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You are looking at one of the oldest

symbols of one of the oldest arts in the

world. Witchcraft. I

>> my thing.

>> This coven ain't fooling around. And

whatever they want from you, they're

willing to kill for.

>> Yes,

>> Miss Snoop.

Miss [music] Ernesto Snoop,

>> you're a disciple.

>> No, I'm a witch.

Tonight,

[music]

[music]

Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick star as

the Snoop Sisters.

>> [music]

>> Ski special from Sun Valley now

disembarking at gate 13.

>> Great. Vanessa's plate is on time.

>> A whole week in Sun Valley just to do

research on a skiing book. Writers

really know how to live.

>> Two hope she hasn't done anything

foolish.

>> Like what?

>> Like get on skis. Now let's see. Gate

10, flight 8. Gate 10. Flight 8. Was it

the other way around?

>> Don't worry, I'll just ask somebody.

>> Never mind. We found it. Look,

>> people pay for that.

Well, it seems like a very short trip.

Oh, David, I can't tell you how much I

enjoyed the flight.

>> Oh, me too. But I'm afraid I really wore

your ear off.

>> Oh, nonsense. I got more information

about skiing from you than in a whole

week at the lodge.

>> Oh, there's my sister, G. Oh, come. I

want you to meet her.

>> I'd love to.

>> Hey, Listister.

>> Oh, you look marvelous.

Sun on the mountain, folks. Huh?

>> No, Barney. Champagne at 30,000 ft.

>> Oh, that's on

you. You look so arrested. Are you ready

for work?

>> Yeah.

>> My luggage.

>> Good thing you're only gone a week.

>> Oh.

Oh, well,

>> there's the red one. That's the first

one. Then then you got to get the blue

one right after that. Oh, boy. Are we

lucky? Am I lucky? Come on. Hey, mister.

I thought you WERE SUPPOSED TO BE

GETTING MY BAGS. [laughter]

[crying and screaming]

He's dead.

The murder weapon was definitely a knife

of some kind.

>> Horrible. Simply awful.

>> Yeah. One minute you're sitting next to

a guy in an airplane and next minute

he's sliding down a bag you'd shoot

wrapped in a garment bag. Weird.

>> Very. And uh there was no uh

identification, no wallet, nothing.

>> And the beard he was wearing, it was

false pasted on.

>> Oh, could he have had any facial

disfigurements to hide? Anything like

that?

>> No, none.

>> Leaving the obvious.

>> Very obvious. For whatever reason, he

was a man who didn't want to be

recognized. Whoever he is. You're saying

that David Dwware is a false name?

>> Pretty good bet. We're running a full

check, of course, but uh so far we've

heard from a couple of sources. Social

Security, DMV, credit files, all

negative.

And

on the plane,

what did you two talk about?

>> Skiing mostly. He was very knowledgeable

on the subject.

>> Mhm. And did he seem uh worried about

anything? Troubled?

>> There was a moment. Uh yes. Oh, I've

been so upset. I forgot about it until

now. Still don't know if it means

anything.

>> Well, well, try me. Anything will help.

>> An updraft caught our plane. Oh, you

know, the airline should do something

about that. It spilled all our wine,

made a terrible mess. Uh, the stewart

was at the rear of the plane, and David

went back to fetcher, and when he

returned, he was very pale, looked quite

disturbed. I remember I asked him if he

was all right.

>> What did he say?

>> Oh, he said he was fine. But

>> you didn't believe him? Well, it came

awfully hard.

>> Well, I can think of one possible

reason.

>> He'd seen someone. Someone he feared.

>> Turned out he had a pretty good reason.

>> Well, try not to think about it. Go

home. Get a good night's rest. We should

know a lot more about it tomorrow after

we get the fingerprint check.

>> Steven, you will phone us when you find

out anything new, won't you?

>> Of course.

>> Oh, he was such a nice young man. So

gentle. You'd think he couldn't possibly

have an enemy in the world.

Need some help? Need some company?

Upsetting day.

>> Yes. I thought a little tidley might go

well. I do like your style.

>> Did I hear the phone ring?

>> Mhm. Was Steven. He asked me to tell you

that more of his sources had reported

in. Afraid David DeWare is a false name.

I see.

What a perfectly marvelous piece. You

didn't mention buying jewelry, dear.

>> I didn't buy any.

>> I've never seen you wear this.

>> I never saw that before.

>> Never?

>> Really?

Most unusual locket I've ever seen. Lock

it. I'm not quite correct, dear. Amulet

would be the word.

Look at those markings. What do they

mean?

G,

you are looking at one of the oldest

symbols of one of the oldest arts in the

world, the black art.

Witchcraft.

>> Never mind, Barney. I'll answer it.

>> Thanks.

>> What are you baking?

>> I don't know. This dough has a life of

its own.

>> Yes,

>> Miss Snoop.

Miss Ernesto Snoop.

>> I'm Anesa Snoop. Yes.

>> My name is Robert. I'm David's brother.

>> Oh.

Thank you. I I'm sorry to be disturbing

you.

>> Not at all. Do come in.

>> Thank you. I just didn't know where to

go or who to talk to. You see, I was

supposed to meet David at the airport

and I was delayed by the time I got

there and found out what had happened to

him.

>> Do sit down.

>> Thank you.

>> It must have been horrible for you

>> and you. They told me at the airline

that uh you were my brother's seat

companion.

>> Yes, I was. Can I offer you anything? A

drink?

>> No. Oh, no. Thank you very much. But if

it isn't too painful for you to discuss,

I'd like to ask you

>> Oh, good evening. This is my sister

Gwendlin.

