The Malediction Legacy

[DeanNichols]

New York City, 42^nd and 8^th avenue.
The dismembered body of a brutally murdered man discovered in a subway station.
With only an eagles feather found in the victim’s mouth, and a drunken homeless
man insisting an Indian killed him. With, no other clues. Detective Gloria Hart
calls her friend and veteran detective Tony Morreti for assistance.

When the investigation comes to dead- end Morreti
contacts the psychic Ovela, who has successfully cooperated with the Police in
the past.

After the detectives explained the case, to the Indian
decent disabled psychic, they learned the Munsee Indians believed the Eagle to
carry souls to the land of their ancestors when they die.

And by placing an eagles feather in the mouth of the
dead, there insuring the dead will move peacefully, to the next plane of
existence. If they don’t the dead will forever roam this earth.

They also learn about the curse of Ahote, the last chief
of the Munsee tribe.

In 1650 Spanish soldiers came into what is now New York
and during a battle with the Munsee Indians, and, killed Chief Ahote’s three
sons, ending his bloodline. The chief ordered the medicine man to make a doll
of an Indian, warrior. Before killing himself, he then cursed the doll to find
and kill the descendants of those who killed his sons.

The doll absorbed his blood and became alive. The doll
cannot travel outside of the Munsee territory, to this day the Indian warrior.
Before killing himself, he will kill anyone from the Spanish soldier’s
bloodline that comes to New York.

The only way to stop the Indian warrior is written on the
last page of the Medicine Man’s book. Only one of the Spanish soldier’s
bloodline, can read the book, but they can be killed at any moment.

The book is buried with the medicine man, has not been
seined for three hundred years. The ceremony to open the medicine man’s grave,
can only take place, during the night of the ninth full moon.

Tony and Gloria, research the history of the tribe and
their territories, finding the location of the Munsee cemetery, in woodland
cemetery. The cemetery has no records, prior to 1861.

The grounds keeper tells them about a small group of
indentified Indian graves on the far end of the cemetery. With help from the
medium and the Indian reservation, they were able to find the medicine man’s
grave. Ovela tells them the main part of the tomb opening ceremony, is the
dance of the dead, which can only be performed by one who can see the spirit.
Ovela is the only gifted who knows the dance, but she is disabled.

In desperation, Ovela remind them about the homeless man
in the station the day of the murder.

With NYPD’s help, they find the homeless man, dying in an
alley,

after his recovery, and with only five days for the full
moon, Ovela teaches him the dance.

Detective Gloria, Ovela, the homeless man and four
members from the Indian reservation, gather in the cemetery.

The oldest member of the Indian reservation, takes Gloria
by the hand and they kneel by the grave, as the homeless men performs the dance
of the dead. Through the fog, the medicine man appears on his horse, circles
his grave three times, looking at Gloria, he then stop in front of her, handing
her his book, and disappearing in the fog.

Gloria surprised looks at the book and attempts to open
it, Ovela reminds her, if she can read the book, she is of the Spanish soldier
bloodline, and can be killed at any moment. Also, she can’t flip to the last
page, because the pages will be blank, she has to read the book from the
beginning.

The book will only allow her to read a few pages a day,
and once she flips the page she can’t go back because that page will be blank.

The book will give her a challenge. And until she
completes the challenge, she won’t be able to read any further.

The medicine man’s book, takes Gloria on a journey
through the Munsee tribe’s triumphs, loses, happiness and sorrow.

Gloria is compelled to learn more. Knowing that she can
be the next victim, she spends countless hours, in libraries, museums, and the
internet learning about the Munsee tribe. In the book she discovers “he who
wants to finish reading this book, must first, redeem chief Ahote’s honor.”
Afterward, the book is blank.

Through her search, she discovers that where Ahote’s
village was in 1650, is now national forest.

With her life in constant danger, Gloria files a petition
to rename that area, Munsee territory.

As the district Court denies her petitions, Gloria,
continues trying.

One day she is notified that the district Court awards
her a hearing date.
Gloria convinces the court, to rename a small part of the national forest
Munsee territory, and build a replica of a Munsee village, with information
about the tribe, and their battles, their history, and the names of tribe’s
last chief and his sons.

During the hearing, Gloria sees four Indian shadows
embedded on the courtroom wall.

After several hearings, her petition awarded, but the
book remains blank.

With the help of the Indian reservation and volunteers,
Gloria finishes the construction of the village, and reads that, the warrior
will only sleep in chief Ahote’s hand, on his land, with his sons, and the
medicine man.

Gloria files a petition with the Indian reservation, and
the city of NY, to relocate chief Ahote, his sons, and the medicine man
remaining, in the newly built Munsee village.

After several hearings, and denials, and with the support
of the Indian reservation, historical society, and media, Gloria files petition
after petition, until the city grants her request, to relocate the remains to a
protected area in the center of the village.

The relocation ceremony and the history of the tribe,
broadcasted live on all major news networks, during the relocation, Gloria sees
the spirits of the five Indians following their remains, the Indian warrior is
discovered in the medicine man’s hand.

Ovela explains that the medicine man wanted to protect
innocent people and restricted the Indian warrior to remain in the Munsee
territory.

In a separate ceremony, the doll is removed from the
medicine man’s hand and placed in Ahote’s hands.

After the relocation is completed, Gloria uncovers the
plaque displaying the history of the tribe. With a smile on her face she looks
at the five graves.

The night before the village opens for the public,
Gloria, sets her tent on a small hill not far from the village, and awakened
early morning by the reflection of fire outside her tent. She looks outside and
sees women, children, warriors, hunters, and a big fire burning in the middle
of the village.

On the hill directly across, she sees the shadows of four
Indians, protectively overlooking the village. As the sun breaks above the
ground, she recognizes chief Ahote and his three sons, joined by a fifth horse with
Ovela.

The chief looks at Gloria, raises his hand in salute, and
the five riders slowly gallop towards the village, disappearing, with the the
women, children, the hunters, and fire.

Gloria, looks at the village, and sees six graves. Later
that day Gloria quits her job as a Police detective, and along with the
homeless man joins, the Indian reservation as a Munsee historian.

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