Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) s01e15 Episode Script
The Dark Priest
I didn't mean to kill him.
But I had to.
I had to kill them all.
There was no choice.
[breathing shakily]
But I know
it'll be all right
because I will be forgiven.
Tell me I will be forgiven.
Tell me!
[voices whispering]
Yes.
[breathing shakily]
Everything will be forgiven.
Betrayal
my anger, my desire.
[echoing laughter]
I had no purpose
until he came
into my life.
What would you have done?
It was the only way.
There was no other choice.
I have to finish
what I started,
and then everything
will be made right.
There is no other choice.
Is there?
[voices whispering]
[whispers] Is there?
There is no other choice.
[echoing giggles]
Showtime.
[narrator]
Since the beginning of time,
mankind has existed between
the world of light
and the world of darkness.
Our secret society
has been here forever,
protecting others
from the creatures
who inhabit the shadows
and the night,
known only to the initiated
by our true name,
The Legacy.
[theme music playing]
[Derek]
I'm therefore happy
to welcome you all
to see the latest addition
to the Winston Rayne Hall
of Antiquities.
My father would have been
overwhelmed
by this incredible piece.
[gasps and applause]
[Derek]
This suit of armor
was sent to us
by our friends in Paris.
It was worn by Charles VII,
who fought with Joan of Arc
-I found it.
-You sure?
-It's just like
the picture.
-Where is it?
Display case in the library.
But there are
too many people around.
You really think
we can pull this off?
Maybe we should just
get out of here
before they realize
we forged these invitations.
Look, Stan, don't
freeze up on me, okay?
Just do your part,
I'll do mine.
[Derek] for coming here
this evening.
Please feel free
to stay as long as you like.
Thank you.
-Hello. A pleasure.
-Very nice.
[man] Really up to you.
[man 2] Mm.
-I just don't know.
-So they split?
Yeah. Yeah.
[guests conversing
indistinctly]
The emissary
of the Paris House wanted
to thank you again
for your help.
I wasn't able to do much.
[circuits crackling]
[alarm ringing]
Ladies and gentlemen,
you can hear the alarm.
It's probably nothing, but
[alarm continues]
You check the outside panel?
-Yeah.
-I'll check
the one in the kitchen.
[guests chattering]
[circuits crackling]
[alarm continues]
[grunts]
[guests chattering]
[circuits crackling]
[grunting]
[alarm stops]
[gasps]
Is there a fire?
No, the alarm box is fried.
Either it's a systems overload,
or someone's been
messing around with it.
-Hm.
-Hm?
It's all right, everyone.
False alarm.
[guests chuckling]
Better look around, huh?
Yeah.
[man] I need another drink.
[woman] Another drink?
[siren wailing]
[man] Get out of here,
you drunk!
[grunts]
[rock music playing]
[woman laughing]
[people chattering]
So?
It's definitely the same.
Let me see that letter.
All the old man's secrets
right here.
[sighs]
Devil-worshiping.
I can't believe our father
was into this stuff.
It's-- It's disgusting.
Yeah, but he was our father.
Yeah, and he also took off
before you were born.
I don't even remember
what the guy looked like.
Well
I'm glad Mom told us the truth
about him before she died.
You gotta admit,
it's kind of fascinating.
I think it's kind of sick.
So now that we have this thing,
what are we gonna do with it?
Supposed to have
magical powers.
You believe that?
What have we got to lose?
Um, Okay. Uh
"I offer myself to be
the vessel of the Dark Priest.
Infuse me with your spirit
so that you may again
walk among us."
[Stan] Maybe this isn't
such a good idea.
If he did have
some kind of power,
it could get kind of dangerous.
What do you say we hock this
and all the rest
of his crap Mom gave us,
and get on with our lives?
What lives?
You know, bottom line, Stan,
unless this medallion is
magical or worth
a whole lot of money,
we're back where we started,
which is nowhere.
I always find
talking to you so uplifting.
Tommy, if you're gonna
keep that thing,
put it inside your shirt, okay?
Because it looks
a little ridiculous.
[crickets chirping]
[Rachel] I find it difficult
to believe
that anyone would
actually have the guts
to try and steal something
from around here.
Well, it doesn't hurt
to be on the safe side.
[Rachel] Hold on.
I spoke too soon.
Here, give me a hand.
[Tom] "Infuse me
with your spirit
so that you may again
walk among us."
[rock music playing]
[breathing sharply]
Oh-- Oh, my God.
[gasps]
Well, looks like somebody
jimmied the lock
with a knife or a screwdriver.
Obviously not a pro.
-Do you know
what's missing?
-Mm-hm.
A most unusual medallion
that belonged to Levon Soltar.
You mean the freak who started
the Church of the Black Mass
-in the '60s?
-Yes.
[Alex] What was it doing here?
Was The Legacy
involved with him?
Good question.
As I remember,
he not only ran the church,
he was thought to be
some kind of sorcerer.
Hm. Nice combination.
Yeah.
Well, let's see
what we can dig up.
I got you another.
What's the matter?
[chuckles]
You wouldn't believe it.
Try me.
Put that glass
in the middle of the table.
-What do you mean?
-Just put it down.
Okay. All right.
Now watch.
[gasps]
What the hell?
It's for real.
The medallion?
I can't believe that.
Let me try it.
Ah, God!
What did you do?
Medallion's mine.
All right.
Don't do that again.
[Rachel] What were you
able to find?