>> Gee, dear. Uh, this is David's brother,

Robert Dwear.

>> How do you do?

>> Delighted, Mr. Dwear,

and I'm so terribly sorry about what

happened.

>> Thank you.

>> Sit down, G. Uh, you were going to ask

me a question.

Oh. Oh, yes. Well, you see, I had I had

spoken to David and I knew that he was

uh worried about returning to New York.

Well, actually uh afraid would be more

accurate.

>> Afraid of what

>> he didn't say. I mean, he didn't express

it in so many words, but he seemed uh

terrified that something was going to

happen, and he insisted that I meet him

at the airport so that he could give me

the locket.

>> The locket?

>> Yes. There's no real monetary value

attached to it. It's really a family

heirloom kind of old-fashioned ornate.

You see, our family is very close, very

tightly knit. And I live in Vermont, so

naturally David and I saw very little of

each other. But it did seem important to

him that that I have the locket.

in in view of his fear and what finally

happened. I thought that

perhaps he might have given it to you to

hold for me. I wish I could say yes to

that, Mr. Dwear,

but he gave me nothing.

I see.

Well, uh, thank you very much. I'm sorry

if I've disturbed you. Good night.

>> Good night.

>> Good night.

>> Good night, Mr. Der.

>> Oh, uh, you're going back to Vermont

now?

>> Yes, in a in a few days. But, uh, why do

you ask?

>> David and I talked about so many things

on the plane, I thought if I could

recall anything that would be of use to

you.

>> Oh, I see. Well, uh, thank you very

much. I'm staying at a little apartment

on East 63rd Street on 973.

Well, thank you very much. Sorry to have

disturbed you.

>> Good night.

>> 973 East 63rd Street.

>> That puts him right in the middle of the

East River. Quite

very bright of you, dear to dangle the

name to wear. He certainly grabbed at

it. Who do you suppose he really is? And

why is the locket so important?

>> Hello. This is a recorded answering

device. Please leave your name, phone

number, and any message after you hear

the sound of the beep. Thank you.

>> I got nothing. Absolutely nothing at

all. Of course, I can't be positive that

they have it, but they must cuz [music]

everything points to it. There's no more

that I can do because they know me. So,

it's up to you now. Just follow orders.

Use any means necessary.

>> Uh, I just [music] thought I would get

myself a munchie. Can I get you

something?

>> Hot chocolate.

>> Good.

>> All right.

Absolutely

fascinating.

>> If you say so, dear. Witchcraft isn't

exactly my favorite subject.

Did you hear that noise, dear? Oh, it's

just that tree branch brushing against

the house, that's all.

Oh,

now that's a munchie.

Oh,

what now?

>> They're identical.

>> Quite.

This amulet is the symbol of authority

of a particular coven that existed in

mid Europe in the 14th and 15th

centuries. A particularly mysterious

coven.

Mysterious how it doesn't say. That's

all it says. Oh, I wish we had more on

the subject.

Research is clearly indicated.

>> Who are you?

What do you want?

What's going on? Oh,

what is it? NO.

WHAT?

FINALLY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? SPEAK. SPEAK

TO US. SPEAK. Are you all right?

>> Compared to what?

>> Oh. Oh, thank goodness. Oh,

>> that's going to be a terrible bump.

>> Who was he? I don't know,

but he was scary.

>> His eyes, he stared like he was seeing

right through you. Biggest blackest eyes

I ever saw. Is like like like

>> like agots?

Onyx?

>> No, olives.

Big black scary olives. I never saw

anything like that.

>> Barney, you'd better get into bed. We'll

bring you a cold compress and some

sleeping pills

>> and munchies. Don't forget the munchies.

>> You go on downstairs. It'll be We'll be

right on down.

>> Thank you. I'll be all right, ladies.

Thank you.

>> Oh, that bump. Really? We must tell

Steven about this first thing in the

morning.

>> Yeah. I'm going to see that that door is

properly locked.

We seem to have more and more to tell

him. That's a tarot card, isn't it?

>> Yes. Another symbol of witchcraft.

>> Steven dear, all I want to know is that

you'll wait there for us.

>> Of course, but you're being very

mysterious.

>> Practical is the word. There's a lot to

discuss, and I just assume Barney didn't

know the details just yet.

>> Details? What details?

>> Oh. Uh uh. See you, Stephen.

>> What details? What? Come on. Are you

holding out on me?

>> Oh, Barney. It's just that Well, I found

that in my flight bag. Now, there's no

use worrying about it till we find out

what it is and how it got there. Is

there

>> jewelry? Huh?

>> Of a sort.

>> Weird thing is Sorry,

Miss G. You got an envelope?

>> Yes.

What?

Thank you.

Imagine

using my ladies to smuggle dope.

>> Dope? What? Are you certain? No,

>> of course not. But I mean, what else

could it be?

>> Barney, what are you doing?

>> I don't know, but all the cops on TV do

this.

Couldn't

be dope. It tastes good.

>> Barney, don't eat up all the evidence.

Are we ready?

>> Barney.

Barney.

Barney.

>> The uh fingerprint check makes it

official. There is no David Dwear. Right

name is David Anders. Clean sheet. No

criminal record.

>> And of course, David Anders had no

brother.

>> No family at all. Only a business

partner. One uh Karen Keinsley. They run

a small magic shop in the village. Well,

now I would think the good doctor has

finished checking Barney. So, loves

home. You go.

>> Thank you, Steven.

