[ SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
Debbie: IT SCARES US JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
WHEN YOU HEAR IT, YOU'RE GONNA THINK WE'RE INSANE.
IT STARTED OUT SMALL...
LIKE A HAND OR A LEG WAS IN A DIFFERENT POSITION.
AND THEN ITS HEAD WAS LOOKING UP INSTEAD OF DOWN, AND...
THEN ONE DAY, IT WAS IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ROOM.
IT WAS MOVING AROUND BY ITSELF.
CAMILLA GOT IN TOUCH WITH A MEDIUM.
WE LEARNED FROM HER THAT THE DOLL WAS POSSESSED
BY A GIRL NAMED ANNABELLE HIGGINS.
SHE HAD LOST HER PARENTS AND HAD TAKEN A LIKING TO MY DOLL.
ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO BE FRIENDS.
WHEN WE HEARD THIS, WE -- WE FELT REALLY SORRY FOR HER.
I MEAN, WE'RE NURSES, WE HELP PEOPLE.
BUT THEN... THINGS GOT WORSE.
Ed: HOW DID YOU END UP WITH IT?
IT WAS A GIFT FROM MY MOM FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE GOT IT,
BUT WE ARE BEYOND TERRIFIED.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ MOBILE CHIMING ]
[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS, INDISTINCT VOICES WHISPERING ]
Father Perez: GOD HONORS SACRIFICE.
AND OUR SACRIFICES TOUCH GOD'S HEART
AND MOVE HIS HAND.
JESUS SAID, "THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT.
"THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO ONE THAN THIS...
THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
JOHN: I win.
LET US PRAY.
[ PEWS CREAKING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. OKAY.
HEY, YOU.
OH.
OKAY, SO, UH...
WHO WON?
JOHN. BUT HE CHEATS.
WHAT? I -- I-IT WAS TWO AGAINST ONE.
I HAD TO DO SOMETHING, RIGHT?
[ SCOFFS ] YEAH, RIGHT.
WHAT?
WHERE DID SHARON GET OFF TO?
OH, I'LL FIND HER.
SHE NOT READY?
OH. THANKS.
BYE.
PETE SEND YOU AFTER ME?
I SWEAR, ONE DAY HE THINKS I'LL JUST...
RUN OFF, TOO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
MEN.
WHAT WOULD THEY DO WITHOUT US? I MEAN, HONESTLY.
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
John: HEY, WAIT A SECOND. LET ME HELP YOU OUT.
I GOT YOU.
Mia: THANKS.
WE APPRECIATE THE LIFT, PETE.
Pete: SURE THING.
YOU JUST MAKE SURE
TO TAKE CARE OF THIS WIFE AND BABY OF YOURS.
DID WE ASK ABOUT NAMES YET?
SHARON. WHAT? IT'S NOT PRYING.
I DON'T KNOW HER. IT'S JUST CONVERSATION.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THEM ANYWAY, SO...
BUT WE'RE PRETTY SURE "JOHN" IF IT'S A BOY.
AND WE'RE THINKING "PHYLLIS" IF IT'S A GIRL.
[ SCOFFS ] WE WERE?
YEAH. YOU SAID YOU LIKED IT.
I NEVER SAID THAT.
IT'S MY GRANDMOTHER'S NAME.
AND I CAN'T STAND YOUR GRANDMOTHER.
OH, DEAR. OH, DEAR.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT ONLY ME.
I MEAN, NOBODY CAN STAND HER.
NO, SHE'S RIGHT, EVERYONE HATES HER. [ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, WELL, ON THAT NOTE, SHARON, LET'S GO INSIDE.
THESE TWO, THEY HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
Sharon: MM. THANK YOU AGAIN.
THINK NOTHING OF IT.
JUST REMEMBER:
CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING.
INDEED THEY ARE.
AND THEN THEY LEARN TO TALK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, YOU.
BYE.
[ SIGHS ]
I GUESS THAT'S A "NO" ON PHYLLIS?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT THE BABY SO MUCH IN FRONT OF THEM.
I JUST THINK IT ISN'T RIGHT.
WHY NOT?
WELL, THEY ONLY LOST THEIR DAUGHTER TWO YEARS AGO.
THEY DIDN'T LOSE THEIR DAUGHTER, MIA.
SHE RAN AWAY AND JOINED UP WITH THE HIPPIES.
BY NOW SHE'S PROBABLY GOT THREE HUSBANDS
AND CALLS HERSELF "STAR."
WELL, EVEN "STAR" IS A BETTER NAME THAN PHYLLIS.
[ SCOFFS ]
OH, YOU -- YOU DIDN'T LOCK IT?
NO. WHY WOULD I?
YOU HAVE TO START LOCKING IT, JOHN.
I MEAN, IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD NOW.
Reporter: THEY CALL THEMSELVES "THE FAMILY."
[ SWITCH CLICKS ] BUT POLICE OFFICIALS HAVE LABELED THEM A DANGEROUS CULT.
[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ] RESIDING ON THE GROUNDS OF SPAHN RANCH,
ONCE USED AS THE BACKDROP FOR MANY WELL-KNOWN WESTERNS,
THE FAMILY IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE CLOSE TO THIRTY MEMBERS,
MANY OF THEM WITH HISTORIES
OF HEAVY DRUG USE AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.
[ WHIRRING QUICKENS ] CURRENTLY, SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE IN CUSTODY
[ WHIRRING STOPS ] AWAITING CHARGES FOR THE BRUTAL TATE AND LaBIANCA MURDERS,
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ] WHICH HELD LOS ANGELES IN THE GRIP OF FEAR,
BEFORE POLICE INVESTIGATORS WERE LED TO THE SUSPECTS...
HEY, HONEY? [ WHIRRING STOPS ]
...BY WITNESSES WHO CAME FORWARD DO YOU THINK YOU COULD SHUT OFF THE TV?
TO REPORT THE BIZARRE CRIMES. IT'S MAKIN' IT A LITTLE HARD TO CONCENTRATE.
THEIR LEADER, CHARLES MANSON, WAS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO
AS BOTH "GOD" AND "SATAN" BY HIS DEVOTED FOLLOWERS
AND HAD PREDICTED AN ARMAGEDDON-LIKE EVENT
HE CALLED HELTER SKELTER.
THANK YOU.
HEY. YOU KNOW WHAT,
YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE WATCHING THAT STUFF.
ALL RIGHT? IT COULD UPSET THE BABY.
THERE'S NEW RESEARCH OUT THERE --
OH, BOY, MORE NEW RESEARCH?
IT'S TRUE.
THEY ARE LEARNING THAT -- THAT BABIES IN UTERO
EXPERIENCE MORE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD
THAN THEY EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
THEY RECOGNISE VOICES AND NOISES, SONGS.
YOU KNOW, I BET THE MEN THAT DID THAT RESEARCH
SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
WHEN THEY COULD HAVE JUST ASKED THE MOTHER FOR FREE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOW'S IT GOING IN HERE?
UM...WELL...
I AM TRYING MY HARDEST TO ENJOY IT.
EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT ONCE YOU'RE IN THE RESIDENCY
IT GETS A MILLION TIMES WORSE.
I HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED THE FACT
THAT I'M ABOUT TO BE A NEW FATHER.
WHY NOT?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T WANNA HEAR
HOW DIFFICULT IT'S GONNA BE.
"DIFFICULT"?
NO, MAYBE DIFFICULT'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD.
