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Evil is an American supernatural drama television series created by Robert King and
Michelle King that premiered on September 26, 2019, on CBS. The series is produced
by CBS Studios and King Size Productions. The series features an ensemble cast
including Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, Aasif Mandvi, Kurt Fuller,
Marti Matulis, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya Knapp and Christine
Lahti.
Evil
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Genre

Supernatural
Drama
Thriller

Created by

Robert King
Michelle King

Starring

Katja Herbers
Mike Colter
Aasif Mandvi
Kurt Fuller
Marti Matulis
Brooklyn Shuck
Skylar Gray
Maddy Crocco
Dalya Knapp
Christine Lahti
Michael Emerson

Composer
David Buckley
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
 Liz Glotzer
Robert King
Michelle King
Rockne S. O'Bannon

Producers

Robyn-Alain Feldman
Aurin Squire
Patricia Ione Lloyd
Thomas J. Whelan

Editors

Matt Kregor
Marnee Meyer
Dan Erickson
Ryan Allen
James W. Harrison, III
Wadeh Arraf

Running time
40–46 minutes
Production companies

King Size Productions

CBS Studios

Distributor
CBS Media Ventures
Release
Original network

CBS (season 1)
Paramount+ (season 2)

Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
September 26, 2019 –
present
External links
Website

In October 2019, the series was renewed for a second season. In May 2021, it was
confirmed that the series would move from CBS to Paramount+.[1] The second season
premiered on June 20, 2021.[2] In July 2021, the series was renewed for a third
season.[3]
PremiseEdit

A skeptical forensic psychologist (Herbers) allies with a Catholic seminarian

(Colter) and a technology contractor (Mandvi) to investigate purported supernatural
incidents.
Cast and charactersEdit
MainEdit
 Katja Herbers as Dr. Kristen Bouchard, a forensic psychologist hired by David
Acosta to help him distinguish between legitimate instances of demonic possession
and insanity. Kristen is not religious and does not believe in demons or the
supernatural, but finds her skepticism tested many times as she walks a thin line
between what science can account for and what it has yet to explain.
Mike Colter as David Acosta, a former journalist studying to be a Catholic
priest. He currently works as an assessor, tasked with investigating and confirming
events such as miracles and reports of demons. He takes hallucinogens in order to
see visions, but he is not sure if they are from God or his own mind.
Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir, a contractor who works with David as his technical
expert and equipment handler. He plays devil's advocate, providing scientific
explanations for supernatural phenomena.
Kurt Fuller as Dr. Kurt Boggs, a psychiatrist and Kristen's therapist.
Marti Matulis as George, a demon. Matulis portrays other characters in several
episodes: AR Demon in "Rose390", one of the Ghoul Orderlies in "Room 320" and
Townsend's Devil Therapist in "Justice × 2" and "Book 27".
Brooklyn Shuck as Lynn Bouchard, Kristen's eldest daughter.
Skylar Gray as Lila Bouchard, Kristen's second daughter.
Maddy Crocco as Lexis Bouchard, Kristen's third daughter.
Dalya Knapp as Laura Bouchard, Kristen's youngest daughter.
Christine Lahti as Sheryl Luria, Kristen's supportive, hard-living mother.
Michael Emerson as Dr. Leland Townsend, Kristen's professional rival and an
expert in the occult. He is obsessed with encouraging others to commit evil acts.
He has a particular interest in David, stemming from his contempt for those who
believe themselves incapable of sin. The episode "Justice × 2" reveals that he is
really Jake Perry, a former insurance adjuster from Des Moines working to influence
others into acts of evil.
Ashley Edner as Abbey (season 2)

RecurringEdit

Patrick Brammall as Andy Bouchard, Kristen's husband

Boris McGiver as Monseigneur Matthew Korecki
Kristen Connolly as Detective Mira Byrd
Clark Johnson as Father Amara, an exorcist and David's spiritual advisor
Danny Burstein as D.A. Lewis Cormier
Noah Robbins as Sebastian Lewin, a young man targeted by Leland
Darren Pettie as Orson LeRoux, a serial killer evaluated by Kristen
Karen Pittman as Caroline Hopkins, a woman on whom the Church performs an
exorcism
Sohina Sidhu as Karima Shakir, Ben's sister, a tech genius
Li Jun Li as Grace Ling, a prophet under investigation by the Church
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Renee Harris, a defense attorney working for the
Church
Andrea Martin as Sister Andrea (season 2)

EpisodesEdit
Season Episodes Originally released
First released Last released Network
1 13 September 26, 2019 January 30, 2020 CBS
2 13[4] June 20, 2021 October 10, 2021[5][6] Paramount+
Season 1 (2019–20)Edit
No.
overall No. in
season Title [5] Directed by Written by Original air date [5] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Genesis 1" Robert King Robert King & Michelle King September 26, 2019
4.56[7]
Dr. Kristen Bouchard, a psychologist primarily employed by the Queens DA's office,
learns that the defendant in her latest trial, Orson LeRoux, is claiming to be
demonically possessed in order to claim an insanity plea. When the prosecution
refuses to let her conduct further tests and fires her, leaving her unable to
finish repaying her student loans, she accepts a job offer from David Acosta, a
professional assessor for the Catholic Church, to determine whether or not LeRoux's
claims are true. At first, Kristen is concerned that he may, in fact, be possessed,
as she begins receiving threatening visits from George, a demon who taunts her for
concealing her sexual attraction towards David. However, when LeRoux reveals
personal information that Kristen never told him, she discovers that her therapy
file was stolen by a man named Leland Townsend, who she deduces was responsible for
convincing LeRoux to act on his murderous impulses and has been coaching him to act
possessed. David tells her that "demons" are often just an excuse for evil people
like Townsend to justify their desire to make others suffer for sheer amusement.
Kristen decides to join David's team permanently.
2 2 "177 Minutes" Ron Underwood Robert King & Michelle King
October 3, 2019 4.20[8]
A girl, Naomi Clark, is miraculously revived seconds after her autopsy begins, and
David's team is assigned to determine if there was any divine intervention. A
review of security camera footage appears to show the image of a woman who died an
hour before Naomi, which Ben suggests could be the result of digital manipulation.
The DA offers to reinstate Kristen on a two year contract, which David agrees to
match. However, when she goes to tell the DA, he informs her the offer has been
rescinded and that Dr. Townsend has replaced her. Kristen's daughter Laura begins
to see George in her dreams, terrifying her mother until she discovers (while
watching a "scary film" with Laura and her sisters) that George is in fact a
fictional character and is therefore not real. Based on the video, David determines
that the hospital pronounced Naomi dead thirty minutes too early, exposing racist
practices that he has Kristen report to a lawyer suing the hospital for
malpractice. The image is left unexplained, as the priest overseeing the team's
work refuses to discuss it. Later that night, David purchases hallucinogens, which
he uses to receive visions from God.
3 3 "3 Stars" Gloria Muzio Rockne S. O'Bannon October 10, 2019
3.67[9]
Kristen learns that Townsend intervened in an old case, reversing her expert
opinion. David is asked to assess the case of Byron Duke (John Glover), a legendary
Broadway producer who sold his soul to a demon named Joe in return for a promise
that he would win a Tony Award. Ben and Kristen insist that "Joe" is part of a
prank being pulled on Duke by hacking his virtual assistant. However, despite Ben's
attempts to trace the hack, Joe manages to enter his house and takes control of his
father's virtual assistant, taunting his sister until he destroys the device. With
Duke beginning to suffer a complete mental breakdown, David locates the disgruntled
IT tech who originated the prank, but he swears he had nothing to do with hacking
Ben's home. Duke subsequently commits suicide after he receives a mysterious email
telling him hell is only half full. Kristen uses a deepfake of a conversation she
had with Townsend to get the judge to overrule him. David is advised to start
writing down his visions; this leads to him identifying a puzzle involving the
Salvator Mundi which points to a random area of convergence near New York.
4 4 "Rose390" Peter Sollett Davita Scarlett October 17, 2019
3.74[10]
The McCrystal family requests a formal evaluation of their nine-year old son Eric
to settle their belief that he is possessed by a demon, while Kristen believes that
he is simply exhibiting common psychopathic behavior. During the evaluation, Eric
bonds with David, and he takes the opportunity to try and improve Eric's character
by encouraging him to ask God for what he wants most in life. Sheryl buys her
granddaughters expensive augmented reality headsets, which include a digital game
centered around a mysterious girl, Rose390. The girls become fascinated with the
game, which Ben notices. His attempt to remove the game fails, and Rose390 taunts
the girls by claiming that their father is dead. Afterward, Kristen takes the
headsets away. Eric begins to show improvement, and asks David to teach him how to
draw comics. When David arrives, he discovers Eric trying to drown his infant
sister and barely saves her life. An emergency exorcism is approved by the Church,
but when the team arrives, they realize that the McCrystals murdered Eric, leaving
both David and Kristen with immense guilt for failing to save him.
5 5 "October 31" Tess Malone Dewayne Darian Jones October 24, 2019
3.48[11]
Kristen and Dr. Boggs are forced to weigh in on the Church's decision to perform an
exorcism on Caroline Hopkins, a woman demonstrating signs of schizophrenia but also
elements associated with demonic possession. Their concerns that Caroline is being
tortured and deprived of medical care conflict with the fears of the priests that
she will succumb to evil unless the exorcism is properly finished, and both sides
argue over what to do. David ultimately cures Caroline by persuading her to reject
the demonic influence eating at her soul, instantly returning her to sanity. Ben
guest-stars on a paranormal "ghost-finders" show, where he exposes the host's use
of a potentially lethal chemical projector to fake a ghost sighting. His co-host
Vanessa gives him her number afterward. Townsend meets Sheryl at a restaurant,
seducing her by playing on her desire for love. While watching her grandchildren
for Halloween, a masked guest named Brenda takes advantage of her negligence and
takes the kids to a graveyard to torment them with the story of a young girl
disfigured by her cruel parents. She then disappears, leaving behind only her mask.
6 6 "Let x = 9" Kevin Rodney Sullivan Aurin Squire November 7, 2019
3.50[12]
The team is faced with a serious issue confronting the Church: a woman named Grace
Ling who claims to be a prophet of God has been making prophecies that line up with
a 500-year old codex describing the end of the Church itself. David is tasked with
learning whether Grace is truly speaking the word of God, but his superior
pressures him to label her a false prophet and discredit her gift. Dr. Boggs
teaches Kristen a simple exercise to let her control her dreams, which allows her
to deal with the sudden return of George. Sheryl invites Townsend over for dinner,
while Kristen visits David while he is under the influence of hallucinogens. When
she returns home and sees Townsend playing with her daughters, she takes him out
back and slices his neck open, forcing him to leave while trying to convince her
mother not to see him again. David confronts his superior and learns that the
prophecies are not of the Church ending, but the world itself. Grace is arrested by
immigration officials, and is only able to transcribe part of the remaining texts
for David. Sheryl secretly visits Townsend and they have sex.
7 7 "Vatican III" Jim McKay Patricia Ione Lloyd November 14, 2019
3.32[13]
Townsend mentors a young man named Sebastian, telling him to embrace his hateful
attitude towards women. A team of assessors arrive from the Vatican to question the
team about Grace, and provide them with access to the original codex, parts of
which Kristen illegally photographs. During her exorcism, a housewife named Bridget
(Annaleigh Ashford) confesses to several murders while possessed by a demon named
Howard. As it is unclear if Bridget or Howard is truly responsible, Kristen and
David are brought in to conduct an investigation. David reminds Kristen that since
Bridget is technically her patient, she is prohibited by confidentiality rules from
reporting her to the police unless they can get her to state that she intends to
kill again. Kristen skillfully uses Bridget's own emotional instability to weaken
Howard's influence over her, and realizes that she is not the killer, but rather
covering for the real one. When her husband has her arrested, David visits him in
secret, chokes him out, and finds evidence that he is the killer. Using the
photographs of the codex, the team determines that there is a hierarchy of demons
on Earth, each of whom has a unique mark. David recognizes one of them in several
paintings created by his father.
8 8 "2 Fathers" James Whitmore Jr. Davita Scarlett & Nialla LeBouef
November 21, 2019 3.43[14]
David and Kristen visit David's estranged father Leon (Vondie Curtis-Hall). David
learns that his dad has now remarried and is using the mark in all of his
paintings, claiming that it gives him a clarity he didn't have before. Ben meets
Vanessa for the first time in three weeks and confronts her for not calling back;
she explains that her "sister", who inhabits the right side of her body, didn't
want them to get together. Despite some initial concerns, he decides to continue
their relationship. David and Kristen both consume hallucinogenic drugs, causing
them to have visions: Kristen witnesses Leon's wife give birth to a ghoul while
David meets Annie Commerce, who Leon explains is a slave ancestor of theirs who
died in 1859. The mark turns out to be the brand of the slaveowner who purchased
Annie, which Leon rediscovered and chose to reclaim as his own. David is shocked by
his father's decision, but accepts that he is allowed to deal with the pain of
their family's history in his own way. David drives Kristen home to find that her
husband Andy has finally returned.
9 9 "Exorcism Part 2" Frederick E.O. Toye Louisa Hill December 5, 2019
3.34[15]
David and the archdiocese are sued by Caroline Hopkins for botching her exorcism. A
church lawyer, Renee Harris (Renée Elise Goldsberry), volunteers to defend David,
based in part on their previous relationship and because he once dated her sister.
Kristen and Andy discover a stray cat in their pantry who clearly hates Kristen.
Townsend starts preparing Sebastian to act on his hate by instructing him to make
threatening gestures towards women and having one of his associates teach him how
to handle guns. Caroline's lawyer, Judith Lemonhead, is able to mount a strong case
against David by exposing his history of arrests and drug addiction, so Kristen
gets Renee to go on the offense by having her and Dr. Boggs argue that the medical
care Caroline received after the exorcism was responsible for her deteriorating
health. Lemonhead informs the Church that Caroline is ready to settle the case for
a reasonable sum. Afterward, Harris tries to force David to give into his feelings
for her. Andy tells his wife that she should consider taking up mountain climbing
again. Sebastian accidentally shoots himself in the head while posing with his
guns.
10 10 "7 Swans a Singin'" John Dahl Rockne S. O'Bannon December 12,
2019 3.61[16]
A Catholic girls school reports instances of students singing a repetitive melody
nonstop. Kristen and Ben discover that the melody comes from an Internet cartoon
about marijuana, and that all of the affected students heard it through a video
posted by a popular influencer, Melindaz. Lexi asks Sheryl for advice on dealing
with a bully. Sheryl tells her to hit the girl with a rock and then lie about it
when Kristen finds out. Unbeknownst to everyone, Townsend has been secretly
instructing Sheryl to undermine her granddaughter. Someone sends David
incriminating photos that expose his relationship with Renee, and so he decides to
talk to her. After the melody infects Lila, Ben determines that it has been
modified to transmit a secret message to anyone under 16 compelling them to commit
suicide. The team confronts Melindaz, who goes to see Townsend, her "producer", for
help. He tells her to apologize and take down the video, knowing that it will only
encourage teenagers to continue sharing it. David goes to confession, and takes a
walk outside. A bearded man stabs him in the chest and flees as Kristen calls his
phone, which has fallen just out of reach.
11 11 "Room 320" Peter Sollett Aurin Squire January 9, 2020
3.10[17]
While David is in the hospital recovering from surgery, Kristen and Ben team up
with Kristen's predecessor on the team, Judy James, to find his attacker, who they
suspect is a former victim named Richard Ghana. David learns from a fellow patient,
Harlan, that the attending nurse, Louise Bloch, is an angel of death who targets
black patients and collects their wristbands as trophies. David makes several
attempts to worm out from under Bloch's control, but fails each time. He then sees
Harlan being escorted away by the spirit of Death in a dream, and receives a
warning from Grace Ling that he must remember Matthew 13:25. The team visits
Ghana's old roommate, who gives them a lead: Ghana's online avatar is Rose390. Ben
creates his own avatar, posing as Lila Bouchard, and links up with Rose390 while
Judy uses tracking equipment to trace Ghana's location and send it to the cops.
David manages to contact Kristen, who learns of Bloch's culpability through a
clever deception and brings in Dr. Boggs to get David released. Before they can
catch Bloch, however, she escapes, leaving behind her collection of wristbands.
12 12 "Justice × 2" Rob Hardy Dewayne Darian Jones January 16, 2020
3.29[18]
The Queens DA calls Kristen in to help stop an effort by Townsend to get Orson
LeRoux released by having another inmate claim responsibility for his crimes. David
is contacted by a woman named Sonia who needs spiritual advice; he discovers that
she is keeping a comedian, Lando, imprisoned in her basement, claiming that he was
involved in the murder of her family and neighbors. Sonia locks him up as well and
prepares to kill Lando despite both men's pleas for mercy. In court, Kristen is
called to the stand and forced to admit that she taunted Orson, which is enough to
convince the judge to overturn his conviction. Townsend goes to gloat and threaten
Kristen, who finally snaps and tells him that she knows his real name and that he's
nothing but a loser. Ben shows up to take her to the hospital where Laura is
undergoing surgery for her heart condition, learning that she was miraculously
healed during the procedure. Sonia shoots Lando and calls an ambulance for David
before turning herself in, saying that she did it not for revenge, but for justice.
Townsend and his demon master meet to discuss how to deal with Kristen.
13 13 "Book 27" Michael Zinberg Patricia Ione Lloyd January 30, 2020
3.19[19]
LeRoux takes advantage of his freedom by harassing Kristen. Townsend formally
proposes to Sheryl. When she goes to ask for Kristen's blessing, her daughter
forbids her from ever coming near her family again. Dr. Boggs refers one of his
patients, Eleanor, to David as Eleanor believes that her unborn son is a demon.
After the boy's twin sister mysteriously dies in utero, David arranges an exorcism
but Eleanor's baby is born before it can be completed. He and Ben look into RSM
Fertility, the clinic that administered Eleanor's IVF, and discover links to
families they had previously worked with. David proposes a theory: the clinic is
secretly a front for the hierarchy, who are spiritually corrupting the eggs of
expectant mothers to create a generation of humans who will be more susceptible to
temptation and sin. Kristen reveals that her daughter Lexis was born after she was
treated by RSM Fertility. David has another vision, this time of Kristen walking
towards a demon. Kristen gets a call that LeRoux was found bludgeoned to death in
his home. She then burns her hand picking up a crucifix, suggesting evil is within
her.
Season 2 (2021)Edit
No.
overall No. in
season Title [20] Directed by [21] Written by [20] Original release date 
[5]
14 1 "N Is for Night Terrors" Nelson McCormick Rockne S. O'Bannon
June 20, 2021
15 2 "A Is for Angel" John Dahl Davita Scarlett June 27, 2021
16 3 "F Is for Fire" Frederick E.O. Toye Dewayne Darian Jones July
4, 2021
17 4 "E Is for Elevator" Alethea Jones Robert King & Michelle King
July 11, 2021
18 5 "Z Is for Zombies" Nelson McCormick Patricia Ione Lloyd July
18, 2021
19 6 "C Is for Cop" TBA Aurin Squire July 25, 2021
20 7 "S Is for Silence" TBA Robert King & Michelle King August 29,
2021
21 8 "T Is for Temporoparietal Lobes" TBA Louisa Hill September 5, 2021
22 9 "U Is for U.F.O" TBA Nialla Bese LeBouef September 12, 2021
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Evil (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

The Catholic Church hires forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard to determine

whether a serial killer is possessed by a demon or merely a psychopath.
ORSON: I like houses
when they're empty.

I like the quiet.

I like the space.

Sometimes I just sit there

before the caravan comes

and I just breathe it all in.

I think spaces look better

without people in them,

don't you think?

KRISTEN:
So that's why you killed them?

I mean, that's a bit simplistic,

isn't it,

killing them
because I like space?

Occam's razor.
Simpler is truer.
So help me get
the timeline straight, Orson.

Who'd you stab first?

Mr. or Mrs. Gilbert?

(phone buzzing)

Who's Lila?

Let's focus, Orson.

Who'd you stab first,

the husband
or the wife?

I don't remember
stabbing anyone.

Do you remember Mrs. Bentley?

(woman screaming)

Two weeks ago,

you stabbed her eight times,

then raped her.

And the Lawrences.

Their six-year-old son,

do you remember him?

I blacked out.

I already said.

Do you think I'm lying?

I think there are

three families dead.

And I think
you're facing life

without the possibility

of parole.

I think if you wanted

to help me,

you could take a short test.

To see if I'm lying?

These are...

567 true or false statements.

You answer as honestly

as you can.

Sure.

Not going anywhere.

True or false.
"I like mechanics magazines."

(chuckles)
Are you serious?

False.

"I think I'd enjoy working

as a librarian."

False.

"I have diarrhea

once or more a month."

(laughs)
False, but thanks for asking.

"I like the sound

of a woman screaming."

Orson?

After responding to 567

true or false statements,

the defendant scored an 80

on the MMPI-2 validity scale.

That places him well within

the "deceitful" range.

Which means we can't trust

his insistence

that he blacked out

during the crime?

Not with any degree

of certainty.

Thank you, Ms. Bouchard.

Nothing further.

You are a full-time employee

of the Queens D.A.'s office,
Ms. Bouchard?

No.
Really?

That surprises me
because you work

almost exclusively
with the D.A.'s office.

I'm an independent contractor.

How many times have you testified

for the Queens D.A.,

Ms. Bouchard?

34 times over two years.

And how many times have you

declared a defendant sane?

KRISTEN: A forensic psychologist

doesn't declare a defendant...

BOUTELLA: How many times

have you determined

the defendant had the mental

capacity to be prosecuted?

34 times. Good to know you don't

work for the D.A.'s office.

CORMIER: Objection.
BOUTELLA: I'll rephrase.

If you didn't testify

the way the prosecution wanted,

wouldn't they stop hiring you,

ma'am?

My guess is
they'd only stop hiring me

if I stopped telling the truth.

So let's talk about the truth,

Ms. Bouchard.

Is my client possessed?

CORMIER: Objection. Relevance?

BOUTELLA: I'd like to establish

the relevance, if I may, Your Honor.

Go ahead.

Is my client possessed
by a demon?

A-Are you referring to demons

metaphorically or clinically?

BOUTELLA: Here's an affidavit

from my expert witness,

Dr. Leland Townsend.

He claims the defendant

has taken on the voice

and characteristics
of a demonic presence named Roy.

Do you refute this?

Are you with him?

What?

Are you with

the defense expert?

Tell him coaching

the defendant is illegal.

I spent 18 hours with LeRoux;

he never once mentioned demons

or showed any signs

of possession.

Hello.

She's accusing us
of coaching him.

It's not gonna work.

Ms. Bouchard,

please take this.

For your own protection.

Trust me, you may need it.

Do you know the "Our Father"?

Again, there's no
demonic possession? No.
My wife believes in
that stuff, I don't.

Why is the defense saying

you're possessed

by a demon named Roy?

I have no idea.

So it's your position

that you blacked out

during the killings,

and that's it.

Yep.
Thank you.

Are you Catholic, Orson?

No.

Are you?

Not anymore.

What does that mean to you?

Our Father who art in Heaven,

hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done...

Quis sicut bestia?

Guard!

Guard!

(Orson shouting in Latin)

Settle down!

I will ascend! I will ascend!

I will ascend!
I will ascend!

(guard shouts indistinctly)

(alarm blaring)

I can no longer support this.

Excuse me?
I can no longer support

a diagnosis of APD.

You think this guy's possessed?

No, but I need to assess

for hallucinations,

delusions...

The judge wants

your opinion now.

Right. And my opinion is:

we need more time.

I'll meet you two in court.

You've had a shock,

Kristen.

I understand
your ambivalence,

but you're not at a university,

you're here cashing our checks.

I'm here to tell the truth.

Which is,
I need you on the stand

to confirm
your earlier testimony.

Or what?

Or...

we'll have to reconsider

our relationship.

That's all.

I'll see you in court.

Your Honor, if I could have just

one more second of your time.

Is there a problem?
No.

I know this is unorthodox,

speaking to you outside

of the courtroom...
(continues indistinctly)

You want someone to lie

for you on the stand,

you can get someone else,

not me.

Your Honor.

(train chugging)

(train whistle blowing)

(classical music playing)

(indistinct chatter)

Mom! Mom! Thank God you're home!

Daughters!

(overlapping chatter)

So what's this?

The distance
between the stars.

Well, of course.
What was I thinking?

I was making a rocket ship.

That's beautiful.
(overlapping chatter)

Where's Grandma?
Have we eaten her?

She's in the backyard.

Laura wants it outside.

What have you got

behind your back?

I've got nothing behind my back.

Let's get this cleaned up.

How long have you been

on the laptop?

It's homework.

Are you sure?

LEXIS: What happened to your arm?

Nothing. Let's, um,

let's clean this up.
(overlapping chatter)

How far off's dinner?

Ten minutes.

The oven's out, so we're

getting Grubhub instead.

What did happen to your arm?

Oh, nothing.

(playing "Happy Birthday to You"

on violin)

Oh, my gosh.
(girls laughing)

KRISTEN:
So, what's wrong with the stove?

SHERYL:
It's just old like this house.

Oh, but, luckily,

your husband sent a check.

Can I read it, please?

$900.
(sighs)

That's how much Andy thinks

you need for the month.

He says he'll be home soon,

because that's when

he'll be done climbing.

Isn't that nice of him?

Mom.

You take care of the kids,

you pay the bills,

you have the full-time job,

and he's, what,

off in Nepal climbing things.

He's actually making money

guiding people up Everest.

Not as much as he could

in an office in Manhattan.

GIRL:
Mom, pizza's here!

GIRL 2:
Pizza's here, Mom!

Don't poison them

against their father.

I don't have to, honey,

he's doing that

all by himself.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

Don't stay out too late.

Never!
Of course not.

(screaming)
(train chugging)

Cake!

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ You look like a monkey ♪

♪ And you smell like one, too. ♪

KRISTEN: "The man in black

was hanging in space",

"clinging
to the sheer rock face,

"700 feet above the water.

"The Sicilian watched,

fascinated.

"'You know, ' he said,

'since I've made a study

of death and dying...'"

No, do the voice.

(with Sicilian accent):

"'You know, ' he said,

"'since I've made a study

of a-death and a-dying,

and am a great expert...'"

(train chugging nearby)

LILA:
Mom.

A man called wanting me

to give you a message.

Okay.

He said we'd be homeless

if you didn't repay the loan.

I left the number by the phone.

Can we get Dad

to call him?

It's just what's left

of my student loan.

They always say scary things

to scare family members.

Just ignore them.

Okay. Okay. (kisses)

Good night.
Good night, Mom.

♪ ♪

Don't you dare call my kids.

You want to scare me,

you scare me.

Or I swear, I'm gonna take

that money I still owe you

and burn it on my lawn.

(train chugging)

(exhales sharply)

(doorbell buzzing)

Hello?
Oh.

Sorry.

Your work gave me this

as your office address.

Oh, yeah, it's...

uh, my home address, too.
I heard about your encounter
with Mr. LeRoux.

I'm sorry.
It's okay.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm-I'm fine.

I, uh... thank you.

I also heard
that the prosecution

isn't using you

as an expert witness anymore,

and I, uh,

wanted to discuss
an opportunity.

Sorry, I don't get

much heat out here.

Oops.

Oh...
(chuckles)

That's okay.

(Kristen clears throat)

Is this you?

Yeah.

You're a climber?

I was.

Seven Summits?

Yes.

Oh. I count five.

I gave up.

Why?

Children.

This your climbing partner?

My husband.
Thanks a lot for the job offer,

but I can't work

for the defense.

I'm not with the defense.

I don't understand.

I work for the Catholic Church.

David Acosta.

Why were you in with LeRoux?

I was interviewing him

to see whether he was possessed.

So you're a priest?
No.

An assessor.

(laughing):
I don't know what that is.

Well, the church has a backlog

of about 500,000 requests

for exorcisms
and, uh, miracle appraisals.

And my colleague Ben and I

are hired by the church

to investigate
unexplained phenomenon

and to recommend whether

there should be an exorcism

or further research.

I didn't know that was a job.

It is.

I'm sorry. It was a really

long day, and I...

Mrs. LeRoux, uh, asked us

to assess her husband Orson.

She thinks he's possessed.

Unfortunately, he won't
talk with us anymore,
but he will talk to you.

Um, he seems to like you.

We want to hire you

to help us assess him.

Just to be up front
with you, Mr., um...

Acosta.
Acosta.

I don't believe in all that...

devils and possession.

That's okay.

See, the problem with my job is

that possession looks

a lot like insanity, and...

insanity looks
a lot like possession.

I need someone to help me

distinguish between the two.

You don't care

that I don't believe?

I do not.

How much do you pay?

♪ ♪

EMILY: I woke up
in the middle of the night,

and Orson wasn't in bed,

so I went downstairs.

He had just gotten back

from the hospital

after he fell at work,

so I was worried.

He was talking
to himself.

I shook him,
but he didn't wake up.

And this is what led you to

believe he was possessed?

No. He always
talked to himself,

but this time,

someone talked back.

That's why

I called your parish.

BEN: What did this,

uh, voice... sound like?

Quiet.

Like a whisper.
I recorded it if that helps.

Yes, it-it does.

This was a few nights in a row,

so I recorded

the last one.

EMILY:
Orson?

Baby, what's wrong?

Orson?

(guttural whispering)

(guttural breathing)

(whispering continuing)

ORSON:
Turn that off.

I'm gonna need your new pass...

(phone beeps off)

So, uh,

this is what... a haunting?

It's an
infestation.

What's that?

A haunting.

I thought
this was about possession.

Well, the theory is

that an infestation
leads to a possession.

First, the, uh, demon

takes over the house,

and then it takes over

the person.

Supposedly.

You don't believe in it?

I believe it pays the rent.

(clears throat)

Are you good?

(door closes)

Why do you want

me doing this?

I want your honest opinion.

I want your skepticism.

Well, then...

You're leading her on.

In what way?

Well, she's desperate

for these killings

to have some
supernatural meaning,

but he didn't
murder seven people

because there's
whispering in his house.

Then we'll find that out.

Yeah, you keep

saying that,

but I don't need to

check every broomstick

to know that
broomsticks don't fly.

(chuckles)

Do you think science

can answer every question?

Yes, I do.

I do. Just not all at once.

So there are no mysteries?

No miracles?

A doctor creates a
hearing aid for a deaf man

who hears music

for the first time.

That's a miracle.

Philae probe lands on a comet

100 million miles away,

a comet traveling at
11,000 miles per hour.

That is a miracle.

They just happen to exist.

They're real.

But ghosts and demons and

that thing on her phone

or whatever it was...

I don't know
what to do with that.

Ten years ago I decided to

drop out and travel the world,

and the farther

I got from America,

the more I realized

how little I knew.

I saw a shaman in Kyzyl transfer

his soul to a dying child.

I saw a woman in the

Indus Plains come back to life

after drowning
for 20 minutes.
Science is only good
for repeatable phenomenon.

And most of life...

the most interesting parts...

don't repeat.

So science doesn't
recognize it.

Hmm.

You think it's medical?

Well, he had a fall

that put him in the hospital

right before the killings.

That was news to me.

Meaning?
There are injuries

to the frontal lobe that can

result in violent behavior.

And seizures
that look like possession.

I don't know.

I'm checking into it.

(man shouting in Latin)

(continues shouting)

The most dangerous situations

are never the ones you'd think.

(jet whooshes past)

It's never the, uh,

Mexican drug war or

being embedded in Afghanistan.

It's the food poisoning

in Pakistan.

(taps keyboard)

(soft whooshing)

(gentle clattering)
(whispering)

(rain falling outside)

Oh, this is stupid.

(whispering)

(whispering)

(low, guttural growling)

It's not real.

It's just a dream.

(growling continuing)

Your eyes are open.

That's a weird way

to dream...

Kristen.

It's a night terror.

Oh.

Of course I am.

Tell me,
can a night terror do this?

(urinating)

Just close your eyes.

Just press your eyes shut.

You'll wake up.

Not yet.

Keep them open.

Hi.

George is the name.

Good to meet you.

(gasps)
Are you wearing any underwear?

For your new

boss, David?

Hey, you got a scar down here.

What is that, a cesarean?

(yelling)

(yelling continues)

Mom? Mom, wake up! Mom?

Mom? Mom, wake up!

(all clamoring)

(grunts)
Mom, wake up!

You were screaming.

You woke us up.

Oh, my gosh.

I'm sorry. I...

I had a nightmare.

What a horrible...

LYNN: What's wrong? What is it?

(sighs)
Nothing.

I just left the window open.

LAURA: I get nightmares,

too, sometimes.

And my teacher punches me

in the face, and...

That doesn't happen.

Also, it does...

Yes, it does!
Yeah, it does.

(overlapping chatter)
LAURA: I'm seven years old,

so what's the point?!

(overlapping chatter)

(indistinct,
overlapping chatter)

All right.
I'm okay, guys.

Back to bed.
No.

I'm sleeping here.

Me, too!
I'm so tired, Mom.

(overlapping chatter)

Come on, Mom.

Yeah, right here.

All right, but just one night.

Okay.
Yes!

(roars)
(girls scream)

(all laughing)
Mom!

LAURA: Mom.
(overlapping chatter)

(shushing)

A night terror? Hmm.

KRISTEN: Yeah.

You ever had a night terror before?

No, never.

How do you know

it wasn't just a nightmare?

My eyes were open and

I had sleep paralysis.

I also saw a shadow figure.

In the literature, there's

always talk of shadow figures.

Incubus?

He took off my underwear,

talked about my
cesarean and my...

relationship with
my boss, so yeah.

Your boss at the D.A.'s office?

Yes.

No. It's a different job.

What job?
Well, I'm working
with someone who's, um...

looking into
demonic possession

and its effect on crime.

Really?
Yeah.

How does that work?

I'm not sure.

I'm, uh,
only doing it temporarily

to pay off my student loans.

Okay.

Uh, look, I-it's very odd

for night terrors

to start in your 30s,

all right? My guess

is it's a momentary disruption

in N3 sleep cycles.

I'm gonna prescribe you

some diazepam,

and I just want you

to take it if...

Here is how it works.

The soap clogs

the dishwasher filter.

That creates what's, uh, called

an embouchure hole.

That's kind of what you see

in a flute.

And when that hole gets smaller,

it creates a sound.

So you're saying
that the dishwasher

caused the whispering?

I'm saying that the dishwasher

created this sound.

(guttural whispering)

Is that what you heard?

You killed Santa Claus for her.

Yeah. They never like it,

none of them.

You do this a lot? Kill Santa?

More now

since Ghost Hunters.

People watch that show,

they jump at every sound.

I never heard whispering in

my house until last night.

That's the power

of suggestion.

There's an explanation
for everything,

but people would rather

believe in ghosts, demons.

So, how'd you get connected

to this job?

David.

I was a contractor
at the rectory.

He asked me to help.

Why's he do it?

BEN:
David?

He is a believer.

He's bought the whole thing.

Uh, devils, angels,

demons, Satan.

Hmm.
He's training to be a priest.

Really?

Yeah. Two years

into a five-year program.
Mm-hmm, okay.
Don't give up.

(grunts)

I don't know if I like this...

you two working together.

I feel ganged up on.

Yeah, that's too bad.

Wow.

You're in a bad mood.

No, I'm just not working

with the court anymore,

so I don't have to pretend

to be impartial.

Kristen and I
have a lot in common.

She likes to walk up

to the edge of the cliff

and stare off into the abyss.

She said you spoke

Latin last time.

I don't speak Latin.

Does Roy?

Who's Roy?

The demon that

speaks through you.

Never heard of him.

Do you remember this

from last time?

Aah!

(laughs)

Was that scary enough for you?

What's this, another test?

Write out the alphabet

until you get

to the 14th letter.
Why?

Humor me. Or don't.

We'll just go home early.

You like having an audience.

The worst thing would be

for you to lose your audience.

DAVID:
What does this tell us?

KRISTEN: Well,
there's some drooping in the penmanship.

That could be
from inflammation or...

nothing.

I'd need more tests.

Okay. I'll arrange for

some more time tomorrow.

Good.
Good work.

Thanks.

So, you're, uh...

you're training
to be a-a priest?

I am.

Does that surprise you?

I don't know, you...

just don't seem like the type.

Well, I kicked around

the world a lot.

Felt like the right time

to commit to something.

And you?

You don't seem like a

thrill-seeking type.

Oh, I'm... I'm not.

That's not what

Climbing magazine says.

Oh.
(chuckles)

You did a little googling?

It says you're one of the first women

to climb El Capitan's nose

in one day.

And you, uh...

you don't like the food

in Pakistan, I hear.

(laughs):
Oh, God.

That interview.

You know I'm just doing this to

pay off my student loans, right?

I do.

(keys jingle)

See you tomorrow?

Yeah, absolutely.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(low, guttural growling)

It's George.

Did I wake you?

You're not real.

I have 567 true or false

statements.

Answer as honestly as you can.

There are no wrong answers,

but just to make this fun...

a finger for every wrong answer.

These are my thoughts.

I'm scaring myself

with my thoughts.
"I like mechanics magazines."
You're not here.

I'm scaring myself.

Kristen,

you have to answer.

"I like mechanics magazines."

Okay.

(screams)

(whimpers)
False.

Good.

(gasps)

"I have diarrhea once

or more a month."

False.

"I was flirting with

David Acosta today

even though I'm married."

False.

Sorry, Kristen.

Wrong answer.

(whimpers)

Oh.

"Oh, boo-hoo,

my finger's gone."

Poor baby.

Lightning round.

"I am attracted to Acosta...

sexually."

True.

"I'm a lapsed Catholic,

"a lapsed mountain climber,

"a lapsed psychologist.

Everything I do, I quit."

Kristen?

Come on.

I can't read it.

What?
Wernicke's area

is a region in the brain

responsible

for interpreting language,

and it's dormant during sleep.

That's why you can't

read text in a dream.

This is a dream,

and you don't exist.

Well,

if I don't exist, then...

this won't hurt.

(gasps)

Goodbye, George.

(sighs)

KRISTEN: Take your time.

Just reproduce the drawing

as best you can.

Your wife asked us to assess

whether a supernatural force

was influencing you, Orson.

We're here to help you.

Look, we can always go home,

but then you've lost

your audience.

(whispering):
What's he doing?
Roy?

Non solus sum.

Sexaginta nostri sunt.

60 other than yourself?

Yes.

And you know one of them.

I do?

No, not you, idiot.

Her.

Oh, well, that's too bad, 'cause

I don't believe in demons.

Well, they believe in you.

Especially the one last night.

What are you talking about?

George.

How was he?

Yes.

David doesn't know

about George, does he?

But I do.

Your little
late-night visitor.

Red eyes.

The bad teeth.

Kissing your little

cesarean scar.

Your panties.

How cute.

And he's going

to visit you tonight

and every single night.

Collos filiarum
tuarum jugulabit Georgiu...

What was that about?

Who's George?
I don't know.

How could he have known?

Known what?

A shadow figure
was in my dream.

Called himself George.

He talked about
my underwear, my scar.

Did you tell

anybody about this?

No.

No one.

What'd he say
in Latin at the end?

Tell me.

"George will slash the

throats of your daughters."

Sometimes the devil just

says things to provoke.

It just doesn't make sense.

I know you believe

in this stuff.

I don't.

How could he have known?

I think I know what happened.

♪ ♪

(indistinct chatter nearby)

Who'd you talk to?

Kristen. Wh...

E-Excuse me.
Could you come back?
No, I need to know now.

Who'd you talk to

about my session yesterday?

Excuse me, Judy.

I'm sorry.

I never told anyone

about our session.

Well, someone knew what I told

you about... the shadow figure,

my thoughts on my boss... and

you're the only one I've told.

Well, it didn't come from me.

I-I have... would

never say anything

to anybody about
that kind of thing.

You take notes during

our sessions. Where are they?

They're locked in my file

cabinets, they always are.

I'd like to see them.

That's not really necessary.

Kurt.
I need to see them now.

(horns honking)

Randy.

Who else visited LeRoux

in the last two days?

Why? Because someone slipped

him stolen information.

I don't know.
Just you two.

We have to sign in
every time we see him.

Who else signed in?

You know I can't

show you that.

Well, I have
to sign in again.

Seriously?

Almost done.

Who's I. Townsend?

I couldn't tell you

even if I knew.

BOUTELLA: Your Honor,

we've already been through this.

