Cast a Deadly Spell Page #2

- ( sighing )

- ( coins rattle )

- OPEN YOUR SHIRT, PLEASE.

- LISTEN, MAN--

JUST ONE BUTTON--

ONE BEHIND THAT TIE.

YOU GO ANY FURTHER,

THERE'S GONNA BE A NURSE

IN THE ROOM.

IT'S TRUE.

NO TOKENS, NO TALISMANS,

NO FETISHES, NOTHING.

YOU REALLY DON'T USE

ANYTHING...

ANY MAGIC, THAT IS.

JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU

ON THE PHONE.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE

IN MAGIC?

I BELIEVE IT,

JUST DON'T USE IT.

- WHY?

- GOT PERSONAL REASONS.

- AND THEY ARE?

- PERSONAL.

THERE WAS A CHAUFFEUR,

HIS NAME WAS LARRY WILLIS.

I FIRED HIM.

WHY?

I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER,

MR. LOVECRAFT, SHE'S

ALL I HAVE NOW.

I LOVED HER MOTHER

VERY MUCH.

SHE WASN'T A STRONG WOMAN,

SO WE MOVED HERE

TO CALIFORNIA FOR

THE CLIMATE.

WE THOUGH IT WOULD HELP.

IT DID NOT.

OLIVIA'S MOTHER

DIED BRINGING HER

INTO THIS SORRY WORLD

AND I HAVE DEDICATED MYSELF

TO PROTECTING HER

FROM ITS MORE:

UNFORTUNATE REALITIES.

SHE'S ONLY 16 YEARS OF AGE,

MR. LOVECRAFT,

WHICH MAKES HER:

QUITE VULNERABLE.

SO SHE'S INEXPERIENCED.

I PREFER THE WORD PURE.

THE PURITY:

THAT CHARMS ALL THINGS

AND BLINDS THEM:

TO THE TRAP AND THE BOW.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY

WILLIS WAS LOOKING AT HER.

I THOUGHT REMOVING HIM

FROM THE PROPERTY

WOULD BE ENOUGH,

BUT I UNDERESTIMATED

THE YOUNG MAN.

HE TOOK SOMETHING WITH HIM

WHEN HE LEFT.

- WHAT?

- A BOOK.

AN OLD BOOK.

VALUABLE?

THE FITTINGS AND BINDINGS

MIGHT BE WORTH A FEW

THOUSAND--

IT DOES HOWEVER HOLD GREA SENTIMENTAL VALUE FOR ME.

HUH, WHAT KIND OF BOOK

WAS IT?

A TREATISE:

ON CERTAIN KINDS

OF ESOTERIC MAGIC.

IT'S CALLED

A "NECRONOMICON."

IT'S ABOU THE SAME SIZE AS

A LARGE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM,

BOUND IN LEATHER,

FINISHED IN GOLD.

- AND I WANT I RETURNED QUICKLY.

- HOW QUICKLY?

I WANT IT IN MY HANDS

BY THURSDAY.

I'M ATTENDING

A CONFERENCE:

AND THIS VOLUME:

IS THE KEY TO MY

PRESENTATION.

- THAT'S THE DAY

AFTER TOMORROW.

- NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT.

A CONFERENCE:

THAT STARTS:

AT MIDNIGHT?

LOOK, IF YOU DON'T THINK

YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN

FOR THE JOB--

NOW WHAT DOES:

THIS WILLIS LOOK LIKE?

THIN, 5'10"- 5'11",

SANDY HAIR.

- HOW OLD?

- NOT OLD, 26.

- DID HE LIVE HERE?

- NO.

MEADOWS CAN GIVE YOU

HIS ADDRESS,

HIS LANDLORD SAYS

HE HASN'T BEEN THERE

FOR DAYS.

WELL, IT'S

A PLACE TO START.

WHAT ARE YOU:

GONNA COST ME,

LOVECRAFT?

$40 A DAY, PLUS GAS

AND REASONABLE EXPENSES.

YOU CAN GET CHEAPER,

BUT YOU CAN'T GET BETTER.

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING

FOR SOMEONE WITH AN EDGE,

THE PHONE BOOK IS FULL

OF DETECTIVES THAT USE

MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.

NO, NO, YOU ARE

THE MAN FOR THE JOB.

A RETAINER IS CUSTOMARY.

$100 WILL DO.

YOU PROBABLY:

SPEND MORE THAN THA ON GOLDFISH FOR YOUR SQUID.

IT IS NOT A SQUID.

TAKE THE RES OF THE AFTERNOON,

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