UH...CHALLENGING?
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE RESIDENCY,
OR ME AND THE BABY?
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL OF IT, I GUESS.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS AN IDEAL SITUATION
FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO GO THROUGH.
AH --
LIKE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO GO THROUGH.
I DIDN'T MEAN FOR THAT TO SOUND LIKE IT DID.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S NOT LIKE DIFFICULT OR CHALLENGING
ARE BAD THINGS, ANYWAY.
LOOK, I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN
A LITTLE CAUGHT UP IN MY OWN WORLD LATELY.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CALL IT SELF-CENTRED.
"SOME PEOPLE"?
MOST PEOPLE?
EVERYONE?
CAN WE JUST GO BACK AND REDO THE LAST TWO MINUTES, PLEASE?
PLEASE?
IT'S FINE.
I KNOW YOU'RE STRESSED.
I'M JUST A LITTLE, UH, OVERSENSITIVE LATELY.
YEAH.
DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHY?
YES, DOCTOR.
YES. OH. OKAY, WELL, GOOD.
SO, IN MY, UM, ALMOST EXPERT OPINION,
YOU ARE A LITTLE SENSITIVE
because you are a lot pregnant.
[ SMOOCHES ]
HONEY, I'M SORRY, MIA. I AM. I --
YES, I-I-I'M STRESSED ABOUT FINISHING MED SCHOOL
AND I'M FREAKING OUT ABOUT MATCHING,
BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER.
EVER.
OKAY?
AND THAT'S 'CAUSE OF YOU.
AND IT.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S SOMETHIN' I WANNA GIVE YOU.
OH, NO.
THE LAST TIME YOU SAID THAT, I ENDED UP PREGNANT.
YES, YOU DID.
[ MOBILE CHIMING ]
OKAY, CLOSE YOUR EYES.
ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON A SECOND.
I WAS WAITIN' ON THIS UNTIL THE BABY, BUT...
YOU WERE FEELING A LITTLE...
UH, GUILTY, YES. 'CAUSE OF WHAT I SAID.
OKAY. OPEN YOUR EYES.
You didn't.
[ SIGHS ]
OH, MY GOD, JOHN.
THAT'S THE ONE, RIGHT?
YES.
WHERE DID YOU FIND HER? I MEAN, I-I-I --
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN LOOKING?
I KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ] I'D COMPLETELY LOST HOPE.
WELL, I HAVE MY WAYS.
AH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE'LL BE A LITTLE SHORT ON THE RENT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,
BUT, UH...
THERE. SHE FITS RIGHT IN.
THAT COMPLETES THE SET, RIGHT?
YES, IT DOES.
THANK YOU. I LOVE HER.
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]
JOHN?
JOHN, WAKE UP.
WHAT IS IT? IS IT THE BABY?
NO, NO.
NEXT DOOR, I HEARD A SCREAM.
I-I THINK -- I THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG.
UH, STAY HERE. I'LL GO CHECK IT OUT.
JOHN, WAIT!
SHOULDN'T WE CALL THE COPS?
BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU HEARD A SCREAM?
NO, JUST LET ME GO CHECK IT OUT.
THEY'D DO THE SAME FOR US.
IF THEY HEARD ME SCREAM, I'D RATHER THEY CALL THE COPS.
THINK THEY HEARD YOU SCREAM.
JUST BE CAREFUL.
I WILL.
[ DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE ]
[ WIND CHIMES TINKLING ]
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
[ WIND WHISTLING, LEAVES RUSTLING ]
JOHN?
OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE COVERED IN BLOOD.
GO BACK INSIDE. IT'S NOT MINE. IT'S NOT.
GO BACK INSIDE AND CALL AN AMBULANCE, RIGHT NOW.
GO!
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
[ GASPS ]
[ ROTARY DIAL CLICKS THREE TIMES ]
WOMAN: 911 operator.
I N-- I NEED AN AMBULANCE.
What's your location?
307 GARDNER ROAD.
In Santa Monica? YEAH.
What's your emergency?
I-I-I DON'T KNOW, BUT --
[ GASPING ]
THERE'S A LOT OF BLOOD.
PLEASE, JUST -- JUST -- JUST BE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
[ Click ]
[ RECEIVER SLAMS ]
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
Female voice: I LIKE YOUR DOLLS.
MY -- MY -- MY HUSBAND'S COMING BACK.
JUST -- JUST TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT AND JUST -- JUST GET OUT!
[ GASPS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
John: MIA!
[ BOTH GRUNTING ]
GET OUT OF HERE!
GET OUT!
GET OUTTA HERE, MIA!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GROWLS ]
[ BOTH GRUNTING ]
[ JOHN GROANS ]
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ POUNDING ON DOOR ] [ Echoing ] OPEN UP!
[ Echoing ] John: IT'S OKAY, MIA.
OPEN THE DOOR! OPEN UP, THIS IS THE POLICE.
I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU.
OPEN THE DOOR!
John: YOU JUST BREATHE.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. WE GOT YOU.
I'M RIGHT HERE. I'M RIGHT HERE WITH YOU.
Reporter: IN A TRAGIC SCENE DESCRIBED BY ONE INVESTIGATOR
AS REMINISCENT OF A HORRIFIC OCCULT RITUAL,
A MAN AND HIS WIFE WERE BRUTALLY STABBED TO DEATH
BY THEIR ESTRANGED DAUGHTER, ANNABELLE HIGGINS,
AND HER UNIDENTIFIED BOYFRIEND.
THE TWO ARE BELIEVED TO BE MEMBERS OF A CULT.
THE MALE SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND KILLED
AS POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE,
WHILE THE DAUGHTER WAS FOUND IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE,
HER THROAT SLIT OPEN.
ONE OFFICER SUMMED UP THESE BLOOD-SOAKED MURDERS
BY SAYING: "IN ALL MY YEARS,
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE AS GRUESOME AS THIS."
[ HEART BEATING ON MONITOR ]
Dr. Burgher: AND WHILE THE AMNIOTIC SAC
WASN'T PUNCTURED AND ISN'T RUPTURED,
WE ARE SEEING SIGNS OF STRAIN ON THE CERVIX.
MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE TRAUMA.
WHICH IS WHY I AM PUTTING YOU ON BED REST
FOR THE REMAINDER OF YOUR PREGNANCY.
NOW, YOU CAN GET UP AND USE THE FACILITIES,
IF YOU DO SO DELICATELY.
BUT ANYTHING BEYOND THAT
WOULD BE PUTTING YOU AND YOUR CHILD AT RISK.
ALL RIGHT?
YES, SIR. THANK YOU.
OKAY.
[ KEYS JINGLE, LOCK DISENGAGES ]
THE LOCK.
HEY. I HAD THEM SCRUB EVERYTHING. AT LEAST TWICE.
NOW YOU COULD PERFORM SURGERY IN THERE, IT'S SO CLEAN.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
YOU'RE ON BED REST FOR A WHILE. YOU'D GO CRAZY IF I DIDN'T.
JUST DON'T GET ALL OBSESSED WITH THOSE DAYTIME SOAPS.
YOU KNOW I CAN'T STAND THEM.
I'LL BRING YOUR SEWING BAG IN LATER ON. OKAY?
WE CAN TURN THE WHOLE ROOM INTO YOUR OWN LITTLE SWEATSHOP.
WHAT IS IT?
YOU THINK THE BABY'S OKAY?
