Apparitions s01e06 Episode Script
Episode 6
1 What are you looking for? The tattoo.
From your time in Auschwitz.
Jacob thinks he sent me to prison.
This is a sanctuary.
Did I do this? You were possessed.
Am I cured? I want him back.
This is Michael, the man you've been shielding.
A multiple murderer.
A rapist.
Your son wants me to perform a ritual and help a demon to escape from Hell.
It's only if you worship Satan that this ritual has any power.
The ceremony wasn't for me, Jacob.
It was for you.
And I will make sure you can never exorcise me again.
On the night He was betrayed He broke the bread .
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gave it to His disciples .
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and He said, "Take this all of you and eat, eat it.
This is my body" Are you ill? Are you suffering from a crisis of faith? Perhaps I can help you.
No, I don't think so.
Let me bless you.
May the Lord and His love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit.
Why would He allow this? You, the most loyal of all His servants.
far worse than mine.
Why won't He allow you to celebrate His rituals? That must be unbearable.
I'm glad you're here.
It proves I'm still a threat.
You can't exorcise me, Jacob.
Michael's dead.
Another lie.
Demons can't possess a corpse.
Lazarus, I think his name was.
If Michael's body still lives, then his soul exists.
Michael's soul is in hell.
If you want to save him you should support my mission, continue your good work.
You freed me from hell with a sacrifice.
Soon I will make a sacrifice so powerful all of us will be free.
You're going back.
How will you make me? Your God won't even allow you to speak His name.
Are you saying you don't need God? Father? Is he here? No, he's gone.
Are you possessed? I can't pray.
Every time I try he appears.
I've contacted the Bishop.
He won't authorize an exorcism until you've undergone a course of psychiatric treatment.
Bukovak doesn't waste any time.
So we'll just have to do it without authorization.
What happened to your vow of obedience? Isn't it time you threw those away? There's a page missing.
Revelations chapter twelve "And there was war in heaven.
"Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
" What does that verse mean to you? If you had to sum it up in one word? War.
Hello.
You must be Father Jacob.
Doctor Elaine Errison.
I'm sorry.
Do we have an appointment? Cardinal Bukovak said you were unlikely to agree to an assessment on the phone, but he asked me to give it my best shot.
You do, really.
I know you have your own priests for counselling, but the Cardinal thinks you're unlikely to open up to someone inside the Church.
You're a psychologist? Anything you tell me is in strictest confidence.
And if I say no? Transfers are a pain for everyone.
He doesn't want to reduce your responsibilities.
He wants to keep you on here.
He's just really worried about you.
What made you become a priest? God.
Did he speak to you directly? He was clear enough.
A voice? No.
Great.
That's one thing we can cross off the list.
Have you ever heard voices? No.
Aren't you going to introduce me? But you must hear voices when you perform exorcisms? She's on to you.
Voices spoken by the individuals being exorcised, yes.
But not voices belonging to the person? A demon? That's correct.
How many demons have you met? They don't always say how many are present.
Soon you'll meet all of us.
Your current state of health.
You believe that to be caused by demons? Yes.
And the symptoms are triggered by proximity to religious symbols and sacred objects and spoken prayers? That's correct.
Is that why you're not wearing your collar? Have you considered taking some time away from the seminary to see if your condition improves? She's right, Jacob.
That's what you need.
A holiday from God.
Have you considered that it may be your own mind rebelling against your vocation? And that the demons are in fact your own doubts and internal conflict? No.
Wait a second.
Is she saying I don't exist? Are you saying you haven't Is that what you think? I'm not really here? Just because the blind can't see me.
Look at my shadow.
Do visions have shadows? I have no problem with my vocation.
You're becoming complacent about me.
When you meet someone Maybe you think I'm some kind of astral projection.
I'm as physical as you are.
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is it always demonic? Bilocation.
I only ask because The saints could do it after a fashion.
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you've conducted so many.
Maybe this is a figment of your imagination too.
Shall we find out? .
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From the amount of cases you've been involved in within such a short space of time you must believe the demons are targeting you specifically.
How about those cheek bones? Let's take a look.
Father Daniel, I hope you're well.
What's happened? Father Jacob needs your help.
I've never performed an exorcism.
Hardly anyone has.
I've never assisted in one.
He wouldn't let me go with him.
Well, now he needs you.
There's no-one else.
I really wouldn't be much help to him.
Will you try? I'll pray for him.
I had to leave my job.
I could barely land a parish.
I can't face that again, I'm sorry.
If you can't face evil, then what are you for? I do some good.
I'm sorry if I'm not a saint.
Sleep well.
Managed to get me sectioned yet? You think I did this to myself.
Before I arrived.
Yes, of course you did.
Self-harming must fit in perfectly with your profile of me.
Who do you think did this? Once you've got me in a straightjacket, ask me any questions you like.
It's not just voices.
You saw someone.
I don't think I'm going to give you any more ammunition.
You're full of energy now.
Why do you think that is? Self-harming releases endorphins.
Humour me.
I feel better because I'm away from the seminary.
This is why he attacked me.
He needs to keep me away from the scriptures and the tools I need to find him.
Your turn.
I think you're hooked on the status exorcism gives you.
You're looked up to by deluded individuals who believe they're possessed.
