1 00:00:01,035 --> 00:00:05,339 [Theme music playing] 2 00:00:05,373 --> 00:00:12,380 ** 3 00:00:14,782 --> 00:00:21,789 ** 4 00:00:24,692 --> 00:00:26,260 Good evening. 5 00:00:26,294 --> 00:00:29,597 I'm Helen Mirren, and you're watching "Documentary Now!" 6 00:00:29,630 --> 00:00:31,565 season 52. 7 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:34,802 Now, what causes someone to start a cult? 8 00:00:34,835 --> 00:00:37,771 And what causes someone to join one? 9 00:00:37,805 --> 00:00:41,409 In 1980, a man known as Father Ra-Shawbard, 10 00:00:41,442 --> 00:00:45,513 and his followers descended upon a small town in Oregon 11 00:00:45,546 --> 00:00:48,649 to build a utopian community. 12 00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:51,919 What followed is one of the strangest stories 13 00:00:51,952 --> 00:00:54,855 in American law enforcement history. 14 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:58,259 This is "Batshit Valley." 15 00:01:01,129 --> 00:01:06,534 ** 16 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:08,936 Man: Even now, knowing what I know, 17 00:01:08,969 --> 00:01:12,240 I have no regrets about my time as a Shawbardite. 18 00:01:12,273 --> 00:01:18,846 ** 19 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:21,115 My only regret is that Father Ra-Shawbard was born 20 00:01:21,149 --> 00:01:24,252 before the world was ready for his message. 21 00:01:24,285 --> 00:01:29,690 ** 22 00:01:29,723 --> 00:01:31,192 Woman: Being with Father Ra-Shawbard 23 00:01:31,225 --> 00:01:35,529 was like having a wonderful dream. 24 00:01:35,563 --> 00:01:38,899 And when you wake up and tell people about the dream, 25 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:43,471 only then do you realize how foolish it was. 26 00:01:43,504 --> 00:01:44,972 Woman: Chinook is named for 27 00:01:45,005 --> 00:01:47,107 the Indians who settled this land. 28 00:01:47,141 --> 00:01:50,678 They would never have let anyone take it away from them, so... 29 00:01:50,711 --> 00:01:53,981 why would we? 30 00:01:54,014 --> 00:01:58,186 ** 31 00:01:58,219 --> 00:02:01,054 It's easy to look back and say we took it too far. 32 00:02:01,088 --> 00:02:02,956 But when your town is under siege, 33 00:02:02,990 --> 00:02:05,993 you'll do anything you can to protect it. 34 00:02:06,026 --> 00:02:09,330 Woman: People always say if I had been nicer 35 00:02:09,363 --> 00:02:10,731 to the townspeople, 36 00:02:10,764 --> 00:02:12,766 none of this would have happened. 37 00:02:15,269 --> 00:02:17,871 Maybe I would have been nicer to the townspeople 38 00:02:17,905 --> 00:02:20,574 had they not been so fat and stupid. 39 00:02:20,608 --> 00:02:27,615 ** 40 00:02:30,284 --> 00:02:37,291 ** 41 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:46,767 ** 42 00:02:49,470 --> 00:02:56,477 ** 43 00:02:59,146 --> 00:03:06,153 ** 44 00:03:08,422 --> 00:03:10,924 Man: Chinook, Oregon, is a quiet town -- 45 00:03:10,958 --> 00:03:12,893 one not accustomed to visitors. 46 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:15,162 So it was quite a surprise two weeks ago 47 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:17,998 when strangers dressed in yellow and black 48 00:03:18,031 --> 00:03:20,601 started arriving by the busloads. 49 00:03:20,634 --> 00:03:25,172 ** 50 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:27,207 They call themselves Shawbardites, 51 00:03:27,241 --> 00:03:28,876 and they are followers of this man, 52 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:30,110 Father Ra-Shawbard, 53 00:03:30,143 --> 00:03:31,945 a self-proclaimed spiritual leader 54 00:03:31,979 --> 00:03:35,182 who is now calling Chinook home. 55 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:37,851 Woman: The sign to the gate at Shawbard Valley Ranch 56 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:39,287 says, "Everyone welcome." 57 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,555 And the days are filled with meditation, 58 00:03:41,589 --> 00:03:45,393 light stretching, and meals prepared from their own garden. 59 00:03:45,426 --> 00:03:47,227 But here at the Shawbard Valley Ranch, 60 00:03:47,261 --> 00:03:49,697 the Shawbardites only eat the vegetables 61 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:52,400 after the vegetables give permission. 62 00:03:52,433 --> 00:03:54,868 And it seems as though we're here on a good day, 63 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:57,505 as all of the vegetables have okayed themselves 64 00:03:57,538 --> 00:03:59,273 for consumption. 65 00:03:59,307 --> 00:04:02,142 ** 66 00:04:02,175 --> 00:04:04,678 The whole thing sounded pretty out there to me. 67 00:04:04,712 --> 00:04:08,482 But at that point, it wasn't like they were bothering anyone. 