[ SIGHS ]
THE BABY IS NOT EVEN AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
OH, REALLY?
BECAUSE I HEARD THERE'S SOME NEW RESEARCH
THAT, UM, YOU KNOW...
MIA, COME ON. YOU HEARD THE DOCTORS.
SO IF YOU LISTEN TO THEM, THE BABY IS FINE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE ITS MOTHER, RIGHT?
IF IT WASN'T, YOU WOULD KNOW.
BUT IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN...
WHAT? WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? WHEN --? WHAT --?
LIKE WHEN I GO INTO LABOR, JOHN.
MIA.
NO.
YOU'LL SAVE THE BABY OVER ME.
COME ON.
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, I CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING EVER HAPPEN TO IT.
YOU PROMISE ME.
YOU PROMISE ME YOU'LL SAVE THE BABY.
YEAH. MIA, I PROMISE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
YOU ARE GONNA BE FINE.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
[ CLOCK TICKING ]
[ MOBILE CHIMING ]
[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES, STOPS ]
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]
JOHN?
SHH-SHH-SHH-SHH.
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES, STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES, STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
[ ELECTRIC CORD THUDS ]
JOHN?
IT'S OKAY.
[ SWITCH CLICKS ]
[ DOOR THUDS ]
[ OBJECT SLIDES ]
[ ROCKING CHAIR CREAKING ]
Phil: I'M YOUR FRIEND, YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
ARE YOU, PHIL?
[ STATIC ]
OF COURSE I AM.
WELL, THEN, I HAVE A [STATIC] FRIEND.
[ STATIC ]
YOU HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY NICE THIS PAST WEEK.
GOING TO THE MOVIE [STATIC] OUT TO DINNER.
EVEN DANCING.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN FOR ME.
[ SIGHS ]
[ ROCKING CHAIR CREAKING ]
[ CREAKING CONTINUES ]
[ CREAKING STOPS ]
John: HOW'D IT GO TODAY?
AH, TV WENT OUT AGAIN.
REALLY?
MUST BE THAT ROOM. THAT NEVER DID THAT IN THE DEN.
[ PLASTIC RUSTLES ]
WHAT IS ALL THAT?
UH, THIS IS A BUNCH OF RANDOM STUFF
THAT I PICKED UP AT THE STORE
TO SATISFY ANY PREGNANCY CRAVINGS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD ANY CRAVINGS.
[ GASPS ] WHAT?
PICKLES. [ CHUCKLES ]
OH, MY GOD, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD GO REALLY WELL WITH PICKLES?
OH! [ CHUCKLES ]
JOHN FORM. WE ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.
YEAH, I KNOW.
LIKE, UH, MUSTARD AND PICKLES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH.
MMM.
DID YOU GET TO HAVE YOUR MEETING TODAY?
YEAH, I DID.
HE, UH, THINKS I'VE GOT A REAL SHOT
AT HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
IT'S IN PASADENA, THOUGH.
IT'S A LITTLE FURTHER FROM THE BEACH.
YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
MM.
CHANGE OF VIEW WOULD BE GOOD.
YEAH.
THERE'S THIS ONE DAY CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO
THAT HE THINKS I SHOULD ATTEND
THAT, UH, COULD HELP MOVE THINGS IN THAT DIRECTION.
I FLY OUT FOR A DAY IN A FEW DAYS.
IT'S ONLY A COUPLE DAYS.
I'LL BE FINE.
YEAH, WE GOTTA GET YOU BACK TO BED.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE SITTING UP THIS LONG.
LET'S GO.
OH, AND, UH, DETECTIVE CLARKIN CALLED TODAY.
HE SAID HE WANTED TO STOP BY AT SOME POINT THIS WEEK.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD HIM EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, I-I'D RATHER JUST FORGET THE WHOLE THING.
I KNOW. HE JUST SAID HE WANTED TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS.
THAT DOLL. WE HAVE TO GET RID OF IT.
I MEAN, SHE HAD IT IN HER HANDS.
NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT.
JUST, UM, CONSIDER IT GONE.
I SUPPOSE YOU CAN TELL DETECTIVE CLARKIN
HE CAN STOP BY WHENEVER IT'S CONVENIENT.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON.
[ TRASH-CAN LID THUDS ]
Clarkin: THEY WERE MEMBERS OF A CULT.
WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS HIGGINS' DAUGHTER
AND HER BOYFRIEND.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ON THE NEWS --
THAT CULTS ARE TAKING OVER THE WORLD?
WELL, IT'S NOT QUITE AS PREVALENT
AS THEY'D HAVE YOU BELIEVE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME CONVINCING US OF THAT.
WERE THEY SATANIC?
IT'S OKAY. SHE SHOULD KNOW.
YES.
YES, IT IS -- IT IS BELIEVED
THAT THEY HAD INTEREST IN THE OCCULT.
THAT THEY DID THIS TO PROVE THEIR DEVOTION,
A SORT OF VIOLENCE FOR VIOLENCE'S SAKE.
BUT THAT'S CRAZY.
WELL...
CRAZY PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGS, MA'AM.
BUT THAT'S ALL THIS WAS.
[ SETS CUP DOWN ] I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL DIG A LITTLE DEEPER.
SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.
AND IF I COME UP WITH ANYTHING FURTHER,
I'LL REACH OUT AND I'LL LET YOU --
NO, NO.
THANK YOU.
BUT, UM, UNLESS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH OUR SAFETY,
I -- I'D RATHER N-NOT HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND.
[ FANFARE, APPLAUSE ON TV ]
[ STATIC ]
OKAY. GOOD. RIGHT -- RIGHT -- RIGHT THERE.
THANK YOU.
I'M MAKIN' POPCORN.
Rowan: TIM CONWAY'S HERE.
Martin: JOHN WAYNE.
JOHN WAYNE'S NOT HERE.
HE BACKED OUT AGAIN?
[ LAUGHTER ]
ARE YOU SURE IT'S OKAY
FOR THE BABY TO HAVE THIS MUCH BUTTER AND S--
THERE'S RAQUEL WELCH AND SOPHIA LOREN.
NOW YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE. WELL, WHERE ARE THEY?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.
LET'S GET 'EM ON!
NO, NO, NO.
[ SIGHS ]
Mia: HOW YOU FEELING?
John: A LITTLE NERVOUS.
THEY ARE GONNA LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU TOO.
[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING LOUDLY ]
Woman: PLEASE JUST LEAVE.
I-I REALIZE, MISS PRENTICE, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TIME.
MIND IF I LOOK AROUND?
[ KNOBS CLICKING ]
...OR YOUR STEPMOTHER.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT HER.
BUT WOULDN'T YOU BE MORE COMFORTABLE SITTING DOWN?
[ CORN KERNELS POPPING ]
I DO KNOW HOW PAINFUL THIS MUST BE FOR YOU.
[ POPPING QUICKENS ]
LOOK, IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MONEY.
[ WHIRRING QUICKENS ]
[ POPPING QUICKENS ]
LOOK, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT IT. I --
WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE NOW.
WHAT IF THEY'RE NOT DEAD? WHAT'LL YOU DO, THEN?
I TOLD YOU, I DON'T KNOW! WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE?!
WOULD YOU PLEASE --
[ INHALES SHARPLY ] AH.
I DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS.
WELL, THEN, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GUILTY
SURELY YOU'D BEHAVE IN...