A belief you reinforce.
You're an intelligent man.
You know what you get out of the exchange.
Would it make any difference to your theory if I told you that I never wanted to be an exorcist? That I fought against it tooth and nail and even now I pray for a way out of it.
There is a way out of it.
Why not play Michael at his own game? Why not stay out of seminaries and churches just for a few days and see if there's an improvement? I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I allowed this situation to continue a moment longer.
I can't allow you to lead this institution in your current state of health.
So I'll be basing myself here for a few days until we've found a replacement for you.
Don't you have more important business in Rome? Nothing is more important to me than your well-being.
Get some rest.
Father.
Can you hear that? What's wrong with it? Have you heard the news? What is this? It's the first recording of a Pope.
Leo XIII.
Ave Maria.
There's been an attack on Our Lady's shrine at Fatima.
The statue has been vandalized.
Has anybody been caught? No, but the description matches Michael.
You're not going to stop Michael by listening to Satan FM.
Why are you paying attention to these tricks? Pope Leo wrote the prayer to St Michael.
The most powerful prayer of protection we have.
Why would Satan want to remind me of that? Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
Shall we make the sign of the cross? In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
How long has it been since your last confession? A long time, Father.
OK, that's fine.
It's never too late.
It's too late for me, Father.
But it needn't be too late for you.
I don't understand.
My soul has already been judged.
No, that's not true.
If you want to save your soul you shouldn't condemn others.
I don't condemn anyone.
If you perform an exorcism, you send a soul back to hell.
I haven't performed an exorcism.
You're thinking about it.
You shouldn't.
Considering what we know about you.
We know why you ran away to become a priest.
People in glass houses, Father.
I think we're on to something.
Why? Because they don't want me to read this.
It's nothing we don't know.
Pope Leo composed the prayer to St Michael after having a vision.
Some say it was a demonic army marching on Rome.
Our Michael talks of a sacrifice to release all those in hell.
A demonic army.
We need to find out what that sacrifice is.
I can't read scripture! I can't even think the way I need to think.
I'm all right, I'm OK.
Father.
Will you hear my confession? No.
If I'm going to perform an exorcism, my soul has to be clean, otherwise they'll use my sins against me.
I will gladly hear your confession, but there is no way you're performing an exorcism.
I appreciate what you're trying to do, but the last priest who assisted me in an exorcism was skinned alive.
You think you're the only one up to the job? No.
You just don't think I am.
Isn't this what possessed people do? Make really good excuses to avoid exorcism.
I think I told you I am not possessed.
They say that as well.
So anyone who tries to exorcise you is in danger therefore no-one gets to exorcise you.
That's a demon talking.
Let me try again.
Before you came here I had two friends who helped me and they were both murdered.
That very nearly destroyed my faith in God.
Do you understand? You told me once that faith is nothing if it isn't tested.
What did you say? "You have to take it out of the box and give it a spin once in a while.
" Why don't you trust God? We do.
You could have saved them, Father.
NO! Please, God! No! Do you know anything about this? No.
What's going on? Where is he? I don't think he's coming.
'Fatima is one of the most sacred shrines for Catholics.
' 'With tomorrow's anniversary of her final appearance, to use the religious term, apparition, the shrine was packed with pilgrims, 'hundreds of whom reported a near total eclipse' Terrible, isn't it? Everything else going on in the world and they're worried about a statue.
Symbols are important too.
Are you religious? Yes.
Catholic? Pretty much.
Does it upset you? I'd prefer they didn't broadcast it.
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in the crown' Are you here on business? It's more of a retreat.
What do you do? I'm a priest.
Sorry to hear that.
Why? Don't take it personally, but I just can't understand how anyone could want to give up love and families.
I haven't.
Oh, you're one of those priests.
There's more than one way to experience love and family.
Yeah, but there's only one way that counts.
Shouldn't you be wearing your dog collar when you're out and about? I came in here because it was empty.
You're not a priest.
You're just trying to give me the brush-off.
I am a priest.
Where's your cross? In my room.
Why are you pretending to be a priest? I'm not.
Priests don't chat up strange women in bars.
Is that what I'm doing? And priests don't go on retreat in hotels.
At least not hotels like this.
So what are you retreating from? I've been ill.
I need to get my strength back, before I go back to work.
Do you like being a priest? 'Like' doesn't come into it.
Why not? I was called.
Do you always come running when someone calls? When it's God.
If he asked you to throw yourself off a cliff would you do it? Yes.
What if he asked you to murder someone? He wouldn't ask that.
I thought he asked Abraham to murder his son.
I mean celibacy doesn't seem to be an issue for other religions.
If it's all one God, how come they get to be loved and you don't? It's a small sacrifice compared with the cross.
Would you go to hell for a kiss? You think I'm Satan.
I don't know who you are.
What does it say about you that you meet a sexually available woman and you think, "Ooh Satan!" You tell me.
I will tell you.
You're a man.
You're not a priest any more.
We didn't take that away from you.
He did.
What you do now is nothing to do with him.
He's looking the other way.
You mean if I go to bed with you, all my problems will disappear.
It's a symbol, Jacob.
You know how important they are.
You're right to refuse exorcism because we'll kill everyone who tries.
I am going to be exorcised.