Overruled again.

And you've seen this

demonic possession

when you interviewed

Orson LeRoux?

On three occasions.

And what did he say?

He said...

He said that a demon named Roy

had committed the murders.

We've seen your report,

but if you could summarize

your conclusion,
Dr. Townsend.

LELAND:
Certainly.

In my professional
opinion...

♪ ♪

Kurt, do you know a forensic

psychologist named Townsend?

Robin.

Do we know a Dr. Townsend?

Is that the guy who

was here yesterday

about an appointment?

Kristen, there was a man here

who wanted to pay for a session,

but he left before we could

get his contact info.

What'd he look like?

Brown hair, glasses.

About five-eight.

He broke into
your filing cabinet,

took your notes, Kurt.

He's got everything

I ever told you.

Dr. Townsend.

Ah. Ms. Bouchard.

My loyal opposition.

Why did you give my therapy

notes to a serial killer?

You're in way over your head,

Ms. Bouchard.

Why don't you leave this

to the professionals?

Who are the professionals?

Your boy toy Acosta.

LeRoux.

The 60.

Who are the 60?

People who know

who you are now.

Hey, that session number 37

was a juicy one, wasn't it?

"I just want my daughters gone

so I can have my freedom."

Just say the word, Kristen,

and, poof, they're gone.

No one blames you, no guilt,

just four little caskets.

Go to hell.
With pleasure.

In fact, I'll make room

for your daughters.

Well, what do we have here?

The priest in training.

Don't you have

altar boys to rape?

Leland.

You have no power here.

She doesn't believe.

That's when
I'm at my best.

Don't you remember?

Julia.

Crying on her knees.

Weepy little bitch.

(grunts)

(laughing)

(groans)
What was that?

Whatever happened
to nonviolence?

It's provisional.

Oh, is that what Jesus said?

(laughs)

Now it's my turn.

Are you good?

Who's Julia?

A friend.

This guy Townsend...

you know him?

I've seen him.

In other...

guises.

I don't... W-W...

What does that mean?

There are people in this world

who are... connectors.

They influence people.

They have day jobs.

Uh, teachers, stockbrokers,

uh... expert witnesses.

They pretend to be normal,

but their real pursuit is...

evil.

Encouraging others
to do evil.

Y-You don't have to believe

in the supernatural

to know that there are people

out there who do bad things

and encourage others

to do bad things

for the sheer pleasure of it.

Psychopaths.
Yes.

This is where
our beliefs overlap.

Because that man is a psychopath

who feels less alone

when he gets others

to do what he does.

The world is
getting worse

because evil is
no longer isolated.
Bad people are talking
to each other.

They're connected.

Through social media.

Yes.

So you think Townsend

connected with LeRoux online?

And encouraged him to kill.

But the police had

LeRoux's computer.

There was nothing there.

What did LeRoux say

on that recording?

ORSON (on recording):

Turn that off.

I'm gonna need your new pass...

"Password."
That's what he was saying.

He needs your new

log-in password.

That has nothing to

do with possession.

Emily, we think someone

was in touch with Orson,

through social media,

encouraging him
to do these crimes.

Someone...

demonic.

Ah, just the woman

I want to see.

Good afternoon,
Mr. LeRoux.

I have 567 true

or false statements.

That again?
I like the picture
of the dog better.

DAVID:
It's your last test.

Well, hello to you, too, David.

I should tell you that Kristen

thinks about you all the time.

Dirty, disgusting
sexual fantasies.

True or false?
"I wake up every morning

feeling refreshed
and optimistic."

Answer it or we'll leave.

True, but I prefer

the diarrhea question.

"I use my wife's e-mail

account to avoid detection."

True or false, Orson?

Where are you getting this?

DAVID:
Your wife's computer.

She gave us your password.

False.
"I logged on

"to 4chan and talked

about my fantasies of killing

and necrophilia."
False.

"That's where Leland Townsend

found me and sent me

these photos."

None of this is true.

I want back in my cell.

Guard!

You get used to

that cell, Orson.
You didn't black out,
you knew what you were doing.

You just wanted to get away

with rape and murder.

I said I want out!

Oh, you're never getting out.

(door opening)

You're 48 years old and

prisons have good health care,

so you'll die when you're 100.

That's 18,980
sunrises and sunsets.

And you'll miss

every single one of them.

You're a bitch.

Oh, boy, do you have that right.

CORMIER:
Where are these from?

His wife's account.

These are e-mails from

the defense expert Townsend,

coaching LeRoux on how

to win an insanity plea.

How he could use Latin

to fake possession.

So this proves
I was right, then.

I was right and

you were wrong.

Yep. Good job.

(train whistle blows)

By the way, I fixed

your whispering problem.

Your pilot light was out

on your stove.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

What is this and why?

These are margaritas.

Why would anyone drink this?

KRISTEN:
They're fast.

Yeah, so are
horse tranquilizers.

Uh. So, Ben.

I've got
our next assignment.

Hmm.

And it's not

demonic possession.

What is it?

A miracle.

And there's video.

There's a video
of the miracle?

Mm.
Of course there is.

Where is this?

A hospital.

So it's a
medical miracle.

Yeah, you could say that.

Mm. Is she
joining us?

I don't know.

Are you joining us?

I mean, I could have a look.

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Kristen, David and Ben investigate a supposed miracle when a teenage girl comes
back to life after being declared dead for almost three hours; Kristen meets with
her former boss and runs into Leland Townsend.
I need you on the stand to
confirm your earlier testimony.

You want someone to lie

for you on the stand?

You can get someone else.

Not me. Your Honor.

I work for the Catholic Church.

So you're a priest?

An assessor.

My colleague Ben and I

are hired

by the Church to investigate

unexplained phenomena.

The Church has a backlog

of about 500,000 requests

for exorcisms and, uh,

miracle appraisals.

I didn't know that was a job.

A night terror?

Shadow figure was in my dream.

Called himself "George."

This guy Townsend,

you know him?

I've seen him, in other guises.

That man is a psychopath

who feels less alone

when he gets others

to do what he does. Don't you remember?

Julia. Weepy little bitch.

We got our next assignment.Hmm.

And it's not

demonic possession.

What is it?
A miracle.

Is she joining us?

I mean, I could have a look.

Blessed art thou

among women.

Blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now, and at the hour

of our death.

Blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now, and at the hour

of our death.

Amen.

Blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus.

You know what I like

about sex?

Holy Mary,

mother of God...That moment when

you see in her eye

that she wants you....pray for us sinners...

Kristen wants you....now, and at the hour

of our death. Amen.

And when she bites you,

oh, my God.

Hail Mary, full of...

And screams,
like she's out of her mind.

You can't tell me

that's from heaven.

You don't say she

screams like a saint,

you say she screams like

a frickin' demon.

I'm sorry.

Did that distract you?

Why don't you make up

your own prayers?

Why do you keep repeating

that same old crap

over and over again?

Hail Mary, full of grace...

Who's on first?

...the Lord is with thee.

Blessed...

I'm asking you who's on first?

...mother of God,
pray for us sinners...That's the man's name.

That's who's name?

Yes.

Well, then,
who's on first?

Yes.

Go ahead and tell me.

That's it.

That's who?

Yes.
So, how does this work
with a miracle?

Well, we investigate
the medical evidence,

and you, as our psychological

and medical advisor...

I'm a medical advisor?

Yeah, don't be too flattered.

I'm the tech advisor.

Well, you have four years

of undergraduate training,

so you win.And you're cheap.

That's flattering.

So you offer your opinion

as to whether this evidence

is beyond our
scientific understanding.

Is that her?

Yeah. Naomi Clark. 18.

Cardiac arrest in the middle

of a college soccer game.

When did this happen?

Three weeks ago.

She...

No, no!

No. No...

Oh, God, oh...

How long has she been dead?

Almost three hours.

Oh, my God.

- Begin recording.
- I'm starting an incision

at 8:36 p.m.

Patient was an 18-year-old

African American female
with no significant
past medical history.

First incision will be

at the jaw line.

There is no...

Wow.

It's not a miracle.

I wish it were.
We could avoid a lawsuit.

But I don't understand.

Your hospital declared

Naomi dead at 5:33 p.m.

Then, 177 minutes later,

she sat up in the morgue.

Look, I know you're invested in

proving this is a miracle...

No, actually, we're not....and I agreed

to let the archdiocese

ask me a few questions,

but medicine has limits

to its knowledge.

You know, it's not all-knowing,

and we're not God.

Physiologies
are different.

Young people tend to bounce

back sooner than expected.

So you're saying
it's because Naomi was young

that she was able

to bounce back?
No.

I'm saying the patient

suffered from bouts

of hyperinflation, and
that gave the appearance

that she was

non-responsive.
Hyperinflation? What is that?

A condition in which
the lungs lack elasticity.

The excess air from CPR

gets trapped in the lungs

and keeps the patient

from breathing freely.

So the patient had COPD.

Are you with the Church?

Yes.

She's our psychological advisor.

Look, these were

emergency circumstances.

The patient was in

cardiac arrest,

and the first responders

were inexperienced.

They rushed the CPR

and didn't realize

her alveoli would be

so inelastic.

That's bull.

So it's not hyperinflation?No.

He's trying to blame us

to dodge a malpractice.

He says you were overanxious

and kept administering CPR.

'Cause she
was dying.

We got our patient to the door.

Rapid response takes over.

So what
do you think happened?

You don't want to know

what I think happened.

Yes, I do.
Look, I'm not religious.

I don't believe
in all that stuff,

but come on.

That girl was dead

for three hours.

I saw her dead.

Lividity sets in
after an hour,

brain death after 90 minutes.

Do you think it was a miracle?

I don't know.

I don't like that word, but...

something happened.

You can call it a miracle,

you can call it just weird,

but something happened.

Do they have cameras

in the operating room?

Why?

Just to see what

life-saving precautions

the hospital took.

You mean the trauma bay.

And, yeah, but they erase

that stuff after a week.

So what are you thinking?

I mean, I think
it's possible.

It's happened before, COPD

patient reviving after coding.

But after three hours?

That's just extreme.

Did you ever work on

a malpractice case
at the DA's office?Yeah. Once. Why?

Aren't these surveillance

tapes considered evidence?

Darryl.

Kristen Bouchard.
I thought you were

fired.I was.

But I just can't stay

away from you.

What you eating?

Food.

So what are you doing here?

I heard that you're on

this malpractice lawsuit

at Harbor Hospital.

I need surveillance footage

from the hospital that night.

Uh, why would I do that?

Because I can
feed you information

on the hospital's defense.

Kristen. Hey.

Lewis.I'm rushing to court.

Do you have a minute?Of course. Yeah.

Let's talk, Darryl.

Is your husband
still off climbing?

Yes. Another
few weeks.

What do you think about

coming back for a short stint?

You want me to come back here?

Yeah.

It's just a bad time

to look for someone new.

You could carry on the

cases you already started.

Well, my only worry, Lewis,

is that I need a little bit

more certainty

than this job offers.

And you have that

certainty in your new job?

I do.

Okay.

What kind of certainty

are you looking for?

We got the call.

You got it?

So you got this

from one of the lawyers?

Plaintiff's attorney.

Okay.

All right, give me a count.

One, two,

three, four, five, six...

Are they rushing the CPR?

No, it doesn't look like it.

Pretty textbook.

BP's falling.

Still no pulse.

What is that?

I don't know. Power surge?

Pulse.

Weird.

What?

There power surges...

Hold on.
...11, 12...

Did you see that?

What?

Mmm.
Hey, uh...

do it again.

What-- What is that?

I don't understand.

It's... it's been faked.

What do you mean?BEN: I-I mean,

hasn't anyone else seen this?

A lawyer,
but he didn't mention it.

We almost played
through it ourselves.

It was just a flash.

This is a re-used
digital card.

What we're looking at

is an artifact

of an earlier
recording.

You can find out?

Oh, yeah.
I'm going to.

Too bizarre for you?

You always seeing angels

in your videos?

Eh, Ben's
probably right.

It's just an artifact

of a digital recording.

Can I ask
you something?
Sure.
So... you believe
in miracles?

I do.

Do you think I'm crazy?

No, I don't.

But... I just want

to understand.

So... so you think that

if you just pray hard enough,

God's gonna grant

you miracles?

No, it's not like that.

It's, um...

God has designs with...

within designs.

And to us,
they are impenetrable.

My youngest daughter, Laura,

she, um... she was born

with a heart defect

in her mitral valve.

It's just a genetic screw-up.

It's fate. You know,

the-the muscle formed one way

and not another.

But there's a 50-50 chance

that she'll die before she's 20.

Just drop dead in the middle

of anything, really.

Walking, running, sleeping.

Oh, my God.

I'm...

I'm sorry.

That's okay.

Doctor wants to see

her in three weeks
because the valve may develop
on its own, and it may regress

and in three weeks

we're gonna find out

which it is.

It's weird, really.

The future decided

in one hospital visit.

Just a flip of the coin.

Heads, the valve's developing,

tails, it's regressing

and she'll...

she'll be dead before

she can graduate college.

And if I thought
that prayer

would have any impact

on it at all, I mean,

I would be on my knees
every single night.

I wouldn't go out.
I would pray so much,

I'd shame the saints.

But that's not

how it works, is it?

I mean, there are millions

of religious people praying,

and they still die of

cancer or car accidents.

And there are still bastards

who survive to 90.

So I don't understand
the worth of prayer

if it doesn't help.

I don't know...

I... but I'll pray

for your daughter.

I'll pray for Laura.

Is she all right?

She's great.

She makes me laugh.

I just don't understand

how God could choose

winners and losers.

He doesn't.

But if there are miracles,

then some people get them,

and some people

don't, right?

I mean, isn't that the

problem with miracles?

Not that they happen,

but that they happen

to some people
and not to others.

Do you want to drop out

of this assessment?

I would understand if you did.

No, I-I don't. I...

I want to do this.

But, um...

the DA's office

did ask me to return.

They're offering me a two-year

contract to work with them.

And you want to go back?

I can't turn down the money.

Well, when do you have

to decide?

Tomorrow.

Okay.
Well, uh...

let me see what I can do.

What happened?

Laura!

Laura, are you okay?LEXIS: Laura!

Laura,
are you okay?

Mom, is she okay?

Do you need water?

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Was your teacher

punching you again?

Can I sleep with you, Mom?

It's wet.

Shh...

I didn't wet
my bed, Mom.

Shh. It's okay.

It's okay, just

go to sleep.

I didn't.
It was a man.

What man?

He was scary.

He had really big teeth

and red eyes,

and, like, you know,

like a devil-person.

And I couldn't move.

He had a knife he was

holding to my hand.

Cutting off my fingers.

♪
I mean, that's what
I don't understand.

My daughter is seeing
the exact same things

in her nightmares as I am.

And you never told her

about the imagery

from yournightmares?No. I would never.

Kurt.

I'm sorry.

Second nature.

How similar were

your nightmares?

Both have a demonic creature.Mm-hmm.

With a knife.
Cutting off fingers.

That's pretty generic.

Could she be reacting

to the same imagery,

like, a-a billboard

you've seen together,

or a... a drawing?

I mean, I-- No, uh,

not that I know of.

Are you still working

with that new job,

that demonic
possession thing?

No. I mean, yes, I am,

but now, um,

it's focused on miracles.

You're looking into miracles?

Medical singularities.

I'm fascinated.

I did a cultural tour in Bali.

Alternative cultures often use

spiritual images
in their psychological work.

It has a great
placebo effect.

I should probably
head out.

Kristen...
I have extra security now,

to protect against theft.

No notes.

I think we should
start up again weekly.

Let me think about it.

So... what do you say,

Monsignor?

She wants a
two-year commitment?

She's being offered one

by her old job.

And we don't want

to lose her.

And how is this assessment

at Harbor Hospital going?

The miracle?

Well, that
is debatable.

You know the priest,

Father Augustus?

I do.

I'm not sure God uses an

alcoholic for His miracles.

He used Moses.

You just like being

contentious, don't you?

They call him the

"miracle priest" now.
So you want this all
to go away?

No, I-I just

want an honest assessment.

But I also don't want

the Church embarrassed.Well,

Kristin is giving us
an honest assessment.

And she's a deal.

Okay. Okay.

I'll get you the money.

Interview Augustus.

Make sure he won't

embarrass us.

Where'd you get this?

Anonymously.
What is that?

I have no idea.

Do you record over

old digital cards?

No. We do not.

What isthat?

I don't know.
A ghost.

An angel?

What do you want it to be?

Ooh.

What?

Uh, it's nothing.

It sounded like
something. What?

I know who that is.

Bernadette May.

Who's that?
She's a teacher's aide
who was admitted to the hospital

three days earlier, uh,

with a migraine.

So it was an old digital chip

Well... I don't follow.

All right, look,

it's probably nothing.

Well, then, tell us,

what is it?

Bernadette May died

an hour before Naomi.

From a brain aneurism.

Well,
I don't follow.

The figure
we saw in the video,

the one floating.

She died?

This is starting to
sound like a ghost story.

Okay, so, look.

I'm gonna check the recording

and make sure

that it wasn't manipulated.

Why would someone manipulate it?Look, there are these things

that are called deep fakes,

okay?

You can, you can, uh,

manipulate the pixels

and make it look like

anything you want, you know?

You can turn me into a goat,

you can make me fly, whatever.

So you think that's what

this is, a deep fake?
I don't know. Okay?
I'm looking.

Is he angry with me?

No... he's just angry

at the unsolved.

Miracle priest,
bless me.

Heal me, Father.

You faith has healed you.Bless me, Father.

Put your faith in God.

David.

How are you?Hi, Father.

This is Kristen.
Kristen, Father Augustus.

Pleasure to meet you.

We're looking into the

Naomi Clark situation.

Situation? Is that what

the Church wants to call it?

What would you call it?

Divine intervention.

Jim...

I can smell the whiskey

on your breath.

Maybe you
heard, David.

God uses the sinner

and the just alike.

Is that what happened?

God used you?I don't know.

I felt it.

From her skin.

Something.

Sorry.
I don't have visions like you.

God never liked me.

I talk to Him all

the time, every night.

He's the quietest

roommate in the world.

What did you whisper

to her? Naomi?

In the video?Prayer for the dead.

No, no, no. You

held her hand

and you whispered

something in her ear.

Oh.

"Don't go. Stay.

Please, God,
let her stay."

I know. Not much

of a prayer.

I'd just given last rites

to another woman upstairs.

She died of a
brain aneurysm.

Bernadette May?

Yeah, she-she grabbed my hand

and looked at me.

She knew
she was dying,

but there was this

look of peace on her,

like she saw

what was coming.

My hand was still warm from her

when I went to the morgue.

That's why I
held onto Naomi.

I didn't want
her to go.

She felt something.

I know she felt it.

So, uh,

you have visions?

Well, a few years ago,

I saw... things.

It was like a dream

or something.

Anyway, that was

a long time ago,

and I was under a lot of stress

and it was just after

my friend died.

Julia?

Yes.

It gave me hope

when I needed it.

But you haven't had

any visions since?

No.

What's that?

I don't know. I'm trying

to figure out if this is a fake.

Is this for
your priest?

It's for my job.

Your job
for your priest.

Where's this from?

It's a hospital
surveillance camera.

Dad's asking if you're

coming in for prayers.

Yeah, I know,
but you can't blame him
for trying.

What, that's it?

That's it. Six frames.

I don't know.

Something's up
with the pixels.Mm-hmm.

If it's a fake,
it's a good one.

What is she supposed to be?

Someone who's dead.

Yeah, I know.

She died
an hour earlier.

Lewis.

I have those two outstanding

cases I promised you.

Oh. Great.Here you go.

And I'd really like to thank you

for the contract offer,

but I think I'll have to pass.

This new job, it's...

No need to thank me.

Actually, we came into

an opportunity overnight.

Another forensic psychologist,

one you faced in court.

In fact,

I need you to update him on the

two cases you were working on.

Leland!

It's good to see you again.

Lewis, this guy,

he's a psychopath.

Oh, come on.

No, I'm serious.

He fed information
to the serial killer LeRoux,

and he encouraged
him to kill.

He already told me
his account was hacked.

That is a lie.I saw the evidence,

Kristen.

He's a liar.

He stole my therapy notes.

He got the better of you

in court, okay?

But...I get that you're angry,

but he's a good

forensic psychologist,

so please brief him

on your cases.

Kristen.

Kristen, you left your notes

in the office.

They're not mine.

I know. I just wanted

to talk to you.

We have nothing to say

to each other.

You must be kidding.

We have everything to say.

You're just gonna overturn

everything I did
on these two cases?

Argue to release the guilty?

Imprison the innocent?

Yeah, but not because I'm bad.

Because you're easily

persuaded, Kristen.

You're too soft.

You said so yourself

in therapy session
number 12.

How's David?

Here's the most important thing

to remember about David:

He sells himself
as this good man,

but ask him about

the second time he saw God.

I have no idea what that means.

Yeah, that's why

you need to ask him:

"Tell me, David, about

the second time you saw God,"

and trust me, it's a good story.

Good luck with your "miracle."

Mom! Mom!

Daughters! Who'd you kill?

The postman. He was trying

to deliver mail and...

All right, well, don't forget

to clean up with Lysol.

We will.

We got it!You're home a little late.

You said 8:00.

Yes. And thank you for being

so patient, Mom.

She wasn't so patient.Yes, she was.

I watched
your scary little show.

I'm getting
way too old for this.

What happened?

You look like

something went wrong.

No, I'm-I'm-I'm just...

I'm just really happy

to be home with my mom

and my daughters.Okay, so you're

not gonna tell me.

So what are we watching?

A scary show.

Wow, that is so nice of Grandma

to just let you watch

whatever you want.

Okay, I'm leaving now.

Hey, kids, listen up--

misbehave, okay?
Do not listen to your mother.

Okay.

I love you, Mom.

All right.

Mom, don't joke like that.

What are we watching?

You've seen it, Mom.

You said it looked good.

What did you do with

the toy spider, and the...

So do I have to watch it
from the beginning?

No, they moved

into a new house.

And it's haunted.

- Dad!
- Where's the mom?

Oh, she's dead.

She died in a car crash.

Oh, of course she did.

Why'd you say it

like that?
Well, because in movies,
the mom's always dead.

Movies hate moms.

Okay, turn out

the lights.

Guys, is this really

a good idea?

I'm not even scared.I'm a bit scared.

You're really gonna

like this part.

Don't open the door!

Oh, my gosh!
Don't open the door!

Mom! Are you kidding me?

I don't want to
have to cover your mouth.

But why would she

open the door if it's so...

What are you doing?That's the only part

I wasn't scared.

Bedtime.That's the only part

I wasn't scared.

No! Mom!

Let's go.

You've let us watch a lot worse.

And moms sometimes

make mistakes.

Yeah, maybe this

is the mistake.

Yes, maybe. Let's go.

Upstairs. Bedtime.

Maybe we'll have nightmares

if you don't let us watch it.

That's exactly how that works.

Let's go.

No, Laura, hold on,

wait one second.

I want to ask you

something.
What?

What did I do?Nothing.

I just want to
ask you something.

No, you guys all go up.That's so unfair.

She's just gonna

convince you to watch...

That thing in the video,

that demon,

is that what you saw

in your nightmare?

Mm...

You said it had a knife

and big teeth.

I think when you have

dreams and nightmares,

it usually comes from stuff

you saw during the day.

Is that why you didn't

want us to watch it?

I think
I saw it, too.

I don't remember when,

but I think I saw that

same thing in my nightmare.

But now that we know,

we can face it.

It's not real.

It's just from that TV show.

Streaming.Streaming show.

So don't be scared.
It all makes sense, okay?

Can I sleep with you?

One more night?

Who is it?

Hey!

Laura, Lexis, Lynn, Lila!

Open the door! Lila, Lila!

Bad dream?

Try counting sheep.

You're part of my mind.

You're not even

original.

You're from a bad TV show.

Bad?

Well, that's just hurtful.

Hmm?

Oh...

You know what's great

about a night terror, Kristen?

You can't move.

Just your eyes.

Watch the knife.

Wake up.

Wake up.

Well, just grab the knife,

Kristen.

Come on,
move that hand.

How hard can it be?

Wake up. Wake up.

How about her heart?

Which valve shall I take out?

The mitral?

Why are we waiting

until she's 20?

Let's finish it now.

Laura, please.

Laura, please, wake up.

Mom, wake up. Mom!

Mom!

You were having a nightmare.

I know. I'm sorry, I was.

Oh, my gosh.

I'll hold you, Mom.

You go to sleep,
I'll hold you.

Thank you. You're

such a good baby.

You're my sweet baby.

And this was yesterday? Yeah.

What did he say?

He said he was gonna

reverse everything I did.

Every innocent person

would be guilty,

and every guilty person

would be innocent.

And did you tell your boss?

Yeah, I told him Townsend

was a psychopath,

and he thought it was

professional jealousy.

He also knew that we were

investigating a miracle.

He's coming after us.

Why?

Why, David?
Why is he coming after us?

I want to tell you, but it's not

a language you believe.
Because you think he's a demon?

Yes.

So tell me in language
I'll believe.

He wants to kill hope.

He also suggested
I ask you something.

What?

He suggested I ask you about

the second time you saw God?

What does that mean?

He wants to divide us.

Why would that divide us?

I had a vision.

Now I don't.

He's playing on my doubt.

And yours.

There wasn't, like, a-a tunnel

or a light or anything.

I remember seeing my coach

yelling from the sidelines.

And then I felt my face

on the ground.

And then I saw this hole

opening up in the grass,

a black hole.

Just, like, this...

big, swirling thing.

And then I saw people

coming out of it.

A lot of people.
60 of them?

And they were coming for me.

And then I saw a woman

take my hand.

I didn't know who she was,

but my parents said that there

was another girl who died.

Bernadette May.Right.

She took my hand, and then

I felt this on my cheek.

And that's when I woke up.

Do you think what happened

to you is a miracle?

Um, I don't know.

Uh, all I know is that

I was dead and now I'm not.

And that everything

has changed for me.

I can't figure out

how they faked this.

We checked the pixels.

There's no apparent
manipulation,

so either this is so good

that we will never know

how they did it...Who's "they?"

"They," just figurative "they."

You know, not-- O-Okay.

Ju-- Or...

ground-looping.

And what's that?Okay. You see this, uh,

surveillance footage of
Bernadette May an hour earlier?

And this is our footage

of Naomi.KRISTEN: Mm-hmm.

These images were transmitted

to the security station

which recorded them.
Now, ground-looping is when
those two transmissions cross.

So you think the

image of Bernadette

Over Naomi's image.

That's right.Right. So,

if that's true,

the image
of Bernadette's face

should at some point

appear on the monitor.

Yep. And does it?

Well, I've gone through

through several hours

of surveillance
footage. Right now,

have seen nothing yet,

but...

Okay, you know what? I'm gonna

go back to the beginning.

Wait.

The doctor just called

the time of death.

Yeah, so?

I think I know what happened.

It's not a miracle.

So I'm glad you've agreed

with us it's not a miracle.

Yep. Turned out

to be hyperinflation

and undiagnosed COPD.Good.

But it wasn't the, uh,

paramedics' fault.

Well, I think we'll have

to agree to disagree on that,

but it's good

we're on the same side.

Uh, what are those?

Emergency lifesaving efforts

of this hospital
over the last year.

176 in all.

Okay.

These are
your Caucasian patients.

Did you know that, on average,

during a code, your doctors

performed 58 minutes
of chest compressions

and rescue breathing

on Caucasian patients?

Patients like, uh,

Bernadette May?

No, I didn't.

And these are your

African-American patients.

Your doctors,
on average, performed

chest compressions
and rescue breathing

for 23 minutes on them.

Patients like, uh, Naomi Clark.

It is the stated position

of this hospital

that it does not distinguish

on the basis of race.

Naomi Clark came

back to life

in the morgue because your ER

staff called her time of death

30 minutes earlier
than if she were white.

That's why this

wasn't a miracle.

It was implicit racism.

I think you should

get out of here.

Here, I'll leave these for you.

The ethical review board

already reviewed our actions.

And the malpractice suit

has already been settled.

You might want to check on that.

You might want

to look at that

before you settle the

Harbor Hospital suit.

Why? What is it?Evidence for

a civil rights lawsuit

worth about $15 million.

So, it was not a miracle?

No.

A combination
of gross incompetence

and a medical condition

that kept Ms. Clark's lungs

from absorbing oxygen.

Okay, good work.

I have another possible

possession for you...

Actually,
there's one other thing.

A patient died an hour earlier,

and this is an image of her

on the hospital videotape.

This has nothing to do

with the miracle?

No, it's just an apparition

we can't explain.
Okay. Well, then,
let's let that go.

Now, this possession

we want you to look into,

It's a
good parishioner.

She gives a lot

to the Church...

Mom, hey.

Okay, it's not working.

I saw what you were watching.

Mom, just let us

watch the end, please. Come on.

It's not that scary.

It's more funny than scary.

It's actually hilarious.

We were laughing so...

Okay, this is what I say.

I'm gonna watch it with you.

we are gonna all

watch this together.

What is it?

Just watch.

Um, typically it takes,

to make a monster,
it takes about three hours.

What is this?It's a video on how they do it.

There are a lot of elements

to this character.

There's a bodysuit,
there's a cowl piece.

There are two ear pieces.

There's teeth,
and then our horns...

It's good for us

to know it's not real.
It's all make-believe.

Well, my ideas come to me

while I'm sleeping.

They come to me
in the form of nightmares.

I translate that really quickly

into a sketch or, like,

a quick clay sculpture,

only to be translated into

a full-size character later.

Do you, uh, like

playing monsters?

Monsters scare me when I see

them on TV or film,

but when I'm playing one,

it's not that bad.

It's fun to scare other people

as the monster.

Oh, my God.

...as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread

and forgive us...

as we forgive those
who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from all evil.

♪ Play...

Where's your girlfriend?

Gone.

What do you got?

Ketamine, E, Molly,

and caps.

♪ Birds flying high,

you know how I feel ♪

♪ Sun in the sky

♪ You know how I feel

♪ Reeds drifting on by,

you know how I feel ♪

♪ It's a new dawn

♪ It's a new day...

...Thy will be done...

♪ It's a new life for me...

...on Earth...♪ It's a new dawn

♪ It's a new day,

it's a new life... ♪

Where are you, God?

♪ Ooh

♪ And I'm feeling good

♪ Fish in the sea

♪ You know how I feel

♪ River running free

♪ You know how I feel

♪ Blossom on the tree

♪ You know how I feel

♪ It's a new dawn

♪ It's a new day,

it's a new life ♪

♪ For me

♪ And I'm feeling good

♪ Dragonfly out in the sun

♪ You know what I mean,

don't you know? ♪

Julia?

♪ Butterflies all having fun,

you know what I mean... ♪

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After a high-strung theater producer's behavior turns from demanding to what is

believed to be demonic, Kristen, David and Ben must assess the situation; Kristen
discredits Leland Townsend, before he can ruin a 17-year-old boy's life.
You're training
to be a priest?
I am.

Also, an assessor.

My colleague Ben and I

are hired

by the Church to investigate

(growling)
unexplained phenomenon,

and to recommend whether

there should be an exorcism

or further research.

Possession looks a lot

like insanity.

Insanity looks a lot

like possession.

I need someone to help me

distinguish between the two.

I don't believe in all that.

Devils and possession.

DAVID:
That's okay.

KRISTEN: You don't care

that I don't believe?

I do not.

CORMIER: We came into

an opportunity overnight.
Another forensic psychologist.
You're just gonna overturn

everything I did
on those two cases?

Argue to release the guilty,

imprison the innocent?
Yeah.

Here's the most important thing

to remember about David:

he sells himself
as this good man,

but ask him about

the second time he saw God.

KRISTEN:
This guy Townsend,
you know him?

DAVID:
I've seen him.
In other... guises.

I'm sorry. Am I
distracting you?

DAVID:
There are six types
of possession.

First is demonic possession.

It's when a demon takes over

a person's body

without their consent.

It's what you see

in most movies.

It involves
speaking in tongues,

sudden personality changes,

sudden violence,

even superhuman strength.

The next type of possession

is physical pain.

This is a sickness
or an injury due to a demon

being inside a person.

It doesn't impact the soul,

just the body.

The third
is diabolic oppression.

This is when a demon torments

a person,

causing tragic events

in their lives--

the loss of a loved one,

the loss of a job,

a home.

Basically, the story of Job.

The fourth type of possession

is diabolical infestation.

It's when demonic entities

take over a house,

an object,

even an animal.

Fifth is diabolical
subjugation.

It's when the possessed

invites the demon

into their lives.

They do this through game play

or pledging their soul

to the devil.

KRISTEN:
That's a real thing?

People pledging their souls?

It's real in that if a human

wants power,

they can trade away their future

for that power.

Oh, so you mean it

as metaphor?

No, I think a lot

of what we consider

metaphor is real.

Are you texting?

No, I'm taking notes.

Um, and the last

kind of possession?

That's why we're here.

The monsignor wants us to look

into a case

of diabolical obsession.

It's when a person has constant,

overwhelming
and irrational thoughts,

making them act

in perverse ways.

It's hard to detect because

it's the most

highly functional
of all the possessions.

But it can lead to

suicidal ideation.

And murder.

KRISTEN: I mean,
couldn't all these conditions

have a psychological
explanation?

Sure. That's why you're here.

Ready?
Yep. I'm ready.

He wasn't like this before.

I mean, he's always been

hard on us, cruel even,

but he's become... violent.

I don't know what to do.

We've tried everything:

therapy, pills,
So-- Sorry,
I-I don't understand.

Is this your husband?

Oh, no.
H's my boss.

KORECKI:
Patti is one of our
best parishioners.

I told her we could

look into it.
BEN: So you think your boss

is possessed?

I think he does things

he can't control.
DAVID: Such as...?

I said to charge it overnight!

This is a lemon poppyseed!

I said blueberry!

(shouts)
I hate fine point!

Medium heavy!

Well, he's fired 67 assistants

in the last six months,

and I have a collection

of cell phones because

he's constantly throwing them.

Patti, I understand
this is unpleasant,

but this doesn't sound

like possession.

It feels like you should be

calling human resources.

Yeah.
Well, we're under 50 employees.
We don't have an HR.

Why don't you quit?

Well, I hired all
the assistants,
and I feel responsible.

I mean, I believe
in the work.

DAVID:
What is the work?

I work for Byron Duke.

The Broadway producer?

Yes.

Oh, my God. He's great.

My daughters and I,

we saw the Roald Dahl

musical last year.

It was just-- it was amazing.

Thank you.
I could get you tickets

for the next one

if you want.

Oh, I would want.

That would be great.

Yes, please. Please, yes.

So you can see why

this matters to me.

He's a genius.

Yeah. He is.

I mean,
he's always had issues,

but six months ago,

something happened.

He lost the Tony

and he became angrier.

And then things started

to happen.

DAVID:
What kind of things?

Show them the video.

BYRON:
No! Oh, go to hell.

I said go to hell!
No! No, we have got a deal
with the estate, not with you.

(stammers)
What is that?

What is that?
KORECKI: Blood.

He's sweating blood.

PATTI:
Also, whenever he enters the
office, it gets colder.

The temperature drops,

like, ten degrees,

and we all have

to wear jackets.

And I keep on checking the

thermostat but it's unchanged.

And then when he leaves,

it gets warmer again.

Two physical manifestations.

We only need two

for the Church to act.

(phone vibrating)

Fiona, hi, it's Kristen.

What's up?

They reversed you.

They? Who?

This new forensic psychologist.

He reversed your conclusions.

I thought this was settled

weeks ago when you testified.

You said my son was too young

to be tried as an adult!

Well, he is. He's only 15.

This new guy's

saying the opposite!

They're gonna
crucify him, Kristen.
Please help me.

Okay, I'll see you

in ten minutes.

It's a case of anger

management, Monsignor.

Not possession.

KORECKI:
Then you'll
find that out.

You said yourself,

the Church keeps

focusing on Evil
with a capital "E,"

and not everyday evils.

Well... here's
everyday evil.

Help her.

CORMIER:
So it's your recommendation

that Adam Plemmons should be

tried not as a minor,

but as an adult?
Yes. The defendant's score on

the MMPI-A questionnaire

reflected average

or above average
cognitive functioning.
(door opens)

I have to ask you,

Dr. Townsend,

because if I don't,
the defense attorney will.

Your findings are diametrically

opposed to those

of the previous
forensic psychologist.

How do you
account for that?

I cannot account for

my predecessor's conclusions.

I do know that
she has a tendency

to let her heart lead her head,

and I think that she was moved

by the mother
of the accused.

♪ ♪

Ms. Jacobs.
What do you need?

I want to help.
It's a little
late, isn't it?

The judge
already ruled.

Tell them you have

a rebuttal witness.

You're bound by your agreement

with the D.A.

You can't testify.

I'm not testifying

about the case; I'm testifying

about Dr. Townsend.

(overlapping chatter)

Look, I promised to give you

20 minutes so Patti

doesn't drop a #MeToo

dime on me.

(chuckles)
So you think you're vulnerable
to the #MeToo issues?

I didn't say that.

Hey, there's a reason

Harvey Weinstein went down.

I-I don't use sex,

and I'm much more talented.

Who's this?

Kristen Bouchard.
Ah, if you're really
Patti's church people,

say some prayers,

sprinkle some holy water.

Come on, get going, get going.

DAVID:
Is that what
you want?

What I want is for you

to get this over with

so I can roll my calls, huh?

Do I have anger issues?

Maybe.

But I'm a perfectionist.

I-I'm a demanding person.

And I am surrounded
by millennial nonentities.

Here, look, look.

Two spaces after

every period.

How many times do I have

to tell them, one!

Does it matter?
Everything matters.

Perfection matters!

Patti said, uh, something

changed six months ago,

when you lost an award.

An award? Oh, holy God!

The Tony!

So, you did change.

No.

I decided that, uh,

rule number 14 made sense:

"Be volatile and torture

your underlings."

Rule number 14 of...?

"The 53 Rules of Dominance."

Ah. Oh, now...

now we are getting somewhere.

You follow it, too, huh?

I know it.

A manual for
hard-driving executives.

"How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Caring."
Mm-hmm. Well,

if you know it,

then you know it's not evil.

And what Patti,

in her sweet little

religious heart,

thinks is evil,
is just plain

good sense.
(chuckles)

You're kind of making

me nervous back here.

You got some blood

on your collar there.

BYRON:
What are you,
a dry cleaner?

Go sit down.
You're sweating blood.

Why are you sweating blood?

What the hell
are you talking about?

DAVID:
Did you have that
checked out?

It doesn't need checking.

(chuckling): Oh, my God.

(laughs)
He's going bald.

Get the hell out of my office!

He has hair plugs.
They've become infected,

so he should go
to a doctor.

And otherwise,
he's got

a narcissistic
personality disorder.

DAVID:
We'll point you toward some
health professionals,

but we don't see any

signs of possession.

Patti?

(Byron shouting over video)

Can you look at this?

No!
I have access to his
webcam so I can track

his blood sugar levels

during meetings.

God, this is your fault!

KRISTEN:
Who is he talking to?

BYRON:
They know it's you!

This is going on
right now?
PATTI: Mm-hmm.

It's in his inner office.

(Byron groaning over video)

(groaning, gasping)
No!

Let go!
Let go or I'll kill you.

Damn you, Joe!

♪ ♪

A diabolical obsession?
We don't know. He seems like
he's just a bad boss.

But we saw him yelling

and fighting with something.

But we don't know what.

Did you have a health care

professional there?
Yes.

She thought it was narcissistic

personality disorder,

but then she saw the

video of him fighting.

She's not sure.

So there's video.
No, just a webcam.

(sighs)
Not recorded.

Well, then record it.

I've got three exorcisms

in the next two weeks.

I'll need evidence

to justify work

on a mere diabolical obsession.

Understood.

David.

Come here.

There's something else.

I had another vision.

What?

I've been hearing

about "the sixty."

In assessments.

It's some kind

of coordination.

Evil becoming organized.

And I thought I saw

something in my vision.

But now it's just a feeling.

Write it down.

Get a notebook, and write down

everything you can remember.

Everything.

As soon as you
write down the first thing,

the next will follow,

and the next.

Symbols matter.

This is warfare,

and we're fighting

the worst enemy on earth,

whose only vulnerability

is that they reveal themselves

in symbols and numbers.