[ CRACKLING ]
...QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
YOU MUST HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ]
SURE, MISS PRENTICE. SURE.
[ FIRE CRACKLING ]
[ GASPS ]
HELP ME!
[ COUGHS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ COUGHING ]
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ GLASS SHATTERING ]
[ LOUD CRASHING ]
[ ROARS ] [ SCREAMS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ GROWLING ]
[ LOUD THUDDING ]
I GOT YA. I GOT YA.
IT'S OKAY. COME ON.
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
EXCUSE ME.
HEY. HEY.
HI.
I'M SO SORRY THAT I WASN'T HERE.
I AM SO SORRY.
BEHIND YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S A GIRL.
THIS IS MY BABY.
OH, MY GOSH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LEAH?
LEAH. HI.
HI, LEAH, IT'S YOUR DADDY.
[ SIGHS ]
LOOK AT HER.
HI.
JOHN...
YEAH?
[ SNIFFLES ] JOHN, THE FIRE...
OH, SHH-SHH-SHH-SHH. IT'S FINE.
SHE'S -- SHE'S FINE. YOU'RE FINE.
NO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S LIKE THE HOUSE IS ACCURSED.
I CAN NEVER GO BACK THERE. I CAN'T.
I CAN'T, NOT WITH HER. NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
EVER.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
[ LEAH COOING ]
[ MUFFLED FOOTSTEPS, INDISTINCT ARGUING IN DISTANCE ]
COME ON, COME ON.
HEY. HEY. HEY. HEY.
SHH. SHH.
[ ARGUING CONTINUES ]
[ THUDDING IN DISTANCE ]
[ LEAH COOS ]
HEY, HONEY, YOU ALL SET?
ANY SECOND NOW, SHE IS GONNA...
[ FOOTSTEPS STOMPING ]
AND THEN...
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
OH. [ CHUCKLES ] HOO!
YOU NEED TO GET OUT MORE.
COME ON, WE'LL BE LATE.
YOU REALLY THINK WE SHOULD GO?
I MEAN, LEAH'S BEING A LITTLE FUSSY.
MIA, SHE'S FINE. OKAY?
YOU BOTH NEED TO GET OUTTA HERE,
YOU'VE BEEN COOPED UP IN HERE TOO MUCH.
I KNOW, BUT IT'S --
LOOK, LOOK -- LOOK AT IT OUT HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. OKAY?
COME ON, YOU NEED THIS. I NEED THIS.
LEAH, SHE COULD DEFINITELY USE SOME COLOUR.
AH, STOP IT! SHE'S PERFECT.
MAYBE WE COULD PUT SOME OF THAT, UH,
WHADDAYA CALL IT, WHADDAYA USE THESE --
OH, COCOA BUTTER.
MAYBE WE SHOULD SLATHER HER WITH SOME COCOA BUTTER.
[ LAUGHS ] OKAY, OKAY.
I WILL GO AS LONG AS YOU STOP TALKING.
HM. I PROMISE. MWAH!
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
[ CHUCKLES ] WE'RE GOING.
[ LEAH COOING ]
Father Perez: WE CANNOT LET FEAR CONTROL US.
FOR WE ARE NEVER TRULY ALONE WHEN WE WALK WITH GOD.
[ LEAH WHIMPERING ]
ISN'T IT TRUE THAT THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT SOMETHING
THE LESS FEAR WE HAVE FROM IT?
WE NEED TO FACE OUR FEARS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEM.
WE NEED TO SHINE A BRIGHT LIGHT
ON THE MONSTERS THAT FEED ON OUR INSECURITIES
ON OUR ANXIETIES,
AND ON THE DOUBT WE CAST ON OURSELVES.
[ DOOR CLOSES ] WE NEED TO REMEMBER
THAT, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH,
THIS LIGHT OF TRUTH IS EVERLASTING.
MIA. MIND IF I TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR LITTLE ONE?
I LIKE TO HANG PHOTOS
OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION
ON THE VISITORS BULLETIN BOARD.
AH, YES. SURE, OF COURSE.
NO, NO, NO. HO-- HOLD HER ON YOUR LAP.
OH, Y-YOU DON'T NEED ME IN THE PHOTO.
OF COURSE I DO.
MOTHERS ARE CLOSER TO GOD THAN ANY OTHER LIVING CREATURE.
FOR ONLY THEY CAN SHARE IN GOD'S CREATIVE MIRACLE.
Leah.
UNO, DOS, TRES.
[ Strained ] AHH, LEAH!
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CHUCKLES ] WONDERFUL.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
I STILL FEEL THE HIGGINS' ABSENCE EVERY SUNDAY.
I IMAGINE IT MUST BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU T--
OH, THERE'S -- THERE'S JOHN. I SHOULD GO.
WE -- WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF BOXES TO UNPACK.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I --
I DON'T HAVE A PRAYER TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, I GUESS THERE ARE SOME THINGS
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.
YES.
GOODBYE.
FATHER PEREZ.
HI.
[ GIGGLES ]
UH, I THINK THIS IS THE LAST OF 'EM.
SOMEBODY POP THE CHAMPAGNE.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
[ LEAH CRYING ]
I'LL GET HER.
[ MOBILE CHIMES ]
SEE MOMMY? HM? HM?
WAIT A SEC, H-HOW DID THAT GET IN THERE?
I SWEAR I THREW IT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW.
THINGS MUST HAVE GOTTEN MIXED UP AFTER THE FIRE.
HERE, GIVE HER TO ME.
NO.
YOU GAVE HER TO ME AS A GIFT.
LIKE FATHER PEREZ SAID,
WE SHOULD CELEBRATE OUR STRENGTH, RIGHT?
YOU SURE?
YEAH.
[ SIGHS ]
THERE. SHE FITS RIGHT IN.
COME TO MOMMY! COME TO MOMMY!
YES! YES!
HOW WAS YOUR SLEEP?
[ COOING ]
LOOK, SHE'S SO CUTE.
HI. [ SMOOCHING ]
ISN'T DADDY FUNNY LOOKING.
HE'S FUNNY LOOKING. YEAH!
Announcer: GENERAL HOSPITAL:
WHERE DOCTORS AND NURSES DEDICATE THEIR LIVES
TO THAT WONDER WHICH IS A HUMAN BEING.
[ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ STATIC ]
[ TV SHUTS OFF ]
[ LEAH CRYING ]
...AN EVER-CHANGING CHALLENGE OF LOVE AND HOPE,
[ BABBLING ] LONELINESS AND DESPAIR.
"GENERAL HOSPITAL" ON ABC.
DOCTORS AND NURSES WITH FIRST NAMES AND LAST NAMES
[ BABBLING ] AND TRAGEDIES OF THEIR OWN.
Mia: OOP!
OH, I'M SO SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
OH, SORRY. THANK YOU.
HI!
DO YOU LIVE HERE TOO?
WE LIVE UPS--
DON'T TELL HER.
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL. SHE'S A STRANGER.
THAT'S A VERY GOOD RULE TO HAVE.
I LIKE YOUR DOLL.
I HAVE ONE JUST LIKE IT.
YOU DO?
A FEW, ACTUALLY.
[ COOING ]
I'M MIA AND, UH, THIS IS LEAH.
[ BABBLES ]
YEAH.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
IT'S NAN--
I SAID, DON'T TELL HER.
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, MAYBE ONE DAY, WE CAN ALL BE FRIENDS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ BELLS JINGLE ]
HEY.