[Alex] He started as a magician
on the carny circuit,
then founded
the Church of the Black Mass
in San Francisco.
Called himself the Dark Priest.
Yeah, Soltar claimed that
he made a pact with Lucifer
that gave him mystical powers.
And in return for that
he promised
that he would
pave the way on Earth
for the evil one.
That's when
he and his followers
started secretly killing
prominent people in the city.
His plan was to create havoc
so that the devil himself
could stroll in
and assume control.
Don't forget the women.
What women?
[Alex] There were rumors
of ritual killings.
Always young women.
Supposedly he cut
their hearts out as offerings.
Oh.
Why is it that these animals
always prey on the innocent?
I'd love to just
drop them all
in a ring together
and let them take out
their sick fantasies
on each other.
Well, that would make one hell
of a pay-per-view event.
[chuckles]
Are you okay?
Everything all right?
No, everything's not all right.
Soltar, Jones, Koresh.
How did they happen?
I mean, what is it
that is so twisted
about our society
that we put out people
like this?
Nick, we deal with people
like this every day.
What's eating you?
When I was growing up, I--
I had a cousin.
Sandra.
We were really tight.
When she was 17, she, uh
She got involved
with this guy who, uh,
was hooked up with this
cult out of Eureka.
The Children of the Apocalypse.
She moved up north
with this guy.
We never heard from her.
Till one day, we got the call.
She was found in a ravine.
Barely alive.
Raped, beaten, tortured.
She never came out of coma
and died two weeks later.
Oh, God. Nick,
I'm sorry.
That's really terrible.
Now, you see [stammers]
That is the whole point!
I mean, this crap
happens all the time.
She was just one of thousands.
I just don't wanna
stand around here
and wait for it
to happen again.
You're right.
-[Stan] I wonder how long
this was in our attic.
-[door slams]
[Tom] Ever since
our father died.
[Stan] Can't believe
you lugged a coffin around
in broad daylight.
-Yeah. In this city,
nobody even noticed.
-Oh.
[sighs]
[sighs]
Ew, what a pit.
You sure about this?
It's perfect.
This place gives me the creeps.
We've been drinking here
for a year.
But that's in the bar,
not back here.
Ah, it'll be fine.
Besides, where else
would they let me do my show?
[box creaking]
Oh, this'll be perfect.
What is it with you wanting
to do a magic show, Tommy?
You got real magic,
why don't you make
a million bucks appear?
That's not the way it works.
Yeah. Must have been his.
Why are you so
obsessed with him?
[sighs] He was our father,
Stan. Our blood.
Don't you want to know
what he was all about?
I mean, look at this stuff.
[Tom chuckles]
You know what these are for?
I don't wanna know. Just
put that stuff away.
It's our heritage.
No, it's not.
I don't care
if he was our father.
I don't wanna have anything
to do with him,
or any of this stuff.
But
But don't you feel it?
[stammers] The power,
the energy?
It's like he's
in the room with us.
Tommy?
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
[chuckles]
Um, look,
I gotta do some stuff,
so I'll just catch you
back here tonight?
[Nick] Alex and I
have been able to identify
all the guests except four.
[keyboard clacking]
[computer beeps]
[computer beeps]
All right.
[Derek] That's the wife
of the curator
of the de Young Museum.
[Alex] Probably not
a cat burglar.
[Nick] Okay, how about him?
-Hm.
-Jacob Meyers
a cardiologist
at Children's Hospital.
Okay, that leaves
these two guys.
Unfortunately, we haven't
got a clear shot of them.
[Derek] Oh, yeah.
I remember the top one
circulating around.
But I thought he was
a guest of Alex's.
I've never seen him before.
[Derek]
So they could be the ones
we're looking for, huh?
All right,
I'll print out a hard copy
and see what I come up with.
Yeah.
[Tom] Need some help?
[woman gasps]
Sorry.
Didn't mean to scare you.
It's okay.
But, uh, you just looked like
you needed a hand.
No, I can manage, thanks.
Uh
It's all right.
Oh, thanks--
[whispers]
It's all right,
it's all right.
You and I are gonna
help each other become famous.
[whimpering]
Okay, thanks.
Any luck?
No, the cops came up dry.
The picture wasn't clear enough
to make a positive ID.
I still don't understand
why anyone would wanna
steal the medallion.
Because, supposedly,
Soltar imbued it with
his powers before he died,
hoping that someday it would
fall into the right hands,
and he could return
to resume his work.
Why didn't you
tell us this before?
Because it didn't have
a bearing
on trying to find
the people who took it.
[Nick] What do you mean,
it didn't have a bearing?
If the people who stole
the medallion thought
they could bring Soltar back,
they could've been
members of his church.
And you're already checking
all the known Satanists
in the city, right?
Well, all the ones
we have in our database.
You know,
I don't get you sometimes.
I mean, we're all
on the same team here.
We're working our butts off
to try and find these guys,
and you're holding back
information.
That's the tough part
of my job.
Sometimes it's necessary.
Yeah, well, do you have
any other little gems
that you'd like to share
with us while we're all here?
Before he died,
Soltar vowed to come back
and get revenge on The Legacy.
Oh.
Was The Legacy responsible
for his death?
About 30 years ago,
Soltar kidnapped a young woman.
The next day
she turned up dead.
He didn't know that
she was the daughter
of the best friend
of one of the members
of this House.
