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Really, don't!

Just don't touch me!

Come on!

No!

You know, you're a joke.

Get over there.

Get over there. No.

No!

Now come on.

Come on.

No!

Damn it!

Damn it!

Operator, operator, I'd like to place a collect call.

This is an emergency.

Seven seven eight eight eight two eight.

April Wynn.

Operator please, this is an emergency!

Sara...

I heard they.

You see, in order to project myself,

I'll need to find the substance in your character.

A good substantial paycheck projects me.

What's this Mensa?

I found this at the Tree of Life bookstore on Sunset.

It's full of all kinds of rituals from my country.

I thought it'd be kind of fun testing to see if they

Work at the party tonight.

Oh, rituals from Haiti.

How enchanting.

It's the operator.

She has a collect call for April.

It's just not your day, is it?

I'll go get April.

April, there's a collect call for you.

Oh, OK.

Thank you.

Probably my baby sister Sara.

Collect's her middle name. Excuse me.

Hello?

Operator, I'll accept the call.

What's the problem this time, Sara?

Slow down.

You're not making any sense.

OK, where are you?

Well listen.

You're only a few blocks away.

No, no, no.

You won't be disturbing the party.

You having a good time? Richard.

Excuse me.

Sara's on her way over.

She's in some sort of trouble.

She's always in some sort of trouble.

Stop letting her run to you every time

That boyfriend of hers farts.

Richard, you have such a way with words.

April!

Oh my God!

Oh, what happened?

Joe!

Help him in the bedroom.

I'm really sorry everyone.

But tomorrow morning comes very early.

Thank you all so much for the party.

But please, let's call it a night.

Thank you.

Thank you for coming.

See you later.

Bye bye.

I'm sorry. Hope she'll be OK.

These things just happen.

Thank you very much.

I'm so sorry.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye bye.

Hi, Carol?

This is Napoleon.

Are there any calls for me?

Well I was going to pay for it April.

Goodnight Napoleon.

How you feeling baby girl?

I brought you a pill to help you sleep better.

Sara, I really think we should call the police.

No.

No, it's not Bobby's fault.

What do you mean it's not his fault?

I mean I shouldn't have gone there.

I shouldn't have gotten him angry.

I...

Oh yeah, you shouldn't have come home early

And caught him in bed with another woman Sara?

When are you going to learn to stop taking

The blame for everything?

I don't know.

Oh, it's OK baby girl.

It's OK.

It's going to be all right.

Come on.

Let's have some hot soup.

Come up.

And honey tea.

Come on.

Calm down now.

Everything's going to be OK.

Listen, I have an early shoot in Frisco.

Why don't you come up with me?

Just like the old days.

It'd be fun.

Everybody will be staring at me.

April Wynn's plain old ugly sister has got herself into too

Many barroom fight scenes.

Now, you are not my plain old ugly sister.

And anyway, nobody would know.

We'll have Jack make your face up.

I just want to stay here until I'm feeling better.

OK.

But Sara, look.

Don't go back to that apartment.

If you want anything Richard will be more

Than happy to get it for you.

Now promise me that you won't go back to that apartment.

Baby girl, promise me.

I promise.

Good.

Now get yourself some rest.

And listen, if you want to come, come up to Frisco.

I'll be shooting for two weeks.

OK?

Anyway, I'll call you from there to see how you're doing.

Buh bye.

Good night.

April?

April, is that you?

Hello?

Hi, Sara.

Everything all right?

Huh?

Everything's fine.

I just woke up.

Listen, I told Richard to stop

By and see how you're doing.

Is that OK?

OK, I'll be here.

I'm not going any place.

I think I'll get up and take a nice, hot bath.

Oh, that'll be nice.

And look, wear my clothes until we get your things, OK?

I got to go. Bye bye.

Thanks, bye.

Hi Richard!

Bobby, what are you doing here?

Sara, I need to talk to you.

Sorry about yesterday.

But it happened so quick I didn't have a chance to think.

It's too late Bobby.

Look at me.

Look what you've done to me!

I didn't know what I was doing.

You're the one that started yelling and screaming at me.

Honey, you have to understand baby.