68 00:04:08,516 --> 00:04:11,585 ** 69 00:04:11,619 --> 00:04:12,886 Woman: It's strange to think 70 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,588 how things could have been so different 71 00:04:14,622 --> 00:04:16,123 without that sign. 72 00:04:16,156 --> 00:04:18,826 When I heard on the news that they talk to food, 73 00:04:18,859 --> 00:04:21,028 I thought this would be the funniest sign. 74 00:04:21,061 --> 00:04:23,297 People seem to like it. 75 00:04:23,331 --> 00:04:27,000 It's been getting smiles from a lot of my customers. 76 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:28,969 Oh, that's lovely, yeah. 77 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:31,405 It's funny, though. Uh-huh. 78 00:04:31,439 --> 00:04:33,474 When I read about the sign in the grocery store, 79 00:04:33,507 --> 00:04:36,043 I was very upset. It was very disrespectful. 80 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:38,879 Very disrespectful. Very disrespectful. 81 00:04:38,912 --> 00:04:43,216 I know they say that sign on the apples just proved 82 00:04:43,250 --> 00:04:45,285 that we were dead-set against them from the beginning, 83 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:47,120 but, honestly, I don't think any of us 84 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:48,689 were upset that they were here. 85 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:52,726 You know, we were just wondering why they were here. 86 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:59,767 ** 87 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,405 Ra-Shawbard was my father. 88 00:05:04,438 --> 00:05:07,741 I had a biological father, but he wanted me to have a job 89 00:05:07,775 --> 00:05:09,743 and take on responsibilities. 90 00:05:09,777 --> 00:05:12,245 He never understood me. 91 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,349 But Father Ra-Shawbard did. 92 00:05:15,383 --> 00:05:19,252 He just wanted me to be free and happy. 93 00:05:19,286 --> 00:05:21,054 And isn't that what a father is supposed 94 00:05:21,088 --> 00:05:22,590 to want for his children? 95 00:05:22,623 --> 00:05:25,426 And that's why it was an honor to give him the money 96 00:05:25,459 --> 00:05:29,096 my real father gave me when he died. 97 00:05:29,129 --> 00:05:33,000 I first saw Father Ra-Shawbard in a newspaper ad. 98 00:05:33,033 --> 00:05:35,569 Woman: The words on the ad were so simple, 99 00:05:35,603 --> 00:05:37,705 but so profound -- 100 00:05:37,738 --> 00:05:41,442 purify, elevate, liberate. 101 00:05:41,475 --> 00:05:44,812 I called the number, and they gave me an address to send $40 102 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:47,481 for some tapes of Father speaking. 103 00:05:47,515 --> 00:05:49,316 I sent it in, and when it didn't arrive, 104 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:51,985 I called back and they said they didn't know what had happened, 105 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:54,054 and I should try again. 106 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:56,457 I sent more money, and the tapes came. 107 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:59,560 Anyone who listened to those tapes... 108 00:05:59,593 --> 00:06:01,562 had their life changed. 109 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:03,296 There is the world we see, 110 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:07,067 but there's also a second world that we do not. 111 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:10,638 How do we unlock the door for that world? 112 00:06:10,671 --> 00:06:15,008 And if there's a second world, could there be a third one? 113 00:06:15,042 --> 00:06:17,210 A fourth one? 114 00:06:17,244 --> 00:06:20,280 Could there be a sixth world? 115 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:23,183 I ordered a new tape every week. 116 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:25,519 And on my 20th, I received an invitation to 117 00:06:25,553 --> 00:06:28,956 Shawbard Valley Ranch, and I never looked back. 118 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:35,996 ** 119 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:42,102 * Babe, I want to tell you 120 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:43,403 Woman: By the second day, 121 00:06:43,437 --> 00:06:45,473 I had completely forgotten about my husband 122 00:06:45,506 --> 00:06:47,374 and two children that I left behind. 