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[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SCREAMING ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

Dave: ALL RIGHT, CLEAR A WAY. MAKE ROOM.

PARDON ME, MA'AM. PARDON ME.

ALL RIGHT, GO HOME. GO ON.

GO ON, FOLKS. GO ON HOME.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE THAT CONCERNS YOU.

LET'S GET THE DOOR SHUT.

OH, KEEP THE KINKS OUT OF THAT, HUH?

HELLO, DAVE.

ANOTHER SELF-INFLICTED MUTILATION -- THE STOVE.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU CALLED ME. CAN I TALK TO HER?

CAN'T DO HER ANY HARM, BUT SHE'S FULL OF SEDATION.

Miss Thompson: [ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

OH, GOD.

G-GOD HELP ME.

MISS THOMPSON?

MISS THOMPSON, I'M DETECTIVE SERGEANT KENNEDY.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

[ Crying ] OH, HELP ME.

HELP ME.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

NOW, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

A H-HORRIBLE PAIN.

B-BURNING.

[ BREATHES RAGGEDLY ]

YOU PUT YOUR HAIR IN THE FLAME. WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.

MY FACE...

IS -- IS IT BURNED?

YES.

IS -- IS -- IS IT BAD?

WILL -- WILL I BE HORRIBLE?

[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]

WILL I BE A MONSTER?

WILL I?

[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]

NO, NO, YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

OH.

DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL -- YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

[ SIGHS ]

THANK GOD.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, THANK GOD.

THAT'S IT.

PROBABLY JUST AS WELL.

WHAT HAPPENED?

ACCIDENT, DAVE.

I SEE 'EM ALL NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT.

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT SHE COULDN'T TELL THIS RANGE FROM THAT SINK?

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?

LOOK, DAVE, I JUST TRY TO PATCH 'EM UP THE BEST I CAN.

11 WOMEN...

ATTRACTIVE, SOME EVEN BEAUTIFUL...

EACH ONE OF THEM MUTILATED THEIRSELF IN SOME CRAZY WAY.

THEY CAN'T ALL BE ACCIDENTS.

WHAT ELSE?

I DON'T KNOW.

ONE OF THEM STUCK HER FACE INTO THE BLADE OF AN ELECTRIC FAN --

SAID SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A VIBRATOR.

ANOTHER ONE SLICED HER FACE WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR.

SHE THOUGHT THE RAZOR WAS A LIPSTICK BRUSH.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT?

I DON'T. THAT'S YOUR JOB.

[ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU'D GET A PUNCHING BAG

TO WORK OFF YOUR HOSTILITIES ON.

YOU'RE GETTING DANGEROUS.

I BROUGHT YOUR BOOKS BACK, PHIL. [ DART LANDS ]

THANK YOU, AND I'M NOT WORKING OFF ANY HOSTILITIES.

I'VE GOT TO WRITE A PAPER

FOR THE JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHIATRY,

AND I'M LETTING MY... SUBCONSCIOUS HELP ME

SELECT MY TOPIC.

A TOPIC WHICH MIGHT VERY WELL BE ENTITLED...

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.

AHA.

DID SIGMUND FREUD HAVE A ROMANTIC FIXATION...

WELL, THAT'LL NEVER DO.

[ CHUCKLES ] WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, DAVE?

AH, THESE MUTILATION CASES, PHIL.

FRANKLY, I'M A LITTLE STUMPED.

WE HAD ANOTHER ONE TONIGHT.

[ DART LANDS ]

THAT'S THE 11th, ISN'T IT?

[ DART LANDS ] MM-HMM.

THIS WAS THE WORST YET.

I DON'T SEE HOW ANYTHING COULD BE WORSE

THAN THE ONE WHO DRANK THE LYE.

WELL, THIS ONE DIED.

SHE WAS BURNT TO A CRISP.

MM. [ DART LANDS ]

[ DART LANDS ]

WHY DON'T WE HAVE DINNER TOGETHER TONIGHT

AND KICK IT AROUND, HUH?

WELL, HOW ABOUT BREAKFAST TOMORROW?

I'LL HAVE THE PATHOLOGIST REPORTS THEN.

BESIDES, I HAVE A DATE WITH MARCIA TONIGHT.

AHA.

SHE'S BEEN AFTER ME FOR A WEEK

TO TAKE HER TO SEE SOME HYPNOTIST AT THE HAYES. [ DART LANDS ]

HYPNOTIST?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE HER TO SEE A HYPNOTIST?

YEAH, WHY?

BECAUSE I'VE GOT A RUNNING WAR GOING WITH THOSE PHONIES,

THAT'S WHY.

LOOK, DAVE, HYPNOSIS IS A VALUABLE MEDICAL TOOL.

IT CAN BE USED AS AN ANESTHETIC.

IT CAN BE USED FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY.

THESE PHONY STAGE HYPNOTISTS MAKE A CHEAP TRICK

OUT OF AN IMPORTANT MEDICAL TECHNIQUE.

THEY PROSTITUTE THE ENTIRE SCIENCE OF HYPNOSIS!

EASY, PHIL.

REMEMBER, A PSYCHIATRIST IS OBJECTIVE, UNEMOTIONAL.

BESIDES, WHAT HARM CAN THEY DO?

[ DART LANDS ]

THEY CAN DO A LOT OF HARM BECAUSE THEY'RE FAKES.

LOOK, DAVE, THEY DON'T REALLY HYPNOTIZE PEOPLE --

WELL, NOT USUALLY, ANYWAY.

THEY HIRE A COUPLE OF STOOGES

AND PUT ON SOME CHEAP CORNY STUNTS.

NOW WHO'S GOT FIXATIONS?

Desmond: [ French accent ] YOUR EYELIDS ARE LOCKED SHUT.

YOU CANNOT OPEN YOUR EYES.

YOU CANNOT OPEN THEM.

NOW RAISE YOUR HEAD.

TRY TO OPEN YOUR EYES.

YOU CANNOT OPEN THEM. YOU CANNOT OPEN THEM.

TRY HARDER. HARDER. THAT'S NOT HARD ENOUGH.

HARDER. TRY HARDER.

YOU CANNOT OPEN YOUR EYES. YOU CANNOT OPEN THEM.

NOW TRY HARDER -- EVEN HARDER.

THAT'S NOT HARD ENOUGH. HARDER! TRY HARDER!

ALL RIGHT. RELAX. RELAX.

RELAX AND SLEEP.

Sleep.

NOW YOU ARE ON A DESERT.

WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, YOU ARE ALL ALONE IN THE DESERT.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

NOW YOU ARE ALL ALONE. IT IS SO HOT.

