"I told you about my wife, didn't I?" he asked, clearly more cheerful than usual. "I'd given up trying to contact her, assuming that she'd moved over. But I realized my assumptions were incorrect.

"I summoned her, Miss Perkins -- in this very clinic! Now I know that I'm on the right track! I'll be able to bring her back. Not just summon her spirit, but really, truly bring her back to life!"

Hmm. Hmm. That sounded like a potentially dangerous and maybe not advisable idea?