WEBVTT 00:00:18.070 --> 00:00:26.089 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Sit down 00:00:26.089 --> 00:00:30.149 and try to make yourself comfortable. Yes, it 00:00:30.149 --> 00:00:33.210 is quite warm in here, but don't worry about 00:00:33.210 --> 00:00:36.189 it. Because in just a moment, we'll bring you 00:00:36.189 --> 00:00:39.869 a tale that will chill your blood. A tale of 00:00:39.869 --> 00:00:43.149 black magic that may have begun centuries ago, 00:00:43.850 --> 00:00:47.509 but which takes place today. A tale in which 00:00:47.509 --> 00:00:50.490 one of the dark powers of the pit is released 00:00:50.490 --> 00:01:16.620 on the campus of a midwestern university. It's 00:01:16.620 --> 00:01:18.980 coming this way! Oh, now stop it Debbie, you're 00:01:18.980 --> 00:01:20.260 getting yourself all worked up. I tell you, it's 00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:25.840 coming this way! Beth! It's got eyes! It's that 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:58.439 thing I saw! The Sending was written especially 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:01.480 for the Mystery Theatre by Robert Newman and 00:02:01.480 --> 00:02:06.219 stars Mandel Kramer and Marion Selders. I'll 00:02:06.219 --> 00:02:20.520 be back shortly with Act One. Is there such a 00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:24.520 thing as black magic? The ancients thought there 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:27.759 was. For centuries there were those who were 00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:30.500 willing to trade their souls for the power to 00:02:30.500 --> 00:02:33.979 call up and control the dark forces of the pit. 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:40.180 To what end? Sometimes for power or wealth. Sometimes, 00:02:40.419 --> 00:02:45.379 as in this tale, to achieve eternal youth, eternal 00:02:45.379 --> 00:02:49.699 life. But, as we will see, there is always great 00:02:49.699 --> 00:02:54.539 danger involved. and the price is always high, 00:02:55.159 --> 00:02:59.060 and usually paid in blood. Our spine -tingler 00:02:59.060 --> 00:03:02.300 begins in a large rambling house on the edge 00:03:02.300 --> 00:03:06.099 of the campus of a Midwestern university. A gray 00:03:06.099 --> 00:03:10.280 -haired woman, strangely shrunken but with intense 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:14.000 gleaming eyes, sits in a chair in a sparsely 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:20.659 furnished room, waiting and listening. Arnold? 00:03:24.169 --> 00:03:31.330 You know where I am, in my room. Hello, Mia. 00:03:32.909 --> 00:03:37.150 How are you? You know that, too. Where have you 00:03:37.150 --> 00:03:39.490 been? Had a faculty meeting and then at my office. 00:03:39.969 --> 00:03:42.629 And you couldn't get home before this? I had 00:03:42.629 --> 00:03:44.610 several conferences. I had to arrange my schedule. 00:03:44.669 --> 00:03:47.009 That's what you said yesterday. Mia, it always 00:03:47.009 --> 00:03:48.889 takes a few days when you're starting at a new 00:03:48.889 --> 00:03:52.110 place. Why are you so impatient? Why? Have you 00:03:52.110 --> 00:03:54.620 forgotten how I get when my time... Hein is running 00:03:54.620 --> 00:03:58.560 out. Do you realize I've only got about two weeks 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:02.439 left? I told you to relax, Mia. Classes will 00:04:02.439 --> 00:04:04.340 be starting tomorrow, and you know how quickly 00:04:04.340 --> 00:04:07.400 I can work when I have to. I should have someone 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:19.439 for you within a few days. So, to sum up our 00:04:19.439 --> 00:04:21.540 first session, what we're dealing with then is 00:04:21.540 --> 00:04:25.019 a tradition. that goes back to the dawn of time. 00:04:25.379 --> 00:04:28.139 Man's belief that he can control not the forces 00:04:28.139 --> 00:04:31.259 of nature, but the forces that shape nature, 00:04:31.779 --> 00:04:33.959 and can give him power over other man, and even 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:37.139 over life and death. That will be all for today. 00:04:37.660 --> 00:04:39.319 You have your reading list and your assignment 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:42.199 for next time. However, if any of you are interested 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:44.439 in any of the many fields I covered in my outline, 00:04:44.500 --> 00:04:46.860 by all means, come talk to me, and I'll give 00:04:46.860 --> 00:04:49.220 you some additional reading for a special report. 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:53.240 Well... What do you think, Beth? Well, it was 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:55.680 quite a lecture. I think it's going to be very 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:58.120 interesting. I'm not talking about the course. 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:00.839 I'm talking about him. He's really something, 00:05:01.019 --> 00:05:03.680 isn't he? Oh, come on, Debbie. He's married, 00:05:03.860 --> 00:05:06.339 isn't he? Oh, sure he is. All the really attractive 00:05:06.339 --> 00:05:09.920 ones are. But his wife is about 20 years older 00:05:09.920 --> 00:05:12.740 than he is. Not only that, but she's not well. 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:16.379 How do you know that? I made it my business to 00:05:16.379 --> 00:05:19.129 find out. Since he just got here, it wasn't easy, 00:05:19.250 --> 00:05:22.810 but if you really want something... Debbie. Okay. 00:05:23.730 --> 00:05:25.629 There's no reason why you should care. You've 00:05:25.629 --> 00:05:27.769 got someone for yourself. If you're talking about 00:05:27.769 --> 00:05:30.689 Bill, I haven't got him. He just has the room 00:05:30.689 --> 00:05:32.910 across the hall for me. Which he made a point 00:05:32.910 --> 00:05:36.490 of getting last spring. So? So, give me a hand. 00:05:36.829 --> 00:05:40.009 Come on up and talk to Lansing with me. All right. 00:05:40.269 --> 00:05:42.189 As a matter of fact, I was going to do it anyway. 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:44.860 I thought I might do one of those special reports. 00:05:45.100 --> 00:05:47.779 Oh, great! Then you talk to him and I'll tag 00:05:47.779 --> 00:05:55.600 along. Okay. Professor Lansing? Yes? I'm Beth 00:05:55.600 --> 00:05:58.339 Howard. I'd like to do one of the special reports 00:05:58.339 --> 00:06:00.439 you talked about. Oh, I'm delighted, Miss Howard. 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:02.839 It usually takes three or four sessions before 00:06:02.839 --> 00:06:05.220 anyone volunteers. Was there something you were 00:06:05.220 --> 00:06:08.639 particularly interested in? Well, yes. The tarot. 