That member
took it upon himself
to track Soltar down, kill him,
driving a stake
through his heart.
The Legacy took the medallion
and locked it away
for safekeeping.
Well, I'm glad to hear
our forefathers
did something worthwhile.
Well,
not our forefathers, Nick.
Your father. Jonathan Boyle
was the man
who killed Levon Soltar.
[Stan] What are you doing
in that?
[distant sirens]
It was his.
A perfect fit.
Why are you wearing it?
Tradition.
This way he'll be with me,
helping me, guiding me.
Hm.
So what are you
gonna do out there?
You worked up any tricks?
Yeah.
Got a few ideas.
Why don't you go get a drink
while I get ready
for the show?
Go!
[door opens]
[rock music playing]
[music stops]
Okay, okay.
-Turn it back on.
-Be nice, now.
Got some special entertainment
for you tonight.
A magic show
with some attitude.
[crowd jeering]
So sit back,
and get ready
to be blown away.
[crowd jeering]
[man] Nice threads, man.
What, you going to a wedding?
-[crowd laughing]
-[woman] Yeah.
[woman 2]
Nice penguin suit, buddy.
Good evening.
Um Miss?
[woman] Yes.
Would you take a card?
That's it, look at it.
Don't show it to me.
Put it back in the deck.
All right.
[man 2 sarcastically]
This is exciting.
[woman] God.
[man 3] Wow. Aren't you clever?
Five of spades.
[woman] Not even close.
Nine of diamonds. You suck.
[crowd jeering]
[man 3] Get off the stage, man!
Uh, all right.
Hey, let's, uh--
We'll try it again.
Sir?
Would you take a card?
Take a card.
Memorize it and put it
back in the deck.
[man 2] Lose the penguin.
Your card
will magically appear here.
Queen of hearts.
Two of clubs.
Where did you get
this clown, huh?
[crowd jeering]
Turn the music back on.
He blows, man. He's gonna
drive my customers away.
Uh
-Loser.
-[stammering] No, wait, wait--
Don't go. Give me
another chance.
Hey, I'm outta here.
-I said don't
-[gasps]
go!
Please take your seat.
No wonder I couldn't
find your card.
You were hiding it from me,
weren't you?
[gagging]
[woman] Cool!
I think you have
your friend's card
in there too.
-Let's see.
-[gagging]
Come on.
[applause]
[cheering]
[man 2] Yeah.
All right, all right.
I like that. I like that.
[Tom] And now
for the grand finale.
My lovely assistant.
Does he know what he's doing?
I sure hope so.
A gift
to seal the bond.
[woman screams]
[woman] He killed her.
He totally killed her.
Oh, my God.
She's dead.
I know what
you're thinking.
But it isn't murder.
[crowd gasps]
It's magic!
[cheering, applause]
[laughs]
[man whistling]
[Nick] It's been 48 hours
since the robbery.
two women have died,
and we're no closer
to finding these guys.
We may never find them.
They could have left town
or even the country,
for all we know.
I just heard another woman's
body was found this morning.
Coroner said she was killed
sometime after midnight.
Let me guess.
Her heart was cut out,
like the other one?
Yeah. These killings started
the same time
that the medallion was stolen,
so either someone's trying
to revive Soltar's cult,
and is using the medallion as
some sort of holy relic, or--
[Derek] Or the thieves
managed
to actually bring
his spirit back,
and he's terrorizing
San Francisco again.
Nothing like that
old black magic.
I can't do this again!
I feel like there's
something growing in me.
Something slowly taking over.
But I was the one
who held the sword
plunged it into her heart
and heard her screams.
Felt her pain.
But it wasn't me!
I'm not a murderer!
They'll know that.
Oh, this can't be happening!
I can't do this anymore!
[grunts]
[bell tolls]
[clock ticking]
[typing, computer beeping]
[classical music playing
through headphones]
"The latest sensation
on the underground circuit.
If you like magic
and can take
the sight of blood,
this one's for you.
Midnight shows only."
Sounds like a fun night
out on the town.
[distant sirens]
[hard rock music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
Is it always this crowded?
Nah, the place really picked up
in the past few days.
Everybody's here
to see the show, huh?
You too?
Yeah, I hear this Davace
is the real thing.
Ah, I never seen
anything like it.
That's his brother over there.
Johnny, get me a towel,
would you?
Is he part of the show?
Nah, he just paces a lot.
-Nervous type, you know.
-Yeah.
[crowd chattering indistinctly]
[applause, cheering]
[woman] Come on, dude,
show us your stuff.
The spirits are
here tonight.
[woman] That's so cool.
And they are restless.
Sometimes they are
looking for love.
Sometimes they are looking
for vengeance.
[bottle shatters]
Because death does not
always bring peace.
[man] Look out.
Some spirits
are taken too early.
But embrace these spirits
and welcome them
back into our realm.
[applause, cheering]
[woman 2] All right!
All right!
[woman] Yeah! Woo!
Yeah!
Others are here to present
themselves as tender offerings.
These beautiful offerings
are sent down from on high,
as a token of his desire
to appease the fallen angel.
[metal creaks]
[woman screams]
And that angel,
the angel of darkness,
gladly accepts these offerings.
And takes them unto himself.
[applause]
[cheering]
[Derek] Hey.
-You been here
all night?
-Here and there.
So I found our guys.
Ah.
[computer beeps]
Stan and Tom Davace.
Couple of local boys.
