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CANTON WAX MUSEUM

Sam, Elena and Dean walk through the wax museum, checking out the figures. Sam walks past John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, then stops at Abraham Lincoln. Dean frowns at Gandhi.

"Dude, he's short" Dean Says

"Hey. Gandhi was a great man." Sam Says

"Yeah, for a Smurf." Dean Says

The Museum Owner comes down the stairs at a half-jog, slightly out of breath. He is wearing a leather jacket.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, this is our busiest time of the year." Owner Says

Dean looks around at the empty rooms.

"This is busy?" Dean Says

"Well, not right now, but it's early." Owner Says

"It's four-thirty." Dean Says

"So, what can I do for you?" Owner Says

"Uh, well, we are writing a piece for Travel Magazine." Sam Says

"Yeah, on how, uh, totally non-sucky wax museums are." Dean Says

"That's fantastic. A little press, just what we need." Owner Says

"Great. Well we're interested in a few of your exhibits, specifically Abraham Lincoln and, uh, James Dean." Dean Says

"Two of our most popular displays." Owner Says

"Oh yeah? So they bring in a lot of visitors?" Elena Says

"Yeah, we have our regulars." Owner Says

"I don't suppose that, uh, William Hill and Cal Hawkins were regulars, were they?" Dean Asks

The Owner nods.

"As a matter of fact, they were. Yeah, I heard what happened to them. It's tragic, just tragic. Oh—you—that's not gonna be in the article, is it?" Owner Says

"No. No, no. 'Course not." Sam Says

"You know, I gotta tell you, that—that Lincoln is so lifelike, I mean, you—I mean, you can just imagine him moving around. You ever see anything like that?" Dean Says

"Uh...no." Owner Says

"No?" Dean Says

"Well, um, is there anything you could think of that would make your museum...unusual? You know, for the article?" Sam Says

"Well, I'll say. There isn't another place like us, not anywhere." Owner Says

"How so?" Elena Says

"Well, for one, that's Honest Abe's real hat." Owner Says Then points to Lincoln.

"It is?" Elena Says

"Almost like his remains." Dean Says

"Uh...I guess?" Owner Says

"You wouldn't happen to have any of James Dean's personal effects, would you?" Sam Asks

"Ooh, yeah. Got his keychain. We got a bunch of stuff, uh, Gandhi's bifocals, FDR's iron lung. This." Owner Says

The Owner indicates the leather jacket he's wearing. Elena frowns.

"And who did that belong to?" Elena Asks

"The Fonz. Seasons two through four!" Owner Says
As he does a double thumbs-up, grinning.

"W-wow. Yeah, that's—that's really cool...ish." Elena Says

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