The Manitou Page #4

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

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