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ROAD LEADING TO CHAPEL AND STREETS

OPENING SCENE. THE CAMERA IS CONSTANTLY MOVING FORWARD.
HOUSES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT.

A Voiceover begins as the camera continues moving.

INT. CONFESSIONAL BOX - DAY OR NIGHT

PAUL (V.O.)
I always worried what people
thought of me. I was too anxious
to get over myself. So I drank
most nights to sleep.
Now, I never want to go back. Not
with Maria being pregnant. I
couldn’t never do that to her, or
my son... or daughter... (Laughs
lightly)
I guess I,...I just want to
better myself, for them. I want
to give them, a father figure
that they can look up too.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Are you looking for absolution?

PAUL
(Silent at first)
Yes Father...I am.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Are you sorry for the things you
have done?

PAUL
Yes father.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Now, say the 10 Our Farthers, and
5 hail Marys.

Paul begins to pray.

Father McLaughin steps out of thee confessional box and slams
the door behind him. Paul stops praying and looks confused.

PAUL
Father?

BANG! Paul’s confessional box door thuds loudly.

BANG!, BANG!, BANG! Paul braces himself for the door to burst
open.

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INT. PAULS HOUSE, BEDROOM - NIGHT

Paul wakes up, with sweat all over his face and looks over at
MARIA. She is asleep.

The banging from Paul’s dream is coming from downstairs. Paul

catches his breath and slowly gets out of bed and proceeds
out of the bedroom and down the stairs.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, STAIRCASE - NIGHT

As Paul gets closer, the banging becomes less frequent but

more prominent in the direction that it is coming from.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, BEDROOMMAIN HALLWAY - NIGHT

Paul hears one final bang from the living room. As he turns
his body towards the living room, he first sees his cross
upside-down on the wall.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

He turns his head towards the centre of the living room and
stands astonished at the sight of his rosary beads floating
in the air.

Paul falls to his knees and begs for forgiveness.

PAUL
My God, I am sorry for my sins
with all my heart. In choosing to
do wrong and failing to do good,
I have sinned...

The rosary beads explode across the living room in different

directions. Paul stays on his knees and looks a little
defeated at what he saw.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, BEDROOM - NIGHT

Paul climbs back into bed waking Maria up slightly.

MARIA
Where did you go?

PAUL
Just down for a glass of water.

MARIA
Awww okay...

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Maria falls back asleep. But Paul lays awake in the bed. He
seems petrified but frozen.
We begin to hear the dialogue into the next scene.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY

MARIA
(Worried voice)
I thought you were downstairs for
a glass of water?

PAUL
I didn’t want to worry you.

MARIA
So What do we do now?

PAUL
I think we need to see FATHER
JOHN.

Maria looks a Paul with worried eyes. She looks down and then
walks towards the hallway.

MARIA
I’ll grab our coats.

Paul keeps his head down, looking at the ground. We start to

hear the dialogue from the next scene. Paul looks up and then
gets up.

INT. PROHOCIAL HOUSE - DAY

FT JOHN
This banging, and, coldness in
your home

PAUL
And the rosary beads

FT JOHN
And the rosary beads. Are you
sure you weren’t on any sort of
drugs or medicines that caused
you to see and feel
these...supernatural events?

PAUL
No father. I swore that life
away.

Father John nods his head downwards while resting his hand on
a bible.

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PAUL
I have sworn that part of me
away. With Maria pregnant and
with my....our, first child, I
never want my old life.

Father John is just listening to Paul.

PAUL
The drugs I sold, the drinking
every night, the...

Paul pauses briefly.

PAUL
I know what I want. I don’t want
my old life. So no, I wasn’t on
any drugs.

Paul holds Marias hand and looks at her.

PAUL
I want this.

Father John smiles at Maria and Paul. He then stands up to

sit on the desk in front of Maria and Paul.

FT JOHN
Here is what we’ll need to do.

