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The [[Town Crier]] yells that [[Willy Grimes]] is about to be executed. The [[Executioner (I Sell the Dead)|Executioner]] drags Willy to the gallows. ? yells to lop Willie's head off and ? curses at Willy. Willy's head is then removed from his body by the guillotine. As [[Father Duffy]] is walking through the prison, he kicks an [[Old Man (I Sell the Dead)|Old Man]]. Duffy walks into [[Arthur Blake]]'s cell and takes a seat next to Arthur at a table. He reads off the charges against Arthur, grave robbing and murder, and tells him that it is his duty to write down Arthur's final words. Arthur tells Duffy that he is innocent of murder and he was framed by someone leaving a trail of limbs to his and Willy's homes. Arthur at first tells Duffy that he can't remember how everything started, but then Duffy offers him some whiskey. Arthur starts his story and tell Duffy about the first time he met Willy. In the past Arthur tells Willy that [[Ronnie]] gave him a beer and told him where to meet Willy for work. They come to a grave and Willy digs a narrow hole and then has Arthur make a hole in the coffin. They then pull the [[Wake Corpse]] up and Arthur recognizes her. Willy drops his flask and asks Arthur to pick it up and is about to hit him in the head with the shovel when Arthur turns around and Willy decides to let him live. Willy takes Arthur as an apprentice and they eventually start body snatching for [[Dr. Quint]]. They eventually have to start body snatching bodies for free for Quint, when Quint threatens to tell the authorities on them. They were eventually forced to steal corpses during wakes. During the wake for [[Wake Corpse]], [[Maisey O'Connell]] gives [[Tommy Burke]] and ? a drink and they give a toast to Wake Corpse. Arthur walks into the funeral parlor and tells Maisey that the Wake Corpse was his aunt. Maisey, Tommy and ? go into the kitchen to get tea for Arthur so he can be alone with Wake Corpse and when they close the kitchen door, Arthur ties a rope around it so it can't be opened. | The [[Town Crier]] yells that [[Willy Grimes]] is about to be executed. The [[Executioner (I Sell the Dead)|Executioner]] drags Willy to the gallows. ? yells to lop Willie's head off and ? curses at Willy. Willy's head is then removed from his body by the guillotine. As [[Father Duffy]] is walking through the prison, he kicks an [[Old Man (I Sell the Dead)|Old Man]]. Duffy walks into [[Arthur Blake]]'s cell and takes a seat next to Arthur at a table. He reads off the charges against Arthur, grave robbing and murder, and tells him that it is his duty to write down Arthur's final words. Arthur tells Duffy that he is innocent of murder and he was framed by someone leaving a trail of limbs to his and Willy's homes. Arthur at first tells Duffy that he can't remember how everything started, but then Duffy offers him some whiskey. Arthur starts his story and tell Duffy about the first time he met Willy. In the past Arthur tells Willy that [[Ronnie]] gave him a beer and told him where to meet Willy for work. They come to a grave and Willy digs a narrow hole and then has Arthur make a hole in the coffin. They then pull the [[Wake Corpse]] up and Arthur recognizes her. Willy drops his flask and asks Arthur to pick it up and is about to hit him in the head with the shovel when Arthur turns around and Willy decides to let him live. Willy takes Arthur as an apprentice and they eventually start body snatching for [[Dr. Quint]]. They eventually have to start body snatching bodies for free for Quint, when Quint threatens to tell the authorities on them. They were eventually forced to steal corpses during wakes. During the wake for [[Wake Corpse]], [[Maisey O'Connell]] gives [[Tommy Burke]] and ? a drink and they give a toast to Wake Corpse. Arthur walks into the funeral parlor and tells Maisey that the Wake Corpse was his aunt. Maisey, Tommy and ? go into the kitchen to get tea for Arthur so he can be alone with Wake Corpse and when they close the kitchen door, Arthur ties a rope around it so it can't be opened. He then ties a rope around Wake Corpse and then he and Willy pulls it out and take it. As they are walking to the pub, a [[Prostitute (I Sell the Dead)|Prostitute]] calls out to Arthur and asks him when he is going to marry her. They go to the Fortune of War where [[Howling Man]] and ? tells him to shut-up. [[Dancing Katie]], [[Jippo Kelly]] and [[Modger Kelly]] dance and sing. Ronnie tells Willy that the House of Murphy will come after him and Arthur. Quint walks into the pub and asks Willy how the corpse they gave him was so clean. Quint then demands more corpses. Arthur continues telling his story to Duffy and tells him of when he and Willy came across something that wasn't quite dead. Arthur and Willy go to the moors and Arthur shares his sandwich with Willy, who shares his whiskey. Arthur wonders why the corpse is buried outside a cemetery in a crossroads. They remove the shroud from the corpse and see that it has garlic around its neck and a stake through its heart. Arthur removes the garlic and then they pull out the stake. The [[Vampire]] then gets up and starts to walk down the road. The Vampire attacks Arthur and Willy hits it with a shovel. It then attacks Willy and Willy manages to put the stake back into its heart. Willy