Once upon a time, there once lived two friends. Simone Sauveterre, the blind, elderly and kind owner of a unique antique store in Peoria...and the beautiful but vain Tassina D'Emerald, an artist from New Orleans. But something unpleasant happened between them in 1976, and they haven't spoken since. With a little black magic and an unwitting young girl, Tassina plans to resolve their secret grudge once and for all...no matter what the cost. But standing in the way of her agenda is a recently deceased occultist, a college professor, a greedy mob boss, a kooky blonde hippie, ghosts, mages,...