123 00:06:47,407 --> 00:06:51,745 * I fell in love with you 124 00:06:51,779 --> 00:06:54,414 * Ooh 125 00:06:54,448 --> 00:06:57,317 * In the air, we can fly 126 00:06:57,350 --> 00:06:59,920 * In the sea, we can dive 127 00:06:59,953 --> 00:07:05,459 * Together, we could get high 128 00:07:05,493 --> 00:07:07,995 ** 129 00:07:08,028 --> 00:07:10,531 Ra-Shawbard: This is your home. 130 00:07:10,564 --> 00:07:14,535 But in order for it to truly be your home, 131 00:07:14,568 --> 00:07:16,970 you have to abandon all the trappings 132 00:07:17,004 --> 00:07:19,139 of your former life. 133 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:23,110 So I ask all of you to write down the names of 134 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:27,781 your family members that you are leaving behind... 135 00:07:27,815 --> 00:07:30,250 and put them in this basket. 136 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:32,152 Along with their Social Security Number 137 00:07:32,185 --> 00:07:34,221 and their banking information. 138 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:39,827 And then you will be free. 139 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:43,564 * I fell in love with you 140 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:45,365 Man: We had created a paradise. 141 00:07:45,398 --> 00:07:47,835 * Fell in love with you 142 00:07:47,868 --> 00:07:51,505 ** 143 00:07:51,539 --> 00:07:53,574 And I think we would still be there 144 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:56,510 if it wasn't for those awful townspeople. 145 00:07:58,712 --> 00:08:04,417 ** 146 00:08:04,451 --> 00:08:07,588 Man: They'd have you believe we started the ill will. 147 00:08:07,621 --> 00:08:10,624 But in the beginning, we actually tried to engage 148 00:08:10,658 --> 00:08:12,459 with the Shawbardites. 149 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:14,361 Woman: Well, I would argue that we went out of our way 150 00:08:14,394 --> 00:08:15,896 to make them feel welcome. 151 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:19,833 Oh, yeah, cover up that bird's head, we don't need-- 152 00:08:19,867 --> 00:08:23,136 The only problem was they were having these orgies. 153 00:08:23,170 --> 00:08:26,306 And, hey, I don't have a problem with orgies. 154 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:30,077 If that is your thing, more power to you. 155 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:32,212 But they were very loud. 156 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:36,784 Well, we had to have a town meeting to discuss the... 157 00:08:36,817 --> 00:08:38,619 orgies. 158 00:08:40,387 --> 00:08:42,422 It was decided that I would go up to the ranch 159 00:08:42,455 --> 00:08:45,358 and see if I could convince them to... 160 00:08:45,392 --> 00:08:47,861 you know, at the very least, close their windows. 161 00:08:47,895 --> 00:08:50,764 But it did not go well. 162 00:08:50,798 --> 00:08:52,132 Hello there. 163 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:53,901 I'm Marge Middleton. I'm Mayor of Chinook. 164 00:08:53,934 --> 00:08:56,570 Yes, we know who you are. 165 00:08:56,604 --> 00:08:58,872 Well, we just wanted to formally welcome you. 166 00:08:58,906 --> 00:09:03,543 Is there something that we can help you with, Marge Middleton? 167 00:09:03,577 --> 00:09:07,881 Their spokesperson was a woman named Ra-Sharir, 168 00:09:07,915 --> 00:09:11,418 and she was not an easy person to deal with. 169 00:09:11,451 --> 00:09:14,221 Well, it's about the orgies. 170 00:09:16,323 --> 00:09:18,726 And? 171 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:22,029 I'm sorry, have I done something to offend you? 172 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,897 We saw your sign. 173 00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:24,932 What sign is that? 174 00:09:24,965 --> 00:09:27,901 The one in the grocery store. 175 00:09:27,935 --> 00:09:30,604 "We are happy to be here, love, the apples." 176 00:09:30,638 --> 00:09:34,341 Gosh, that's just Pam doing her Pam thing. 177 00:09:34,374 --> 00:09:36,243 I hope you weren't offended by that. 178 00:09:36,276 --> 00:09:39,579 Oh, you will know when I am offended. 179 00:09:39,613 --> 00:09:42,650 You will know. 180 00:09:42,683 --> 00:09:43,917 Now, please disperse. 181 00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:45,653 This is a private property. 182 00:09:45,686 --> 00:09:48,455 So, you know, we went home. 183 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:53,460 ** 184 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:55,963 You know, I think we would have been willing to chalk it up 185 00:09:55,996 --> 00:09:58,799 to different world views, but... 186 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:00,968 that night, they installed a speaker system 187 00:10:01,001 --> 00:10:03,370 and hooked it up to the orgy room. 188 00:10:03,403 --> 00:10:07,641 [Amplified moaning] 189 00:10:07,675 --> 00:10:11,645 ** 190 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:18,686 They used a lot of specific words about body parts and... 191 00:10:19,552 --> 00:10:21,488 and where they wanted them put. 192 00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:26,093 ** 193 00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:28,996 The next morning, I did what I had to do. 194 00:10:29,997 --> 00:10:34,868 I issued them a $100 fine for violating the sound ordinance. 