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You buy yourself a chrome-plated beauty with a vinyl top, and pretty soon it's

lying on top of hundreds of others smashed, broken, wrecked.

It doesn't take long.

A couple of years of fast driving, taking the curves

too hard, and not knowing when to apply the brakes.

People are a lot like cars, except when they've had it, they

don't put them in the junkyard, they put them in a crazy house.

Six months ago, things were different.

It was a normal day.

I thought I was alone, and I knew that old Ellsworth next

door would be at his window waiting for my daily performance.

Maria, what are you doing?

Why don't you leave Ellsworth over there alone?

Oh, Tammy, he's just an old man.

I'm ashamed of you.

That's disgusting.

Oh, Tammy, you're such a prude.

What's the harm?

It gives the old boy some kicks.

He's not going to get there any other way.

You'll give old Ellsworth a heart attack.

Don't talk foolish.

It's just annoying to see you parading around naked like that in front of everybody.

Carrying on like that.

Pull down that shade!

Pull down that shade!

It's not him I'm worried about, it's you.

I think you'd walk down Broadway naked if you got a chance.

I don't know, Maria, why do you do that to him?

Come here, Tammy.

Come over here.

Come on.

I've got something nice for you.

Hurry.

Hurry.

If that's the only way you can get your kicks, go right ahead.

But I don't get any kicks out of it.

It was becoming clear to me that I needed a little vacation from Tammy.

I wasn't getting any kicks from her anymore.

I was wondering how I could get away when I saw a very interesting ad in the paper.

I called the number in Vermont.

Spencer's.

Hello.

I'm answering that ad in the sex paper.

Oh yeah?

Interested in excitement, huh?

Uh, yes.

I've never done this before.

I just thought it might be fun to meet some new people.

Do you like people to watch, huh?

Why do you do it?

I answered the ad.

Now what do you have in mind?

You'll be with us for three weeks.

You'll be well paid.

Five hundred bucks a week.

No one will hurt you unless you want it.

And you'll have plenty of whatever you do want.

Can you meet me at ten tomorrow?

Hey, not so fast.

Well, the money does sound good.

Okay, I'll do it.

I've got to get out of New York for a while.

A little trip to New England might do me good.

Meet me at Coney Island.

Corner of Stillwell and Ocean.

Okay.

That night, I wandered around Times Square,

wondering whether I should go through with it.

If I hadn't been high on grass, I probably would have said to hell with it.

But I was sick of this stinking town and all the garbage, human and otherwise,

that littered the streets.

I had to get away and get away fast.

And anyway, I needed sex and I needed it my way.

I was hoping that this guy, Spencer, could provide it somehow.

I didn't know then that I was heading for a

cesspool far worse than anything I had known.

My mind was made up.

I knew that in the morning, I'd be on that train to Coney Island.

Spencer was there that day, even though I didn't know it.

I didn't know it, but as I waited for Bruno, Spencer

was rocking high over my head in the Wonder Wheel.

Spencer liked high places where he could look

down on the specks in the street below him.

He liked to think of them as ants.

Ants that he could crush beneath his feet if he so desired.

He had left it up to Bruno to decide whether I was going to be suitable for,

well, for what he wanted.

Maria Curtis, I'm Bruno.

I never saw Spencer at Coney Island.

He was going to fly back to Vermont ahead of us, but Bruno was a surprise.

He wasn't the sophisticated I had expected.

He looked more like an innocent farm boy.

He quickly made up his mind that I was okay and we were off.

Yes, Spencer was high, and it wasn't the last high for him.

I was going to find out he was almost always high on something or other.

If I had known then what kind of man was smiling over us,

I would have run back to Tammy and stayed there, gladly.

The next day, we were in Vermont, and as we arrived at Spencer's house,

I found him a little funny and for the first

time began to wish I hadn't gotten into all this.

I was apprehensive at meeting Spencer.

Bruno had hinted that he might be more than a little eccentric.

The place was big, old, and a little run down.

Spencer liked it that way.

To the local yokels, it looked only like the home of a slightly eccentric man.

Go downstairs and wait.

I've got to talk to Spencer.

There was a full-fledged theater downstairs, and on stage they were

rehearsing a show, unlike anything I'd ever seen before.

If I had known then what kind of man was smiling over us,

I would have run back to Tammy and stayed there, gladly.

The next day, we were in Vermont, and as we arrived at Spencer's house,

I found him a little funny and for the first

time began to wish I hadn't gotten into all this.

Did you get her?

Yeah, she's downstairs.

Bring her in.

Listen, Spencer, this one's kind of okay.

I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to her.

What do you mean you wouldn't like it?

I never heard you talk like that before.

All right, I guess there's something wrong with me today.

Just remember how much money you're making with me...

and what you were before I picked you up.

Okay, Spencer, I'll get the girl.

You're right on the time, you want it, yeah You're right on the time,

you need it, yeah You're right on the time You're right on the

time Don't push it, baby You're right on the time Is it on?

Is it on?

Have I won?

Have I lost?

Come on, come on, baby Should I stay?

Should I go?

Should I go?

I can't wait I can't wait not to know You need it, yeah You got my goodness Well,

where are you trying to hide your head?