IT IS GETTING HOTTER AND HOTTER.

THE SUN IS BEATING ON YOUR HEAD.

OH, BUT, DAVE, ISN'T IT AMAZING

HOW HE COMPLETELY DOMINATES HIS SUBJECTS?

THEY'RE STOOGES.

SHERLOCK HOLMES SAYS THEY'RE STOOGES.

OF COURSE THEY ARE. SHH!

Desmond: YOU ARE BEGINNING TO PERSPIRE. YOU ARE PERSPIRING.

IT IS STINGING YOUR EYES, YOUR MOUTH, AND YOUR TONGUE IS DRY.

YOU CANNOT STAND IT. THE SUN IS AWFUL.

YOU CANNOT STAND THAT SUN.

IT'S JUST TERRIBLE! IT IS SO HOT!

YOU CANNOT STAND IT! ALL RIGHT, NOW.

NOW THE SUN HAS SET, AND IT IS GETTING COOL.

IT IS GETTING COOLER AND COOLER.

NOW YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.

NOW YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.

NOW YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

RELAX. RELAX AND SLEEP.

Sleep.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

NOW WHEN I SNAP MY FINGERS,

YOU ARE ALL ALONE OUTSIDE IN A COLD NIGHT.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ] NOW IT IS COLD.

IT IS SO COLD. IT IS JUST TERRIBLE. [ SHIVERING ]

IT IS GETTING COLDER AND COLDER.

IT IS COLD. YOU ARE FREEZING. YOU ARE FREEZING NUMB.

PULL UP YOUR COLLAR TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

IT IS TERRIBLE NOW. YOUR FINGERTIPS ARE FROZEN NUMB.

RUB YOUR HANDS TOGETHER. RUB THEM TOGETHER TO WARM THEM.

HARDER. EVEN HARDER.

OH, IT IS SO COLD.

ALL RIGHT, NOW. NOW IT IS GETTING WARMER.

NOW IT IS BETTER. NOW IT IS NICER.

NOW YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.

NOW YOU ARE ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

RELAX. RELAX AND SLEEP.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ALL RIGHT, SMARTY. TELL ME THAT'S A FAKE.

RAISE YOUR HEAD.

RAISE YOUR HEAD.

WHEN I SNAP MY FINGERS, YOU ARE A DOG.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ]

YOU ARE A DOG, BUT YOU ARE A BAD DOG.

YOU'RE A MEAN DOG. [ GROWLING ]

YOU'RE MEAN DOG. YOU ARE BAD.

YOU ARE THE MEANEST OF ALL THE DOGS.

WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN? [ SNARLING ]

WHY ARE YOU SO BAD?

YOU ARE THE MEANEST OF ALL THE DOGS. WHY ARE YOU SO...

[ LAUGHTER ]

MARCIA, ISN'T IT TERRIFIC?

IT'S FRIGHTENING.

MEANER. EVEN MEANER THAN THAT. [ SNARLING ]

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. NOW RELAX.

WHEN I SNAP MY FINGERS, YOU ARE YOURSELF.

[ SNARLING ]

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. NOW YOU RELAX.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

RELAX. NOW YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

RELAX AND SLEEP.

DEEPER IN SLEEP.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ SPECTATORS MURMUR ]

NOW, WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, YOU WILL ALL AWAKE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND NOW FOR MY FINAL DEMONSTRATION,

I WOULD LIKE THREE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE AUDIENCE --

THREE YOUNG LADIES.

NOW, I ASSURE YOU YOU WILL NOT BE EMBARRASSED IN ANY WAY.

WILL YOU PLEASE HOLD UP YOUR HANDS?

OH, NO, WAIT. I'M SORRY GENTLEMEN.

ONLY LADIES FOR THIS ONE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

OH, YOU.

UH, THE YOUNG LADY IN THE BACK WITH THE BROWN DRESS,

WILL YOU PLEASE STEP RIGHT UP?

YES, YOU ON THE SIDE. WILL YOU PLEASE COME RIGHT UP?

THANK YOU.

GO ON, DODIE. DON'T BE AFRAID.

AW, DON'T BE SILLY, MARCIA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

IT'S A PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

AND NOW I NEED, UH, ONE MORE YOUNG LADY.

YOU GO IF YOU'RE SO ANXIOUS TO.

GO ON. WHY DON'T YOU GO ON AND FIND OUT WHAT A FAKE HE IS?

I DARE YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL.

THE YOUNG LADY IN THE THIRD ROW, PLEASE.

NO, NO, NO, THE BEAUTIFUL REDHEAD JUST BESIDE YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT. WILL YOU PLEASE COME RIGHT UP?

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

NOW, LET ME SAY ONCE AGAIN

THAT YOU WILL NOT BE EMBARRASSED IN ANY WAY.

EXCUSE ME.

AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MY FINAL DEMONSTRATION IS GOING TO BE

ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR YOU WILL EVER WITNESS.

ONE OF THESE, UH, SUBJECTS, WHILE IN DEEP HYPNOTIC TRANCE,

WILL DEFY ONE OF THE MOST BASIC LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE --

THE LAW OF GRAVITY.

THANK YOU.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

DODIE WILSON.

I THINK YOU WILL MAKE A MARVELOUS SUBJECT.

[ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HYPNOTIZED?

NO.

ALL RIGHT. FINE.

JUST RELAX.

JUST RELAX.

YOU WILL DO EXACTLY AS I TELL YOU.

LOOK HERE.

IN A FEW SECONDS, YOUR EYES CLOSE,

AND YOU GO INTO A DEEP HYPNOTIC SLEEP.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

THAT'S FINE.

NOW JUST RELAX.

JUST RELAX AND SLEEP.

DEEPER.

DEEPER IN SLEEP.

BREATHE DEEPLY.

DEEPER.

DEEPER IN SLEEP.

NOW WHEN I TOUCH YOUR BODY WITH MY HANDS,

YOUR MUSCLES GROW TENSE.

ALL OF YOUR MUSCLES ARE GROWING TENSE.

YOUR BODY IS GROWING STIFF AND RIGID.

YOUR FLESH IS TURNING TO STONE.

YOU ARE TURNING TO STONE. YOU ARE A PIECE OF STONE.

YOU ARE A PIECE OF STONE.

WILL YOU STEP BEHIND HER, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

NOW I WILL COUNT TO THREE.

YOU'LL BEGIN TO FALL BACKWARDS.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

STIFF. RIGID.

CATCH HER!

[ SPECTATORS GASP, MURMUR ]

WILL YOU PLEASE LIFT UP HER FEET?

