Mrs. Herz...

Harry:
Dr. Hughes

Dr. Hughes:
Mr. Erskine... Have a seat.

Harry:
Thanks.

Dr. Hughes:
Well, Mr. Erskine,

a... patient of mine is

a close friend of yours,

and you have something to tell me

concerning her condition?

Yes, Karen Tandy told me

yesterday about this lump on her neck.

Um,... she's scared to death.

People often get very upset

at the idea of surgery, Mr. Erskine.

Yeah, well, I've been there, Doctor.

I know.

But she seems to think that there's

something more than just physical with it.

Last night,

in her sleep, she uttered a phrase,

"Pana... witchy... salatoo."

When she woke up this morning, she

couldn't remember it.

Go on.

- And a client of mine this morning

in one of our sessions

in the middle of nowhere uttered

"panawitchy salatoo."

What's all this got to do with

Miss Tandy's condition, Mr. Erskine?

I think her life is in danger.

- Now, just a moment...

Now, just a minute yourself, Doctor.

This client of mine threw herself

down a flight of stairs... threw!!

for no rhyme or reason,

and now you're telling me

that there's been a complication in

Karen's operation.

Look, Mr. Erskine,

I'm sorry to hear about your client,

but all this has nothing to do with the...

medical aspects of this case.

Would you like a drink?

- Please.

I'm a tumor specialist, not a psychiatrist

or a psychologist or... any of that.

I don't deal in the spirit world or

the occult world as you do.

Now, why are you telling me all of this?

Who am I gonna tell it to, Doctor?

Karen Tandy's life is in danger,

and I don't know

where to turn or what to do,

so I've come to you for some help.

I'm providing all the help I'm capable of.

Is she all right?

Her condition is, let's say, uh,

stabilized at the moment.

Stabilized?

Is that all you've got to tell me?

"Stabilized"?

Mr. Erskine, she's stabilized.

For now you'll have to be satisfied with that.

What happened in the operation?

It, uh...

- What?

It wasn't successful. I, uh...

I was about to remove the growth when

her pulse rate rose

and her respiration dropped so drastically

we had to discontinue.

What does all that mean?

I've dealt with tumors for 20 years.

I'm the best there is. Top of the line.

I have a million-dollar research facility

and a couple of Cadillacs to prove it,

and very honestly,

Karen Tandy's got me stumped.

Stumped?

- Yes.

Without going into too much detail,

her tumor doesn't have any of the usual

characteristics of tumorous tissue.

What Karen has is a...

a fast-growing swelling

made up of flesh and bone.

You might almost describe it.. uhh

as a fetus.

On her neck?

And incredible as that is, Mr. Erskine,

even more astounding is its rate of growth.

It's absolutely unprecedented.

Doctor, do you believe in black magic?

Mr. Erskine...

- Neither do I.

I'm a seller, not a buyer, and there's

only a couple of things I believe in.

But, uh, this is, uh...

- Yes.

I mean, it's as if somebody or something

was trying to control Karen.

Mr. Erskine, are you trying to tell me

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