00:06:09.259 --> 00:06:12.110 I should have known. That's usually one of the 00:06:12.110 --> 00:06:15.250 first assignments to be requested. Tell me, do 00:06:15.250 --> 00:06:17.310 you have a set of tarot cards? No, I haven't. 00:06:17.410 --> 00:06:19.649 Well, after you do your report, I'm sure the 00:06:19.649 --> 00:06:21.970 bookstore will have to order them. But in the 00:06:21.970 --> 00:06:24.029 meantime, if you'll stop by my office this afternoon, 00:06:24.110 --> 00:06:26.149 I'll give you my set and also a supplementary 00:06:26.149 --> 00:06:28.089 reading list. Oh, thank you, Professor. Not at 00:06:28.089 --> 00:06:32.550 all. What about your friend? I'm sorry, I don't 00:06:32.550 --> 00:06:34.870 believe I know your name. Debbie Ross. Would 00:06:34.870 --> 00:06:36.689 you like to take on one of the special assignments, 00:06:36.889 --> 00:06:39.069 too, Miss Ross? Oh, well, not right now, Professor, 00:06:39.110 --> 00:06:41.490 but I'll probably ask for one after the next 00:06:41.490 --> 00:06:44.829 session or two. But in the meantime, I wanted 00:06:44.829 --> 00:06:48.250 to tell you that I think the course is absolutely 00:06:48.250 --> 00:06:51.829 fascinating. Well, thank you, Miss Ross. Today's 00:06:51.829 --> 00:06:53.990 lecture was very general, of course, an attempt 00:06:53.990 --> 00:06:56.529 to indicate approach and sketchy in background, 00:06:56.629 --> 00:06:59.209 but I hope you'll continue to find it interesting. 00:06:59.610 --> 00:07:14.240 Oh, I'm sure I will. All right, Mia. I told you 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:16.980 you could relax, and you can. You've got one? 00:07:17.060 --> 00:07:19.899 I have several. Two in particular. I'm sure you'll 00:07:19.899 --> 00:07:21.839 be delighted with either one of them. You're 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:25.079 sure? Mia, haven't I done it often enough so 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:28.939 that I can tell? Yes, we both have, but Arnold, 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:32.319 it'll have to be soon, or I'll be so weak, I 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:35.540 won't be able to help. Don't worry, Mia. It will 00:07:35.540 --> 00:07:48.740 be soon. Not more than another few days. that 00:07:48.740 --> 00:07:56.240 ever was a will be is here now yes who is it 00:07:56.240 --> 00:08:02.540 who would you like it to be hi hi yourself so 00:08:02.540 --> 00:08:05.500 you're into the tarot how did you know that I 00:08:05.500 --> 00:08:09.110 heard you're in toning Oh Yes. But how did you 00:08:09.110 --> 00:08:11.029 know that that had anything to do with the tarot? 00:08:11.170 --> 00:08:14.149 I'm not exactly an ignoramus, but I did a lot 00:08:14.149 --> 00:08:16.250 of reading in it on my own, and in practically 00:08:16.250 --> 00:08:18.610 everything that was related to it. You never 00:08:18.610 --> 00:08:21.529 cease to astonish me. Yes, I'm quite an astonishing 00:08:21.529 --> 00:08:24.230 guy. But how come you're not just studying it, 00:08:24.230 --> 00:08:26.589 but working with the cards? It's for Professor 00:08:26.589 --> 00:08:28.850 Lansing's course. I'm doing a special report 00:08:28.850 --> 00:08:33.370 for him. Oh, good old Witchcraft 1 -2. Now, come 00:08:33.370 --> 00:08:35.470 on, Bill. We were a little surprised when we 00:08:35.470 --> 00:08:37.169 heard he was going to be giving it. Though I 00:08:37.169 --> 00:08:38.610 don't know why we should have been. Quite a few 00:08:38.610 --> 00:08:40.549 of the universities are giving courses like it. 00:08:41.169 --> 00:08:44.750 After all, this is the age of Aquarius. It happens 00:08:44.750 --> 00:08:47.610 to be a very interesting course. Yeah, sure it 00:08:47.610 --> 00:08:50.909 is. And Lansing's a fascinating man. Yes, he 00:08:50.909 --> 00:08:53.610 is. You know him? I've never met him officially, 00:08:53.690 --> 00:08:56.070 but I've seen him at the pool. The pool? Yeah, 00:08:56.210 --> 00:08:58.990 he's a very good swimmer. Oh, I'll have to tell 00:08:58.990 --> 00:09:02.090 that to Debbie. Why? Well, she's taking the course, 00:09:02.389 --> 00:09:05.370 too. And she's got quite a thing about him. Yeah, 00:09:05.370 --> 00:09:07.929 well, just tell her to watch her step. Oh, because 00:09:07.929 --> 00:09:11.029 he's married? No, because I've got a funny feeling 00:09:11.029 --> 00:09:21.549 about him. Yes, come in. Good afternoon, Professor 00:09:21.549 --> 00:09:25.049 Lansing. Good afternoon. It's Miss Ross, isn't 00:09:25.049 --> 00:09:27.830 it? Yes. Oh, I hope this is all right, my coming 00:09:27.830 --> 00:09:29.509 here to your office. Well, that's what I'm here 00:09:29.509 --> 00:09:32.870 for. What can I do for you? Well, I told you 00:09:32.870 --> 00:09:34.649 after your first lecture that one of these days 00:09:34.649 --> 00:09:36.929 I'd like to do one of your special reports. Yes, 00:09:36.929 --> 00:09:39.889 I remember. And you're ready to do one now, are 00:09:39.889 --> 00:09:41.830 you? Yes. I've gotten pretty well squared away 00:09:41.830 --> 00:09:44.029 on all my other courses, so I do have time for 00:09:44.029 --> 00:09:47.070 it. Well, I'm delighted. Now, is there any area 00:09:47.070 --> 00:09:51.730 that you're particularly interested in? No. Well, 00:09:51.750 --> 00:09:54.509 then how about divination? Foretelling the future? 00:09:54.750 --> 00:09:57.970 That's right. That's a big field, isn't it? Yes, 00:09:57.970 --> 00:10:01.059 it is. There must be a hundred ways people have 00:10:01.059 --> 00:10:03.740 used to look into the future. I'll give you a 00:10:03.740 --> 00:10:06.480 reading list on it, and why don't I give you 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:10.059 this, too? What's that? It's called a speculum. 00:10:10.919 --> 00:10:14.360 It's an old bronze mirror. What a fascinating 00:10:14.360 --> 00:10:17.440 -looking thing! Yes, it is, isn't it? I got it 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:19.759 in Paris years ago. I've never been able to date 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:22.919 it, but it's probably Roman, Mithraic. But what 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:26.299 is this strange -looking head on it? That's chronos, 00:10:26.620 --> 00:10:29.629 or eternal time. He was an important figure in 00:10:29.629 --> 00:10:32.909 the mysteries of Mithra. And what do I do with 00:10:32.909 --> 00:10:35.509 it? Well, it was undoubtedly used not just in 00:10:35.509 --> 00:10:37.669 Roman times but all through the Middle Ages to 00:10:37.669 --> 00:10:39.710 foretell the future by looking into a mirror. 