Thanks for a great pick! I enjoyed this one, though I thought at first I had heard it before... turns out it was similarly styled to The Summer People, if memory serves.

My favorite thing in the show was the clock. It had twenty-four numbers on it, like a military clock, and the young girl just happens to arrive on the scene at exactly one o\'clock - which, of course, is the thirteenth hour. The clock chimes thirteen times... very nice.

While the show really didn\'t \"grab\" me in a headlock for very long (the beginning was great, but once Kathy met the reporter, it was all downhill for me), I found great excitement in the production of this tale, specifically the attention to the sound effects: the clock, the hammering out of the iron, the bubbling of the elixir, etc.

These little details paint a wonderful landscape behind the talented craftspeople who are performing. Their art is enhanced by the effects which alone often boost the image in the mind\'s eye.

I must admit though, that the show had an extreme jump in Act 2, where the writing became somewhat predictable and droll. Comments like \"I\'m going to sleep like the dead\" and \"it\'ll settle your stomach\" were a bit over the top. We got it without needing to be told. Lastly, I find it interesting that here we have another episode which seems to put the religious norm in the minority. When Aunt Sarah gasps because Unlce Jason says the word \"mass\", I nodded lightly with a smirk on my face... typical for the CBSRMT. Of course, it IS a tale of witchcraft, so I suppose the whole Satan versus God thing is justified.

I don\'t like to admit it, but part of me wishes Kathy had never gone to New York. I would have found it interesting to see how the coven of witches faired with their new-found supply of virgin blood. :twisted:

All in all, a very enjoyable show. I gave this one a 4.3. Thanks again and best wishes!<br>