Roger Shackleforth was a successful businessman who traveled frequently for work. He was hopelessly in love with Leila, a beautiful flight attendant who was a constant tease and played with his feelings. One day, while waiting for his flight at the airport, a stranger handed him the business card of an old professor named “A. Daemon”. The stranger claimed that the professor could help with any problem, and Roger, desperate to win Leila’s love, decided to visit him.
After some hesitation, Professor Daemon agreed to help Roger and sold him a love potion for $1. Excited, Roger immediately made arrangements to meet Leila on a flight and administered the potion in a glass of champagne. To his surprise, Leila fell madly in love with him, and they eventually got married. However, Leila’s love soon became suffocating, and Roger felt trapped in their relationship.
Desperate to escape, Roger returned to Professor Daemon and paid $1,000, all of his savings, for a potion that would end his problems. Daemon warned Roger that the potion was undetectable, but he must use it immediately and completely or he would lose his nerve.
Roger prepared a glass of champagne with the new potion and was about to give it to Leila when she revealed she was pregnant. Shocked, Roger dropped both glasses and realized that he couldn’t go through with it anyway. As he passed out, Professor Daemon relaxed on Roger’s terrace, smoking a cigar, and after puffing a smoke ring that turned into a heart, he disappeared.