then comes up with an idea and they deliver the Vampire to Quint. He sees the stake, pulls it out and then screams. Afterwards they continued to rob the corpses of the undead including [[Zombie Hand]]s which would net ten times the pay. Arthur tells Duffy about the House of Murphy and an encounter he and Willy had with them. Willy shows Arthur his new cart and tells Arthur that he might use it to pick up horse feces, which [[Hugo Fortune]] told him about. They arrive at a burial and Arthur notices the ground is frozen. They start digging and find the coffin which they were told to not open. As they are carrying the coffin they drop it and the lid falls off. They look inside and find an [[Alien (I Sell the Dead)|Alien]] inside. Willy thinks it might be a freak from Dotsie's circus, | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 24 October 2022
A grave robber waiting for his execution relays his story to a priest.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Arthur Blake - Dominic Monaghan
Willy Grimes - Larry Fassenden
Cornelius Murphy - John Speredakos
Young Arthur - Daniel Manche
Maisey O'Connell - Eileen Colgan
Valentine Kelly - Heather Bullock
Howling Man - Martin Pfefferkorn
Young Cornelius - Jackie Arnold
One Legged Creature - Patrick Bucklew
Prostitute - Jennifer Stackpole
Benny Robertson - Stephen Parish
Dancing Katie - Haidyn Janae Harvey
Vampire Arms - Lisa Golub and Danni Read
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
The Town Crier yells that Willy Grimes is about to be executed. The Executioner drags Willy to the gallows. ? yells to lop Willie's head off and ? curses at Willy. Willy's head is then removed from his body by the guillotine. As Father Duffy is walking through the prison, he kicks an Old Man. Duffy walks into Arthur Blake's cell and takes a seat next to Arthur at a table. He reads off the charges against Arthur, grave robbing and murder, and tells him that it is his duty to write down Arthur's final words. Arthur tells Duffy that he is innocent of murder and he was framed by someone leaving a trail of limbs to his and Willy's homes. Arthur at first tells Duffy that he can't remember how everything started, but then Duffy offers him some whiskey. Arthur starts his story and tell Duffy about the first time he met Willy. In the past Arthur tells Willy that Ronnie gave him a beer and told him where to meet Willy for work. They come to a grave and Willy digs a narrow hole and then has Arthur make a hole in the coffin. They then pull the Wake Corpse up and Arthur recognizes her. Willy drops his flask and asks Arthur to pick it up and is about to hit him in the head with the shovel when Arthur turns around and Willy decides to let him live. Willy takes Arthur as an apprentice and they eventually start body snatching for Dr. Quint. They eventually have to start body snatching bodies for free for Quint, when Quint threatens to tell the authorities on them. They were eventually forced to steal corpses during wakes. During the wake for Wake Corpse, Maisey O'Connell gives Tommy Burke and ? a drink and they give a toast to Wake Corpse. Arthur walks into the funeral parlor and tells Maisey that the Wake Corpse was his aunt. Maisey, Tommy and ? go into the kitchen to get tea for Arthur so he can be alone with Wake Corpse and when they close the kitchen door, Arthur ties a rope around it so it can't be opened. He then ties a rope around Wake Corpse and then he and Willy pulls it out and take it. As they are walking to the pub, a Prostitute calls out to Arthur and asks him when he is going to marry her. They go to the Fortune of War where Howling Man and ? tells him to shut-up. Dancing Katie, Jippo Kelly and Modger Kelly dance and sing. Ronnie tells Willy that the House of Murphy will come after him and Arthur. Quint walks into the pub and asks Willy how the corpse they gave him was so clean. Quint then demands more corpses. Arthur continues telling his story to Duffy and tells him of when he and Willy came across something that wasn't quite dead. Arthur and Willy go to the moors and Arthur shares his sandwich with Willy, who shares his whiskey. Arthur wonders why the corpse is buried outside a cemetery in a crossroads. They remove the shroud from the corpse and see that it has garlic around its neck and a stake through its heart. Arthur removes the garlic and then they pull out the stake. The Vampire then gets up and starts to walk down the road. The Vampire attacks Arthur and Willy hits it with a shovel. It then attacks Willy and Willy manages to put the stake back into its heart. Willy then comes up with an idea and they deliver the Vampire to Quint. He sees the stake, pulls it out and then screams. Afterwards they continued to rob the corpses of the undead including Zombie Hands which would net ten times the pay. Arthur tells Duffy about the House of Murphy and an encounter he and Willy had with them. Willy shows Arthur his new cart and tells Arthur that he might use it to pick up horse feces, which Hugo Fortune told him about. They arrive at a burial and Arthur notices the ground is frozen. They start digging and find the coffin which they were told to not open. As they are carrying the coffin they drop it and the lid falls off. They look inside and find an Alien inside. Willy thinks it might be a freak from Dotsie's circus,