As it turns out she dabbles in white magic. As the investigation progresses Crane is drawn more and more into a world that lives in the shadows. He also is forced to confront dark secretes in his own youth. The cast passes with flying colors but not without some notable flaws. Depp is given more of a character to play here than he had in Scissorshands but he does less with it.
Crane is the protagonist and comic relief all at the same time.
He presents Crane as a man of science that is too squeamish to look at the bloody bodies without fainting. Once was funny but several times in the film was a distraction. Still, Depp creates a character of dimension that can and does help carry the story. Ricci is under utilized in this film. She is a fantastic actor that is used here to fill in the plot and basically look good in the tight bodice dresses.