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Are you mad?

I saw her die,

the doctor signed the certificate.

I saw them bury her.

Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Im not mad.

But Ive lived in these islands

for a good many years,

and Ive seen things with my eyes

that made me think I was crazy.

There are superstitions in Haiti that

the natives brought here from Africa.

Some of them can be traced

back as far as ancient Egypt,

and beyond that yet, in the countries

that was old when Egypt was young.

Yes, but what has that

to do with Madeline?

I kissed her as she lay

there in the coffin.

And her lips were cold.

Let me explain. Now,

just a minute, Ill explain.

Wherever there is a superstition, you

will find there is also a practice.

Now, do you remember what your driver told you

the night that he took you to Beaumonts house?

Oh, about those horrible

creatures we saw?

He said they were corpses!

Taken from their graves.

Yes - thats the superstition!

Now for the practice.

The ghouls that steal the dead corpses from their graves,

are supposed to put them there in the first place.

Do you mean that

Madeline was murdered

so that somebody could

steal her dead body?

Aagh! Nonsense!

No, no. Not her...

Her body, yes; but not her dead body.

Thats what I meant.

Well, surely you dont

think shes alive,

in the hands of natives?

Oh no, better dead than that!

Excuse me please,

have you got a match?

Thank you.

You dont believe that,

do you?

Say, theres been lots of people

thats been pronounced dead

that came alive again and

lived for years.

Now, if nature can play

pranks like that,

why isnt it possible to play

pranks with nature?

Oh, I dont know.

Your driver believed he saw

dead men, walking.

He didnt. What he saw was man alive

and everything but this and this.

Oh, the whole thing has me confused!

I just cant understand it.

Um, I dont blame you...

I dont blame you.

Ive been trying for years to get to

the bottom of these things.

To separate what you call fact

from fiction.

The law!

The law of Haiti acknowledges the

possibility of being buried alive.

Here it is in

the penal code.

Ill read it for you.

Its in French -

do you speak French?

No.

Excuse me please,

have you got a match?

Right here, heres one.

Oh, thank you. I didnt see it there.

Ill translate it for you.

If you could spare me.

Article...

Article 2.49.

The use...

The use of drugs or other practices

which produce lethargic coma,

or lifeless sleep,

shall be considered attempted murder.

Attempted!

Yes I see.

If the person has been

buried alive,

the act should be considered murder

no matter what result follows.

Beaumont!

Say, you said you couldnt

understand

why he was so interested in us.

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