They can't help it.

God draws
in straight lines.

The devil draws in puzzles

and anagrams.

Write it down?

Write it down.
Visions matter.

LELAND:
♪ Oh, Lydia, oh, Lydia ♪

♪ Say, have you met Lydia? ♪

♪ Lydia, the tattooed lady ♪

♪ She has eyes

that men adore so ♪

♪ And a torso even more so. ♪

(Leland laughing)

LELAND:
Ah, now we're getting somewhere.
Yes. Sexy.

No, no,
do the breasts bigger.

What does he even mean,

"We reveal ourselves

through symbol and anagram"?

I hate anagrams.
I like straight talk.

Don't you, David?

Can't we, you and I,

just straight talk?

(laughs)

Anger management.
We all get angry.

But when you feel

a temper fit coming on,

what do you do?

Personify it.

Personify your anger.

This is Paul.

He's the personification

of my anger.

Whenever I get angry,

I blame him.

(audience laughs)

I know, I know, but it works.

I take a deep breath,

and I realize I'm not angry,

Paul is angry.

And I subdue him.

I yell, "Paul, it's your fault.

Yours!"

I even take Paul by the throat.

Paul, you will not control me.

I will control you.

Kristen.

Thank you for returning, Doctor.

No problem.

Um...

Mr. Townsend--

excuse me, Dr. Townsend--

it's already been established

that you disagree

with the conclusions

of your predecessor.
That is correct.

And I see she's

in court right now.

Could you point her out?

Yes.

Um, Kristen Bouchard.

CORMIER: And why shouldn't we

take her word over yours?

Objection! This was covered

in yesterday's testimony.

Yes, but we have new

evidence the doctor

would like to impart,

Your Honor.

Yeah, it's a pretrial

hearing, Ms. Jacobs.

You'll have time to cross.

Were you not

passed evidence

that made you question

Ms. Bouchard's legal ethics?

Yes, I'm sorry to say.

Ms. Bouchard is in therapy

for... personal issues.

But an anonymous Good Samaritan

sent me therapy notes...
Objection!
Therapy notes

are covered
by physician-patient privilege.

CORMIER:
Only if Ms. Bouchard

is the accused.

She's being proposed

as an expert witness,
Your Honor.

Her reliability is in question,

and these notes

undercut
that reliability.

All right,
let me hear the evidence,

and then I'll rule.

CORMIER:
Thank you, Your Honor.

If I put you on the stand,

what are you gonna say?

That Adam should be tried

as a juvenile.
That's not what I'm asking,

and you know that's

not what I'm asking.

Look, I've said things in

therapy that are personal and...

prospective-- they weren't true.

They were potentialities.

But you said

that you were attracted to these

people that you interviewed?

I said I had feelings.

I mean, feelings as in I...

I care for them, I...

like them.
Okay.
So I need you to step back
from this.

I can refute Dr. Townsend.

No. You've been burned.

I need you to step back.

(crying quietly)

(takes deep breath)

(engine starts)

I don't know what the hell

you are talking about.

PATTI:
Let them help you, Byron.

You are so past your

sell-by date, Patti.
(door opens)

DAVID: Who is Joe?

BYRON:
What are you talking about?

DAVID:
We saw you yesterday yelling
at someone called Joe.

BYRON:
I don't know a Joe!

You're gaslighting me.

You got to stop.

You're personifying your anger.

What?

You gave your anger

the name "Joe,"

and you're trying to subdue it.

It's an anger management tool.

BYRON: I have no idea what

you're talking about.
KRISTEN: Listen,

you want us out of here, just

admit it's anger management.

Who the hell are you, lady?

Somebody who enjoys your shows,

but thinks you're being

a bit of a dick.

Genius doesn't mean you can

treat people any way you want.

It means shutting up
and doing good work.

You are so dead.

What?

You're dead.

♪ ♪

Why are we dead?

Tell 'em, Joe.

Come on, there is no

Joe, just admit it.

It's just you.

Tell 'em, Joe.

(sighs)

JOE:
I am the buyer of souls.

And yours only cost a Tony.

Joe?

JOE:
Hello.

Someone is hacking him.

You're sure?

This is my world.
Welcome to it.

It's a virtual assistant.

It's supposed to have

a programmed voice,

but the hacker is broadcasting

from the outside interactively.

Can a thermostat
also be controlled?

Yes. Yes. Yes, because it's got

smart-home technology,

so it can make the temperature

go up and down.

Th-That's why it keeps getting

cold every time he arrives.

Who did this?

And the problem is,

he's got a lot of enemies.

KRISTEN:
67 fired assistants
over six months.

Look, I think the hacker

is using the Wi-Fi, okay?

I need you to keep him online.

I'm gonna find out his IP.

DAVID:
Hello?

JOE:
Hello.

What do you want?

JOE:
What do you want?

You've gone to great effort

to talk to Mr. Duke.

So what do you want

from him?

JOE:
What do you want from him?

You know it's an easy thing

just to turn you off.

JOE: It's an easy thing

to turn you off.

Okay.

JOE:
It won't matter.

We don't need an "on" button.

Who's "we"?
That's for me to know
and for you to find out.

So you've been turning

the thermostat down

when Mr. Duke enters

the office?

Yes. And I control

the sun and the moon.

Very clever of you

to figure that out.

(knocking)

It's coming from the

coffee shop downstairs.

I need you to go down there,

and in about five minutes,

I'm gonna emit a

high-pitched tone into it.

Let me know who reacts.

Okay.

You must want something.

Fun. Isn't that what

we all want, David?

You heard my name?

"Diabolical obsession," huh?

It sounds made up.

So you don't think Mr. Duke

is diabolically obsessed?

No. I think you're

diabolically obsessed.

BEN: How many people are

on computers?

About... 20.

Any gamer headsets?

One.

And, uh, earbuds?

Seven.

No, wait. Eight.

Okay, focus on them.

(loud, high-pitched tone)

(high-pitched tone over phone)

Nothing.

No reaction.

JOE:
Ah. 105 decibels.

I'm terrified, Ben.

Hold on.

So, have you

been investigating us?

You seem to know our names.

I'm gonna turn off the Wi-Fi

for about 15 minutes.

(distorted screeching
over speaker)

(overlapping growling,
screaming)

(distorted laughter
over speaker)

AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE:

Hell is 3,400 miles
from New York.

There are tolls on these routes.

(screeching resumes)

(device beeps)

(overlapping screaming
over recording)

(distorted laughter)

So, is that a prank?

Well, we don't know.

Mr. Duke has fired 67 assistants

over the last year,

and one of them may have hacked

his virtual assistant.

So then,
we're moving on?

AMARA:
David?

You seem uncomfortable.

Well, our tech advisor

can't tell

who or how the device

was hacked.

And the voices that are coming

out of it are, um, bizarre.

(choral music playing faintly)

It's odd, David living here.

Yeah. Doesn't seem

like him, right?

(door opens)

(David sighs)

They want us
to keep working on it.

Yes.
Any thoughts

on how the hacker did it?

Oh, yeah.

I think he's using

Bluetooth, not Wi-Fi.

So, I am gonna try

to reverse the hack

with a trap.

Hmm. Just be careful.

Okay, but why? About what?

Well, I don't know

what we're dealing with.

(chuckles)

We're dealing with a hacker.

Little side hobby here?

(chuckles) No, I'm trying

to decipher something
in my dreams.

Can I ask you

a personal question?
Sure.

Do the scandals bother you?

(laughs softly)

You mean the Church scandals?

Yes. A lot.

But how can you...

Why become a priest?

I believe in God.

And I believe God wants me

to become a priest.

And their treatment of gays?

Do you agree with that?

No.

Does this bother you,

talking about it?

No.
It's just,

there's so many things

wrong with the Church.

That's...
That's one of the reasons

we need good people.

And you don't mind...

...all that it requires of you?

(chuckles)

I mind.

But I also think that the most

important things in life

are the hardest to obtain.

Sometimes I just wonder

what you're about. Uh...
I-I was embedded
with six Marines.

And I was surprised

how much I... loved them.

Their sense
of commitment.

You know, I spent most of my

life breaking commitments.

Moving from one place

to another,

one person to another.

And I realized I
didn't like myself.

These guys were

the first ones in the building

and the last ones out of it.

And I wanted to be that.

I wanted that level

of commitment.

I was just, uh,

turning the light on.
Yeah.

I was gonna
leave anyway.

I-I like talking to you.

Me, too. With you.

Oh, by the way, that sketch?

I think
it's Salvator Mundi.

It's what?

Salvator Mundi,

the painting by da Vinci.

(door opens)

(door closes)

(soft whooshing)
Nipples.

Climax.

Curve of the breasts.

Pressing against her.

Before,

behind, between.

Above,

below.

(laughs)

(crickets chirping)

What are you doing?

Geez! Don't do that.

How'd you get in?

Oh, God. Um, I still have a key.

Where's Dad?
Sleeping.

What's that?

You gave Dad one already.

I know.
This is for work.

Your work with your priest?

Yes, with my priest.

How do you broadcast from this

without using Wi-Fi?

Bluetooth.
No, I already scanned it

for a Bluetooth signal.

Cellular.

Nope, it's not

cellular-enabled.

Can be adapted.

Really? How?

I hate how you do this.

I am in the middle of my work

and you pull me into one

of your stupid things.

How can it be adapted?

Leland!

Leland.

You forgot your notes.

Oh, Kristen.

Can't stay away from me,

can you?

What do you want?

Why are you doing this to Adam?

What good could it

possibly do you?
Young Adam

is 140 pounds of wet clay

yet to find its form.

Adult prison will mold the man

he is to become.

Harden him, harden his heart,

make him more...

susceptible.

Susceptible to what?

Ask David.

I want my therapist's notes

back. The ones you stole.

Oh, I think not.

They make for such

wonderful bedtime reading.

Why don't you just get back on

the stand and tell the truth?

This is so sad, you coming here

thinking you could, what?

Play on my better nature?

(chuckles):
Is that really your plan?

Look, he's just a kid.

His second prison rape

and he won't be.

If you knew what

you were playing with,

Kristen, you would be

staying at home

and protecting
those cute little girls.

Anything in there?

Wires.

Really? Thank you.

I don't know.

This is all looking

pretty pristine.

I don't think it's been

tampered with.
Then, what?

I don't know.
You should take it back there

and check the signals.

Or?

Or what?
I don't know.

Sounded like you were about

to say, "Or..." something smart.

No, I wasn't. I was just...

(sinister cackling)

Is Dad awake?

JOE:
Hello. What are you wearing?

Hello?

You are getting warmer.

That's Dad's.

You are red hot, Ben.

ean Bridge
is the longest span in Europe.

It is 19,000 meters long

and was built in 2018.

Who is this?

"This" is the singular

proximal demonstrative pronoun

used to identify a specific

person or thing close at hand

or being indicated
or experienced.

(whispering):
This hacker's good.
Yeah,

but how did he jump

to Dad's virtual assistant?

The only active connection

is you, your cell phone.

Yeah. Oh, so he used

Byron's virtual assistant,

scanned for nearby cell phones,

found mine, hacked me.

It's possible.

BEN:
Can you reverse-hack?

Oh, yeah.

(phone vibrating)

(door opens and closes)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(door opens)

Thanks. I would've come to you.

Hi. No,

my-my sister works better

when she works alone anyway.

Okay, I have an issue

that came up.

I don't want to involve

David in this because

it's a workplace matter and

he'll just want to defend me.

Oh, so instead,
you want me to defend you?

Um...

could you
take a listen?
Yeah.

LELAND (over recording):

Ah, Kristen.

Can't stay away from me,

can you?

What do you want?

KRISTEN:
Why are you doing this to Adam?

(static)

What-what happened?
I don't know.

My voice comes through,

the other person doesn't.

(static)

KRISTEN:
Susceptible to what?

(static)

I want my therapist's
notes back,

the ones you stole.

Hmm.

Sounds like the other

person used a jammer.

Can you dig it out?

Yeah. Send it to me.

I'll see what I can do.

Great.

Thank you.
♪ Where I'm going ♪

♪ When the whistle blows ♪

♪ And the cymbals crash ♪

♪ And the sparklers ♪

♪ Light the sky... ♪

He's been like this

all morning.

♪ I'm gonna carry on,

give me an old trombone... ♪

Mr. Duke? Hello?

♪ Before the parade ♪

Byron?

Are you okay?

♪ Passes by... ♪

Do you want to

put some clothes on, Mr. Duke?

Byron?

We don't think you're under

any sort of demonic attack.

We think someone hacked

your machine as a prank.

Do you know anyone

who might've done that?

When we find the hacker,

you'll be back to normal.

♪ When the whistle blows ♪

♪ And the symbols crash ♪

(volume lowers):
♪ And the sparklers ♪

♪ Light the sky... ♪

DAVID:
Sebastian Lewin--

did he service your Wi-Fi?

I think so.
I don't remember his name.

Did Byron fire him?

Why?

Could he have a grudge?

Well, Byron decided

to withhold pay so he could be

certain that the work was good.

That part didn't

go over well.

So, what'd you find out?

There's an
I.T. specialist

that works in the office

by the name of Sebastian Lewin.

Ah, did he work

on his virtual assistant?

Quite possibly.
We're not sure.

What about the hack on your end?

So we are disabling
all the Bluetooth devices,

and the hacker's

only access point

will be my sister's cell phone,

and then she is gonna divert

the hack to the NSA.

The NSA? Why?

To get him in trouble.

(stammers) Kristen,
do-do you have a minute?
Yeah.

So that recording
you gave me,

I can't take out

the other voice.

Damn.
I know.

Look, there is another option.

You have his voice from the
first thing he said, right?

So I just sample it
and deepfake it.

What does that mean?

Deepfake.

You tell me what you remember

of his side of the conversation,

and I duplicate it.

You duplicate--
you can, you can do that?

Yeah, I can, yeah.

Look, if you don't want to,

it's totally...
No, no, I...

You can just create

a conversation?

No, I-I wouldn't be creating it,

I would be recreating it.

Look, it's-it's a conversation

that you had and you lost,

and now you just want it back.

If the ethics
of this throw you...

No, no, I-I want it. I just...

Yes, please do it.

Sebastian Lewin.

Yeah. What's the problem?

That depends.

I was just teaching

him a lesson.

Yeah? By hacking
his virtual assistant?

Yeah. He didn't pay for my work,

so I used his cell phone

to slingshot my voice
onto his machine.
You convinced him
to pledge his soul?
Yeah.

And he believed me. (chuckles)

What a moron.

So, uh, how'd you hack

my virtual assistant at home?

What are you talking about?

Your voice--
it was on my dad's machine.

No.

(chuckles)
Yes, it was. I heard it.

No, I stopped a few days ago.

(Joe speaking Urdu)

I don't believe you.

JOE: Yes, you do.

Iblis has your baby.

(speaking Urdu)

(baby crying)

What is that about?

Karima.

What is that about a baby?

Karima!

(baby crying)

(garbage truck
beeping)

(baby continues crying)

("Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse"

by Warren Zevon playing)

Mr. Duke, I am so sorry.

This is
a lemon poppy seed,

and I'm not sure

how that happened...
No, no, no, leave it. I'm fine.

But it's lemon poppy seed.

Yes.

I'm expanding my horizons.

Leave it.

You know, this experience has...

Changed me? Oh, God, I hope not.

Oh, whoops,
used the Lord's name in vain.

Do you want me to start

rolling calls?

Please.

Sure.

(computer chimes)

♪ Hell is only half full ♪

♪ Room for you and me ♪

♪ Looking for a new fool ♪

♪ Who's it gonna be? ♪

No, he's been good.

Very good, actually.

I'm glad, but call the monsignor

if you have any more issues.

I will. Yes. Oh, and can you

tell your partner

that I have five tickets

for her for the new play?

Thank you all.

It's been a breath

of fresh air here.

He hasn't fired anyone.

He's even talked

about hiring

some of the other

assistants back.

Yes. I don't know what you did,

but it's a whole new world
around here.

(chuckles)

Ah, Dr. Townsend.

Would you return

to the stand, please?

Of course, Your Honor.

JUDGE:
A reminder, Doctor,

you are still

under oath.
May I,

Your Honor?

LELAND (over recording):

Ah, Kristen.

Can't stay away from me,

can you?

What do you want to say?

KRISTEN:
Why are you doing this to Adam?

What good could

it possibly do you?

LELAND:
Adam is a lightweight of clay
yet to find its form.

Real prison will help mold him

into a man.

It'll harden him.

Do you recognize those words?

That is your voice,

Doctor, isn't it?

Again, Your Honor, objection.

This is a secret recording.

Yes, and we are in

a one-party state,

and we are using it to rebut

an expert witness,
Your Honor.
Yes, Mr. Cormier, this is merely
a pre-trial hearing.

JACOBS:
Dr. Townsend, is
this your voice?

It is not.
Really?

Well, what about this?

KRISTEN:
Why don't you just
get back on the stand

and tell the truth?

LELAND:
What are you trying to do,

play on my better nature,

Kristen?

Seriously.

Is that really your plan?

KRISTEN:
Look, he's just a kid.

LELAND:
The second prison rape,
and he won't be anymore.

So, Mr. Townsend,

what do you mean by that?

That's Dr. Townsend.

Thank you, Kristen.

Still a long way to go.

At least we have
a fighting chance now.

Yes.

Thank you so much.

A deepfake-- how very modern.

Those are my tools.

What did Shakespeare say?

"To do a great right,

do a little wrong."
Technology's a bitch.

You know the next line?

"And curb this cruel devil

of his will."

There are forces in play,

Kristen Bouchard.

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The team are hired to evaluate a 9-year-old boy who takes a liking to David, which
leaves them hopeful they can curb his violent behavior. Kristen worries about her
young daughters who lie ...
_

Come on, girls, come on.

Oh, my God,

I am being triggered right now.

This house is a lot like

the one I grew up in.

My mother used to make me do

the screwdriver test every week.

- The what?
- Screwdriver test.

If you can't push a six-inch

screwdriver into the lawn,

you are not watering it enough.

So what are we looking at?

A psychological assessment.

And a spiritual one.

Seeing if it can be
dealt with with therapy.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Are your parents home?

- Are you here for my brother?

- We are.
- Mom, Dad!

Hi. Thank you so much for coming.

Um, I'm Tom McCrystal. This is Olive.

- Hey, Olive.
- Uh, come on in, please.

Can I get you anything?

Water? Coffee? Fruit snacks?

We're fairly well-stocked.

Huh. What kind of fruit snacks?

We're fine, thank you.

But we'd love to meet

Eric if that's all right.

This way.

Okay.

Oh, uh,

so, sometimes we need

to sleep in the same room

so that we can lock the door.

- I see.
- Yeah.

Eric?

Eric.

Yes?
It's time for the appointment

we talked about yesterday.

Um, we'll stay out here.

He gets a little agitated

when he sees the baby.

So you're here to evaluate me?

Well, we're here to talk.

I'm David Acosta.

I'm Kristen Bouchard. Hi.

Hi, I'm Ben.

I don't have chairs, but

we can sit on the floor.

Do you know why your

parents called us here, Eric?

Yeah.

Can you tell us what

happened with your big sister?

I bit her.

Really hard.

She was bleeding a lot.

And she cried.

And why did you bite your sister?

Because I wanted to.

Did something happen

that made you want to?

Can you tell us?

We were watching Steven Universe

and she kept laughing

and I wanted her to stop.

It was too loud.

I told her to stop, but she didn't.

But you don't laugh when you hurt.

So you knew you were
hurting her when you bit her?

And how did you feel

when you were doing that to your sister?

Did you...

like hurting her?

Eric, look at me.

Did you like hurting her?

Mm-hmm.

And what is it you

liked about hurting her?

I don't know.

It's kind of like watching

a story I made on my own.

Like, at school,

there's this kid in my class

that I'm always stuck next to.

Because my last name's McCrystal,

and his last name's McCray.

So, on our last field

trip to Grand Central,

we played dare or dare.

And I made him jump

onto the train tracks

and count to 42 before he could get up.

But then one of our teachers

grabbed him before the train came.

Did you want him to

get hit by the train?

Even though that could have

hurt him really badly, or even kill him?

I guess.

You got good taste in comics.

You ever read any of the
Ochre 7 collection?

- No.
- It's a story about immortal kids

who play hide-and-seek through time.

I'm surprised you

haven't read any of it.

In volume four, Simona

dares Patrick to jump onto

the railroad tracks and count

to 42 before he can get off.

Maybe I did read that one and forgot.

Eric was...

was loving and caring.

He was totally different.

And then...

When did he change?

Two years ago.

It snuck up on us. A-a

tantrum here, a fib there.

- Are you a mother?

- Yes.

You know how you just

write it off as kid stuff.

Then it accumulates, and now

it's a struggle to remember who he was.

What about the, uh, locks on

the cupboards and the fridge?

He tried to poison us.

- Why?
- He said he was doing

an experiment, and he wanted

to see how long it would take us

to feel the liquid bleach in the milk.

Luckily we had a nanny

cam that saw what he did.
Have you had him
psychologically evaluated?

12 times.

But the psychologists don't agree.

Any medications?

Uh, antidepressants, ADHD,

O.D.D.

- 23 separate protocols.
- Yeah,

and some have worked for a time,

but then he outgrows them.

He's been institutionalized twice.

And the police were sent

to his school three times.

These are the police reports.

I hate to suggest this,

- but there are federal programs.

- _

Yes, and they took Eric for a week

before they asked us

to come pick him up.

They're supposed to take everybody,

but they won't take Eric.

I mean, we've been

at this for two years.

And we're just...

God, I didn't want to do this.

We just need someone to help us.

We're not very good Catholics.

But Eric has something inside him.

A demon.

I never thought that I would say that.

But I believe it now.

Something changed Eric two years
ago, and it wants to kill us.

And that is why we need your help.

This is a nightmare.

We have to get our own psych eval

before I can request any Church action.

Yeah, I'll get on it.

Guys, there's a chance

this is environmental.

Okay? The oldest daughter, she

had a greenish tint in her hair.

That's from acidity.

There's oxidized metal

particles in the water.

That is like copper piping.

Okay? And they moved here two years ago.

That's when the kid

started to act differently.

It's possible.

Overexposure to copper can

cause psychiatric symptoms.

You look into it, and we'll get

our own psych eval with Eric.

- Great.
- Ben.

Could you check my house

for metal corrosion?

Yeah, your kids psychos?

Mom, we're home.

- Mom, I'm so hungry.

- Mom!

My stomach is literally killing me.

- Mom, we're home!

- Mom, where are you?!

- Where's Mom?
- Hey, quiet. No, no, no.

Hey, hey, hey. Quiet, quiet.

What is this?

Good, I have your attention.

All right, now listen very carefully.

Your mother's still at work, and

I've got a pair of eights. See?

- Mm-hmm.
- There are Pop-Tarts in the kitchen.

And since I can't remember

any of your birthdays, these.

- Oh, my gosh!
- No, let go!

My birthday's the closest!

Good, good... no, no, no.

Don't-don't thank me.

Thank you so much, Grandma. Open it.

Now, listen, if you can't keep

quiet, I'm taking them away.

I want to hold it.

Oh, my gosh, I know what these are.

Augmented reality goggles.

There's a girl at school who has them.

- Grandma, these are great.

- I know.

Now, everybody, kiss me on

my cheek and then go play.

Okay? But please don't kill anyone.

- No killing.
- Mwah!

- Okay, we can try World Trip,

- _

- Block the Blocks,

- _
- Bunny Hopp...
- The Haunted Girl.

The Haunted Girl!

The Haunted Girl!

- Let us see. We want to see.

- _

We just put them on, we're all sharing.

- Stop it!
- Why does sharing mean

you guys get to go first?

'Cause we're the oldest.

- Whoa, what do we do now?

- _

- Grandma said it was all right

- _

- to use them, so I think it's okay.

- _

- Why, what does it say?

- _

- Nothing, just if we're old enough.

- _

- What's it say now?

- _

- It's asking if we're pregnant.

- _

- What?
- Well, we're not, so...

Whoa.

Oh, my God.

- What, what is it?

- Let me have it.

It's so weird.

It's just our room,

but there are spiderwebs

and... and spiders! There are spiders.

What? Where?

- We want to see.
- No, just wait, just wait, wait.

Oh, my God.

It's our turn, it's been

five minutes! Come on!

- Let us try.
- Wait-wait-wait-wait-wait-wait, no, no, no, no.

- Wait, should we?

- Yes.

- What?
- It wants us to turn out the lights.

Oh, my God!

- What is it?
- A spider,

- in the hall.
- Giant.

- Massive.
- I think it's my turn.

- It's our turn!

- Wait, wait, wait.

- Stop it, stop it, Laura.

- Can I have it?

- Stop it right now.

- Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop,

- stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

- This is insane.

It's so real, so real.

So real.

- Should we?
- _

It's just our bathroom.

Close it!

- Oh, my gosh! Oh, ew!

- He's coming, he's coming...
- Close it quickly!
- He's coming, he's coming...

- Close it, close it! Close it!

- He's coming, he's coming,

- he's coming.
- Close it!

What?

- It's our turn now.

- Hold this.

I'll help you. Okay. Just

know that none of this is real.

So is it a game, or what? What do I do?

I don't know. We didn't get far enough.

Just don't get scared.

This isn't scary. I don't see anything.

- Open the bathroom door.

- _

Just know that it's not real.

- Don't get scared.

- Go on.

It's fine, Laura, you can do it.

Come on.

What? It's just our bathroom.

You don't see it? The guy

with the butcher knife?

- He was just there.

- Yeah.

- No.
- He was right there a second ago.

- No. There's nothing.

- Seriously?

- You guys were making it all up!

- No, we weren't.

- It was right there!

- Yes, you were!

- You think we'd lie about this stuff?

- Look!
There's nothing here!

Yeah. I think these are

broken. They don't work.

They're not broken,

just wait one second.

- Just look around...

- What are we supposed to see?

Something scary.

What? Did you hear something?

What is it?

Uh-huh.

Do you see something?

What is it?

What is it? What do you see?

- What do you see?

- What is it?

Lexis, you're okay! Lexis, you're okay!

What is it?

Lexis, Lexis, Lexis, Lexis, you're okay.

What do you see?

Laura, there's nothing,

okay? There's nothing.

It's all fake, okay?

There's nothing there.

Laura, there's nothing.

Laura, where are you going?

Laura, where are you going? Laura!

What's going on?

What are these? Where'd you get 'em?

Honey, are you okay?

I-I got 'em as a communal gift.

- I thought they'd like 'em.

- Switch to Bunny Hopp.
They're-they're cool.
You should try them on.

- Yeah, look, Mom. Take a look.

- They're super cool.

Sweetheart, what's the matter?

See, it's-it's like Pokémon Go.

- You just hunt bunnies.

- Yeah, they're fun.

See?

Then, why was your sister screaming?

- She's a little baby.

- Shut up!

Because she doesn't

like whacking bunnies

- on the head.
- Okay, here's the deal.

You can play with these,

but not on the stairs

and only after you do

your homework, okay?

- Okay, we'll start our homework right now.

- Come on, guys.

- I'm not scared anymore.

- Good.

- All right, dinner. Let's go.

- Good, honey. Let's go. Dinner.

- Mom, what's for dinner?

- Um, we are going to have...

It's Grandma's special.

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David and Kristen disagree about an exorcism. Ben tries to debunk TV ghost hunters.
The girls play a dangerous game with a psychotic schoolmate during a Halloween
sleepover.
I had another vision.

Write it down.

Symbols matter.

Little side hobby here?

No, I was, uh,

trying to decipher something,

in my dreams.

My youngest daughter, Laura,

she was born with a heart defect

in her mitral valve.

There's a 50-50 chance

that she'll die

before she's 20.

If you knew what you

were playing with,

Kristen...

you would be staying at home

and protecting
those cute little girls.

There's a lot of scary stuff

in this world,

things any sane person

would run from.

My name's Tony Pacuci.

I don't run from nothin'.

This is Dougie Martin.

His camera catches stuff

you may not want to see.

And that's Vanessa Dudley,

scientist, resident skeptic.

If she believes it,
youbetter believe it.

Together, we hunt
Gotham Ghosts.

It's Halloween night,

and our investigation

takes us to Jersey, to one of the most haunted strip clubs

in Jersey City.

A lot of negative energy...

Yeah.
...that we've walked
into right now.

Then something just

grabbed me around the neck

and began to squeeze.

I couldn't breathe.
I couldn't scream.

We're taking along

a professional skeptic

this time.

Everything we do,

he'll check and recheck.

'Cause we don't run

from the truth.

Yep. I'm skeptical.

Because...

this show is a stupid

moneymaking enterprise

that uses shaky cameras

and a fictional device

called an EVP

in order to inject drama

into nothing happening

in dark rooms.

Don't hold back, Ben.

Tell us what you really think.

Y-You're not gonna use

any of that, are you?

You said "yep,"

so we'll keep in "yep."

Ben Shakir works

for the Catholic Church,

investigating and debunking

demonic possessions.

We found one another online

when he and I
got in a tweet fight

over Gotham Ghosts.

He doesn't believe in
the spiritual world,

and he thinks
everything we do here

is a lie.Hey. What's up?

I have an issue
at the Hopkins' house.

I need a devil's advocate.

The Hopkins' house?

That was three months ago.

That was the assessment.

The issue is the exorcism.

Oh, uh,

well, I h... I have

that thing tonight.

You know, the,

uh, TV show, so...

probably gonna be here

till midnight.Oh. I forgot. Right.

Hey, why don't

you call Kristen.

Uh, she's a great

devil's advocate.
Trick-or-treating!
Trick-or-treating!

Trick-or-treating!

And what does that

mean for Laura?

We hoped her heart valve

would develop more,

but it hasn't yet.

Now, that doesn't mean it won't.

We need to wait
another three weeks

and pray for good news.Pray?

A figure of speech.

Hopefor good news.

We'll do a test in another three

weeks, and then we'll know.

Trick-or-treating!Okay, I'll bring her

in in three weeks.

We'll go in one second!

That was one second!

Just now!

David,
everything all right?

Actually, no.
There was an assessment

before you joined us, one that

we approved for an exorcism,

and now the monsignor

is having second thoughts.

You need a new assessment?Yes.

The only problem is, we are

four days into an exorcism.

Four days? Is that usual?

No. And I know it's last-minute,

but I need your help here.

It's... getting bad.

Trick-or-treating!
Trick-or-treating!

Okay, can I give you

a call back in an hour?

I promised to go
trick-or-treating
with the girls.

Trick-or-treating!But I'll try to

get a babysitter.

I'm sorry. I've never had

hiccups like these before.

So, you said in your profile

that you... you like...

...you like Flo & Joan.

♪ Somebody's gotta save

the bees ♪
Mm.

♪ Somebody's gotta save them

bloody bees ♪

♪ Those funky flies

with stripes. ♪

You know, I've

never met anyone

who even knows

they exist.

Well, I know, that's

why...

That's why I think...

- That's why...
- Oh.

I'm sorry, these are awful.

Oh, gee.Aah!

Are you okay?

No, no, no, no, I-I...

I was just trying

to scare you for the...

Oh.

Bathroom.
Good luck.

Was your friend okay?

Excuse me?Your friend.

Oh, y-yeah, he
just had some hiccups.

He'll be fine.
I'm glad.
I knew a man

that had hiccups

like that--

he had a heart
attack and died.

I'm so sorry.

It's all right.

He was suicidal anyway.

That's a bit chancy,

don't you think?

Making a joke about suicide

and a heart attack.

I mean, how do you know

I wouldn't be offended?

About three years

ago, I realized

that I was too worried about

offending anyone for anything.

I was constantly saying,

"Sorry, sorry, sorry,"

and then...

I stopped.

It just lifted
like a black fog.

And now I say whatever

I think or feel.

I don't look back,

and do you know why?

Why?
Because kindness
is hypocrisy.

Wow.

Sheryl.

Leland.

Hello.Hello.

Take that-- it
might be important.

What?Your phone.

Oh.

Kristen, hi.
Happy Halloween.

Hey, Mom,

I-I need your help tonight.

Can you watch the kids?

When?In about an hour?

Um...

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Thanks so much.
Love you, Mom. Bye.

What'd you get?

Look.

Ah, that's mine!

Was yours serious?

Mm. So-so.

Yours?

I've been stood up.

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

You're not sorry.

Oh, sheesh!

N...Come on.

I know I should feel bad about

your date hiccupping to death,
but I don't, and I don't feel
bad about my date, either.

She was in a car accident.

Oh, God.

I think that...

life is created by
happy accidents.

This is a happy accident.

Leave with me.

I...

I mean, he's...

that poor guy,

he's in there...

hiccupping to death.

I shouldn't.

Okay, here's what

I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna leave now...

but I'll wait outside

around the corner

for about ten minutes.

Join me if you want.

And if you don't...

...have a good life.

I told him I had to rush home to

take care of my grandchildren.

Look what I got!

Oh! I got it! I got it!

You got the last one!

Trick or treat!

Two candies each, okay?

But because I'm nice,

I'm gonna give you three, okay?
♪ If we don't keep those bees Oh, I like your witch costume.

♪ Alive... Oh, look who's home.

Oh, Grandma.Grandma is here,

and she's ready

for her close-up!

You guys look amazing!

And she's drunk.Oh,

and so adorable.

Oh, you know what?

I'm not drunk.

I'm happy.

♪ Somebody's gotta save them

♪ Bloody bees

♪ Somebody's gotta
save those bees ♪Thanks, Mom.

♪ Those funky flies

with stripes. ♪

The girls are having some

neighbors over tonight--

Kelsey and Hayley

from next door.

Oh, I love them.

They're so sweet.

And a third girl, Brenda.What?

No!

Does she have to

come over, Mom?Who's Brenda?

Yes, you do have

to have Brenda.

I already said yes

to her mom.

But nobody knows her.

You know her at school.Barely.

But she's no fun.Okay.

No one likes her.

No, that's enough.

When other people are
mean, what are we?

Nice.That's right.

Or I'm taking
away your candy.

No, don't, don't.

I will take away

your candy.I got it!

Just make sure

they're nice to Brenda.

I will.And bedtime's 11:00.

No arguments.

Please, can I stay up

a little bit later?

Areyou drunk?

No.

No, I'm happy.

You met someone?

Yes, as a matter of fact, I did.

On Tinder?No.

He's a complete gentleman.

You would approve.

♪ Sexy lady's
gonna save them bees ♪

♪ Sexy lady's gonna

save them bees ♪

♪ Sexy lady's...

Call me if
there's anything.

Hey, Mom's leaving.

Oh!Bye, Mommy!

Hello?
Hi. Uh, I'm
Kristen Bouchard.

I'm William Hopkins.

It's my wife.

I'll get David.

He'll be right in.

This is purely
to protect all of us.

It's a standard liability...I just don't know

why I'm signing it now.

What changed?We're concerned

about your wife's welfare,

given how long the rite...It's not just this.

I-It's bringing in
a psychologist now, too.

And why wasn't she

here at the beginning?We are concerned.

Kristen.

Thank you for doing this.

Hey. What am I doing?

Observing.

Who?

Caroline and how she behaves.

Oh, Caroline is...Possessed. We think.

Um, we are not sure if the

exorcism was successful,

and now we're dealing

with a medical condition.

Ready?

When we enter the room,

whisper to me if you need

to leave for any reason,

and I'll escort you out.

It's okay.

It's just to keep her

from making eye contact.
So she looked around,

and she couldn't seem

to find her family.

And as the lights in the house

started to fade,

she realized
she never put the lid

back on the box...

of spiders!

Oh! Ah!

Okay. Sorry. Sorry.Hey, Grandma.

I hope we're behaving up here.

Okay, okay, okay.

This is Brenda, everybody.

Now, I want you

to be nice to her, all right?

Come on in.We'll make room.

We're telling stories.

Okay. Listen,
if you need anything, just yell.

And please don't scare

yourselves to death.

That would be hard

to explain to your mom.We'll try.

Hey, turn it back off!

Okay, okay, okay.

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Night, night, night.

So you didn't bring

your candy?

No.
That's okay.
Here, you can,

you can have some of mine.Hey, I was saving those ones.

Didn't you trick-or-treat?

A bit.
These are Hayley and Kelsey.Hi.

Uh, they live next door.

You could take your mask off.

No.

Why not?

So what're you guys doing?

Telling ghost stories.

Yeah.I have one.

She's our guest.

We'll all get a chance.

I don't have an iPhone.

Where is the flashlight?Oh, here.

You get a real flashlight.There it is.

There you go.

Once upon a time,

there was a little girl.

She lived with her mommy

and her daddy.

One day,

she misbehaved so badly,

that her parents locked her up

in her room,

and lit a fire...

outside her door to kill her.

The little girl tried

to get out,

but there were bars

on her window,

so she screamed and screamed

and screamed,

but no one came.

So, finally,
she squeezed so hard
through the bars,

she slipped through them,

but they burned her everywhere.

That's it?

That's the whole story?

Mm-hmm.

But something's
supposed to happen.

She's supposed to turn into

a ghost or something

and haunt people. Ooh...

But that's not what happened.

I can tell you the rest,

but do you want

to do something really scary?

Define really scary.Yeah.

I'm down.

Let's go downstairs.

Where'd your phone go?

Oh, there it is.

Lights low...

pulsing dance music...

these are the exact conditions

when the demon first started

tormenting these women.

Just a thought,

but they do have

light switches.

We can turn on the light.Shh.

Okay, I'm starting

to get something.

Yeah, this is
definitely a reading.
Wait.

We need to let
the demon reveal himself.

Whoa.

Did you get that?DOUGIE: Sure as hell did.

You ever see anything like that

in your Church job, bro?

No.

But it probably helps that you

got the light generators

on the other side

of this drywall.

And that creates

just enough vibration

to shake the mirror loose.

Okay, let's take a break.

And we'll do it again

for camera.MAN : Copy.

So I am guessing that Tony

wasn't thrilled with that.

He wasn't, but I was.

So you don't really believe

in this crap?

95% of what we shoot

is helped along.

But the other five percent:

I've seen some stuff that

you can't exactly explain.

You must've seen a few

things you can't explain.

Some.

Come on. I'm not asking

if you believe, I just--

I'm just wondering if there's

anything you can't explain.

There was a miracle.

No, no.

Uh, it's not what you think.

Uh, it was a... a video.

Just six frames.

Someone who had died.

And... I can't figure out

how it was done.

An angel?

No.

I-I don't know.

We live in a world

that is made up
of bits and pixels.

And it is so easy
to manipulate them

and create whatever we want.

And I hate that

because it encourages
superstition

and conspiracy theories.

And...

I-I just don't like

when you can't tell

what is real and what is fake.

It's actually
been eating at me, too,

because... I couldn't talk

to my partner David
because, you know,

I'm the one who's supposed

to be rational.

I'm supposed to be...Uh, hey, Ben,

maybe we should
get back to it.
Okay. Why?

It just feels like

we should talk later.

What the
hell, Vanessa?

We were getting great stuff.

Why'd you cut him off?

They were recording us?

They record everything.

And you let me go on?

Yes. Until I didn't.

That is not
cool, Vanessa.

We could've
used that stuff.

His enemies are scattered

and those who hate Him

flee before Him,

like smoke is driven away

by a wind.

And the wicked shall perish

in the presence of God.

Out! Out! Out!

St. Michael the Archangel,

defend us in this,
our day of battle;

be our safeguard
against the wickedness

and the snares of the devil.

You want to step out?

Ego ex patre meo; et desideria

eius volo facere!What is your name?

In the name of God,

I demand your name.

What is your name?

Help me.

They're killing me.

Are you okay?

Was she given a psych eval?

Bipolar I.
Schizophrenia.

Dissociative
identity disorder.

Epilepsy.

Five psychiatrists gave

five different diagnoses.

Both Caroline and William

didn't feel treatment

or medication
was helping.

She felt "attacked,"

as she put it.

How long has she been

restrained in that chair?

12 hours today.

Has she eaten anything?

Food and water.

When the demon rests,

she consumes.

And when the demon

awakes, she vomits.

She should be under

a doctor's care.

She is.

Father Thomas is
a certified medical doctor.

And Sister Anne is a nurse.She should be under

a non-Catholic doctor's care.

She is preying on
your compassion, Kristen.

But it's not her.

It's the demon

that occupies her.

That's why the

demon talks to you.

Am I here to be objective?

Yes.Then, objectively,

you should stop this.

