"hello, king."
"who . . . who's this?"
"it's your grandmother."
". . . but . . .you're dead . . ."
"in a way, yes. now listen . . . are you still there?"
"i . . . i'm still here, grandma . . . yes . . ."
"come to the old house tonight. there're quite a few people there who'd love to see you . . ."
"stop it! b**h! it's starting all over again . . . ."