Give it to me, take it away If I don't understand

Tell me, baby I've got to understand Is it on?

Is it on?

Have I won?

Have I lost?

Come on, come on, baby Should I stay?

Should I go?

I can't wait I've got to know You need it, yeah I've been

wrong so bad to you Come on, Spencer wants to meet you

Do you need me, Spencer?

You, just stand there.

Bruno, take off her clothes

Come on Come, sit here

Come sit by me

Don't worry This is a harmless taphrodisiac of my own concoction Don't be

afraid In a few moments, after the fluid has coursed through

your veins You will experience the most delicious sensations

And now, lie down on the table

No, leave them on

No, the other way Lie with your feet toward me Now, Bruno, let's see what she's made of

There was a tingling in my loins even before Bruno touched me But when he did,

it sent electric shocks through my body Whatever Spencer had injected into me made

me not only more sensitive but at the same time strangely euphoric I just relaxed and

enjoyed the caresses of Bruno's experienced hands and tongue

Men and women who come to me for amusement and for satisfaction My shows downstairs

are designed to arouse And my bedrooms designed to satisfy I think you'll work

out very well Now go upstairs.

Bruno will show you to your room Otter's a queer bird.

He has his delusions He's always preparing his shows for people People who don't

exist It's one perpetual rehearsal and no performance He's been okay till now His

nurse died a couple of years ago and he's been on the verge of insanity ever since

He'll sleep here with Norton Sleep with her?

Yeah, that's right Anything else is up to you I'm sure you'll have no trouble

improvising Oh, hello My name is Maria

Hello Well, I'll take a shower

Maria Who's that?

Would you do me a favor?

What is it?

After you finish showering, don't dry yourself Just stand in the doorway All

right Oh

Oh, I didn't know you were awake I just woke up I'm Carla

I take a lot of pictures around here What's your name?

Maria Glad to meet you, Maria

Oh, Carla, look at your back Oh, it's nothing Carla, nothing?

Nothing to worry about Who did it?

Did Spencer do that to you?

Don't worry, it won't happen to you

Carla Are you a lesbian?

Am I a what?

Last night, Spencer injected me with something And ever since, all I can think

of is sex I want to grab you and rip those panties off and make love to you right now

I understand, Maria We're all pretty horny around here All the time Well,

let's just say that Spencer's morning concoction and our orange juice keeps us

tuned up for love You're very beautiful, Carla Much more beautiful than the girl

who slept here last night Thank you Do you know her?

Not really Spencer is excited about her She's a stripper, you

know I hope she's a better stripper than she is a lover Why?

Didn't she satisfy you?

Hardly, she has her own hang-ups

Well, I guarantee I can do better With you, Maria

You'd better get downstairs fast Believe me, you don't want to get Spencer mad

Well, if he gets mad, what can he do to me?

I guess I know that already

Hey, listen, by now I'm willing to go along with

it What are those two doing?

Spencer loves crazy things Believe me, when it comes to Spencer, don't question

anything Who's the other one on stage with Sally?

Is that a girl?

A girl or a guy?

Shh!

That's Sally's bush Spencer likes to watch the two of them

together They're pretty wild in bed together What do they do?

What do you think?

Spencer's

Yeah Listen, that's all well and good I'm not ready yet I just brought a new girl up

Maybe she'll work out Yeah, don't call me here.

You'll hear from me

Hey, is she really making a pass at her or are they fooling?

Don't!

Don't let Spencer hear you talking about her or you could be in trouble

You dirty son of a bitch!

Get the hell out of here!

That's

a practical joke Leave me cold Listen, I wouldn't put up with him if I were you I

wish that creep would stay away from me, for good Listen, that new kid is hot as a

pistol How about getting together with us later?

The three of us could really steam up the place Let's get

her right now and take a bath together I can't Why not?

Spencer might find out I'm not taking any chances Suit yourself Okay, but I want to

see you later on I like the way you do things and I want to see how you take care

of her She looks like she can handle a wild animal like you I want to see if you

can handle her That afternoon the Latin number was

on stage by herself To do what I couldn't imagine

Go upstairs, Carla wants you for the pictures Pictures?

Yeah, go upstairs

Do you need me up here?

Yeah, Spencer's found a real weirdo Sometimes I wonder if Spencer makes up all

these people This one's a guy who likes to see whipped

cream all over girls That is, says it's for someone else

Here's a can of it.

Go into the bedroom

Don't let her in What's Chiquita Bananas doing on stage, appealing?

Shut up, Bruno

Okay, Maria, write it so Spencer can read it.

Let's get this over with Hey, that stuff is cold Well, we all have to be with a lot

for Spencer Listen, we've been rehearsing for weeks.

When's he going to put on this show?

I think you'll have a long wait You mean there's not going to be a show?

Listen, we're all getting paid, aren't we?

You'll land downstairs right now, making love two o'clock She doesn't ask

why She doesn't blame you But he's so crazy

This is not arrange something entertaining for me upstairs, Bruno Sure, boss

Oh, this is getting disgusting.

