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"Holy shit," Robin gasps, opening a drawer. "The Weekly Watcher, I can't believe they have this."
"Don't they write about, like, Bigfoot, and UFOs?" Nancy gives a skeptical look.
"First, UFOs are absolutely real. Bigfoot I'm still on the fence about. But may I remind you we are looking for information on dark wizards? If someone's gonna write about that, it's gonna be these weirdos."
"Worth a shot," Sam shrugs, walking over to the machine.
Robin scrolls up, landing on a ridiculous article that only furthers Nancy's skepticism towards the paper.
"Elvis cloned by aliens," she mockingly reads.
"You never know," Robin shrugs.
"Bianca and I have this theory: What if all the "clones" in the world are the real versions of people and the rest of us are clones?"
"I have the same theory!" Robin gasps, high-fiving Sam, the exchange making Nancy step away in frustration.
Robin scrolls up again, landing on exactly what they were looking for. "Victor Creel claims vengeful demon killed family. The murder that shocked a small community."
"Ha ha. Very funny."
"Do you hear us laughing?" Sam mutters. "Just-- Come here."
Nancy listens, surprisingly, knowing Sam wouldn't ask her to be anywhere near her unless it was serious.
"Victor believed his house was haunted by an ancient demon. Victor allegedly hired a priest to exorcise the demon from his home," Sam reads.
"Pretty novel for the '50s. Exorcist wasn't out yet," Robin cuts in.
"I hated that movie," Sam makes a face of disgust.
"Keep... Keep going," Nancy keeps her eyes trained on the screen.
"Okay, so Victor claimed this exorcism failed, but it angered this demon, which then murdered his family, removing their eyes. Victor believes he was spared as a punishment."
"That's pretty convenient for Victor," Nancy comments.
"No... No it's not," Sam shakes her head. "I mean, you can't prove a demonic possession in court, which means you're either going to jail or the loony bin."
"And Victor was declared legally insane by the court. What if this is why?" Robin excitedly suggests. "This sounds insane, it just wasn't made public because..."
"The plea bargain. The records were sealed!"
"So let's say a demon did invade Creel's house. Something tells me that it isn't just some random demon," Sam looks between both girls.
