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The story still revolves on John's thumb that he got from another guy, Tom as John seeks out who is the owner. John got to know the thumb's owner from his widow and at the time he was running scared from a local gangster who is also John's father in law, Terry Greaves. John soon learn that Greaves was paid to scare of Tom. At the same time Greaves revealed that he is involved with mafia that is responsible for antique treasure smuggling and he wants John's help in dealing with them in exchange for the information on Tom. John and Greaves had a deal.

Soon John shows up at the doorstep of the people that paid Greaves. There was a scuffle when Greaves also arrives at the scene and accidentally John found his original thumb to be used as sculpture. John feeling grateful on finding his thumb, replaced his new thumb with his own. That process involves dismembering his new thumb again and reattaching his old thumb, with a lot of yelling and swearing.





Meanwhile Gemma whose uncle is John, try to get revenge on her uncle. She gets the help of some witch to summon a demon to get after John. As the demon appears, she had the fright of her life. She begins to have second thoughts and a change of heart. It seems that the demon is much too frightening and powerful to control She pleaded to her uncle John over the phone to come and save her. What kind of spell will John use to outwit this demon.