GO AHEAD.

YOU WILL FIND SHE'S AS LIGHT AS A FEATHER.

NOW YOU ARE GROWING LIGHTER, LIGHTER.

IN A FEW SECONDS, YOU WILL NEED NO SUPPORT

BECAUSE YOU WILL BE LIGHTER THAN AIR,

AS LIGHT AS A FEATHER,

EVEN LIGHTER, FLOATING JUST LIKE A BALLOON,

COMPLETELY FREE OF THE PULL OF GRAVITY.

LET HER FEET GO.

LET HER FEET GO!

[ SPECTATORS GASP, MURMUR ]

[ GASPS ]

LET GO OF HER HEAD.

LET GO.

[ SPECTATORS MURMUR ]

NOW YOU ARE FLOATING JUST LIKE A BEAUTIFUL CLOUD,

LIGHTER THAN THE AIR.

OH, IT IS WONDERFUL.

FLOATING JUST LIKE A CLOUD.

HIGHER. HIGHER.

YOU ARE FLOATING INTO SPACE, WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO.

STOP.

[ SPECTATORS MURMUR ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GRAVITY DEFIED.

THANK YOU.

[ WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY ]

ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC?

IT'S A CHEAP TRICK.

I'VE SEEN DOZENS OF MAGICIANS DO THE SAME THING.

NOW YOUR FEET BEGIN TO GO DOWN.

YOUR FEET ARE LOOKING FOR THE EARTH.

YOUR FEET ARE GROWING HEAVY.

YOUR LEGS ARE GROWING HEAVY.

THEY ARE GOING DOWN AND DOWN AND DOWN.

ALL OF YOUR MUSCLES ARE GOING TO GET LOOSE AND LIMP -- ALL LOOSE.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

NOW, WHEN YOU AWAKE, YOU WILL NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING

THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU ON THIS STAGE.

I REPEAT, WHEN YOU ARE FULLY AWAKE,

YOU WILL NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING

THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU ON THE STAGE.

YOU WILL REMEMBER ONLY THE ORDER I GAVE YOU.

NOW, WHEN I SNAP MY FINGERS, YOU ARE FULLY AWAKE,

ALL RELAXED AND FEELING WONDERFUL.

YOU ARE AWAKE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

GOOD.

I WONDER HOW HE DID THE BALLOON TRICK.

WE WERE HYPNOTIZED.

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED?

NO, MARCIA. ALL I REMEMBER IS GOING ONSTAGE.

WHAT DID I DO? DID I MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF?

THERE, YOU SEE, DAVE?

SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING SHE DID.

COME ON, DODIE.

YOU'D BETTER TELL HER YOU WERE JUST PLAYING ALONG WITH HIM,

OR SHE'LL HOUND YOU ALL NIGHT.

UH, HEY, HOW ABOUT SOME COFFEE? WE CAN GO TO WINKY'S.

[ SIGHS ] I'D LOVE SOME. GOOD.

NOW, DODIE, TRY AND TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED,

ANY LITTLE THING YOU CAN THINK OF.

DON'T YOU EVEN REMEMBER FLOATING AROUND IN THE AIR?

NO, MARCIA. NO, I DON'T.

COME ON, DODIE. THE JOKE'S GONE FAR ENOUGH.

NOTHING CAN CONVINCE ME

THAT ANYONE COULD HYPNOTIZE YOU THAT FAST.

YOU WERE JUST PLAYING ALONG.

DODIE, WHAT...

UH, I JUST REMEMBER I'VE GOT TO GET HOME.

I'VE GOT TO WASH OUT A FEW THINGS AND --

OH, NOW, DON'T BE SILLY. YOU'VE GOT TIME FOR SOME COFFEE.

NO, MARCIA, REALLY, I HAVE TO GET HOME RIGHT NOW.

THANKS FOR THE EVENING. GOODNIGHT, MARSH, DAVE.

WAIT. NOW, WHAT IN THE WOR...

NOW, I DON'T THINK SHE LIKED BEING QUESTIONED LIKE A CRIMINAL.

DAVE, YOU SHOULDN'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT.

ME? YES.

WOMEN!

NEVER MIND.

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ GAS HISSING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

JUST A MOMENT.

YOU LIE VERY STILL, DODIE, AND LET THE PARAFFIN HARDEN.

YES?

I'M DETECTIVE SERGEANT KENNEDY. MAY WE SEE MISS WILSON?

DAVE? MARSH?

YES, DODIE. MAY WE COME IN?

W-WAIT JUST A MINUTE.

UH...DOCTOR?

EXCUSE ME.

YES, DODIE?

PLEASE, TURN THE LIGHT AWAY FROM ME.

YOU MAY COME IN NOW.

JUST A FEW MOMENTS, PLEASE.

SHE NEEDS ALL OF THE REST THAT SHE CAN GET.

HI, YOU TWO.

DODIE.

THEY TELL ME I'LL LIVE.

WELL, THEY CAN DO WONDERS NOW, DODIE, PERFORM MIRACLES.

I KNOW. THE DOCTOR SAID...

[ Voice breaking ] OH, DAVE, WHAT HAPPENED?

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL US.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WENT HOME, AND I GOT READY FOR BED.

I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM TO WASH MY FACE,

AND THAT'S ALL I CAN REMEMBER.

NOTHING ELSE?

THERE WAS NO ONE THERE WITH YOU?

NO, I WAS ALONE.

WHO WOULD'VE BEEN WITH ME, DAVE?

BUT THE SULFURIC ACID...

THAT'S WHAT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT.

DODIE, THE PAIN MUST'VE BEEN HORRIBLE.

I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING, MARCIA.

OH, DAVE, MARCIA! IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER!

IF I COULD JUST REMEMBER!

[ CRYING ]

WE'LL COME BACK TOMORROW, DODIE.

ALL RIGHT.

DAVE?

DAVE, FIND OUT HOW IT HAPPENED.

I WILL, DODIE. I PROMISE.

I PROMISE.

WELL, I'VE GOT NOTHING TO GO ON -- NOTHING.

NOT ONE OF THEM HAS ANY IDEA OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

THEY ALL TELL THE SAME STORY.

THEY WERE PUTTING LOTION ON THEIR FACES,

WASHING THEIR HAIR, TAKING A BATH,

AND THEY WERE ALL ALONE WHEN IT HAPPENED.

JUST DOESN'T FIGURE.

DODIE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT HERSELF.

SHE COULDN'T HAVE.

NONE OF THEM COULD HAVE, BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY DID.

WHY?

WHO OR WHAT WOULD'VE MADE THEM DO IT?

