Alison: I chose "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe. See, this is
the bedroom where the old man was murdered...and he's buried
here under the floorboards. Oh, and look, I used an old
metronome to simulate the heartbeat that drove the killer
_insane_.
[flicks a switch; the metronome ticks slowly]
Ha ha, it's neat, huh?
Lisa: [uncomfortable] Ha ha, it's great, it's really great.
[she pulls out the ball, tries to bounce it, and drops it]
Taylor: Oh! Got away from you, huh? Well, you keep at it.
-- Murphy's Law with a vengeance, "Lisa's Rival"