A clean record, and they
are currently unemployed.
Now what would
they want with
the medallion?
Oh, there's one thing
I failed to mention.
Uh, their real father
is a guy named Levon Soltar.
Touche.
How did you find them?
Well, I saw them last night,
up close and personal
at this, uh, after-hours dive
that Tom's been performing at.
He's been doing some
of the most incredible magic
I've ever seen.
What kind of magic?
Well, let's put it this way.
I don't think
I'd be hiring these guys
for Kat's next
birthday party.
They specialize in gore.
He's been able to tap into
the power of the medallion?
Ah, there's
no question about it.
See, there's this.
Third woman found murdered.
Davace put her
in an iron maiden.
Iron maiden?
I've seen that trick.
Yeah, not like this,
you haven't.
He slams the door shut.
There's a scream.
He opens the door,
and she's disappeared.
But there was blood
on the spikes,
and it looked real.
So I made my way
backstage
to try and stop them,
but by the time I got there,
he and his brother had split.
So I talked to a waitress,
she gave me their address,
and I staked their place
out overnight.
Now, they never showed up.
So this morning
I popped the apartment door.
The place was completely
cleaned out.
Hm. So, what do we
do now?
I'm gonna go back to the bar
and see if the bartender's
got any information.
I think he can use
some company.
My thoughts exactly.
Come on.
[horn honks]
-Come on, move it.
-Relax.
[tires squealing]
[Rachel] God, Nick, you're
gonna get us killed.
It's time to make things right.
Revenge and then chaos.
Who are you talking to?
No one.
You don't look
so good, Tommy.
I'm fine.
[Stan] Okay.
Hey, Tommy, I need
to ask you something.
Where do those women
from the act come from?
The city's full
of beautiful women.
Where do they go
when they disappear?
A place where they belong.
I was reading, uh,
they found another dead woman.
Same deal, heart cut out.
Tommy, you gotta tell me
you're not the one
-butchering those women.
-Forget about them.
We gotta go.
-Someone's coming.
-What are you
talking about?
Ahhh!
Don't get in my way, Stan.
How you doing?
Hey, not bad, man.
What did you think
of the show last night?
Yeah, I wanted
to talk to Tom.
You know where he's
hanging out these days?
Yeah, the last couple days,
him and Stan
have been crashing
in the back room.
Oh, great, is he there now?
I don't know.
There's a back door they use.
I don't keep track of them.
Go on back.
Thanks.
They may be running on us.
[loud crash]
Nick, what are you doing?
What's the hell's going on?
[Rachel] Sorry,
it's my friend
-Get out of here!
-Sorry.
Freaks.
I knew it.
They say they're from
the Luna Foundation.
That's just a cover.
A cover? For what?
It's not important.
It's time to remove them.
Remove them?
What do you mean?
Kill them, Stan.
You're kidding, right?
Lookit, I'm not gonna
let you do it.
You can't kill these people.
[choking]
Get out of my way.
Ah!
I didn't mean to kill him.
But I had to.
I had to kill them all.
There was no choice.
[breathing shakily]
But I know
it'll be all right
because I will be forgiven.
Tell me I will be forgiven.
Tell me!
[voices whispering]
Yes.
Everything will be forgiven.
My betrayal, my anger
my desire.
[voices whispering]
I had no purpose
until he came into my life.
What would you have done?
It was the only way.
There was no other choice.
I have to finish
what I started,
and then everything
will be made right.
There's no other choice.
Is there?
There's no other choice.
[roaring sound]
[woman laughing]
Showtime.
Alex and Rachel
are on their way
to the coroner's office
to look at the body
of the latest victim.
I can't sit around and wait
for Davace to kill again.
I'm going back to that club.
Why? So you can
shoot up some more,
maybe kill
a real person this time?
If it's Davace,
he's a dead man.
-Nick, you can't
go off like this.
-Try and stop me.
What about
your military training, huh?
The planning, waiting
for the right moment
to strike?
The moment is now,
before another
innocent person
is carved up.
You can't function
when your head is clouded
with anger and revenge.
I function just fine.
Ahhh!
[groans]
[unearthly voice]
After all these years,
it's good to be back.
Levon Soltar.
The Legacy.
[sighs]
This very island, which so long
has been awash in rectitude,
will become the haven
for my new flock.
Over my dead body.
[Nick groaning]
It was your father
who killed me.
Sweet irony.
This house
and everything in it
will be destroyed,
leaving behind
only the hollow echoes
of your pitiful existence.
[grunts]
Tom!
[breathing sharply]
[normal voice] Stan.
Uh, I thought you--
You thought I was dead?
I--
[roaring sound]
[unearthly voice]
You should have
stayed away, Stan.
Now you'll have to die
along with the rest.
Tommy, fight him.
Don't let him
take you over like--
Tommy's gone!
His body is merely a vessel.
He's there. I can feel him.
[groaning]
Don't do it, Tom.
He's your brother!
My brother's the Dark Prince.
[Stan] Don't give in
to him, Tom!
[screams]
[groaning]
[Derek] Nick, the spear.
Let his will be done!
[Derek] Now, Nick!
[yelling]
[mutters]
[normal voice] Stan.
Stan. I'm sorry.
I-- I didn't mean to hurt you.
[feebly] I know, Tommy.
How could this have happened
here in our own house?
I promise you, we won't make
the same mistake twice.
We should have destroyed
the medallion years ago.