YOU'RE THE NEW TENANTS AT THE PALMERI, AREN'T YOU?
YES.
I SUPPOSE THIS LITTLE ONE IS PRETTY MUCH NEW TO EVERYTHING.
THIS IS LEAH.
SHE'S ADORABLE.
OH, AND, UH, I'M -- I'M MIA.
EVELYN, HI.
HERE.
THIS WAS MY DAUGHTER'S FAVOURITE.
MAYBE LEAH WILL LIKE IT TOO, WHEN SHE'S A LITTLE OLDER.
[ COOING ]
THAT'S VERY SWEET.
THANK YOU.
WELL, FEEL FREE TO STOP BY ANYTIME.
THANK YOU.
[ DOOR OPENS, BELLS JINGLE ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HEY.
LOOK WHAT THEY DREW FOR YOU.
SEE! THAT'S US.
WE'RE MAKING FRIENDS ALREADY.
YEAH.
AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE EXERCISE.
OH, LOOK AT THIS.
[ LEAH FUSSES ]
SHOULD WE, UH, TALK TO THEIR PARENTS?
IF LEAH DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
I-I WOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
LEAH WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
THIS ISN'T EVEN GOOD. I MEAN, LOOK AT THE PROPORTIONS.
UGH, JOHN.
[ SIGHS ]
YES, MIA, IF SHE DID, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW TOO.
OKAY, SO LET'S GO FIND OUT WHERE THEY LIVE,
INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
BUT LET'S NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS, OKAY?
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS A THREAT OR ANYTHING.
THIS IS JUST ONE KID WITH AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION.
I KNOW. I-I KNOW, I KNOW.
YOU GOTTA REMEMBER THAT WE MOVED HERE
TO GET AWAY FROM WHAT HAPPENED.
WE PACKED UP OUR CLOTHES,
WE -- WE PACKED UP OUR FURNITURE.
WE PACKED UP THE GOOD MEMORIES,
BUT THE FEARS AND THE ANXIETIES,
WE PROMISED TO LEAVE THOSE BEHIND.
IT IS NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS, JOHN.
YOU'RE OFF AT WORK, HAVING ADULT CONVERSATION,
AND I'M HERE --
WORKING YOURSELF UP OVER NOTHING.
LOOK, I'M SORRY. LOOK, OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
TOMORROW NIGHT, I DON'T HAVE TO WORK LATE, OKAY,
SO I SAY I COME HOME, WE SIT DOWN,
WE HAVE A NICE DINNER,
AND WE HAVE SOME ADULT CONVERSATION.
OKAY?
CAN WE DO THAT?
♪ BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM ♪
♪ CHERISH IS THE WORD I USE TO DESCRIBE ♪
♪ BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM ♪
♪ ALL THE FEELING THAT I HAVE HIDING HERE FOR YOU INSIDE ♪
♪ BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES ♪
♪ I'VE WISHED THAT I HAD TOLD YOU ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES ♪
♪ I'VE WISHED THAT I COULD HOLD YOU ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES ♪
♪ I'VE WISHED THAT I COULD MOULD YOU INTO SOMEONE ♪
♪ WHO COULD CHERISH ME AS MUCH AS I CHERISH YOU ♪
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
[ PLATES CLINKING ]
♪ ...YOURS ♪
♪ OH, I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT MAN HAS NEVER FOUND ♪
♪ THE WORDS THAT COULD MAKE YOU WAN-- ♪
[ NEEDLE SCRATCHES, MUSIC STOPS ]
[ INDISTINCT VOICES WHISPERING ]
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GIRL GIGGLES ]
[ GASPS ]
[ GIRL'S LAUGHTER ECHOES ]
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
HELLO?
[ PANTING ]
[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
WHO ARE YOU?
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GASPING ]
John: THERE ISN'T ANYONE HERE. IT'S JUST YOU, ME AND LEAH.
Mia: I KNOW WHAT I SAW. IT WAS HER.
MIA --
THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING
THAT I -- THAT I -- THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN, JOHN.
WHAT THINGS?
BABY, AR-- AR-- ARE YOU SURE
THEY'RE NOT JUST MANIFESTATIONS OF YOUR ANXIETY?
IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL
FOR NEW MOTHERS TO EXPERIENCE POSTPARTUM --
YOU KNOW THAT BEING A DOCTOR
DOESN'T MAKE YOU AN EXPERT ON EVERYTHING, RIGHT?
[ SIGHS ]
[ MUFFLED RUMBLING, THUDDING ]
I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE.
LIKE WHO?
A SHRINK?
I'M --
I'M NOT CRAZY, JOHN.
I'M NOT -- I'M NOT CRAZY, JOHN.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU'RE CRAZY, OKAY.
AND -- AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A SHRINK.
John: SO WE TURNED TO THE CHURCH, FATHER.
IT'S WHAT MY PARENTS DID WHEN THEY HIT A ROUGH PATCH,
AND IT WORKED FOR THEM.
I UNDERSTAND, OF COURSE.
BUT YOU TWO HIT MORE THAN JUST A ROUGH PATCH.
IN A MATTER OF MONTHS,
YOU'VE EXPERIENCED THE VERY WORST OF LIFE.
AND THE VERY BEST.
A PENDULUM SWING LIKE THAT
IS ENOUGH TO SHAKE EVEN THE STRONGEST FOUNDATIONS.
BUT YOU SURVIVED.
AND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FORGET THIS BAD HISTORY,
I THINK YOU SHOULD USE IT AS AN EXAMPLE
OF HOW STRONG YOU TWO CAN BE WHEN UNITED.
YOU DON'T COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE
OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WEAKER.
YOU COME OUT STRONGER.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
GOOD.
Evelyn: HEY!
OH, HI.
MIA, RIGHT?
YES.
AND, OF COURSE, I REMEMBER LEAH.
YOU ARE?
HI. JOHN. HI.
THIS IS EVELYN.
SHE OWNS THE BOOKSTORE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
OH, RIGHT -- RIGHT -- RIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE BOOK.
I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.
I SAW YOUR GIRLS AND I...
I FELT LIKE I HAD KNOWN THEM A LONG TIME.
SO WHERE IS THIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY OFF TO?
OH, WE'RE JUST SEEING HIM OUT.
I HAVE TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL,
THEY PUT ME ON THE NIGHT SHIFT.
I THINK HE DID SOMETHING TERRIBLE.
THEY SAY THAT I'M BEING REWARDED.
WELL, IF YOU GUYS EVER WANT A TOUR OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD,
DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME.
THANK YOU. BLESSED DAY.
BYE.
I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TOO.
GO TO MOMMY?
COME ON!
♪ 93, KHJ ♪
[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ]
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ SPIRAL STARECASE'S "MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY" PLAYS ]
♪ I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT DAY IT WAS ♪
[ HORNS HONKING IN DISTANCE ]
♪ I DIDN'T NOTICE WHAT TIME IT WAS ♪
[ MUSIC FADES ]
SHH, SHH.
HEY. ALL RIGHT.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
[ RAIN PATTERING ]
[ ELEVATOR WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
[ BABY CRIES IN DISTANCE ]
[ KEYS JINGLE ]
[ METAL SQUEAKING ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
[ BABY CRYING, ECHOES ]
[ CRYING INTENSIFIES ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
[ CRYING STOPS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GROWLING ]
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ PANTING ]
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
[ SNEAKER SQUEAKS ]
[ GASPS ]
[ BUTTON CLICKING ]
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
[ WHIMPERS ]
COME ON! COME ON!