We've been together for three years.

That must count for something.

Three years of fear.

Three years of you treating me like shit.

It's over Bobby.

What the hell are you talking about, it's over?

Huh?

You think it's easy living with you?

You're nothing but a dumb, drab, stupid broad!

You understand that?

I tried to put some fucking life in your dumb ass!

I should have stayed with April.

You have stayed with who?

April!

Your sister April!

You're lying.

She hates your guts.

You're damn right she hates my guts.

I dumped her for you.

Oh, you're lying.

You're lying.

You're lying!

Why don't you ask her if you think I'm lying?

Oh, just get out of here.

Get out of here before I call the police!

You call the police I'll kill you!

Yeah, and then you'll be one dead ugly broad.

Don't hurt me.

I won't call the police. I won't.

I swear.

I swear!

Ah.

Where's the money you've been saving?

Oh, don't.

Bobby please don't.

Where is it?

Where is it?

At the apartment.

Under the television set.

Let me... it's in the apartment!

It better be.

OK.

Now let's take those pajamas off.

No.

Come on.

I got a going away present for you.

Hey!

What's going on?

Richard!

Richard!

Bobby's going out of his mind!

Cut the theatrics, huh Sara?

How you doing creep?

Sara, I have to go.

I really think you should call the police.

They'll issue a restraining order.

No.

I'm going to do anything else to make him mad.

He's got the money.

That's all that he wants.

Anyway, I think he's glad to be rid of me.

I'm not beautiful like April.

I'm not as...

Sara, stop putting yourself down all the time!

You're an attractive woman.

Oh.

Well I don't feel very attractive.

Bobby says I don't still have it.

He...

Sara!

Yeah, you're right I'm... I'll forget about him.

You're going to be all right?

Yes, I'm going to be fine.

Thank you.

OK.

What's this Mensa?

I found this at the Tree of Life bookstore on Sunset.

It's got all kinds of rituals from my country.

Rituals from Haiti?

Sounds terrific.

I'm heading down to Haiti tomorrow

Morning... ah some kind of voodoo, black arts conference.

The power of candles... the burning of certain colors

Of candles has the power of gathering

And releasing the spiritual forces into one circle of life.

Burning candles for special wishes and desires...

Hmm... moral, wealth, love, and beauty.

All these gifts can be yours.

Hm.

Well let's see if this stuff really works.

OK.

Matches.

Illya kazume, illya kazume, I seek the inner... illya kazume,

I seek the inner and outer beauty of my life.

Illya kazume, illya kazume, I seek the inner and outer beauty

Of my life.

Illya kazume, I seek the inner and outer beauty of my life.

Illya kazume.

Damn!

You're lookin good, Sara.

Illya kazume.

Good bye Sara.

I'll give you back this body if it's not to my liking.

You like what you see?

That's more of a question you should answer.

My leering eyes should be giving me away by now.

So they are.

And so they are.

Could I have a glass of water please?

Water?

How about a smooth shot of cognac to activate the water?

Your treat?

My treat.

To the princess who orders water because she

Doesn't have a quarter.

To the bartender who orders an empress a cognac in the hopes

Of jumping in the sack.

So what makes you think I don't have a quarter?

No purse.

No pockets.

No visible means of support.

You'd be surprised at the support what I have.

Wow, you got yourself a classy convertible here.

Yeah, Black Beauty's a classy lady all right.

Just got her yesterday.

I cashed the.

Oh well.

I hope she doesn't mind my presence.

No way.

You hear the way she's purring?

That's her way of showing off her performance

Capabilities to you.

You know, she can hit zero to 70 inside 10 seconds,

Maybe faster.

Yeah, Black Beauty may have a Volkswagen engine.

But she's got the heart and mind of a Porsche.

Well I hope we're not going to be talking cars all night.

No way.

Come on in David.

Can I get you a drink?

Yeah, how about some hot, black coffee, extra strong.

That comes in the morning.

You want me to be awake tonight.

Hm.

It doesn't matter.

Sura.

It's Sara.

Sara?

Sura. I think I had a little too

Much to drink tonight myself.

Well you should have told me that back at the bar.