I'll make sure
it will never see
the light of day.
But I had to.
I had to kill them all.
There was no choice.
[breathing shakily]
But I know
it'll be all right
because I will be forgiven.
Tell me I will be forgiven.
Tell me!
[voices whispering]
Yes.
[breathing shakily]
Everything will be forgiven.
Betrayal
my anger, my desire.
[echoing laughter]
I had no purpose
until he came
into my life.
What would you have done?
It was the only way.
There was no other choice.
I have to finish
what I started,
and then everything
will be made right.
There is no other choice.
Is there?
[voices whispering]
[whispers] Is there?
There is no other choice.
[echoing giggles]
Showtime.
[narrator]
Since the beginning of time,
mankind has existed between
the world of light
and the world of darkness.
Our secret society
has been here forever,
protecting others
from the creatures
who inhabit the shadows
and the night,
known only to the initiated
by our true name,
The Legacy.
[theme music playing]
[Derek]
I'm therefore happy
to welcome you all
to see the latest addition
to the Winston Rayne Hall
of Antiquities.
My father would have been
overwhelmed
by this incredible piece.
[gasps and applause]
[Derek]
This suit of armor
was sent to us
by our friends in Paris.
It was worn by Charles VII,
who fought with Joan of Arc
-I found it.
-You sure?
-It's just like
the picture.
-Where is it?
Display case in the library.
But there are
too many people around.
You really think
we can pull this off?
Maybe we should just
get out of here
before they realize
we forged these invitations.
Look, Stan, don't
freeze up on me, okay?
Just do your part,
I'll do mine.
[Derek] for coming here
this evening.
Please feel free
to stay as long as you like.
Thank you.
-Hello. A pleasure.
-Very nice.
[man] Really up to you.
[man 2] Mm.
-I just don't know.
-So they split?
Yeah. Yeah.
[guests conversing
indistinctly]
The emissary
of the Paris House wanted
to thank you again
for your help.
I wasn't able to do much.
[circuits crackling]
[alarm ringing]
Ladies and gentlemen,
you can hear the alarm.
It's probably nothing, but
[alarm continues]
You check the outside panel?
-Yeah.
-I'll check
the one in the kitchen.
[guests chattering]
[circuits crackling]
[alarm continues]
[grunts]
[guests chattering]
[circuits crackling]
[grunting]
[alarm stops]
[gasps]
Is there a fire?
No, the alarm box is fried.
Either it's a systems overload,
or someone's been
messing around with it.
-Hm.
-Hm?
It's all right, everyone.
False alarm.
[guests chuckling]
Better look around, huh?
Yeah.
[man] I need another drink.
[woman] Another drink?
[siren wailing]
[man] Get out of here,
you drunk!
[grunts]
[rock music playing]
[woman laughing]
[people chattering]
So?
It's definitely the same.
Let me see that letter.
All the old man's secrets
right here.
[sighs]
Devil-worshiping.
I can't believe our father
was into this stuff.
It's-- It's disgusting.
Yeah, but he was our father.
Yeah, and he also took off
before you were born.
I don't even remember
what the guy looked like.
Well
I'm glad Mom told us the truth
about him before she died.
You gotta admit,
it's kind of fascinating.
I think it's kind of sick.
So now that we have this thing,
what are we gonna do with it?
Supposed to have
magical powers.
You believe that?
What have we got to lose?
Um, Okay. Uh
"I offer myself to be
the vessel of the Dark Priest.
Infuse me with your spirit
so that you may again
walk among us."
[Stan] Maybe this isn't
such a good idea.
If he did have
some kind of power,
it could get kind of dangerous.
What do you say we hock this
and all the rest
of his crap Mom gave us,
and get on with our lives?
What lives?
You know, bottom line, Stan,
unless this medallion is
magical or worth
a whole lot of money,
we're back where we started,
which is nowhere.
I always find
talking to you so uplifting.
Tommy, if you're gonna
keep that thing,
put it inside your shirt, okay?
Because it looks
a little ridiculous.
[crickets chirping]
[Rachel] I find it difficult
to believe
that anyone would
actually have the guts
to try and steal something
from around here.
Well, it doesn't hurt
to be on the safe side.
[Rachel] Hold on.
I spoke too soon.
Here, give me a hand.
[Tom] "Infuse me
with your spirit
so that you may again
walk among us."
[rock music playing]
[breathing sharply]
Oh-- Oh, my God.
[gasps]
Well, looks like somebody
jimmied the lock
with a knife or a screwdriver.
Obviously not a pro.
-Do you know
what's missing?
-Mm-hm.
A most unusual medallion
that belonged to Levon Soltar.
You mean the freak who started
the Church of the Black Mass
-in the '60s?
-Yes.
[Alex] What was it doing here?
Was The Legacy
involved with him?
Good question.
As I remember,
he not only ran the church,
he was thought to be
some kind of sorcerer.
Hm. Nice combination.
Yeah.
Well, let's see
what we can dig up.
I got you another.
What's the matter?
[chuckles]
You wouldn't believe it.
Try me.
Put that glass
in the middle of the table.
-What do you mean?
-Just put it down.
Okay. All right.
Now watch.
[gasps]
What the hell?
It's for real.
The medallion?
I can't believe that.
Let me try it.
Ah, God!
What did you do?
Medallion's mine.
All right.
Don't do that again.
[Rachel] What were you
able to find?