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ PANTING ]
[ ELEVATOR WHIRRING ]
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
[ ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
AAH!
[ LEAH CRYING, ECHOES ]
LEAH!!
AAH! LEAH!
[ METAL SCREECHING ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
HELP ME!
[ LOUD BANGING ]
[ GASPING ]
[ GROWLING ]
[ ROARS ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GRUNTING ]
[ ROARS ]
AAH!
[ PANTING ]
[ CUP RATTLING ]
Mia: OH, I... [CHUCKLES] I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME.
IT'S FINE.
I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED TO HEAR FROM YOU, THOUGH.
LAST TIME WE SPOKE --
I SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ANY MORE.
HAVING, UH, H-HAD A LITTLE DISTANCE I AM...
W-WELL, I-I REALIZED I COULD USE SOME -- SOME CLOSURE.
I MEAN, THERE --
THERE'RE JUST TOO MANY UN-- UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
I UNDERSTAND.
I BROUGHT WHAT I HAVE ON THE HIGGINS CASE.
[ LATCHES CLICK ]
THAT'S ANNABELLE THERE.
THE HIGGINS GIRL.
THAT WAS, CLEARLY, TAKEN
BEFORE SHE GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE CULT.
LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HER,
DOESN'T SHE?
[ GIRL'S LAUGHTER ECHOES ]
THIS CULT THAT SHE WAS IN...
DID YOU LOOK FURTHER INTO IT?
FOR WHAT, SPECIFICALLY?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME MOTIVE FOR THEIR ATTACKS.
[ SCOFFS ] CRAZY PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGS.
CRAZY THINGS. I KNOW.
THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE CRAZY.
THEY HAD TO HAVE HAD A REASON.
AFTER A LITTLE MORE DIGGING, I DID FIND
THAT THEIR ACT WASN'T DEVOTIONAL.
THAT THEY WERE...
THEY WERE ACTUALLY TRYING TO CONJURE SOMETHING UP.
LIKE -- LIKE WHAT?
THE DEVIL? DEMONS?
THE TOOTH FAIRY. I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY.
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER ANYWA--
WHY NOT?
WELL, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL JUST A BUNCH-A HOCUS-POCUS.
UH--
[ Shakily ] PLEASE.
MA'AM...
THESE WERE MISCREANTS.
THEY WERE PROBABLY HOPPED UP ON GOD KNOWS WHAT,
AND IT MADE 'EM SEE AND DO ALL SORTS-A TERRIBLE THINGS.
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
DOES THIS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE EXPRESSION:
"SOMETIMES A CIGAR IS JUST A CIGAR"?
THEN YOU WO-- WON'T MIND IF I, UH, KEEP THIS ONE FOR MYSELF.
UM, AND ONE MORE THING...
DOES THE CULT HAVE A NAME?
THEY CALLED THEMSELVES "THE DISCIPLES OF THE RAM."
HELLO AGAIN.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH?
OH, NO, NO, NO.
I-I W-I WAS JUST -- JUST BROWSING, REALLY.
I JUST LEARNED SOMETHING.
YOU'RE A TERRIBLE LIAR.
NOW...
WHAT IS IT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
MAYBE I'LL COME BACK. I --
MIA.
I'M OLD.
WHICH MEANS THERE'S VERY LITTLE THAT SURPRISES ME ANYMORE.
AND IF IT DOES, I'M TOO TIRED TO SHOW IT.
NOW, YOU GONNA TELL ME? OR WE JUST --
I THINK MY FAMILY'S BEING HAUNTED BY A-A GHOST.
AISLE FOUR. FOLLOW ME.
I-I-I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY,
THE GHOST OF THIS GIRL HAUNTING US,
BUT I-I JUST -- IT'S JUST --
NO CRAZIER THAN THE RED SEA PARTING.
TO NONBELIEVERS, IT'S ALL CRAZY.
SO YOU BELIEVE IN THIS STUFF?
LET'S JUST SAY THAT I'VE HAD
ONE OR TWO EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE
THAT HAVE HELPED ME TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T PARTICULARLY THINK WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING
IS THE GHOST OF THAT GIRL.
WHY NOT?
WELL, GHOSTS HAUNT SPECIFIC PLACES.
USUALLY WHERE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED.
LIKE YOUR OLD HOUSE.
BUT WE MOVED AND IT -- AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING.
WHICH IS WHY I DON'T THINK IT'S A GHOST.
BUT NOW, THAT CULT?
YOU SAID THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO SUMMON SOMETHING.
FROM WHAT I'VE READ IN THE PAST,
THESE CULTS, THEY DON'T SUMMON GHOSTS.
THEY SUMMON INHUMAN SPIRITS.
SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER EXISTED IN THE FLESH.
DEMONS.
WHAT -- WHAT DO THEY WANT?
A SOUL.
AND THEY WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY GET ONE.
WHAT DO I -- WHAT DO I DO?
HOPEFULLY, THE ANSWER IS IN ONE OF THESE BOOKS.
MY DAUGHTER, RUBY.
SHE PASSED AWAY WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT YOUR AGE.
I-I'M SORRY.
WITHOUT HER, I FELT LIKE I HAD NOTHING ELSE TO LIVE FOR,
SO...
BUT AS I LAY THERE, WAITING FOR IT ALL TO END...
I HEARD HER VOICE.
SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T MY TIME.
THAT GOD HAD ANOTHER PURPOSE FOR ME.
YOU, TOO HAVE A PURPOSE, MIA.
TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY.
SO DON'T THINK YOU'RE CRAZY FOR TRYING TO DO THAT.
YOU DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
[ LEAH BABBLING ]
[ LEAH LAUGHS ]
Woman: [ Echoing ] MIA.
[ HORN BLARES ]
[ BRAKES HISS ]
[ LEAH FUSSING ]
"THE DEVIL PREYS ON THE WEAK AND THE VULNERABLE."
[ LEAH BABBLES ]
"SEEKING TO DEVOUR THEIR SOULS"...
"TO PERFORM INCANTATIONS"...
"SPILLING THE BLOOD OF KIN."
"SPILLING THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT."
BUT HOW DO I STOP IT?
[ WHIMPERS, BABBLES ]
HEY. HEY.
[ BABY-TALKING ]
[ ROCKING CHAIR CREAKING ]
[ MOBILE CHIMING ]
[ CREAKING, CHIMING CONTINUE ]
[ CREAKING STOPS, CHIMING CONTINUES ]
[ LOUD RUMBLING ]
[ GASPING ]
LEAH.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ POUNDING ON DOOR ] LEAH!
[ WHIMPERS ] LEAH.
[ GASPING ] LEAH!
[ INDISTINCT VOICES WHISPERING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ GRUNTS ]
LEAH!
COME HERE, BABY. COME HERE, BABY.
[ CRYING ]
SHH, SHH.
[ WOOD CREAKS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
Mia: OH, MY GOD!
[ SCREAMING ]
[ LEAH CRYING ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
HELP US. YOU GOTTA HELP US, JOHN. YOU --
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ SIGHS ]
THANK YOU FOR COMING, FATHER.
SURE, OF COURSE.
[ LOCK ENGAGES ]
I'LL TAKE YOUR COAT.