So anyway, how did you get this name Empress Sura?

I became the Empress Sura when I married the emperor of Egypt.

I didn't know they had emperors in Egypt.

Hm.

Whatever.

I'm the goddess of love and beauty.

I thought Aphrodite, you know Venus,

Was the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

Well my dear, there are different types

Of love and beauty.

And besides, I'm not Greek.

Oh?

What are you?

You don't really need the answers to these questions,

Now do you?

Illya kazune, illya kazune, illya kazune...

Is that some kind of a chant, Sura?

I like the way you pronounce my name Sura.

Sura.

Say it three times and I shall reward you.

Sura.

Sura.

Sura.

I hope the emperor doesn't come home early.

I gave him the night off.

Just stay here.

I'll be back.

Get away from my candles!

Hello.

Hi, baby girl.

How are you doing?

Sara?

Are you there?

Sara?

Everything all right?

Fine.

I'm fine.

I guess I was just so busy cleaning

House I forgot that you liked to call me baby girl.

I must be losing my mind or something.

You should be resting,

Not cleaning the house.

I feel fine!

I feel great.

Great enough to fly up to Frisco?

I've got the weekend off.

Oh, it sounds like fun.

Hey, catch the 3:30 flight out of LAX.

I'll pick you up at the airport.

Oh, I'm going to need some cash.

Can I raid the cookie jar?

Go ahead.

What's mine is yours.

By the way, nice to hear you sound so good.

Getting rid of Bobby may turn out to be the best

Thing you could have done.

I think so too.

And April, to prove I'm ready to start stepping out

Why don't you line up some of those delicious

Actor friends of yours?

Bye!

Damn.

I should be an actress like April.

Hm, OK baby girl.

Open your eyes and see for sure one last time.

So.

Who has the Empress Sura captured today?

She captured me forever.

This is a nice car.

You like it?

Yeah, it runs so smooth.

Yeah, Black Beauty's smooth.

She can do zero to 70 in less than 10 seconds.

I'm not really sure.

I just got her yesterday.

Hm, yesterday.

So, we should put Black Beauty to the test.

Yeah, I think I would like to test

Her performance capabilities.

You know, I like fast cars and classy ladies.

Well what else do you like?

Checking out your performance capabilities.

Why don't you just pretend that I'm a Porsche?

And I'll drive you right out of this world.

Ah!

Get away from my mirror, you deaf fool!

Oh my dear Sara.

I must go now.

I have to gather my strength.

Remember, green candles are too relaxing.

Illya kazune, illya kazune, illya kazune.

If anybody's playing games or hiding out in this house,

You better be very careful.

Because I'm going to shoot first.

I really will.

Did I scare you honey?

What do you want Bobby?

I miss you honey.

Really, I do.

I just thought I'd stop by and see how you're doing.

Hm?

Well, I'm doing just fine, thank you.

Now get out!

Hey!

Girl, you're getting really tough there.

I like that.

Really, I do.

Yeah, I like that.

Mm.

Bobby, look.

I'm not in the mood, OK?

It's getting late.

I want to go to bed.

Come on honey.

Can I talk to you?

There's nothing to talk about.

What are you talk... there's always something to talk about.

Are my eyes deceiving me, huh?

Damn girl, you're looking good.

Let me turn on some light, get a better look at you.

You've been in your sister's theatrical makeup,

Haven't you, huh?

What do you want Bobby?

I've given you my money.

I've given you everything!

Not everything.

Jesus.

Gah.

Hey.

What did you go and do that for?

I was just trying to tell you I was sorry.

I was wrong for saying all those things about April.

You were right honey.

April does hate my guts.

I guess that's why I told all those lies about her.

I'm sorry.

I was wrong.

I'll make it up to you.

You see honey, I got the money back for you.

Look, I was just fooling around.

I was acting.

Look.

It is too late Bobby.

I don't want the money.

I just want you to get out!

OK, I'm leaving.

Hey, I didn't come her to cause you any trouble.

I just thought maybe we could talk, work things out.

What are you burning those red candles for anyway?

You becoming one of those religious fanatics

Or something?

Bobby, I'm trying to concentrate.

