When you're kissed by a devil you have to watch out for that nose. Angel Gladys Blaine and devilish friend Jack Erlandson get close at her ''going away'' party. Erlandson, who was best friend to Blaine's late husband, is now helping her face death with the playfulness she's always shown in life. Gladys died in December 2007.

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