195 00:10:35,669 --> 00:10:37,504 Man: A lousy hundred bucks. 196 00:10:37,537 --> 00:10:40,908 They treated it like an act of war. 197 00:10:40,941 --> 00:10:43,343 It's only been a month, but tensions are starting 198 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:45,813 to rise between the town of Chinook and the Shawbardites, 199 00:10:45,846 --> 00:10:48,381 who don't seem to want to follow their rules. 200 00:10:48,415 --> 00:10:51,719 [Echoing] This is not about sound. 201 00:10:51,752 --> 00:10:52,786 No! 202 00:10:52,820 --> 00:10:56,724 This is about one religion exerting power 203 00:10:56,757 --> 00:10:58,692 over another religion. 204 00:10:58,726 --> 00:11:01,128 Woman: Most of us were of the mind 205 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:03,130 that Ra-Sharir was overreacting. 206 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,398 And, mercifully, Father agreed. 207 00:11:05,432 --> 00:11:09,402 We are not here to make enemies. 208 00:11:09,436 --> 00:11:11,438 We're here to make peace with ourself. 209 00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:14,975 The world has enough aggression and escalation 210 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:18,411 without us adding to it. 211 00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:20,013 Plus, I don't think we want people 212 00:11:20,047 --> 00:11:21,815 digging around in our thing. 213 00:11:21,849 --> 00:11:23,884 Do... 214 00:11:23,917 --> 00:11:25,652 What do you guys think? 215 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:32,359 ** 216 00:11:32,392 --> 00:11:34,427 Well, she paid the fine. 217 00:11:34,461 --> 00:11:36,429 I came into my office the next day to find 218 00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:41,068 $100 worth of pennies spilled all over my desk. 219 00:11:41,101 --> 00:11:44,204 There was also a dead snake, but it was just a little one. 220 00:11:44,237 --> 00:11:49,242 ** 221 00:11:53,346 --> 00:11:54,982 Man: Halloween. 222 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:57,050 It's usually a night where the town gets together 223 00:11:57,084 --> 00:11:58,651 for some spooks and scares. 224 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:00,320 But tonight, the spooks and scares 225 00:12:00,353 --> 00:12:02,655 were a little too real as Ra-Sharir, 226 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:04,257 a member of the Shawbardites, 227 00:12:04,291 --> 00:12:07,560 made it clear that when it comes to judging carved pumpkins, 228 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:10,297 Mayor Middleton doesn't know jack... 229 00:12:10,330 --> 00:12:11,999 'o-lantern. 230 00:12:12,032 --> 00:12:15,668 It is my honor to announce that this year's Pumpkin Patch Pal 231 00:12:15,702 --> 00:12:17,971 is Sally Walters! 232 00:12:18,005 --> 00:12:20,573 Congratulations. 233 00:12:20,607 --> 00:12:23,944 What?! What madness is this? 234 00:12:23,977 --> 00:12:25,712 Are you the Mayor of Stupid? 235 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:26,880 Man: Sit down. 236 00:12:26,914 --> 00:12:28,248 You sit down! 237 00:12:28,281 --> 00:12:29,749 All of you sit down. 238 00:12:29,783 --> 00:12:32,853 Nobody thinks that is the best pumpkin. 239 00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:34,054 No one! 240 00:12:34,087 --> 00:12:36,656 Give me one reason why my pumpkin is not the winner! 241 00:12:36,689 --> 00:12:39,759 Now, I'll concede that Ra-Sharir had a well-carved pumpkin, 242 00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:42,529 but it didn't seem right to award an adult 243 00:12:42,562 --> 00:12:45,432 for what was clearly a children's contest. 244 00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:46,900 Ra-Sharir, you're an adult. 245 00:12:46,934 --> 00:12:50,037 And this isn't a contest for adults. 246 00:12:50,070 --> 00:12:51,805 Where does it say that? 247 00:12:51,839 --> 00:12:55,242 Huh? Show me in the rules where does it say that? 248 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:59,012 I demand to speak with someone. 249 00:12:59,046 --> 00:13:00,848 You want to talk with someone? 250 00:13:00,881 --> 00:13:02,049 Yeah. 251 00:13:02,082 --> 00:13:03,683 I'll admit, I said something I shouldn't have, 252 00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:05,485 but I was upset, and it just came out. 253 00:13:05,518 --> 00:13:08,255 Why don't you go talk to your vegetables. 