MARSH, DODIE WAS WITH US ALL LAST NIGHT.

YES, I KNOW IT.

BUT DODIE WAS HYPNOTIZED.

AND YOU THINK WHAT SHE DID

HAD SOME CONNECTION WITH HER BEING HYPNOTIZED?

WELL, NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE.

BUT DODIE WASN'T HYPNOTIZED. SHE WAS JUST PLAYING ALONG.

SHE WAS HYPNOTIZED, DAVE. I KNOW IT.

MARSH, LET'S GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

AND DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS HYPNOSIS?

OF COURSE NOT.

I KNOW THAT HYPNOSIS IS VALUABLE IN MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY

AS AN ANESTHETIC. YES.

AND DODIE DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING WHEN SHE PUT THE --

ALL RIGHT, MARCIA. LET'S ASSUME THAT DODIE WAS HYPNOTIZED.

THEN WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THEN WHAT?

WELL, YOU HAVE A HUNCH THAT WHAT HAPPENED

IS TIED IN WITH HER BEING HYPNOTIZED.

ALL RIGHT, IF THIS IS TRUE, I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WHAT'S THAT?

WHY WOULD THIS HYPNOTIST, DESMOND,

A COMPLETE STRANGER TO DODIE,

HYPNOTIZE HER AND HAVE HER DISFIGURE HERSELF?

[ RADIO BUZZING ]

227. OVER.

MAN: At the Soto Street bridge -- a jumper.

Dr. Hecht requests your help.

OKAY, I'M ROLLING.

MARCIA, I GOT TO -- YES, I HEARD.

WILL I SEE YOU LATER? PROBABLY.

I'LL DROP YOU OFF AT YOUR PLACE. GET IN.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT NOT MY PLACE.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

LOOK, IF YOU'RE THROUGH WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS,

PICK ME UP.

OTHERWISE, I'LL SEE YOU AT MY APARTMENT, ALL RIGHT?

DON'T WORRY.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

Desmond: NOW I NEED ONE MORE YOUNG LADY.

LET'S SEE.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

THE YOUNG LADY IN THE THIRD ROW, PLEASE.

THAT'S RIGHT. WILL YOU PLEASE COME RIGHT UP?

THANK YOU.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

I'M VERY HAPPY TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

WILL YOU PLEASE STEP RIGHT OVER HERE?

THANK YOU.

I THINK YOU WILL MAKE A MARVELOUS SUBJECT.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HYPNOTIZED?

NO.

FINE.

RELAX.

JUST RELAX.

BE YOURSELF.

YOU WILL DO EXACTLY AS I TELL YOU.

NOW HEAR NOTHING BUT MY VOICE.

JUST RELAX.

LOOK HERE.

NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES.

IN A FEW SECONDS, YOU WILL BE IN A DEEP SLEEP.

CLOSE YOUR EYES. THAT'S RIGHT.

NO, NO, DO NOT FIGHT. DO NOT FIGHT.

RELAX.

JUST RELAX.

HE DID IT. I'M SURE HE DID IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE SURE? HOW COULD YOU BE SURE?

WELL, BECAUSE I...

COFFEE'S ON.

AH. FINE.

PHIL, I JUST LOVE YOUR APARTMENT.

THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU DO.

NOW, MARCIA, WILL YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, WHEN HE ASKED FOR THREE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE AUDIENCE,

I RAISED MY HAND, JUST AS DODIE DID LAST NIGHT.

AND DESMOND'S NO FAKE.

HE DOESN'T USE STOOGES.

HE REALLY CAN HYPNOTIZE.

YOU'RE RIGHT, MARCIA.

THEN HOW DID HE DO IT SO FAST?

I THOUGHT IT TOOK MUCH LONGER.

HE USES A TECHNIQUE THAT'S LIGHTNING FAST

BUT VERY DANGEROUS.

DANGEROUS? YES.

THEN HOW DID MARCIA RESIST?

WELL, WHEN I BEGAN TO FEEL DIZZY,

I SHUT MY EYES AND PRETENDED TO BE GOING OFF TO SLEEP.

WHEN I SAW THAT EYE, I NEARLY DID GO UNDER.

WHAT EYE?

HE USES A REAL EYE.

WHEN HE PASSES HIS HAND ACROSS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE,

HE'S HOLDING AN EYE.

AND THERE'S A WEIRD, FRIGHTENING, COMPELLING LIGHT

THAT COMES FROM IT.

IT -- IT SEEMS TO DRAW YOU INTO IT.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY LIGHT.

[ SIGHS ] OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T.

IT FACES AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE.

OH, SAY, WHAT TIME IS IT?

11:30, WHY?

OH, I'VE GOT A DATE.

YOU WHAT?

I'VE GOT A DATE.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LEADING UP TO.

WHILE I WAS ON THE STAGE,

DESMOND WHISPERED SOMETHING IN MY EAR.

WHAT?

HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN I AWAKENED,

I WOULDN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED

WHILE I WAS HYPNOTIZED

BUT THAT I WAS TO GO BACKSTAGE TO HIS DRESSING ROOM

AT MIDNIGHT.

WHY, THAT...

THAT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT HE LIKES GIRLS.

YES, BUT WHAT IF HE WHISPERED THE SAME THING TO DODIE?

BUT WE SAW DODIE GET INTO A CAB OURSELVES.

YES.

BUT DID SHE GO HOME, OR DID SHE GO BACK TO SEE DESMOND?

YOU KNOW DODIE WELL ENOUGH

TO KNOW THAT SHE WOULDN'T HAVE GONE BACK.

IF SHE HAD REALLY BEEN HYPNOTIZED,

SHE COULDN'T HAVE RESISTED A POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION.

AND NEITHER CAN I.

I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT DRESSING ROOM.

BUT IF HE'S WHAT YOU THINK HE IS --

WAIT A MINUTE, PHIL.

MAYBE SHE SHOULD.

SHALL WE GO, GENTLEMEN?

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]

[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ CAT YOWLING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Desmond: COME IN.

COME IN.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

SIT DOWN.

I WILL BE ONLY A MOMENT.

JUST RELAX.

SIT DOWN.

RELAX.

ISN'T IT PLEASANT...

TO SLEEP?

TO SLEEP...

DEEPER AND DEEPER IN SLEEP.

GOOD EVENING.

NO, NO, DON'T WAKE UP.

DO NOT WAKE UP UNTIL I TELL YOU TO.

EVEN THOUGH YOUR EYES ARE OPEN, YOU ARE STILL ASLEEP.

[ BOX CLOSES ]

NOW OPEN YOUR EYES.

