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“Anyway, I just got into the habit of saying the Scottish Tragedy and ‘Mackers� instead of the actual title.� “You mean Macbeth?� “Yeah, that’s what I mean. Look, it’s OK to say it here in the car, or pretty much any place except for a theater. But in a theater it’s strictly forbidden, unless you’re saying it as part of a production.
“Well, there’s a legend that a coven of witches came to see the play back when Shakespeare first wrote it, and they weren’t amused at how he used their authentic spells and incantations, like they thought it was plagiarism or something, so they put a curse on the play. Ever since then, there’s been all sorts of bad luck associated with it. And you’ve got to be careful about saying the name of the play.� Carly’s eyes widened with curiosity. Her partner was normally ultra-rational about everything.