They'll die in the most terrible ways.
who are going to exorcise me.
Who's going to do ityou? No.
Who? Satan.
Tell him I'll be in touch.
He's vandalizing altars now.
He didn't vandalize it.
He just took the relic.
Altars contain relics of the saints.
They're used in exorcism.
So he's looking for someone to exorcise him? Will you help me find him, before he really hurts himself? Did you see him cut himself? That's the thing about self-harmers.
You rarely catch them in the behaviour.
They're incredibly resourceful.
He showed you.
He wasn't hiding it.
Yes, he secretly cut himself and then displayed the outcome.
That's why we have to find him.
According to you he's been off the rails for months.
Why is she being wheeled in now? I accept your criticism.
I did what I thought was best for him and the good name of our Church.
There's only one thing that can heal him and you've blocked it.
Exorcism is the cause of his illness.
Michael is the cause.
What did Michael do to make Father Jacob ill apart from murder his friend? He forced Father Jacob to perform a Satanic ritual.
Performing a ritual made Father Jacob ill? You see what I'm up against? Ask his Eminence if he believes demons are a delusion.
Demons are a part of our faith, but they're about as common as miracles.
Father Jacob sees them everywhere he looks.
We disgrace our faith, if we practise that kind of credulity.
I don't think I work here any more.
I warn you, be careful.
You're an atheist.
Yes.
That won't save you.
Something terrible is coming and it's coming for all of us.
I can't think like he does.
Michael has attacked one of the major shrines in Europe.
So the others? It's Pope Leo XIII.
He wrote the prayer to St Michael.
That's the one we use in exorcism.
"Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
"Be our protection against the wickedness" pray and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who do prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
There's a longer version.
"In the Holy Place itself, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, "with the iniquitous design, that when "the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.
" Ciao.
I hear you have a problem.
What do you hear? You need an exorcist.
And you're the best there is.
You demean yourself by begging for mercy.
Why would I help you? To glorify your master.
I have no master.
I did not exchange one God for another.
Satan is freedom.
But explain.
How would helping his opponent glorify him? Is Satan the kind of opponent who poisons the opposition before the game? The game is finished and you have lost.
I still love God.
You cannot pray.
But I still love God.
What kind of victory is that? Satan needs to break my faith.
Like he broke yours.
Everyone I love died in the Holocaust.
I have spent every moment since then fighting your God.
Do you think I will betray their memories for any argument you can give? No.
But then I'm not asking you.
I'm asking your boss.
You think you can appeal to his pride.
We understand each other.
Pride, the favourite sin of Satan and exorcists.
Satan is proud.
He is not vain.
Every attack has been designed to destroy my faith.
Is he going to give up now? You exaggerate your importance.
Do you speak for Satan? Ask him.
Are you sure about this? I mean he's hardly likely to be swapping Satanic messages by e-mail.
Of course he is.
You think every time they want to organize something they use possessed people? He's not back already? Monsignor Vincenzo has escaped.
They just called me.
It's the same story as my old prison.
Blackouts.
Riots.
No cameras.
It's a miracle.
Father Daniel(?) Oh, please, continue.
No.
It's I expect you're here to see Father Jacob.
I'm afraid he's no longer with us.
I wondered if I could be of any help.
Oh.
II can't seem to reach her.
No, she doesn't reply to my calls either.
Let's try her from the office.
So have you any idea where Father Jacob is? I dread to think.
Last thing I heard he was looking for an exorcist.
Well, there's no-one in the Church who will assist him.
I just hope I haven't driven him further away.
I'm almost there.
Can you read Croatian? No.
What is it? Does this name mean anything to you? Mehmet.
It's a form of Muhammad.
Mehmet Ali Agca was the man who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul in 1981, May 13th.
That was in Rome.
What's that got to do with Fatima? It was on the anniversary of the first apparition of Fatima.
Our Lady appeared six times.
The final anniversary is tomorrow.
But why would Michael go to Fatima? The Pope's in Rome.
John Paul was saved because he leant down to look at a picture of the apparition someone was holding.
When he recovered he went to Fatima.
He placed the bullet which missed his heart in the statue of Our Lady.
The statue of the Virgin is not only beyond repair, it is also incomplete.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven.
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world.
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit.
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God.
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary.
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God.
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins.
Pray for us.
St Michael.
Pray for us.
St Gabriel.
Pray for us.
St Raphael.
Pray for us.
All holy angels and archangels.
Pray for us.
All holy orders of blessed spirits.
Pray for us.
St John the Baptist.
Pray for us.
St.
Joseph.
All holy patriarchs and prophets.
St Peter.
Satan's design is clear.
He permitted this exorcism to show you even the Chief Exorcist of Rome cannot undo your condition.
Not unless you reject him too.
Jacob.
We've all lost people we love.
You don't have to blame God.
I didn't lose my family.
They were starved, tortured and exterminated under the eyes of your Pope, your Church, your God.
Where do you think they are now? In hell.
Your family is not in hell.
It is over.
You are not my father.
Prove who you are.
Is it finished? Nel nome del Padre, e del Figlio, e dello Spirito Santo.
Amen.
principio sia una stessa gloria ed una stessa lode .
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Arcangelo San Michele .
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gettato sulla terra, e con lui furono gettati anche i suoi angeli .