COME ON.

AH. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES.

BUT THEY HAVE NO LIFE, NO VITALITY.

[ SIGHS ] THAT WILL NEVER DO.

NOW, COME ON. BE YOURSELF.

AH. THAT'S BETTER.

THAT'S BETTER.

NOW YOU MUST ACT JUST AS YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE AWAKE, HUH?

ALL RIGHT.

NOW YOU WILL DO EXACTLY AS I TELL YOU.

GET UP.

GOOD EVENING.

IT IS VERY NICE OF YOU TO COME AND SEE ME.

DID I KEEP YOU WAITING?

I AM DESMOND.

I AM MARCIA BLANE.

I'M DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME?

I'D LOVE IT. I'M FAMISHED.

GOOD.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE, MARCIA?

1513 REXFORD.

HMM.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

'NIGHT.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

♪ LOVE DIVINE WITH SUCH A MAGNIFICENT... ♪

♪ YOUR LOVE I FIND IS CURSED WITH A HYPNOTIC EYE ♪

♪ ONCE WRONG, AND I FALL APART ♪

♪ A WINK AND LAUGHTER WILL START ♪

VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.

♪ A SMILE, AND I KISS MY HEART GOODBYE ♪

♪ I KNOW... ♪

[ SMOOTH JAZZ PLAYS ]

I HAVE JUST WRITTEN A POEM.

LET ME HEAR THAT BEAT, MAN.

[ VOLUME INCREASES ]

THAT'S THE BEATEST BEAT.

"CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT" OR "THE HOLY BARBARIAN BLUES."

"I WAS A TEENAGE MOVIE MONSTER.

"I CUT MY TEETH ON CLARA BOW.

"I DUG RUDOLPH VALENTINO.

"I WAS HOOKED ON ALL THE VAMPIRE MOVIE QUEENS.

"I RODE WITH A POSSE AND CUT THEM OFF AT THE PASS.

"I WAS THRILLED BY 'THE THING FROM OUTER SPACE.'

MAN, I WAS A MESS."

"THEN I WAS TURNED ON BY SHAKESPEARE,

"PLATO, ARISTOTLE, EDGAR GUEST.

"I SAW 'CHARLEY'S AUNT' IN THE ORIGINAL, UNCUT VERSION.

CRAZY, MAN, CRAZY."

"ONE DAY, I WONDERED DRUNK, DAZED, WILD-EYED

"INTO AN ART-MOVIE HOUSE --

"YOU KNOW, BLUE SMOCKS WITH SUBTITLES.

"NOW I'M COOL, MAN, COOL.

"I'VE KICKED THE MOVIE HABIT.

"I'M OFF TO MAKE THE INTERSTELLAR SCENE.

"ALOHA.

"DO SVIDANIYA.

"AU REVOIR.

"GOODBYE.

"LATER, MAN.

LATER."

[ TEMPO QUICKENS, MUSIC ENDS ]

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

[ SMOOTH JAZZ PLAYS ]

I'VE HAD IT.

THAT'S THE LAST STRAW.

SHE'S -- SHE'S HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE.

TAKE IT EASY, DAVE.

THANK YOU.

LOOK, PHIL, THIS HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH.

LET'S GIVE THEM A FEW MORE MINUTES.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'LL NEED THAT MUCH TIME.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

Justine: DESMOND.

DESMOND.

THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME.

IT'S A PITY.

GOOD NIGHT.

OH, NO, MARCIA.

YOU STAY.

STAY ASLEEP.

STAY ASLEEP...

DEEPLY...DEEPLY...ASLEEP.

HOW MANY MORE?

AS LONG AS THERE ARE FACES LIKE THIS.

[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]

OPEN YOUR EYES.

WHEN YOUR EYES LOOK INTO THE MIRROR,

THEY SEE NOTHING BUT BEAUTY.

IT'S LATE, MARCIA.

YOU MUST GET READY FOR BED.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

DON'T YOU THINK WE'D BETTER WAIT AND SEE WHAT MARCIA --

WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SEE?

I'LL DROP YOU OFF AT YOUR PLACE.

IF I WERE YOU, I'D BE UP THERE WITH HER.

I'VE TURNED ON THE SHOWER FOR YOU, MARCIA.

YOU MUST TAKE YOUR SHOWER.

YOU MUSTN'T NEGLECT THAT PERFECT SKIN.

GET READY FOR YOUR SHOWER, MARCIA.

YOU MUST TAKE YOUR SHOWER.

IT'S FINE.

IT'S FINE.

GET INTO THE SHOWER, MARCIA.

GET INTO THE COOL, COOL SHOWER.

GET INTO THE SHOWER, MARCIA.

[ RAPID KNOCKING ON DOOR ]

MARSH! MARCIA, LET ME IN!

WHO'S THAT?

DAVE.

STAY ASLEEP.

DO NOT MOVE.

STAY ASLEEP...

DEEPLY ASLEEP.

COMING, DAVE.

MARSH?

WHO ARE YOU?

MARCIA'S IN THE SHOWER.

MY NAME IS JUSTINE. I'M VISITING HER FOR A FEW DAYS.

OH, I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH MARCIA.

WE WERE ROOMMATES.

TELL MARCIA I'D LIKE TO SEE HER.

SHE'S IN THE SHOWER, DAVE.

WELL, IF YOU'LL OPEN THE DOOR,

I'LL WAIT FOR HER IN THE LIVING ROOM.

YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT A SECOND. I'M NOT DRESSED.

MARCIA, IN A FEW MOMENTS, I WILL WAKE YOU.

YOU'LL REMEMBER NOTHING ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TONIGHT,

BUT YOU WILL REMEMBER ME.

MY NAME IS JUSTINE.

WE WERE ROOMMATES IN SCHOOL.

WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.

I'M STAYING WITH YOU FOR A FEW DAYS.

GET RID OF DAVE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES.

WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, YOU WILL AWAKEN.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

MARCIA!

OH, IT'S YOU, DAVE.

ISN'T IT RATHER LATE?

MARSH. YOU KNEW I WAS COMING.

YES, OF COURSE.

I WAS JUST TAKING A SHOWER.

THE GIRL WHO ANSWERED THE DOOR...

WHO WAS SHE?

JUSTINE?

SHE'S AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.

SHE'S STAYING WITH ME FOR A FEW DAYS.

WE WERE ROOMMATES IN SCHOOL.

ROOMMATES?

WHAT SCHOOL?

YOU DIDN'T GO TO BOARDING SCHOOL.

YOU WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL.

DON'T BE SILLY, DAVE.

I OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT SCHOOL I WENT TO.