[Alex] He started as a magician
on the carny circuit,
then founded
the Church of the Black Mass
in San Francisco.
Called himself the Dark Priest.
Yeah, Soltar claimed that
he made a pact with Lucifer
that gave him mystical powers.
And in return for that
he promised
that he would
pave the way on Earth
for the evil one.
That's when
he and his followers
started secretly killing
prominent people in the city.
His plan was to create havoc
so that the devil himself
could stroll in
and assume control.
Don't forget the women.
What women?
[Alex] There were rumors
of ritual killings.
Always young women.
Supposedly he cut
their hearts out as offerings.
Oh.
Why is it that these animals
always prey on the innocent?
I'd love to just
drop them all
in a ring together
and let them take out
their sick fantasies
on each other.
Well, that would make one hell
of a pay-per-view event.
[chuckles]
Are you okay?
Everything all right?
No, everything's not all right.
Soltar, Jones, Koresh.
How did they happen?
I mean, what is it
that is so twisted
about our society
that we put out people
like this?
Nick, we deal with people
like this every day.
What's eating you?
When I was growing up, I--
I had a cousin.
Sandra.
We were really tight.
When she was 17, she, uh
She got involved
with this guy who, uh,
was hooked up with this
cult out of Eureka.
The Children of the Apocalypse.
She moved up north
with this guy.
We never heard from her.
Till one day, we got the call.
She was found in a ravine.
Barely alive.
Raped, beaten, tortured.
She never came out of coma
and died two weeks later.
Oh, God. Nick,
I'm sorry.
That's really terrible.
Now, you see [stammers]
That is the whole point!
I mean, this crap
happens all the time.
She was just one of thousands.
I just don't wanna
stand around here
and wait for it
to happen again.
You're right.
-[Stan] I wonder how long
this was in our attic.
-[door slams]
[Tom] Ever since
our father died.
[Stan] Can't believe
you lugged a coffin around
in broad daylight.
-Yeah. In this city,
nobody even noticed.
-Oh.
[sighs]
[sighs]
Ew, what a pit.
You sure about this?
It's perfect.
This place gives me the creeps.
We've been drinking here
for a year.
But that's in the bar,
not back here.
Ah, it'll be fine.
Besides, where else
would they let me do my show?
[box creaking]
Oh, this'll be perfect.
What is it with you wanting
to do a magic show, Tommy?
You got real magic,
why don't you make
a million bucks appear?
That's not the way it works.
Yeah. Must have been his.
Why are you so
obsessed with him?
[sighs] He was our father,
Stan. Our blood.
Don't you want to know
what he was all about?
I mean, look at this stuff.
[Tom chuckles]
You know what these are for?
I don't wanna know. Just
put that stuff away.
It's our heritage.
No, it's not.
I don't care
if he was our father.
I don't wanna have anything
to do with him,
or any of this stuff.
But
But don't you feel it?
[stammers] The power,
the energy?
It's like he's
in the room with us.
Tommy?
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
[chuckles]
Um, look,
I gotta do some stuff,
so I'll just catch you
back here tonight?
[Nick] Alex and I
have been able to identify
all the guests except four.
[keyboard clacking]
[computer beeps]
[computer beeps]
All right.
[Derek] That's the wife
of the curator
of the de Young Museum.
[Alex] Probably not
a cat burglar.
[Nick] Okay, how about him?
-Hm.
-Jacob Meyers
a cardiologist
at Children's Hospital.
Okay, that leaves
these two guys.
Unfortunately, we haven't
got a clear shot of them.
[Derek] Oh, yeah.
I remember the top one
circulating around.
But I thought he was
a guest of Alex's.
I've never seen him before.
[Derek]
So they could be the ones
we're looking for, huh?
All right,
I'll print out a hard copy
and see what I come up with.
Yeah.
[Tom] Need some help?
[woman gasps]
Sorry.
Didn't mean to scare you.
It's okay.
But, uh, you just looked like
you needed a hand.
No, I can manage, thanks.
Uh
It's all right.
Oh, thanks--
[whispers]
It's all right,
it's all right.
You and I are gonna
help each other become famous.
[whimpering]
Okay, thanks.
Any luck?
No, the cops came up dry.
The picture wasn't clear enough
to make a positive ID.
I still don't understand
why anyone would wanna
steal the medallion.
Because, supposedly,
Soltar imbued it with
his powers before he died,
hoping that someday it would
fall into the right hands,
and he could return
to resume his work.
Why didn't you
tell us this before?
Because it didn't have
a bearing
on trying to find
the people who took it.
[Nick] What do you mean,
it didn't have a bearing?
If the people who stole
the medallion thought
they could bring Soltar back,
they could've been
members of his church.
And you're already checking
all the known Satanists
in the city, right?
Well, all the ones
we have in our database.
You know,
I don't get you sometimes.
I mean, we're all
on the same team here.
We're working our butts off
to try and find these guys,
and you're holding back
information.
That's the tough part
of my job.
Sometimes it's necessary.
Yeah, well, do you have
any other little gems
that you'd like to share
with us while we're all here?
Before he died,
Soltar vowed to come back
and get revenge on The Legacy.
Oh.
Was The Legacy responsible
for his death?
About 30 years ago,
Soltar kidnapped a young woman.
The next day
she turned up dead.
He didn't know that
she was the daughter
of the best friend
of one of the members
of this House.
That member
took it upon himself
to track Soltar down, kill him,
driving a stake
through his heart.