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illuminare i popolicolpendo il pastore Padre.
Aren't you going to wrestle me to the ground? Maybe I'm right next to him.
I doubt if you could operate freely in there.
None of your sanctuaries are safe from us.
We'll defeat you on your holiest ground.
You can't defeat God.
How many of us do you think are in hell? God doesn't need an army to defeat you.
He's nothing if you don't worship him.
Don't you ever get tired of hating God? You think there is forgiveness for us at the end of time.
We want our freedom now.
And when your pastor is sacrificed we will have it.
Mother Teresa turns to God.
She says, "God, why in heaven do we eat like paupers while in hell they eat like kings?" And God says, "For two people it doesn't pay to cook.
" Have you started canvassing yet? For Pope? If a vacancy arises because of this psychopath, you are responsible for having shielded him.
You realize that even Vincenzo was betrayed by Satan in the end.
Another psychopath - and your best friend.
He felt he had a reason for hating God.
What's yours? Are you so infallible in your judge of character? I saw through Vincenzo years ago.
You, you modelled yourself on him.
You dare to imply that I serve Satan simply because I oppose you? You are the one who associates with a lifelong Satanist.
May I be allowed an honest contempt for your medieval philosophy of hell and demons! The police in London wish to interview you concerning Vincenzo's death.
If you stay here and cause more confusion, I shall see to it that you are excommunicated.
Go home.
This is my home.
I was having a productive spiritual and professional life here until I was transferred to your funny farm.
You can't help me with this.
Believe it or not, it's the Holy Father I'm worried about.
Sister, I didn't want to frighten you.
Michael gave me a vision of what would happen to you if you don't stay out of this.
Oh.
In that case, would you mind hearing my confession? If my days are numbered, I can't be too careful.
Sister, I don't have time.
Do you want my soul on your conscience as well as my death? I've been weak and I've avoided my responsibilities.
I've been angry at the duties I should be grateful for.
I've fought against my superiors and I've ignored the presence of evil.
I've valued my own life and peace of mind above those of others.
I've doubted God's love for me and listened to my fear.
What are you waiting for? Sexual thoughts about you? That's your lot.
Where's Father Daniel? I've asked him to say the prayer of exorcism at 5.
17, that's when the bullet hit in '81.
I hope somebody's heard his confession.
You're not filling me full of confidence.
Is he on his own? He's in his church.
Tell him to lock the doors.
Father Daniel? Dr Elaine Errison, I've been treating Father Jacob.
Now's not a good time Your Bishop authorised this visit.
You've had previous dealings with Father Jacob? I can't talk about it now.
I'm afraid you have to.
Father Jacob is a seriously disturbed man.
"Ave Maria" I've been authorized to say if you won't co-operate, you may lose this parish.
And I know it wasn't easy to get.
Tell whoever's paying you I may be afraid but I'm not a coward.
Do you trust Father Jacob? With my life.
Your life? So he'd never betray the seal of the confessional then? Did you confess to Father Jacob sexual fantasies about a young woman? A blasphemous vision about the virgin Mary? Is this the kind of man you should be trusting? What do you prefer to believe? Demons told me?! Listen to yourself.
Please! I'd like you to leave now.
I want you to think very carefully about what you really know about this man.
Excuse me.
If you collaborate with this exorcism you are feeding his delusion.
People have died.
Everyone who gets involved with this delusion dies.
You are not helping him.
You're hurting him.
Please let me pray.
I'm sorry, my conscience won't let me.
You don't help anyone by praying.
Why are you doing this? You're not the only one who believes in something.
Ave Maria Are you going to pray or are you going to help? O most glorious Prince of the heavenly armies, St Michael the Archangel .
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Defend us in the battle against principalities.
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And powers.
Against the rulers of the world.
That that great dragon was cast out, the old serpent called the Devil and Satan who seduceth the whole world And he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
It begins.
Did he try and stop it? I expect that will be the consensus, yes.
Did you know her? She tried to pick me up in a bar.
Hell hath no fury It is with great sadness that I make my last visit here on behalf of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
As Secretary of State for the Vatican, I must take on a new sphere of responsibility I hope no less arduous than the spiritual investigations you perform.
I shall be drawing on the grace of the Saints People are saying this bullet was meant for me.
Well, we know from the Saints, great sanctity always attracts great evil.
Clearly this was an assassination attempt on the future Pope.
If you make Pope.
The Church has survived worse than you.
I have no designs on St Peter's chair.
I have much more important work eradicating the practice of exorcism.
I'm delighted that you've been reinstated here where you belong.
It does seem that the immediate need for exorcism has passed.
I'm sure it won't be long before you find Satan again.
I'll know where to look.
I know it must feel like you've won.
I know your superiors are buying into your delusions.
That's for their own reasons.
100 witnesses saw a man levitate.
100 devoutly religious witnesses.
I don't think there were many atheists there.
Just cos you don't break out into a cold sweat inside a chapel anymore doesn't mean you're recovered.
Every time you look at that scar, you need to have a serious think about what it is that's really driving you Self-harming doesn't just go away on it's own, that's all I wanted you to know You faked it.
What about the nurse who examined it? The doctor who stitched it? I don't need to know how you did it.
What about God? There is no god.