MARSH, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND DESMOND?

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WENT BACKSTAGE?

NOTHING.

HE'S A VERY PLEASANT MAN.

HE'S...VERY CHARMING, VERY ATTRACTIVE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHARMING, ATTRACTIVE?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHY YOU WENT BACK TO SEE HIM

IN THE FIRST PLACE -- DODIE, YOUR THEORY?

OH, YES.

WELL, I WAS WRONG, OBVIOUSLY.

MARCIA, SOMETHING'S WRONG.

WHERE'S JUSTINE?

NO, DAVE. DON'T GO IN THERE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

JUSTINE.

DAVE!

SHE'S GONE.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, DAVE, DAVE.

MARCIA.

[ "HYPNOTIC EYE" THEME PLAYS ON PIANO ]

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

COME IN.

HOW'D YOU KNOW IT WAS ME?

I WAS EXPECTING YOU.

SOMETHING'S WRONG, PHIL.

SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MARCIA.

I'M WORRIED.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT IT?

WELL, MARCIA'S CHANGED. SHE'S DIFFERENT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HER LIKE SHE WAS LAST NIGHT.

HOW DIFFERENT?

OH, HALF CUP, PLEASE, MM?

WELL, YOU SAW HOW MARCIA ACTED WITH DESMOND,

HANGING ALL OVER HIM.

YES, I SAW. AND THAT BOTHERS YOU?

WELL, WOULDN'T THAT BOTHER YOU IF YOUR GIRL DID THAT?

I GUESS IT WOULD...

EVEN IF I KNEW MY GIRL HAD BEEN HYPNOTIZED

AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING.

YOU MEAN MARCIA WAS IN A TRANCE ALL THE TIME?

MM-HMM.

DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ELSE,

ANYTHING THAT WAS UNUSUAL OR STRANGE?

YEAH, I SURE DID.

THERE WAS THIS GIRL THERE WITH MARCIA.

MARCIA WAS IN THE SHOWER, AND THIS GIRL JUSTINE --

A REAL ODDBALL -- ANSWERED THE DOOR.

SHE SAID SHE WAS VISITING MARCIA FOR A FEW DAYS,

UH, SHE WAS ONCE HER ROOMMATE IN SCHOOL.

SO?

SO MARCIA NEVER WENT TO BOARDING SCHOOL IN HER LIFE.

WHERE COULD SHE HAVE HAD A ROOMMATE?

WHAT'S EVEN STRANGER --

MARCIA CONFIRMED EVERYTHING THIS JUSTINE SAID.

THEN WHAT?

THEN SHE DISAPPEARED.

[ Chuckling ] SHE WHAT?

DISAPPEARED.

I WENT INTO THE BEDROOM TO TALK TO HER,

AND SHE WAS GONE DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE.

WELL, WHERE'S MARCIA NOW?

AT HER PLACE.

I TOLD HER WE'D PICK HER UP LATER.

YOU KNOW, THIS MAY BE THE FIRST REALLY SOLID THING

WE'VE HAD TO GO ON.

MARCIA MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT ABOUT DESMOND.

I WANT TO TALK TO THESE WOMEN -- ALL OF THEM.

I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS I WANT THEM TO ANSWER.

ONE -- HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HYPNOTIZED?

TWO -- HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HYPNOTIST NAMED DESMOND?

AND THREE -- DOES THE NAME JUSTINE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS JUSTINE HAS TO DO WITH IT?

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FIND OUT, PHIL.

HURRY UP AND GET DRESSED.

WE GOT A LOT OF CALLS TO MAKE.

MM.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

WELL, THIS IS MRS. McNEAR. SHE'S NUMBER ONE.

SHE STUCK HER FACE INTO THE BLADE OF AN ELECTRIC FAN --

THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC MASSAGE MACHINE.

OOH.

I SEE SHE'S GOT KIDS, HUH?

SHE DID HAVE.

HER HUSBAND TOOK THEM AWAY WHEN HE LEFT.

SHE'S ALONE NOW.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

DAVE, SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AT HOME.

SHE'S HOME.

MRS. McNEAR.

MRS. McNEAR, PLEASE.

GO AWAY. I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE.

MRS. McNEAR, I'M DETECTIVE SERGEANT KENNEDY.

THIS IS DR. HECHT. WE MUST SPEAK WITH YOU.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN HYPNOTIZED.

OF COURSE NOT. NEVER.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HYPNOTIST, A STAGE PERFORMER NAMED DESMOND?

NO.

DOES THE NAME JUSTINE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU --

ANYTHING AT ALL?

NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL.

NOW LEAVE ME ALONE. GET OFF MY PROPERTY!

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

DO YOU RECALL EVER HAVING SEEN A HYPNOTIST ON THE STAGE

OR IN A NIGHTCLUB BY THE NAME OF DESMOND?

DOES THE NAME JUSTINE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

DOWN. GET DOWN.

[ CAT MEOWS ]

AND YOU'VE NEVER HEARD THE NAME JUSTINE?

YOU'RE POSITIVE?

ABSOLUTELY.

AND I'VE NEVER BEEN HYPNOTIZED.

AFTER ALL, I'D REMEMBER A THING LIKE THAT, WOULDN'T I?

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS MAN DESMOND,

AND I KNOW NO ONE NAMED JUSTINE.

WELL, THEN, MISS SCOTT, THANK YOU.

WE'RE SORRY TO HAVE BOTHERED YOU.

WHAT'S TO BOTHER?

OH, OH, BEFORE YOU GO, DO YOU HAVE A CIGARETTE?

I'M ALL OUT.

OH, YES.

HERE.

HERE, KEEP THE PACK.

OH, THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE A MATCH, PHIL?

NO, I'M SORRY.

OH, IN MY PURSE ON THE TABLE.

[ BLOWING ]

WELL, SHE OBVIOUSLY WAS LYING.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BALLOONS THAT DESMOND USES IN HIS ACT.

SHE DIDN'T LIE, DAVE. SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE REMEMBERED.

LOOK, IF DESMOND'S OUR BOY, HE WOULD'VE COVERED HIMSELF

BY GIVING HIS VICTIMS A POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION

TO FORGET HIM AND WHAT HE DID TO THEM.

THEN THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT SHE NEVER SAW DESMOND.

SOMEONE JUST MIGHT HAVE GIVEN HER THAT BALLOON.

WELL, I KNOW SOMEONE WHO DID SEE HIM,

SOMEONE WHO WAS HYPNOTIZED BY HIM.

DODIE, HUH?

YEAH, LET'S SEE HOW DODIE ANSWERS YOUR THREE QUESTIONS.