00:10:40.730 --> 00:10:43.169 Why don't you try it? You'll find the technique 00:10:43.169 --> 00:10:45.250 described in Zeller, one of the first books on 00:10:45.250 --> 00:10:48.129 the reading list. Oh, it sounds very exciting. 00:10:48.769 --> 00:10:52.169 Thank you very much, Professor. Not at all. It's 00:10:52.169 --> 00:10:54.710 a very rare and unusual thing, so I wouldn't 00:10:54.710 --> 00:10:57.379 give it to just anyone. But I know you'll take 00:10:57.379 --> 00:11:00.120 good care of it and we'll all be looking forward 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:12.220 to your report Mia I've got the girl one of the 00:11:12.220 --> 00:11:14.159 two. I told you about her name is Debbie Ross. 00:11:14.740 --> 00:11:18.080 She has the mirror I just gave it to her good 00:11:18.080 --> 00:11:23.039 When can we do it? You are impatient, aren't 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:33.350 you? Yes All right We'll do it tonight. I hope 00:11:33.350 --> 00:11:36.070 you're approaching the occult with a proper amount 00:11:36.070 --> 00:11:40.590 of skepticism, said Professor Lansing. But somehow 00:11:40.590 --> 00:11:44.009 he didn't sound very skeptical himself just now. 00:11:45.190 --> 00:11:47.950 Exactly what are he and his wife planning to 00:11:47.950 --> 00:11:51.330 do tonight? And what does that have to do with 00:11:51.330 --> 00:11:55.580 the mirror he gave Debbie? We'll find out shortly 00:11:55.580 --> 00:12:09.460 when I return with Act Two. Unto all things, 00:12:10.100 --> 00:12:13.759 there is a season. And of course the proper time 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:16.320 for one of the darkest aspects of the occult 00:12:16.320 --> 00:12:21.600 black magic is night. Well, it's night now, about 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:25.179 ten o 'clock. And Beth Howard has just arrived 00:12:25.179 --> 00:12:27.659 at Debbie's rooming house, which is only a block 00:12:27.659 --> 00:12:30.700 or so from the campus. I was afraid you weren't 00:12:30.700 --> 00:12:32.820 coming. Well, you said it was important that 00:12:32.820 --> 00:12:36.019 you had something to show me. Yes, I have. Look. 00:12:36.860 --> 00:12:41.940 Oh, wow. What is it? A speculum. What's that? 00:12:42.240 --> 00:12:45.600 An old bronze mirror, probably Roman. Where did 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:50.379 you get it? From Professor Lansing. I went to 00:12:50.379 --> 00:12:54.379 see him this afternoon. Beth, I think he likes 00:12:54.379 --> 00:12:56.840 me. He said he wouldn't give it to just anyone. 00:12:57.179 --> 00:13:00.960 I'm sure he wouldn't. It's a very unusual thing. 00:13:01.419 --> 00:13:03.320 What are you supposed to do with it? Well, it's 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:06.100 all here in this book. The room should be dark, 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:09.600 lit only by one candle, and you sit with your 00:13:09.600 --> 00:13:12.320 back to the candle, and you stare into the mirror, 00:13:12.919 --> 00:13:16.379 keeping your mind a blank. Have you done it yet? 00:13:16.700 --> 00:13:21.139 No. Well, I... I started to, and I... I felt 00:13:21.139 --> 00:13:24.399 a little funny about it. Funny how? Just funny. 00:13:25.100 --> 00:13:28.500 It's a wonderful -looking thing, but it's pretty 00:13:28.500 --> 00:13:31.700 weird. You know, all those figures around the 00:13:31.700 --> 00:13:35.740 edge of it. Is that why you called me? Yes. I 00:13:35.740 --> 00:13:37.419 thought maybe you wouldn't mind staying here 00:13:37.419 --> 00:13:39.879 with me while I tried it. Oh, of course I don't 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:42.440 mind. Are you going to do it now? Oh, yes. I'll 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:45.120 light the candle. Get the light switch. All right. 00:13:46.139 --> 00:13:49.809 It's strange, but I know how you feel. I felt 00:13:49.809 --> 00:13:51.830 very much the same way when I was working with 00:13:51.830 --> 00:13:55.110 the tarot cards. We don't really believe in any 00:13:55.110 --> 00:13:57.690 of the things we're doing. But for centuries, 00:13:57.809 --> 00:14:02.350 people did believe in them. Keep quiet. I'm going 00:14:02.350 --> 00:14:10.350 to look and concentrate. All right. Well, do 00:14:10.350 --> 00:14:16.169 you see anything? I don't know. I think maybe... 00:14:16.169 --> 00:14:21.070 What do you see? Wait. I'm not sure. It's probably 00:14:21.070 --> 00:14:26.669 just a shadow, but I... I do think I see something 00:14:26.669 --> 00:14:30.850 in there. What does it look like? It's hard to 00:14:30.850 --> 00:14:37.649 tell. It's dark, very dark and shapeless. It's 00:14:37.649 --> 00:14:47.049 moving. It's turning. Beth, it's got eyes. Oh, 00:14:47.090 --> 00:14:51.509 come on now, Debbie. It's looking at me. Put 00:14:51.509 --> 00:14:53.330 on the light, Beth. I'm not gonna look anymore. 00:14:53.590 --> 00:14:58.450 Okay. Oh. You really did think you saw something. 00:14:58.669 --> 00:15:02.230 Yes. Well, as you said, it was probably just 00:15:02.230 --> 00:15:05.250 a shadow. The candle flickering. You really are 00:15:05.250 --> 00:15:08.169 shook up, aren't you? Yes, I am. You want to 00:15:08.169 --> 00:15:10.049 come over to my place and stay overnight with 00:15:10.049 --> 00:15:13.399 me? Could I? Of course. Bill's out, too, giving 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:15.960 a seminar, but he should be back soon, and if 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:18.019 my light's on, he'll come in for a while. Oh, 00:15:18.019 --> 00:15:21.679 good. Just let me get my coat and wrap this up 00:15:21.679 --> 00:15:24.340 again. You're taking the mirror? Oh, I'd better. 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:27.500 It may be a scary thing, but it's very valuable, 00:15:27.500 --> 00:15:36.899 and I said I'd take care of it. All right, Mia. 00:15:37.740 --> 00:15:41.429 Is it time? Yes. Let's go into the room. my study. 00:15:41.669 --> 00:15:45.149 You'll have to help me. Of course. Take my arm. 00:15:46.970 --> 00:15:53.570 Slowly then. Arnold, I really am weak. I've never 00:15:53.570 --> 00:15:57.669 felt so weak before. It doesn't matter. We'll 00:15:57.669 --> 00:16:01.090 all be over in a little while. Here, now sit 00:16:01.090 --> 00:16:14.370 down. Yes. I'll get the box. While I light the 00:16:14.370 --> 00:16:18.250 incense. I have it. Where do you think she is? 00:16:19.389 --> 00:16:22.149 What is the difference? She has the mirror. No 00:16:22.149 --> 00:16:25.669 matter where she is, it will find her. Are you 00:16:25.669 --> 00:16:30.809 ready? Yes. Give me the rod. Here. All right, 00:16:30.809 --> 00:16:32.549 now you'll be quick with the art theme when I 00:16:32.549 --> 00:16:51.789 need it. Yes. With this rod, and in the names 00:16:51.789 --> 00:16:57.850 of Gagerem, Amartit, Algar and Algasna, I summon 00:16:57.850 --> 00:17:07.130 thee. It... it's... coming, Arnold. There it 00:17:07.130 --> 00:17:11.950 is. Over there. I see it. Take the rod, and give 00:17:11.950 --> 00:17:14.630 me the Arthin. Why must it be wrapped this way? 00:17:14.670 --> 00:17:17.660 You know why. Mustn't be touched until it's needed. 