She's dehydrated,
she's bleeding,

and she's mentally impaired.

Once an exorcism has begun,

it must be finished.

An unclean spirit,

if improperly exorcised,
will return

with seven more spirits

more wicked than the first.

What do you suggest?

A doctor.

Doctor, it's Kristen.

What are you doing?

What are you girls doing?

Getting juice.

Okay. Don't spill.

So now it's time

for the dare part.

I haven't been down here

in so long.

If I dared you
to kill your mom,

how would you do it?

I don't want
to kill my mom.

It's just a game. It's pretend.

How would you do it, Laura?

Um...

With kisses.

Shut up.

That's not how you play.

Don't say "shut up." It's rude.

Maybe poison?
Lila.

Rat poison.

You'd say, "Mom,

"you work so hard

and you do so much for us.

Let me bake you a cake,"

and then you'd put

rat poison in it.

Yeah, or-or you could

just stab her in her sleep.

Hayley, why would you say that?

I think I just found a

perfect place to hide the body.

Look.

What do you think's inside?Bugs.

Probably bugs.

Maybe it's cats?

Well, if there are cats,

then they're all dead.

Why would you say that?

If they're alive,

then they need someone

to save them.

Lexis.
No.

Lexis, they're cats.Lexis.

You have to.You want the cats

to die, Lexis?

Go ahead.

Crawl in.

Okay, I don't think

this is right.

We should go tell
Grandma.

Why? We're just having fun.

Just having fun.Lexis. Wait.

- No, Lexis, it's fine!

- It's a game!

Uh, okay. She's gone.

But do you want to do something

really scary?

Dr. Kurt Boggs.

This strip club

was built on top

of a colonial brothel.

One of the girls had a father

who was so ashamed

of his daughter that he ended

her prostitution career.

Permanently.

That means
he killed his daughter.

Yeah, we get that.

Whoa.

Thought I saw something.

Vanessa.

Yeah, I saw it, too.

All right,
we'll go ahead.

You stay here.

Look, um...

Are we being recorded?

Not now. Not if we whisper.

I liked you online because...

you were honest.

And you were, too.

So let's continue that.

Ben.

What was that?

Okay,
your team did that.

There are no cameras.

No one's filming this.

Vanessa,
are you messing with me?

No.

Let's get out of here.

Oh, my God.
Dougie, come on. Shoot it.
Shoot it, man. Shoot it.

Come on, give me the camera.

Shoot it. Shoot it.Tony, stop. How did this happen?

It just started bleeding.We need a medic.

Get Jim. We need

a medic in here now.

It's 10:38,

and we have a violent case

of a demon attack.

Everybody just
suddenly started bleeding.

Dougie is bleeding.

Our other producer

is bleeding, too.
It just happened, man.

Vanessa. Okay.

Put your head back,

just like this.

What is it?It's like a forcefield

of paranormal--

Hey.Okay. It's probably

something toxic in the building.

Hey, we need to get you back.

Do it again for camera!

...from us, whoever

you may be,

in the name and

by the power

of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Don't look at her,

demon.

She can't help you.

I demand your name.

God has forsaken you.

Your visions are hell,

not heaven.

The three stars...

...are of hell.

David?

It's...

my vision.

- Turn from God.

- Follow him.

Power is with him.

I drive you from us,

whoever you may be.

Delusions,
hallucinations,
aggravated body
movements--

they're all symptoms

of schizophrenia.

And demonic
possession.

Well, the patient has been

indoctrinated through religion

that pain and suffering

are caused by demons.

That has played

into her delusions.

So you think the exorcism

is feeding the delusions?

Yes. When you're dealing

with schizophrenia,

playing along with the delusions

only escalates the illness.

In my opinion, that's
what's happening here.

What if it's not delusions?

Dr. Boggs graduated

Johns Hopkins.

He's got 30 years

treating schizophrenia.

But, I mean, sure, let's just

get his professional opinion

and ignore it.

I understand that.

All I'm asking is, what if her

possession is not a delusion?

You're calling me here,

asking me to believe. Mm.

But I deal in facts.

Psychiatry.

I look at her
and I see
a very sick woman who
needs a doctor's care

and may die without it.

And we see a very sick woman

who may die if we stop.

And I need
to get back in there.

You changed your mind.

You think it's possession?

I think she saw my vision,

and she's using it against me.

Yes, I...

I-I think she's possessed.

So, if we believe
and they don't,

how do we solve this?

God the Father commands you,

God the Son commands you,

God the Holy Spirit

commands you.

God the Father commands you,

God the Son commands you,

God the Holy Spirit

commands you.

Stoop before
the all-powerful hand of God.

God the Father

commands you...

All right, she needs a doctor.

This is all a pose.

What are you talking about?

That's not holy water.

I switched it with tap water.

She responded to the tap water.That was not your place,

Kristen.
I'm here to offer
my psychological guidance.Yes,

which you did not do.

You just decided by fiat

that you would...No, I wanted to

see if there was

a psychological root
to her condition.

And there was. As soon as

the tap water was sprinkled,

she pretended
it had an effect

on the demon and, therefore...I-If you want to experiment,

you talk to me.

You don't just do it.I need to call

the paramedics for an

involuntarily commitment.

No, sir, that is

not your place.

This is not supernatural,

Father.

This is a sick woman who is

in dangerf harming herself.

No, she is in danger of being

harmed by supernatural forces,

especially
if she's placed

in a hospital that
is not ready for it.

She reacted to the tap

water as if it were real.

That means it is an illness

of the mind, not the soul.

It doesn't matter.

What?What are you

talking about?

I believed it was holy water.

I wanted to bless
Caroline with holy water.

Therefore, by my volition,
it was holy water.

With all due respect, Father,

but you're rationalizing

what happened

to fit your belief system.

And you're doing the same thing,

Kristen.

No. I'm doing my job here.It is not.

Your job is to help

assess. You...Wait, wait.

It is my decision.

I will decide.

Why did my wife react

to tap water

like it was holy water,

Father?

The demon responds

to God's power,

and God can use any

element He desires--

water, blood, sand, ash...

Then why is God letting

that happen to my wife?

Because Satan

is a presence in this world,

and God wants us to triumph

over him through our choices.

Sir, demonic possession

is not a recognized
psychiatric diagnosis.

If you're right
and it's medical,

why is my wife speaking

in those voices?
Glossolalia?Yeah. Rare but possible.

During severe manic episodes,

deeply religious

but highly delusional

people have been known

to speak in other languages.

I saw her throw a man

against the wall.

How can she do that?

Excited delirium.Excited delirium.

Patients show

incredible reserves
of strength from adrenaline.

It's scientific, sir,

not-not supernatural.

I'd like to continue

with the exorcism,

but I want you two

in the room with her.

You okay?

Yeah. I'll live.

Good look for me, isn't it?

Well, it actually is.

So, you're not punking me,

are you?

What, getting a nosebleed to

make you look bad on the show?

No, actually not.

And that thing

we saw in there?

The ghost?

Yeah, "the ghost."

You had nothing

to do with that?

No.
Hey.

What the hell are you doing?

Showing how you did it.

That...

is a Phantograph projector.

It sprays particulate--
a chemical mist--

and then it projects

light onto it

to make things appear

like real ghosts.

That is some cutting-edge

stuff there, Tony.

You were filming us?

It was a Halloween prank,

Vaness.

The only problem is

the chemical you used--

some people are allergic to it.

That's why
the bleeding.

You bastard!

Okay, take it off.

I'm practically naked here.

Wait. What-what color

are your underwear?

Let me guess.
Um, they're boxers,

and they're cupid hearts?

Worse. Jedi Knights.

Oh, my God.

Oh, wait. Hold on.

It's my call-waiting.

Ignore it.

No, I can't.
Come on. Stay on.

I want to set up a date

for dinner.

No. No, just give me a sec.

I may have to go.

No. No, no, don't. I'll be...

I'll be right back.

Hang-hang on. Be right back.

Hello?

Kristen?

No. Who's this?

Michelle Philips.

From the Mamas and Papas?

Excuse me?

Never mind.

Um, this is Sheryl,

Kristen's mom.

Oh, uh, could you tell Kristen,

I'm so sorry
Brenda couldn't make it tonight.

She's been sick.

Brenda?

Yes.

But she's here.

She's in their room.

No. She's in her bed.

But then, uh...?

Well, wait.
Are-are-are you sure?

Yes, I'm looking right at her.

But I... I-I don't...

I don't understand.

Then...
Then who...?

Girls?

Oh, my God.

Lexis, where are

your sisters?

They went to the graveyard.

What? Why?

The new girl took them.

She wanted
to show them something.

Save me.

God the Father

commands you.

Stop.

We have to keep going.Yeah, but-but I...

"The unclean spirits came out,

entering the swine;

and the herd, numbering 60..."

But this time,

the pigs will not perish.

The pigs are here amongst you,

and they will cause

great suffering.

Your daughters will be buried.

Mom, everything all right?

- Kristen, the girls aren't here.

- They've gone out.

Uh, what? Why?

You've got to come. One of the

girls who came over tonight--

she isn't who she said.

And Brenda's mom called

and said she was sick.

And the girls followed her to

the graveyard. Please come now.

Please!

What was that?

My tummy aches.

How much candy

did you eat?

You said we were gonna

play another game.

This isn't a game.

It isa game.

It's called "funeral."

Look.

Look over there.

Look over there.

Oh, my God,
this is so cool.

Go touch it.
Go touch a grave.

No, I don't
want to touch it.

So youlie down here.

I don't want to.

You have to. You're dead.

It's kind of like being buried

at the beach.

Then why can't you do it?

I have to finish the story.

You don't have to be afraid.

It's just a game.

Laura's your mom, and

you killed her with rat poison,

and now you have to bury her.

Take over.

We see the same vision.

Christ the Savior,

the three stars in

his outstretched hand.

Tell the 60
to let you go.

The three stars are

arrayed against them.

They are not of the devil.

They are sent by heaven.

They will
protect you.

And the tomb?

Yes.

The 60 can't stand against you.

They are too strong for me.

No. They only

pretend to be.

I'm afraid. I'm afraid.

I am, too.

But...

I am here.

We've seen the same thing.

You're in danger.

He's coming... for you.

Then tell him

to leave you.

Caroline?

Caroline?

Where's my husband?

William?

Oh.

Oh...
You heading home?

Yeah. Thinking about it.

So, uh, how's

your nosebleed?

Better.Yeah.

So, are we gonna keep

tweeting each other?

Call.

So, do you want to hear the end

of the story?

The burned girl story?

Once upon a time,

there was a girl

who was so burned by her parents

that she looked like a monster.

No one could look at her

for more than a minute.

She couldn't go outside because

people were too scared of her.

They would scream,

and they would run away.

But Halloween night...

was the only night

she could go out,

because she could wear a mask,

and no one thought

it was weird.

And no one was scared of her.

Until she took it off.

Lynn!

Lila and Laura!

Mom!

There!

Laura?
It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.
It's okay.

Where's Laura?

Here. Come on.

Come on.

It was a game.
We were playing "funeral,"

and Brenda made us bury her.

It's okay.What?!

In the game,
Ms. Bouchard.

We had to kill our parents,

and Brenda told us to.

It's true. Brenda said

it was a bonus round.

Where's Brenda?

Boo!

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The Catholic Church asks Kristen, David and Ben to assess the veracity of a local
prophetess, Grace Ling, and they are shaken when they see one of her visions come
to life. Also, David ...
- KRISTEN: Caroline is...
- DAVID: Possessed.

Her possession is not a delusion.

KRISTEN: That's not holy

water. I switched it.

DAVID: That was not your place, Kristen.

If you want to experiment,

you talk to me.
You don't just do it.

SHERYL: I'm Sheryl.

Leland. I'm gonna leave now,

but I'll wait outside around the corner.

MAN: Ketamine and caps.

Where are you, God?

Okay, what's going on?

What do you mean?

You two, the silence.

We have nothing to say.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

A prophet?

Yep.

Have you ever done one of those?

Nope.

So, we find out if she's

real or not, is that it?

Yep.

Well...

you two are a barrel

of fun this morning.

♪♪

(BUSY CHATTER)

Hey.

- You from the Church?

- _

- Yes.
- Please, come in.
(LOUD CHATTER, KIDS CRYING)

It's playtime.

It'll be like this for

the next ten minutes.

(WOMAN SPEAKING CHINESE)

Your home is in danger.

Leave before it falls into darkness.

(SPEAKING CHINESE)

What does that mean?

Grace.

(DANIEL SPEAKS CHINESE)

Hello. I'm Grace.

Would you like to sit?

- Sure.
- Thank you.

I'm-I'm David, and this is, uh,

Kristen and Ben.

- GRACE: Hello.
- KRISTEN: Nice to meet you.

Would you like me to call nap time?

Uh, no, it's fine.

So...

you want to know if God speaks to me?

Yes.

He does.

How does God speak to you?

Very slowly.

You can hear him?

Yes.

And what does he sound like?

A whisper, very quiet.

Do you see him?

No.

Can you hear him now?

No.

Why is that?

He has nothing to say.

Do you wait for him to

have something to say?

Sometimes.

And sometimes I ask him a question.

- Can you ask him a question now?

- Yes.

Did you have a question?

Was Jeffrey Epstein a suicide?

- Ben.
- What?

No.

How was he killed?

With a pillow.

Why was he killed?

Because he could hurt

several powerful men.

It seems like an odd way

to deal out prophecies,

to just give them to whoever asks.

As opposed to... ?

So you can...

tell me what God wants of me?

Yes.

What does God want of me?

(BLOWING)

You're in danger.
In what way?

They know about your visions,

and they want to stop you.

You need to avoid the color

red for the next seven days.

It sounds more like a...

a fortune cookie than God.

Sometimes God sounds

like a fortune cookie.

Why'd you blow that up?

Sometimes when God's

voice gets too quiet,

it helps me hear him.

So?

She certainly appears sincere.

KORECKI: Is that enough?

(SCOFFS) No.

Does she claim to prophesy

in the name of Jesus?

Yes.

And?

Well, I can claim to

prophesy in the name of Jesus.

The question is: Am I right?

Is she right?

DAVID: First, may I ask,

why are we being handed this?

Because it's your job.

No.

Millions of people claim

to speak in God's name.

If you gave us every one,

we'd be chasing for decades.

Why this one?

We want to know if she's right.

- KRISTEN: Has she been right before?

- Yes.

- DAVID: With what?

- I can't answer that.

Check her prophecies. Then we'll talk.

- What was that about?

- Yeah.

No idea.

But there was a scribe there

taking down her prophecies.

- Mm-hmm.
- Let's check her prophecies with the facts.

Yep. Yep.

Hey, Kristen, you got a second?

(SIGHS)

We disagree.

About this prophecy?

About last night. The exorcism.

But it should be a strength,

not a weakness.

Oh, I thought it was.

It was until you didn't trust

me and poured out the holy water.

It was the only way to tell.

No, it wasn't, but even if it was,

trust me enough to tell me.

And if I had told you, would

you have told the exorcist?

- Yes.
- Which would negate the whole experiment.

It wasn't the place for an experiment.

Oh, every place is the

place for an experiment.

It's the only way not to

let opinion impact results.

Then trust me enough

to argue that with me,

and we'll discuss.

Do you have any idea how weird it is

for me to be involved in this?

I mean, I go to Whole
Foods during the day,

and at night I say things like,

"Would you have told the exorcist?"

It's like I've taken a left

turn into the Middle Ages.

- (DOOR OPENS)
- Okay.

- (DOOR CLOSES)
- See you tomorrow.

DAVID: No, it wasn't,

but even if it was,

trust me enough to tell me.

And if I had told you, would

you have told the exorcist?

- Yes.
- Which would negate the whole experiment.

It wasn't the place for an experiment.

Oh, every place is the

place for an experiment.

(GASPS)

(PANTS SOFTLY)

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

- What?

(BREATH TREMBLES)

This is wrong.

No, it's not.

No, it's not right.

(DEMONIC VOICE): Why not?

Come on, baby, kiss me again.

I want you so bad.

(GASPS, EXHALES)

(PHONE VIBRATING)

(LIVELY CHATTER, DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

Who are you calling?

(CHUCKLES) Kristen.

I had a scare with my

granddaughters the other night.

Oh. Let's go. This is my song.

(LAUGHS): It's always your song.

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)

KRISTEN: So, what am I typing in?

DAVID (OVER SPEAKERPHONE):

"Local sinkhole".

(QUIETLY): Local sinkhole.

NEWSMAN: A 30-foot sinkhole

opened in Queens overnight.

As the grounds settled

from a recent rainstorm,

the dirt lot disappeared

into the ground.

But many lives were spared

- because of one woman.

- I don't understand.

- GRACE: I was warned.

- What does this... ?

That's why I moved out.

And I warned my neighbor, too.

Wait, is that her, the-the

lady from the day care?

- DAVID: Yes.
- What was the prophecy?
"Leave your home.

It's in danger of falling

into the darkness".

I need to talk to her again.

Yes.

We both do.

♪♪

♪ Evil 1x06 ♪
790

- (NEWSCAST PLAYING)
- DAVID: Wait.

- She predicted the sinkhole.

- BEN: No, she anticipated it.

- That is semantic.
- No, it's not.

- It's scientific analysis.

- KRISTEN: Wait a minute, Ben.

What do you mean, anticipated?

BEN: Sinkholes are a natural phenomenon.

There are a number

of predictive factors.

There were unusual settling

noises in that neighborhood.

You think she studied the factors

that predicted the sinkhole?

No. I'm saying there

are intuitive people who,

without knowing it, are

putting together everything.

Facebook posts, uh, news articles.

This is not prophecy;

this is human nature.

Kristen?

KRISTEN: It's true.

I mean, there are people

with hyperdeveloped senses.

If you dream about a ladder

rung breaking under your foot,

and the next day it breaks,

that's not predictive.

It's your unconscious

communicating to you

what your senses registered

in the split second

you stepped on it last.

Okay. I guess we got

to go see her again.

You interview her this time, Kristen.

Definitely.

I'm heading to soccer, Mom. Love you.

- Wh-What's that?
- What?

Your jacket, it's-it's red.

Yeah. It's new.

All right, would you

mind wearing this instead?

- Why?
- I-I don't like

- the way red stands out.

- (DOOR CLOSES)

- That's weird.
- SHERYL: ♪ Good morning ♪

♪ Good morning ♪

♪ Good morning, good morning ♪

♪ To you. ♪

Grandma, Mom wants

me to wear her jacket.

Why? I like that jacket.

- Because she doesn't like red.

- What?

- Bye.
- Bye.

- Mom's getting weird.

- Yeah.

- Oh, thanks.
- Oh, yeah. Well, you are.

- (CHUCKLES): Bye.
- Go kick some butt.

- I will. Okay. Love you. Bye.

- All right.

And if you don't like red,

why are you wearing those earrings?

You seem happy.

Is that about this new boyfriend?

I don't need a boy to be happy.

Want to meet him?

You don't think we're too much?

It'll be a good test, right?

I'll get takeout.

No, I'll cook dinner.

- 6:00?
- Even better.

(CHUCKLES)

Mm.

You're gonna love him.

KRISTEN: Are you all right?

(SCOFFS) I think I
should be asking you that.

Is that what they're usually like?

- Exorcisms? That was my first one.

- Mm.

I mean, I've dealt with schizophrenics

and psychotics at Bellevue.

I had a night terror again last night.

That's the first in a while.

With your... incubus, George?

It started as a standard sexual fantasy.

And then, for some reason,

George superseded it.

What was the sexual fantasy?

Nothing important.

Okay, you might try something.

Pills?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) No.

Have you ever lucid dreamed?

No.

It's a way of controlling your dreams.

You become aware that you're dreaming,

and then you control it

and it doesn't control you.

Here, tie this to your wrist.

Why?

Every hour on the hour,

set your iPhone to buzz.

- Yeah.
- Look at your wrist.

Stare at the blue string

and ask yourself, "Am I dreaming?"

- (CHUCKLES)
- I know.

But ask no matter what.

You're clearly not dreaming.

But, tonight, your sleeping mind

will continue the rhythm

of looking at your wrist.

And at this point, you'll

know you're dreaming
because there's no blue
string and wake up within it.

Does that really work?

Yes, it does. Try it tonight.

It's a way of facing down George.

And when I do that, what do I do?

Kill him?

No. You-you face him down,

- ask him what he wants.

- Mm-hmm.

Then tell him,

"You have no power over me.

I am in control of this
dream. Now go away".

(LOUD CHATTER, KIDS SCREAMING)

"I sometimes find my

dreams repeated in reality".

True.

"I seldom worry about my health".

This is to test my... ?

DAVID: Intuition.

It's created by the military.

They found that some soldiers

showed an increased sixth sense

of battlefield positioning.

"I seldom worry about my health".

Ask me questions you want to know.

I do want to know this.

No, you don't.

Why can't you tell me

exactly what to be wary of?

Why just red?

Why not an accident with a red car

or a man in a red shirt or...

Because God is sometimes

specific and sometimes not.

It's a bit convenient, isn't it?

What language does God speak?

Cantonese.

- (PHONE VIBRATES)
- Mandarin. English.

Whatever best suits the moment.

Anything else?

Is my daughter, Laura...

is she going to be all right?

Be more specific.

My daughter's health
issue, her heart valve,

will it heal?

(BLOWING)

Yes, it will heal.

- You don't like that?

- No, I don't.

- DAVID: We should move on.

- Why?

Because I think it's stupid,

you blowing up this idiotic toy

to tell me about my daughter.

We-we should get back to the test.

I'm sorry.

I-I'm-I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have made it personal.

It is personal.

♪♪

KRISTEN: I gave her every

standardized precog test
and even some of the much
less conventional ones.

She scored 50%.

Psychologically,

she does not score as intuitive.

I checked out her... statements,

- and...
- Prophecies.

Yeah.

And many of them can't be checked.

- KORECKI: Why not?

- They haven't happened yet.

And the ones that have?

Mm, 70% accurate.

Not exactly divinity-level percentage.

Well, some of them are

so specific and personal,

it's hard to check their accuracy.

Monsignor, why are we doing this?

Let's talk,

- just the two of us.

- No.

Whatever you tell me,

I'll immediately tell them,

so they might as well hear it from you.

Uh, that's all right.

We can step out.

No, I'd like you to stay.

(DRAWER CLOSES)

What is it?

The Poveglia Codex.

Go ahead. It's a facsimile.

Never heard of it.

And you wouldn't have.

Only a very few outside of the

Holy See even know it exists.

What is it?

Prophecies.

15 pages of them.

Transcribed by monks on the

island of Poveglia in 1550.

From Benedetto Lapuente,

a Carthusian martyr.

And this is the only

copy ever made of it.

Why do you have the copy?

Some of the prophecies have

been echoed word-for-word

by your prophet.

The day care lady in Flushing?

Yes.

How is that possible?

I don't know.

For 500 years, no copy of this document

has left the Vatican Archive.

Only the Holy See even knows it exists,

and only the popes have seen

the prophecies themselves.

(PHONE VIBRATES)

So, how word-for-word

are we talking here?

That's why you have this document.

Translate it and check it.

Assessors in the Vatican read

this news report about her,

and the quote of a prophecy

was flagged as being identical.

So the Vatican wants us to

see if she's telling the truth?

Yes. And they'd rather she wasn't.

Why?

Because these prophecies are disastrous.

For whom?

For everyone.

- (TRAIN HORN BLOWS)

- KRISTEN: I mean, the whole thing is weird.

The Vatican would really trust

us with this secret document?

DAVID (OVER SPEAKERPHONE): I don't know.

Weirder things have happened.

How much have you translated?

About half.

I should have it finished by tomorrow.

- (PHONE VIBRATES)
- Oh, hold on. That's my timer.

I have it set for every hour.

That's weird.

What?

It's not on my wrist.

Could it have come off?

Am I dreaming?

Do you need help?

♪♪

Do you need help?

I'm dreaming.

And I know I'm dreaming.

(QUIETLY): I can control it.

(WIND WHISTLING)
MAN: Kristen!

Who is that?!

What?!

Up ahead!

You're mine.

No!

I control this dream!

Get out of the way.

(SNARLING)

You're in my dream.

What do you want?

A bite.

You have no power here.

I'm controlling this dream.

Now get out... of the way.

(SCREAMS)

(PANTING)

(EXHALES)

Oh, my God.

Now I know why the codex was

kept hidden in the Vatican.

It predicts the end

of the Catholic Church.

Yes.

What if Grace is telling the truth?

It's a problem for us.

But how could she know

what was written in 1550?

There are other options.

"Some come in sheep's clothing

but inwardly are ravening wolves".

You think she's a false prophet?

We want her to be a false prophet.

Help us find that out.

Do you have visions of God?

Why do you ask?

Just a part of our questioning.

No, it isn't.

God loves you, David.

You don't need to see

him to be loved by him.

How do you know you hear God,

that you're not hearing

someone or something else?

Lucifer?

Yes.

I help people.

Lucifer has no interest

in helping people.

But doesn't evil come

bearing gifts of power

in order to lure people?

"For there shall arise false prophets,

and they shall deceive the very elect".

Yes, but "Ye shall know

them by their fruits".

Do you hear God?

I have.

But not like you.

And I can't be sure who

is talking to me sometimes.

What does this mean?

Three stars.
Father, Son, Holy Ghost.

Why are they on Earth?

That's not Earth.

What is it?

Spherical geometry.

A triangle in a 3-D space.

So a pyramid.

Technically, it's a Euler triangle.

♪♪

(SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

♪♪

David, it's me.

I realized what Grace was drawing.

(KNOCKING)

David?

Are you home?

(SIGHS)

Are you home?

Coming.

(GROANS SOFTLY)

(KNOCKING)

Hey. Sorry, but your phone was off,

and I realized what Grace was drawing.

Have a look.

So, the gaps... they're not random.

They fit into the codex.

(SPUTTERS, LAUGHS)

Are you okay?

(SNIFFLES) Mm. Yes.

(CLEARS THROAT) Okay.

Show me.

So... here.

Look at the holes.

You see?

(DRAMATICALLY): Wow.

I mean... wow.

Okay.

We can just do this

tomorrow. It's-it's...

No, no, no, no, no, no.

(QUIETLY): Mm-hmm.

Okay, well, why don't

you just get some rest,

and, uh, we'll talk tomorrow.

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

♪♪

(CHUCKLES QUIETLY)

Who are you?

(DOORBELL RINGS)

- He's here. He's here.

- SHERYL: I'll get it.

- Wow! You look pretty!

- (GIRLS CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

Oh, my goodness. Ooh, la, la!

All right. All right, now stop it.

You sound too rehearsed.

Where... Where's your mom?

Uh, late at work. She'll

be here soon, though.

- Yeah, she'll bring cupcakes or something.

- Okay, okay, okay.
- Clean up, clean up, clean up.
- (GIRLS CHATTERING)

Hello. You're early.

Couldn't wait to meet everyone.

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

Daughters!

SHERYL: You've got

no candles that match.

It's either birthday

candles or scented candles.

Oh, my gosh.

I completely forgot it's tonight.

Meeting your boyfriend.

It's all right. We made dinner.

(GASPS) Oh, listen.

He's not much of a cook, but

he thinks he is, so be nice.

Got it. Where are the girls?

Upstairs. Lee likes them

for some unfathomable reason.

Oh, and be polite, please.

He's worried about

his first impressions.

- Absolutely.
- Thank you.

(RHYTHMIC CLAPPING NEARBY)

DAUGHTERS and LELAND (CHANTING):

I like coffee, I like tea.

I like the devil to dance with me.

Count to seven. You're in heaven.

Count to six, and you're in a ditch.

One, two, three, four, five,

- six, seven.
- (GIRLS LAUGH)
- Mom.
- Hey, Mom.

This is Leland.

(GIRLS CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

Yeah, he's really nice. We all love him.

You're gonna love him.

How funny.

Your mother and I know each other.

Hi, Kristen.

I never connected Sheryl and you.

- You guys know each other?

- (GIRLS CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

- How do you know each other?

- Why aren't you saying anything?

- Whoa! Whoa!
- I need you all to stay in here.

Why? Wait!

Downstairs.

Now.

It's true, Kristen.

I really didn't know that

Sheryl was your mother.

What a small world.

SHERYL: Hey, dinner's almost ready.

LELAND: You won't believe this.

Kristen and I know each other from work.

- From the new job, really?

- No, the D.A.'s office.

I work there as a
forensic psychologist, too.

SHERYL: You're kidding.

(LAUGHS): No. I just

never put it together.

Leland and I have to talk

for a minute, Mom, about work.

Just this way, in the garage.

Well, can't you talk after dinner?

No, we need to talk now.

Just through the kitchen.

Okay, but not too long, all right?

My office is in the back.

Wow. This is sweet back here.

I need to get something like this.

It's open.

Wow.

Look at these photos.

Who knew you were such an adventurer?

Kristen, Kristen.

Shut the hell up!

Look, I know we've had our differences.

(SIGHS SOFTLY)

Oh, my God.

Shut up. It's survivable.

I didn't touch the carotid

arteries or the jugular vein.

Why are you doing this?

Hold this to your neck.

I don't want a drop of

your blood on my floor.

You're not coming back here. Ever.

You're not seeing my kids.

You're not seeing my mom.

You're not seeing me.

You have another 20 minutes

to get to an emergency room

before you get lightheaded

from blood loss.
You'll need 20 stitches.
Do you understand?

(PANTING)

I have never been so turned on by you.

Go now, before I cut deeper.

You go around to your car.

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

This is outrageous.

Yeah, get used to it.

You have 18 minutes.

Keep the dish towel!

(TRAIN HORN BLOWS)

(TRAIN PASSING)

- Hey.
- Hey, Mom.

There was an accident,

and Leland had to go to the hospital.

What?

Yeah, one of my ice axes in the garage

just caught him on the neck,

so, um, he had to rush off.

What are you talking about?

Where is he?

He's not back there. He left already.

He didn't want to track

blood through the house.

Did he make this?

Kristen, why didn't you come get me?

He was in a rush. Did Leland make this?

Yes. This is insane. Why

are you acting so crazy?

Oh, my God, what are you doing?

- Cleaning up.
- Mom?

Aren't we supposed to have dinner, Mom?

Yes, we are.

Um, I'm gonna heat up

the pizza from last night.

- I thought we were having real dinner.

- And we are.

I'm going to bring it to

your room, so go upstairs.

You made a rule... we're not allowed

to eat upstairs or in our bed.

Correct. Go!

(FOOTSTEPS RUNNING UPSTAIRS)

Where are you going?

What do you think? After him.

No, Mom. Wait.

I do not want him in my house again.

What? Why?

Because he's a bad man.

Oh, my God.

Kristen, your dad and I are

not getting back together, okay?

What? It's not about that.

I am meeting new men. You're

gonna have to get used to that.

He's a psychopath, Mother.

Oh, dear God.

I ask one thing of

you... to be nice to him.

Hi. Yeah, where are you?

I know. I just heard.

I am so sorry.
I'm coming right now.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

GIRLS (CHANTING): One, two,

three, four, five, six, seven,

- eight, nine, ten!

- Not fair!

- You made me lose on purpose!

- How is it not fair?

That was totally fair.

- It's not fair!

- Yes. Finally.

Oh, my gosh, I was so hungry.

- Yummy.
- KRISTEN: So tell me about Grandma's new friend.

- He was really nice.

- Yeah, we like him.

- Mom, this pizza's cold.

- Yeah, it's cold.

- Why didn't you reheat it? Yeah, it is cold.

- Exactly.

It's cold, Mom.

What's this? Did he give you gifts?

Yeah, they're diaries.

- Look, they have unicorns.

- They're actually nice.

- Come look at mine.

- Yeah, they're really nice.

What's this? Did he make this?

LAURA: Yeah, he was

teaching us how to draw.

He's actually pretty good.

Okay, I'm going to have to take these.

- What is wrong with a journal?

- Mom!

- Mom!
- (GIRLS CHATTERING)
Eat your cold pizza, and I'll be back!

♪♪

♪♪

(SIGHS)

(PANTING)

DAVID (RECORDED): Hi. You've reached

the voice mail of David Acosta.

Please leave a message

and I'll get back to you.

(PHONE BEEPS)

BEN: I know. Pretty cool, huh?

DAVID: Grace drew up three

more prophecies like this,

but they don't fit

the pages you gave us.

That made us think that maybe

you were holding back some.

Did you translate it?

Yes.

Are you holding back some pages?

The codex is 280 pages.

This is just a part of it.

What does it say?

The full prophecy isn't about

the Catholic Church ending.

It's about the world ending.

Okay.

This is what you have to do.

Get to this woman, Grace,

have her draw up all the pages

she knows about the Codex.

So what are you saying,

she's a true prophet?
Or a false one. Get to her.

Have her finish her prophecy.

Then we'll know.

- What do you think?

- What?

Is she a true prophet?

What, are you nuts?

- Then how?
- Okay.

The Vatican says they have

a double-secret document

that no one has ever seen. No one.

Just a lot of popes and us.

Just three nobodies from Queens.

For five centuries,

no one has seen this.

This is the same organization

that can't get its act

together on child rape.

Here's what I think:

I think that document has been slipped

to thousands of people
over the centuries

and they've all been told

exactly the same thing:

"You're special. You're

the only one who's seen it".

And somehow, it's gotten out there,

because people want to share a secret.

And somehow Grace saw it.

Maybe she didn't know she

saw it, but she saw it.

If you believe all that

about the Catholic Church,

how can you work for them?

I don't work for them. I work for David.

And I like David.

Mm.

And you.

Aw, shucks.

Okay, I take it back.

No, I like working with you, too.

(DOOR OPENS)

Uh, Kristen, you got a minute?

- Yes.
- I'll see you guys out there.

(DAVID CLEARS THROAT)

- (CHUCKLES) About last night...

- N-N-No.

You really don't have to say

anything; it was a mistake.

- No, I-I just want to make clear...

- It's fine.

It's-it's really none of my business.

Wait.

It's how I see God.

I had an epiphany a long time ago,

and I felt God was trying

to tell me something.

But he's been silent since.

So I...

I help it along.

That's why Leland wanted me to ask you

about the second time you saw God.

He knows about this.

Yes.

How do you know you're seeing God,

and not just the inside of your head?

I don't.

Okay.

You gonna be safe?

I will be.

Hey, you called me last night.

W-What was that about?

Oh. Um, nothing.

Just something I, um,

took care of myself.

What was it?

Nothing.

♪♪

(BUSY CHATTER)

Sir, we're looking for Grace.

DANIEL: You're her damn lawyer.

She needs you down there right now.

Yeah.

ICE raid.

Immigration grabbed
a couple of our kids.

Grace's immigration
status was expired, so...

That is why I wanted

you to talk with her,

so the Church could help her.

Where is she?

Where's Grace?

They took her.

LELAND (RECORDED):
What are you trying to do?

Play on my better nature, Kristen?

Seriously. Is that really your plan?

KRISTEN: Look, he's just a kid.

LELAND: His second prison

rape and he won't be anymore.

(PHONE BEEPS)

No. He didn't say that.

He did, Mom.

He really did.

He's a psychopath.

You can't date him.

(PHONE BEEPS)

LELAND: Face it, Kristen.

You're trying to play

on my better nature,

and I don't have any available for you.

(PHONE BEEPS)

(SETS PHONE DOWN)

You can't date him, Mom.

(TRAIN PASSING)

(DOOR OPENS)

(BUSY CHATTER)

KRISTEN: Did they say

when they're moving her?

DANIEL: Yes, anytime.

BEN: Can you argue that she'll

face religious persecution

- if she's sent back home?

- We can argue.

But our lawyers are

hesitant that we'd succeed.

I have the monsignor making

a plea on her account.

Thank you.

I'm afraid of the reeducation camps

for the religious back home.

MAN (OVER P.A.): Daniel Ling.

- Daniel Ling?
- Yes.

She can only have one visitor.

I'm her lawyer.

(CONVERSING IN CHINESE)

(DAVID CLEARS THROAT)

Sorry. Uh, David thinks

that you can help him.

Hello, David.

Grace, I'm sorry about

these circumstances.

We don't have much time.

- You have a question you want to ask me?

- Yes.

This is the Poveglia Codex.

Your last prophecy filled a hole in it.

The Church thinks you can fill in more.

- The monsignor wants...

- Can I look at it?

All right.

MAN (OVER P.A.): Medical

tents have arrived.

It will start in sector two.

All those wanting to see

them, please see a guard.

Sir, can I borrow your

pad and pen, please?

MAN (OVER P.A.):

Detainees in sector three,

your visiting hour is

ending in five minutes.

Thank you.

Visiting hours are

ending in five minutes.

♪♪

MAN (OVER P.A.): Attention,

section E supervisors.

Attention, section E supervisors.

Transport shuttles are

arriving at the south gate.

Prepare all detainees for transfer.

(ALARM BUZZES)

(MOUTHING)

Sir, could you give this

to the gentleman over there?

Thank you.

MAN (OVER P.A.): All squad commanders,

this is the last call

for visitation privileges.

Transports will depart in ten minutes.

Sector three detainees,

please prepare for transport.

Your bus has arrived.

Hey.

Greetings from the Adriatic Sea.

Salamander brandy.

A very rare delight.

After one glass of this,

you won't know up from down.

(CHUCKLES) Thank you.

Leland, how's your neck?

- Better. 20 stitches.
- Oh.

It gives me character.

What's wrong, babe?

You and I have to talk.

Damn. I went too fast, didn't I?

No, that's not it.

- It is.
- No. No.

I always poison these relationships

by getting too romantic too fast.

No. It isn't that.

It's... (SIGHS)

It's my daughter.

What? She didn't like me?

No.

- She thinks you sabotaged her job at work.

- Oh, no.

No. I-I... I don't want

to get into the details.

I just...

I have to put my family first.

They... they mean everything to me.

I understand.

Family is everything to me as well.

Thank you.

So... (CHUCKLES)

I'm sorry it has to end this way.

(CHUCKLES) Me, too.

Well...

could we at least have one last kiss?

Sure. (CHUCKLES)

♪♪

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(PANTING)

(PANTING)
(SHERYL GASPING)

(SHERYL GRUNTS, GASPS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(SIGHS SOFTLY)

♪♪

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When Bridget confesses to murder during her exorcism, Monsignor Korecki asks
Kristen, David and Ben to investigate if the details match any open cases and if
the woman really is possessed by a demon.
You want to know
if God speaks to me?

Yes.
He does.

What is it?
Prophecies. The Poveglia Codex.

Some of the prophecies

have been echoed word-for-word

by your prophet.

Why'd you blow that up?

When God's voice gets too quiet,

it helps me hear him.

I realized
what Grace was drawing.

The gaps-- they're not random.

They fit into the codex.

Where's Grace?
ICE raid.

They took her.

You seem happy.

Is that about
this new boyfriend?

Want to meet him?

Hi. Kristen.

How funny.

Your mother and I

know each other.

You're not coming

back here. Ever.

What's this?
Did he give you gifts?
Yeah, they're diaries. Look,

they have unicorns!

They're actually nice.

Next?

Hi, Mr. Blueberry

Muffin.

Did you want something else?

Coffee?
No.

Um...

What I'd like is, um...

to-to take you out sometime.

This weekend, maybe,

if you're...

I really like you and...

and you're really hot and

I-I think about you all the time

and...
W-Wow. Uh...

Thank you.
That's-that's really nice,

but, um...

I'm in a relationship.
Why are you so nice to me

but you don't want

to go out with me?

Miss Large Coffee,

Room For Milk.

You did everything right.

She's a tease and a liar.

Women love to lead men on.

Yeah, I've seen how long

she's been toying with you.

What do you want?

I have a private practice.

I know you think you're

alone in this world,

but you're not.

Not interested.

Therapy's for messed-up people.

I'm not offering therapy.

You're not the one

who's messed up here.

It's women.

Stop that.

You don't move for them.

They move for you.

Her name was Grace Ling.

She ran a day care center

in Flushing.

We were sent by the Church

to decide

whether she had

prophetic abilities.
We observed her

warn a woman
to get out of her house
before it "fell into darkness."

And the next day,

the house collapsed

into a sinkhole.

She would sometimes

blow up a balloon

to hear God more accurately.

Excuse me?

She would blow up

a toy balloon.

Do you not find this odd,

a prophet requiring

the blowing up
of a balloon?

I found it odd
that there was a prophet at all.