IT MAY TAKE A YEAR OR TWO YEARS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, DODIE,

AND YOU MAY HAVE SOME SMALL SCARS ALONG YOUR CHIN LINE,

BUT YOU'LL BE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS EVER.

ARE YOU TELLING ME THE TRUTH, DOCTOR?

ABSOLUTELY, DODIE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN.

DOCTOR. HELLO, SERGEANT.

[ DOOR CLOSES ] HELLO, DAVE.

DODIE, THIS IS DR. HECHT.

PHIL, DODIE WILSON.

HELLO. HOW DO YOU DO?

PHIL'S WORKING WITH ME ON A CASE,

AND WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

OH, OF COURSE. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, DOCTOR.

I'VE MET SO MANY DOCTORS LATELY.

I'LL BET YOU HAVE.

WE WON'T TAKE UP MUCH OF YOUR TIME.

DAVE, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE DOCTOR FOR A MOMENT.

EXCUSE ME, PLEASE? SURE.

HOW'S MARSH, DAVE?

SHE DIDN'T CALL TODAY.

SHE'LL PROBABLY STOP BY LATER.

OH, SURE.

IS IT ANY BETTER?

A LITTLE, I THINK.

I START PLASTIC SURGERY NEXT WEEK.

THEY DON'T KNOW YET, DAVE.

THEY MAY NOT KNOW FOR MONTHS YET.

THAT'S ROUGH.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO KNOW?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HYPNOTIZED, DODIE?

NO.

ARE YOU SURE?

POSITIVE.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HYPNOTIST ON THE STAGE

BY THE NAME OF DESMOND?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

DODIE, DOES THE NAME JUSTINE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

JUSTINE.

WHEN SHE WAS ADMITTED,

SHE REPEATED THAT NAME SEVERAL TIMES.

IT SEEMED TO TERRIFY HER.

DOCTOR, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION

IF I HYPNOTIZED HER NOW SO THAT SHE MIGHT RELIVE HER ACCIDENT?

NOT A CHANCE. IN A WEEK MAYBE.

I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ENOUGH NOW.

DAVE.

RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU, DODIE, BUT WE MUST GO NOW.

I'M SURE MARSH WILL CALL OR STOP BY LATER.

OKAY, DAVE. GIVE HER MY LOVE.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR. NOT AT ALL, SERGEANT.

BYE, DODIE.

Dodie: BYE, DOCTOR.

DOCTOR. BYE, DOCTOR.

YOU'D BETTER GET SOME REST NOW, DODIE.

I WILL, DOCTOR.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

AND THE ONLY PERSON

WHO COULD'VE GIVEN HER A POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION

TO FORGET THAT SHE HAD BEEN HYPNOTIZED

IS THE HYPNOTIST HIMSELF -- DESMOND.

JUST AS HE MUST HAVE ALL THE REST OF THEM.

THAT'S WHY MARSH ACTED SO ODDLY LAST NIGHT,

WHY SHE TOLD ME JUSTINE WAS HER ROOMMATE.

WHAT WE HAVE TO FIND OUT IS WHY THEY DISFIGURE THEMSELVES.

[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]

I THINK MARSH WILL TELL US IF I PUT HER IN A TRANCE

AND HAVE HER RELIVE WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

AND I THINK, "WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF I HADN'T RETURNED?"

SHOULD BE IN. SHE PROMISED SHE WOULDN'T GO OUT.

8:30.

THE THEATER.

[ APPLAUSE ]

Desmond: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL AUDIENCE,

I WANT TO GIVE EACH OF YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO --

TO EXPERIENCE THE SENSATION OF HYPNOSIS,

TO CROSS THE DARK, MYSTERIOUS THRESHOLD

OF YOUR OWN UNCONSCIOUS MIND.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

HAVE NO FEAR.

YOU WILL NOT BE HYPNOTIZED.

YOU WILL NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS,

NOR WILL YOU BE MADE UNCOMFORTABLE IN ANY WAY.

YOU WILL, HOWEVER,

EXPERIENCE MANY NEW AND EXCITING SENSATIONS.

BUT I MUST HAVE YOUR HELP AND YOUR FULL ATTENTION.

NOW SIT BACK QUIETLY IN YOUR SEATS

AND PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THOSE BESIDE YOU

WHO WANT TO ENJOY THIS EXPERIENCE.

MAY I HAVE THE HOUSE LIGHTS, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

AND NOW I WOULD LIKE EACH ONE OF YOU

IN THIS THEATER TO JOIN US IN THE FUN.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

AND NOW I AM GOING TO DEMONSTRATE TO YOU

THE POWER OF YOUR OWN MIND.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE HERE A LEMON.

SOUR, BITTER, JUICY LEMON.

A FAT, JUICY, SOUR, BITTER LEMON.

AS I CUT AND SQUEEZE THIS SOUR AND BITTER LEMON --

SOUR, BITTER, JUICY LEMON --

YOUR MOUTH BEGINS TO WATER.

YOU ACTUALLY TASTE THE SOUR AND BITTER TASTE OF THE LEMON

IN YOUR MOUTH.

THANK YOU.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

AND NOW YOU SEE HOW YOUR MIND CAN INFLUENCE YOUR BODY.

NOW PLEASE DO AS I DO.

RAISE YOUR HANDS TO SHOULDER LEVEL.

EXTEND YOUR INDEX FINGERS.

NOW BRING THEM TOGETHER LIKE THIS.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON MY FINGERS.

FINE.

FINE. WONDERFUL.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW PULL YOUR FINGERTIPS SLOWLY APART.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON MY FINGERS.

ALL OF YOU!

FINE.

NOW, AS I COUNT TO THREE,

YOU TRY TO PUT YOUR FINGERTIPS TOGETHER.

[ Echoing ] ONE, TWO, THREE.

TRY TO BRING YOUR FINGERTIPS TOGETHER.

TRY HARDER. THAT'S NOT HARD ENOUGH! HARDER!

HARDER! HARDER! NOW STOP.

[ Normal voice ] STOP. RELAX. RELAX.

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ SPECTATORS MURMUR ]

NOW EXTEND YOUR HANDS STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU.

CLASP YOUR HANDS TOGETHER LIKE THIS.

[ HANDS CLAP ]

INTERLOCK YOUR FINGERS LIKE ME.

WATCH ME, ALL OF YOU.

NOW STIFFEN YOUR ARMS.

SQUEEZE YOUR HANDS TOGETHER LIKE THIS.

SQUEEZE. SQUEEZE HARD. HARD. TIGHT.