MIA, THIS DOLL, MAY I SEE IT?
Mia: JOHN GOT RID OF HER.
John: OR TRIED TO.
THERE SHE WAS, AT THE BOTTOM OF ONE OF OUR LAST BOXES.
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DOLL HAS TO DO
WITH THIS SUPPOSED DEMON.
DEMONS CAN SOMETIMES USE OBJECTS AS CONDUITS
TO ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRED GOAL.
"THEIR DESIRED GOAL"?
OUR SOULS, JOHN.
THAT'S WHY IT'S AFTER LEAH.
IT WANTS HER SOUL.
NO, NO, NO.
DEMONS CAN'T JUST TAKE SOULS, MIA.
A SOUL NEEDS TO BE OFFERED TO THE DEMON
BEFORE IT CAN TAKE IT.
WELL, I DON'T PLAN ON OFFERING MY SOUL ANYTIME SOON.
THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF LIES.
DEMONS ARE HIS MANIPULATORS.
NO ONE EVER PLANS TO OFFER THEIR SOUL.
H-H-H-H-- HOW DO WE GET RID OF IT?
H-H-H-HOW DO WE STOP IT FROM COMING BACK?
I DON'T KNOW. NOT YET.
BUT SOMEONE AT THE CHURCH MIGHT.
AT THE VERY LEAST, I'VE HEARD OF A MARRIED COUPLE
THAT THE CHURCH HAS WORKED WITH IN THE PAST
THAT DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF THING.
THEY'RE BACK EAST, BUT A CALL CAN ALWAYS BE PLACED.
WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME?
I MEAN, I CAN'T HAVE LEAH ANYWHERE NEAR THAT DOLL.
LET ME TAKE HER.
PERHAPS, IF SHE'S STORED IN A SACRED PLACE
IT WILL WEAKEN THE DEMON ENOUGH,
IT WON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO RETURN.
THANK YOU, FATHER.
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ KEYS JINGLE, CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
John: COME ON, LET'S GET YOU TO BED. DOCTOR'S ORDERS.
OH, NO. NO -- NO, JOHN. I C-- I CAN'T.
NOT UNTIL I KNOW IT'S NOT COMING BACK.
MIA. COME ON, WHAT IF... WHAT IF -- WHAT IF I --
NO. JOHN, I CAN'T.
WHAT IF I JUST STAYED UP WITH HER?
YOU GET SOME REST.
ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
JOHN.
MIA.
THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF -- IF YOU WOULD.
MIA, COME ON.
I LOVE YOU.
I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE YOU.
GOOD NIGHT.
YOU THINK FATHER PEREZ CAN HELP US?
YEAH, I DO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
Radio announcer: THE COUNT IS 2-1 ON THE 74th PITCH.
[ BAT CRACKS, CROWD CHEERS ] AWAY THERE, AND A BEAUTIFUL SINKER RIGHT IN THE BOX.
LOGONOV SWINGING. STRIKE, TO BRING THE COUNT TO 2-2.
[STATIC] NOW [STATIC] ...EFT-HANDER TWEA --
[STATIC] BALL IN THE BOTTOM
[STATIC] WILL GET TO RUN AND HIT AGAIN.
SCUDEZ WILL HAVE TO [STATIC] TEXAS GA--
AND THE WINDUP. [STATIC] FOR THE SWING --
COME ON.
[ RADIO WARBLING ]
Preacher: MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL!
[ INDISTINCT VOICES WHISPERING ]
[ RADIO SHUTS OFF ]
[ WHISPERING CONTINUES ]
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF, CAR DOOR OPENS ]
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ VOICES SHOUTING, SCREAMING ]
[ INDISTINCT VOICES WHISPERING ]
[ AIR RUSHES ]
FRANKLY, MIA, IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND LEAH,
AND SHE SAID SHE WANTED THOSE PYJAMAS.
THANK YOU. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU ARE GOING TO SPOIL HER.
[ GASPS ] I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE FOR GRANDKIDS.
AND BESIDES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SPOIL A BABY.
OH -- OH, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS TRUE.
WELL, WE'LL CERTAINLY FIND OUT WITH LEAH,
BECAUSE SHE ALSO POINTED OUT THESE DRESSES.
OH, EVELYN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ RESPIRATOR HISSING, MONITOR BEEPING ]
[ LEAH CRYING ]
OH, SWEETIE PIE, GOODNESS GRACIOUS.
OH, MOMMY.
'KAY. YOU KNOW WHAT,
MY RUBY USED TO FUSS AND FUSS UNTIL I ROCKED HER.
PUT HER DOWN HERE.
SHE USED TO FUSS AND FUSS.
COME ON. COME HERE, HONEY.
ALRIGHTY. OKAY.
HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO, LEAH.
[ HUMMING ]
♪ WE'RE GONNA ROCK THAT BABY ALL NIGHT LONG ♪
[ LEAH GURGLES HAPPILY ]
[ HUMMING FADES ]
Mia: YOU ARE A LIFESAVER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU WERE HUMMING?
UH, AN OLD BLUES DITTY.
IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD SETTLE MY RUBY DOWN
WHEN SHE WAS A BABY.
DO YOU MIND IF I ASK HOW SHE PASSED?
I DON'T MIND IF --
IF YOU DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT, IT'S FINE.
NO. NO, IT'S OKAY.
IT WAS A CAR ACCIDENT.
WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM MY PARENTS'.
THEY LIVE UP NORTH.
SO, UH, I WAS TIRED, YOU KNOW.
FAMILY'LL DO THAT TO YOU.
AND, IT WAS VERY LATE
AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL.
LAST THING I REMEMBER
WAS LOOKIN' OVER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT
AT MY DAUGHTER ASLEEP.
MIA, SHE HAD GROWN INTO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.
I WOKE UP THREE WEEKS LATER
AND RUBY NEVER DID.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE.
I...
[ Chuckling ] I DIDN'T GET TO BEG GOD TO TAKE ME FIRST.
I MADE THE MISTAKE AND...
...SHE PAID THE PRICE.
[ RESPIRATOR HISSING, MONITOR BEEPING ]
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]
[ GASPS ]
HEY. FATHER.
WHERE IS IT?
WHERE'S WHAT?
THE DOLL.
YOU TOOK IT WITH YOU.
[ GASPING ]
THE EVIL.
ITS PRESENCE.
I SAW IT, JOHN.
I FELT IT.
I FELT HOW MUCH IT WANTS.
WANTS WHAT?
TO TAKE HER SOUL.
BUT YOU SAID THAT IT CAN'T TAKE LEAH'S.
YOU -- YOU SAID THAT IT HAS TO BE OFFERED.
YES.
AND A BABY CANNOT OFFER ITS SOUL.
OH, MY GOD.
MIA!
[ LEAH FUSSING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
HERE, I'LL GET HER.
[ Ringing ]
MIA: Hello?
MIA, FATHER PEREZ WAS IN AN ACCIDENT.
HE SAID --
[ Static ]
John? NO, MIA-MIA, I NEED YOU TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. OKAY? I NEE--
[ Static ]
I AM LEAVING NOW!
[ RECEIVER CLANGS ]
[ Dial tone ]
[ POUNDING ON DOOR ]
FATHER PEREZ?
[ INDISTINCT VOICES WHISPERING ]
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
FATHER?
MAY GOD HAVE MERCY
[ Distorted ] ON YOUR SOUL!