Nothing can make you believe? No.
You really should talk to somebody about that.
From your time in Auschwitz.
Jacob thinks he sent me to prison.
This is a sanctuary.
Did I do this? You were possessed.
Am I cured? I want him back.
This is Michael, the man you've been shielding.
A multiple murderer.
A rapist.
Your son wants me to perform a ritual and help a demon to escape from Hell.
It's only if you worship Satan that this ritual has any power.
The ceremony wasn't for me, Jacob.
It was for you.
And I will make sure you can never exorcise me again.
On the night He was betrayed He broke the bread .
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gave it to His disciples .
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and He said, "Take this all of you and eat, eat it.
This is my body" Are you ill? Are you suffering from a crisis of faith? Perhaps I can help you.
No, I don't think so.
Let me bless you.
May the Lord and His love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit.
Why would He allow this? You, the most loyal of all His servants.
far worse than mine.
Why won't He allow you to celebrate His rituals? That must be unbearable.
I'm glad you're here.
It proves I'm still a threat.
You can't exorcise me, Jacob.
Michael's dead.
Another lie.
Demons can't possess a corpse.
Lazarus, I think his name was.
If Michael's body still lives, then his soul exists.
Michael's soul is in hell.
If you want to save him you should support my mission, continue your good work.
You freed me from hell with a sacrifice.
Soon I will make a sacrifice so powerful all of us will be free.
You're going back.
How will you make me? Your God won't even allow you to speak His name.
Are you saying you don't need God? Father? Is he here? No, he's gone.
Are you possessed? I can't pray.
Every time I try he appears.
I've contacted the Bishop.
He won't authorize an exorcism until you've undergone a course of psychiatric treatment.
Bukovak doesn't waste any time.
So we'll just have to do it without authorization.
What happened to your vow of obedience? Isn't it time you threw those away? There's a page missing.
Revelations chapter twelve "And there was war in heaven.
"Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
" What does that verse mean to you? If you had to sum it up in one word? War.
Hello.
You must be Father Jacob.
Doctor Elaine Errison.
I'm sorry.
Do we have an appointment? Cardinal Bukovak said you were unlikely to agree to an assessment on the phone, but he asked me to give it my best shot.
You do, really.
I know you have your own priests for counselling, but the Cardinal thinks you're unlikely to open up to someone inside the Church.
You're a psychologist? Anything you tell me is in strictest confidence.
And if I say no? Transfers are a pain for everyone.
He doesn't want to reduce your responsibilities.
He wants to keep you on here.
He's just really worried about you.
What made you become a priest? God.
Did he speak to you directly? He was clear enough.
A voice? No.
Great.
That's one thing we can cross off the list.
Have you ever heard voices? No.
Aren't you going to introduce me? But you must hear voices when you perform exorcisms? She's on to you.
Voices spoken by the individuals being exorcised, yes.
But not voices belonging to the person? A demon? That's correct.
How many demons have you met? They don't always say how many are present.
Soon you'll meet all of us.
Your current state of health.
You believe that to be caused by demons? Yes.
And the symptoms are triggered by proximity to religious symbols and sacred objects and spoken prayers? That's correct.
Is that why you're not wearing your collar? Have you considered taking some time away from the seminary to see if your condition improves? She's right, Jacob.
That's what you need.
A holiday from God.
Have you considered that it may be your own mind rebelling against your vocation? And that the demons are in fact your own doubts and internal conflict? No.
Wait a second.
Is she saying I don't exist? Are you saying you haven't Is that what you think? I'm not really here? Just because the blind can't see me.
Look at my shadow.
Do visions have shadows? I have no problem with my vocation.
You're becoming complacent about me.
When you meet someone Maybe you think I'm some kind of astral projection.
I'm as physical as you are.
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is it always demonic? Bilocation.
I only ask because The saints could do it after a fashion.
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you've conducted so many.
Maybe this is a figment of your imagination too.
Shall we find out? .
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From the amount of cases you've been involved in within such a short space of time you must believe the demons are targeting you specifically.
How about those cheek bones? Let's take a look.
Father Daniel, I hope you're well.
What's happened? Father Jacob needs your help.
I've never performed an exorcism.
Hardly anyone has.
I've never assisted in one.
He wouldn't let me go with him.
Well, now he needs you.
There's no-one else.
I really wouldn't be much help to him.
Will you try? I'll pray for him.
I had to leave my job.
I could barely land a parish.
I can't face that again, I'm sorry.
If you can't face evil, then what are you for? I do some good.
I'm sorry if I'm not a saint.
Sleep well.
Managed to get me sectioned yet? You think I did this to myself.
Before I arrived.
Yes, of course you did.
Self-harming must fit in perfectly with your profile of me.
Who do you think did this? Once you've got me in a straightjacket, ask me any questions you like.
It's not just voices.
You saw someone.
I don't think I'm going to give you any more ammunition.
You're full of energy now.
Why do you think that is? Self-harming releases endorphins.
Humour me.
I feel better because I'm away from the seminary.
This is why he attacked me.
He needs to keep me away from the scriptures and the tools I need to find him.
Your turn.
I think you're hooked on the status exorcism gives you.
You're looked up to by deluded individuals who believe they're possessed.
A belief you reinforce.
You're an intelligent man.
