Suzy requested, “Don’t look that way. Joe don’t. I know what you’re thinking and it’s not true.
Joe theorized, “We’re not crazy there was a body there, Of course you hid it when you went out to let the cop in. Then there was the telephone. You left that here purposely. You wanted me to use it to get the police here.”
The Doctor smiled, “Obviously I told you that this was to be an experiment in fear. What I didn’t tell you was that in a sense. I was one of the subjects too. It was important for me to learn how I would function under pressure and speak objectively. I think I did rather well don’t you?”
Suzy insisted, “Why are you doing all this? What are you after?”
The Doctor explained, “There’s no reason why I shouldn’t tell you. If anyone truly understands the nature of fear they are able accurately to forecast the actions and reactions of an individual. Then he can use fear as a weapon. Society will react as the individual reacts you see. Society doesn’t want to believe that anything can Menace. It doesn’t want to take action to protect itself any more than the individual does. This was something that Hitler and Mussolini understood. Intuitively I understand it scientifically they failed, but I shall succeed.
Joe muttered, “You, you mean that you.”
The Doctor cut Joe off, “I’m afraid that’s all I have time for, as far as you two are concerned the experiment is finished. Completely finished, I have a few arrangements to take care of and then… Uh well make the best of these last few minutes for they will be your…Last.
Suzy asked, “Joe do you hear anything? Is he coming back?”
Joe replied, “Not yet.”
Suzy asked, “He’s going to kill us isn’t he? Just the way he killed Bob.
Joe replied, “He’s going to try to.”
Suzy inquired, “Why are you sitting there like that looking at me.”
Joe admitted, “I guess because it’s the first chance I’ve had to look at you.”
Suzy questioned, “How do you mean.”
Joe explained, “When they first put you in here. It was all dark, and so many things happened after that. It’s funny.”
Suzy asked, “What’s funny?”
Joe went on, “The things that you can tell about a person even in the dark. I kind of thought you were little, and I knew you were awful nice. I thought you had a lot of nerve, but I didn’t think you’d be so pretty.”
Suzy insisted, “I’m not so pretty Joe. I’m not very brave either. I’m scared, I’m awful scared and I don’t want to die.”
Joe assured, “Don’t worry about it Suzan don’t think about it.”
Suzy went on, “Just sitting here like this waiting, and there’s nothing we can do. Every time we did try to do something it was something he knew about, or was expecting us to do.”
Joe insisted, “Please Suzan.”
Suzy continued, “Joe something happened to you. You were scared before too, but it was the not knowing that was scary. The not knowing what was going to happen or why. Then what you could do about it, but once you do know. You make up your mind then you’ve got to forget about it. Forget about everything you made up your mind about.”
Joe smiled, “This is going to sound kind of funny. Especially now, but well do you have anyone special like a fellow?”
Suzy affirmed, “I’m married to the best guy ever. If I called him right now he come and save me from this, but I was sent here to save you.”
Joe laughed, “It’s a shame we never met before. If we had we wouldn’t be here now.”
Suzy insisted, “Didn’t you hear me? I was sent here to save you.”
Joe reasoned, “I know what you’re trying to do, but it’s alright. I’ve faced fear before. This time is no different.”
Suzy announced, “I hear something. He’s coming.”
Joe replied, “Yeah, okay get up over in the corner of the room, so that he’ll see you as soon as he opens the door.”
Suzy inquired, “What about you?”
Joe replied, “I’ll be waiting over here behind the door.”
Suzy hinted, “Joe you’re not going…”
Joe muttered, “Yeah I know I haven’t got much of a chance, but, well wish me luck. It’ll be quick anyway.”
Suzy stood and insisted, “Oh no Joe please.’
The Doctor announced, “All right my young friends. Time all my arrangements have been completed and I’m…Where’s Watson?”
Jumping at the Doctor Joe yelled, “Right here!”
Then there was a, “Boom,” as Suzy yelled, “By the power of Njal I command time to stop.”
Time stopped and Suzy walked over to Joe and the Doctor. There stood Joe right in front of the Doctor. With the gun pointed at his chest. The bullet had just left the barrel of the gun, and it was hanging in the air about two inches from Joe’s chest. Suzy thought, Boy I was about two inches from screwing up.
Then Suzy called out, “By the power of Njal I command Jim to appear.”
Then there stood Jim in his underwear. Suzy snickered, “I’m on a Journey, and have to save this guy right here.”
Jim replied, “You sure you didn’t want to make it a little closer.”
Then Jim took his finger, and pushed the bullet up over Joe’s head and said, “I see the other one has red eyes. I’m going to go get dressed and I’ll be back.”
In a flash Jim appeared and Suzy asked, “Is Albert coming?”
Jim replied, “Nope.”
Then Suzy heard the pounding sound of the Helicopter, and saw Wind Walker walking to the door with a noose in his hand. Flipping the noose over the Demon’s head Wind Walker informed, “We can do this together. I got the back.”
Then Wind Walker made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and slammed it into his back, as Suzy did the same to his chest. Then Wind Walker jumped back as the rope pulled tight. The Demon leaped off its feet and flew backwards, as it was dragged out the door. Wind walker followed behind the Demon calling out, “Back to Hell with you Demon.”
Then a black cloud in the shape of a hideous monster slipped into the ground, as the Helicopter lifted the Demon body in the air and disappeared.
Wind Walker looked at Suzy and smiled, “Nice to work with you again Suzan. Tell your Hangman I said not every team needs a Hangman.”
Then Bird Man appeared next to Wind Walker asking, “You ready?”
Wind Walker replied, “Let’s go.”
Then Bird Man put his hand on Wind Walker’s shoulder and they disappeared. Jim asked, “You need a ride back?”
Suzy replied, “No I have to stick around and start time, so I can call the Police and get Joe out of this mess.”
Jim embraced Suzy as she pushed love into him. The he gave her a kiss and said, “I Love you,” and disappeared.”
Suzy went to the phone on the table and called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to start.”
The sound of the gun shot still hung in the air as she heard Joe exclaim, “What the hell! Where did he go?”
Suzy picked up the phone and dialed 0, “Hello, Operator? Can you connect me to the Police? I need to report a murder.”
Suzy heard the phone ringing over the line. Then, “Third precinct headquarters this is Vincent How can I help you.”
Joe was looking around for the Doctor mumbling, as Suzy replied, “This is the crazy woman at the place you sent an Officer to about an hour ago. There has been a murder here and that fake Doctor took off. Now if you don’t have an Officer here in the next ten minutes. I’m getting an attorney and see if I can get rich. I know there’s a greedy bastard out there that would love this case.”
The Officer insisted, “I’m sending someone right now.”
Suzy barked, “Ten minutes, and I leave the scene to find an attorney.”
Then Suzy slammed down the receiver, and went to Joe and exclaimed, “Oh Joe, you’re a real hero. I can’t believe you did it. You knock the gun out of his hand, and beat the crap out of him. Look there is the gun over there on the floor.”