Hurry up so I can get this crap on

It had occurred to me after those whipped cream pictures and after the girls'

discussion that Spencer was probably much crazier than I thought And if I had known

about the cooch dance with the flame pot downstairs I probably would have packed up

right then But it was time for more pictures We've got

to take some lesbian pictures For Spencer Okay, Carla

You must be Maria I've been hearing a lot about you I'm Dora I don't think I'll have

any trouble pretending to be your lover Come on, you

two Mash it up You're supposed to be hot for each other

All right, Dora Look into Maria's eyes as if you loved her Okay, that's good Come on

These have to be good for Spencer or else...

I'll be out of a job

Take your dress off, Dora

Like a couple of dead fish Is this how you really make love?

It's 1969, 69 Let's go

You don't know, but you've had it Do you think you're

going to pump Maria full of your lousy effort, DCX?

Not this time This time it's going to be something much more interesting Something

that's going to make her hate you, Spencer Hate you as much as I do Something

that's going to make her hate you enough to kill you

Okay, come on, let's get more action in there More ecstasy on the face,

Maria Come on, Dora, get your face in there Push it

in Good, good Now you're getting somewhere You're

out of your brats chewing on each other Can't you think of anything else?

What do you want, Bruno?

I think he might do anything Maybe even kill you Kill me?

Spencer's crazier than you think But why would he kill me?

A year ago, before he was crippled His nurse died, he went nuts Since then he's

been doing crazier and crazier things His fantasies have been getting more and more

far out and weird Last week, before he arrived, I saw him downstairs in the

dressing room with Laura He combed his hair down funny and put on somebody else's

glasses He told Laura to grind her feet into his chest He pretended to be in pain

This wasn't the first time I'd seen him do crazy things But it made me sick to see

him so degraded and low He seemed to revel in groveling at her feet She stepped on

him He has a thing for feet anyway Do you remember how he

had you put your feet near him on the dining room table?

I think the smell of feet gets him excited I can't begin to tell you all the crazy

things he's done One day he had a huge plate of boiled corn brought to him

Nothing else, just corn on the cob I think he'd just read The Sound and the Fury and

gotten excited by the scene where the guy rapes the girl in the barn with a corn cob

I saw him sitting there presiding grimly over all those cobs and for the first time

it dawned on me that he could become dangerous

What kind of mind could he have to be doing things like this?

Excentricity is with good humor, so that was his bag, you know what I mean?

Anyway, he himself has no sense of humor But he is a very comic figure Maybe that's

what it was Whenever Spencer did anything crazy like this, he did it so seriously

Here he was, sitting down to eat corn cobs as if he had been studying it all his life

and this was the grand moment But like everything else, he had to make this a big

production Dora is getting undressed while he nods away on an ear of corn I couldn't

imagine what could be going on in his head as he chewed that corn She knew what he

wanted and promptly began to go into her act She knew he wanted her to lick and

chew the corn as if it were a phallus So she did

The only trouble was that Dora was kind of, well, non-composementous She did a

lousy job of looking erotic and no one on earth could have gotten aroused by seeing

her sitting there making a fool of herself No one, that is, except Spencer He was

eating it up, so to speak And when she started fooling around with herself,

using that corn I thought he was going to have an orgasm

He told Dora to take the remaining corns and move downstairs

His crazy mind wasn't satisfied with Dora's little show

Downstairs, he quickly had two of the girls do a pantomime on stage.

By this time, I was convinced that Spencer should be locked up.

He was completely insane.

One of the girls started stuffing corns between the legs of the other.

Spencer wanted to see.

They just did what Dora told them.

I thought to myself, well, this is the end.

This is too much.

Not even Spencer could enjoy anything as dumb as this.

But then I saw him back in the shadows, and I got sick.

He was playing with himself.

But then it happened.

What I had feared became real.

His mind had really deteriorated too far.

He brought Conchita in for what was to be one of his crazy photograph sessions.

He told her he was going to get her up and take pictures.

And that he wanted her to look like she was in great pain.

And

she began squeezing his nipples.

She screamed, all right, this time for real.

Before

he was crippled, it was bad enough.

But when he got sick, it was worse.

Now he's completely deranged.

After he killed that girl... Sure, Spencer, I'll send it down.

Yeah, but wait a few minutes.

Then come down.

I'm going to give you another stimulant.

Everything is going like I thought.

She thinks Spencer is going to kill her.

I substituted a triple dose.

Spencer thinks he gave her his aphrodisiac.

When she wakes up, she'll be another person.

No telling what she may do.

Spencer.

Oh, Tammy, what are you doing here?

Has Spencer got you too?

Get out.

Good Lord, Spencer is going to kill us.

Corrupted as you should be killed and chopped

up into little pieces and fed to the dogs.

You won't get me, Spencer.

I hate you and your guts and I'm going to kill you.

Hello, Helen.

Are you ready to come over?

Oh, Bruni, how did you get rid of all those horrible girls?

I threw them all out.

The cops took Maria away after she stabbed Spencer.

It worked like a charm.

She really did kill him.

And I get the whole place.

It was worth sucking around Spencer for so long.

Even though I couldn't be with you, Helen.

Oh, Bruni, you're wonderful.

See you soon, darling.