>> Come on in, George. We'll get to the

case of Stephen. Ladies,

>> sometimes our nephew's manners are

weird. His

>> these are my aunts, Ernesta and G. This

is Lieutenant George Tate. The

lieutenant is the department expert on

Satanism, the occult, devil worship, you

name it.

>> Pleased to meet you. Coincidentally, our

doctor tells me that Barney is doing

fine. He's just rested.

>> Thank you.

>> Good.

Did the laboratory come up with anything

new on the white powder? Lieutenant,

>> you might as well tell them, George.

It's the only way I'm going to get my

office back.

>> They're still working on it.

>> Yes, but we can make an educated guess.

It's a drug called misanth.

>> Yes, it's one of the oldest known drugs,

and it's always associated in some form

or another with devil worship.

>> Associated in what way? Well, you see,

the drug has some peculiar powers. A

small dose can induce a weakening of the

will. A hypnotic state. A larger dose

brings death.

>> And you've dealt with it before.

>> Tell me,

how much do you know about covens?

>> Small groups of people devoted to some

form of devil worship.

>> Good start. Add this. There's no way of

even estimating how many covens exist.

Some of them will tell you that they're

a religious form, that they're

nonviolent.

>> And last year, we had two homicides

definitely traced to covenants.

>> Mhm. And two months ago, we had a

killing that was definitely devil

worship oriented. It was a man by the

name of Delman Santel. Now, there were

traces of the drug aanthther found in

his bloodstream.

>> Yeah. And I drew a big fat zero in the

case. Couldn't make a dent. Clever

people.

Well, now you ladies are as expert as we

are. Oh. Uh, may I have a look at the

amulet,

>> dear? Oh, for heaven's sake. I thought

you had it.

>> Oh, we were so excited we must have left

it on the table.

>> Well, uh, I'll pick it up later. And why

don't you go by the doctor's office and,

uh, pick up Barney.

>> Do you get the feeling that he's trying

to get rid of us?

>> Right on the money, ladies. And as I've

said so many times before and you have

ignored so many times before, please go

home and uh stay out of the case.

>> Thank you, Lieutenant.

>> My pleasure.

>> Bye, Lieutenant.

>> Goodbye.

>> Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

>> Those are two nice ladies.

Do you know anything about Satanism?

>> A little. Too bad David didn't keep it

at a little, but he was so into it.

>> Where were the rituals held?

>> I don't know. He never said.

>> Do you know which coven it was?

>> No. All I know is once he became

involved with it, it began to take him

over completely. Then

one night he came to my apartment. I

have never seen a man so scared.

Finally, he confessed that he had seen a

murder.

>> Had it something to do with the coven?

>> Yes. That's why he was so frightened. He

stayed only a little while and then he

left.

>> Did you ever see him again?

>> No, but four nights ago he called me

from Sun Valley. He said he'd had to run

away from New York because he had a

piece of evidence that could tie the

murderer to the murder. Now he was going

to break with a coven and give the

evidence to the police. Well, of course,

I'm sure that's why they killed him.

>> Does this tarot card mean anything to

you?

>> Well, we sell them, but only the novelty

kind. That one looks very real. It would

take an expert to read that one. Do you

know of such an expert?

>> David mentioned someone once,

a man by the name of Morlock,

128 Maynard.

You ladies actually going in there?

>> We have no choice, Barney. It's all we

have.

>> You can stay in the car if you'd like.

>> Lieutenant would have my head.

>> Let me lead.

>> All right.

Gladly.

Only fools ascend a stare when Morlock

isn't even there. Down here.

Quickly.

You want the fresh air to kill me?

Morlock cannot wait all day. Come inside

and say your say.

>> Mr. Morlock.

>> This way.

>> Mr. Morlock.

>> Honorable.

>> Honorable Morlock.

>> Oh, I'm sorry. Our name is

>> No time for amenities. And names are

just obscenities.

What do you want? Tell me while the

cauldron steams and bruise a batch of

Satan's dreams. Not bad. E, I I thought

that up on my way to work here.

>> Very risk.

>> You're not from the Better Business

Bureau.

>> No. Where?

>> Sneaky lot. Always around here examining

my price list. I ask you, is that fair

or is it not?

>> Frog skin $1.50. Wolf's ears $20. It

seems very reasonable.

>> Wolf's ears seem a little high to me.

>> Sure. And you think the wolves like it?

>> Mr. Mor, I mean honorable Morlock, we

want to ASK YOU ABOUT

stupid shame

local stuff built in obsolescence.

>> I tell you, the whole witchcraft

business is shot to heaven. Sorry about

that, Lucifer. Honorable.

>> Not like in the old days. Real nice

business then. Simple. A couple of

skulls, a few crosses, a herb or two,

and you're doing fine. Henry Ford had

the right idea. One color, one shape.

The Model T black. Period.

>> Different now, huh?

>> Different. You got to carry an infantry

like Sears Robuck. One cabin wants green

skulls. The one on 89th Street likes

some red. and twice the size. And then

there's the material shortages. I tell

you, the government is to blame.

Everything I use, everything, mostly

frogs, bone. And I'll tell you

something, it's the government's fault.

They should have seen it coming. You

want to know the truth? I think it's a

plot. The frog companies cornered the

market. They're holding back. Want to

get rich.

>> Honorable Morlock, we were told that you

could interpret this tarot card. Will

you please? is most important.

>> Leopard's fang and eagle's nook. Satan,

get me off the hook. This is the real

thing. I have to research it. Come back

tomorrow. But it'll cost you money,

ladies. I should say 50 would cover it.