Hey witch, you're not trying to put one of those voodoo trips

On me are you with them red candles?

Red candles stimulate the blood and make

Me feel strong and powerful.

Hm, you don't say.

Well I guess I come to the right place then.

Because my blood definitely needs a little stimulation.

Bobby would you just leave me alone?

Just get out of here.

Fuck you bitch!

Fuck you bitch!

Fuck you bitch!

Fuck you bitch!

Illya kazune, illya kazune, illya kazune,

Illya kazune, I seek the inner and outer beauty of my life!

Illya kazune, illya kazune, I seek the inner and outer beauty

Of my life.

You bitch.

You tried to kill me, just because I

Wanted to make love to you.

Make love to yourself asshole.

Now I'm going to really kick your butt!

Come on Sara.

Sara, stop fooling around.

Take off that mask.

Sara. Sara!

No!

No!

No!

Sara?

Sara?

Where are you Sara?

Sara?

Sara.

Sara.

Sara.

Sara.

Wake up Sara.

Wake up now.

You'll be safe with me.

Illya kazune, illya kazune, illya kazune, illya kazune.

Hello Sara.

Come on.

Step into our circle, Sara.

You'll be safe with me.

Come on.

I'll protect you.

Where are you going baby girl?

April?

Is that you?

Yes, it's April.

Come into our circle baby girl.

Come, I'll take care of you.

Illya kazune, I seek the inner and outer beauty of my life.

Sit down baby girl.

Light the candle of your spirit and desires.

Very good baby girl, very good.

You shall be rewarded with great beauty and wealth.

Soon I'll be with you always, always, always.

Sara!

Sara, are you home?

Sara?

The power of candles.

Burning candles for special wishes and desires... health,

Wealth, love, and beauty.

Well, you do what you have to, baby girl,

To get yourself back in the fighting spirit.

Sara!

Boo!

What are you doing out here baby girl?

Burying cattails and monkey nuts?

My, how soon you bounce back.

You look wonderful.

Damn, this looks about the same size as a grave.

April?

April!

April?

Sara!

April?

April?

Richard? April!

Richard.

What's the matter?

Oh, God.

Are you all right?

I don't know.

Richard.

What happened?

I can't understand why Sara would hit you.

Are you sure it was her?

Of course I'm sure it was her!

Richard, I know my own sister.

Richard, you know, maybe it was that book, that silly book

That Mensa gave me.

What book?

Mensa gave it to me.

And it has something to do with burning candles.

And Sara... she was reading it and burning candles!

Burning candles?

Yes.

Richard, where are you going?

I'm going to find the book and see what she's been up to.

Well don't leave me here alone Richard.

She could be coming back here any minute!

Hey if Sara knocked you over the head

I doubt she'll be back for a while.

Richard please!

I'm a little bit scared!

Hey, come on.

I like it when you're a little scared.

Think what it'll be like when I'm frightened out of my wits.

Richard, what are you doing?

I'm going to frighten you out of your slip.

I said wit, not slip, dummy.

April, Richard.

What are you guys doing here?

April, I thought... did you fly into town for a quickie?

Sara, how come you hit me in the backyard?

Hit you in the backyard?

Yes, with a shovel.

You hit me with a goddamn shovel!

I don't remember.

It must have been an accident.

Are you OK?

Where have you been, Sara?

Where have I been... I was asleep.

And I heard voices.

Why didn't you show up in San Francisco?

Oh, San Francisco.

I was supposed to go to San Francisco.

How did you know that?

You were supposed to meet me there.

Don't you remember?

I'm trying to remember.

But I can't concentrate.

You're asking me too many questions.

I'm feeling dizzy.

Richard, would you get her some water, please?

Can you bring me some too?

Gah... I must be losing my mind or something.

I can't seem to remember who I am.

Maybe Dr. Martin should have a look at you.

A look at me?

Well maybe Bobby did more damage than we think.

Bobby.

Oh, Bobby.

Oh.

Sara, are you all right?

No.

Sara.

No Bobby!

Richard!

Richard come here!

What's the matter?

Ah!

Gone!

Who's gone?

