The Confession (2011) s01e01 Episode Script
Chapter 1
The Confession 1x01 Silent night, holy night.
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night.
Shepherds quake, at the sight Is someone there? Bless me Father, for I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed.
I confess to almighty God and to you Father.
It's been 35 years since my last confession.
That's a very long time.
Would you like to tell me your sins? I have said things, done things, horrible things.
And, you feel guilty for them? - No.
- Well, I see.
What kind of things are you talking about? Last night I killed a man.
Come on, over here, Jimmy, let me see you.
I, I know what Mr.
Iglesias is thinking, that's why I ran.
But, it, it's all a mistake.
- No, mistake.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.
Where's the money? Where's the money!! I'm not supposed to know.
- No.
You didn't even know what I was going to say.
I know exactly what you were going to say.
The answer's no.
There's no way out of this one.
Can I have one moment? I would like to make my peace with God.
I forgive you.
You have to go to the police.
That's not really an option, Father.
You can't expect to be forgiven, if you're not truly willing to repent for your sins.
I'm not here for forgiveness, I'm here because I want to understand.
Understand what? That I killed killed last night, knowing he was going to die.
He asked for a moment to pray, I let him.
Then I watched a peace come over him.
A kind of peace, I've never seen before.
His peace, came from his faith.
How can you have faith in something that can't be proven? That is what faith is.
No, Father, that's what hope is.
We're so frightened that this is all there is we have created, the illusion of an eternal soul.
You killed a man.
I've killed many men.
It's who I am, it's what I do.
Fact, I'm supposed to kill someone, tonight.
No, I don't want to hear any more of this.
Please, Father, do you really think the world is going to miss another useless human being? We were told about confessions like this in the seminary and I've heard about them from other priests, but I have never experienced one, myself.
I won't do this.
- Sit down.
I said sit down, now! When I walked in, there were two women praying in the front of the church.
You step outside of this confessional, I will walk out there and I will kill them both.
You wouldn't! - I wouldn't? You know me in less than three minutes and you already profess to know what I would or wouldn't do.
Have you not listened to a single thing that I have said? I believe a demonstration is in order.
What have you done, for God's sake? No, Father, this is for your sake.
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night.
Shepherds quake, at the sight Is someone there? Bless me Father, for I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed.
I confess to almighty God and to you Father.
It's been 35 years since my last confession.
That's a very long time.
Would you like to tell me your sins? I have said things, done things, horrible things.
And, you feel guilty for them? - No.
- Well, I see.
What kind of things are you talking about? Last night I killed a man.
Come on, over here, Jimmy, let me see you.
I, I know what Mr.
Iglesias is thinking, that's why I ran.
But, it, it's all a mistake.
- No, mistake.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.
Where's the money? Where's the money!! I'm not supposed to know.
- No.
You didn't even know what I was going to say.
I know exactly what you were going to say.
The answer's no.
There's no way out of this one.
Can I have one moment? I would like to make my peace with God.
I forgive you.
You have to go to the police.
That's not really an option, Father.
You can't expect to be forgiven, if you're not truly willing to repent for your sins.
I'm not here for forgiveness, I'm here because I want to understand.
Understand what? That I killed killed last night, knowing he was going to die.
He asked for a moment to pray, I let him.
Then I watched a peace come over him.
A kind of peace, I've never seen before.
His peace, came from his faith.
How can you have faith in something that can't be proven? That is what faith is.
No, Father, that's what hope is.
We're so frightened that this is all there is we have created, the illusion of an eternal soul.
You killed a man.
I've killed many men.
It's who I am, it's what I do.
Fact, I'm supposed to kill someone, tonight.
No, I don't want to hear any more of this.
Please, Father, do you really think the world is going to miss another useless human being? We were told about confessions like this in the seminary and I've heard about them from other priests, but I have never experienced one, myself.
I won't do this.
- Sit down.
I said sit down, now! When I walked in, there were two women praying in the front of the church.
You step outside of this confessional, I will walk out there and I will kill them both.
You wouldn't! - I wouldn't? You know me in less than three minutes and you already profess to know what I would or wouldn't do.
Have you not listened to a single thing that I have said? I believe a demonstration is in order.
What have you done, for God's sake? No, Father, this is for your sake.