And you too, young man. I'll whip up a

little owl brain and targo leaf. It'll

do wonders for your bad back.

>> A bad back? How'd you know I had a bad

back? Youer, give me strength. Do you

think you're playing with kids? BECAUSE

I'M A PRO. THAT'S HOW I KNOW.

OH, LADIES.

>> HELLO, LIEUTENANT.

>> Good evening.

>> Oh, L Tate. How do you do? Uh, is Steven

about?

>> No, I'm sorry. This is his night off.

>> Oh, dear. We had hoped to see him.

>> Well, maybe I can help.

>> Well, we just wanted to find out if

there'd been any progress in the solving

of David's murder.

>> No, nothing yet. Oh,

>> guess these things take time.

>> Yes.

Well, we wish you every bit of luck with

it and and uh you know, David was such a

nice young man.

>> Goodbye.

>> Good night.

>> Good night.

>> By the way, while we're here, we had

thought of paying you a visit.

>> Oh, really? Why? Well, Ernesa is

researching a new book, and we had

thought you might be able to help us.

>> Well, I'd be honored. Another who done

it.

>> Well, no. This one's a how done it.

>> The reader will know who from the very

first chapter.

>> Well, let me in on the ground floor. Who

done it?

>> The devil. [laughter]

>> I thought you ladies were off of this

case.

>> This has nothing to do with the case,

Lieutenant.

>> Oh, no. We're just using it as a frame

of reference.

>> Mhm.

Now I know why Steve has so much trouble

when you do two.

All right, you sit here

and you sit here

and I'll sit over.

>> Well, first off, if it's your theory

that David and Santel were murdered by a

particular coven, why is it so difficult

to locate?

>> Well, they have a history of secrecy

dating back to the 15th century. their

founder, high priest, the late infamous

Baron von Bellicos, who

>> Von Bellicos, what an extraordinary

name.

>> Yes, it is. Anyway, Von Bellos claimed

to be the son of Satan, and he

maintained his power through the

possession of a very unusual amulet.

>> An amulet? Our amulet?

>> That's right. According to the Baron, it

was a gift from Satan. And hidden inside

of the amulet was a poison which was

used to kill all members of the coven

that were deemed to be traitors by the

high priest. But David was killed by a

knife, not by poison.

>> And he was a member of the coven.

>> Yes, he was. But he quit. So that made

him an outsider.

>> You see, any enemy of the coven on the

outside was always killed by a jeweled

ornamental dagger, which like the amulet

was said to be a gift from Satan.

>> Then there is an identifiable weapon if

it can be located.

>> If it can, that's a big if, ladies. You

see, so far we haven't even been able to

locate the coven.

>> Oh dear. Well, thank you for your time,

Lieutenant.

>> Oh, yes. Thank you.

>> My pleasure.

>> And give our love to Steven.

>> I'll be glad.

>> And it might be just as well not to

mention the research.

>> I understand. Good night.

>> Good night.

>> Good night.

That's it for tonight, isn't it, ladies?

[music]

>> Yes, Barney.

What we have before we go to bed? A hot

milk, maybe?

>> Mhm.

Oh,

my visitors.

>> Very impolite visitors. Oh, dear.

>> What are you doing?

>> The amulet. I can't seem to recall

putting it down or where.

>> I can't remember which of us handled it

last. It doesn't matter really. The

visitor probably has it by now.

>> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I remember

when I was pouring the powder out of the

amulet. I reached into my pocket and

there it is. Now I remember. Oh god.

>> You stay here.

Honorable Moolog here.

Oh yes, of course, Miss Snoop. Yes. Yes.

The tarot card. I've been working on it.

Come over as soon as you like. I'll have

it ready by then. Thank you, mister.

Don't be frightened.

>> GOATS BLOOD AND WITCH'S HAIR. WHO'S

THERE?

>> HONORABLE MORLOCK. It's G and a neester

Snoop.

>> Good evening, ladies. Commit. You too,

young man.

>> Oh, you have a very interesting place

>> and such an unusual door chime. It

sounds just like I don't quite know what

>> a screaming raven.

>> Exactly. That's it.

>> His name is Craven. Ugly, isn't it?

>> Well, that's remarkable. How did you

ever teach him to scream when the chime

is pulled?

>> It's quite simple.

>> You see the string here?

It's attached to the puller outside.

Goes right along the wall here

to Craven's leg. When you pull, he

screams.

>> Oh my. Mr. Morlock,

>> you were going to tell us about the Taro

card we brought this afternoon.

>> Oh, yes, of course. Of course. But uh

after that, I must fly. I'm rather late

for an important gathering already.

>> A secret meeting of your coven? No

doubt.

>> No, a poker game over on 49th Street.

They got me for 1380 last week.

Now, this tarot is from a very rare

deck. It dates back to a particularly

nasty coven of mid-uropean gypsies

around the 16th century. Or is it the

15th?

>> Do you know what this particular card

stands for?

>> It is lit,

the hermit, hidden knowledge. I take it

you found this. Came upon it idly.

>> Uh, no. Oh, as a matter of fact, it was

left in our home.

>> Your home?

>> Something wrong?

>> Oh, my poor dear ladies, you don't know

what this means.

It means that you apparently have

something that this coven wants

and wants very badly.

Still, it might have been worse. You

could have received a second card.

No,

>> I'm afraid so.

>> Don't tell me it was

Liab the devil.

The hole.

It wasn't put there by a

a crossbow, was it?

>> Yes.

>> How did you know?

May the devil have mercy on you.

>> Blow out the candles before you leave.