There was a man!

A man's body!

It was covered with bloody filth!

Maybe it was a dream Sara.

No!

Maybe it was television.

No!

Was it Bobby's body?

No.

Bobby's... oh my... they're gone!

They're gone!

Two bodies fell out of here, Bobby and some other man and...

Sara, there is no one in here.

Oh, what is going on?

You positive they were dead?

Richard!

Yes, please believe me.

I saw them with my own two eyes.

I think she's telling the truth.

She probably buried them in the backyard!

It looked like a grave that she was trying to cover up.

OK!

OK, let me ask her some questions.

Oh, God.

Sara!

Who killed Bobby?

Did you do it?

I don't know.

Did Bobby come back after I left?

Think, Bobby... did he come back?

Yes, he came back.

He said he wanted to get back together.

And he said that I looked really good

And that he wanted to make love and... and then I killed him.

He wouldn't leave me alone.

And I shot him!

What happened then Sara?

You said that there were three bodies.

Did Bobby have some friends with him?

What happened after you shot Bobby?

I went to the dressing table.

You went to the dressing table?

You shot Bobby and went to the dressing table?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Sara, How come your face doesn't

Have any signs of the beating that Bobby gave you?

You couldn't have healed that quickly.

I don't know.

I don't remember.

Do you remember talking to April on the telephone?

About Frisco?

Yeah.

What happened after you talked to me?

After I talked to you I went to the closet to get

Some clothes and then I...

You found a body.

Did you know who it was?

What happened next?

Did you find Bobby and the other body?

Yes!

Yes!

Sara, did you bury them in the backyard?

No!

No, I went to the dressing table.

Sara, we're trying to get you to remember

Everything before the police get a hold of you.

First you say you shot Bobby and you went to the dressing table.

Now you say you found another body

And went to the dressing table?

I go there all the time.

Do you want to go there now?

Yeah, I'm feeling tired.

I need to light a candle to gather my strength.

You light candles to gather strength?

Just 24 more hours and I won't be needing them any longer.

Sara, no.

Just go take a nap.

I'll bring you some supper a little later.

All right?

I am the Empress Sura.

And my.

Your strength is weakening.

And you cannot win.

I am Sura.

Oh!

Beware, humans.

Interfering with my powers you ensure you will die.

April!

Help me!

Ah!

April!

Damn!

What the hell was that?

Sara, Sara.

Are you all right?

Oh, April.

It's.

What happened?

Wake up Sara.

Wake up!

Don't you see what you're doing to yourself

With this stupid candle stuff?

Damn it Sara!

You are becoming possessed by some ugly demon!

No.

I didn't know.

I know baby girl.

But you've got to stop this chanting stuff

And this candle burning.

You are dealing with something that you know nothing about.

I didn't think it was going to work!

Do you think that she's gone?

Yeah, she's gone.

Thank God.

Thank God is right.

Sara, you conjured up some evil spirit

With this candle burning stuff.

Just leave that bullshit alone!

And she won't be able to come back!

Do you understand?

I understood.

Good.

Now, let's get rid of all this black magic stuff.

Sara.

Sara.

Wake up Sara.

I've returned for you.

Come Sara, come.

What's the matter baby girl?

No, you've had a bad dream.

No, you've just had a bad nightmare, that's all.

Oh, oh.

It was so real.

It's OK.

It's OK.

Look, the mirror's still gone.

Look baby girl, after what you've been through bad dreams

Are to be expected for a while.

If it bothers you why don't you just

Go to sleep in the living room?

No, it's OK.

I'm a big girl now.

I'm going to be all right.

Of course you are.

So you get some sleep, OK?

OK.

Night.

Good night.

Good morning. Good morning.

So uh, did you sleep OK last night?

Slept like a log.

Are we going to call the police this morning?

Yes.

As soon as we get it clear in our heads

What we're going to tell them.

I don't know. I don't know.

A part of me thinks that we should just leave

Them buried in the backyard.

Who is going to believe a crazy story like this?

Look, I feel... I feel the same way too.

But we have just got to know.

I mean, maybe I was burying something else out there.

And maybe Bobby... well, maybe I didn't kill him.