Everything after that

was just gravy.

What does that

mean-- "gravy"?

It means that
once something is stupid,

it doesn't matter how much more

stupid gets piled on top of it.

Then how do you

explain this?

I'm sorry,
who are you guys again?

We are assessors
here at the Pope's discretion

to decide if this woman

was a false prophet

or a true one.

Do you have an opinion?

I do.

I think you should get China

to return her.
You understand,

her prophecies, if true,

are worrisome, Mr. Acosta.

I do.
They prophesy

a great devastation.
Fires everywhere.

As does the Book of Revelation.

Given that, do you think

she is a false prophet

or a true one?

I think Grace
was a wonderful person

with, um,
great intuitive sense,

but I don't believe anyone

can foretell the future.

So I don't think she was

any kind of prophet.

What is your faith?

Your family's faith?

Muslim.

And you are?

Ah.

I think we're finished here.

Please,

sit back down. We-we want

to know what happened.

No, you don't.

You want to damn the Muslim.

Got it.
Nice meeting you guys.

Yes, you're
hearing it right.

You speak Italian?

Si.
Do you use
artificial birth control?

We are wondering
about the nature

of your relationship
with Kristen Bouchard.

Have you... asked Mrs. Bouchard?

We have.

She walked out on us.

What's he saying?

He's telling 'em

who's boss.

In that classy,
priestly way of his.

Hey.
Hey.
Hey.

Interview go well?

Let's go.

Oh, good.
Do you have a minute?

Enrique.

What are you talking about?

Is that your name, demon?

No. A boy I slaughtered.

He cried like a pig

when I slashed his throat.

Who?

Enrique.
Enrique.

His unbaptized soul

went straight to hell.

This is not real.

I called his parents.

I wanted them to know

their child went to hell.

But I couldn't stop

laughing long enough.

That's the Bridget Ferrell

exorcism.

Yes, in its second day.

Bridget had a miscarriage

and started having seizures

and talking in other voices.

Dissociative personalities?
We didn't know.

But she started speaking

in Latin and Aramaic,

so we recommended an exorcism.

Unfortunately,
what I heard there

was a confession to murder.

Do we know if there
even was a murder?

No.

Well, if there was,

the court does not acknowledge

demonic possession,
and that woman's guilty.
Unfortunately, yes.

I don't know how

unfortunate that is.

I mean, if she killed...

This woman is possessed,

and the demon used

her body to kill.

Bridget is innocent.
The demon is guilty.

Well, wh...
What do you want us
to do, Monsignor?

Find out if there was a murder

to match the details

the demon mentioned,

and help the Church

with its liabilities.

Understood.
Got it.

Uh, David,

can you stay a minute?

Kristen knows the law

on this matter.

That's not the problem.

Does ICE have any news

on this prophet's whereabouts?

Grace?
Yes.

No. No.

They sent her back to China.

I'm a little worried they put

her in a reeducation camp.

The Vatican's worried

about that, too.

That's why they sent

their three top men.

Those are their three top men?

Yes. Why?

They seem more worried

about Ben being a Muslim

and Kristen being

a lapsed Catholic.

Okay, just answer

their questions.

They apologize to Kristen

and Ben, then we'll talk.

Don't be a child.

The Vatican doesn't apologize.

This is about
stopping a massacre.
Then they should stop
asking my team

about their sex lives.

So we need to see
if there was a murder

of a kid named Enrique.

That matches the description.

I have a friend in Homicide.

I could check with her.

Good.

Thanks.

David, if we ever get

in the way of your job here,

you'd tell us, right?

It's never gonna happen.

Aw.

That made me tingly all over.

We should go back.

Yeah. I'm a mother

with four kids.

I'm a cop with four murders.

So what?
Get a babysitter.

Admit it, you miss it.

I miss parts of it.

Not the falls.

You didn't have

that many falls.

Okay, that one time

was ugly.

Two broken ribs of ugly.

Yeah, but... you and me

in a portaledge,

5,000 feet above

the valley floor.

Mira, can I ask you

a professional question?
Sure.

Have you heard anything about

a missing Hispanic boy,

probably murdered,
name of Enrique?

No last name.
Hmm.

So this wasn't a personal call?

No, it was.

I'm just asking.

The family would have received

prank a phone call

of a man laughing

after the boy's

disappearance.

What?

Where did you hear about that?

What do you mean?

Enrique Ruiz.

The prank calls to the family.

Someone laughing. It wasn't

released to the public.

So there is a murder?

Three murders.

Not officially.

The department only acknowledges

three missing Hispanic youths.

But...

all three resulted

in prank calls to the families

the day they went missing.

Now, where did you

get your information?

I'm sorry,
I can't tell you, Mira.
Why not?

Because it's confidential.

Kristen...

I'm arguing to the department

that this is a serial killer.

Someone preying on boys

the police don't care about.

So if you know something

that can help me,

you need to tell me.

I-I don't have anything

to help you.

The three Hispanic boys

were last seen

getting into a red car.

Kristen, this killer

will kill again.

So, whoever
you're dealing with...

...watch out.

Hi.
I'm Kristen Bouchard.

Oh, I'm Dwight,

Bridget's husband.

What'd you find out?

There is a murder.
Three, actually.

God. You really think

this woman is...
The police

are listing it as
missing persons

because they haven't

found any bodies.

But my friend thinks it's

a serial killer.
Do they have a red car?
Why?

The kids were last seen

getting into a red car.

Let's go look.

Now what?
Well, that depends

if you think a demon

killed three kids

or that woman in there did.

I don't believe in demons.

Me neither.

Maybe it's dissociative

identity disorder.

Split personality?

Can you tell the difference?

Yeah, if I question her.

We drive you from us...

We drive you from us,

whoever you may be,

in the name and by the power

of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

No!
We drive you from us,

whoever you may

be, in the name

and by the power of Our...

His name is Howard.

He comes in and out.

Wait, who is this?

The demon.

Don't be thrown
by his anger.

He tries to throw you.

We'll hold her.

Bridget.

Ma'am,

have the decency

to call me by my name.

Hello, Howard.

Yes.
Tell me

about Enrique.
Oh.

You found the bleeder.

I guess I didn't bury him

deep enough.

I was tired.

Masturbation
has that effect on me.

Why'd you kill him?

I saw him at a bus stop,

and he looked so alone, so sad.

And he was crying.

And I offered him a ride.

And what about the others?

Oh, you found them?

You killed them all?

Enrique

needed company.
He was so alone in that grave.

And what are the names

of the other two?

Why should I tell you?

You want to scare people, right?

Oh, here comes

the child psychology.

Do your best, bitch.

Police just think

these boys are runaways,

so nobody knows to be afraid

of a serial killer.

So tell me where the

bodies are buried,

and that'll change.

Certainly.
Do you have a pen?

Go ahead.

Take a left on Wizard Lane,

a sharp right on Paz.

It seemed fitting,

the "Wizard of Paz."

That's where I cut

all the scarecrows

into tiny little pieces.

And what are their names?

The scarecrows?

Luis

and Facundo.

I couldn't make out

their last names.

It's too hard to talk

when you've got

blood in your mouth.

That's how you killed them?

You smothered them?

Mm...

No.

This is how.

So, what do you think?

I think we're in a bad spot.

You think she did it?

I think he did it.

David, I love our debates

over these issues,

but not when it comes to murder.

I mean, that woman

knows facts the police

haven't released.

Okay. Let's just say,

for the sake of argument,

you're dealing with a patient

who's mentally ill.

Bridget is my patient?

Well, you're employed

by the Catholic Church

as a psychological consultant.

And your patient comes to you

confessing to murder.

What do you do?

Well, does she intend

to kill again?

No.

Well, then you're right.

I can't go to the police.

Patient/therapist
confidentiality.

Isn't that the same thing here?

Does this stuff

ever wear you down?

Yes.

We need to take a break.

Our drink?

Yes.

Okay. I'd like that.

The Italians want us back.

What? You're kidding me.

No.

We've agreed.

Personal questions
are off-limits.

I've never done therapy before.

You just say whatever

comes into your mind.

In movies, people
lie on the couch.

Should I do that?

It's usually women

who lie on the couch.

So why did you come in today?

You saw what Linda did

to me in the coffee shop.

I did.
How did that make you feel?

It sucks.
Like, I'm sure she probably told

all her stupid coworkers

and friends.

And how was I supposed to know

she gives everyone a nickname?

And what kind of person

does that anyway?

Someone who's a whore for tips?

Now I have to find

a new coffee shop.

Why would you

do that?

By going to another shop,

you give her your power.

She's the winner

and you're the loser.

And I don't work with losers.

It was nice
meeting you.
I'm not a loser.

I-I won't go to
a new coffee shop.

I promise.

If we're to continue,
you need to take this in.

You hold the power to make

your life what you want.

You need to get

back at her.
How?

If I do anything to her,
she'll tell the police.

People generally
don't believe women.

They overreact
and are emotional.

And if you
do it right,

she'll be too embarrassed

to tell anyone.

Be a man.

She crapped on you.

You crap on her.

We want to interview you

one at a time.

No. Together.

We need to know
what this woman wrote

for you in the detention center

before she was

deported.

The guard never gave it to us.

Did you question this guard?

No.
He disappeared on us.
What do you remember

of what she wrote?

Not much.
They were just fragments.

Have you seen what

she wrote earlier?

These? Yes.

Have you tried fitting these

into the full codex?

We have.

Look,

we want to help you.

But it would help us

if we saw the full codex.

That is not possible.

You're asking us to share...

...but you need to share, too.

This is the first time

the Poveglia Codex

has been outside of Italy.

I will turn the pages slowly.

Grace didn't write enough

to fill all these holes.

We understand that.

We want anything
you can remember.

What's that?

That is a hierarchy.

We have failed to decipher it.

Can you open it, please?

And you don't know what that is?

No. That is why Grace

would have been helpful.

She could have helped

fill in here,

by the legend.

How stupid of me.

I just realized.

Every moment that we were

in that detention center,

we were on surveillance cameras.

They might
have footage

of what Grace wrote.

Oh, my God, you're right.

There were cameras

in the visiting room.
Yeah.

I'll see what

I can get.

No, wait.

Wait, w-wait.
Please, wait.

What is it?

I recognize something.

No flash!

No flash!

Thanks.
Have a good day.

Sorry, but you...

you can't cut in front

of everyone like that.

Sebastian.
What?

Call me Sebastian.

Look, I really need you...

I don't feel right about

what happened the other day,

between us, so I just...

I wanted to give you something
to make things right.

Oh! Oh...

I don't understand.
Leland drew this?

Yes.

How did you get it?

Leland was here and

gave these to my daughters.

Leland was here?

Yeah, it's...

Why was he here?

It's a long story.

He was dating my mom.

Look, I took care of it.

I told her he's a psychopath.

What was I gonna say,

he's a demon?

Well, how did they...

They ran into each other

and they started dating.

Oh, my God.
I know.

She broke it off, so...

He didn't run into her.

He's targeting you.

David, I took care of it.

I have to be allowed
to take care of my family.

And he hasn't come back?

Correct.

You should burn these.

Okay.

But are these the same?

How does Leland
draw an insignia

from a 500-year-old book?

What?

What is it?

Sigils.

Symbols supposedly
with magic powers.

Demons use them

to recognize each other.

And why do they matter?

There.

It's...
Yes.

What is it?

"Anatas. The great beast.

"A mighty king

in the hierarchy

of devils and demons."

He rules over 30 legions

of infernal demons,

feeding off the sins

and lies of humanity.

Lies and sins that give him

strength and power.

So, Leland is a psychopath

who uses the metaphor

of demonology to give
his pursuits meaning?

If that's the best way

for us to communicate,

then... yes.

If he comes back, Kristen,

you have to tell me.

There are two

sides to this.
It's not enough
to just use logic.

If he comes back,
you're gonna have to

keep me from killing him.

Who are you planning

on killing?

The architect,
for making this door so thin.

Can I come in?

Sure.

David, this is, uh, Mira,

an old climbing buddy of mine.

Mira, this is David,

priest in training.

Priest, really?
Yes.

I should go.

Well, don't go on
my account, Father.

No, on my own.

I have to do some... priesting.

What are you doing, fleabagging?

You want a margarita?

No.

It's a school night.

Thanks, though.

You should wait till

you have kids,

it's always a school night.

How are the girls?

Oh...

hyper prepubescent balls

of contradiction
that I love more than anything.

Well, then, I'm sure

you can imagine

how the mothers of

these boys must feel.

Enrique.

Luis.

Facundo.

They were all picked up

at a bus stop in Hempstead.

Imagine if one of
those kids was yours.

Mira, I...

There's patient/therapist
confidentiality.

I checked, Kristen.

You don't have

a practice anymore.

I can't say any more.

You know that
makes you vulnerable.

What does that mean?

You mentioned details

that were not released

by the police.

It makes you a
person of interest.

Seriously?
Do I need a lawyer?

Do you?

Are you arresting me?

Kristen, we're friends.

But there's something

you need to remember.

If this guy intends

to kill again,

there is no
therapist privilege.
You need to tell the police.

So ask your client if he

intends to kill again.

My guess is the answer's yes.

And then you can

tell me. Understood?

Keep those.

To remind you.

She hasn't eaten

or drunk
anything in day...

You don't care.

Stop pretending.

I was more sad

than afraid
when I realized

what was happening.

Uh, let's-let's us
go out and kneel

and pray, okay?

Hello.

Hello, Howard.

Tell me who you're

going to kill next.

I no longer find you amusing.

Do men often
lose interest in you?

I wonder when he will.

You killed

these three.

Enrique.

Facundo.

And Luis.
These are the three
you admitted to.

I didn't admit to anything.

Do you plan on killing a fourth?

You said Enrique was alone.

Do you want to give him

a fourth friend?

You are so predictable.

You want a future crime

so that you can

tell the police about me.

What do you care, Howard?

Wouldn't get you in trouble,

it would only get

Bridget in trouble.

I care because you care.

And I don't like you anymore.

Tell me about your miscarriage.

I had a miscarriage, too.

Tell me about yours.

Hey...

Bridget.

Shut up! Quiet.

Silence! Shh.

Who are you now?

Kenneth.

Marcus.
Jonathan.

Chris.

Where's Howard?

Who cares? We hate Howard.

Despise.

Loathe.
Howard is a fool.

He's...

always making us do things.

Does Howard
intend to kill again?

Wizard of Paz.

Detective Byrd.

Detective Byrd.
Who's calling?

This has to be
completely anonymous.

You got it.

No, seriously, Mira.

This is being slipped to you.

There can be no mention

of the source,

no mention of our
earlier conversations.
Kristen,

I swear.
Tell me who the killer is.

No, I'll tell you where

I think the bodies are buried.

Boy, oh, boy, did she scream.

Remember that scream.

Remember how it made you feel.

That's power.
What next?

You need a community.

Here's an online community

on 8chan.

They call themselves

the Incel Army.

They share your feelings

about women, and they want

to put them into action.

What action?

They want men to act like men.

I've gotten you

a temporary invitation

into their circle.

They have some

interesting ideas.

Cool. Thanks.

And...

...there might be a service

required of you.

Good work, Ben.

Can you make it bigger?

It's just sentence fragments.

"Innocentium

occisio."
What does that mean--

"innocentium"?

"The innocents."

Massacre of the innocents.

From the Bible?

Yes. Herod's slaughter

of all male infants

under two years old.

So who are the innocents now?

These are sigils.

Possibly.

No, definitely.

This map is demonic.

We do not know that.

This is a hierarchy of demons.

There are 60 of them.

For 60 demons.

We need a copy of this.

No.

We return
to the Vatican tonight.

We just want a copy.

That is impossible.

All these whores still want

their husbands
to take care of them.

It's like,
you got to pay for it.

I shouldn't have to pay for it.

My mother was a good woman.

Cash. Credit.

Debit.

They all want the same thing.

Girls, they like

to be treated like crap.

I never got laid

until I was a jerk.

I was born here.

I'm a good American.

I deserve to get laid.

I deserve sex.

Get some, bro!

USA!

USA! USA!
USA!

USA!
USA.

Stop.

So let's go
do something about it.

Like what?
Take them out.

Where?

No.

Take. Them. Out.

Someone call it.

Gentlemen.

Gun...

or car?

"It takes with it seven

other spirits more wicked

than itself."

What does that mean?

It means the demon

is threatening to return
with seven more.

But it actually means

we're nearing the end.

It's the last threat.

Where's Dwight?

He needs to be here for this.

I just can't take it anymore.

I j... I j...

I just want...

Yes.
She said it.

All three.

Yes.

Okay.

It's almost done.

Thank God.

911. What's your emergency?

You're my love.
You're back.

You're back.

I love you so much.

Hey, we'll-we'll
have a new baby.

How dare you.

Hey, come over here.

You screwed me over.

You swore to not

mention it to anyone...
Shut up, Kristen.

Just know that you had nothing

to do with this arrest.

I didn't do it!

I didn't do it!
I swear.

Don't say anything, Bridge.

I'll call John. Don't worry.

Sir. Sir, I need

you to step back.

We need to talk.

I heard him.
On the phone. With 911.
The husband?

Yeah. I had a bad feeling

about that guy. He never

left her alone in the room

with us.
Mira said she received
an anonymous call

claiming to have evidence

that Bridget did it.

I think Bridget is innocent.

I think so, too.

I think the
husband did it.
Me too.
Okay, guys, I want
to agree with you...

but she knew where those kids

were buried.

Well, there is
a psychological condition

called coercive control.

A criminal husband
can dominate his spouse

and force her

to hide his crimes.

And sometimes,

the dominated spouse

will even take the blame

for the crimes.

Why does psychology

always sound like

a con to me? It does.

It's like religion

for grad students.

So you think the husband

is framing her for the murders?

I think both Bridget and Dwight

had access to the car,

and he would have had

the evidence to plant on her.

So what do we do?

I think it's time

that I offer him some...

spiritual counseling.

(Dwight panting,
grunting in distance)

Hey, David.

What's going on, Dwight?

These were souvenirs

that Bridget collected
from the crime scenes.

I was j...

I'm a good husband.

I was just trying

to keep them from the police...

I-I...

There.

Where'd you see that?

Dwight's hiding place.

Where he hid the murder weapons

and the souvenirs.

They arrested him?

Yes.
And released Bridget.

Good.

So these are, like,

demon symbols?

Yep. And this

is Leland.

Oh, my God,

you haven't
gone over to his side,

have you?
No, I'm just following
the psychopaths.

Psychopaths
seem to like

their demonology.

What, you recognize another?

Yeah, it's the same.

Okay,

so this guy's
influenced by symbols.

What does that mean?

So what are you thinking--

this artist is one
of Leland's psychopaths?

I don't know.

Who's the artist?

My father.

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When David recognizes one of the sigils in the Poveglia Codex from his father
Leon's artwork, he and Kristen journey to a remote art commune to investigate its
meaning and how it's related to David's family.
Is your husband still off climbing?

KRISTEN: Yes. Another few weeks.

You take care of the

kids, you pay the bills,

you have the full-time job,

and he's, what, off in Nepal.

♪♪

KORECKI: You took these photos?

I did.

And did our Vatican

guests know you took them?

No.

And what do they mean?

This is a map of evil.

These are sigils,

um, occult symbols representing

a demonic hierarchy on Earth.

KORECKI: And what do you want with it?

You and I talked about evil
becoming more organized, um,

using technology, social media.

- The 60?
- Right.

There are 60 sigils here.

Some of them we've already encountered.

Leland Townsend,

Dwight Ferrell, the murderer

of the three children.

And the others?

That's why we've come to you.

We want to find the rest.

Does your psychological

adviser agree with all this?

Look, when you talk about demonic evil,

I'm out of my depth,

but psychopaths seem to

be aware of this document

and organizing around it.

These symbols seem to inspire them.

All right.

I'm going to approve some

limited focus on this.

Which of these symbols

are you looking at next?

Uh...

This sigil

was used in some recent paintings.

The artist is local.

I was going to talk to him.

Good. Who is it?

Your father?

I'll wait outside.

No. I'm fine with you going,

but I want Kristen to go with you.

- That's all right, I'll just wait in the car.

- I don't need her to go with me.

David, Kristen, you are both going.

Now...

One question:

if he is one of the 60,

what's your plan?

So what is our plan?

No idea.

I'll stay out of your way.

You talk to your dad.

So I can find out whether he's

sold his soul to the devil?

No, he probably just

saw the symbol somewhere.

Just to warn you, my dad

can be... a bit of a bastard.

When's the last time you saw him?

Five years ago.

(PHONE RINGING)

Oh. It's d'Artagnan.

So are you officially abandoning us

for reality TV?

Yeah. That's right, I

found my new calling.

(OVER SPEAKER): Let's try it again.

Okay. Uh, look, it looks like

this is gonna take forever,

so I'm probably not gonna

be able to meet you guys.
That's all right. We're heading upstate.

Is your friend there?

No, luckily.

Do you know what you'd say to her?

(SIGHS): No.

Probably just, "Nice

seeing you. Goodbye".

Oh, you should call her again.

No, three times is enough.

Oh, okay. I-I got to go.

You guys, uh, try not to

get into too much trouble,

and don't kill any demons without me.

All right. (CHUCKLES) Promise.

So who's the friend?

Oh, it's just an actress from

the reality TV show he was on,

Vanessa.

She gave him her number, and

he called her three times,

but she never called back.

Ouch.

Everything we do,
he'll check and recheck

because we don't run from the truth.

BEN: Yeah, I'm skeptical

because this show

will need to convince me

that there are ghosts and demons.

You got to do it in sync with your lips.

Yeah, but that's not what I said.

We had to trim for length.

That's not shorter, that's stupider.

I said something about your

show being a piece of crap.

Look, we're trying to

create a story arc here,

and we need to start

with you as dismissive

of ghosts, not the show.

All right? Let's try it one more time.

We don't want to be here all night.

Yeah, I don't want to be

here all night, either,

but this is a lie.

It's TV. Doesn't have

to be exactly true.

Hey.

Look, let's try it again, okay?

Everything we do,
he'll check and recheck

because we don't run from the truth.

Yup, I'm skeptical because

this show will need to convince me

that there are ghosts and demons.

You sound pissed.

Let's try it again, not so angry.

Sure. Why not?

♪♪

(SIGHS) God, it's so great here.

Not another house for ten miles.

It's like the start of a horror movie.

Oh, well, bad cell phone coverage.

Guess all we need is car trouble,

and we'll have won horror movie bingo.

LEON: Son!

(LAUGHS)

Say it ain't so, say it ain't so.

My son has returned.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Dad. Hey.

Um, this is Kristen.

- Kristen, hello.
- Hi.

Welcome to The Gully.

I want to paint a T-shirt for you.

Something... red.

Listen, we're having

a party. Come on in.

I want you to stay the

night, introduce you

- to some people.
- We have to get back.

Oh, no, you don't.

Humor your old man, okay?

I want you to meet my wife.

You got... you got married?

Yeah. Few years back.

You know how much I love marriage.

Tell me,

are you convincing my son

to not become a priest?

- Dad.
- Oh. (CHUCKLES)

I'll tell you right now: I want my seed

spread far and wide.

Is he talking about his seed again?

- Hey, I'm in my 60s. What else am I gonna do?

- (LAUGHS)

This is Esther, the new Mrs. Acosta.

Ah, it's so great to finally meet you.

I want to hug you, but I'm still drying.

Drying?

KRISTEN: Wow. Did you make that?

Yeah. I usually do it on other people,

but I decided to make

myself the canvas for once.

How far along, Dad?

Six months.

You always wanted a brother.

CORI: David Acosta.

You are welcome.

LEON: And this is Cori.

Someone's got to keep

your father in line.

Why not a priest?

I love what Pope Francis

said about global warming.

This is David's girlfriend, Kristen.

- Ah!
- Oh, I'm actually just a friend...

- Cori's my other wife.

- (CHUCKLES)

- Your... ?
- CORI: A throuple.

Or, if we were Mormons,

a marriage.

Come. Come inside.

I could use a hand with the punch.

(GASPS) You have to stay

for the Root Ceremony.
- Yes.
- We're calling on the ancestors.

Everybody just suddenly

started bleeding.

Dougie is bleeding.

Oh, my God. What is going on?

Seriously?

Yeah, that was good.

Makes me look like an idiot.

It helps with the story.

Anyway, that's the last one.

- We're done.
- BEN: Good.

- Hey.
- Hey.

How have you been?

Good. How about you?

- Fine.
- Good.

Okay. Well, see you.

Hey, Ben.

Yeah.

I'm not sure what happened.

What do you mean?

Just so you know, one month is too long.

- What is that supposed to mean?

- What?

You said one month is too long.

- What does that mean?

- Tony, can you turn off the internal mic?

- (INTERCOM CLICKS)
- I thought we connected.

That's why I gave you my number.

Yeah, that is why

I called it three times.

- No, you didn't.

- Yes, I did. Called it the next day.

I called it the week after.

- I called it the week after.

- Then who were you calling?

- 'Cause you weren't calling me.

- Okay, I get it.

You're an actress, and...

this whole thing is a performance,

- and, uh...
- I wrote my number on your hand.

- And I called it.

- I didn't get it.

We got to get to work here.

- Shut up!
- Shut up!

Show me the number you were calling.

There. That is the number

you wrote on my hand.

That's not my number. Those

numbers are transposed.

That is the number that

you wrote on my hand.

(CHUCKLES)

This was a bad beginning.

This is what I suggest:

just give me an hour

to finish this ADR, and then...

we should talk.

Okay? Please?

Glad you're here.

So, a baby, huh?

Yeah, but you'll always be my firstborn.

Bouncing baby boy with the fat cheeks.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, don't be jealous, now.

Congratulate me.

Congratulations.

What's this, Dad?

New painting.

Not quite sure what it is yet.

No, this. This symbol.

I don't know. You like it?

Seen it in your books, too.

I didn't know you had my books.

This some Catholic thing?

I'm just trying to

understand your process.

Look, I know we, uh...

hit that fork in the road.

You danced off towards religion.

I got swallowed up with art.

What you feel when you pray

or get a whiff of that incense,

I feel right here, with color.

The way Saint John of the

Cross talks about mysticism,

that's how I feel about painting.

Someone... paints through me.

My hand is divinely guided.

By who?

I don't know. Spirit, perfect muse.

All I know is, when

I'm painting, it's crap,

but when somebody else

paints through me...

... that's when it all comes together.

How do you know it's not some...

bad spirit...

- (CHUCKLES)
- painting through you?

Now you're talking like a priest.

There's no good or bad in art.

The more years you

put on you, you'll see.

Duality doesn't exist;

there's just what is.

This symbol, it didn't

appear in your paintings

until three years ago.

What happened three years ago?

I don't know.

I met Esther and Cori.

They brought new life to me.

So, how does a throuple work?

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

With great delicacy.

Um, Tuesdays and

Thursdays are ladies only.

And the rest of the time

it's first come, first served.

Nobody ever gets jealous?

Well...

- maybe sometimes.
- (CHUCKLES)

But we're looking for

a third, if you want.

I'm sorry, I'm feeling

- a little light-headed.
- Sangria.

When it's good, it's really good.

KRISTEN: Did you put something in it?

Love. A lot of love.

$750 an ounce

- of hallucinogenic love.
- Mm...

What's that?

Oh, it's my pottery.

Do you like it?

What's that symbol?

I don't know. Something I saw and liked.

Why? You don't like it?

I saw the same thing

in Leon's paintings.

Yeah. He takes it from Esther's pottery.

The power of symbols.

♪♪

♪ Evil 1x08 ♪
2 Fathers

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hello, girls!

I'm home!

Anybody home?

(SIGHS)

(TRAIN HORN BLOWING IN DISTANCE)

(TRAIN RUMBLING)

Kristen?

(SHERYL GASPING)

- Oh...
- Oh.
Hey. Hey.

- Hi. Yeah. Yep. Okay, yeah.

- Sheryl. Yep. See you inside.

Yeah. See you in there.

Just please stop hanging

out with my friends.

- It's not my fault they like me.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

No, I didn't. And also,

mind your own business

and be quiet.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER CONTINUES)

(CHATTER STOPS)

Too much beard?

ALL: Daddy!

- Oh-ho-ho, my God, come to me!

- Dad, you're finally home!

- Oh, I am home!
- Okay, Mommy didn't tell us.

I know. I was gonna surprise you.

Why I didn't tell Mom. Where is Mom?

At work.

Lynn-bo, come here, babe.

Come here. Come here. (GRUNTS)

- (GIRLS GIGGLING)
- (GRUNTING)

Mm. I know I've been gone a while.

Did you miss me?

At least a little bit?

You've never been gone this long before.

- But I'm here now.

- Dad...

- We missed you so much.

- Was it hard, climbing... ?
- It was a little hard.
- Do you still have all your toesies?

- I have three toes left.

- Are they presents for us?

Yes, they are. From the snows of Tibet.

(EXCITED SHOUTING)

You can open one each. One each.

Whoo-hoo!

Yeah!

- I call this one!

- (RINGS BELL)

- How cool!
- Look at this...

- Mine's better than yours.

- No, mine's...

♪ I don't got no money ♪

♪ And I don't got nobody ♪

♪ And I ain't got no place ♪

♪ To live no more ♪

♪ 'Cause she took everything... ♪

Are you drinking the sangria?

- Am I?
- Yeah.

Yes.

How many cups?

Two.

Why?

We're gonna take an Uber back.

It's spiked with psilocybin.

Damn.

What did he say about the sigil?

He said he had no idea what it means.

He said he just started painting it.

Do you believe him?

No.

He told me this was just sangria, too.

Esther said the sigil came from her.

She introduced my dad

to the Root Ceremony.

It's a weekly séance

to conjure up the ghosts

of their ancestors.

I think we should keep an eye on her.

(BRIEF BEEPING)

VANESSA: There are no cameras.

No one's filming this.

Okay, your team did that.

(BRIEF BEEPING)

Don't be scared, Ben. I'm with you.

(HIGH-PITCHED): Vanessa,
are you messing with me?

What was that, Tony?

I was just clarifying a line.

I didn't say that.

You could have.

But I didn't.

Yeah, but why does my voice sound weird?

Oh, come on! Tony,

we talked about this.

- What?
- You're pitching

Ben's voice up an octave

to make him sound wimpy.

No, I'm not. I'm separating

the voice from the background.
Which you always do when
it's a person of color.

- You're giving Ben the scaredy-cat edit...

- Vanessa,

- I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that.

- Oh, then pretend this.

- (CLICKS MOUSE)
- What the hell?

There goes my ADR. There goes Ben's.

That's eight hours of work.

You are replaceable, Vanessa!

Then replace me. And let's

see what HR says about it.

(SIGHS) Want to come over?

Sure.

♪♪

Our ancestors are here.

Their ghosts are among us.

Let us lift up their spirits

under those most high.

We honor our fallen,

remember our lost,

and open ourselves up to their guidance.

Let us call up their names to power!

- (RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)
- MAN: Call upon their names.

Speak on their power.

Join us here on this divine day!

OTHERS: To walk among us!

No fear in our hearts

in this divine hour.

OTHERS: To walk among us!

ESTHER: Our divine guides!

OTHERS: We honor you!

ESTHER: Our divine guides!

OTHERS: We honor you!

LEON: We keep time now

for the many who can't.

As you feel the spirit

of peace rise within you,

join me now.

- (RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)
- LEON: With our hands!

OTHERS: We honor you!

LEON: And with our feet!

OTHERS: We honor you!

(SQUEALING)

My turn, my turn, me next!

My turn, my turn, my turn!

- ANDY: Okay, wait.

- (GIRLS CHATTERING)

Wait, wait, wait. I

got to call your mom.

- I thought she'd be home by now.

- Can we talk?

Sure. Nothing more

- till I get back, okay?

- (GIRLS CHATTERING)

No, no, not without me.

(GIRLS CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

So, how fast are you

planning to leave this time?

- Who's your new boyfriend, Sheryl?

- That's none of your business.

I don't know, you know?

When we, uh, clean the sheets

- out there, it's gonna be someone's business.

- Okay.
This is what I need from you.

Oh, you need something from me?

Yeah, I don't want Kristen to know

that I was back there. Getting laid.

(CHUCKLING)

- Of course, that Andy charm.

- Yeah.

The frat boy way of

looking at the world.

Sorry, didn't you

need something, Sheryl?

Uh, yeah, yeah, I just...

would rather Kristen not know

- that I was back there with my boyfriend.

- Why not?

Because...

- I don't think she likes him.

- Why?

Because she would rather I was single.

Okay. So you want me to keep it secret?

Exactly.

Okay.

So why is Lynn upset with me?

(LAUGHING)

Oh, my God.

Why do you think, Andy?

You've been away for three months,

and your wife has had

to deal with a lot:

losing her job, getting a new one,

and Laura's heart possibly

stopping at any minute.

That's why I came home early.

What a prince you are.

Yeah, thanks.

- So?
- So,

uh, yes, sure, I'll keep your secret.

I think it's probably good

you're getting laid now and then.

If only to remove the stick up your ass.

Always such a joy to talk to you, Andy.

- Isn't it, though?

- Yeah. Who you calling?

Kristen. But I think her cell's off.

Okay, remember: shh.

(WHISPERS): Yeah.

♪♪

I haven't been high in 15 years.

I haven't been high in 15 days.

(LAUGHING)

♪ I see the way she move, sent

a rush to my body, uh-huh ♪

♪ And I want that and I like

that, girl, gimme, uh-huh ♪

♪ And the night don't end

till we say we're ready ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ I don't want no girl unless

she dark like my coffee ♪

♪ Uh-huh... ♪

Do you know why this moment's special?

Why?

Because it'll never happen again.

♪ Girl, gimme, uh-huh ♪

♪ And I want that ♪

♪ And I like that,

girl, gimme, uh-huh. ♪

(LAUGHING): Wait. Hold on.

Th-Th-They don't dress

like this all the time?

- No. It's Comic-Con.

- No. Okay.

- People even thought I was a Vanessa copy.

- Yeah.

- They almost didn't let me into a panel.

- Wow.

- Well, she looks more like you than you do, sure.
- (LAUGHING)

(CHUCKLES)

Do you want to kiss me?

I do.

What? (EXHALES)

I'm sorry. Uh...

You-you didn't really want

me to call you, did you?

You, you-you wrote a

fake number. Oh, my God.

- You wrote a fake number on my hand?

- No, no.

- I didn't.
- Oh, what, then-then you just forgot

- your number? You just...

- No. I... (SIGHS)

Don't judge me, okay?

- You're in a relationship. Oh...

- No.

No.

Then?

(SIGHS)

My sister.

She gave you the wrong number.

She didn't want us to be together.

(CHUCKLES)

We were alone.

(SIGHS)

(CLEARS THROAT)

I'm never really alone.

My sister's grafted to my body.

Here.

Kind of like a phantom limb.

My sister died when we were little,

and she's been attached

to me ever since.

- To my side.
- (EXHALES)

She's, uh, very protective.

("BE KIND" BY SOUL SCRATCH PLAYING)

I should, um...

Yeah.

♪ If you want to be my girl ♪

♪ Then you got to be kind ♪

Want to dance?

I do.

♪ Got too many troubles ♪

♪ For a woman meeting ♪

♪ All the time... ♪

Aren't you afraid someone's

gonna step on your feet?

(LAUGHING): No.

♪ Come on home ♪

♪♪

♪ And, Mama, hold me a while ♪

I'm David.

Annie.

Annie what?

Commerce.

(LAUGHING)

That name sounds made-up.

(LAUGHS)

Do you like the ceremony?

I don't know.

I don't think I understand it.

Do you believe in ghosts?

No, I believe...

♪ But if you can do this... ♪

Sorry, my brain's a little foggy.

I believe there is a life after death.

So, I guess I do believe in ghosts.

♪ Angel, nah ♪

♪ You can do what you please... ♪

I wanted to see your eyes.

And?

They're your father's.

I'd better go.

Why?

Where?

The barn.

♪♪

♪ If you want to be my queen ♪

- (CRICKETS CHIRPING)
- ♪ Baby, come on home ♪

♪ Come on home, baby... ♪

I love fireflies.

(WOMAN GROANING LOUDLY)

Hello?

(PAINED SCREAMING)

Hello?

(WOMAN GROANS)

(PANTING)

Hello?

(SHRIEKING)

Are you all right?

(GROANING)

(PANTING)

(GROANING CONTINUES)

Esther?

(SCREAMING)

(PANTING)

- (GROANING)
- Oh, my God.

I got you. I got you. You're all right.

Just breathe. (BREATHING SHARPLY)

- (BREATHING SHARPLY)
- Help!

We need help out here!

(SCREAMING)

- (PANTING, GROANING)
- (PANTING)

Hold on. Just breathe.

- Just breathe...
- (SCREAMING)

Help!

(BEEPING)

(GASPING)
It's coming.

Coming.

(PAINED GRUNTING)

(SPLASH, THUD)

(PANTING)

(LOW GROWL)

(PANTING): Is she okay?

- (PANTING)
- (LOW GROWLING)

(GASPS)

- Hello, little one.

- Esther,

uh, you should, uh...

Let's go. You-you-you need a doctor.

Welcome to the world,

little one. Welcome.

I should get back.

Something's really...

just not right here.

Do you want to hold her?

(SCREAMS)

(PANTING)

- Spit. And wipe your mouth.

- Do we really have to...

- go to school tomorrow?
- Don't do it on the bedsheet.

- Yes, of course you have to go to school.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Here we go, here we go.

- Up into bed, monsters.

- I think there's a holiday.

- No, there's no holiday tomorrow.

- Yes, there is. It's called Daddy's Day.
Okay, yeah, Daddy's Day
means you go to school.

- That's what Daddy's...

- No.

- What is this?
- We need to spend time with you, Dad.

I thought we'd outgrown the bedwetting.

It's in case he comes back.

He who?

The monster in my bed.

- Oh, what?
- LILA: He's in Mom's dreams, too.

I've heard her call him George.

Mommy showed us he's fake,

but it's just in case

he ever comes back.

- Not coming back.

- Oh, that's nothing.

Just wait until we tell

you about Halloween.

Like, there was this girl with a mask,

and we almost buried Laura alive.

- Oh, yeah. You should've been there.

- What?

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
- She, like, buried me

in this big hole, and it was so...

- What?
- Oh, my gosh. We should play the game.

You have to play! You have to

play! You have to play, Dad!

You don't have to play

the game. Ben will play.

- Ben? Who's Ben?

- Oh, yeah.

Ben the Magnificent. He's awesome.

He comes here, like, all the time.

- He's so, so funny...

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

He's really nice. And

he's really funny, too.

Ben's around a lot.

He fixes things. For Mom.

LEXIS: He'll fix the game, too,

- next time he's here.

- Yeah.

- So what is this game?

- Oh, we have to go back

into the game and say goodbye,

or else the monsters will never leave.

And where is this game?

In Mom's closet.

LILA: Um, it's an A.R. game.

We got it taken away.

- Yeah.
- Okay. So we just need to go in there and, what,

- beat the monsters?

- GIRLS: Yeah.

Well, what say we do it,

Bouchard family-style?

- Yes! Let's do it!

- Okay!

Lynn-bo, what do you think? Up to you.

You want to come help?

(MOUTHING)

ANDY: Okay!

- Yes! Let's go, let's go.

- We're doing it. Come on.

- (CRICKETS CHIRPING)
- Annie?

(SOFT CLACKING)
Annie?

Annie, is that you?

David.

You escaping already?

No, not yet.

What are you doing?

Uh, new painting.

What do you think?

I like it.

It's not so...

severe.

(CHUCKLES)

I must have been in a good mood.

Who's Annie?

Uh, some friend of yours from the party.

Said she was heading out here.

Annie who?

Commerce.

Annie Commerce?

Yes.

What?

She was in the party?

Yeah. Why?

What did she look like?

(EXHALES) Mid-20s.

Black.

About this tall.

Did she have scars?

Yeah.
Don't tell me you're getting
ready to marry her, too.

You saw one.

What?

An ancestor.

What do you mean?

Annie is part of our family.

Died in 1859.

She was given the last name of

the ship she was transported on.

Commerce.

She was enslaved.

"June the seventh, 1836..

On this day I received of Thomas Isner,

the sum of $275, for the

purchase of a Negro woman

named Annie

from the ship Commerce.

23 years of age and four months.

Dark eyes. Sturdy and well-made.

Given of my hand and seal.