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:23.000 Quickly, hurry! Here. Stay where you are. I hold 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:26.559 the Arthame, whose hilt is signed with the Seal 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:29.059 of Solomon and which is more powerful than you 00:17:29.059 --> 00:17:34.779 are. Now, hearken to me. We have a life for you. 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:38.559 You will know her as you always have before, 00:17:38.660 --> 00:17:44.440 because she has your mirror. I give her to you, 00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:47.400 and thus, by and... Another year of life for 00:17:47.400 --> 00:17:56.880 Mia. Is it agreed? Good. Be gone then, and take 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:00.660 her. And then fulfill your part of the bargain. 00:18:06.460 --> 00:18:12.660 Is... is... it... gone? Yes. Are you all right? 00:18:12.660 --> 00:18:17.289 Yes. Somehow I always forget how much it takes 00:18:17.289 --> 00:18:23.269 out of me. Yeah, here's the othim. Wrap it up 00:18:23.269 --> 00:18:29.490 again carefully. I'll get us both some brandy. 00:18:34.289 --> 00:18:36.549 Why are you going this way? I thought we'd cut 00:18:36.549 --> 00:18:40.650 across the campus. Why? You're still upset, aren't 00:18:40.650 --> 00:18:45.660 you? Yes. Look... I'm not going to say it's silly. 00:18:46.039 --> 00:18:48.279 I've gotten anxious myself at times when there 00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:51.539 was no real reason for it. But you know the whole 00:18:51.539 --> 00:18:54.299 thing was just your imagination. Even doing a 00:18:54.299 --> 00:18:56.480 lot of reading about things that are strange 00:18:56.480 --> 00:18:59.380 and you think you saw something in the mirror. 00:18:59.920 --> 00:19:02.420 Probably one of those heads that are on it. I 00:19:02.420 --> 00:19:05.420 guess you're right. I'm sure I am. But if it's 00:19:05.420 --> 00:19:07.680 going to affect you this way, maybe you should 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:10.180 give up the course altogether. No, that seems 00:19:10.180 --> 00:19:13.849 silly. Besides... You always claim one of my 00:19:13.849 --> 00:19:16.650 troubles was I was too literal. I didn't have 00:19:16.650 --> 00:19:18.670 any imagination. Well, it's beginning to look 00:19:18.670 --> 00:19:21.710 as if I was wrong. Well, why don't we talk to 00:19:21.710 --> 00:19:24.049 Bill about it? It turns out he knows a lot about 00:19:24.049 --> 00:19:26.950 this sort of thing. How come? Well, he got interested 00:19:26.950 --> 00:19:29.589 in it through his work in English Lit. The Tarot, 00:19:29.609 --> 00:19:31.609 when he was writing a paper on the Wasteland, 00:19:31.809 --> 00:19:34.049 and Black Magic when he was doing an analysis 00:19:34.049 --> 00:19:38.299 of the Gothic novels. You two are really an item, 00:19:38.380 --> 00:19:40.660 aren't you? I don't know what you mean. Oh, of 00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:43.720 course you do. You never see anyone else. Neither 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:47.779 does he. Well, I like him. And he likes me. You 00:19:47.779 --> 00:19:51.940 just like him? Okay. I more than like him. If 00:19:51.940 --> 00:19:54.019 he asked me to marry him, I'd do it in a minute. 00:19:55.119 --> 00:19:59.720 He will. How do you know? I just think he will. 00:20:00.830 --> 00:20:04.390 Well, it's not all that simple. He's just an 00:20:04.390 --> 00:20:06.390 instructor now, and it'll be a while before he 00:20:06.390 --> 00:20:11.049 gets his... What is it? Don't you hear that? 00:20:11.849 --> 00:20:14.470 It's just the wind. No, it isn't. It's something 00:20:14.470 --> 00:20:20.609 else. I don't hear anything. Well, I do. A kind 00:20:20.609 --> 00:20:26.750 of humming, singing sound. Look, over there, 00:20:26.890 --> 00:20:29.490 near Brewster Hall. It's only a shadow. It's 00:20:29.490 --> 00:20:32.829 moving. It's coming this way! No, no, stop it, 00:20:32.910 --> 00:20:34.750 Debbie! You're getting yourself all worked up 00:20:34.750 --> 00:20:38.650 about nothing! It's coming this way, Beth! It's 00:20:38.650 --> 00:20:41.869 got eyes! It's that thing I saw in the mirror! 00:20:42.369 --> 00:21:18.089 Come on! Run! Open your eyes. Beth. Good girl. 00:21:18.930 --> 00:21:20.750 I was starting to think I should call a doctor 00:21:20.750 --> 00:21:23.589 or take you over to the infirmary. What? Oh, 00:21:23.769 --> 00:21:29.789 Bill. Yes. How are you? I don't know. What happened? 00:21:30.049 --> 00:21:33.269 I'm not sure. I found you lying on the sidewalk 00:21:33.269 --> 00:21:35.250 at the edge of the campus. I brought you up here 00:21:35.250 --> 00:21:39.250 to your room. Oh. My head hurts. I'm not surprised. 00:21:39.369 --> 00:21:41.390 You've got a nasty bump. You must have fallen 00:21:41.390 --> 00:21:44.130 and banged it. I'll get a wet towel. I'll put 00:21:44.130 --> 00:21:48.369 on a compress. No, no, wait. Debbie! What happened 00:21:48.369 --> 00:21:52.130 to Debbie? Debbie? Yes, she was with me. We were 00:21:52.130 --> 00:21:54.650 going across the campus when suddenly we saw 00:21:54.650 --> 00:21:58.549 it. The... the thing from the mirror. And we 00:21:58.549 --> 00:22:00.369 started to run and... Wait a minute, wait a minute. 00:22:00.549 --> 00:22:03.950 What thing? I told you. The thing from the mirror. 00:22:04.569 --> 00:22:08.420 It came after us. After her and I heard her scream. 00:22:08.619 --> 00:22:11.140 Oh bill bill. You've got to go look for her Yeah, 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:14.359 sure sure look let me let me get that no. I'm 00:22:14.359 --> 00:22:17.519 all right You've got to go find her right now 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:20.180 quiet down Beth now when I found you you were 00:22:20.180 --> 00:22:22.940 all alone Because I ran one way toward the house 00:22:22.940 --> 00:22:26.200 here, and she ran the other end and it was apt 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:30.859 You don't believe me Well, it's a little hard 00:22:30.859 --> 00:22:32.599 when I don't know what you're talking about. 