Tales from the Darkside Season 1 Episode 13 In the Cards

In the Cards is the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of the horror television series Tales from the Darkside. The episode features a young woman named Joanne, who is desperate to make ends meet and make a living after being fired from her job as a waitress. She decides to turn to her hobby of reading tarot cards as a way to make money.

Joanne's first client is a wealthy businessman named Mr. Halston, who is fascinated by her tarot card readings. He asks her to give him a reading every day and pays her generously for it. Joanne is thrilled at the easy money she is making and quickly becomes dependent on it. However, as time passes, she begins to realize that her readings are becoming more and more accurate, and she is starting to see things that she never saw before.

Things take a strange turn when a mysterious man, who seems to know everything about her, starts showing up everywhere she goes. He warns her that she is playing with dangerous forces by relying on her tarot card readings for money and that she may pay a steep price for it.

Joanne initially dismisses the man's warnings and continues to read tarot cards for Mr. Halston. However, when she starts seeing visions of the businessman's impending death, she realizes that she may have gotten in over her head. She tries to warn Mr. Halston, but he refuses to believe her and accuses her of trying to scare him so she can extort more money from him.

As Joanne becomes more and more obsessed with preventing Mr. Halston's death, the mysterious man reappears and offers her a deal: he will spare Mr. Halston's life if Joanne gives up her tarot card readings forever. Joanne is faced with a difficult decision as she realizes the true cost of her newfound money-making scheme.

In the Cards is a suspenseful and thought-provoking episode that explores the dangers of dabbling in the occult for personal gain. It features strong performances from its cast and delivers a satisfying conclusion to the first season of Tales from the Darkside.