John Bertens".

I don't believe this.

There are records of her damages.

The whipping of her

arms for not letting go

of the baby being

snatched away from her.

In 1850,

some Harvard doctor went down south

to photograph slaves.

This is Annie Commerce.

Is that the woman you saw?

I... I don't know, I...

(MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY)

This... ?

The slave-owner's brand.

You use this in your paintings.

Yeah.

You said this was intuitive.

I lied.

Why?

Because I birthed you and I

knew exactly what you'd say.

But that seal... is mine.

It's the seal of a racist

who owned human beings.

It's evil.

It's not... It's not you that's evil.

It's... It's about slavery.

♪♪

Dad, this symbol is nothing but pain.

That's right.

There's pain in my paintings.

And in my DNA.

And in yours. And in Annie's.

But that's not all that I am.

And not all you are.

What I know

is that I'm in charge of

how I shoulder that weight.

So I reached out and reclaimed

that brand for myself.

Made it my property,
not the other way around.

To me, that's a symbol of resilience.

Of grace.

Beyond all measure.

That's just not what I

see when I look at that.

I leave you that room.

You leave me mine.

You carry your weight the

way you need to carry it,

and I'll carry mine my way.

But what's true... is

we're both gonna carry it.

I missed you, Dad.

I know.

I missed you, too.

Look, is this really that big of a deal?

I just don't know what

to make of you believing

that your sister is... there.

You just seem so sane.

- Thanks a lot.
- No, come on. I mean,

what do you want me to do with this?

All beliefs look weird from the outside.

You believe in quantum entanglement?

Yes, because it's proven.

You have two different particles

in two totally different locations,

and they impact each

other instantaneously,

at 10,000 times the speed of light.

How is that possible?

Wait a minute. Are
you seriously comparing

quantum entanglement to you believing

that your dead sister is

grafted to your left side?

My right side.

Wow! (LAUGHING): Wow.

Okay. Shall we call it a night?

(WHIMPERS QUIETLY)

Okay. Uh, look.

Hey, hey, hey, I'm sorry.

You believe it, and...

... it's wrong for me to judge it.

You're not just saying that?

I'm not.

♪♪

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I-I, uh... I, uh...

I got to go to the, uh, bathroom.

(PANTING)

What does it matter?

Huh? What's the big deal?

She's just a little nuts.

What's wrong with that?

Right? You don't have to

argue about everything.

(PANTING)

Come on.

It's fine.

(PHONE BUZZING)
Hello.

Who is this?

Hey, it's Ben.

Um, I-I, uh...

The caller ID said "God".

Oh, yes. Um, sorry.

I, uh, I changed my name in your phone.

Anyway, listen. I,
I'm-I'm here with a, um,

well... with-with a woman.

The friend that Kristen

was talking about?

Yeah. She believes that

a invisible woman

is grafted to the side of her body.

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

Right? Insane.

Okay, but I really like her,

so, I mean, what do I do?

Ben,

I just saw a woman

who was dead 160 years.

O-Okay.

So, what?

What, just... just ignore the weirdness?

The world is weird.

- You'll have to show me what to do.

- Okay.

- Okay.
- Don't get scared, but look up there.

ANDY: Whoa! Come on.

LYNN: I know. You'll get used to it.

LILA: Go in Mom's room,
you might find something.

(OVERLAPPING EXCITED CHATTER)

Show him the creepy girl.

(GROWLING)

- Okay, Dad, watch out.

- Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!

Watch it, watch it.

(SIGHS)

Now I see why your mom hid this stuff.

You girls played this all by yourselves?

Yeah, and almost beat it,

too, before it just got weird.

How much weirder can it get?

- Oh, you have no idea.

- A lot weirder.

- Just wait for it.

- Oh, great.

- LYNN: Dad, through here.

- ANDY: Okay.

- Through here?
- LYNN: Mm-hmm.

All right. Okay.

(SCREECHES) Oh, come on!

That's scary.

- Use a fireball! Fireball!

- Okay. H-How do I... how... ?

Okay, you make a circular

motion with your hand, like this.

- Yeah.
- And then, then throw it out.

- Like... that?
- Mm-hmm.

Dad, hurry. He's coming, Dad, hurry.

- It's not working. It's not working.

- LYNN: It's coming closer!
(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Oh, you know what? I need,

like, a cool catchphrase.

- Dad, kill it!

- Hey, long legs.

How do you like your steak?

(HISSING)

- Well done.
- (LAUGHING)

That was the worst catchphrase ever.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER) I think I did it.

- I think I did it, it was pretty cool.

- There it is, Dad, there.

Okay, let's go.

What are you doing?

Who is she?

Rose390.

She opened it up for us.

Well, then, we need to close it.

You have to leave it open.

Oh, really? Why is that?

'Cause you won't be able

to win if you close it.

Okay. Then I guess we just won't win.

(DEEP VOICE): Stop!

Dad, she's dangerous.

You know what? I think we can take her.

Come up at me.

(ROARING)

- Dad?
- It's okay. Here. Here, here, here.

Here we go.
Don't you dare!

We are daring. Let's go.

- Just right here, Dad, okay.

- Yeah, yeah?

- Huh?
- Okay.

Okay, just...

- Just "goodbye".
- Goodbye?

Uh-huh, just goodbye.

What now?

I don't know.

Good job, kiddo.

Group hug!

- Oh, Daddy, I knew you could do it.

- There you go.

- I missed you.
- Oh, God, I missed you, too.

Mmm. (CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

So I'm guessing we
don't tell the monsignor

about the sangria.

I could entertain him with the story

about how I helped a woman

give birth to a ghoul.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

That sangria was dangerous.

(SIGHS)

♪♪

This is you.

Already?

Already.
Bye.

Oh. Your sweatshirt.

Oh, keep it.

I don't want you to catch

a cold on the walk home.

(LAUGHS) All five steps?

(LAUGHS)

Mm-hmm?

- Good night.
- Good night.

(DOOR OPENS)

ANDY: Hey, stranger.

Andy.

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David is shocked to learn he is being sued for inflicting severe psychological harm
on Caroline Hopkins, after he assisted in her exorcism. The accusation leads him to
question his future ...
- Do you love Dad?
- Of course I do.

Then why isn't he home?

He's guiding people on Everest.

This is a sick woman.

Who is in danger of harming herself.

- She's dehydrated.

She's bleeding. She should be

under a doctor's care.

Anyway. That was

a long time ago.

It was just after

my friend died.

- Julia?
- Yes.

Julia?

Crying on her knees?

Weepy little bitch?

Are you drinking the sangria?

Why?

It's spiked with psilocybin.

- Your sweatshirt.
- Oh, keep it.

I don't want you to catch a cold

on the walk home.

Hey, stranger.

Andy.

A.
Activating Incident.

B.
Belief System.

C.
Consequences.

So... what happened?

Sebastian, stay present.

Let's go through this.

A.

Activating Incident.

- A woman rejected me.

- And B?

Belief?
I'm worthless.

- C?
- Consequences.

I sit in my room and surf porn.

And that brings us to D.

What's D?

Destruction.

Destroy old thinking.

And then we can talk about

the next step.

Hey, stranger.

Andy.

Yeah.

Oh, my God, you look fantastic.

When did you get in?

Wh-Why didn't you call?

I wanted to surprise you.

Oh, my God, that's crazy.

I would've picked you up.

I know that.
Oh...

- Mm.
- Look at this.

Oh, yeah, I'm getting

my hermit license.

You like it?

I thought you were still

trying to summit.

Yeah, no, the weather wasn't improving.

Oh, come on.

- This was the best November ever.

- Yeah, I just...

Okay, I missed you guys.

And I didn't want to miss

the next doctor's appointment

for Laura's heart.

Oh, my God.
Where'd you get this?

This is like a tent on you.

Uh, nowhere, just a co-worker.
Oh, really?

Yeah.
What is this?

Uh, this is just an artist,

he painted this t-shirt for me.

What kind of work

have you been doing?

I'm sorry. My brain is just

a little bit bubbly.

That's okay.
You okay?

Yeah.

- Where's Mom?
- She's, uh, she left.

She was...

- Did you two fight?

- No.

No. Actually, we found a détente.

Really?

- Yeah.
- Tell me more.

I can't. Unfortunately...

No, no, no, no, no.

You guys are up way past

your bedtime.

Daddy said we could stay up.

I never said that. My God,

you guys have become such liars.

- All right!
- Okay!

I need you all to go

upstairs right now.

Let's go. The Tibetan

band can play tomorrow.

You look happier.

It's been a weird time.

Yeah. I heard.

New job?

Yeah, I guess.

- Yeah.
- It's exciting.

You know how we always

talked about

not wanting to work in an office

or knowing exactly
what our day was gonna bring?

Mm-hmm.

This is that.

Just always surprised.

I'm glad.
Are you high?

Yeah.

Yeah.
Is that part of the work, too?

Somebody spiked the sangria with

some psilocybin without telling us.

- Us?
- Yeah, my co-worker.

Ah.

Interesting.

- Like a baby's ass.

- Mm,

that's what I like.

Sexy talk.

This is what I suggest.

I'm gonna throw you on the bed.

Oh, yeah?

And I'm gonna ravish you.

- Oh, really?
- Mm-hmm.

Now carry me into the bedroom.

Oh.
You got more demanding.

You don't know the half of it.

What's wrong?

- Did you hear that?

- What?

Something in the hall.

I didn't hear anything.

I heard that.

Wait, wait, wait wait, wait.

- You're kidding.
- What?

The girls have me paranoid

with what's been happening here.

That's great, if there's an ice

wall, we'll be ready. Yeah.

- Shh.
- Shh, shh, shh, shh.

- What is it?
- It's nothing. It's just...

I think we're all dreaming.

Maybe we should call 911.

Shh.
Stay-stay back.

Stay back, stay back, stay back.

- What's that?
- Oh, it's a kitty!

It's a stray. It's a stray.

No, no, no, leave it there.

Don't touch it, don't touch it,

it might have ticks.

Mom, the cat's so cute!

Yeah, but

- leave her.
- How do you know she's a her?

Because all cats are her.

That's not true. Okay.

Off to bed, please.

You literally said,

"She's a her." Off to bed.

Off to bed.

You have to feed the cat. No.

Go to sleep.
We will deal with this.

All of our fish died.

We need a cat now.

- We'll talk about it.

- They live longer,

- nine lives.
- Please.

- We can't have a pet.

- I know we can't.

I'll just put it in the garage

for tonight, and we'll see.

He's not letting go of this

thing. Could you hold it?

He just wants the sweater.

Just...

There we go.
I got you.

David Acosta?

Yeah?

You've been served.

Why? My guess is
someone's suing you.

Have a nice day.

- Hey.
- Hey.

How's your head today?

My... Oh.

Uh, yeah. Better.

My husband's home.

That's great.
Can I...

Oh. Yeah, sure.

Yeah, please.

I got a subpoena this morning.

Really?
For what?

- The Hopkins exorcism.

- Who's suing,

- the husband?
- No. Caroline.

She says the Church

botched the exorcism.

Says we should've deferred

to the psychologist on the scene

and sought medical care.

She's suing Father Amara,

myself, and the archdiocese.

Anyway, I just wanted to make

sure we got our facts straight,

because we disagreed that night.

But since... David, have you spoken

to your lawyer?

I don't have a lawyer.

The Church is gonna get you one.

Before you and I talk,

you need to speak

to your lawyer.

- Did you get a subpoena?

- No, but I probably will,

because they'll use my testimony

against you.

That's why I wanted to know

how much we disagree...

David, I'm-I'm sorry.

Whatever we say right now,

I will be asked about.
And they'll want to know

if we tried to get
our stories straight.

That'll make you look worse.

So you need to be able to swear

that we didn't
get our stories straight.

Right now, I can say

that we talked. You asked me

if I was subpoenaed,

and our conversation lasted

exactly five minutes.

If this goes any further,

I'll be under oath,

and have to admit to more.

I understand.

Hello?

Did you know you have

a bird up there?

Yes.

He doesn't want to leave.

May I help you?

Bishop Marx.
Your new superior.

So, you're a seminarian?

- I am.
- How many years?

This is my third.

Uh, two years philosophy,

one more year theology.

There's jealousy here that

you've been given free reign.

I don't know what that means.

Monsignor Korecki
kept a firm hand
- on all the assessments.
- And yet we're being sued.

Yes.
It's unfortunate.

So, David.

I've been moved here

as bishop of the diocese

for one very particular reason.

Do you want to know what it is?

I do.

You have drawn the attention

of the Holy Father.

That is not necessarily

a good thing.

The Vatican assessors believe

you're doing important

work here, but...

Oh.

Flannery O'Connor.

I love her.

Yes.

But you're being sued.

So I should hire a lawyer?

No.
An archdiocesan lawyer

already volunteered
to represent you.

She's not a litigator,

she's a fixer.

She's kept our abuse victim

lawsuits reasonable.

We want her to do
the same thing here.

David Acosta.

- Renee Harris.
- You two
know each other?

That's why I volunteered.

So it looks like
you're in trouble.

We should get started.

And now I'm going to teach you

the two most magical words

in the English language.

As if.

You're going to
the Fit 4 Women's gym

and you will be carrying this.

- What is that?
- A gun.

- This is a gun?
- Yes.

You'll go there, you'll aim,

you'll shoot "as if"

you could really do it.

But I get it
if you don't want to.

You look good.

You do too.

So, the priesthood?

- Are you surprised?

- That wasn't your thing.

It wasn't your thing to be

a church lawyer either.

My sister screwed us both up.

She got you to promise, too?

On her death bed.

"The church needs you."

She probably told everybody

the same thing that last day.
That's Julia for you...

Always has to have the last

word, even from the grave.

God, I loved her.

Come in.

Where are we?

It's a nuisance suit.

We don't want it to go to trial.

- I'll get it kicked in depo.

- And David?

He'll be a good witness.

My worry is the psychiatrist and

the psychologist who were there,

but I'll talk to them.

Uh, just as a warning,

I tried to speak

with one of them this morning.

You did?

Yes, uh, Kristen Bouchard.

She's on my team.

She stopped me before

I could say anything.

Okay, smart girl.

I'll talk to her.

It'll probably be fine.

How you doing?

- I hate depositions.
- Yeah.

I hate law offices.

Dr. Bouchard.

Hi. It's just Kristen.

You have a doctorate.

That deserves a "Dr."

Hi. Renee Harris,

lawyer for the defense.

This is Ben Shakir.

He works with us.

Hi.
As?

A contractor.

Is that a joke?

No.

Okay. Do you have a jacket

with that?

With this?
Uh, yes, but not with me.

Can someone get it for you? Why?

I want you to look

like a doctor.

A jacket will make me

look like a doctor?

Yes.

All right, yeah.

I can make a call. Please do.

David told me you stopped him

from pulling a Clinton,

getting your stories straight.

I see you have some

familiarity with court.

That will be helpful.

I'm not telling you

how to testify.

I'm just telling you

the other side is smart.

Judith Lemonhead.

Lemonhead?

Yes, I know. Stupid name,

and she's angry about it,

wants to take it out

on the world.
She will try to get you
to elaborate on your answers.

Don't.
Answer "yes," "no,"

and "Can you be more specific?"

- You and David work together?

- Yes.

Has he talked to you

about Julia?

Yeah.

I'm her sister.

She was the idealistic one.

I'm the cynic, which

makes me perfect for this.

When you want a break

in the questioning,

put your fingers

to your nose like this,

and I will ask for a break

because my leg hurts.

I injured it.

Did you injure it?

No.

And the wicked shall perish

- in the presence of God...

- No!

Out! Out! Out!

- Is that you, Caroline?

- Yes.

Out! Ou...

And that sound...

Was that a slap?

- Yes.
- Excuse me.

Were you told

that sound was a slap
or do you have a specific memory
that was a slap?

Um...

Let the record reflect

the witness

just looked to her lawyer

for guidance.

All right, let's just ask

your clients then. Did you

slap Caroline in that moment?

No. Uh, Caroline was trying

to break free of her bonds.

And why was she bound?

Because she was trying

to kill people.

Then let's just listen

to this part of the tape.

What is your name?

In the name of God,

I demand your name.

Help me.

If you want to feel bad,

go to confession,

not here. - And after you

pled for your life, Caroline,

- did anyone do anything?

- No.

And after they told you that

the demons had been exorcised,

what happened?

I was fine for a week,

then I fell apart.

I... suffered delusions,

paranoia, uh,

depression.

I wanted to die.
I was taken
to the emergency room

and I got some real help.

Dr. Phillip Lynch-Giles.

Uh, I specialize
in treating patients

with dissociative disorders

and schizophrenia.

And what was the physical

and mental condition

of Caroline Hopkins

after the... exorcism

October 31?

Lacerations, bruising,

suicidal ideation.

Uh, she was malnourished,

dehydrated,

unable to stand or walk.

And what was your

medical diagnosis?

Dissociative identity disorder,

but she was also

severely delusional,

uh, convinced that

Satan and other demons

were following
and attacking her.

- How are those delusions?

- Seriously, Renee?

What?
Let him answer the question.

I would say that

demonic forces do not exist,

and patients often

use the crutch

of the metaphoric
to explain and deny

what are actually

mental disabilities.

Which is your bias?

Uh, no, that's

the shared understanding

- of the medical community.

- And what was

your treatment plan

for Caroline, Doctor?

Chlorpromazine and aripiprazole

in order to limit the psychosis.

The dissociative behavior

is more difficult

I use a...

trauma conceptualization
exercise.

I have the patient mentally

process what happened to them

without disassociating from it.

- What do you think?

- It's standard.

Ms. Bouchard...

- Dr. Bouchard.
- Sure.

You were called as

a psychologist to assess

whether Caroline was suffering

from a mental disorder.

Yes.

And what was your

professional observation?

That she was ill.

Uh, can you elaborate?

That she was mentally ill.

- Hm.
- I see.

Uh, did Ms. Harris

prep you for this testimony?

Yes. And what did she say?

She told me to be
honest and concise.

And did she say

anything about me?

Yes, she told me that you

hated your last name

and wanted to take it

out on the world.

- Oh.
- Okay.

Uh, did you not call in

a licensed psychiatrist
to this exorcism,

Dr. Bouchard?

Yes. And why did you do that?

To consult.

And what was the result

of that consultation? He agreed.

He agreed that Caroline

was likely suffering from

dissociative identity disorder

or schizophrenia?

Yes.

And did you both recommend that

the priest stop the exorcism?

Yes.

And did the Church follow

your recommendation?

No.

Why not?

They disagreed.
And, knowing all that you
know now, Dr. Bouchard,

do you believe that

Caroline was possessed?

Well, I don't believe

in possession.

Thank you.

That was very helpful.

When did you decide

to become a priest, sir?

Three years ago.

You don't seem like

the priest type.

Why did you decide

to become one?

I found...

I find comfort in my religion.

Was there something

in particular

that you needed comfort

from three years ago?

Um, uh, can you be

more specific?

Have you ever been arrested?

Yes.

On what grounds?

Uh, once for possession.

Once for assault.

Possession of drugs?
Which drug?

Cocaine.

- Are you a drug addict?

- No.

The documents in
that folder detail

three two-month stays

at a rehabilitation facility

in Pennsylvania
between 2010 and 2014.

Substance abuse
and sex addiction support.

I had some issues

with, um, drugs

and...

intimacy.

I cleaned myself up.

I found God.

The police report

on your assault charge

says that you knocked

a man unconscious.

Did you also have

issues with anger?

Ms. Lemonhead,

feel free to get to the point

with these questions.

My point is that Mr. Acosta

has a pattern

of making reckless decisions

that endanger both his life

and the lives of others.

I'm fairly certain a judge

would find that relevant.

Now, may I continue, or

should we call the judge?

Go ahead and embarrass yourself.

Mr. Acosta, in your role as

a representative of the Church,

do you ever disclose your

background to those you serve?

No.

Do you think Caroline Hopkins

would've allowed you

to assist in her exorcism

had she known your history?

I'm not sure.

We need to do something.

Yeah, I agree.

Let's talk.

Hello.
How may I help you?

I'd like to attend a class.

I don't want
to assume your gender,

but this is a women's-only gym.

Hi, how are you? Hi.

I'm a man.

And you know this is

the definition of sexism.

Right?

There's another gym

down the street

that you'd be welcome to attend.

Excuse me.
Have a good day.

Fit 4 Women.

The 9:30 is
completely booked.

I can add you to a wait list...

Destroy the past.

Eight million dollars.

I would call that

a confident ask.

It is. Ms. Lemonhead thinks

she has us on the run.

Does she?
Yes.
They also want Father Amara

removed from the priesthood

and a promise that David Acosta

will not be ordained.

So, what do we do?

I told them we needed

a day to consider a counter.

Yeah?

We'll rebuff the attempt

to block the ordination.

If it costs
the Church money, don't.

David.

How will I say this?

I'm just gonna

come out and say it.

Okay.

I've always had a crush on you.

That whole time.

You and Julia.

That's why I had

to stay away from you two.

I just... I couldn't show it.

And now...

when I saw you yesterday...

I realized my problem
wasn't my sister anymore.

It was... God.

Can you believe that?

God.

Do you ever think of me?

Ever?
I should...

What?

Go?

This is your place.

Uh, I should, um...

I should study.

Yep.

One of the dangers

of living next to a church.

It's hard to get laid.

David?

There are other ways

to serve the Church.

You don't need to marry it.

I'm calling the ASPCA.

Bad day?

Not the best.

Too many demons to fight?

The kids were talking about

all your, uh, adventures.

Exorcisms and chasing demons.

It sounds exciting.

It's not as exciting

as it sounds.

Is that why you were

given a rosary?

What?

The, uh, the rosary

in the garage.

What are you trying

to ask me, Andy?

I don't know.
I mean, who gave it to you?

Was it Ben the Magnificent?

- No.
- So...

I don't need to worry about him?

No, you don't.

No, okay. Okay.

Hey, are you becoming

unlapsed, babe?

What?

Am I...

No.

Okay. Okay.

Good.

Is there a problem if I were?

If you were becoming unlapsed?

Yeah.

Yeah. Maybe.
I mean,

the same kind

of problem we'd have

if you tried to cure

the girls' colds with leeches.

It's superstitious.

Those are your words, not mine.

Well, I heard a doctor today

talking about prescribing

chlorpromazine and aripiprazole

and trauma exercises,

and I realized it sounded

just as much like leeches.

It sounded...

What?

What?
What? Hold on.

Ben?

I need you to look

into something for me.

So, what I'm thinking,

in this whole business...

I just went in and

pointed at ten of them.

They were so upset they sent

the security guard after me.

How did that make you feel?

- Excited.

Strong.
Really good.

Good.

Good work.

Now what?

The next step

is putting "as if" into action,

and I'm not sure

you're ready for that.

True self-esteem

requires true action.

There are some people

who walk up to the line...

then have to turn back.

Then there are the few

who are willing

to cross that line.

Which are you?

I bought a gun.

I know.

But do you know how to use it?

And you're gonna need
more than one.

What if I practiced?

Adam.

This is Adam.

He's a marksman.

He's a good man.

He's one of the 59 people

I trust in the world.

Hi.

He's here to help.

So, if you're serious,

he will help you become

proficient with guns.

So, this is your

red pill moment.

Which way do you want to go?

I don't have time

for this, Leland.

Wait.

Give him a moment.

Cute little office.

Thank you.

What's that?

I used to be a climber.

Ah, I wouldn't have guessed.

So, you wanted to talk...

Holy crap!
What was that?

It's a cat.

Sounds like a demon.

No, it's just a cat

who doesn't like me.
Okay.

So, you wanted to talk

about the defense?

Yes, I think it needs

to stop being a defense.

You've let them rip into

the non-science of exorcism.

Now you need to rip into

the non-science of psychiatry.

Dr. Lynch-Giles, you

prescribed chlorpromazine

and aripiprazole for Caroline?

Yes.

Doctor, where were you

on August 6, 2019?

On vacation.

On a cruise,

sponsored by the same

pharmaceutical company

that manufactures
chlorpromazine.

Every pharmaceutical company

sponsors events
for the medical industry.

It has absolutely no bearing

on how we treat...

There are seven FDA-approved

first-generation

anti-psychotics,
and ten second-generation…
- Eleven.

...eleven second-generation
anti-psychotics.

So why chlorpromazine
and aripiprazole for Caroline?

Like every
psychiatric medication,
prescribing
is a bit of an art form.

Doctor, do chlorpromazine
and aripiprazole

have any side effects?

They do.

Uh, dizziness, nausea,

sleepiness, suicidal ideation.

Dr. Lynch-Giles

stated that Caroline

made two attempts

to kill herself
after the exorcism.

Were all of these attempts

while she was taking

the medication he prescribed?

- That is correct.
- Are there any anti-psychotics

that don't have

suicidal ideation

- as a side effect?
- Clozapine.

So, why wouldn't a psychiatrist

like Dr. Lynch-Giles

prescribe clozapine?

It's expensive.

So, Dr. Lynch-Giles

put his patient

on a less-expensive medication

proven to cause people

to kill themselves?

Objection.

Dr. Boggs is your witness.

I'm just asking him

questions as an expert.

Doctor, do you have an opinion

on Dr. Lynch-Giles' trauma
conceptualization exercises?

Yes, it is extreme
experimental therapy.

Here is an expert
that agrees with you

in this article
in The Good Psychologist.

Can you read who wrote it?

Yes.

Dr. Lynch-Giles.

Huh.
And what does he write... there?

"This extreme therapeutic method

"can be a guided tour

of their own personal hell

"without a painkiller.

"And if the mental

health professional

"doesn't take their time,

the patient will end up

worse than before."

According to his own words,

isn't it possible

that his therapeutic methods

may be just as responsible...

If not more responsible...

For Caroline's
deteriorating mental health?

Yes. Definitely.

Amazing work.

Thanks.
Wish I could take full credit.

It was your friend's idea.

So, the problem are just those

pesky psychiatrists?
If only the exorcists
were in complete control...

Sounding a little bitter there,

Ms. Lemonhead.

Let's see how this holds up.

Dr. Bouchard?

- Yes?
- I had no idea

mental health professionals

were such ineffectual quacks.

We'll be re-deposing you

tomorrow

based on what you saw.

Although I must confess

it seems like you keep

flipping sides.
Hmm.

It's hard to know

where your allegiances are.

- My allegiance is to the truth.

- We'll see about that.

See you at 9:00.

What does she know

to undercut you?

Everything.

No, no.
That's your natural

point of aim.
There.

See, now when you lift the gun,

your natural point of aim

aligns with the target.

So fire.

And remember...

Squeeze, don't pull.

Whoo!
Better.

Keep at it.

Have you ever shot anyone?

All the time.

Seriously?
Yeah.

That's how you get good at it.

You kill people.

Your graduation!

You are no longer subject

to "as if."

Congratulations.

Oh, one last thing.

Fit 4 Women is not working

as a target.

What? Why not?

People saw you.

They've already heightened

their security measures.

They'd stop you before you even

turned down the street.

No, we need... a fresh target.

Where people are trusting,

vulnerable...

Like, um...

a wedding shop?

No.

Let's see...

Ah.

Prayer group led by this man.

He's a priest-in-training...
Without this beard...

And he leads a prayer group

at a nearby church.
But I...

But that's not women.

It's mostly
a women's prayer group.

And most importantly,

they are grouped together

and they don't have

a security guard.

You could get away.

What?

Oh, I get it.

I'm asking for too much, now?

Okay.

Go home, forget
any of this ever happened.

You go back to your life.

When?

Can I trust you?

Yes.

Then I'll send you a signal.

"S.O.I."

What's that mean?

"Slaughter
of the Innocents."

It's cool, right?

Be ready.

How many years have you been

a licensed psychologist, Doctor?

Seven.

But you've recently

switched careers?

No, I'm still a psychologist.

I evaluate clients and offer
my professional opinion.

But in a much different context.

No, my role remains the same.

Impartial assessor.

Haven't you chosen religion

over science in your new role?

No.

I'm an atheist.

That has nothing to do

with my professional function.

So in your professional opinion,

was Caroline Hopkins possessed?

The DSM-5 doesn't recognize

- possession...
- Yes or no, Doctor?

Let her answer

the question the way she wants.

The DSM-5 is a crucial guide,

but it's also in

its fifth edition.

It's about trial and error.

And Dr. Lynch-Giles, in

exercising that trial and error,

contributed to
Caroline's ill health.

Excuse me, Doctor,

are you telling me...

I'm telling you that

I'm an empiricist, ma'am.

After the exorcism, I saw

a healthy Caroline Hopkins.

She was happy and loving.

Since Dr. Lynch-Giles's care,

I've seen a Caroline who's taken

a turn for the worse.
I think Dr. Lynch-Giles
should stop caring for her.

So you really sold your soul?

Go to hell, Lemonhead.

Ask her a real question

or shut the hell up.

Is this because you're in a

relationship with David Acosta?

Oh, my God! I couldn't help

but notice

you've gotten very familiar

with him. Are you kidding me?

That's character assassination

- and I don't appreciate it...

- Anything to win a case,

is that right?
...and I will not put up with it.

I will do anything
to stop you from...

I'll start by saying

I do not agree with this.

But Caroline Hopkins wants

to settle...
for medical costs.

We can make that work.

Really?

You think
you can make that work?

Well, you gotta love the Church.

Good work, Renee.

Anytime, Your Excellency.

Open it.

Where are the girls?

- I tucked them in.

- And that worked?
Well, I told them
if they shut up,

we'd consider keeping the cat.

What is it?

Well, I got
everybody else a gift.

I thought I should
get you one, too.

It's light.
Mm-hmm.

I've been thinking a bit

about your time here,

and, uh, your new job,

and this exorcism thing.

And I realized that you miss it.

Miss what?

Climbing.

And don't say "no."

I mean, you're dealing with

demons and killers,

and people doing bad things.

It's transference, you know?

This is New York.

People doing bad things here

is like
climbing a mountain there.

Anyway, open it.

You should take the tour

of Everest in the spring.

I'll stay here.

I'll take care of the girls.

I'll be the dad.

You should go.

I'll stay.

I just love you.

I'm gonna kill it.

David.

I have to lead a prayer group.

I'm not leaving here

until you touch me.

♪ Who are poor in spirit ♪

♪ Theirs is the kingdom of God ♪

Blessed are they

♪ Full of sorrow ♪

♪ They shall be consoled... ♪

Matrix, baby.

Why-why is this prayer group

only for women?

Are you sure?

'Cause that's not what it says.

You talking to me, lady?

Boom.

Boom.

♪ They shall inherit the earth ♪

♪ Blessed are they ♪

♪ Who hunger and thirst ♪

♪ They shall have their fill. ♪

You pathetic, ridiculous...

Pathetic, useless
son of a bitch!

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Kristen, David and Ben are called to investigate an insidiously addictive Christmas
song that's spreading among an increasing number of students, and the dangerous
relationship between ...
So do we know what's wrong?

No. Seems above our pay grade.

Does David seem distracted to you?

- What?
- Kristen, okay, what is going on?

Both of you seem someplace else.

No, I just...

Sometimes I wonder why I'm doing this.

Well, what would you do instead?

I don't know.

My husband suggested
I go climbing again.

Seriously? That I do not get.

At least here, you're

keeping David sane.

Their parents have been called.

I just want to get some sense

of the school's liability.

So, what is it?

How long have they been doing it?

- Two hours.
- Uninterrupted?

They stop when I tell them,

but then they start up again.

What's going on?

These are the two who work with David.

I thought it best they talk to them.

In here.

Emma, Olivia,

that's enough now, ladies.

Stop.
These folks are from the rectory

and they have some questions for you.

Hey. Hi.

What's that song you're singing?

- Ladies.
- I don't know.

Ladies, we need you to stop.

That's enough!

You don't know the words?

No.

- And why don't you stop?

- We do stop.

But then you just start back up again?

Why?

It feels good.

Can you stop right now?

Are you hearing the song in your heads?

- I do.
- Yeah.

Okay, can you do this for me?

Do you know the words to "Jingle Bells"?

Great.

Can you sing it for me?

♪ Jingle, jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ What fun it is to ride. ♪

Okay, sorry, that's not it.

Um, it-it's like this.

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪

♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Hey, jingle bells, jingle bells ♪

- ♪ Jingle all the way. ♪

- Great.

Now, stop for a second.

Can you hear it in your head?

Perfect.

Sing it again.

Go ahead, sing it.

♪ Jingle, jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ What fun it is to ride ♪

♪ In a one-horse open sleigh. ♪

It's stuck song syndrome.

An auditory form of OCD.

- These girls have OCD?

- Not necessarily.

I mean, you should

talk to their parents.

Basically, the song is just stuck

like an earworm in their head.

What is the cure?

Well, the simplest

treatment is distraction.

I gave them gum.

Gum? Why gum?

Well, sometimes the

distraction of gum chewing

can keep the mind from

obsessing on the song.

And if it fails?

There's ERP... exposure

and response prevention".

It's about changing the response

when the song pops in their head.

But that is beyond what I can offer.

Kristen, was it?

It was.

Thank you.

It's good to have you involved in this.

Okay, there's a possession

we need to discuss.

We've been having some difficulties...

Teacher's pet.

Hey, hey, slamming? Really?

Hi.

Ha ha. Lexis?

Lexis?

What's going on? What's the problem?

Nothing.

Well, you're crying, so... something.

What?

A girl in school. She lives next door.

Who?

Sami.

She pushed me down

and she did this to me.

Oh...

Oh, baby.

Can I give you some

grandmotherly advice?

Uh-huh.

You take a brick and

you hit her in the face.
What?

This is where it hurts

the most, right here.

You take something heavy,

and you smack her.

Right there. She bigger than you?

Yeah. That's good. She won't expect it.

Okay, here.

Wrap your hand around this.

She'll think you're just

hitting her with your fist,

but you'll really have

the thrust of a rock.

What's her name again?

- Sami.
- Sami.

Sami's gonna bleed just a little bit,

but she'll think it's

just from your fist.

Then you just drop your arm

down by your side like this,

and let it slip out.

And people will never know

you had a rock in there at all.

I can't.

Oh, sure you can, sweetheart.

I thought I couldn't either.

You know what I found out?

You either make 'em your

bitch or they make you theirs.

In the name of the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.

It's been two weeks

since my last confession.

These are my sins.

I slept with a woman.

Someone I know from my past.

She's the sister of my fiancée.

Have you told your fiancée?

No.

She died.

Some years ago.

Do you think a relationship

might be developing

with this other woman?

I...

She-she and I have talked about it.

But there are just too many...

complications.

We've agreed not to

see each other again.

Is there something else?

Yes. I...

I'm in my third year at...

Your third year at...

Nothing.

Okay.

Then I ask you to reflect

on the act of contrition.

Can I help you with something?

Hello?

♪ Hark, the herald angels sing ♪

♪ Glory to the new-born king. ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way. ♪

What is that?

- What?
- That song.

- I don't know. It's stuck in my head.

- Yeah.

It's familiar.

I know, it's something

that these schoolgirls

kept singing today. They

said they couldn't stop.

It's "Pudsy's Christmas".

- What?
- It's "Pudsy's Christmas".

What?

What's "Putty Christmas"?

A cartoon online.

- How do you know it?

- I don't. I just know the song.

- Oh.
- How do I find it?

There's this thing

called the Internet, Mom.

♪ Santa got high,

now everything is funny ♪

♪ Someone had a gummy ♪

♪ He thought he might try ♪

♪ His mouth is so dry ♪

♪ His teeth are kind of itchy ♪

♪ How'd he ever get so high? ♪

♪ Ho, ho, ho, just a taste

of a yummy gummy ♪

♪ Ho, ho, ho ♪

♪ Yummy, yum in my rummy tummy ♪

♪ Oh, ho, ho ♪

♪ Gum, gum, tummy, funny gummy ♪

♪ Oh, God, everybody knows ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la,

la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la. ♪

It's from an Internet video called

"Pudsy's Christmas".
It's an edgier version

of Charlie Brown's Christmas.

It's just a meme.

It'll be gone in a week.

And you think it's harmless?

I do.

- ♪ All is calm ♪
- Then explain this.

- ♪ All is bright ♪
- ♪ La, la, la, la ♪

- ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

- ♪ Round yon... ♪

- ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

- Quiet. Stop!

- Shh!
- ♪ La, la, la, la ♪

- ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

- Stop.

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la,

la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la. ♪

How is this possible?

It starts with four girls,

then it spreads to 50? Is it contagious?

I don't know. I mean, it

could be a psychogenic illness.

- What's that?
- Mass hysteria.

Illness-like behavior
that quickly spreads

- to a whole group.
- Even behavior like singing?

Uh, in 1962, there was a

laughter epidemic in Tanzania.

Three students at a boarding school

started laughing uncontrollably,

and then 159 others seemed to catch it.

And the school couldn't

control it. In fact,

the more that they

tried, the worse it got.

It spread to three villages in the area.

Why?

There were a lot of theories.

Emotions are contagious,

so many believe it to be an
extreme emotional contagion.

What stops it?

Nothing.

I mean, nothing in Western medicine.

It usually just dies out on

its own after a few months.

And it's harmless?

Well, there was a

dancing plague in 1518.

400 people in France

could not stop dancing.

In fact, many of them died of

starvation and heart attacks

because they couldn't stop.

Sorry, just...

Half of the things you

talk about sound made up.

Are we thinking there could be

- a supernatural dimension to this?

- Maybe,

but first, we should

consider the psychological.

- And the physical.

- What's the physical here?

- Well, it could be asbestos.

- I doubt that.

- Why?
- Because the school's been checked.

Never hurts to check again.

Listen, I've worked in a

lot of these older buildings,

and I'll tell you, there

is always some asbestos

- hiding in the soundproofing.

- _

I'd rather focus on the psychological.

No computer, no TV.

For a month?
Okay. I guess.

I mean, yeah.

God, I hate this.

I know.

What?

Parenting.

- I'll go get her.

- Yeah.

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la... ♪

What?

That song.

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la... ♪

Why are you singing that?

What?

"Pudsy's Christmas".
Why are you singing it?

- Lynn taught it to us. It's fun.

- Yeah.

- Don't you like it?

- Okay.

- I need you guys to stop singing it.

- Why?

It's a Christmas song.

I don't like it. Okay?

Just sing something else.

Here. Uh...

♪ Away in a manger, no crib for a bed ♪

♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪

♪ Lay down his sweet head... ♪

That's beautiful, Mom.

Lexis,

can we see you for a sec?

Good luck.

Okay. Why did you hit her?

She was bullying me. She pushed me down.

But you don't hit, Lexis.

You never do.

That's not what Grandma said.

What?

Grandma said the only way

for her to stop bullying me

is if I hit her back.

Grandma said that?

And it worked.

Sami said sorry and the other girls

wanted to be my friend again.

Yeah, but we don't hit.

Okay? Kristen?

Mom, you can't do that.

Hmm? I'm sorry, what?

Sami almost went to the hospital.

Okay, I-I'm confused. Who's Sami?

The girl Lexis hit.

The girl you told Lexis to hit.

Kristen, I'm sorry,

But I have no idea

what you're talking about.

You didn't tell Lexis to hit Sami?

No!

Of course not.

Oh, my God.

Look, I-I don't want

to get Lexis in trouble,
but I didn't tell her to hit anyone.

Are you telling me Lexis is lying?

No. No, I'm not. I just...

I didn't say anything.

So...

Ben,

go ahead and check for asbestos.

Hey, let me call you back.

Let's talk.

So I thought we were trying

to stay away from each other.

I thought so, too.

So didn't you call me?

What is this?

Note you left on my pillow.

What?

Like a high school crush?

No. No, I did not leave

this on your pillow.

It's not even my handwriting.

I know.

So why call me?

Because you know whose

handwriting it is.

Julia's.

Oh, my God.

You think I would save

one of Julia's notes

to put on your pillow?

- How else would it get there?

- Okay.

You know why I really think you called?

Because you're not over this.

Because you said we should stay apart,

but you're the one who called me.

- Renee.
- What is the other option here?

You thought I was teasing you

with my sister's handwriting?

How does that even make sense?

Okay. I should just go.

David.

David, some people are not

meant for the priesthood.

Take care.

What is this?

The food served here.

Okay, you were right.

There's no asbestos issue.

But the vendor who supplies

your vegetables, DFC Veggies,

they have some pesticide issues.

They are fighting off lawsuits.