00:22:32.700 --> 00:22:34.819 I mean, what was this thing that came after you, 00:22:34.819 --> 00:22:37.740 and what was the mirror? The mirror that Professor 00:22:37.740 --> 00:22:41.059 Lansing gave her. She was going to do a report 00:22:41.059 --> 00:22:43.940 for him on divination, like the one I'm doing 00:22:43.940 --> 00:22:45.920 on the tarot, and... Now, will you hold it a 00:22:45.920 --> 00:22:48.420 minute? When I left you to go to my seminar, 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:50.619 you were still here. Uh -huh. You said you were 00:22:50.619 --> 00:22:52.759 going to stay here and do some reading. Right, 00:22:52.779 --> 00:22:55.099 and then Debbie called and asked me to come to 00:22:55.099 --> 00:22:57.180 her place, and she said she had something to 00:22:57.180 --> 00:23:01.529 show me. The mirror. Yes, an old bronze one. 00:23:02.170 --> 00:23:04.930 A speculum. Speculum, she called it. She was 00:23:04.930 --> 00:23:07.329 supposed to look into it, describe what she saw. 00:23:07.730 --> 00:23:12.009 Yeah, speculomancy. That's right. But she felt 00:23:12.009 --> 00:23:15.809 funny about it. Nervous. So she wanted me there 00:23:15.809 --> 00:23:19.089 while she did it. Yeah, and did she do it? Yes. 00:23:19.450 --> 00:23:23.509 Yes, we put out the light and lit a candle and 00:23:23.509 --> 00:23:27.069 she saw... Well, no, no, she thought she saw 00:23:27.069 --> 00:23:30.789 something in it. dark shape with flaming eyes 00:23:30.789 --> 00:23:33.269 and and that made her more jumpy than ever so 00:23:33.269 --> 00:23:35.190 I told her to come back here and stay overnight 00:23:35.190 --> 00:23:38.089 with me so you started to walk across the campus 00:23:38.089 --> 00:23:40.769 together that's right and there was no one around 00:23:40.769 --> 00:23:44.170 and and then we heard something a strange sound 00:23:44.170 --> 00:23:47.170 the wind oh that's what I thought too at first 00:23:47.170 --> 00:23:51.089 but it wasn't was a kind of a musical note and 00:23:51.089 --> 00:23:55.009 and then we saw it this dark shape did she see 00:23:55.009 --> 00:24:00.670 it or did you we both did She saw it first and... 00:24:00.670 --> 00:24:04.769 Bill, you think I just imagined it? Don't you? 00:24:05.410 --> 00:24:08.150 I don't know. Well, let's go back over it again. 00:24:08.430 --> 00:24:11.109 She was tense, nervous, thought she saw something 00:24:11.109 --> 00:24:13.049 in the mirror and that made her more nervous. 00:24:13.430 --> 00:24:15.710 So she decided to come over here with you. Then 00:24:15.710 --> 00:24:17.990 she saw something, a shadow of some sort, which 00:24:17.990 --> 00:24:20.329 she identified with the things she thought she'd 00:24:20.329 --> 00:24:23.859 seen in the mirror. But I saw it too, Bill. after 00:24:23.859 --> 00:24:27.180 she described it to you. But I'm sure I did see 00:24:27.180 --> 00:24:31.900 it. It was... it was huge. Dark and... All right, 00:24:31.900 --> 00:24:34.200 if I did imagine it, where's Debbie? She's probably 00:24:34.200 --> 00:24:36.460 back in her room, embarrassed to death at the 00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:40.759 fuss she made. I suppose that's possible. When 00:24:40.759 --> 00:24:42.819 I think about it, it does sound a little silly. 00:24:42.980 --> 00:24:45.740 I mean, two grown women getting hysterical with 00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:49.720 Bill. Would you call her and make sure? Her number's 00:24:49.720 --> 00:24:54.440 in the book next to the phone. Sure. Let's see. 00:24:55.160 --> 00:25:00.400 Here we are. You know, I think maybe she ought 00:25:00.400 --> 00:25:02.400 to come over here anyway so that we can talk 00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:04.160 about this because if the two of you are going 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:06.779 to get all worked up about that ridiculous course 00:25:06.779 --> 00:25:10.259 of Lancer... It's not ridiculous. It's very interesting 00:25:10.259 --> 00:25:12.680 just because we got a little silly about him. 00:25:14.940 --> 00:25:21.819 Well? Well, there's no answer. Bill, I don't 00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:23.900 like this. I think we should go and look for 00:25:23.900 --> 00:25:25.960 her. Go look where? If she's not in her room 00:25:25.960 --> 00:25:27.880 and she didn't come up here, she could be anywhere. 00:25:28.059 --> 00:25:30.119 I mean, with another friend. I don't care. I 00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:32.940 still want to look for her. I'll show you where 00:25:32.940 --> 00:25:34.799 it happened, where we started running and... 00:25:34.799 --> 00:25:37.259 What good will that do, unless she fell and hurt 00:25:37.259 --> 00:25:40.180 herself also? Look, I'll tell you what. I'll 00:25:40.180 --> 00:25:42.960 call the campus police and see if they came across 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:50.660 her or heard or saw anything. All right. Hello 00:25:50.660 --> 00:25:53.299 security. This is William Taylor of the English 00:25:53.299 --> 00:25:56.240 Department This is a rather odd call, but I wonder 00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:58.839 if any of your men ran into an undergraduate 00:25:58.839 --> 00:26:01.519 by the name of Debbie Ross within the last hour 00:26:01.519 --> 00:26:06.140 or so Well another student Beth Howard was with 00:26:06.140 --> 00:26:07.880 her they were walking across campus, and they 00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:11.519 were frightened by something No, no it wasn't 00:26:11.519 --> 00:26:23.079 a man. It was What oh No Where was this? I see. 00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:29.140 All right. I'll come right over. Bill, what is 00:26:29.140 --> 00:26:33.420 it? One of the guards found her about ten minutes 00:26:33.420 --> 00:26:38.160 ago. What do you mean, found her? Found her body 00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:41.880 in the bushes near Brewster Hall. She's dead. 00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:52.440 Oh. Man is a rational animal, and we always look 00:26:52.440 --> 00:26:55.339 for a rational explanation of anything that puzzles 00:26:55.339 --> 00:26:59.579 us. But what if there is no rational explanation 00:26:59.579 --> 00:27:03.039 for it? Do we admit that there may be things 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:06.539 we don't know about? Things that we've refused 00:27:06.539 --> 00:27:11.599 to recognize because the idea terrifies us? Debbie 00:27:11.599 --> 00:27:17.019 Ross is dead. But how did she die? We'll find 00:27:17.019 --> 00:27:32.220 out when I return shortly with Act 3. It's several 00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:36.019 days later. Many things have happened in that 00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:39.960 time. There have been questions, investigations, 00:27:40.940 --> 00:27:44.920 explanations, and recriminations. There has also 00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:48.559 been a funeral. As far as Beth is concerned, 00:27:48.980 --> 00:27:51.200 that is the only thing that really mattered. 