Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Page #5

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You will make a most

intelligent and unusual circle.

How can I serve you?

Humbly request you penetrate

beyond the mystic veil of life...

and communicate with

friend recently departed.

That is the supreme demonstration.

Please join me in silent meditation...

while I seek my control-

an Egyptian priestess who

passed beyond 3,000 years ago.

[Moaning Through Horn]

[Rattling]

[Woman's Voice] Zodiac. Zodiac.

I am here.

I am here.

You have a message for Mr. Chan?

There is someone...

newly arrived in the spirit world...

who wishes to get through to Mr. Chan.

I will help him.

He is a man who was named Paul Essex.

Ask the question that

fills your mind, Mr. Chan.

Paul, old friend...

Charlie Chan most grieved.

Cannot understand death

which struck so suddenly.

[Paul's Voice] My heart-

My heart was tired.

Stopped.

Who drove you to suicide?

[Paul's Voice] No suicide.

Then you were not victim of blackmail?

There was no blackmail.

What was meaning of radiogram,

"Cannot escape zodiac"?

Stars were against me.

[Charlie] Can explain more clearly, please?

[Woman's Voice] Paul Essex...

is not strong enough yet to talk any longer.

Do either of the other...

gentlemen care to ask a question?

Yes. I'd like to know something about a girl.

And she's not in the spirit world either.

You want to know about...

a girl named Eve Cairo.

You must not think of

marrying her. She is psychic.

She is one of us.

You must not interfere with her work.

So that's what you've been

telling Eve! I know she comes here.

- You might have her buffaloed, but you don't fool me.

- I've had enough of this faker.

How can you sit there and insult our

intelligence? I'm going to expose your tricks-

Stay where you are, Mr. Rhadini.

So you thought that I would not

see through your childish disguise.

I would have let it pass in respect to

Mr. Chan had you not shown your hand.

- Now leave this house. - Why, you cheap

four-flusher. I'll give you a blast...

in print that'll run you out of this town

like the rest of the gyp fortune-tellers.

If you do, Mr. Lewis, your paper

will pay me a large sum for damages.

I do not predict the future.

What you witnessed here was

a scientific demonstration.

Regret most sincerely

unfortunate termination of sance.

I accept your apology, Mr. Chan.

I know these two... gentlemen forced their

company on you when you entered my house.

My servant will see you out. Good day.

Are we gonna let him get away with that?

- We oughta take the place apart.

- Would not recommend violence.

Have no authority to intrude on

privacy without search warrant.

The fee for the consultation,

gentlemen, will be $20.

- What?

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