You know what you get out of the exchange.
Would it make any difference to your theory if I told you that I never wanted to be an exorcist? That I fought against it tooth and nail and even now I pray for a way out of it.
There is a way out of it.
Why not play Michael at his own game? Why not stay out of seminaries and churches just for a few days and see if there's an improvement? I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I allowed this situation to continue a moment longer.
I can't allow you to lead this institution in your current state of health.
So I'll be basing myself here for a few days until we've found a replacement for you.
Don't you have more important business in Rome? Nothing is more important to me than your well-being.
Get some rest.
Father.
Can you hear that? What's wrong with it? Have you heard the news? What is this? It's the first recording of a Pope.
Leo XIII.
Ave Maria.
There's been an attack on Our Lady's shrine at Fatima.
The statue has been vandalized.
Has anybody been caught? No, but the description matches Michael.
You're not going to stop Michael by listening to Satan FM.
Why are you paying attention to these tricks? Pope Leo wrote the prayer to St Michael.
The most powerful prayer of protection we have.
Why would Satan want to remind me of that? Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
Shall we make the sign of the cross? In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
How long has it been since your last confession? A long time, Father.
OK, that's fine.
It's never too late.
It's too late for me, Father.
But it needn't be too late for you.
I don't understand.
My soul has already been judged.
No, that's not true.
If you want to save your soul you shouldn't condemn others.
I don't condemn anyone.
If you perform an exorcism, you send a soul back to hell.
I haven't performed an exorcism.
You're thinking about it.
You shouldn't.
Considering what we know about you.
We know why you ran away to become a priest.
People in glass houses, Father.
I think we're on to something.
Why? Because they don't want me to read this.
It's nothing we don't know.
Pope Leo composed the prayer to St Michael after having a vision.
Some say it was a demonic army marching on Rome.
Our Michael talks of a sacrifice to release all those in hell.
A demonic army.
We need to find out what that sacrifice is.
I can't read scripture! I can't even think the way I need to think.
I'm all right, I'm OK.
Father.
Will you hear my confession? No.
If I'm going to perform an exorcism, my soul has to be clean, otherwise they'll use my sins against me.
I will gladly hear your confession, but there is no way you're performing an exorcism.
I appreciate what you're trying to do, but the last priest who assisted me in an exorcism was skinned alive.
You think you're the only one up to the job? No.
You just don't think I am.
Isn't this what possessed people do? Make really good excuses to avoid exorcism.
I think I told you I am not possessed.
They say that as well.
So anyone who tries to exorcise you is in danger therefore no-one gets to exorcise you.
That's a demon talking.
Let me try again.
Before you came here I had two friends who helped me and they were both murdered.
That very nearly destroyed my faith in God.
Do you understand? You told me once that faith is nothing if it isn't tested.
What did you say? "You have to take it out of the box and give it a spin once in a while.
" Why don't you trust God? We do.
You could have saved them, Father.
NO! Please, God! No! Do you know anything about this? No.
What's going on? Where is he? I don't think he's coming.
'Fatima is one of the most sacred shrines for Catholics.
' 'With tomorrow's anniversary of her final appearance, to use the religious term, apparition, the shrine was packed with pilgrims, 'hundreds of whom reported a near total eclipse' Terrible, isn't it? Everything else going on in the world and they're worried about a statue.
Symbols are important too.
Are you religious? Yes.
Catholic? Pretty much.
Does it upset you? I'd prefer they didn't broadcast it.
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in the crown' Are you here on business? It's more of a retreat.
What do you do? I'm a priest.
Sorry to hear that.
Why? Don't take it personally, but I just can't understand how anyone could want to give up love and families.
I haven't.
Oh, you're one of those priests.
There's more than one way to experience love and family.
Yeah, but there's only one way that counts.
Shouldn't you be wearing your dog collar when you're out and about? I came in here because it was empty.
You're not a priest.
You're just trying to give me the brush-off.
I am a priest.
Where's your cross? In my room.
Why are you pretending to be a priest? I'm not.
Priests don't chat up strange women in bars.
Is that what I'm doing? And priests don't go on retreat in hotels.
At least not hotels like this.
So what are you retreating from? I've been ill.
I need to get my strength back, before I go back to work.
Do you like being a priest? 'Like' doesn't come into it.
Why not? I was called.
Do you always come running when someone calls? When it's God.
If he asked you to throw yourself off a cliff would you do it? Yes.
What if he asked you to murder someone? He wouldn't ask that.
I thought he asked Abraham to murder his son.
I mean celibacy doesn't seem to be an issue for other religions.
If it's all one God, how come they get to be loved and you don't? It's a small sacrifice compared with the cross.
Would you go to hell for a kiss? You think I'm Satan.
I don't know who you are.
What does it say about you that you meet a sexually available woman and you think, "Ooh Satan!" You tell me.
I will tell you.
You're a man.
You're not a priest any more.
We didn't take that away from you.
He did.
What you do now is nothing to do with him.
He's looking the other way.
You mean if I go to bed with you, all my problems will disappear.
It's a symbol, Jacob.
You know how important they are.
You're right to refuse exorcism because we'll kill everyone who tries.
I am going to be exorcised.
They'll die in the most terrible ways.
who are going to exorcise me.