The Legacy took the medallion
and locked it away
for safekeeping.
Well, I'm glad to hear
our forefathers
did something worthwhile.
Well,
not our forefathers, Nick.
Your father. Jonathan Boyle
was the man
who killed Levon Soltar.
[Stan] What are you doing
in that?
[distant sirens]
It was his.
A perfect fit.
Why are you wearing it?
Tradition.
This way he'll be with me,
helping me, guiding me.
Hm.
So what are you
gonna do out there?
You worked up any tricks?
Yeah.
Got a few ideas.
Why don't you go get a drink
while I get ready
for the show?
Go!
[door opens]
[rock music playing]
[music stops]
Okay, okay.
-Turn it back on.
-Be nice, now.
Got some special entertainment
for you tonight.
A magic show
with some attitude.
[crowd jeering]
So sit back,
and get ready
to be blown away.
[crowd jeering]
[man] Nice threads, man.
What, you going to a wedding?
-[crowd laughing]
-[woman] Yeah.
[woman 2]
Nice penguin suit, buddy.
Good evening.
Um Miss?
[woman] Yes.
Would you take a card?
That's it, look at it.
Don't show it to me.
Put it back in the deck.
All right.
[man 2 sarcastically]
This is exciting.
[woman] God.
[man 3] Wow. Aren't you clever?
Five of spades.
[woman] Not even close.
Nine of diamonds. You suck.
[crowd jeering]
[man 3] Get off the stage, man!
Uh, all right.
Hey, let's, uh--
We'll try it again.
Sir?
Would you take a card?
Take a card.
Memorize it and put it
back in the deck.
[man 2] Lose the penguin.
Your card
will magically appear here.
Queen of hearts.
Two of clubs.
Where did you get
this clown, huh?
[crowd jeering]
Turn the music back on.
He blows, man. He's gonna
drive my customers away.
Uh
-Loser.
-[stammering] No, wait, wait--
Don't go. Give me
another chance.
Hey, I'm outta here.
-I said don't
-[gasps]
go!
Please take your seat.
No wonder I couldn't
find your card.
You were hiding it from me,
weren't you?
[gagging]
[woman] Cool!
I think you have
your friend's card
in there too.
-Let's see.
-[gagging]
Come on.
[applause]
[cheering]
[man 2] Yeah.
All right, all right.
I like that. I like that.
[Tom] And now
for the grand finale.
My lovely assistant.
Does he know what he's doing?
I sure hope so.
A gift
to seal the bond.
[woman screams]
[woman] He killed her.
He totally killed her.
Oh, my God.
She's dead.
I know what
you're thinking.
But it isn't murder.
[crowd gasps]
It's magic!
[cheering, applause]
[laughs]
[man whistling]
[Nick] It's been 48 hours
since the robbery.
two women have died,
and we're no closer
to finding these guys.
We may never find them.
They could have left town
or even the country,
for all we know.
I just heard another woman's
body was found this morning.
Coroner said she was killed
sometime after midnight.
Let me guess.
Her heart was cut out,
like the other one?
Yeah. These killings started
the same time
that the medallion was stolen,
so either someone's trying
to revive Soltar's cult,
and is using the medallion as
some sort of holy relic, or--
[Derek] Or the thieves
managed
to actually bring
his spirit back,
and he's terrorizing
San Francisco again.
Nothing like that
old black magic.
I can't do this again!
I feel like there's
something growing in me.
Something slowly taking over.
But I was the one
who held the sword
plunged it into her heart
and heard her screams.
Felt her pain.
But it wasn't me!
I'm not a murderer!
They'll know that.
Oh, this can't be happening!
I can't do this anymore!
[grunts]
[bell tolls]
[clock ticking]
[typing, computer beeping]
[classical music playing
through headphones]
"The latest sensation
on the underground circuit.
If you like magic
and can take
the sight of blood,
this one's for you.
Midnight shows only."
Sounds like a fun night
out on the town.
[distant sirens]
[hard rock music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
Is it always this crowded?
Nah, the place really picked up
in the past few days.
Everybody's here
to see the show, huh?
You too?
Yeah, I hear this Davace
is the real thing.
Ah, I never seen
anything like it.
That's his brother over there.
Johnny, get me a towel,
would you?
Is he part of the show?
Nah, he just paces a lot.
-Nervous type, you know.
-Yeah.
[crowd chattering indistinctly]
[applause, cheering]
[woman] Come on, dude,
show us your stuff.
The spirits are
here tonight.
[woman] That's so cool.
And they are restless.
Sometimes they are
looking for love.
Sometimes they are looking
for vengeance.
[bottle shatters]
Because death does not
always bring peace.
[man] Look out.
Some spirits
are taken too early.
But embrace these spirits
and welcome them
back into our realm.
[applause, cheering]
[woman 2] All right!
All right!
[woman] Yeah! Woo!
Yeah!
Others are here to present
themselves as tender offerings.
These beautiful offerings
are sent down from on high,
as a token of his desire
to appease the fallen angel.
[metal creaks]
[woman screams]
And that angel,
the angel of darkness,
gladly accepts these offerings.
And takes them unto himself.
[applause]
[cheering]
[Derek] Hey.
-You been here
all night?
-Here and there.
So I found our guys.
Ah.
[computer beeps]
Stan and Tom Davace.
Couple of local boys.
A clean record, and they
are currently unemployed.
