Subj: It's Payback Time, Trask
Date: 7/1/99 10:30:47 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Esperanza the Sorceress

It's Payback Time, Trask! (part 1/??)
(By: Esperanza, the Sorceress)

The basment of the Old House, just after sunset:

"Who are you? No, you can't be here! This is the devil's work! He is trying to tempt me!" Trask says a tad frightened.

The figure of a man approaches him slowly, "Oh, but I am Trask! Do you honestly think that the devil would bother with you? A fanatic?!?"

"I am not a fanatic." Trask says backing away slowly.

"Aren't you? You would condem an innocent girl like Ms. Winters to the gallows; Just on the basis of her seemingly psychic remarks?"

"It's the witch! She's the one that's causing this to happen! It's more of her witchcraft, I know it!"

"Ms. Winters isn't causing this, & it isn't witchcraft either! Although, in a few moments you're going to wish this were all just some horrible dream!"

"What do you mean?"

"Ms. Winters isn't a witch, & she never has been!"

"But, she has to be! Abigal believed she was! You're not really here. You're just the devil in one of his many disguises! You're just trying to frighten me into believing that you are real!"

"But Trask, I thought that you were so holy that the devil couldn't touch you!"

"Who are you really?"

"Why do you doubt your own eyes Trask? Here, I offer you proof that I am not a ghost nor part of the devil!"

"No! I....I don't want to look!"

"You will!!!" The figure extends a cane towards him, a cane that he knows very well.

"Do you recognize this Trask?" he turns to see the cane, on which lies a wolf's head.

"NO! This can't be! I won't believe it!"

"Oh but it is Trask, it is!"

".........Ms. Winters........."

"Yes? Go on Trask. What about Ms. Winters?"

"She isn't a witch."

"What did you say Trask?"

"She isn't a witch......perhaps I misjudged her."

"You admit that you sent a innocent girl to the gallows?"

"Yes!"

"Would you care to commit that to paper, Trask?" he hands him some paper & a pen.

"Yes. (scribbling) Ms. Winters is innocent.....I ask that you withdraw her case & set her free."

"Now sign it Trask."

"Yes.......there it's done. My name is on it."

"Now I want you to look at me Trask. Look into my eyes and do as I say."

"What more can you want of me?!? I have already signed a confession! What more do you need?!?"

"Your blood Trask."

(Off in the distance we hear bone-chilling music, rising)

"My What?!?"

"Your blood!"

"My blood?!? What are you?!? No! Stay away from me! No!!"

(We hear screaming as the music reaches a climax & the scene begins to fade!)