Happy to see Craig’s spirits raised but obviously worried about the financial aspect of the purchase, Effie doesn’t hide her feelings about Valhalla from Craig. Effie is startled to learn that Craig is actually contemplating the purchase of the mansion, but he becomes obsessed with it, claiming he was meant to live there. The cost to repair the mansion alone go into the six figures. The mansion is in shambles: the roof has caved in in several locations, the marble floor requiring significant repair. It is on this trip that they come across Valhalla, a run-down mansion built and owned by notorious gambler named Jack Belias in the late 1920s. His wife, Effie, takes him on a trip to upstate New York in an attempt to restore his confidence and save their floundering marriage. He’s attacked by a group of men and severely wounded, the sort of wound that destroys his self-confidence, his manhood shattered. Craig reluctantly goes to her aid and falls into a trap, discovering far too late that he’s been deceived. Running late to an important meeting, he’s grabbed by a young woman claiming her friend was being attacked.
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