>> Mr. Morlock.

Mr. Morlock.

>> Please wait. Honorable Morlock.

>> Stop.

Stop. Stop.

>> Witches brew and turtle stew. MAY THE

DEVIL SCURE YOU.

>> ARE YOU late for your poker game?

>> I'm always late. They expect me to ride

in on a broom, but I've got to depend on

taxis like anyone else.

>> We'd be delighted to drive you.

>> Oh, thank you.

>> Yeah, we would have been. But look at

that.

Your honor, do you suppose you could do

me a small favor and maybe uh work a

little your magic on the uh

>> I don't fix flats.

>> Honorable Morlock, what is the

significance of a tarot card being shot

with a crossbow?

>> Well, the crossbow, don't you know,

symbolizes the messenger of death? So,

you see this coven is not fooling

around. Whatever they want from you,

they're willing to kill for. But then,

don't you see? That's why it's so

important that we find out how to

contact.

>> Contact? You must be mad.

>> Well, that's the only way we can give

them what they want.

>> Have you got a pencil and paper?

>> Oh, yeah.

>> To locate it. I want the answers to two

riddles from two different witches. One

trains mediums, and Lucifer alone knows

who and what the other one does. But be

careful. If either of them suspects who

you are or why you want these answers,

we'll all be in deep trouble. Taxi,

taxi.

Oh, great horned master, protect me from

disaster. And upon mine enemy's heads,

let there fall plaster.

>> Upon mine enemy's heads, let there fall

plaster.

>> What do you expect for the spur of the

moment, Dylan?

Don't forget the riddle you're to ask.

>> Oh, I won't. Do hope Madame Mimi is a

nice witch.

I'll be back in half an hour. If you're

not standing out here waiting, I'm going

to come in and get you.

>> Don't worry, I'll be here.

>> Good luck.

[music]

Madame Mimi.

>> Madame Mimi.

>> Who is it? Um, Madame Gwendalyn,

>> sit down, please.

>> Oh, thank you.

>> NOT ON ME.

>> NOT on me. I just haven't got it on me.

>> Oh. Uh, do you happen to have change of

$5?

>> No, I'm afraid I don't.

>> Herman, you're going to have to trust me

till tomorrow.

Herman just sold this to me. It's very

reasonable and self-p polishing. There's

only one problem. It's made of plastic

and you can't look very far into the

future.

>> Oh. Uh, excuse me, but who are you?

>> Madame Gwendalyn.

>> How'd you get in touch with me?

>> I was referred by whom?

George Tyler.

George is dead. Oh, of course. You can't

trust the living.

I contacted him. You were his first

choice.

>> If you know George, you're not a novice

medium.

>> Oh, no. I used to be a medium. Well, not

a full medium. More of a semimemedium. A

medium medium, you might say.

>> Have you ever worked in New York?

>> No. No. Chicago.

>> Oh, I know all the mediums in Chicago.

>> No, Chicago. Uh, not Chicago. I would

never work in Chicago.

>> Now, would you tell me? Excuse me, madam

Mimi, but I just remembered a terribly

important question I forgot to ask

Smokey.

>> Well, come on in.

>> I was halfway across town and I suddenly

realized it was a terribly important

thing I wanted to ask Smokey.

>> Oh, well uh Madame Gwendalyn here will

uh will give you the answers.

>> Oh, well um

please sit down. Um um may I borrow your

ball?

>> Okay. Oh, it's late. One could easily

make house calls.

Are you there? Smokey.

Speak to me. Smokey. Speak to me.

>> Smokey is a dog.

>> Bark me. Smokey. Bark me.

I hear him. I've made contact.

>> Oh, ask him if he got the pearl collar

and leash that I gave him out of Mimi to

give him. Smokey,

did you get the pearl collar and leash

from Madame Mimi?

Smokey.

Good dog. Yes, he got them.

>> Is he happy with them?

>> Smokey, are you happy with them?

Yes, he's very happy.

He's very happy.

Is that all? Oh,

well uh

all for now. Yes.

You see, he wanted to hurry back to show

his pearl collar to his happy little

friends.

>> How beautiful. Thank you, Madame

Gwendalyn. How lovely.

>> You're welcome, dear.

>> It's over 5 years since I've sat on this

side of the ball.

Well, that's not bad, Gwendalin. Not

good, but not bad. A few dozen lessons

and you should be right on top again.

>> Really? Yes. You'll be able to hear

actual voices as I do.

>> Voices? Imagine that.

>> Classes are Thursday night at 10:00.

>> Oh, marvelous. Well, maybe then I could

uh even speak to him.

>> Him? Baron vanelos?

>> The Baron? What do you want to talk to

him for?

>> I must ask him a question for my poor

belleaguered aunt.

>> Belleaguered?

>> Yes, she's very low. It's her last

request. Maybe you could ask him for me.

My poor aunt and I would be so eternally

grateful.

>> Well, that's heavy, Gwendelyn. Very

heavy. But

>> well, let's see what Madame Mimi can do.

I will concentrate.

We're going down.

Way down.

All the way down.

Do you hear me?

Baron von Bellicos. Do you hear me?

He hears me. Oh, speak Gwendalin. Oh.

Oh, Baron. Oh, great.

>> Gwendalin, that's my gig. Oh, well um

ask him if you please could he answer

this.

If the longitude is west [music] and the

latitude is east, where do the faithful

go to celebrate the beast? Oh, Baron,

did you hear the riddle? He heard it.

What does he say? He says, "To celebrate

the beast, go neither west nor east.

Find the center south by five

and you shall find the feast.