Maria and Paul look up at Father John with hope.

FT JOHN
Tonight, I will come by after
dinner. We will say a few hymns
and we will ask these, visitors
to leave. I believe that they are
just misguided and just need a
bit of direction.

MARIA
And if, these visitors are bigger
than we think?

FT JOHN
I’m sure they are just mis...

MARIA
Father, I am just asking. What
if?

We start to see Maria and Paul at their home, getting ready

for Father John’s arrival.

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INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Maria is putting biscuits onto a plate and waiting for the

kettle to boil. Paul is fixing the place up.

MARIA
What will we do, if these aren’t
just visitors?

INT. PAULS HOUSE, FRONT DOOR

Father John arrives at the house. Paul greets him in and

leads him towards the living room.

Cut back temporarily to Father John at PROHOCIAL HOUSE

talking to Paul and John.

INT. PROHOCIAL HOUSE - DAY

FT JOHN
Then we pray.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, HALLWAY - NIGHT

Father john stops just before the living room. The camera is
slowly panning towards him from the top of the stairs. Father
John feels a presence in the house.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, KITCHEN - NIGHT

Maria is calling Father John form the kitchen asking if he

takes sugar or milk in his tea.

MARIA
Father, do you take milk in your
tea?

Maria doesn’t get an answer.

MARIA
Father john?

INT. PAULS HOUSE, HALLWAY - NIGHT

We are looking at Father John from the Living room.

FT JOHN
Just milk Maria....

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INT. PAULS HOUSE, STAIRCASE - NIGHT

We are looking down at Father John from the top of the
stairs. Framing him perfectly with the walls.

Father John is left staring up the staircase. Feeling the

presence pouring down from the baby’s room.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Paul is in the living room looking for the TV remote. He

checks underneath the TV and finds the remote. Next to it is
a rosary bead from the night before. Paul lifts it up and
stares at it. Paul stands up and slowly walks over to Father
John.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM/ HALLWAY - NIGHT

PAUL
Father. Will do this another
night?

Paul turns around to Father John to see that his face is

covered in fear and anxiety.

FT JOHN
I’m sorry Paul, but this presence
in your home, is much worse than
I thought.

Maria and Paul are standing together now. Father John looks
at them both.

FT JOHN
We have to start the process.

Maria grabs Pauls arm for comfort.

MARIA
Okay, what do you need us to do?

FT JOHN
Maria, you said that the house
has felt cold? Where did you feel
the it the most?

MARIA
In the baby’s room.

FT JOHN
Anything else?

PAUL
Our crosses. When I came down
last night they were turned...
And we can’t turn them back.
Something else is holding them.

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INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Father John tries to turn the small cross but he is unable to

move it. Maria starts to feel overwhelmed and sits down,
starting to panic.

MARIA
We’re never going to be able to
stay here, are we father?

FT JOHN
Now now my child. We will drive
these spirits out. Tonight you
will sleep soundly. You will have
peace of mind and you will feel
safe in Gods hands.
There is no need to have fear
Maria.

Father John begins the process.

Maria and John are praying with Father John.

FT JOHN, MARIA AND PAUL

O Divine Eternal Father, in union
with your Divine Son and the Holy
Spirit, and through the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg
You to destroy the Power of your
greatest enemy - the evil
spirits.
Cast them into the deepest
recesses of hell and chain them
there forever! Take possession of
your Kingdom which You have
created and which is rightfully
yours.
Heavenly Father, give us the
reign of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of
Mary.
I repeat this prayer out of pure
love for You with every beat of
my heart and with every breath I
take.
Amen

Once the prayer is finished, Father John takes Maria’s hand

and Paul’s in Maria’s other hand and directs them towards the
baby’s room.

They all slowly approach the baby’s room, all of them still
saying the prayer. Once they reach the baby’s closed door.
Father John blesses the door and tries to open it. The door
is locked.

