The Raven Page #3

Come.

You're Edmond Bateman.

Who told you?

Your picture in the papers.

That's no disguise.

That's why I'm here.

He said you could do...

What was it he called it?

I want you should

change my face.

But I'm not

a plastic surgeon, Bateman.

He said you could do it.

That is unnecessary,

Bateman. Put it away.

I can do it.

I can change your face.

Then do it.

It isn't plastic surgery...

...but there is a way.

Any way!

It's all right with me.

First, you must do

something for me.

Like what?

It's in your line.

Like what?

Torture and murder.

That's not my line.

My line is...

You shot your way out

of San Quentin.

Two guards are dead.

In a bank in Arizona, a man's

face was mutilated, burnt.

Cashier of the bank.

Well, he tried to

get me into trouble.

I told him to

keep his mouth shut.

He gets the gag

out of his mouth...

...and starts yellin'

for the police.

I had the acetylene torch

in my hand...

So, you put the burning torch

into his face.

Into his eyes.

Well, sometimes you can't help

things like that.

This job I want done

is in your line, Bateman.

Accept my word for it.

I want you to do this for me.

Then, I change your face.

I got money.

I'll pay for it.

No money.

I don't want to

get into no more trouble.

And they're after me now.

I can take care of that.

You can stay here

after the job is done.

I'll tell you

something, Doc...

...ever since I was born...

...everybody looks at me

and says, "You're ugly. "

Makes me feel mean.

Why are you telling me this?

I am not interested

in your life story.

I'm saying, Doc...

...maybe because I look ugly...

Maybe if a man looks ugly,

he does ugly things.

You are saying

something profound.

A man with a face

so hideously ugly...

Don't ask me to do

this job for you, Doc.

I don't want to do

them things no more.

Fix me so I look good,

will you?

Then maybe I could...

All right, Bateman.

You'll do it, Doc?

You'll change me?

Yes.

When?

Now.

What's that?

You don't need that.

Give it to me.

No, you don't.

I'll keep this.

What's that?

I'm taking you where if

police or anyone should come...

...they can't find you.

Oh, oh, I see

what you mean.

It is to

protect you, Bateman.

Come.

You go first.

Of course.

I show you the way.

The operation is

very simple.

In 10 minutes, it's done.

Is that all it takes?

The nerves,

the nerve ends, Bateman...

...the seventh cranial nerve,

which has its root here...

...from this come the nerves that

control the muscles of the face.

If something happens

to these nerve ends...

...it alters your expression.

In other words, I who know

what to do with these nerve ends...

...can make you look

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