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Journals: Book 1, Entry 05 “Elixir” Quatrain 13. "The younger woman shall surmount the old before the lusty hearts of many men / The precious drops quench the thirst of time before the ugly truth shall take its toll" Crazy Eddie tied this quatrain into the bizarre events of May 16 in Kalkaska, Michigan. Customers say a beautiful young woman goes from 22 to 102 while doing the shimmy-shake at a local bar. She was later identified as Miss Margaret Grant, resident of a local retirement home in town. Decided to start there. Eddie said records indicated that this woman had a nephew in Anchorage, Alaska. It was time to say goodbye to Cade Foster, and hello to Ben Grant. The home’s administrator, Sarah, was quick to write off the stories of Margaret’s death to the local drunks in the bar. I made myself acquainted with Margaret’s friends, Patricia and Leonard, to see if they had any insight into the recent death. They were less than forthcoming, even secretive, but I was able to squeeze Leonard for some information. He pointed me towards The Organic Source, a health food store. Leonard said the salesman promised to make them all young again. Met Trevor Hyams at the health food store, a snake-oil salesman to the core. He was pushing a youth elixir on a group of seniors, an elixir he claimed that would magically reverse the aging process. Hyams was less than happy to pitch the potion to me. I came back later that night and let myself in to the store. As I was taking the five-finger discount on the elixir as evidence, Hyams interrupted…and attacked. He revealed himself as an alien. I knew for sure they had come to Kalkaska. Why would the aliens want to make the old young again? Why were they trying to exploit our need to stay young, beautiful, and strong? Maybe the aliens had plans to use the elixir after their second wave invasion for a vast labor force of perpetually young, strong, and renewable slaves. Well guess what? This sweet bird of youth was gonna take them down… “Elixir” Writer: Chris Brancato Director: Brenton Spencer Executive Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Larry Sugar Created by: Chris Brancato Guest Stars: Dana Brooks as Colonel Grace, Garwin Sanford as Trevor Hyams, Doris Chillcott as Patricia, Johanna Marlowe Lebovitz as young Patricia, Walter Marsh as Leonard, Tom Butler as Sheriff Robey, Christine Wach as Margaret. |
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