00:27:52.039 --> 00:27:55.180 That and what has happened between her and Bill. 00:27:56.839 --> 00:28:04.859 Yes, who is it? Bill. Oh, just a second. Hi. 00:28:05.920 --> 00:28:08.900 So you're still locking your door? Yes, which 00:28:08.900 --> 00:28:11.500 is very silly of me. All right, I didn't say 00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:14.789 that. It's certainly understandable. Uh -huh, 00:28:14.910 --> 00:28:17.869 but still pretty childish You've been treating 00:28:17.869 --> 00:28:20.769 me as if I were a hysterical female. That's not 00:28:20.769 --> 00:28:22.730 true I've been perfectly willing to talk to you 00:28:22.730 --> 00:28:24.910 about it, but you know what the facts are. Mmm, 00:28:25.069 --> 00:28:28.309 of course There were no marks on Debbie's body 00:28:28.309 --> 00:28:30.750 at least none that could have killed her. She 00:28:30.750 --> 00:28:33.910 died of a heart attack That's right But they 00:28:33.910 --> 00:28:35.750 checked back on the physical she took when she 00:28:35.750 --> 00:28:37.690 was admitted here and there was nothing wrong 00:28:37.690 --> 00:28:40.950 with her heart Look, Bill. We've been through 00:28:40.950 --> 00:28:44.210 this before Debbie thought she saw something 00:28:44.210 --> 00:28:46.809 in the mirror. Thought she saw it again out on 00:28:46.809 --> 00:28:49.190 that campus, and that made me think I saw it 00:28:49.190 --> 00:28:53.109 too. Look, darling. Don't call me darling. Why 00:28:53.109 --> 00:28:57.190 not? Because I don't want you to. When I first 00:28:57.190 --> 00:28:59.029 signed up for the course, you teased me about 00:28:59.029 --> 00:29:00.630 it, even though you've done a lot of reading 00:29:00.630 --> 00:29:02.650 in that same field yourself. I didn't tease you. 00:29:02.650 --> 00:29:05.809 Yes, you did, Bill. And you made a few remarks 00:29:05.809 --> 00:29:07.869 about Lansing saying you had a funny feeling 00:29:07.869 --> 00:29:10.450 about him, but now... I still have a funny feeling 00:29:10.450 --> 00:29:12.569 about him. As a matter of fact, I feel funnier 00:29:12.569 --> 00:29:15.490 about him now than ever. Why? Well, because I 00:29:15.490 --> 00:29:17.529 did a little checking up on him this afternoon. 00:29:17.589 --> 00:29:19.309 You know, we taught the same course at State 00:29:19.309 --> 00:29:22.390 last year. Yes, I know. What of it? Well, there 00:29:22.390 --> 00:29:24.650 was an incident there that was very similar to 00:29:24.650 --> 00:29:27.109 what happened to Debbie. I mean, a student, a 00:29:27.109 --> 00:29:29.950 member of the swimming team, and therefore presumably 00:29:29.950 --> 00:29:32.829 very healthy, died suddenly one night of a heart 00:29:32.829 --> 00:29:36.609 attack. One of his students? No. That's the only 00:29:36.609 --> 00:29:39.470 difference. He wasn't one of Lansing's students. 00:29:39.589 --> 00:29:42.910 Well, then why do you call it similar? And why 00:29:42.910 --> 00:29:45.730 are you making a point of it? If there was no 00:29:45.730 --> 00:29:48.170 connection between them, Bill... I don't know 00:29:48.170 --> 00:29:50.690 if there was or not, but I thought perhaps I 00:29:50.690 --> 00:29:52.529 ought to look into it a little further. How? 00:29:53.190 --> 00:29:55.289 I'm gonna go see Lansing. I'm gonna talk to him. 00:29:55.329 --> 00:29:59.069 No, no, Bill. Why not? Because I feel odd about 00:29:59.069 --> 00:30:03.210 him, too. I have ever since Debbie died and... 00:30:02.759 --> 00:30:20.920 I'm afraid. Yes? Good afternoon. Is Professor 00:30:20.920 --> 00:30:24.359 Lansing at home? Yes, he is. Do you think I could 00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:27.240 see him? My name's Taylor, Bill Taylor, and I'm 00:30:27.240 --> 00:30:29.079 an instructor in the English department. I stopped 00:30:29.079 --> 00:30:31.940 by his office, but he wasn't there. No. He's 00:30:31.940 --> 00:30:34.380 been very upset about the death of his student, 00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:37.720 so he's been working at home. I see. It was an 00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:41.900 unfortunate thing. Yes, it was. You're not Mrs. 00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:47.819 Lansing, are you? Yes, I am. Why? Oh, well, it's 00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:51.059 just that I thought... I heard... That I wasn't 00:30:51.059 --> 00:30:55.259 well? Yes, that's right. I wasn't. But I'm fine 00:30:55.259 --> 00:30:58.900 now. Do you want to come with me? I'm sure Ari 00:30:58.900 --> 00:31:04.230 will be glad to talk to you. Thank you. Yes? 00:31:06.190 --> 00:31:09.430 Arnold, this is Mr. Taylor of the English department 00:31:09.430 --> 00:31:11.789 here. Come in, Mr. Taylor. Come in. Sit down, 00:31:11.890 --> 00:31:16.630 won't you? Thank you. First of all, I'd like 00:31:16.630 --> 00:31:18.650 to tell you how pleased I am that you agreed 00:31:18.650 --> 00:31:20.930 to stay and continue with your course. Well, 00:31:20.930 --> 00:31:23.809 I was reluctant to, but the faculty committee 00:31:23.809 --> 00:31:26.750 felt that I should. What happened was very unfortunate, 00:31:26.789 --> 00:31:28.589 but I don't see how you could have been considered 00:31:28.589 --> 00:31:32.079 responsible for it in any way. Well, I felt I 00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:35.019 was. It seems Miss Ross was a very imaginative 00:31:35.019 --> 00:31:37.059 person, very open to suggestion, which I should 00:31:37.059 --> 00:31:39.859 have realized. I don't think anyone would have 00:31:39.859 --> 00:31:43.960 realized it. I wondered if you could help me 00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:46.480 in a project of my own. If I can, I'd be very 00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:49.740 happy to. What's the project? My doctoral thesis, 00:31:49.940 --> 00:31:52.519 which is a study of the dark tradition that runs 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:55.140 through English literature and led to the Gothic 00:31:55.140 --> 00:31:57.140 novels. Oh, yes, yes, yes. Very interesting. 00:31:57.420 --> 00:31:59.329 Well, just how can I help you? Well, I've done 00:31:59.329 --> 00:32:01.109 a certain amount of reading in the field, but 00:32:01.109 --> 00:32:02.829 I've wondered if you could give me a copy of 00:32:02.829 --> 00:32:04.849 the bibliography you used for your course. Well, 00:32:04.849 --> 00:32:07.230 I'll be glad to. Unfortunately, I don't have 00:32:07.230 --> 00:32:09.309 any copies here, but I'll send you whatever I 00:32:09.309 --> 00:32:11.329 have as soon as I get to my office. What's your 00:32:11.329 --> 00:32:15.710 address? 