And I found traces of

anhydrous ammonia on the produce.

It's a pesticide.

It's one of the reasons that

their produce is so cheap.

You think the girls were

affected by the pesticides?

Yes.

What do you need?

Well, we need to question the

girls who were affected again.

Okay. Give me a minute.

My girls aren't at this school,

yet they're humming the song, too.

- Why is that?
- I don't know.

Why do people sing "It's a Small World"

months after they've

gone through the ride?

It's simple, it's repetitive.

Stop! Stop!

Stop! Stop!

- Stop! Stop!
- Stop!

Stop it!

You told me to hit Sami.

- Prove it.
- What?

Prove that I told you to do that.

But you did.

Mm, I think you're mistaking

me with someone else.

Why are you doing this? You're lying.

Lexi. Lexi, sweetheart.

Listen to me.

There's snitching and there's lying.

And snitching is far worse.

Okay, I'm gonna tell you something

that you're gonna find

out when you're an adult.

And it's probably the

best Christmas present

I could ever give you.

You ready?

Everybody lies.

Yeah, I lie.
But so does your mom and your
dad and all your teachers.

So next time,

tell them whatever it takes to

keep you and me out of trouble.

And here's the most important thing:

you never, ever, ever snitch.

You got it?

I love you.

Oh, I love you so much.

Ooh. I got to get this.

Hi. What's going on?

Just finishing up with a patient here.

I wanted to know whether

I could see you tonight.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm just finishing up

with my babysitting duties.

An hour?

Sounds good.

Oh, how did the talk

with the granddaughter go?

Good. Good. Thanks for the advice.

No problem. Just giving back. Love you.

Love you, too.

Hi.

Can you hear me, Emma?

Yeah.

Why did you put scissors in your ear?

The noise.

It just kept getting worse.

Have you ever heard of anything

called "Pudsy's Christmas"?

No.

The school's given us

permission to check

your browser history.

Are you okay with that?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, it's in my bag.

What about school lunches?

Have you been eating

a lot of the salads?

No.

No?

What do you eat at the cafeteria?

French fries.

That's all you eat, French fries?

- Yeah.
- Everything else is gross.

Okay.

We really need your help

getting to the bottom of this.

Emma, what is Malindaz?

"Malindaz"?

Influencer, talks about

clothes and makeup and stuff.

Is that where you heard the music?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Hey, guys! Today's video

is especially for you.

Hey, guys! Today's video

is especially for you.

I'm calling it "Malindaz Challenge".

- This can't be the reason, can it?
- Hmm.

It's an amazing 95 minutes long.

And anybody who watches the whole thing

and says "Malindaz Challenge"

three times at the end

will go crazy!

No joke, girl, completely insane.

So don't do it!

Only three people have ever done it,

and they ended up in Bellevue.

So stop at the two mark...

♪ And don't you dare say ♪

♪ "Malindaz Challenge" ♪

... three times.

You have been warned.

She's trying to make

the site sound dangerous.

The less their parents would approve,

the more kids will want to watch it.

Listen. Background music.

- The shade that might be best for you...

- There it is.

That's it.

That's where they heard it.

If you've got, like, freckles,

you want to kind of use it sparingly.

Okay, all right.

I will make the sacrifice

and watch the whole thing.

Well, this is no time for bravery.

- I'm gonna let you.

- Thank you.
Come look for me in Bellevue.

But, first...

Oh, what is this?

... presents!

Are we supposed to open them right now?

You can open them after I leave.

Merry Christmas, both of you.

Merry Christmas.

We should've gotten her something.

Okay, let's do this!

So first, foundation.

Ooh, this is a shade

that might be best for you.

It's a bit glowy, so if

you've got, like, freckles,

you want to kind of use it sparingly.

'Cause you know what I always say!

Use what you naturally have.

Whatever distinguishes you.

And maybe for you, that's freckles,

so make sure we can see them.

I'm not in love with the texture

of this brand as it goes on,

but I am all about some of their colors,

especially when I use it

with my usual foundation.

And that's liquid foundation, right?

Never Stick... check it out.

You know me; I can sometimes be

all about my neutral look.

_
And you can go for something
more dramatic, of course,

but remember...

♪ You'll stand out! ♪

Heavier coverage concealer can

be your best of best friends

when you've been out till dawn.

I know you know what I'm talking about.

Don't overdo it.

One dot is all it takes.

A good concealer can

literally cover all your sins.

♪ Good King Wenceslas looked down ♪

♪ On the feast of Stephen ♪

♪ I don't know the rest of the words ♪

- Yes, you do.

- ♪ La, la, la, la... ♪

- Lynn. Lynn.
- Yeah, Mom?

Do you ever visit makeup

sites? Makeup and clothes?

- You said I was too young.

- I know, I know.

But have you ever heard

of the site called, um...

Called what?

Nothing, sweetheart.

Never mind.

- Okay.
- Good night.

Good night.

... a little too much.

No, actually...

I kind of like it. What do you think?

What are we hiding?

Nothing, just something from work.

Porn?

Oh, seriously?

Yeah.

If you listen to it
all the way to the end,

it's supposed to make you crazy.

Yeah, I can believe that.

Then you're supposed to say

"Malindaz Challenge" three times.

I actually think it really works...

Your work is insane.

My favorite new late-night

club in Williamsburg.

Have you checked it out yet, seriously?

Anything dangerous?

Okay.

- Don't overdo it.

- No, nothing I can hear.

Hmm, that's weird.

What is that?

What?

Do you hear that?

Yeah.

A good concealer can

literally cover all your sins.

It's a man.

I don't like it. It's scary.

That's not Daddy's voice. Who is it?

That's the challenge!

You made it all the
way to the end with me.

You're definitely one

of the special ones.

Only one more step.

Are you sure you want to do it?

You know what to say, right?

Three times?

Okay, but remember...

You have been warned.

Malindaz Challenge.

Malindaz Challenge.

Malindaz Challenge.

This is insane.

Malindaz Challenge.

Malindaz Challenge. Malindaz Challenge.

But remember...

You have been warned.

Malindaz Challenge. Malindaz Challenge.

Malindaz... Challenge.

Yes, I am an idiot.

What the hell are you doing, David?

What?

These pictures of you and me.

You're Wi-Poking them?

What, are you following me?

It's not me.

You're not doing this?

No!

David...

what's happening?

I don't know.

We need to talk.

I agree.

Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Stop, Lila, stop! Mom!

- It's in her ear! I don't know what to do!

- Oh, my God!

- What happened? What's going on?!

- Oh, my God!

- I don't know.
- The voice is in my head!

- Oh, Mommy!
- It's okay. It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Is she all right?

Kristen?

Lila, um...

Yeah, she's-she's all right.

Doctor thinks her eardrum will recover.

What I don't understand

is how this happened.

Did your daughters hear anything

- in that Malindaz Challenge video?

- Yes.

They said they heard a voice

coming from my room while

I was watching the video.

I listened to all 95 minutes

of that stupid video,

and there was no voice.

Yes, there was.

Listen to this.

You guys hear anything?

- No.
- Good.

Because that is at 17,000 hertz range,

which is the range that only

people under 16 can hear.

Are you kidding?

Those are sounds that

only teenagers can hear?

Yep. Science is weird.

Now, this is what

they're really hearing.

Across for attention, down for results.

Across for attention, down...

- What the heck?

- That is a voice

that is encouraging kids

on how to commit suicide.

Oh, my God.

That is a suicide instruction meme

that only teenagers can hear.

Why?

Because some people

like to do bad things.

They're clout chasing.

- Clout?
- Yeah.

Getting attention on the Internet.

Sometimes it comes from

being a good influence,
sometimes it comes from
being a bad influence.

Is Malindaz the one doing this?

No, not necessarily.

Can you find out?

Yeah. Doing my best.

Oh, um, Kristen,

uh, I'm not sure there's

a right time to do this,

but, um, here.

It's from both of us.

Aw. You didn't have to.

I know. We'll take it back.

No!

Uh, look, can you, uh,

open that when we're not here?

Because it's too much mush.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

David, thank you.

Are you okay?

I am.

Ben thought you... seemed a bit sad.

I've got some things to

figure out about my life.

But... I'm okay.

Good.

I'm okay, too.

Good.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

- They merged together.

- The cats were...
- Yes.
- They merged a brother and a sister together?

- No.
- What, like in a test tube?

- No, they...
- This sounds weird to me.

- They were in their mother's stomach.

- Hey.

- Hey.
- Hi.

You okay?

- Better. That was weird.

- Yeah?

- What did you hear?

- Same song, playing over and over.

And there was this voice

asking if I wanted to
be part of the army.

- What army?
- I don't know.

Just someone who's

strong and could fight.

- Fight who?
- Other people.

I don't want to think about that.

Let's see your thumb, please.

One, two, three, four,

I declare a thumb war.

- I won.
- No!

And then you strike.

No, you can't bring this in yet.

I can. I'm allowed.

No.

♪ Does she wake up, put on makeup ♪

♪ In the bathroom ♪

♪ And go to work and stay real late ♪

♪ And text you she'll be back soon? ♪

♪ But her boss runs his

fingers round her pretty ♪

♪ Blonde platinum do ♪

♪ I bet you never thought

about that, did you? ♪

♪ And it's none of my business ♪

♪ And I don't wanna get involved ♪

- ♪ If you're thinking that she's good... ♪

- Yeah?

Across for attention, down for results.

Across for attention, down for...

Look, I'm just an influencer.

I didn't produce it. I didn't do that.

Yeah, so who produced it?

Someone who was given to me.

Some guy named... Mike.

You know this is going to ruin you.

You're encouraging
kids to kill themselves.

No, I'm just showing them makeup.

Not my daughter.

My daughter almost
destroyed her eardrum.

Yeah, because there's a tone in there,

along with the voice...

it's annoying as hell.

Honestly, if you listen

to that thing long enough,

- you'd want to poke out your own eardrums.

- But that wasn't me.

- Mm. It was Mike.

- I just want girls

to have more power through their looks.

I like your earrings.

Yeah, thank you.

We need you to take down that video.

Because our next stop is to the police.

Girls are hurting themselves.

It's just so horrible.

I don't know what to do,

but they're threatening me.

Did you tell them that a

producer did it and not you?

Yeah. I said Mike did it,

but they're forcing me

to shut down my site.

Even if they could force

you to take it down,

you'd have it back up in two months

under a different name.

But they'll embarrass me.

They'll say that I was

using that track you gave me

to make people crazy.

That track I gave you?

Are you threatening me?

What? No.

Sounded like you were

preparing a defense.

No, I was just saying...

Because when you first came to me,

how many followers did you have?

- I don't know.
- 2,000.
You were a micro-influencer.

And now how many do

you have? Two million.

Let's not lose track of that.

- I won't.
- Good.

Now, here's what you're going to do.

Take down the site and apologize.

What? But that's what they want.

And that's what they'll get.

In 1785, the king of France found

that potatoes were

the most economical way

to feed the peasantry.

The problem was peasants hated potatoes.

So the king has his servants

build a big brick wall,

and behind it he plants

potatoes in his secret garden.

The peasants grow

curious and then upset.

They climb over the wall and steal

all the food planted there.

And that's how potatoes became a staple

of the French peasantry.

What does that mean?

The forbidden is always desirable.

I'm just so sorry, guys.

I want you to know I'm better than this.

One of my producers
uploaded my challenge online

and added something.

Something that can make it dangerous.

I don't want any trouble
with the police or anything,

so I'm gonna take it down

by the end of the day.

But please, please, please

don't share this video.

Oh, come on.

Don't download it. Don't share it.

Oh, this video is gonna be everywhere

- by this time tomorrow.

- Just like she wants.

I will not abandon you ever.

For you.

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.

It's been four days

since my last confession.

- Four days?
- Yes.

You know, you don't need

to come every day, son.

I know.

It's been four days

since my last confession,

but I didn't tell you everything.

Okay.

I confessed that I slept with a woman...

but there's something else.

I'm in my third year of seminary.

And I'm training to be a priest.

I don't want to hide anything anymore.

I'm sorry.

Anything else?

No.

Will you avoid any situation

that might lead you to temptation again?

Yes.

Good.

Then you are forgiven.

♪ Hark, the herald angels sing ♪

♪ Glory to the newborn king ♪

♪ Peace on Earth and mercy mild ♪

♪ God and sinner recon... ♪

No.

No, please.

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After David is badly wounded, he is determined to fight off the menacing presence
of death from his hospital bed.
He'll be out of surgery soon,
and then we'll know more.

- What is the doctor saying?

- Uh, nothing at the moment,

but I'll get you an

update as soon as I can.

Just please hold tight, Father.

- What happened?
- An attack of some kind.

The police don't know yet.

They thought maybe a mugging,

but nothing's been taken.

- Oh.
- David put up a fight. He, uh...

You two don't have to stay.

- I can call you if anything changes.
- No, no, no, no, no.

- We got this.
- Do you know who would have done this?

I'm not sure.

Oh, it's the parish.

I don't think it's a mugging.

No. Too many crazies threatening him.

We should talk to the cop.

- Oh, God.
- What?

It's Detective Leder.

I know him from the court.

He's an idiot.

What are you doing?

I need to ask a favor.

Thanks.

How's he doing?

Well, sounds like the

surgery was successful,

but he's in a lot of pain.

This is the priest from your house?

Yeah, the priest in training.

Ah.

To protect and serve.

Nurse Allen to Radiology.

Hey, Detective, I got it from here.

Good luck.

Did he question you?

Not yet. Just the paramedics.

Did David have any enemies?

- Yes.
- Who?

- Leland Townsend.
- How do I know that name?

He's a forensic psychologist,

works with the D.A.?

- And he's an enemy?

- Yes.

Okay. Anybody else?

Um, well, David's work,

or our work, brings us into the circle

of many ill people.

Ill as in... ?

- Psychopathic.
- Who's Ghana?

- Ghana?
- Ghana.

- The country?
- The report says the EMT heard

David saying "Ghana" over

and over as he was brought in.

Ghana... that's an old case.

- Who are you?

- I'm Ben Shakir.

- Ben works...
- I work on David's team.

And what was this case?

Well, six months ago, um,

there was a coder who

tried to kill himself.

His, uh, roommate

thought he was possessed.

- And "Ghana" was his first name, last name?

- Last.
- Richard Ghana.
- You have an address?

No, but could probably get one.

- Description?
- Tall, Caucasian, you know, looked

like a bad gym teacher.

Any reason that he'd

want to attack Acosta?

I don't know.

Okay, I'm going to the scene.

I'll be back.

Thanks, Mira.

So was this a possession case?

I mean, I wasn't that involved in it,

but David thought it was,

and Judy didn't, so...

Who's Judy?

Oh, she... she was you.

Before you.

M-Me before me?

Well, what does that mean?

She was the psychologist on the team

before you came along.

I've been wrong about Marie being dead.

It's all right, David.

They want you not to move.

Your stitches.

Are you in pain?

I can get the nurse.

- Aah.
- It's all right.

Just blink your eyes

once if you're in pain.
Got it.

You can push this button any time

to call the nurse.

I'm Father Douglas.

I'm leaving my rosary, David.

All we have to do is find

out who impersonated...

I'll check in on you every day.

And if you need anything,

just turn the crucifix face down,

and I'll be there for you.

Now, I've got to go

check on an old friend.

Harlan Zephyr.

Glad to see you still hanging in there.

Are you feeling better today?

Uh, Father, my right toe really itches.

Can you reach it?

Oh, sure.

Thanks, Father. That feels much better.

Stay well, my son.

I'll come back on Sunday.

Okay.

Bye, David.

Get some rest.

Help! God!

God! God! God! God! God!

No. No. No. No, no, no, no, no. No, no.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

See, I... I-I... I stopped.

Don't call her. It's her shift.

The one with the squeaky shoes.

Squeak, squeak, squeak.

We call her "Nurse Plague".

You're the guy who was mugged, right?

Yes.

Watch out for her.

Crazy bitch.

The squeaky shoes.

You can hear them down the hallway.

I'm Harlan.

David.

We got to stick together, David.

Most black patients

die in hospitals from...

accidents.

Bleeding out internally,

complications after surgery, infections.

But it's not random.

It's because of nurses like Plague.

They torture and kill us.

And then she collects

our hospital wristbands as trophies.

Shh, shh.

Shh. Shh.

Don't say I said anything.

Go to sleep fast!

Ah, David, you're up.

I'm Nurse Bloch, but

you can call me "Linda".

Linda.
I know your throat hurts.

That's from the endotracheal

tube during surgery.

I need you to sip water.

Thank you.

And you should be...

talking non-stop by tomorrow.

Good.

There's a lot of people

who need me tonight,

so I'm a little rushed.

I need to turn you on your

side to avoid decubitus ulcers.

Do you understand?

Mm-hmm.

You may feel this a little.

I know. I'm so sorry.

This is an epidural, David.

It's for the pain.

Just count down from five.

Five.

David, can you hear me?

David.

Good. I thought I lost

you there for a second.

David, can you tell me,

on a scale of one to
ten, your pain level?

Nine.

It's a good thing you're not German.

I would think you were just saying "no".

David, this is a gel ball.

It's to exercise your hand.

You had some pretty bad nerve damage.

Can you grab it for me?

Go on. You can grab it.

Good.

Now can you squeeze

it for me three times?

One.

Good.

Two.

Come on. You can do it.

That's fine.

I'll leave it with you, and you

just do the best you can, okay?

David?

She wrote a "2" on your board.

You said your pain level was

nine, but she wrote a two.

She does that all the time

so she can control the painkillers.

And she drugs us to shut us up.

If you don't believe

me, just ask... Well...

What are we talking about, Harlan?

- Nothing.
- No.

You were saying something

to David. Go on. What was it?

I was just saying I

hope he feels better.

Yeah, I hope he feels better, too.

Maybe you can help by

not telling him stories.
David, what is your pain level?

Bad.

Okay. Let's work on that.

Count back from five, David.

Five.

Hi.

Hey.

You have a question?

I... I do.

Should I be afraid here?

Anyone with God doesn't

need to be afraid.

But I don't know if God is with me.

He is. He's there.

Where? I don't see him.

David, you have to remember Matthew 13.

Why?

You remember the Euler triangle?

Uh-huh.

But I don't understand it.

Remember Matthew 13, verse 25.

I have to go now.

Why?

Someone's coming.

No!

- No! No! Don't!

- Don't!

- No. No, no, no. Don't! Don't!

- You can't.

No! No! No!

No! No!
Wait a minute.

No. No.

It's no meteor.

That's for sure.

Darndest thing I ever saw,

the way that's unscrewing.

Let me get that button for you, David.

Nighty night, David.

Must be somebody in there.

Who?

♪ Evil 1x11 ♪
Room 320

JJ, it's me!

We need to talk.

Judy?

Who's your friend, Ben?

Uh, she's your replacement.

Come on. We need your help.

Judy James. How are you?

It's Friday. I don't

open the door on Friday.

You meditating?

I'm observing the universe.

- Ah, this is Kristen.

- Hi.

So you're me?

I'm... ?

You're David's type...

smart, intellectual.

Where did you go to school?

Okay, um, why don't I wait outside?

Judy... you're being a bitch.

We're here to discuss Richard Ghana.

What about him?

Well...

The police think he tried

to kill David last night.

- We need his address.

- What?!

David was stabbed last night.

He is at Harbor. He's out of surgery.

Well, my God. Why?

Well, that's why we need your help.

I'm sorry.

Ever since I left this job,

I have become more suspicious.

It's an occupational hazard.

- We need Richard Ghana's address.

- I don't have it.

Well, I might have

his roommate's address.

Did he have any more contact with David?

Ghana? No. I recommended

he get professional help,

and I thought he was.

But you didn't know if he was?

No. He had an injury on his

hand from what he thought

was a ghost, and it became infected.

PTSD from a violent assault

with severe psychotic features?

See, I thought schizoaffective,

but he didn't have enough mood symptoms.

These coder companies practically breed

this dysfunctional behavior.

- Any risk of violence?
- None that I saw.

- Well, look, let's go.

- What do you mean?

We can retrace the steps

of the Ghana investigation.

Or you can just give Kristen

and me the information,

and you can stay here.

No, I'm gonna go, too.

You're gonna leave here on a Friday?

It's for David. Come on.

Follow me.

Hmm.

Morning, sleeping beauty.

Harlan?

Yeah.

You remember my name.

You're alive.

Yep.

You have a nice nap?

What happened to your legs?

What do you mean?

Are they purple?

No, they're just, uh...

W-Weren't they...

What, purple from the fluid build-up?

Yeah, they put a tap in it,

like a... like a maple tree,

and drain all the syrup out.

It's good for pancakes.

Are you in pain?

No, I'm just, uh...

What-what time is it?

Noon.

"Control".

How do I get control

of my pain medication?

Oral medication.

Not that drip you're sucking

down through your veins.

- Isn't that what keeps the pain away?

- No.

Oral medication.

You're seeing half of

everything in the world

because Plague controls it.

You need to control it.

- That's why I can't trust anything I'm seeing.

- Yep.

How do you know if you're

being killed or not?

Follow the yellow brick road.

The... What does that mean?

Pull it out.

Pull?

Yep.

You need to control it.

Oh...

Don't say anything. I

didn't tell you what to do.

I don't understand. Is
she real or is she not?

Everything is real.

What happened here?

I don't know.

I think it came out when I was asleep.

Oh.

I think pills would be better,

in case that happened again, Nurse.

Oh, you're talking more, David.

That's a good sign.

Let's fix this. And call me Linda.

I-I think it would be better

if we go with oral medication.

Ow!

Sorry.

Can you tell me, David,

on a scale of one to ten,

your pain level?

Nine.

Good thing you're not German.

I would think you were just saying "no".

It actually hurts a lot.

Okay, well, let's make sure

this IV doesn't come out again.

Good.

I'm so sorry.

We're worried about an infection.

If you just give him another few hours,

he'll be ready for visitors.

- Is he conscious?
- Not right now.

Can we speak to the doctor?

Yes. I'll have him come out in an hour.

Has he said anything?

- David?
- Yeah.

Not yet. He drifts in and out.

We're really just worried

about an infection.

That's why we're keeping

a tight supervision.

We'd like to see him now.

Detective Mira Byrd.

Okay.

David, are you ready for visitors?

Yes. Definitely.

Good. Let's work on your pain level.

I'm-I'm fine.

I don't...

Stop...

David.

Your Eminence. How are you?

Judy!

What are you doing here?

Judy?

Hey.

David, can you hear me?

David, the police are here.

They have something to show to you.

David, hi. I don't know

if you remember me.

I'm Detective Mira Byrd.

We have surveillance video

from a convenience store

a block from where you were attacked.

We want to know if this is

the man who attacked you.
Yes. That's Ghana.

He attacked me.
Something's wrong with...

He's been in and out of consciousness.

I can call you when he's feeling better.

Yeah, do.

God is with you, David.

We think we're on the trail of Ghana.

We'll stop him.

He's dangerous, Kristen. Don't.

He'll attack again.

He's hopped up on something.

Shh. Shh.

How is your pain level, David?

Well, I'll see if I can do a

little something about that.

We just have to be careful because

we don't want you to become addicted.

It's starting.

What is?

Don't let them see you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm...

Help me.

Please!

Help... !

I'm sorry.

What about him?

No, he's not ready.

Skin's too tough.

No, no, no, no. I'll be good.

I'll be good. I'll

be good. I'll be good.

What are you doing with him?

Taking him to X-ray. Go back to sleep.

No, it's a black mass!

They're gonna sacrifice me!

- Come on. That's not a real thing.

- They're gonna sacrifice me!

- Just ignore him.

- No!

- Sick people are afraid of the cure.

- No, no, no, no, no.

No!

Come on.

David.

Are you all right?

No. They're killing people.

You have a fever.

I'm supposed to be getting better.

But they're making it worse.

They're drugging me.

Wait until tomorrow.

There's another shift

at noon. A new nurse.

Wait for her, and she'll

give you oral medications.

Remember, noon.

Noon?

Take out the IV?

Yes.
Don't do it before.

Listen for the squeaky shoes to be gone.

Can you remember that?

Is this real?

No.

It's a dream.

How can it be true?

Not everything real is true.

- And not every dream is false.

- No!

No! No... !

Now, close your eyes and

they won't know you're here.

You'll protect me?

Yes.

Feel how cool my hands are?

Think of it when you sleep.

Think of Matthew 13.

You have to remember it.

- Yeah. What do you need?

- Chris Simmons.

- No. He's in Europe.

- Chris.

I can recognize you.

Oh, you guys. I thought

you were process servers.

I'm being sued by everybody.

Everyone's jealous of my
success. It's a nightmare.

You know why we're here?

Yeah, Ghana again, right?

Yeah. Do you have his address?

No, I want to forget about
that whole nightmare, okay?

We were roommates for only a few months.

I tried to help him out, you know.

Throw him a few crumbs,

but then he started using.

Using what?

Flakka.

It's like bath salts, but worse.

He used it so he could
stay up late and work.

Then he got violent.

Ugh. Wow.

- Did he do that?
- Yeah.

Caught me while I was sleeping.

He'd steal my contacts, my

friends, even my game ideas.

I had this A.R. simulator

about a bunch of demonic

girls. Babydoll Revenge.

Chris, do you remember

the name of Ghana's avatar?

Yeah, it was terrible.

It was Rose something.

Rose390?

Yeah. Why?

From the Haunted Girl?

Yeah, that was the name

of the game he was working on.

Haunted Girl. He said it was the future.

The firm fired him because he was nuts.

Yeah. But he didn't want to let it go?

How do you guys know about it?

- The goggles.
- Yeah.

Do you still have them?

Locked in my room.

"But while the man slept, his enemy came

and sowed weeds among the wheat,

and went away".

What does that mean?

I have to remember that.

But how do I remember that?

Oh, no.

What happened here?

Oh, I'm so sorry. I-I turned over

and the, the IV caught in the drawer.

I see that.

- Hold that for me there.

- I will.

Um, could I can get

my pain meds in pills?

I hate needles.

I know. Uh, let me check your chart.

What's your pain level?

Three.

Yeah. Shouldn't be a problem.

Thank you, Nurse, uh...

Piper.

Mm, you have a fever.

I'm gonna get you something for that.

Do you need anything else?

No.

Oh, my-my cell phone.

- Where is it?
- Uh, t-the closet. In my pants.

Okay.

I'll handle this. I know

you haven't had a break today.

Ah, thank you. His IV

just got tugged out.

Please, please.

Don't-don't leave me.

Oh, it's okay, David.

Nurse Bloch will take

care of everything.

He wants his pain meds orally.

Good. No problem.

You got an infection 'cause you

keep taking out your IV, David.

I think you might need

something a little stronger.

I know you're in a lot of pain.

Here we go. That'll protect you

from any more accidents.

We want you to get better, David.

I'm on your side, David.

I'm not the enemy.

You want to get better, don't you?

Good.

So you think the girl

in the goggles with my daughters,

you think that's the

guy who stabbed David?
I am guessing. I just don't know.

- These are you?

- Yeah.

So, what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna lure him back into the game.

Seems like he doesn't

want to let this go.

What are you doing?

Creating an avatar.

What are your daughters'

names? Lynn? Lila?

- Oh, no, no. You're not doing that.

- No, no. They... uh...

- T-They're gonna look completely different.

- No, no. I don't care.

I don't want you to

use my daughters' names.

- Use Ruth.
- Ruth? What am I, an East Village lesbian?

- Come on.
- Ruth.

- From the Bible.

- No.

No, that is way too on the nose.

"Heather".

- Fine with that.

- Heather? Good.

All right. Heather it is.

Heather, light and stupid.

- You need to add a voice modulator.

- I'm on it.

I think I'd like to play Haunted Girl.

I think I'd like to play Haunted Girl.

I think I'd like to play Haunted Girl.

I think I'd like to play Haunted Girl.

Maybe somebody will play with me.

- Now what?
- Well, now I play and I wait.

What are you doing now?

I'm opening myself up to Wi-Fi.

How are you?

Cute as a button.

- So what do you do now?

- Now we wait.

If Rose390 is still out

there, she'll find us.

Psst.

Harlan! Wake up.

Hey.

Psst.

Hey. I need your help.

I need you to get my... my pants.

Hello, ma'am.

Hello?

Excuse me.

Someone fell here.

Ah!

What do you need?

Call Kristen Bouchard.

Calling Kristen Bouchard.

David, are you all right?

Listen, help. Help...

David, what is going on here?

Just look at you.

You're gonna kill yourself like this.

Just push the call button

if you need anything.
You're only making this
worse for yourself, David.

What was that?

David.

What did he say?

I think he said, "Help".

Now he's not picking up.

I'll be back.

Oh, I got it, I got it, I got it.

- Good luck with that.

- Okay.

Okay, get behind me. Get behind me

so he can't see you.

Hello.

Hi.

Do you know how to play this game?

- Who are you?

- I-I'm Heather. Um...

My sister gave me these goggles,

and I just want to know how to play.

How old are you?

Eight. How old are you?

Ten. I've never seen you online before.

Oh, because, uh, I had

to create a new avatar

because my mom found out,

and she erased the old game.

I-I was Lila, and my sister

was Lynn in the old game.

Oh. I have seen you online before.

D-Do you have access

to the spirit board?
Every player in the game does.

Look in your house.

But my mom is home.

I can't walk around

the house to find it.

I can't even leave this room.

Hello. How may I help you?

- I-I'm here to see David Acosta.

- Kristen,

it's not visiting hours.

If you could wait until 5:00...

No, I'm seeing him now.

Kristen, it's not a good time.

He fell out of his bed.

David.

As I said, he's been

having difficulties.

You called me. Why?

You get well, David.

What is it?

You took a note from

my patient in room 320.

Is that a problem?

I will need to see it.

Why?

I'm his nurse. If he has any concerns,

I must be the first one to address them.

You made a mistake.

And why is that?

Because...

- David didn't have to tell me anything.

- _
You following me told me everything.

Kurt, I need your help

at Harbor Hospital.

So, where's the spirit board?

Down this hallway.

In the bedroom.

No. Over here.

Detective Byrd, this

is a friend of David's.

We think we have a location for Ghana.

Excuse me, sir.

It's Dr. Boggs, Nurse.

I play golf every month

with the board of nurses,

so if you care about your license,

I'd step aside.

What the hell is going on here?

He's been massively overmedicated.

Excuse me. Who are you?

Dr. Kurt Boggs. This is my patient.

What is going on here?

We were trying to make the

patient feel comfortable.

He's out of his mind.

- How did this happen?

- I'm sorry.

- Let me find out what happened.

- You better.

Or you're gonna have a

big lawsuit on your hands.

I think we got the weapon!

We're looking for a nurse. Bloch.

Um, she-she was here a moment ago.

Said she wasn't feeling well.

Um, she's probably at her locker.

Hey.

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Leland tries to get serial killer Orson Leroux's conviction overturned. Kristen is
in court when her daughter, Laura, needs emergency heart surgery. David is a
witness to a woman's evil nature.
Good afternoon, Mr. LeRoux.

I have 567 true-or-

false statements.

I use my wife's e-mail account

to avoid detection.

I said I want out!

Oh, you're never getting out.

Three missing Hispanic youths.

- I think the husband did it.

- Me, too.

You miss it. You should take

the tour of Everest

in the spring.

My youngest daughter,

Laura, she was born

with a heart defect.

In America, men are so lucky.

In my country...

you wake up, you are 22,

you have 15 wives and 42 kids.

But I am kidding.
I only have 32 children.

My ex-wife,

she's always mad

about something, yeah?

"Why did you give Joseph

"the peanut butter sandwich?

Now he has a rash."

And all I can think is...

"Who is Joseph?"

♪ The baby's gonna

have himself ♪

♪ A biscuit today.
Wait, what?!

That's not how it goes.

We're not barbarians.

Are you kidding me?

I'll do it again.

♪ Everybody's happy that...

- One more.
- You got it.

Hi.

I really enjoyed your set.

Yeah?

Are you an aspiring comedian?

- No accent.
- Yeah,

it's, um,
part of my schtick on stage.

- Ah.
- Ah.

What's your name?

Sonia.
I made you laugh.

Oh. This is a
nice apartment.

Are you independently wealthy?

No.

I just, um...

I invest well.

I should give my money to you.

How do you do it?

I anticipate disasters.

I sell short at bad times.

- Hmm.
- Some scotch?

Sounds good.

Sorry. Um...

I only carry it

because I've been jumped

a few times going home.

I don't like guns.

Neither do I.

Y-You know what?

It'll be...

far over here,

right there,

where you can see it.

And I'll be over here,

where you can see me.

Do you ever bring back

your earlier jokes?

- My earlier jokes?
- Mm-hmm.

Which ones?

You used to do one

about dancing.
Oh, wow, you've been
following me for a while.

A long while.

Oh, should I be worried?

Very.

The earlier jokes. Hmm.

Tell me one.

Mm.

Ah...

Hello, my friends.

I want to teach you a new dance.

It's called
"Kill the cockroaches."

Ah! There's
a mama cockroach.

Cha-cha-cha.

And father and brother.

Cha-cha-cha.

Oh, and don't forget the babies,

because they
will grow up to breed.

Cha-cha-cha.

What's wrong?

Who are you?

Sonia.

Wh...
Why, who are you?

I'm gonna go.

Sorry.
Thank you.

Oh! God.

I'm here, I'm here, I'm here.

I know, and I need you here.

Yeah, well,
just give me 20 minutes.

I'm just...
getting my files together.

Okay, but...
just know this looks bad.

They're never
gonna let LeRoux out.

Hurry.

Okay.

Sashi pukyi

jukshing metok tram,

Sashi pukyi jukshing metok tram.

Sashi pukyi jukshing metok tram.

Sashi pukyi...

Sashi pukyi jukshing metok tram.

Sashi pukyi jukshing metok tram.

Sashi pukyi jukshing metok tram.

Sashi pukyi

jukshing metok tram.

Sashi pukyi jukshing metok tram.

Hey!

Nothing.

Hey, sorry.

- What is it?
- Nothing. It's okay.

- Don't worry.
- No, I'm not worried.

I just want to know what it is.

Let me see.

It's a...
it's a mandala.
They use it in, uh,
Kagyu Buddhism.

I learned about it in Tibet.

So you're...

you're... a Buddhist now? No.

No. I'm just, uh...

I don't know, um...

exploring.

Okay. But don't worry,

I'm still me, so...

No, I know you're still you.

I just, I mean, Yeah.

I find it weird that you're

criticizing the Catholic stuff

in my job, while at yours...

Oh, no. Oh, no.

Buddhism's not a religion.

It's-it's a practice.

Okay.

Well, I got to go.

They need me in court. Okay.

- Bye.
- Bye. Oh, hey, hey, hey.

The Everest expedition's,

like, three months away,

and there's a prep meeting next week.

Where is it?

Denver.
So you got to decide

- if you want to lead the tour.

- Um...

can we talk about this later?

I'm kind of running late.

Oh, no, of course. Yeah, yeah.

- Okay.
- Okay.
Oh, don't leave that
bowl of rice out.

Birds eat it, and their

stomach explode.

Really?

So, what is this?

Just someone who needs

some spiritual advice.

What, like eating meat

on Fridays?

No.

She's just hearing

some kind of demon.

Okay.

All right, well, look,

uh, give me a call

if there's actually any real

supernatural crap to debunk.

I'll pick you up

at 4:00. Go.

Sonia?

Yes. David.

Thanks for coming.

Just one moment.

Oh. Please.

Dwight Ferrell.

And where do you

currently reside?

Rikers Island.

- Enhanced Supervision Unit Three.

- On November 10,

2019, you were arrested

for the murder

of three Hispanic youths.

Later you confessed

to these killings.

Is that correct?

Yes. Two weeks later,

you confessed
to other murders as well.

Yes. These were the three

families that Orson LeRoux

has been convicted of murdering.

- Yes.
- How did you kill

these families,
Mr. Ferrell?

In New York,

the easiest way to gain

access to a house

is by attending open houses.

I would go
to Mr. LeRoux's showings,

because he always had

large turnouts.

I would go unnoticed,

and then I would hide...

in closets,
children's playrooms,

sometimes the attic...

and I would wait.

And then?

I would hurt them.

Kill them?

Yes.

Starting with the father,

and then the mother.

I saved the children

for last.
Why are you admitting
to this now,

- Mr. Ferrell?
- Because I'm looking

for redemption.

I don't want to be responsible

for somebody like Mr. LeRoux

spending the rest of his life

in prison.

Mira.

Hey.

There's no way Dwight

killed those families.

There's no shared M.O.

Their forensic psychologist

saw a similar pattern.

Yes, and that forensic

psychologist is Leland Townsend.

Mira, don't help the defense.

LeRoux will be released,

and he will kill again.

Thank you for coming, David.

You do know I'm not a priest?

I do.

I just need some advice.

I hear a voice.

It was quiet at first,

uh, nonverbal.

Then it-it...

it grew...

into something of a whisper.

It's like Kings, chapter 19.

"God's voice was in the whisper"

after the earthquake
and the fire.

What'd the whisper say?

It said to kill.

That's not God's voice.

God doesn't tell people to kill.

He told Saul kill them all.

Amalek, and his men

and his women, his children,

and all infants.

That was the Old Testament.

And why does that matter?

Because...

God needed to protect

his chosen ones.

And does he not anymore?

Not in the same way.

The New Testament is different.

David.

Forgive me.

That's not good.

It's usually green.

You should call the doctor.

Go do your homework.
I got this.

- No, I'm here.

- Hello?

Hello, Doctor?
Uh, Dr. Docker? - Yes.

This is Andy Bouchard here. Uh,

I'm calling about my daughter

Laura. I was just online.

Yes, I was just

about to call your wife.

Why don't you bring

Laura in right now?

That time we discussed,

I think it is now.

What time? Is... I mean,

is there a problem?

What do these numbers mean?

It means we have to do
an immediate EKG

and if there is
severe regurgitation,

we'll have to execute

the procedure we discussed.

I'll see you

in about 30 minutes.

Wait, wait. What procedure?

- Procedure?
- I think it's best

that you come in

in 30 minutes, Mr. Bouchard.

Of course. We'll be right there.

What is it?

Um, where's Laura?

Guys, if you kill someone

who's not a zombie,

then they're gonna turn into a zombie.

Wait, wait.

Is it a running zombie or is it
a slow-walking zombie like...

It really doesn't matter.

That's why you have to

shoot them in the legs.

That's how they slow down.

Quiet, quiet.
Hold on. Quiet, quiet.

We all need to get ready

because, uh,
we're going on an outing.

- Where?
- We're gonna take Laura

- to the doctor.
- Why? What happened?

No, I don't want

to go to the doctor!

And then we're going for I... and

then we're going for ice cream.

- You want ice cream?

- Yeah! Yeah, yeah!

Okay. So get ready

in ten minutes, please.

Ten minutes. Quickly.

- Ten minutes, ten minutes.

- I love you.

Hi, this is Kristen Bouchard.

If you leave
your name and number,

I'll get back to you shortly.

Hey, it's me. Uh, the doctor

wants me to bring Laura in

for a procedure, uh,

that is in 20 minutes.

...believes you are

demonically possessed.

Why would she believe that?

I can't answer...

It's important, so call me.

Idam guru ratna mandala-kam

nir-yatayami.

Idam guru ratna

mandala-kam nir-yatayami.

Idam guru ratna mandala-kam

nir-yatayami.

Detective, after you

arrested Dwight Ferrell,

what did he tell you?

He said there were more victims.

Not just the three boys.

He had also killed

three families that Mr. LeRoux

was convicted of killing.

So, in that case, Mr. LeRoux

should not be imprisoned

for these murders?

Correct.

But it is true that sometimes

people confess to murders

they didn't commit.

It is. And why would you say

that didn't happen here?

Because Mr. Ferrell led us

to trophies

he'd buried from these families.

Would you describe

these trophies

for me, please?

Uh, fingers
from Mrs. Gilbert,

one of the victims.

A pacemaker taken from the

desecrated body of Mr. Gilbert.

A kitchen knife used in one

of the other killings.

No further questions.

Your witness,
Mr. Cormier.

Your Honor, I have a few

questions for the detective,

but I need a short recess.

I'm sorry, David.
I didn't mean

- for this to happen.

- I need a doctor.

- I'm hurt.
- I'm so sorry.

I can't.

My friend Ben dropped me off.

He's coming back any minute.

You have to let us go, Sonia.