Who's going to do ityou? No.
Who? Satan.
Tell him I'll be in touch.
He's vandalizing altars now.
He didn't vandalize it.
He just took the relic.
Altars contain relics of the saints.
They're used in exorcism.
So he's looking for someone to exorcise him? Will you help me find him, before he really hurts himself? Did you see him cut himself? That's the thing about self-harmers.
You rarely catch them in the behaviour.
They're incredibly resourceful.
He showed you.
He wasn't hiding it.
Yes, he secretly cut himself and then displayed the outcome.
That's why we have to find him.
According to you he's been off the rails for months.
Why is she being wheeled in now? I accept your criticism.
I did what I thought was best for him and the good name of our Church.
There's only one thing that can heal him and you've blocked it.
Exorcism is the cause of his illness.
Michael is the cause.
What did Michael do to make Father Jacob ill apart from murder his friend? He forced Father Jacob to perform a Satanic ritual.
Performing a ritual made Father Jacob ill? You see what I'm up against? Ask his Eminence if he believes demons are a delusion.
Demons are a part of our faith, but they're about as common as miracles.
Father Jacob sees them everywhere he looks.
We disgrace our faith, if we practise that kind of credulity.
I don't think I work here any more.
I warn you, be careful.
You're an atheist.
Yes.
That won't save you.
Something terrible is coming and it's coming for all of us.
I can't think like he does.
Michael has attacked one of the major shrines in Europe.
So the others? It's Pope Leo XIII.
He wrote the prayer to St Michael.
That's the one we use in exorcism.
"Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
"Be our protection against the wickedness" pray and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who do prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
There's a longer version.
"In the Holy Place itself, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, "with the iniquitous design, that when "the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.
" Ciao.
I hear you have a problem.
What do you hear? You need an exorcist.
And you're the best there is.
You demean yourself by begging for mercy.
Why would I help you? To glorify your master.
I have no master.
I did not exchange one God for another.
Satan is freedom.
But explain.
How would helping his opponent glorify him? Is Satan the kind of opponent who poisons the opposition before the game? The game is finished and you have lost.
I still love God.
You cannot pray.
But I still love God.
What kind of victory is that? Satan needs to break my faith.
Like he broke yours.
Everyone I love died in the Holocaust.
I have spent every moment since then fighting your God.
Do you think I will betray their memories for any argument you can give? No.
But then I'm not asking you.
I'm asking your boss.
You think you can appeal to his pride.
We understand each other.
Pride, the favourite sin of Satan and exorcists.
Satan is proud.
He is not vain.
Every attack has been designed to destroy my faith.
Is he going to give up now? You exaggerate your importance.
Do you speak for Satan? Ask him.
Are you sure about this? I mean he's hardly likely to be swapping Satanic messages by e-mail.
Of course he is.
You think every time they want to organize something they use possessed people? He's not back already? Monsignor Vincenzo has escaped.
They just called me.
It's the same story as my old prison.
Blackouts.
Riots.
No cameras.
It's a miracle.
Father Daniel(?) Oh, please, continue.
No.
It's I expect you're here to see Father Jacob.
I'm afraid he's no longer with us.
I wondered if I could be of any help.
Oh.
II can't seem to reach her.
No, she doesn't reply to my calls either.
Let's try her from the office.
So have you any idea where Father Jacob is? I dread to think.
Last thing I heard he was looking for an exorcist.
Well, there's no-one in the Church who will assist him.
I just hope I haven't driven him further away.
I'm almost there.
Can you read Croatian? No.
What is it? Does this name mean anything to you? Mehmet.
It's a form of Muhammad.
Mehmet Ali Agca was the man who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul in 1981, May 13th.
That was in Rome.
What's that got to do with Fatima? It was on the anniversary of the first apparition of Fatima.
Our Lady appeared six times.
The final anniversary is tomorrow.
But why would Michael go to Fatima? The Pope's in Rome.
John Paul was saved because he leant down to look at a picture of the apparition someone was holding.
When he recovered he went to Fatima.
He placed the bullet which missed his heart in the statue of Our Lady.
The statue of the Virgin is not only beyond repair, it is also incomplete.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven.
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world.
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit.
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God.
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary.
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God.
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins.
Pray for us.
St Michael.
Pray for us.
St Gabriel.
Pray for us.
St Raphael.
Pray for us.
All holy angels and archangels.
Pray for us.
All holy orders of blessed spirits.
Pray for us.
St John the Baptist.
Pray for us.
St.
Joseph.
All holy patriarchs and prophets.
St Peter.
Satan's design is clear.
He permitted this exorcism to show you even the Chief Exorcist of Rome cannot undo your condition.
Not unless you reject him too.
Jacob.
We've all lost people we love.
You don't have to blame God.
I didn't lose my family.
They were starved, tortured and exterminated under the eyes of your Pope, your Church, your God.
Where do you think they are now? In hell.
Your family is not in hell.
It is over.
You are not my father.
Prove who you are.
Is it finished? Nel nome del Padre, e del Figlio, e dello Spirito Santo.
Amen.
principio sia una stessa gloria ed una stessa lode .
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Arcangelo San Michele .
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gettato sulla terra, e con lui furono gettati anche i suoi angeli .
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illuminare i popolicolpendo il pastore Padre.