21 Maple Street. Oh, right. I'll get 00:32:15.710 --> 00:32:17.509 it off to you tomorrow. I'm very grateful to 00:32:17.509 --> 00:32:20.170 you. Not at all. You gave the same course at 00:32:20.170 --> 00:32:23.230 State last year, didn't you? Yes. Matter of fact, 00:32:23.230 --> 00:32:26.470 I did. Did you know Tom Wallace when you were 00:32:26.470 --> 00:32:32.029 at State? Wallace? Uh, no, I'm afraid not. Was 00:32:32.029 --> 00:32:34.769 he a member of the faculty? No, no, he was an 00:32:34.769 --> 00:32:37.589 undergraduate on the swimming team. He died very 00:32:37.589 --> 00:32:40.369 suddenly near the end of the term. Oh, yes, yes, 00:32:40.369 --> 00:32:43.529 I do seem to remember that. Was he a friend of 00:32:43.529 --> 00:32:47.690 yours? No, no, a friend of a friend. Well, I 00:32:47.690 --> 00:32:50.450 think I'll be running along, and I do thank you, 00:32:50.650 --> 00:32:53.150 Professor Lansing. Oh, not at all. Goodbye, Mr. 00:32:53.349 --> 00:33:03.630 Taylor. Did he go? Yes. What did you think of 00:33:03.630 --> 00:33:06.549 him? He seemed like quite a pleasant young man, 00:33:07.069 --> 00:33:10.710 and very attractive. Well, I'm glad you think 00:33:10.710 --> 00:33:14.930 so, because he's going to be our next. Oh? Well, 00:33:15.089 --> 00:33:16.910 you don't have to worry about that for a while. 00:33:16.970 --> 00:33:19.589 You've got another four months. Yes, I know, 00:33:19.589 --> 00:33:23.130 but I'm a little concerned about him. As you 00:33:23.130 --> 00:33:24.990 said, he seemed quite pleasant and very plausible, 00:33:25.210 --> 00:33:28.210 but... He asked me some rather strange questions. 00:33:28.430 --> 00:33:30.109 What kind of questions? About where I'd been 00:33:30.109 --> 00:33:32.710 before I taught at State. Also about your young 00:33:32.710 --> 00:33:36.650 friend, Tom Wallace. You think he suspects? I 00:33:36.650 --> 00:33:39.950 don't see how he can. But we can't afford to 00:33:39.950 --> 00:33:44.589 take any chances. No, I suppose not. I wasn't 00:33:44.589 --> 00:33:47.430 going to mention it, but he acted rather strangely 00:33:47.430 --> 00:33:50.009 with me, too. He seemed surprised that I was 00:33:50.009 --> 00:33:55.920 up and around. Oh? That settles it, then. When 00:33:55.920 --> 00:34:07.500 are you going to do it as soon as possible? Well, 00:34:07.500 --> 00:34:12.159 yes bill I've been waiting for you. Do you want 00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:13.380 to come in here for a minute? I want to show 00:34:13.380 --> 00:34:19.780 you something. Of course. What is it? This oh 00:34:19.780 --> 00:34:24.489 It's the mirror The mirror Lansing gave Debbie. 00:34:25.269 --> 00:34:27.349 That's what I thought. Where did you get it? 00:34:27.750 --> 00:34:30.409 I found it in my desk drawer about a half an 00:34:30.409 --> 00:34:33.269 hour ago. Well, how did you get there? Well, 00:34:33.269 --> 00:34:36.210 obviously somebody put it there. I was out all 00:34:36.210 --> 00:34:39.489 morning and I never locked my door. Professor 00:34:39.489 --> 00:34:44.269 Lansing? Who else? It's his. And the police must 00:34:44.269 --> 00:34:46.289 have given it back to him after Debbie died. 00:34:46.730 --> 00:34:49.690 Well, why would he put it in your desk? That's 00:34:49.690 --> 00:34:53.360 a very interesting question. I think I can answer 00:34:53.360 --> 00:34:56.480 it, but if I do, you're going to think I've flipped 00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:59.420 out. No, I won't. Well, you should, because it's 00:34:59.420 --> 00:35:04.579 completely impossible. Do you know what a sending 00:35:04.579 --> 00:35:08.760 is? No. When someone who's involved in black 00:35:08.760 --> 00:35:12.079 magic knows enough and is powerful enough to 00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:16.119 raise an evil spirit, he can send that spirit 00:35:16.119 --> 00:35:20.639 to destroy someone. Oh, no. You mean that that... 00:35:20.559 --> 00:35:23.320 The thing that Debbie saw in the mirror that 00:35:23.320 --> 00:35:28.900 I saw out on the campus? Yes. And it's here now? 00:35:29.480 --> 00:35:33.280 In the mirror? No. But the spirit has to be guided 00:35:33.280 --> 00:35:36.280 to the victim. And in this case, it's being done 00:35:36.280 --> 00:35:38.639 with the mirror. It will go where the mirror 00:35:38.639 --> 00:35:42.000 is. I still don't understand, Bill. I can understand 00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:45.380 why he might want to get rid of you, but what 00:35:45.380 --> 00:35:48.840 if he... He didn't have anything against her, 00:35:49.059 --> 00:35:52.960 but there was something of hers he wanted. Her 00:35:52.960 --> 00:35:57.019 life. Her life? Do you remember what I told you 00:35:57.019 --> 00:35:59.199 about Mrs. Lansing yesterday? Huh? That while 00:35:59.199 --> 00:36:02.139 the story was that she was quite old and ill, 00:36:02.139 --> 00:36:05.139 she turned out to be young and well and attractive. 00:36:05.159 --> 00:36:09.400 Yes? Well, according to the grimoires, the books 00:36:09.400 --> 00:36:12.619 of black magic, when you raise a spirit, you 00:36:12.619 --> 00:36:15.460 can also make a bargain with it. Give it the 00:36:15.460 --> 00:36:18.340 life of someone else in exchange for some more 00:36:18.340 --> 00:36:22.059 time for yourself or someone close to you. Bill... 00:36:22.059 --> 00:36:24.780 I told you it was impossible. Well, I would have 00:36:24.780 --> 00:36:28.800 said so too a week or so ago, but now I don't 00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:32.679 think so. I think it's true. What are you going 00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:35.880 to do about it? I've got to get rid of the mirror. 00:36:36.400 --> 00:36:39.599 Destroy it. No, no, I'm not sure I can do that. 00:36:40.659 --> 00:36:44.460 I'm going to act as if it were all true. All 00:36:44.460 --> 00:36:49.139 possible. And fight fire with fire. I'm gonna 00:36:49.139 --> 00:36:51.940 get the mirror back to Lansing. Give it back 00:36:51.940 --> 00:36:55.539 to him? No. No, put it in his house without his 00:36:55.539 --> 00:36:59.019 knowing it. Well, how can you do that? I think 00:36:59.019 --> 00:37:02.280 I can. He has a class this afternoon. Yeah, but 00:37:02.280 --> 00:37:04.139 what about his wife? Well, she'll probably go 00:37:04.139 --> 00:37:06.760 out sometime. If she doesn't, I'll phone her. 00:37:06.820 --> 00:37:08.159 I'll give her a message that'll get her out of 00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:27.489 the house. Bill, I'm coming with you. Why did 00:37:27.489 --> 00:37:31.630 you get in? The back door was open. You're sure 00:37:31.630 --> 00:37:33.730 no one's home? Well, you saw his wife leave a 00:37:33.730 --> 00:37:39.050 minute ago. Yes. What do you want me to do? Wait 00:37:39.050 --> 00:37:41.269 here with the door open a crack so you can see 00:37:41.269 --> 00:37:44.710 out. All right. Where are you going? Into his 00:37:44.710 --> 00:37:47.989 study. You won't belong? I'm frightened. No, 00:37:47.989 --> 00:37:50.230 no, no, no. I'll be back as quick as I can. All 00:37:50.230 --> 00:38:01.539 right. Go ahead. Nothing. A clock startled me. 00:38:01.860 --> 00:38:06.159 Will you be much longer? No, no. Come in here 00:38:06.159 --> 00:38:12.079 a minute. You think it's safe? Yes. What is it? 00:38:12.639 --> 00:38:15.099 I hid the mirror behind the books on one of the 00:38:15.099 --> 00:38:17.960 shelves. But while I was here, I thought I'd 00:38:17.960 --> 00:38:20.860 look in his desk and I found this box. What's 00:38:20.860 --> 00:38:26.400 in it? This rod. It's used for raising spirits. 