♪ All that she wants

♪ Is another baby

♪ Yeah...

That is "All That She Wants"

from Ace of Base, number four

on the American hit charts.

And a favorite
of our Hutu brothers.

But not our Tutsi brothers?

To be my brother,
you must share a mother.

And my mother was no cockroach.

And what do you say

to those who argue Tutsis

are just like us?

- Blood runs through their veins.

- So do cockroaches.

But I'm not a cockroach.

Who was that?

My neighbor.
Oops, here comes his wife.

Now you've made

a mess of my floor.

I think you have a

Tutsi intern to clean it up.

Hey, Ngabo.
Y-Yes, sir, what do you need?

Can you just clean up there?

Clean up what where?

You have to bend down.

- Oh, no.
- Get very close.

- See?
- Yes.

I-I think it's...

That wasn't me.

Yes, it was.
I worked at the radio station,

but that, I never did that.

April 4,

1994.

That was the broadcast

three days before it started.

You can download it from the...

II understand.

- But that wasn't me.

- Sonia.

You called me
because you wanted to talk.

Let's talk.

Radio Two encouraged

the Hutu majority to take to the

streets to massacre the Tutsi.

That man over there

is Jean Bakunda,

the funnyman of Radio Two.

No, Sonia.

I am Lando Mutabazi,
an immigrant

from Rwanda.

I suffered, too, just like you.

I'm sorry. Did you want to talk
to me about how you suffer?

Sonia.

I am not who you think I am.

Don't! Sonia.

Look at me.

You said you felt this thing,

this evil oppressing you.

Killing him is evil.

He broadcast for the

next hundred days.

Wasn't me.

He encouraged the Hutus

to take to the streets,

to break into homes, churches,

raping Tutsi women,

hacking innocent people.

- With machetes exactly like this.

- I did not...

I did not. I swear.

I'm just a comedian.

Two million Tutsis murdered,

hacked to death
by their neighbors.

Two million!

What is the difference between

a car and a hundred dead Tutsis?

What?

I don't have a car in my garage.

How many dead Tutsis does it

take to change a lightbulb?

Oh, no. How many?

It must not be 30 because

my basement is still dark.
And now more hits from America.

Number three
on the Billboardcharts.

Boyz II Men's
"I'll Make Love to You."

Sonia, you said

you heard a voice.

That was the voice of revenge.

Listen to God's voice.

He's the voice of justice.

Lando, tell the truth.

Admit what you've done

and plead for mercy.

Sonia is merciful.

She is a truly good person.

I was under orders

from the government militia

to work at the station.

But I was just an engineer.

Sonia, every night I go

to bed, and I hear the screams

of the children
who were murdered.

Every night!

Let me help you with that.

No!

No!

You may begin,

Mr. Cormier.

Thank you for the recess,

Your Honor.

Just a few questions.

Detective Byrd, is it true

you're writing a book
about the serial killer
Dwight Ferrell?

You're shaking your head,

Detective.

Does that mean no?

No, it doesn't.

I understand why you

might be embarrassed.

Are you writing a book?

Yes.

And it would increase

the book's salability

if the body count

of the serial killer

was increased.

Objection. Offensive
and prejudicial.

It's a post-conviction hearing,

Counselor.
The only person to prejudice

is me. I'd like to hear

the detective's answer.

My guess is what would

improve the salability

would be the truth.

Yeah. That's how it works.

- Objection!
- A cheap shot, Counselor.

Sustained.

I will happily withdraw.

Nothing further.

You are excused, Detective.

The elevated troponin and BNP

was a sign that Laura's

heart was being overworked,

and the EKG shows severe

mitral valve regurgitation.

The valve isn't healing.

It's worse.

Okay. Uh, so, okay.

So, what do... what do we do?

I need to perform an emergency

cardiac catheterization.

What is that?

A guide wire is led up to the

heart valve from the groin.

It gives a diagnostic view

of what is going on

and allows us to
repair the valve.

Okay, I just...
I need to get my wife.

I-I understand.

But I need to prep her

for surgery right now.

Now? I mean, right now?

Why? Why right now?

I'm sorry if I haven't

made myself clear.

I was hoping
that the valve would heal.

Now I'm certain that it won't.

It's too dangerous

not to deal with this now.

Hi, this is Kristen Bouchard.

If you leave your name

and number, I'll...

Okay.

Okay. If you got to do it,

- you got to do it. Okay.

- Yeah.

Oh, my God.
You're just going to cut me up...

Lando, wait.

Sonia, you believe in

mercy, right?

That was mercy.

Remember,

Jesus healed the ear

of the soldier.

"Those who draw the sword

will die by the sword."

Yes, but he also said,

"Think not that I am come

to bring peace on Earth:

"I came not to bring peace

but a sword."

This sword.

I'll get the first aid kit.

You have to find the key.

Quick, unlock me.

There's no time.

Sh-She's not gonna

let you live either.

She's going to kill both of us.

What are you doing?

Help!

Help us! We're trapped!

Help!

Help! We're trapped!

Help us!

Help!

Please!

Help us!
Help!

And it was during

one of these sessions

that Mr. LeRoux physically

attacked you? Yes.

He leaped across the table,

forced me to the ground

and strangled me.

Multiple prison guards had

to pull him off.

Thank you, Doctor.

Mrs. Bouchard, did my client

actually jump at you

because you taunted him?

- No.
- Really?

You do remember
you're under oath, right?

Doctor? Is it "Doctor"?

Yes, "Doctor."

And I do remember...

that I'm under oath.

Okay, did you

not tell Mr. LeRoux that he

will never get out of prison?

Do you need a moment,

Mrs. Bouchard?

I did say those words

but not at the moment

when Mr. LeRoux attacked me.

Well, good.

That is a relief.

And did you not taunt

Mr. LeRoux by saying to him...

here it is... "You are 48 years

old, and prisons have

good health care, so you won't

get out till you are 100"?

I did say that.

But, again,

not prior to Mr. LeRoux

attacking me.

Do you usually taunt

your patients?

Mr. LeRoux
was not a patient.

And, also,
I had already... resigned

- from the case.

- Resigned or been fired?

Objection.

- Help!
- Help!

- Please!
- Help!

- Help us!
- We're-we're bleeding!

Please. Help!

Shh. Wait.

What's wrong, Joker?

Help!

- Help!
- Help!

Please!

All right, leave it.

Leave it. Joker, come.

No!

Wait!

Help us!

I'm maimed for life.

She-She's going to kill me.

Just-just tell her the truth.

I am telling her the truth.

I am just a comedian.

I am not a soldier.

Then tell her that.

Explain that.

She's struggling with herself.

- She...
- Hello?

Wait.

Help us!

- We're here!
- We're down here!

- We're here! Please!

- Help!

Hello?

Hello?

He-Hello?

You shouldn't have done that.

You are a man of God.

You shouldn't want

anybody else in this.

Shh.

This is your responsibility!

Don't do anything.

May I help you?

Is everything all right?

I heard screaming coming

from your basement,

someone calling for help.

Oh, I think you

must be mistaken.
Actually,

I can't leave
until I know everything's okay.

Like, ethically.

I really hate how New Yorkers

don't care about each other.

Help!

Help! Shh!

Shut up. You're gonna get

somebody else killed.

So what?

She's killing me!

Help!

Help! Help!

I'm watching a horror movie.

I think that's what you heard.

I know what a horror movie

sounds like.

And if you are not willing

to investigate the situation,

then maybe the police will.

I'm sorry.

I recognize I'm
being a little cagey.

I'm just, uh,

embarrassed, is all.

My husband and I,

we are in the middle of, um,

a bit of role-play.

We've been going

through a dry spell,

and, uh, I thought

the situation was hopeless,

until we started exploring

- and...
- I'm sorry.

I feel like an idiot.

Um, ha-have you tried

the Pleasure Palace on Wyeth?

They have
some really great stuff there.

Good idea.

I will.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

he's in a very...
compromised position.

Got it.

Oh.
Oh. Hey.

All right.

Hey there.

Sonia, right?

I'm Ben. I'm here for David.

Ah. Right.

Come on in.

- Yeah.
- David is just, uh, out back.

Such a pretty day.

Um...

I-I'm sorry.
Just-just one second.

- Yeah. Hello?
- Uh, hey, is this Ben?

- Yeah, who's this?

- This is Andy,

- Kristen's husband.
- Oh, hi.

Hey.
Uh, listen, I'm-I'm trying
to get in touch with Kristen,

uh, but I can't.

Um... is she with you?

With me? No.

Look, it's-it's okay if she is.

I just need her to know

that Laura is in the hospital

for an emergency procedure.

Oh, my God. I'm

so... I'm so sorry.

Uh, uh, I think she's

in, uh, court today.

Well, she's not answering

my calls. I mean,

uh, c-could you try her or...

I just need her to get here.

Oxwell Hospital.

Well, if she's not

answering your calls,

she's probably not

gonna answer mi...

O-Okay, le-let me... let me try.

I-I'm so sorry.
Just a minute.

Take your time.

Would you like a cup of tea?

What? No, no, no,

thanks. Yeah.

Come on, come on,

come on, come on.

Hi, this is Kristen Bouchard.

Yeah, I can't, uh,

get her either.

I think, uh, her cell

is probably off.
Uh, look, I can head down to
the courthouse and tell her.

- You sure?
- Yes, definitely.

Okay, just tell her that the

operation's going on right now.

Wow. Okay. Uh, got it.

Uh, we'll-we'll talk later.

Uh, I'm so sorry.

Please tell David that

I'll be back in about an hour.

Uh, there's been a bit

of an emergency.

Certainly.
Uh, I hope it all works out.

Yeah. Me, too.

Hey. Here we are,

just the two of us,

coming full circle.

Oh, my goodness.

Your testimony went

poorly today, didn't it?

I think the judge was

leaning againstLeRoux

until you testified.

What do you think?

And the sad thing is

you had so many chances

to not get involved.

How many times did I tell you

to go home to your daughters?

Don't get involved in David.

But then, every step of the way,

you did the opposite.

And now your husband's

offering this gift:
go climbing.

And, yet, here you still are.

I'm gonna do for you

what God did for Job.

Job had only three daughters.

God killed them.

You have four daughters.

I'm gonna kill every last one,

then your husband,

then burn down your house.

I'm not gonna touch you though,

no, because I want you

to live with the realization

that you're responsible

for their deaths,

that you let them die

through your obstinacy,

your need

- to win...
- God, you talk too much.

If I were you, I would not...

What, tempt you?

Seriously?
Is that how the Devil works,

he needs to be tempted
to do wrong?

I am not to be trifled...

Jake Perry.

What?

That's your real name.

You're an insurance adjuster

from Des Moines.

Or at least you were

until your second divorce.
Then you moved to New York,
went to college and decided

to recreate yourself
as Leland Townsend,

a forensic psychologist
psychopath.

Is that what the Devil does?

Uh, you...
Yep, the Devil may be techsavvy,

but so are we mortals.

And all I had to do

was use some of the genetic

material that you left

on a glass in my kitchen, ask

the help of a detective friend

and, bang,
there it was, a match.

The Devil can use anybody...

Really, Jake?

"Jake the Flake,"

shyest boy in the class of 1979

at Roosevelt High School.

Honorary member of band club.

How was playing the tuba

in marching band?

And let's talk

about your first wife.

Aw. Janey.

She wanted to have children,

but you had trouble

getting it up, didn't you?

None of this is true.

And then
your second wife, Tina...

she married you for the money.

Do you want to know how I know?

I just gave her a call.

I mean, you'd think if-if the

Devil had anybody to inhabit,

he'd use a better specimen.

No?

I am going to...

What? Hurt me?

How?

You're a nothing man

from Des Moines

who is using the imagery

of satanism...

a satanism you probably

don't even believe...

to pretend you weren't

the third chair tuba player

in the Roosevelt
High School band.

Here's a thought... Jake.

Get a life.

Kristen!

- You're making a mistake!

- No, don't do it. Please!

Don't do it, Sonia. I am only...

This is wrong... asking if you are

right-handed.

No. No, no, no, no, no!

I'm left-handed.

Then this is the hand

that held the machete.

Lando, tell her!

Just... tell her.

I did not use a machete.

- I did not!
- Just... what did you do?

I was funny.

That's all.

I-I said what I was told to say.

And you said those things?!

Yes! Yes!

I never hurt anyone.

I'm a comedian.
I make jokes.

I-I love Robin Williams.

I love Richard Pryor.

I-I punch up.

I don't punch down.

Punch up at what?!

Tutsis.

They were wealthy.

They-they had power.

They had cattle.

I told jokes about them.

Every comedian
makes fun of people,

but you make fun

of people in power.

It doesn't make
people into killers.

That was a confession, Sonia.

Let him go.

Please.

...nir-yatayami.

Idam guru ratna mandala-kam

nir-yatayami.
Idam guru ratna...

Kristen?
Idam guru... Is Laura okay?

She's fine. She's fine.

Where is she?

She's in the recovery room.

Ben, the Magnificent!

- They're operating on Laura.

- Hey. Hey. Aw.

Come here. We're

gonna make...

Hey. Oh.

What were they doing?

I-I don't know.

I didn't see.

They were chanting. Were they?

Yeah. Isis that a

problem if they were?

I just think we should discuss

before sharing any

religion with the girls.

I didn't share anything

with them.

Well, then how did they...?

Oh, I don't know.

How do they find out anything?

The Internet.

I was in the church when I heard

the... the gates torn open.

I ran, but I was struck

from behind with a metal pipe.

I fell.

And my sister fell next to me.

Half her face was gone.

I pretended to be dead.

Even as I heard
the Hutus take the babies
from the arms of their mothers
and crack their heads

on the western
wall of the church.

Oh, there were so many...

terrible things I heard.

But the most terrible sound

was the laughing.

The Hutu men telling your jokes

about cockroaches and laughing

as they hacked everyone

to pieces.

Sonia.

I believe God sees everything.

He will understand
why I do what I do.

No! No!

I'm sorry!
I'm sorry. I'm so sor...

I'm just very sorry.

Believe me.

Thank you.

I forgive you.

Your soul is clean.

Ah.

Why did you do that?

He asked forgiveness.

And I forgave him.

But you killed him.

Yes.

But not for revenge.

For justice.

Hello.
There has been a shooting
at 1865 Grand.

Yes, one dead body.

Sonia Kamanzi.

I shot him.

Yes.

And please send an ambulance.

There's an injured man

here, too.

The question is always

about justice.

How best to servejustice.

These murders may have

at first appeared

to be two separate cases,

but after careful consideration,

there is only one.

Orson LeRoux,

I overturn your conviction

on all counts.

You are free to go.

Your Honor!

I have ruled, Mr. D.A.

He's gonna kill me.

He's gonna kill me.

He's gonna kill me. He's

gonna kill me.

May I hug you, sir?

I want you to have this.

It's my personal Bible.

I hope it helps you

find some peace.

I was so brave.
You really were, and
I'm so proud of you.

It's over.

Are you all better?

- Yeah, a little bit.

- It still hurts there.

- Can I see your scar?

- Yeah.

It's underneath.

They're gonna bandage around it.

Did they put you to sleep?

Yeah.
Did the medicine taste good?

No.

Doctor gave it to me,

but I didn't like it.

No medicine tastes good.

Doctor, is Laura
gonna be all right?

- Oh, the doctor.

- Hi, Doctor.

Can I see a picture

of the heart?

Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.

Like, I really wanted to hold it.

Shh, shh.
We need to talk to the doctor.

Okay, Mommy.

Is everything okay?

The results are a bit unusual.

Okay.

Sometime between the EKG and

performing the cardiac cath...

Mm-hmm.

...the mitral valve

in Laura's heart
has completely healed.

It has?

Yes. And I don't know how.

Young bodies
are mysterious to us.

Sometimes they heal

unexpectedly, sometimes

even... miraculously.

Idam guru ratna

mandala-kam nir-yatayami.

Idam guru ratna mandala-kam

nir-yatayami.

I've made a choice.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Tell me.

I'm gonna stay.

You go to Denver.

No. It's your turn.

Laura's well.
The kids are great.

I can take care of them.

I know you can, but I'm-I'm

not doing it for you.

I'm doing it for me.

I have a career here...

something that's challenging me.

I... I don't want

to give it up.

Okay. Okay.

I'll go to Denver to set it up,

but I'm gonna get

one of the boys to run it.

You don't have to.

I know.

Okay.

So, um...

the chant.

Mm.

What does it mean?

What were you praying for?

Tong-Lin.
It-it means "giving and taking."

It's like an exchange.

What were you exchanging?

Uh... well, I...

I asked for Laura to be healed.

Um... in exchange
for my life.

Andy.

No. Don't worry.

It's just a mantra.

Come on. Hey.

She has this way

of getting to me.

I'll be feeling all-knowing

and all-powerful, and then,

she's in my face,
and I just feel... impotent.

When you say "impotent,"

do you mean sexually?

No. Uh...

She's talking about Jake

the Flake and the marching band.

And why do people make fun

of marching bands?!

That's a worthy entertainment.

And I just...
I should have ripped out
her heart.

Why didn't you?

It's not part of the plan,

or has that changed?

Do you wantthe plan to change?

No.

Good.

Then find someone else

to take her heart out,

and you and I will

eat it together.

Now tell me about your dreams.

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David, Kristen and Ben assess whether a pregnant woman is possessed when she claims
one of the twins she's carrying is evil. Their investigation leads to a fertility
clinic where they ...
DAVID: I had an epiphany
a long time ago,

and I felt God was trying

to tell me something.

But he's been silent since.

So I-I help it along.

KRISTEN: Wernicke's area

is a region in the brain

responsible for interpreting language,

and it's dormant during sleep.

That's why you can't

read text in a dream.
This is a dream.

And you don't exist.

ANDY: You should take the

tour up Everest in the spring.

I'll stay here. I'll

take care of the girls.

I was using that track you gave me

to make people crazy.

- ♪ La, la, la, la... ♪

- Do you hear that?

I don't like it. It's scary.

Orson LeRoux,

I overturn your
conviction on all counts.

You are free to go.

Again, there's no demonic possession?

No.

My wife believes in that stuff. I don't.

Why is the defense saying you're

possessed by a demon named Roy?

I don't know.

So it's your position that you

blacked out during the killings,

and that's it?

- Yep.
- Thank you.

What does that mean to you?

"Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come,

thy will..."

(SHOUTS)
How does that feel?

(LOW GROWL)

It's George.

Did I wake you?

No, I was waiting for you.

Huh?

Were you waiting for this?

(SCREECHING)

(SLOW CLAPPING)

(FLOOR CREAKS)

(CLAPPING CONTINUES)

Who are you?

Your husband gave you a gift.

Why didn't you take it?

Go climb your mountain.

How do you know that?

You know how.

(GROWLS)

(SCREAMS)

Mom.

You were having a nightmare.

Oh. I'm sorry, baby.

It's all right. Just...

Just go back to sleep.

I saw it, too.

(GASPS)

(GASPS, PANTING)

(SIGHS)

(WIND WHOOSHING IN DISTANCE)

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
- _

No, you weren't. Yesterday

you didn't do your homework.

I saw you.

Mom, when does Dad

come back from Denver?

In a week. He's not gonna go on

the tour. He's just setting it up.

Is Grandma gonna
babysit while he's gone?

You know what? I think we

can manage without Grandma

- for a little bit.

- Oh.

- Really?
- Has she changed at all?

I mean, has she been acting differently?

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

She was like... just like a monkey.

Do you remember that guy

that she brought here?

- Oh, Leland!
- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Yeah. Is she still seeing him?

Uh, I don't know. Was

she not supposed to?

- Well, she said they broke up.

- Oh, um...

- I hope not.
- We can talk to her.

Mommy, Mommy, Mommy.

- We can ask her.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

No, that's all right.

Come on. You guys are

gonna miss the bus.

- Let's go.
- No, I cannot miss the bus.

- Go, go.
- I'm not missing the bus. I'm...

Ooh, don't worry,

Mom. It won't hurt you.

- What won't hurt me?

- Your nightmare.

How do you know what

was in my nightmare?

(TRAIN HORN BLOWING)

You told me.

(TRAIN PASSING OUTSIDE)

Bye, Mommy! Love you!

Have fun.

Thank you.

Hi, Kristen.

Just thought I'd drop by

to say no hard feelings.

I hope that we can still be friends,

- and work out all the...

- Yes, hi, there's a man on our street

watching the schoolgirls and

I think he's touching himself.

Come on, Kristen, I'm

only here to make amends.

- It's step nine.

- Let me look.

I think it's a Chevy.

It's dark blue. License plate...

Kristen, this is a mistake.

I'm not your enemy.

It's a New York plate.

It starts with A-O-C...

Hold on, I think he's leaving.

I came here to make peace.

I found God.

You reap what you sow.

Yeah, you go sow it somewhere else.

(ENGINE STARTS)

Yes, he's leaving. I'll

call you if he comes back.

Thank you very much. Have a nice day.

Let me be clear.

- I don't believe in any of this.

- DAVID: Okay.

- Good to know.
- Wait, wait, wait.

Wait. I-I still need to,

uh, to ask you something.

It's about one of my patients.

She thinks she's...

She wants an exorcism?

Yeah.

And you want her to have one?

No, it's just... it...

I recognize results.

I saw the results with Caroline Hopkins.

She believed in it, so she believed

in the results of the exorcism.

Will you please just talk to my patient?

DAVID: Sure.

Why are all these exorcisms women?

Are they?

Yeah.

I don't know.

Kristen, uh, David

- and, uh...
- Ben.

Right. Uh, this is Eleanor Chakiris.

KRISTEN: How far along are you?

Eight and a half months. Twins.

- (GRUNTS)
- Contractions?

No. I've been feeling

this for four months now.

Oh, my God. What-what

do the doctors say?

That I'm having a difficult pregnancy.

DAVID: How can we help you, Eleanor?

You think you're possessed?

No.

Well, I don't understand.

My fetus is.

Certain positions upset him.

Is this your first pregnancy?

Yes. In vitro fertilization.

DAVID: You said "he".

So you know the sex?

One boy, one girl.

BEN: But it's the boy that you believe

is... ?

KRISTEN: Why have you come to think

that he's possessed?

At night, there are

sounds inside me. Screams.

And bats.

And my daughter, she cries constantly,

crying for my help.

Your daughter in your womb?

Yes. She's horrified.

Eleanor.

I have four daughters.

And there were times

during each pregnancy

when I felt that I knew

what they were feeling.

But it were only my own projections,

what I worried or

- hoped they were feeling.

- That's not it.

I know the doctors think I'm nuts,

and you probably do,

too, but... (SCREAMS)

(PANTING)

I know what is inside me.

It isn't my son.

It's something else.

Please help me.

Has she seen a perinatal

mental health team,

or an early intervention psychosis team?

- Pregnancy psychosis?
- Yeah.

Well, there's no time for them

to work out a treatment plan.

She's due in ten days.

She needs to know we're

doing something now.

- Right.
- BEN: Is this even a thing?

A fetus becoming possessed?

I've never heard of it.

But I'll talk to my superiors.

LELAND (OVER PHONE): So who is there?

(QUIETLY): David,
Kristen, uh, the other one.

- The pregnant patient.

- Okay.

Keep me in touch.

(TRAIN PASSING, HORN BLOWING)

(SIGHS): Oh, God.

Mom, look at me.

(CHUCKLES): What? I am. What?

Are you still dating Leland Townsend?

Who said that? Andy?

Leland knew that Andy gave me this.

And there are only three

people who know about it. You,

Andy and me.

Yeah. We should stop this.

- No, we won't.
- Baby, I'm sorry,

but you don't get to

determine who I date.

You lied to me, Mother.

You kept seeing Leland,

and you kept feeding him information.

Kristen, this is not a war,

I'm not feeding anybody anything.

I'm just talking with my lover.

Oh, my God! He's a psychopath.

Come on, stop it. You need to grow up.

- And stop judging...

- No, I'm not gonna have you

put the girls in danger.

It's your choice.
You choose Leland or your family.

Wow.

So, let me be clear.

You... What you're

saying is I have to choose

whether to babysit
your daughters for free

or spend the afternoons with my lover?

Well, then, it should be

very easy for you to choose.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

You know what love is?

Leland isn't asking me to

make this choice. Only you are.

And your answer?

Bye.

Uh, is Kristen here?

Yeah, she's in there.

Kristen, hey. You have a minute?

Yeah, of course. Come in.

Look, um, I'm sorry about court.

No. That's not what this is about.

We have an assault complaint.

Excuse me?

An assault complaint

in front of your house.

A man who says you accosted him.

(LAUGHING)

It's not funny.

Mira, it really is.

A serial killer sits outside of

my house trying to intimidate me
by watching my girls,
and now he's accusing me

- of accosting him.
- He's not a serial killer.

- Yes, he is.
- I convinced him

not to press charges, but I

need you to stay away from him.

I didn't even touch the guy,

and he was in front of my house.

As long as you hear me.

- (DOOR CLOSES)
- (PHONE VIBRATES)

(CHUCKLES) I mean...

What do you, what do you mean

it-it feels like the baby is...

No, it doesn't feel like he's eating me,

he is eating me,

from the inside.

I can feel his teeth. I can hear it.

Eleanor, pregnancy can be frightening.

There-there are a lot

of things happening

- to your body that no...

- Stop it.

I know you mean well,

but I'm so tired of

people not listening to me.

Please listen to me.

DAVID: Eleanor,

can I try a test?

Please.

Please pick that up

and hold it in your hand.

Is it burning your hand?

No.

DAVID: It's not hurting you at all?

No.

Then I don't think you're possessed.

If the Devil was taking possession,

- you'd feel it burning in your hand.

- There.

Place it there.

I believe in God, Father Almighty,

- creator of Heaven and Earth...

- (GASPS)

Creator of Heaven and Earth.

And to Jesus Christ,

- His only son.

- (SCREAMS)

It's the Devil inside me.

Please,

get him out before he k-kills me.

♪♪

♪ Evil 1x13 ♪
Book 27

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

- Leland?
- Hello.

- Hi.
- Thank you for this.

Oh, yeah.

Are you sure Kristen

won't notice it's gone?

I made copies.

- My smart girl.
- (LAUGHS)
I love ancient documents, too.

- Can you figure it out?

- No.

- Did your daughter?

- I don't think so.

- She keeps studying it.

- Say,

let me see your keys.

- Why?
- Just let me see them.

Fine.

Thank you.

What're you doing? What're you doing?

- Let me see. What-What-What're you doing?

- Don't look.

Okay.

Here then. I was trying

to put my key on it.

(GASPS)

- How romantic, keys.

- Yes.

- (BUZZER SOUNDS)
- Sorry, just a second.

Oh, no. Hey, if you have a patient,

- I can... I-I can come...

- No, no, no, no.

Bouchard's house key... make

a copy, then give it back.

(CHUCKLES)

DAVID: She needs an exorcism, Father,

and Amara is in Rome.

- Kristen?
- I've psychologically evaluated her,

and from my observation,

she does not seem
to be suffering from
any delusional disorder.

And we've checked her home for

toxicity, and there was none.

Unfortunately, what this woman

is asking for is impossible.

An unborn child cannot be possessed.

But isn't a child a cognizant

creation even in the womb?

If not, then why is abortion a sin?

But no demon can possess a person

until that person gives an invitation,

and an unborn child lacks that ability.

- I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, wait,

so you can't perform an

exorcism because the fetus

- can't choose, right?

- The unborn child.

Okay, right. So what

if it's an infestation?

Infestation of what?

The womb.

DAVID: Ben's right.

You can exorcise the womb even

if the fetus isn't possessed.

That's not bad for a non-believer.

(PHONE VIBRATES)

Excuse me for a second.

- Hello?
- ORSON (OVER PHONE): Hi, Kristen.

Why are you calling me, Orson?

To apologize.

As you know, I have become a Christian,

and I would like to make amends.

So I would like to
apologize for everything...

- Ben.
- ... that I've done to you.

I'd like to apologize for fantasizing

about killing you.

- It's Orson.
- Yeah?

How do I record this?

Do you have a phone recording app?

... sharp end of a shovel...

- Yeah? (STAMMERS)
- I don't know.

And I'm so sorry about

imagining snapping the

necks of your little girls.

- Record it!
- Okay, okay.

I now know that that is wrong,

and I would like to make amends.

I just want you to know

that I have asked God

for forgiveness, Kristen.

- Yeah?
- Again, I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

Ugh, damn. I think I

only got his apologies.

I'm gonna need your help with something.

Okay, so you are basically

- Fort Knox.
- Good.

And here are your new keys.

All right.
And your security alarm code is "duck".

- Duck? Why duck?

- Yeah.

I don't know, because if

somebody shoots you, you...

- Duck.
- Yeah. Right.

- Thanks, Ben.
- Yeah, you're welcome.

So is the exorcist
gonna go through with it?

I don't know. He wants to do

- another test during mass.

- What test?

LUKE: This is the Lamb of God

who takes away the sin of the world.

Happy are those called

to the supper of the Lamb.

CONGREGATION: Lord, I am not worthy

that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word and my soul

- shall be healed.
- So you used to believe in all this?

Yeah.

In school, we were taught

that if you bit into the host...

- Mm-hmm.
- ... it would bleed Christ's blood.

Wow.

- Lot of blood in your religion.

- Yup.

Shh.

How's the baby?

Fine now. Quiet.

That's good.
- The body of Christ.
- Amen.

- The body of Christ.

- (SCREAMING)

(BLOOD GUSHING)

Oh, my God.

(SIREN WAILING)

MARKS: Good evening, Eleanor.

I'm Dr. Collin Marks.

- Hi, sir. Are you the father?

- No, I'm just a friend.

I want him to stay.

Well, it appears as if

we're waiting for your regular OB-GYN,

who will be on her way shortly.

Turn the monitor back on.

Once your OB-GYN arrives...

Turn it back on.

Where's my baby?

Well, there, ma'am.

No, I had twins.

That's just one.

Where's my daughter?

SHEPARD: It does happen on

occasion, a parasitic twin.

- Parasitic?
- That's the technical term.

It's when a twin stops

developing during gestation,

but is still attached

to the developing twin.

Wouldn't you still

see it on the sonogram?

- There's nothing there.

- Yes.
That's vanishing twin syndrome.

Seriously?

Yes. It's when one of the

fetuses expires in utero

and is absorbed by the other.

Or eaten.

No, not eaten, Eleanor, just absorbed.

Just because you have

a name for something

doesn't mean it's not insane.

It is an unfortunate occurrence.

Usually it doesn't happen

this late in a pregnancy,

but here we are.

The good news is the remaining

child is healthy and strong.

(CRYING)

Um, could you please

give us just a second?

Of course.

Help me, David.

I was the coolest guy

in school. Turns out...

Mom, what're you doing?

You said we could watch TV.

Okay, quiet. Listen up.

These are keys, four of them.

- They are for you, and only for you.

- Why?

- What happened?
- Where's Grandma?

Grandma's gonna take

a break for a while.

And I'm hiring a

babysitter, and until then,
Lynn's in charge... Lynn?

- Raise your hand.

- I'm Lynn and I'm in charge.

And Matilda's gonna come over

for the rest of the night, okay?

To watch you guys in an hour,

and whatever she says goes.

- Candy salad for dinner, then.

- Yeah!

- Except for that.

- No, because Lynn's in charge.

Okay, look at me for a second.

Ben put security alarms

on all the windows.

Ben the Magnificent?

Yes, and he dead-bolted

all the doors, so nobody can get in.

If somebody knocks at
the door, you look through

- the peephole, okay?

- (GIRLS MURMUR IN AGREEMENT)

Easy! Good! Here, a kiss.

- (SMOOCHES) And kisses...

- No, no, no!

...for all of you... one, two...

(SMOOCHES) three...

- What's that?
- What?

You-You've got blood.

I brushed my teeth too hard.

Why'd you do that?

I don't know.

Okay, don't do that anymore, okay?

I'll set up a dentist appointment.

- Okay.
- All right.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
- Stop sucking our blood.

We don't have enough...

♪♪

LUKE: We beg you to hear us, God.

We beg you to spare us, to pardon us.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

Bring us into true penance.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

That you govern and

preserve your holy Church.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

LUKE: We beg you to spare us...

(ELEANOR GASPING)

We beg you to spare us, to pardon us.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

Bring us into true penance.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

To govern and preserve your holy Church.

My love, how are you?

I'm fine.

I'm just... (GROANS)

My family is the most important

thing in the world to me.

And my daughter has, um...

Well, she's presented

me with an ultimatum.

- Oh, no.
- Yeah.

My granddaughters or you.

That's why I want you

to be my family.
Leland. What... ?

Please, Sheryl.

I know I'm not much,

but I can't lose you.

Sheryl, will you marry me?

We need to make my family accept you.

I want that, too.

Then... (LAUGHS)

Then, okay.

Yes, I will.

(CROWD CLAPPING)

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

LUKE: ... to spare us, to pardon us.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

Hey.

Hi.

LUKE: Bring us into true penance.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

LUKE: To govern and

preserve your holy Church.

How you doing?

Oh, I don't know.

(FAINT PRAYING CONTINUES)

I watched you in church.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

You had a different look on your face.

One I hadn't seen before.

What do you see in it?

(SIGHS)

I know only one line of Shakespeare.

One I memorized.

Are you about to impress me?

(LAUGHS)

- I'll try.
- Okay.

"When this body

contained a spirit,

a kingdom

was too small to hold it;

now two paces

of the vilest earth

is room enough".

Thank you.

But-but that's the point to me.

I don't know

how we die

and our, our lives just

disappear with us.

It makes no sense to me.

I don't know why people

aren't unnerved by it.

So, it's fear of death?

Yes.

I, uh, I knew this...

- Navy SEAL.
- Mm-hmm.

Greatest man I ever knew.

And funny. (CHUCKLES)

He could do this imitation

of, uh, Will Ferrell...

(LAUGHS)

He could quote Herman

Melville, do backflips.

He could act as, uh,

peacemaker for any dispute.

And the next day, he was gone.

Dead in a firefight.

And I looked at that body,

and I knew the meaning of that passage.

"When this body

contained a spirit,

a kingdom

was too small to hold it;

now two paces of the vilest earth..."

I have to go be with my kids.

Are you gonna be all right?

Yeah.

Go.

I'm glad we're talking again.

Were we not?

For a minute there.

I'm glad, too.

(LOCKS CLICKING)

(DOOR HANDLE RATTLING)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(KNOCKING)

(QUIETLY): Matilda?

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

(SLOW KNOCKING)

Hello?
MAN: Let me in.

I have an old key.

Why should I let you in?

You know why.

(DOOR CREAKS)

Hello?

Let's go.

Where?

The next level.

- No!
- (THUDDING)

(SCREAMS)

LUKE: We beg you to hear us, God.

We beg you to spare us, pardon us.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

LUKE: Bring us into true penance.

- ALL: We beg you to hear us.

- (LULLABY PLAYING)

LUKE: To govern and

preserve your holy Church.

ALL: We beg you to hear us.

(LULLABY CONTINUES PLAYING)

♪♪

(LULLABY STOPS)

(HIGH-PITCHED LAUGHTER)

(LULLABY PLAYING)

What are you doing?

That's...

BEN: "Pudsy's Christmas".

- Is that from here?

- Yeah.
"RSM... Fertility".

(LULLABY STOPS)

There.

What?

♪♪

It's an Euler triangle.

(TRAIN PASSING OUTSIDE)

Lexis! Lexis!

Lexis, what are you doing?!

Mom, what... ?

What are you doing down here?

Where are your sisters?

They're sleeping upstairs.

I wanted to wait up for you.

Where did this come from?

I don't know.

Okay.

You go upstairs.

And go sleep in your bedroom.

And I will be right back, come on.

Up the stairs you go.

Where are you going?

Go right ahead.

I love you. (SMOOCHES)

I'll be right back, okay?

♪♪

May I help you?

Yeah, uh, I was just

looking for some information

about some of the services

that the clinic provides.

Do you have a pamphlet?

Uh, we do, but we prefer

to do everything online now.

Hmm.

BEN: Do you have any recommendations

from other families

who have used your services?

We do. Look at our boards.

All parents who struggled with fertility

until they had great experiences here.

We have a special program

called "Dads to Be".

We're a single source destination,

with egg donation agencies and attorneys

that specialize in reproduction.

BEN: Huh. Well, thanks.

Uh, I'll just talk to David.

- I know this child.

- Oh, that makes sense.

There are many from the area.

- Eric McCrystal?
- Well, I-I can't give out any information

until I've asked the

parents if it's all right.

(WHISPERS): That's the kid that

tried to drown his baby sister.

You know who recommended

that we use you?

No, who?

Bridget and Dwight Ferrell.

PATINA: Oh, yes, they were
such a nice couple.

I-I was so sorry

to hear about their miscarriage.

Yes. It was unfortunate.

But in vitro sometimes

needs more than one try.

Again, I really think you

should join our Dads to Be.

BEN: So what are we thinking?

I think I understand.

What?

Matthew 13.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man

who sowed good seed in his field.

But while everyone was sleeping,

his enemy came and sowed

weeds among the wheat".

David, I don't get

parables. Just tell me.

These are the weeds. The eggs.

The Slaughter of the Innocents

isn't killing two-year-olds.

It's corrupting the eggs.

It's like Boys from Brazil.

- What is that?
- My own parable.

It's a movie about these people,

they're trying to clone

little Hitlers from his DNA.

(PHONE VIBRATING)

- Oh, damn.
- What happened?

Eleanor's water broke.

Hey.

You heard, too?

Yes. You guys all right?

Yeah. We have to tell you about

The Boys from Brazil.

- Is she all right?

- Yeah. Yeah. She's in labor.

DAVID: Was it successful?

- The exorcism?
- LUKE: It wasn't complete.

Her water broke.

Kristen.

Yeah?

You got blood on your leg.

Huh? Oh.

Thanks.

(WATER RUNNING)

Hey, why do you have blood on your leg?

I don't have blood on my leg.

See?

Do you want me to say that I

never saw blood on your leg?

I want you to see there

isn't blood on my leg. See?

You're okay, right?

Yeah. I'm spectacular.

When my family's safe, I am spectacular.

- And the security system works?

- "Duck".

(ELEANOR SCREAMING)

(BABY CRYING)

(CRYING)
BEN: So, is that him?

DAVID: Yes.

That doesn't look like the Devil to me.

What does the Devil look like?

Well...

It's a question of nature

versus nurture, right?

Even with what we saw today?

What did you see today?

Uh, we saw the clinic

where she had her in vitro.

David thinks that the psychopaths

are tinkering with the fertilized eggs.

So, what's the thinking,

the psychopaths are... ?

Trying to poison a generation.

Why tempt people later in life

when you can start before they're born?

Why are you certain of this?

The clinic appeared in my vision.

"RSM Fertility".

What?

Oh, my...

Kristen, what?

I went to RSM Fertility.

I-I had a miscarriage after Lila.

I-I had a baby born using in vitro.

Lexis.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DRAWER OPENS)

(FILES RUSTLING)
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Who is it?

SHERYL: Why doesn't my key work?

- Because I changed the locks.

- Seriously, Kristen?

Yeah. Seriously.

What do you need?

Can I come in?

Thank you.

Uh...

Leland and I are getting married

and I came here to ask

you to be happy for us.

I have never been as happy

as I am right now, ever.

And I'm asking you to just please,

just overlook your bias

against him and love me?

I'm your mother, honey.

And I-I carried you and I cared for you,

and I'm just asking you to do the same.

Whatever bad blood

is between you and

Leland can be settled.

I know it can.

Or not.

Oh, come on, Kristen, just say yes.

I can't lose you.

Please, can you just...

(WHISPERING): "... with thee.

"Blessed are thou among women,

blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus".

God.

Tell me how to stop them.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

(INHALES SHARPLY)

(PANTING)

♪♪

(PHONE VIBRATING)

Hello?

MIRA: Kristen. It's Mira.

Hi. Is everything all right?

Yeah.

LeRoux is dead.

Uh... Oh, my God. How?

I-I don't know. He was bludgeoned.

We're thinking by his

wife, but we're not sure.

I'm so sorry.

That is, that is, that is terrible.

No, it's not.

I-I just wanted to tell you, that's all.

Your troubles are over.

Have a good night.

(EXHALES)

(WATER RUNNING)

(PANTING)

(SNIFFLES)

(EXHALES)

- (SIZZLING)
- (GASPS, SHOUTS)
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