Aren't you going to wrestle me to the ground? Maybe I'm right next to him.
I doubt if you could operate freely in there.
None of your sanctuaries are safe from us.
We'll defeat you on your holiest ground.
You can't defeat God.
How many of us do you think are in hell? God doesn't need an army to defeat you.
He's nothing if you don't worship him.
Don't you ever get tired of hating God? You think there is forgiveness for us at the end of time.
We want our freedom now.
And when your pastor is sacrificed we will have it.
Mother Teresa turns to God.
She says, "God, why in heaven do we eat like paupers while in hell they eat like kings?" And God says, "For two people it doesn't pay to cook.
" Have you started canvassing yet? For Pope? If a vacancy arises because of this psychopath, you are responsible for having shielded him.
You realize that even Vincenzo was betrayed by Satan in the end.
Another psychopath - and your best friend.
He felt he had a reason for hating God.
What's yours? Are you so infallible in your judge of character? I saw through Vincenzo years ago.
You, you modelled yourself on him.
You dare to imply that I serve Satan simply because I oppose you? You are the one who associates with a lifelong Satanist.
May I be allowed an honest contempt for your medieval philosophy of hell and demons! The police in London wish to interview you concerning Vincenzo's death.
If you stay here and cause more confusion, I shall see to it that you are excommunicated.
Go home.
This is my home.
I was having a productive spiritual and professional life here until I was transferred to your funny farm.
You can't help me with this.
Believe it or not, it's the Holy Father I'm worried about.
Sister, I didn't want to frighten you.
Michael gave me a vision of what would happen to you if you don't stay out of this.
Oh.
In that case, would you mind hearing my confession? If my days are numbered, I can't be too careful.
Sister, I don't have time.
Do you want my soul on your conscience as well as my death? I've been weak and I've avoided my responsibilities.
I've been angry at the duties I should be grateful for.
I've fought against my superiors and I've ignored the presence of evil.
I've valued my own life and peace of mind above those of others.
I've doubted God's love for me and listened to my fear.
What are you waiting for? Sexual thoughts about you? That's your lot.
Where's Father Daniel? I've asked him to say the prayer of exorcism at 5.
17, that's when the bullet hit in '81.
I hope somebody's heard his confession.
You're not filling me full of confidence.
Is he on his own? He's in his church.
Tell him to lock the doors.
Father Daniel? Dr Elaine Errison, I've been treating Father Jacob.
Now's not a good time Your Bishop authorised this visit.
You've had previous dealings with Father Jacob? I can't talk about it now.
I'm afraid you have to.
Father Jacob is a seriously disturbed man.
"Ave Maria" I've been authorized to say if you won't co-operate, you may lose this parish.
And I know it wasn't easy to get.
Tell whoever's paying you I may be afraid but I'm not a coward.
Do you trust Father Jacob? With my life.
Your life? So he'd never betray the seal of the confessional then? Did you confess to Father Jacob sexual fantasies about a young woman? A blasphemous vision about the virgin Mary? Is this the kind of man you should be trusting? What do you prefer to believe? Demons told me?! Listen to yourself.
Please! I'd like you to leave now.
I want you to think very carefully about what you really know about this man.
Excuse me.
If you collaborate with this exorcism you are feeding his delusion.
People have died.
Everyone who gets involved with this delusion dies.
You are not helping him.
You're hurting him.
Please let me pray.
I'm sorry, my conscience won't let me.
You don't help anyone by praying.
Why are you doing this? You're not the only one who believes in something.
Ave Maria Are you going to pray or are you going to help? O most glorious Prince of the heavenly armies, St Michael the Archangel .
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Defend us in the battle against principalities.
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And powers.
Against the rulers of the world.
That that great dragon was cast out, the old serpent called the Devil and Satan who seduceth the whole world And he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
It begins.
Did he try and stop it? I expect that will be the consensus, yes.
Did you know her? She tried to pick me up in a bar.
Hell hath no fury It is with great sadness that I make my last visit here on behalf of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
As Secretary of State for the Vatican, I must take on a new sphere of responsibility I hope no less arduous than the spiritual investigations you perform.
I shall be drawing on the grace of the Saints People are saying this bullet was meant for me.
Well, we know from the Saints, great sanctity always attracts great evil.
Clearly this was an assassination attempt on the future Pope.
If you make Pope.
The Church has survived worse than you.
I have no designs on St Peter's chair.
I have much more important work eradicating the practice of exorcism.
I'm delighted that you've been reinstated here where you belong.
It does seem that the immediate need for exorcism has passed.
I'm sure it won't be long before you find Satan again.
I'll know where to look.
I know it must feel like you've won.
I know your superiors are buying into your delusions.
That's for their own reasons.
100 witnesses saw a man levitate.
100 devoutly religious witnesses.
I don't think there were many atheists there.
Just cos you don't break out into a cold sweat inside a chapel anymore doesn't mean you're recovered.
Every time you look at that scar, you need to have a serious think about what it is that's really driving you Self-harming doesn't just go away on it's own, that's all I wanted you to know You faked it.
What about the nurse who examined it? The doctor who stitched it? I don't need to know how you did it.
What about God? There is no god.
Nothing can make you believe? No.
You really should talk to somebody about that.