April. April!

I have just got to know!

We will.

But we can take some time to think, OK?

Hey, it's going to be all right.

She's gone.

No!

What are you going to do Richard?

I'm calling the police.

I've heard and seen enough.

What are they going to do but arrest

Sara and close their books so everything will

Look good on their records?

If you have a better idea let's hear it.

Look, how about calling the police and then

They can see this Sura first hand?

No, Sara.

Now if Sura gets back in your body again

We'll never get control of her.

What we need right now is someone who knows

How to deal with these things.

Well who knows how to deal with evil spirits

Floating out of mirrors?

I know it's going to sound stupid,

But why don't we just look in the yellow pages?

The yellow pages?

She's crazy!

Crazy, but not stupid.

That was a great idea baby girl.

OK, what am I looking for?

Look under spiritualists or psychics

Or something like that.

Oh, here's something.

Spiritual Consultants.

Madame Julie, Miss Mary, Spirits of Diana, John Smith...

John Smith.

Well what do you think Richard?

I think we should get the hell out of here.

Look just call John Smith.

His name sounds normal enough.

Good.

Now let's give John Smith some business.

Oh, I'm sure he'll be giving it to you.

It's busy.

Maybe we should have the police here.

Look, I know a couple of police officers.

They came to the house once when Bobby went kind of crazy.

And they were wonderful!

Well call them.

We're going to need somebody sane here.

We'll call them just as soon as we get

This Mr. Smith on the phone.

Hi.

Oh, John Smith's the name.

And spirits are my game.

Uh, I'm sorry I'm late.

I had trouble following your directions.

May I come in?

There's very little time left.

Spirits get trapped in mirrors all the time.

It just doesn't make the evening news.

Most people are afraid of what the neighbors might think.

You remember what I told you?

Richard, wake up, huh?

Mr. Smith is here.

Oh no, no.

John, John, just call me John.

Richard.

Now I'll just move over here.

I brought a few things.

We'll start with that.

Pain... you don't need that.

What's this for?

Oh, that'll come in handy.

Richard, would you do that for me?

Thanks.

Light blue candles?

Well the... the color blue has a tranquilizing effect.

Those candles will have the same narcotic effect

As blue or purple flowers.

Would you light one of those?

You're going to drug her?

No.

Um, we're going to slow down her ability to uh,

Think and respond supernaturally.

Smell that.

Oh!

Where's your sister?

Sara!

Sara!

No, stop, stop.

It's OK.

It's all right.

The spirit knows I'm here.

OK.

Whoever you are we are not going to let you take Sara!

Set her free!

Oh, d... don't worry.

Don't worry.

The spirit can't harm us yet.

We are not going to let you take Sara.

Set her free!

Sara, it is time.

Do you understand Sara?

It is time.

We will now become one forever.

We will now become one forever.

April! Richard!

Help me!

Sara!

Sara!

We're coming Sara!

Sara!

Please shoot her!

I can't kill my sister!

April, you don't want to kill

Your baby girl now, do you?

Give me the gun.

Please!

No!

No!

No!

Sara!

Drop the gun lady.

Drop it.

All right, what's going on here?

Stop it!

Stop it!

I'm sorry, baby girl.

I'm sorry.

I had no choice.

Got ya.

Did you stop her?

Oh, yeah.

She won't be bothering you anymore.

Oh.

Sorry we were late.

Oh, no problem.

We had everything under control.

A job well done, I'd say.

Good job April.

You too Sara.

You both deserve the academy award.

Oh, Sara.

I told you it was fake blood.

But did you have to wear my best night gown?

Oh, well send me the dry cleaning bill.

Thanks John.

Your plan really worked.

She actually believed that Sara was dead.

Ah, look.

One of you guys is going to have to come down to the station

With us to make a report.

No, I'll be down first thing in the morning.

No, April. I'll go.

It's my responsibility.

OK.

Maybe I'm finally growing up.

Hey you guys, wait a second.

Lock her up and throw away the key.

You got it.

To Sara.

To Sara.

To Sara.

Whose beauty and great courage...

You really are beautiful.

Damn!

What the hell was that?