Summary

In “Card VIII The Sun,” Molly told Stan she did not like his new idea of making the people who watched their shows believe they could communicate with the dead. He asked her if she would not want to talk to her father again. He reasoned all they were doing was giving people hope, just like a preacher did on Sundays. Stan convinced Molly to help him by telling her if they could do one big job and get paid enough, they would not have to work again. He promised they would get married, buy a house, and start a family.

Stan’s first client was Addie Peabody. She gathered several of her friends together for the first séance. Stan was the Reverend Carlisle because he had earned an ordination certificate. Molly was his medium. Addie...