[ GASPING ]
Evelyn: WHO IS THAT?
[ LOUD RUMBLING ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ VOICES CHANTING IN LATIN ]
[ RUMBLING CONTINUES ]
WE NEED TO LEAVE.
[ LEAH CRYING ]
LEAH.
LEAH!
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
LEAH!
[ CRYING STOPS ]
LEAH! LEAH!
LEAH!
MIA, THE PHONE IS DEAD. COME ON. COME ON.
OH, MY GOD, IT HAS MY BABY. WE'LL USE THE ONE IN MY APARTMENT.
IT HAS MY BABY. YOU NEED TO COME WITH ME.
NO, I NEED TO FIND LEAH. WE'LL GET HER BACK.
WE NEED TO GET TO CHURCH, THEY'LL HELP US. COME!
[ LOUD FOOTSTEPS ]
[ MUFFLED VOICES ]
[ RUMBLING ]
[ MIA GASPING ]
[ ROARS ] [ SCREAMS ]
EVELYN!
[ SCREAMS ]
[ DEMON ROARING ]
[ BABIES CRYING, DEMONS SCREAMING ]
[ SCREAMING, CRYING STOP ]
[ PANTING ]
[ LEAH CRYING ]
LEAH!
[ PANTING ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ] LEAH!
[ DEMON GROWLING ]
LEAH! LEAH.
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ CRYING ECHOING ]
LEAH!
[ GASPS ] WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
[ Echoing ] WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!
[ MOBILE CHIMING ]
[ GULPS ]
[ DOOR CREAKING ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ PANTING ]
YOU GIVE HER BACK TO ME!
YOU GIVE HER --
YOU GIVE HER BACK!
WHERE IS SHE?!
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ CRYING ]
[ BABY BABBLING ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
OH, GOD.
LEAH.
LEAH! [ GASPING ]
LEAH! LEAH!
LEAH, LEAH, LEAH.
NO!
[ CRYING ]
NO! MY BABY!
PLEASE, GOD, NO!
NO!
LEAH, LEAH, LEAH. PLEASE NO.
[ DOLL LAUGHS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ DOLL LAUGHING MANIACALLY ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ WHIMPERS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
HELP! PLEASE!
WHERE IS SHE?!
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY!
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ WINDOW CREAKS ]
[ VOICES WHISPERING "YOUR SOUL" ]
[ WHISPERING CONTINUES ]
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
[ GROANS ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ LEAH CRYING ]
[ Shakily ] LEAH. IT'S OKAY.
[ WHISPERING CONTINUES ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
MOMMY'S COMING TO SAVE YOU, LEAH.
MOMMY'S COMING. MOMMY'S --
MIA!
[ SOBBING ]
MIA!
[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
MIA!
MOMMY'S COMING. MOMMY'S COMING.
[ SIGHS ]
Evelyn: MIA! HEY -- HEY!
THEY'RE IN THERE, I CAN'T GET IN.
MIA! MIA!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
MIA!
MIA, NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO!
STOP! STOP!
STOP! STOP. STOP.
OKAY -- OKAY. OKAY, LOOK, LISTEN TO ME.
PLEASE, COME DOWN.
[ Voice breaking ] IT TOOK MY BABY.
PLEASE YOU GOTTA COME DOWN.
PLEASE COME DOWN. OKAY?
IT WANTS HER SOUL. I-I HAVE TO GIVE IT MINE, JOHN.
MIA, NO! DON'T DO IT.
IT WON'T GIVE HER BACK UNLESS I --
NO -- NO, MIA, LISTEN TO ME.
LEAH NEEDS YOU HERE. OKAY, SWEETIE?
I NEED YOU HERE. PLEASE, DON'T DO THIS.
I LOVE YOU, JOHN.
I LOVE YOU.
I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR LEAH.
YOU KISS HER EVERY NIGHT.
WHEN SHE'S OLDER, YOU TELL HER -- DON'T. PLEASE.
YOU TELL HER THAT I LOVED HER.
[ WHIMPERS ]
NO! NO!
NO! NO! JOHN, NO! STOP. STOP.
JOHN, IT WANTS HER SOUL! MIA! MIA!
STOP. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE IN TO IT.
PLEASE, MY BABY! WE CAN DO THIS.
WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. NO!
MIA, LISTEN TO HIM.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO LEAH.
A DAUGHTER NEEDS HER MOTHER.
YOU SAID IT NEEDED A SOUL! YOU SAID IT NEEDED A SOUL!
PLEASE... PLEASE, LET ME SAVE HER.
NO, NO-NO-NO, THINK ABOUT THIS.
LISTEN. YOU DON'T WANNA DO THIS. OKAY.
LISTEN TO ME. NO, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP. NO!
YOU SAID YOU'D SAVE HER.
YOU SAID YOU'D SAVE HER OVER ME!
YOU PROMISED! PLEASE. LOOK, NO, NO-NO.
THINK ABOUT OUR BABY. THINK ABOUT LEAH.
OKAY? THINK ABOUT HER.
PLEASE, DON'T DO THIS TO US.
IT WANTS HER SOUL, I--
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY.
NO. GOD.
Evelyn: THERE IS.
I CAN MAKE IT RIGHT.
EVELYN.
THIS IS WHAT RUBY MEANT.
EVELYN! NO, NO!
AAH!
[ GASPING ]
I GOT YOU. Mia: EVELYN.
[ SOBBING ]
NO. EVELYN.
[ SOBBING ]
[ LEAH COOING ]
OH, MY GOD!
Father Perez: GOD HONORS SACRIFICE.
AND OUR SACRIFICES TOUCH GOD'S HEART
AND MOVE HIS HAND.
[ LEAH COOING ]
JESUS SAID, "THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT.
"THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO ONE THAN THIS.
THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
LET US PRAY.
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
[ CHURCH BELLS RINGING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
John: WONDERFUL SERMON.
Mia: YOU LOOK WELL, FATHER.
Father Perez: THANK YOU, MIA.
AND HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WE'RE DOING MUCH BETTER NOW. THANK YOU.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY SIGN OF THE DOLL?
NO, UH, NOT SINCE THAT NIGHT.
I THOUGHT THE POLICE TOOK IT.
BUT DETECTIVE CLARKIN HAS NO RECORD OF IT.
BUT EVIL IS CONSTANT.
YOU CANNOT DESTROY WHAT WAS NEVER CREATED.
I JUST PRAY THAT WHOMEVER COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE DOLL NEXT
GETS THE HELP THEY NEED.
SO DO WE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THE SAME.
BYE, FATHER.
GOODBYE, MIA.
OH, I ALMOST FORGOT.
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU, FATHER.
THE LOVELIEST MASTERPIECE OF THE HEART OF GOD
IS THE LOVE OF A MOTHER.
THANK YOU.
[ BELLS JINGLE ]
Clerk: ANYTHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH?
Woman: OH, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING FOR MY DAUGHTER.
THANKS.
SHE'S A NURSE. ALWAYS HELPING PEOPLE.
[ GASPS ]
WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR ONE OF THESE.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
NEVER DID FIND ONE.
IT'S A COLLECTOR'S ITEM, SUPPOSEDLY.
THAT'S WHY WE PRICE IT A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE REST.
YOU WANT ME TO RING IT UP?
YES, PLEASE.
[ MOBILE CHIMING ]
[ WOOD CREAKING ]
[ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ MUSIC ENDS ]