"Thank God those two left," Alexis said. She saw Jim smiling and asked: "What?"
"Why atheists thank God?" Jim asked.
"We don´t thank God, we..." Alexis smiled. "Do you believe in God?"
"I believe in something higher, yes. Not Christ or Bible, but something higher, benevolent power of goodness. Perhaps I am just superstitious."
"Yea, why it didn´t protect Nora´s victims?" Alexis sighed. "I´ll go home to change. I promise, I´m here at seven, before the House opens."
"Good. And Alexis..."
"What?"Alexis looked behind her.
Jim smiled. "Happy Halloween, Alexis."
Smile lit Alexis´face. "Happy Halloween."
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Nora Andrews was not a burglar. But it was the fire - the fire of God - which had destroyed the sinners in Sodoma and Gomorra. She saw Alexis leaving and not locking the door behind her. Good. Apparently Jim Thorpe was still inside.
Nora approached the door and peeked in.
She did not see anyone.
Nora walked in so silently she could. She heard Jim walking in the next room and quickly behind the wax figure, which had long pink dress - with lot of cleavage! - and long red hair. The exposed fangs and red eyes told it was a vampiress.
She tried to find her match-box, but she was nervous enough to drop the box to the floor. And someone moved behind her.
Nora turned around and tried not to look the guilty. - only to see one of the last persons she ever believed to see.
"What you are doing here.?"
In the next room Jim heard her voice, but did not recognize the words and the speaker.
"Jane?" he called his wife´s name. "Alexis?"
He did not hear the answer, so he walked to the room where the wax figures were.
He did not see anything, only smelt some medicine-like scent. And the door was slightly open.
Thinking someone had came to vandalize the place, Jim started to check the rooms. The match-box on the floor told him everything he wanted to know.. Someone had came to burn the place and heard his voice., escaping or hiding himself/herself.
"No get out of here or I will call the police." Jim said with a loud voice.
Nora did not answer. She could not, because she was not only unconscious for the chloroform, but not in the house anymore.