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INT. PAULS HOUSE, OUTSIDE OF BABYS BEDROOM - NIGHT

Paul and Maria looked confused.

MARIA
This room has never been locked.

PAUL
I think the key is downstairs.

MARIA
I’ll check our bedroom if you
check down stairs.

Paul heads downstairs and Maria goes to the bedroom. Father

John is still praying beside the closed door.
The door to the baby’s room slowly opens for him. Father John
is at first hesitant, but he enters the room griping his
bible in strong faith.
As soon as he enters the room, the door slams shut behind
him. locking him in. Maria and Paul hearing this, rush back.

Father John is shouting and screaming.

Paul starts to shoulder bash the door, attempting to get it
open. Failing to get it open with his shoulder, he prepares
to kick it open, but before he kicks the door, the door
opens.

Father John slowly steps out, looking completely defeated. He

looks at Paul and Maria and then proceeds to go downstairs.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, INSIDE BABYS BEDROOM

The camera pans down to show Father Johns bible is torn up.

Paul and Maria are both behind Father John following him as
heads for the front door.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, STAIRCASE TO FRONT DOOR

PAUL
Father! Are you okay? What
happened?

MARIA
Father, please tells us what
happened.

Father John looks at them both before leaving.

Paul stands in shock as well as Maria.

FT JOHN
You should both leave this place.

Father John goes to walk out the front door. The front door

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EXT. PAULS HOUSE, FRONT DOOR - NIGHT

PAUL
But Father.

Father John cuts Johns voice off.

FT JOHN
You need a stronger priest!

Father John looks down at the ground, then into space with
fear in his eyes. He walks out of frame.

We are looking at Pauls House from the outside, framing Paul

and Maria with the front door frame.

Maria falls to the floor, bawling her eyes out with fear.
Paul tries to comfort her but she gets up and heads into the
living room. Paul at first followers her, but stops at the
staircase. He looks around himself and sits on the 3rd step.
staring out the front door.

Maria lets out a massive cry and the camera cuts to the next
morning. The front door is shut. We cut to a close up of the
door and Maria is leaving the house with a suitcase behind
her. Paul is on the 3rd step of the stairs, similar to the
night before. Before Maria leaves she walks back over to Paul
and looks at him. He raises his head to her.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, BEDROOM TO LIVING ROOM

FLASHBACK START
Maria and Paul are having a
massive argument. Maria explains
that all of this is too much
stress for her, and the baby.

Paul tries to convince her to stay and to fight through this

but it fails.

Maria starts marching down the stairs with her suitcase to

grab other things in the living room. Paul stops on the 3rd
step to watch Maria leave.
FLASHBACK END

Maria then comes out of the living room with her suitcase and
out the front door, only to return back to Paul to kiss him
and leave the house.

We start to hear the sounds from the next scene.

EXT. PROHOCIAL HOUSE - DAY

We hear the sound of a car engine stopping and a car door

closing.

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Paul is at the church grounds, he sees a Woman locking the

front doors to the Prohicial House Paul approaches the woman.

PAUL
Excuse me, but have you seen
father John?

WOMAN
Hello there. Father John isn’t
feeling the best.

PAUL
What did he say? Did he say when
he’ll be coming back?

WOMAN
I can’t say what’s wrong with
him, but I can say that he might
not be back for some time.

Paul has a look of concern on his face, waiting for the woman
to explain further.

WOMAN
Father John has taken himself
onto sabbatical leave until
further notice. So, I wouldn’t be
waiting around for him.

Paul seems to be at loss.

WOMAN
You should talk to FATHER
MCLAUGHLIN. I’m sure he’ll get
you sort what you’re after.

PAUL
Do you know where he is?

WOMAN
He is in the graveyard, tending
to some of the graves.

PAUL
Thank you so much.

EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY

The camera follows Paul into the graveyard from behind,

revealing Father McLaughlin kneeling at a grave. Once we see
Father McLaughlin in frame, the camera comes stops moving to
the side and begins to slowly move towards Father Mclaughlin
as Paul walks over to him.

PAUL
Hello Father, are you busy? (Paul
says with haste)

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FT MCLAUGHLIN
Ah yes Paul, hello.

PAUL
How do you know my name?

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Father John told me what happened
at your home.

PAUL
(Sadly)
Yeah.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
I may be able get the help you
need.

PAUL
Can you not help us?

FT MCLAUGHLIN
No no. Me and Father John are not
strong enough.

Paul looks down in disappointment.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
But I can contact a higher power
if you’d like?

PAUL
A higher power?

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Yes yes. Others who are much
stronger than Father John or
myself.

PAUL
At this point, I’m willing to do
what ever it takes.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
That’s what I like to hear.

Paul and Father McLaughlin smile at each other.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
What happened to Father John was
too much for him. He...feels
overwhelmed by the presence in
your home. I don’t think he will
return to the church.

PAUL
I’m sorry Father,

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FT MCLAUGHLIN
What? Noooo. This isn’t your
fault. Father John should have
known not to enter somewhere were
his faith can’t protect him.

PAUL
But he wouldn’t be....

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Hush my child.

Paul raises his head to look at Father McLaughlin.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
We will get this sorted Paul.

Father McLaughlin puts his hand out to shake Paul’s hand.

They shake hands.

FT MCLAUGHLIN
We, will see what we can do.

We begin to cut back and forth between four different scenes.

Paul at:
PROHOCIAL HOUSE ending his conversation with Father
McLaughlin
Paul driving down the main road
Paul on the phone at his home trying to get in touch with
Maria
Paul walking the streets alone.

EXT. CHAPEL GROUNDS, GRAVEYARD

PAUL
So what can I do?

FT MCLAUGHLIN
Go home. Try and contact Maria.
And most importantly, pray. Pray
that all of this comes to an end.
Pray that God gives you the
strength to fight onwards. Pray,
for you and Maria. Pray...For
yourself Paul. Because no one
else can.

INT. PAULS HOUSE, LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN - NIGHT

MARIA (Answer Machine)

Hello you’ve reached Maria,
please leave your message after
the beep, or tone... or
(BEEEEEEP)

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PAUL (On the phone)

Maria, please pick up. Father
John, he’s,...he’s not coming
back. But I have found someone
else who can help us. I will get
this sorted. I promise. I miss
you and I love you.

Paul hangs up the phone while sitting down. He tosses the

phone and looks defeated. He grabs his coat and leaves the
house.

INT. PAULS CAR - NIGHT

Paul is driving down the main road. He has a blank face.

EXT. STREETS - NIGHT

Paul is walking through the streets, with no real destination

being visible.

EXT. CHURCH GROUNDS - NIGHT

Paul stands beside his car, with the church behind him. The
church is lit with spotlights, so it stands out from the
darkness.

EXT. RIVERSIDE - NIGHT

Paul is standing beside a river. One hand in his pocket. The

other holding a phone. He still has a defeated look on him.

MARIA (Answer Machine)

Hello you’ve reached Maria,
please leave your message aft...

Paul hangs his phone up. We see a large body of water, with
twinkling lights bouncing off the current in the distance.
A boy tugs at Pauls jacket.

BOY
Excuse me. You dropped these.

Paul turnsaround, waving his left hand to dismiss the boy.

PAUL
A boy your age shouldn’t be out
he...

The boy grabs Pauls hand places something in them. Paul opens
his hand to see a set of rosary beads. Paul looks at them and
smiles. Paul then looks back up to see that the boy is gone.

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Paul looks around himself, paranoid where the boy went off
too.
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Paul grips the the rosary beads with the Chapel in the
background. Paul looks at the Chapel and marches with
determination in his eyes. He is ready to do whatever it
takes, to make it through this.

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