:44:00
- I'm serious.
- So am I.
:44:03
You wouldn't deny a dying man
a last request, would you?
:44:06
You'll listen whether you like it
or not. You haven't much time left.
:44:10
"Today I found all the pages
of my desk calendar...
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torn out after October the 22nd."
:44:16
I know why.
He died on the 22nd.
:44:22
John, what's the matter?
:44:24
The same thing happened
to my desk calendar, after the 28th.
:44:29
And I know why.
:44:30
You put the two together, and
they add up to a very obvious trick.
:44:34
You see, when a tribal witch doctor
puts a hex on his victim...
:44:38
he always lets the victim know
well beforehand.
:44:42
Let me see your uncle's diary.
:44:52
In case it would
make you feel better...
:44:54
a parchment has to be passed...
:44:56
and the person has to
take it without knowing.
:45:01
My mother taught me never
to take anything from strangers.
:45:03
- I still don't.
- Then what killed my uncle?
:45:06
An accident with a falling
power line killed him.
:45:09
Then he should only
have been burned.
:45:12
His body was mutilated horribly.
:45:16
The police said
it could've been an animal.
:45:18
The only thing they didn't say
was what kind of animal.
:45:23
What do you expect me to do?
Nobody's free from fear.
:45:26
I have an imagination
like anyone else.
:45:28
It's easy to see a demon
in every dark corner.
:45:31
But I refuse to let this thing
take possession of my good senses.
:45:36
If this world is ruled by demons and
monsters, we may as well give up now.
:45:39
Nobody said we were ruled by them.
:45:41
You just want me to give in to
Karswell's carefully calculated threats.
:45:45
That's exactly what he wants me to do.
:45:47
Because he knows he can't stand up
to a real investigation.
:45:50
If he's so all-powerful,
what's he so afraid of?
:45:52
I wish I knew.
:45:54
Are you sure Karswell never
passed anything or gave you anything...
:45:57
on which the runes
could have been written?
:45:59
- What if he did?
- Did he?