Thank you, Madame Mimi. Delight you my

tight.

>> I eat [music]

my things.

What love

[music]

it brings.

Come here

[music]

my things and don't fear

my little things.

I love you things I see [music] as much

as you

love me. You think I heavenly

[music]

when you come worship

me. You think I'm thrilled with right

before I am out

tonight. You think I paradise

you with my head [music]

tight. I eat

my things.

What love

it brings.

[music]

Come here,

my [music]

[singing]

don't fear

my little things.

I love you things. I [music] see as much

as you.

me. You think [music] I heavenly

when you come worship

me. You think I'm thrilled

for I am out

tonight. [music] You think I'm paradise.

You in my head.

Be [music] tight.

>> [music]

[applause]

>> I understand you seek an audience with

me. As you know, I'm a witch, and

witches don't answer questions except to

disciples and other witches, which you

quite obviously aren't.

>> Oh, but I am.

>> You're a disciple?

>> No, I'm a witch.

>> Then you can cast spells, of course.

>> Well, no. That's my problem. Actually,

I'm an underpowered witch.

>> Underpowered.

>> I used to have all the power I could

use. Power to spare, you might say. And

then for no reason at all, I just

suddenly lost it. For instance, if I

tried to cast a spell,

I could feel it start out and then it

would just seem to lose power and drop.

>> I see. That must be frustrating. Oh,

it's terrible. It's really miserable.

I've tried everything. Nothing works. I

began to feel that the good old days

were gone forever.

Then last night, I had a visitation.

>> Interesting. Go on.

>> Lucifer's own voice told me that if I

could find the answer to a riddle, I

would find my power again.

>> A riddle? I've never been much on

riddles myself. No, they do seem rather

dated, don't they? But he did say that a

powerful young witch would find the

answer. And also he said that soon after

that, the powerful young witch would

become a powerful young warlock.

>> A warlock? H? What's the riddle?

>> If the longitude is south and the

latitude is north, where do disciples

meet to send the faithful forth?

>> You're sure? He said, "Warlock

to send the faithful forth. Go neither

south nor north. From the center set 11,

follow the road 6

7."

>> Isn't that marvelous?

>> I don't know. I think all those riddles

are crazy.

>> Yes, Barney, we know. And that Morlock,

I'm not so sure I trust him.

>> What's the matter? Are you all right,

dear?

It's Karen. Karen from the magic shop.

>> They're from the same deck. All right,

Steve. And if I'm not mistaken, this

death card is identical to the one that

was found on the forehead of Delman

Santel.

>> Mhm. What I want to know is why you

didn't tell me about the two cards you

received earlier.

>> We didn't want to worry you, and you had

so much on your mind already.

>> We're all through, Lieutenant.

>> Anything so far?

>> Lots of prints. We'll make comparisons

tomorrow before we know anything for

sure.

>> Thanks, brother.

>> Good night, lady.

>> George, I think it might be a good idea

to place a man here just in case.

>> Oh, I think the ladies are safe now,

Steve. This is what they were after. The

amulet.

>> I don't think you ladies will be

bothered anymore. Good night.

>> Now, I want you to stop whatever it is

you've been doing. No more midnight

research. No more self-styled

investigations. Is that clear?

>> Yes, Stephen.

>> I trust it's doubly clear to you.

>> Triply clear, Lieutenant. Honest.

>> All right. Good night, ladies.

>> Good night, dear.

>> I shouldn't be driving you to more

locks. You know that.

>> But Barney, he's finally home.

>> Finally is the word. It's some poker

game. Last night, all day today.

>> And now that he's home, let's hope he

can locate the coven from the answers we

got to those riddles.

>> Yeah, I know. I know. I also know what

the lieutenant said and so do you. He

said no more research, no more

investigation, right?

>> Not quite, Barney. He said, "No more

midnight research and no more

self-styled investigation." Shouldn't

see, Barney, this isn't self-styled

investigation at all. Ernesta and I are

styling it together. And as for midnight

research, it's only half 8.

>> I got to hand it to you two ladies. I've

seen some good conmen in my day, but

you're right in there with the best of

them.

If the longitude is west

and the latitude is east,

where do the faithful go to celebrate

the beast?

>> To celebrate the beast, go neither west

nor east. Find the center south by five

and you will find the feast.

>> Center south by five. Center south by

five. Yes. Yes.

Now, if the longitude is south and the

latitude is north, where do disciples

meet to send the faithful forth?

>> To send the faithful forth, go neither

south nor north. From the center set 11,

follow the road 6.7.

>> Set 11.

6.7.

>> Uh-huh.

>> Uh-huh. You've located it.

>> I think I've located it. There's only

one way to know for sure.

Oh, great vile master.

Some answers come slow

and some come faster.

>> Oh, brother.

>> You call shallow youth. You crummy kid.

You've screwed the whole thing up.

>> Please, honor.

>> Oh, surely the

>> silence. I'm not through yet. You fool.

You knit wit. Don't you know that I

could turn you into a rock, a frog, or

anything I wanted for what you just did?

>> Look, Morlock, I don't think

>> Honorable Morlock,

>> if you don't know and believe in Satan's

powers, just look at old Craraven here.

You know that he was once a upand

cominging young executive at Standard

Oil, New Jersey.

>> Oh, come honorable. You're not telling

us that you changed a human being into

that raven?

>> No. A friend of mine up in the Bronx

did. You may not know it to look at him,

but old Craraven here used to drive a

sports car and earn more than 20,000 a

year.

>> Oh, honorable.

>> That's it. That's it. We are leaving

Pronto, which means right now, as of

this moment. Come on, let's go.

>> Wait a minute, Barney. Please,

honorable.

>> It's very important. Just tell us where

the coven is located.

>> Go north on Old Post Road to Stverent.

Turn left and proceed exactly 6.7

miles.

>> Thank you, honorable. Thank you.

Now, if we could only find out where the

dagger is located. Dear, we can't expect

the honorable Morlock to know

everything. Can we?

>> Ah, but I do know everything, more or

less. You see, like the amulet, the

dagger is considered sacred and were not

used for satanic purposes. It must be in

its place of worship.

>> Where? At the place of worship.

>> By the devil's decree. In a golden box,

tarnished, of course, and must be warm

to the touch.

>> Warm? What on earth for?

>> Well, obviously, dear lady, Satan won't

go along with anything chilly.

>> How is it kept warm?

>> Candles.

Find burning candles under golden box

and you find you find the dagger.

Most exhausting work, dear ladies. I

think perhaps another 50 might restore

my strength beautifully. Don't you?

Lovely.

Lovely.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

>> Of course, dear. The honorable Morlock

>> knew the location of the coven all along

>> and ran us around the block, so to

speak.

>> Undoubtedly, after making phone calls to

the prince and Madame Mimi,

>> of course.

>> Really? Feesplitting among the witches.

>> Quiet. But no choice. We had to pretend

to believe.

>> Yes. or we never would have learned the

location of the coven.

>> You want to see me, Lieutenant?

>> Oh, yeah. Ul, I want to have another

look at the physical evidence on the

amulet and coven

>> murders. All of it.

>> All of it.

>> Right, Lieutenant.

We are exactly 6.7 miles.

>> There it is. Look up there. Oh, it must

be.

>> What good's it going to do to find a

dagger? I mean, it's not like a gun

where you got ballistics and everything.

>> Well, there's a process called the

benzadine test that can isolate even the

most minute trace of blood on a knife,

which would be sufficient to identify it

as a murder weapon.

>> Okay,

>> here it is, Lieutenant. Thanks.

You see, no one's home. We're perfectly

safe.

>> I don't like it. It's too quiet.

>> Barney, you've been staying up late

watching old movies again, haven't you?

>> How'd you know that?

>> Because they always say it's too quiet.

There's no [music] such thing.

>> They always say that just before

something terrible happens.

>> Nothing terrible is going to happen.

>> Yeah, they say that, too.

>> 614 standard. Hold this, please. Just

shine it right there.

What's that noise? You've been carrying

around something all night. What is it?

>> Well, if you got to know, I went out and

got a little protection.

>> What kind of protection?

>> Anybody that worships the devil.

Just show them one of these crosses.

They just can't take it. Everybody knows

that.

>> Yes, Barney. Yes, Barney.

Wait a minute.

Okay.

I'll check back there. Stay here.

Nothing.

Let's look over there. Stay close

together.

Step.

No, here.

>> That's the same sign as on the amulet.

>> Might be the signature of the coven.

Let's look in here.

That must be where the high priest sits.

>> Look over there. Is that a goat's head?

>> You're right. No more lock was wrong.

Let's go home.

>> Nonsense, Barney. It must be on the

second floor.

>> Oh, don't go up there. Do we have to go

up there?

>> Well, you can wait here if you'd rather.

>> Here, I'll lead the way. I've got a

flashlight.

>> It's a spooky house, isn't it?

>> Don't remind me.

>> Wouldn't want to live here.

Here.

I need to check this closet.

>> Nothing here.

>> I can't understand it. Well, we've

checked every room, haven't we?

>> Maybe Morlock was wrong.

>> I told you he was wrong. Now, ladies,

you got to listen to me. I may not

always be right. I may not always even

be sane. But right now, I am the voice

of sanity. And the voice of sanity says,

>> "What?

>> Barney, where are you?

>> Barney, say something.

Barney, say something. Please. Please

>> get me out of here.

>> Barney,

what happened?

Barney, what's the last thing you

remember before you disappeared?

I remember I was saying I am the voice

of sanity.

>> No, not what you said, what you did.

>> Oh, let me see. Uh, as I was talking, I

uh I leaned up against the wall.

Suddenly, something moved and here I

was. I mean, here I am. Ladies, get me

out of here.

>> Oh, Barley. Oh, my Barley, you're a

genius. If

>> I was a genius, I'd be home in bed.

Look,

>> just like Murlock said.

>> And we got to get out of here. I mean,

this place could be possessed by you

know who. Not that I got anything

against you know who. Live and let live.

That's my model.

>> Would you like to carry it, dear?

>> Oh, I thought you would.

>> Don't look at me.

>> Well, we'll we'll trade off.

>> Oh, excellent idea. Oh my, it's heavy.

and warm.

>> We better try to get out of here. Look,

maybe there's a secret button or a

hidden panel or maybe even a

like I said, maybe even a

sh What's wrong?

>> They're here.

Maybe we could creep past them.

>> Good thinking. Let's see where they are.

>> Such a trying time. Such a

deliberaten.

Ladies, I tell you, our geese are

cooked.

>> We can't go down there. We can't even

hide in a closet up here because they

may want to come up.

>> That's it. That's what dear. That closet

down the hall is full of gowns just like

the ones they're wearing.

>> Perfect. [clears throat]

>> What do you mean perfect?

Ladies, you can't mean

>> Well, you could mean that.

>> Barney G's right. Disguising ourselves

as members of the Coven is the only hope

we have of escape.

It's me.

>> Yeah, something's wrong. This amulet's a

phony. I'm positive it's a duplicate. A

copy. Now you get hold of property. Find

out who else had access to that

envelope. Right.

>> How do we look?

>> Terrific. You look just like her nest

snoop in a black gown.

>> Wait a minute. Over there. Go on.

such a time.

Oh,

>> I hate to think what'll happen when they

find that box empty. Search this house

from top to bottom.

>> We're stuck at the top in these lousy

closets.

Barney.

>> What?

>> This isn't a closet. I think it's an

elevator.

>> I think you're right, dear.

Stroski. Yeah, go ahead.

Lieutenant Tate and who else?

Just Tate.

You sure?

All right.

Thanks.

>> Come on, ladies. This way. Come on.

>> Oh, you're on the wrong floor. This is

the basement. The sacred room's on the

first.

>> Oh, come. We'll go back up.

>> Yes.

>> We'll show you the way.

>> We'll take you up in the elevator again.

>> Yes. Close the door and press the

button, please.

>> You must be new.

>> Yes, we are.

>> The high priest didn't say anything

about any new members tonight.

>> New to this coven? I mean,

>> uh, another coven? Yes, we're we're part

of the covenant exchange program.

>> Ah, the ceremony has begun. Come.

>> You picked a good night.

>> We did.

>> Oh, didn't you know this is the ceremony

of the great right? Oh evil spirit,

bless us with

>> this is one great right you'll never

forget.

>> I'm sure we won't

>> hold a special meeting in your honor

to commemorate the return of the secret

amulet.

Oh high priest

the master of evil is present with us

tonight.

Bring the sacred amulet [crying]

that we may share ONCE AGAIN

OUR master's

power

the

>> [screaming]

>> Uh, Jack, get me the ID night report,

would you please?

Dark night and shin moon

and west.

Earth and water, air and fire,

wand and pentacle and sword. Work ye

unto my desire.

Hearken ye unto my word.

[screaming]

[cheering]

>> What is this great ride? Could be a

human sacrifice. [screaming]

>> Uh yeah. Hello. This is Jim Rogers. Um,

I I I'm a new member and um I I was

supposed to come to the meeting tonight

with George Tate and I wondered if you

could tell me where it was. I I missed

him.

>> Oh, I I see. Yeah. Well, no, that's all

right. Thank you very much.

>> Yes. Hello. My My name is Jim Rogers.

I'm a I'm a new member and

[cheering]

Oh, this is ridiculous. [cheering]

Excuse

me. I think you dropped this

>> fraud. An impostor. A Christian.

>> There's nothing sacred anymore.

>> Just what the devil ordered. A human

sacrifice. Grab him. Get back.

>> Get back.

>> It's a gun. A gun disguised as a cross.

[snorts]

>> A gun? [clears throat and laughter] You

should be so lucky. This isn't a gun.

It's a cross.

>> A cross.

>> Cross. [laughter]

>> He's crazy.

>> Barney, run.

[screaming]

Get them.

>> They're getting away. Get them

after them. DON'T LET THEM ESCAPE.

>> Stop them. No telling who they are.

>> Don't let them get away.

>> Oh, police.

>> Get your hands off.

>> Oh, thank goodness.

>> Are you all right?

>> Yes. Thanks to you.

>> Just a minute.

Get your hands off me.

>> You're a little out of uniform, George.

>> Where's Barney?

>> This one's quite a hill away.

Lieutenant,

>> good work, Phillips.

>> Lieutenant, will you tell him who I am?

He's a troublemaker and an agitator.

>> Do you want me to book him, too?

>> No, it's all right. I'll take care of

him along with a couple of other ring

leaders I know.

>> Barney. Huh?

>> So, Tate switched the fake amulet for

the real one.

>> I suppose he thought no one but a member

of the coven could tell the difference.

>> How did you know, Steven?

Well, I noticed a a flaw on the base of

the amulet, but the fake had no flaw, no

imperfections at all. Oh, and you

remember that u that Delman Santel I

told you about, the fellow who uh who

died of the misanth poisoning? Well, the

it turns out he used to be a high priest

until Tate decided he wanted the job.

>> No wonder you had such trouble solving

Santel's murder.

>> To say nothing of poor Davids and Karen.

So, you know, I still can't figure out

why you had to kill Karen.

>> Oh, Tate cleared that up. You see, Karen

tipped off the coven that David was on

the plane.

>> So, Tate didn't want her to be able to

testify. Huh?

>> You got it.

>> So, why was she left here?

>> Oh, as a warning. The ladies were

getting too close.

>> Well, I think I better run.

>> Wait a minute, Lieutenant. Um, I want to

see if I've learned any of this uh

witchcraft business. Everybody put their

hands on their table.

I've got to get back to the office.

>> No.

>> Go ahead. Put the hands on the table and

close your eyes, please. Come on. I I

want to see if I have any of that

psychic phenom. Come on, everybody.

Close your eyes. Close your eyes. All

right. Okay. Here we go.

>> 2 4 6 8. Come on, table. LEVITATE.

>> AMAZING.

>> CONCENTRATE. The great wizard. Oh, VERY

GOOD, BUDDY.

>> OKAY, LIEUTENANT, I'll show you now.

>> Oh, no. You can't leave us like I better

show the lieutenant to the door. Well,

>> listen. This is the only chance I've

ever had to put you ladies on.

>> Look, knives. They act like Derek's.

[laughter] Little joke. Little joke.

Guilty. Guilty. Oh, Carl.

[music]

Heat. Heat.

>> [music]