254 00:13:08,288 --> 00:13:13,493 [Laughter] 255 00:13:13,526 --> 00:13:17,497 Man: There was no doubt that Marge hit a nerve. 256 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,732 We all assumed it was only a matter of time 257 00:13:19,766 --> 00:13:22,569 before Ra-Sharir retaliated. 258 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:23,736 Man: A break-in last night 259 00:13:23,770 --> 00:13:25,538 at the local paper here in Chinook, 260 00:13:25,572 --> 00:13:27,774 nothing stolen, nothing broken. 261 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:30,077 But something added to today's paper -- 262 00:13:30,110 --> 00:13:34,581 an obituary for the still very alive Mayor Marge Middleton. 263 00:13:34,614 --> 00:13:37,017 There was no proof that Ra-Sharir did it. 264 00:13:37,050 --> 00:13:40,020 But it was definitely in her voice. 265 00:13:40,053 --> 00:13:43,223 ** 266 00:13:43,256 --> 00:13:47,127 "Today, Marge Middleton lost her long battle with stupidity. 267 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,130 She will not be remembered by her friends and family, 268 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:53,066 as they are too stupid to do so. 269 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:57,905 Services will be held wherever stupid people are buried." 270 00:13:57,938 --> 00:13:59,772 Man: Yeah, you had to give Marge credit. 271 00:13:59,806 --> 00:14:02,309 She kept her cool through the whole thing. 272 00:14:02,342 --> 00:14:04,577 Right up until the story went national. 273 00:14:04,611 --> 00:14:08,415 Tonight, a small town in Oregon may lose its name, 274 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:10,550 thanks to the efforts of newcomers 275 00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:13,987 who intend to use the power of the ballot box. 276 00:14:14,021 --> 00:14:16,723 We are currently in the process of registering our members 277 00:14:16,756 --> 00:14:19,559 to vote in the next municipal election. 278 00:14:19,592 --> 00:14:22,896 The first act of our majority will be to give this town 279 00:14:22,930 --> 00:14:26,266 a name worthy of its beautiful surroundings... 280 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:30,537 "Ra-Shawbarda." 281 00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:33,006 Man: They had the votes. There was no doubt. 282 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,342 But Marge saw the writing on the wall, 283 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,978 and God love her, she took action. 284 00:14:38,011 --> 00:14:39,579 We felt that for the next nine months, 285 00:14:39,612 --> 00:14:40,948 there was a more fitting name. 286 00:14:40,981 --> 00:14:43,450 Man: For over 200 years, this small part of Oregon 287 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:45,118 has been known as Chinook. 288 00:14:45,152 --> 00:14:47,054 But today, it has a new name. 289 00:14:47,087 --> 00:14:50,190 When motorist enter town, they will see this sign 290 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:51,424 as they drive into 291 00:14:51,458 --> 00:14:53,526 Ra-Shawbard's Butthole. 292 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,129 Woman: You heard me right, the new name of the town 293 00:14:56,163 --> 00:14:58,498 is Ra-Shawbard's Butthole. 294 00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:00,900 I thought it was pretty funny. 295 00:15:00,934 --> 00:15:03,370 But I had never seen Ra-Sharir more angry. 296 00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:05,505 This is a sacrilege! 297 00:15:05,538 --> 00:15:08,708 This is the mockery of a holy man! 298 00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:12,512 A man of who every part is sacred, 299 00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:14,814 including his butthole, 300 00:15:14,847 --> 00:15:18,718 of which this town knows nothing. 301 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:21,254 Father had already admonished Ra-Sharir once, 302 00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:22,755 so we just assumed 303 00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:25,925 he would put his foot down to stop her escalation. 304 00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:29,496 ** 305 00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:33,600 But this was when we started to realize, 306 00:15:33,633 --> 00:15:35,969 something was... 307 00:15:36,003 --> 00:15:37,604 off with him. 308 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:41,441 [Muttering indistinctly] 309 00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:45,412 ** 310 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:47,614 Woman: He was always in a daze. 311 00:15:47,647 --> 00:15:50,217 And he seemed unable to walk. 312 00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:53,520 So his chair was attached to a motorized wheelchair 313 00:15:53,553 --> 00:15:55,088 that brought him on stage. 314 00:15:55,122 --> 00:15:56,589 Man: This was when Ra-Sharir announced 315 00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:58,591 that he had taken a vow of silence. 316 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:01,128 Father will use his silence 317 00:16:01,161 --> 00:16:03,630 to contemplate solutions 318 00:16:03,663 --> 00:16:06,899 to what plagues this world. 319 00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:08,968 Okay. 320 00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:12,072 It was such a trusting place that I don't think it ever 321 00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:14,941 occurred to any of us that his diminished state, 322 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:17,210 followed by his vow of silence 323 00:16:17,244 --> 00:16:20,447 had been chemically induced by Ra-Sharir. 324 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:25,018 ** 325 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:30,057 Man: Ra-Sharir had always been Father Shawbard's mouthpiece, 326 00:16:30,090 --> 00:16:32,292 but now she was taking control of his checkbook. 327 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:34,027 I always felt like we were using our money 328 00:16:34,061 --> 00:16:36,729 to make a better life for ourselves. 329 00:16:36,763 --> 00:16:39,299 But now she spent it to make lives worse for others. 330 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,268 Well, if the people of what was formerly Chinook 331 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:44,071 were looking for a reaction with their name change, 332 00:16:44,104 --> 00:16:45,205 they got one. 333 00:16:45,238 --> 00:16:46,606 It seems that the Shawbardites 334 00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:47,974 have been secretly purchasing 335 00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:49,642 all the land around the town 336 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:51,644 and now have it encircled. 337 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:54,147 Man: Heck, I tip my cap to their ingenuity. 338 00:16:54,181 --> 00:16:56,916 Buying up land is the American Goddamn dream. 339 00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:59,852 But now they've installed these speed bumps. 340 00:16:59,886 --> 00:17:04,157 So many speed bumps that at 500-feet worth to be exact. 341 00:17:04,191 --> 00:17:06,159 We decided to take the News 9 van 342 00:17:06,193 --> 00:17:08,661 over the speed bumps to give you an idea 343 00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:11,098 of what it feels like. 344 00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:12,432 Back to you, Bob. 345 00:17:12,465 --> 00:17:14,033 It was destroying our mufflers. 346 00:17:14,067 --> 00:17:15,935 And then to make matters worse, 347 00:17:15,968 --> 00:17:18,905 the Shawbardites had secretly purchased the town muffler shop 348 00:17:18,938 --> 00:17:22,075 and converted it into a green juice stand. 349 00:17:22,109 --> 00:17:23,710 Ra-Sharir: I think the people of this town 350 00:17:23,743 --> 00:17:25,612 should see this as an opportunity. 351 00:17:25,645 --> 00:17:28,381 If your muffler shop is closed, buy green juice. 352 00:17:28,415 --> 00:17:30,383 You'll be healthier and happier. 353 00:17:30,417 --> 00:17:31,618 You're a monster! 354 00:17:31,651 --> 00:17:33,220 What are you gonna leave us alone? 355 00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:36,723 Why don't you go back to your butthole! 356 00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:38,158 This is America. 357 00:17:38,191 --> 00:17:40,193 You cannot open a juice bar in a muffler shop. 358 00:17:40,227 --> 00:17:44,264 I don't care who your god is, you need permits. 359 00:17:44,297 --> 00:17:47,534 Man: They used to fix mufflers, then they served juice. 360 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:49,436 Then the juice was muffled. 361 00:17:49,469 --> 00:17:52,405 But have we heard the last of it? 362 00:17:52,439 --> 00:17:54,107 This is war. 363 00:17:54,141 --> 00:17:57,144 We figured war meant she'd T.P. the grade school. 364 00:17:57,177 --> 00:18:04,016 ** 365 00:18:04,050 --> 00:18:08,521 Ra-Sharir: Advance! Positions. 366 00:18:08,555 --> 00:18:11,258 Man: We didn't think she'd go so far as to arm themselves. 367 00:18:11,291 --> 00:18:12,992 Fire! 368 00:18:13,025 --> 00:18:18,265 [Gunfire] 369 00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:19,799 It was terrifying! 