Now what would
they want with
the medallion?
Oh, there's one thing
I failed to mention.
Uh, their real father
is a guy named Levon Soltar.
Touche.
How did you find them?
Well, I saw them last night,
up close and personal
at this, uh, after-hours dive
that Tom's been performing at.
He's been doing some
of the most incredible magic
I've ever seen.
What kind of magic?
Well, let's put it this way.
I don't think
I'd be hiring these guys
for Kat's next
birthday party.
They specialize in gore.
He's been able to tap into
the power of the medallion?
Ah, there's
no question about it.
See, there's this.
Third woman found murdered.
Davace put her
in an iron maiden.
Iron maiden?
I've seen that trick.
Yeah, not like this,
you haven't.
He slams the door shut.
There's a scream.
He opens the door,
and she's disappeared.
But there was blood
on the spikes,
and it looked real.
So I made my way
backstage
to try and stop them,
but by the time I got there,
he and his brother had split.
So I talked to a waitress,
she gave me their address,
and I staked their place
out overnight.
Now, they never showed up.
So this morning
I popped the apartment door.
The place was completely
cleaned out.
Hm. So, what do we
do now?
I'm gonna go back to the bar
and see if the bartender's
got any information.
I think he can use
some company.
My thoughts exactly.
Come on.
[horn honks]
-Come on, move it.
-Relax.
[tires squealing]
[Rachel] God, Nick, you're
gonna get us killed.
It's time to make things right.
Revenge and then chaos.
Who are you talking to?
No one.
You don't look
so good, Tommy.
I'm fine.
[Stan] Okay.
Hey, Tommy, I need
to ask you something.
Where do those women
from the act come from?
The city's full
of beautiful women.
Where do they go
when they disappear?
A place where they belong.
I was reading, uh,
they found another dead woman.
Same deal, heart cut out.
Tommy, you gotta tell me
you're not the one
-butchering those women.
-Forget about them.
We gotta go.
-Someone's coming.
-What are you
talking about?
Ahhh!
Don't get in my way, Stan.
How you doing?
Hey, not bad, man.
What did you think
of the show last night?
Yeah, I wanted
to talk to Tom.
You know where he's
hanging out these days?
Yeah, the last couple days,
him and Stan
have been crashing
in the back room.
Oh, great, is he there now?
I don't know.
There's a back door they use.
I don't keep track of them.
Go on back.
Thanks.
They may be running on us.
[loud crash]
Nick, what are you doing?
What's the hell's going on?
[Rachel] Sorry,
it's my friend
-Get out of here!
-Sorry.
Freaks.
I knew it.
They say they're from
the Luna Foundation.
That's just a cover.
A cover? For what?
It's not important.
It's time to remove them.
Remove them?
What do you mean?
Kill them, Stan.
You're kidding, right?
Lookit, I'm not gonna
let you do it.
You can't kill these people.
[choking]
Get out of my way.
Ah!
I didn't mean to kill him.
But I had to.
I had to kill them all.
There was no choice.
[breathing shakily]
But I know
it'll be all right
because I will be forgiven.
Tell me I will be forgiven.
Tell me!
[voices whispering]
Yes.
Everything will be forgiven.
My betrayal, my anger
my desire.
[voices whispering]
I had no purpose
until he came into my life.
What would you have done?
It was the only way.
There was no other choice.
I have to finish
what I started,
and then everything
will be made right.
There's no other choice.
Is there?
There's no other choice.
[roaring sound]
[woman laughing]
Showtime.
Alex and Rachel
are on their way
to the coroner's office
to look at the body
of the latest victim.
I can't sit around and wait
for Davace to kill again.
I'm going back to that club.
Why? So you can
shoot up some more,
maybe kill
a real person this time?
If it's Davace,
he's a dead man.
-Nick, you can't
go off like this.
-Try and stop me.
What about
your military training, huh?
The planning, waiting
for the right moment
to strike?
The moment is now,
before another
innocent person
is carved up.
You can't function
when your head is clouded
with anger and revenge.
I function just fine.
Ahhh!
[groans]
[unearthly voice]
After all these years,
it's good to be back.
Levon Soltar.
The Legacy.
[sighs]
This very island, which so long
has been awash in rectitude,
will become the haven
for my new flock.
Over my dead body.
[Nick groaning]
It was your father
who killed me.
Sweet irony.
This house
and everything in it
will be destroyed,
leaving behind
only the hollow echoes
of your pitiful existence.
[grunts]
Tom!
[breathing sharply]
[normal voice] Stan.
Uh, I thought you--
You thought I was dead?
I--
[roaring sound]
[unearthly voice]
You should have
stayed away, Stan.
Now you'll have to die
along with the rest.
Tommy, fight him.
Don't let him
take you over like--
Tommy's gone!
His body is merely a vessel.
He's there. I can feel him.
[groaning]
Don't do it, Tom.
He's your brother!
My brother's the Dark Prince.
[Stan] Don't give in
to him, Tom!
[screams]
[groaning]
[Derek] Nick, the spear.
Let his will be done!
[Derek] Now, Nick!
[yelling]
[mutters]
[normal voice] Stan.
Stan. I'm sorry.
I-- I didn't mean to hurt you.
[feebly] I know, Tommy.
How could this have happened
here in our own house?
I promise you, we won't make
the same mistake twice.
We should have destroyed
the medallion years ago.
I'll make sure
it will never see
the light of day.