00:38:27.230 --> 00:38:30.289 And that other thing that's all wrapped up? Yeah, 00:38:30.289 --> 00:38:35.510 I was just going to look at it. I think... Yes. 00:38:36.889 --> 00:38:41.309 It's an arthame. What's that? Well, it's a magic 00:38:41.309 --> 00:38:44.090 knife that's used to control a spirit once it's 00:38:44.090 --> 00:38:48.210 been evoked. This is the seal of Solomon here 00:38:48.210 --> 00:38:51.650 on the hilt. Then it is all true. At least... 00:38:51.650 --> 00:38:54.670 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, it looks that way. Bill? You 00:38:54.670 --> 00:38:57.369 got rid of the mirror, so let's go. Just a second. 00:38:57.530 --> 00:39:00.670 I want to think. I don't want him to be able 00:39:00.670 --> 00:39:02.989 to do anything like this again, but I can't take 00:39:02.989 --> 00:39:05.110 the whole box. I mean, if I do, he'll know someone 00:39:05.110 --> 00:39:10.469 was here. On the other hand, I... Yes. I can 00:39:10.469 --> 00:39:12.289 take the R thing. Well, won't that do the same 00:39:12.289 --> 00:39:14.269 thing, Bill? Let him know we were here? No, not 00:39:14.269 --> 00:39:17.130 right away. See, when I was here yesterday, I 00:39:17.130 --> 00:39:22.579 saw... Oh, there it is. A dagger. I'll wrap that 00:39:22.579 --> 00:39:24.559 up and I'll put it in the box instead of the 00:39:24.559 --> 00:39:26.900 orthame. Well, what'll happen if he tries to 00:39:26.900 --> 00:39:41.460 use it? I don't know. All right, Mia. Is it time? 00:39:41.840 --> 00:39:45.179 We said midnight. You are sure he's there, in 00:39:45.179 --> 00:39:47.980 his room, now? He has an early class tomorrow, 00:39:47.980 --> 00:39:51.880 so I would assume so. Now hold the box while 00:39:51.880 --> 00:39:55.440 I light the incense. Arnold, I don't like this. 00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:58.300 Why not? We've never done anything like it before. 00:39:58.659 --> 00:40:02.139 Twice. Not just in the same place, but within 00:40:02.139 --> 00:40:05.380 a few weeks. We have no choice, Mia. He's suspicious. 00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:08.300 And if he goes on prying and asking questions... 00:40:08.300 --> 00:40:15.639 Yes. All right. Give me the rod. Here. Pior. 00:40:17.480 --> 00:40:27.289 Wherever you are. Do you hear me, Pior? With 00:40:27.289 --> 00:40:31.949 this rod and in the names of Dalgeram, Amartit, 00:40:32.329 --> 00:40:38.090 Algar and Algasna, I summon thee. There it is, 00:40:38.230 --> 00:40:41.469 Arnold. Over there, near the bookcase. I see 00:40:41.469 --> 00:40:46.789 it. Give me the Arthin. Here. Stay where you 00:40:46.789 --> 00:40:52.650 are. I hold the Arthin. I have another life for 00:40:52.650 --> 00:41:00.280 you. A man this time. He has your mirror. Go 00:41:00.280 --> 00:41:06.699 to him and destroy him! Why are you looking at 00:41:06.699 --> 00:41:10.340 me that way? Why aren't you going? I tell you, 00:41:10.340 --> 00:41:16.099 he has your mirror! This isn't the Arthame, it's 00:41:16.099 --> 00:41:19.659 my Persian dagger! What? Quick! Find it! If you 00:41:19.659 --> 00:41:36.539 don't... No! No! Keep away from me! What time 00:41:36.539 --> 00:41:40.300 is it now? Quarter after 12. Do you think he's 00:41:40.300 --> 00:41:43.260 tried to do anything? I don't know. I don't know 00:41:43.260 --> 00:41:45.719 how we'll be able to find out unless... Oh, what's 00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:50.719 that? It's a police car. It's going that way 00:41:50.719 --> 00:41:54.579 toward the Lansing house. But why? Let me see 00:41:54.579 --> 00:42:02.900 if I can find out. Hello, security? This is William 00:42:02.900 --> 00:42:05.840 Taylor on Maple Street. One of your squad cars 00:42:05.840 --> 00:42:07.920 just went by going over towards Willow Road. 00:42:08.000 --> 00:42:11.300 Do you know why? I mean, you know, is there anything 00:42:11.300 --> 00:42:19.960 wrong? I... Oh. Oh, I see. Thank you. What did 00:42:19.960 --> 00:42:24.159 they say? They're not sure what's wrong. Someone 00:42:24.159 --> 00:42:27.300 on Willow Road called and said they heard... 00:42:27.300 --> 00:42:31.769 terrible screams coming from Number 45. As if 00:42:31.769 --> 00:42:35.829 someone were being murdered. Oh But that's yes 00:42:35.829 --> 00:42:40.130 their house. Oh Bill, what are you going to do? 00:42:40.750 --> 00:42:44.070 Are you going to say anything? What would be 00:42:44.070 --> 00:42:47.829 the point? Do you think anyone would believe 00:42:47.829 --> 00:42:57.349 it? Of course no one would believe it things 00:42:57.349 --> 00:43:02.269 like that don't happen At least not today. Old 00:43:02.269 --> 00:43:04.889 people may have thought they were possible once. 00:43:05.849 --> 00:43:08.789 There are many medieval tales of men who tried 00:43:08.789 --> 00:43:11.429 to use the powers of evil for their own ends 00:43:11.429 --> 00:43:15.989 and were finally destroyed by them. I'll be back 00:43:15.989 --> 00:43:30.599 shortly. As I told you, the tale you just heard 00:43:30.599 --> 00:43:34.860 was a work of fiction, completely imaginary. 00:43:35.880 --> 00:43:40.480 But I am reminded of what Shakespeare said. Why 00:43:40.480 --> 00:43:43.940 do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image 00:43:43.940 --> 00:43:48.079 doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock 00:43:48.079 --> 00:43:51.239 at my ribs against the use of nature? Present 00:43:51.239 --> 00:43:57.079 fears are less than horrible imaginings. Our 00:43:57.079 --> 00:44:00.619 cast included Mandel Kramer, Marion Seldus, Tony 00:44:00.619 --> 00:44:04.619 Roberts, and Phoebe Doran. The entire production 00:44:04.619 --> 00:44:07.280 was under the direction of Hyman Brown. This 00:44:07.280 --> 00:44:10.039 is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our 00:44:10.039 --> 00:44:13.280 Mystery Theatre for another adventure in the 00:44:13.280 --> 00:44:19.380 macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams.