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[theme music]

Nothing in the history of the world

has caused more pain, more violence, more

wanton destruction than love.

When someone hurts youto the core of your soul,

the need for revenge can be overwhelming.

You don't just want them to feel pain.

Random suffering is not enough.

The only thing that will suffice is for them

to feel what you are feeling.

You want to savor the pain, know every nuance,

so you will know exactlyhow to inflict it on them.

MERRIAM [VOICEOVER]: Day one.

Starting small.

Beginning where all things,good or bad, should start.

Calling you, leaving messages,waiting all day for a reply.

Waiting in vain.

Knowing you never do, never have, never will.

Obviously, other tactics are in order.

Little of that old-time religion,

just like the bad books say.

And I quote, "stuff a sheep'sheart with graveyard dirt,

stick it full of new pins, never used.

Roast it in the fire of my name, and the name

of all evil angels, all whilesaying 'It is not this heart

I mean to burn but yourheart make melt in return.

Wishing you neither rest nor peace

till you are dead and gone.'"

Dave.

Dave.

[panting]

Merriam.

Merriam, Merriam.

Say it.

Say it, swear, swear.

Mine forever.

I swear.

I swear.

Liar.

[HESITANTLY] Miss-- Nylander.

A-- a--and your first name,is this pronounced Norissa?

Yes.

Lovely.

Some tea?

Please.

Thank you, Miss Rusk.

Oh, please, child.

Call me Gammer.

Everyone does.

Now, the doctors-- blesstheir greedy little hearts--

have given me quite a raft of medicines.

Five different pills, five times daily.

The side effects are nausea and dry throat.

An antacid solution has beenprovided to dissolve them in.

This is a large house, so shouldI need you, I will use this.

Rather Pavlovian, I'm afraid.

Mail's come, Gammer.

I hope I'm not interrupting.

Hoho, hardly.

Come here, child.

Miss Nylander, MerriamRusk, the last of the brood.

You mean breed, don't you?

Nurse Nylander will beour guest for the duration

of my upcoming experience.

Well, for you

Oh, me?

And the rest?

For me.

Any one correspondent in particular?

No one special.

MERRIAM [VOICEOVER]: Day two.

I write you, write you back.

Leave notes.

Wait for replies to sent messages,

replies that never come.

Doing research in between letters.

All these bad black booksfull of bad black spells.

And all with the same idea behind them.

To make you finally pay for what you owe me.

My books list at least 30 different methods

of extracting payment from people

who break their promises.

The next time you don'tanswer one of my letters,

I'm gonna make sure it's because you can't.

Is there something you wantto ask me, Nurse Nylander?

Norissa.

The Rusks have always had money.

Since 1675, at least.

And we've always been witches.

Can I ask you something?

Yes

Why were you doing whatever itwas I saw you doing out there?

Because I want him to suffer.

Mer.

Hmm?

I, um.

Yes?

I'm getting married

That's so sweet.

Really?

Look.

She already knows all about you, Mer.

She knows about us.

I told her everything.

I even told her about howyou think you're a witch.

Is she scared?

She's a Catholic.

[BITTERLY] Yeah, there's a switch.

Mine forever.

First and last and always.

You swore it, remember?

Mer, come on, that was-- that was then.

Mer, I'm always gonna love you.

Just not enough to marry.

It's like this, Mer.

Appearances aside, I'm a pretty normal guy.

I need a wife.

Not somebody thinks they can make the weather

change by crucifying mice.

It will never happen, Dave.

As long as I live, I won't let you.

You won't?

Watch.

So, you really do magic?

Make and image.

Identify it with the target, then destroy it.

What happens to it, happens to them.

And the last part is telling the person,

so they know what you've done, and why.

So, does he know?

Oh, he will.

[bell ringing]

I'm here, Gammer!

Be right with you.

Heh.

Hey, you.

DAVE: Hey.

Hi.

Wow, you're tense.

You have a long day?

Um.

Long enough.

Ugh I'm home.

Yes.

I don't I don't see why youhave to keep working at all.

Oh, thank you.

I need to see this one through, you know?

Why?

Um, call it personal ethics.

And besides, I know I'll berelaxed as soon as I get home.

You do, do you?

Yes, I do.

[intermittent moaning]

He's never lasting this punishment.

Pain.

Mnm.

"Thou shalt not suffer the witch to live."

The witch to live.

[bell tolls]

[suspenseful music]

A last request, if you will.

He doesn't want you, Merriam.

The heart's truth, and it is hot.

He swore he was mine.

Men's souls aremeaningless in such matters.

Surely, surely even you should realize that.

Let him go.

I can't

I'm not debating yourright to practice our craft,

but you must do it correctly,and with an uncluttered heart.

Yours is, is too full of thoughts of Dave

to t-- t-- to see clearlyor to work effectively.

My spells work.

Do they?

Do they really?

You're only hurtingyourself, my dearest one,

can't you see that?

To see him marry someone else--

it would kill me, Gammer.

Only if you let it.

[sigh]

[pained noises]

MERRIAM [VOICEOVER]: One more spell.

A formal working, with formal rules.

You wear only the initiate's robe.

You say only the words you're told to say.

And never, never break the circle.

[wheezing]

[choking]

Dilapidator, Tentatore, Soigatore, Devorator,

Concitor, and Seductor.

All ye ministers and companions,consecrate this image

in my name, and in the name of all evil angels,

so that this man may be divided against himself.

And that as the face of theone Is contrary to the other,

So the same may nevermorelook one upon another.

[ragged breathing]

[choking]

[bell ringing]

NORISSA [VOICEOVER]: To ridoneself of unwanted love,

take a new knife--

Mer.

I just heard.

I'm sorry.

Too late.

Too late.

Is he gone?

That was Dave.

He's fine.

Still alive.

None of it-- none of it worked.

Gammer was right.

Now she's dead,Gammer's-- Gammer's dead,

and I broke the circle.

Don't you remember, Merri?

Your heart's too full tomake anything work right now.

It's too full of Dave.

I mean, come on, let's face it, you never

really wanted Dave to die.

You still love him, don't you?

No.

No, he lied to me, I want him to suffer.

But not enough to kill him.

Magic is sympathy, right?

Whatever you do to theimage, you do to the person.

Whatever you want for them, happens.

What you want for Dave isfor him to come back to you.

And he needs to be alive to do that.

Your love is what's keepingyour magic from working.

And that's-- that's because love?

Love doesn't die.

[car horn beeping]

If you'll excuse me.

My cab's arrived.

Love doesn't die.

Unless you kill it.

MERRIAM [VOICEOVER]: Day whatever.

I don't know, I don't care.

Hello!

I almost thought you skipped out on me.

I didn't miss my own wedding.

Fat chance.

Nobody is ever going to read this.

Missed you.

Mm.

Had that launch?

Only one.

I'm all done.

MERRIAM [VOICEOVER]: It'sthe oldest spell I know,

and the most effective, becauseit can never be taken off.

Thank you.

You take something, rename it, and then--

[coughing]

Dave?

What's the matter?

--you kill it.

Dave.

Dave!

Honey, Dave-- ah!

[burbling]

[HORRIFIED] Dave!

Oh my-- Oh, my Dave!

MERRIAM [VOICEOVER]: You save his spell

for the worst case scenario,because it's the most perfect.

I don't have to check the book to know that.

Think about it.

If it works, I won't be around to take it off.

If it doesn't work, I won'tbe around to find out.

Everybody wins.

When you love someone, and are loved in return,

and you are uniquely vulnerable.

They have the power to hurtyou which is unmatched.

We discover thisinstinctively in adolescence.

And from that point on, weunderstand the simple principle

that if you want to hurt someone who loves you,

all you have to do is hurt yourself.

[ending theme]

Love.

Obsession.

Power and possession.

Hunger!

Oh, oh.