TIGHTER! TIGHTER THAN THAT! AND YOUR ARMS STIFF.

TIGHTER! NOW YOUR HANDS ARE LOCKED TOGETHER.

YOUR HANDS ARE LOCKED TOGETHER.

WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, YOU TRY TO UNLOCK YOUR HANDS,

BUT YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THEM.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ Echoing ] YOU CANNOT UNLOCK YOUR HANDS!

YOU CANNOT DO IT!

YOU CANNOT DO IT! ALL RIGHT.

[ Normal voice ] ALL RIGHT. RELAX. RELAX. RELAX.

[ LAUGHTER ] RELAX AND ENJOY YOURSELVES.

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

GOOD.

NOW, ONCE MORE, RAISE YOUR ARMS TO SHOULDER LEVEL LIKE THIS.

NOW LET YOUR HANDS GO LIMP.

LIMP. LIMP. RELAXED.

ALL OF YOU. ALL OF YOU.

THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE.

NOW BEGIN CIRCLING WITH YOUR HANDS,

SPINNING AWAY FROM YOUR BODY LIKE THIS.

[ Echoing ] SPINNING AND SPINNING.

FASTER. FASTER. AROUND. AROUND.

YES, ALL OF YOU NOW. ALL OF YOU ARE SPINNING.

FASTER! FASTER! FASTER!

NOW YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO STOP!

NOW YOU CANNOT STOP!

AS I STOP MY HANDS, YOU STOP YOUR HANDS!

NOW YOU ARE ABLE TO STOP THEM.

[ Normal voice ] RELAX.

RELAX. [ LAUGHTER ]

AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THIS DEMONSTRATION IS CALLED "THE SLAPPING OF THE KNEE."

NOW I WANT EACH OF YOU

TO PLACE YOUR HANDS ON YOUR KNEES LIKE THIS.

[ HANDS SLAP KNEES ] THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW LOOK AT YOUR RIGHT HAND.

KEEP LOOKING AT YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THAT'S FINE.

NOW RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IN THE AIR

AND FOLLOW IT WITH YOUR EYES.

THAT'S FINE.

NOW BRING IT DOWN AND SLAP YOUR KNEE.

[ HANDS SLAP KNEES ]

NOW RAISE YOUR LEFT HAND

AND FOLLOW IT WITH YOUR EYES JUST THE SAME.

NOW SLAP YOUR KNEE. [ HANDS SLAP KNEES ]

[ Echoing ] YOUR RIGHT HAND, LEFT.

FASTER NOW, FASTER. FASTER, FASTER.

FAST, FAST. THAT'S IT. FASTER THAN THAT.

YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO STOP. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO STOP NOW!

TRY TO STOP!

WHY DON'T YOU STOP? WHY DON'T YOU STOP?

NOW TRY TO STOP. TRY TO STOP.

NOW...YOU CAN STOP.

[ HANDS SLAPPING KNEES ]

[ Normal voice ] STOP. STOP.

[ LAUGHTER ] RELAX.

RELAX.

RELAX.

RELAX.

NOW WILL YOU PLEASE PLACE YOUR FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR,

BRING THEM TOGETHER, AND SLIDE THEM FORWARD?

AS YOU ENTERED THE THEATER,

EACH OF YOU WAS GIVEN A HYPNOTIC-EYE BALLOON.

NOW TAKE YOUR BALLOON.

JUSTINE.

WILL YOU PLEASE INFLATE YOUR BALLOON?

[ ALL BLOWING ]

FINE.

GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

NOW TWIST THE END TO KEEP THE AIR IN.

[ BALLOONS TWISTING ]

GOOD.

WILL YOU PLEASE SIT DOWN?

NOW PLACE YOUR BALLOON RIGHT ON YOUR KNEES

AND BOTH OF YOUR HANDS FLAT ON THE BALLOON.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

NOW LEAN FORWARD.

YOU LEAN FORWARD.

AS YOU LEAN FORWARD, THE BALLOON IS GROWING HEAVIER AND HEAVIER,

AS HEAVY AS A BALL OF LEAD.

[ Echoing ] YOU CANNOT GET UP. YOU CANNOT GET UP!

TRY. TRY TO GET UP! YOU CANNOT GET UP!

YOU CANNOT GET UP! [ LAUGHTER ]

YOU CANNOT GET UP!

[ Normal voice ] ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. RELAX.

RELAX. RELAX.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

AND NOW, IF YOU DARE, LOOK INTO THE HYPNOTIC EYE.

LOOK INTO THE EYE.

ALL OF YOU...ASLEEP.

DEEPER AND DEEPER IN SLEEP.

[ WOMAN SCREAMING ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

DESMOND.

THERE SHE IS.

DESMOND, STOP HIM. STOP HIM!

HERE, STOP AND STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

I COMMAND YOU TO STOP.

[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]

STOP RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

I ORDER YOU TO STOP.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

DAVE, MARCIA'S GONE.

COME ON. HURRY.

Dave: BRING DOWN THE CURTAIN!

WHERE IS SHE?

[ SHOE THUDS ]

ALL RIGHT, DESMOND. THAT'S IT.

HOLD IT NOW.

JUSTINE.

JUSTINE, STOP RIGHT THERE, OR I'LL SHOOT!

SHOOT. GO AHEAD. SHOOT.

I'LL TAKE HER WITH ME.

JUSTINE, COME DOWN.

JUSTINE.

PLEASE COME DOWN.

YOU'RE YOUNG YET.

YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF YOU.

WHAT KIND OF A LIFE?

WHAT KIND OF A LIFE WITH MY FACE?!

YOUR FACE?

WHY, YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FACE.

IF YOU LIKE MY BEAUTIFUL FACE SO MUCH, YOU MAY HAVE IT!

NOW LOOK AT IT!

[ GUN CLATTERS ]

KILL HIM, DESMOND! KILL HIM!

[ GRUNTS ]

[ Strained ] DAVE! DAVE!

DESMOND!

MARCIA!

MARCIA!

MARCIA, WAKE UP!

MARCIA, WAKE UP!

[ GRUNTING ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ SPECTATORS MURMURING ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A WORD OF WARNING --

HYPNOSIS, ALTHOUGH AN IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE MEDICAL TOOL,

CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IMPROPERLY USED

BY UNTRAINED OR UNSCRUPULOUS PRACTITIONERS.

THEREFORE, NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE HYPNOTIZED

BY ANYONE WHO IS NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR

OR WHO HAS NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED TO YOU BY YOUR DOCTOR --

NOT EVEN IN A MOTION-PICTURE THEATER.

THANK YOU.