370 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:21,368 Man: It was a scary time. 371 00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:23,903 The shooting range was very near the room we had orgies in. 372 00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:26,038 And more than once, a bullet came through the wall. 373 00:18:26,072 --> 00:18:28,775 It was clear that the only person 374 00:18:28,808 --> 00:18:32,512 who could stop Ra-Sharir was Father Ra-Shawbard. 375 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:35,114 But he was out of it. 376 00:18:35,148 --> 00:18:37,517 He was certain that Ra-Sharir had been giving him a cocktail 377 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:39,051 of Valium and barbiturates. 378 00:18:39,085 --> 00:18:41,087 He said he need to speak to the whole community, 379 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,324 but he would need something to get his energy back. 380 00:18:51,531 --> 00:18:53,065 It did surprise me that a man 381 00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:57,804 who spoke of the purity of mind and soul had cocaine. 382 00:18:57,837 --> 00:18:59,071 A good deal of cocaine, 383 00:18:59,105 --> 00:19:00,940 as it turns out, in his bedside drawer. 384 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,409 Ra-Shawbard: Yeah, talky, talky, talky. 385 00:19:02,442 --> 00:19:03,776 Back back, baby back. 386 00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:05,845 They think I can't hear, but I hear everything. 387 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:08,548 I hear the mice think, I hear the plugs conspiring, 388 00:19:08,581 --> 00:19:09,782 and I realize in my silence, 389 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:11,117 that I am not communing with God. 390 00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:13,286 I am God, and my power will be challenged 391 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,922 by no man and no mouse. 392 00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:17,257 Woman: In the state he was in, 393 00:19:17,290 --> 00:19:20,893 it was easy for Ra-Sharir to manipulate him. 394 00:19:20,927 --> 00:19:23,563 This is wonderful news! 395 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:28,235 I believe she convinced him to prove that he was a god. 396 00:19:28,268 --> 00:19:30,803 Ra-Sharir: Today, Father Ra-Shawbard 397 00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:32,772 will prove his divinity 398 00:19:32,805 --> 00:19:36,943 by allowing an automobile to harmlessly pass 399 00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:38,845 through his corporeal body. 400 00:19:38,878 --> 00:19:40,947 -Who? -You, Father. 401 00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:43,049 Man: One of the Shawbardites jumped in a car 402 00:19:43,082 --> 00:19:45,418 and barreled down towards Father Ra-Shawbard, 403 00:19:45,452 --> 00:19:49,456 who was going to prove to us that he was a god. 404 00:19:49,489 --> 00:19:50,790 I should have said something, 405 00:19:50,823 --> 00:19:55,161 but I actually believed it might be true. 406 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:59,432 And if it was, I wanted to see it. 407 00:19:59,466 --> 00:20:04,437 ** 408 00:20:04,471 --> 00:20:07,507 Where... Where are you going? 409 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:11,511 Send someone to get my blue hat. 410 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:13,246 I'm a little chilled. 411 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,448 [Engine revving] 412 00:20:15,482 --> 00:20:17,517 Ra-Sharir? 413 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,252 Oh, my God! 414 00:20:19,286 --> 00:20:24,657 ** 415 00:20:24,691 --> 00:20:29,929 ** 416 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:31,331 Woman: It was troubling 417 00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:33,132 that he was asking for a hospital, 418 00:20:33,165 --> 00:20:36,636 as he had sworn off the use of modern medicine. 419 00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:38,305 And then... 420 00:20:38,338 --> 00:20:42,709 he said the words that brought our whole world crashing down. 421 00:20:51,017 --> 00:20:53,653 And after we heard that... 422 00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:56,356 you are surprised with what happened next? 423 00:20:56,389 --> 00:21:00,259 ** 424 00:21:00,293 --> 00:21:02,462 * Got together 425 00:21:02,495 --> 00:21:05,798 * Splendors of before 426 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:07,667 * When you go down 427 00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:10,202 Breath is the answer to everything. 428 00:21:12,572 --> 00:21:14,206 Oh, yeah. 429 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,676 Feel it? 430 00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:18,478 Look up to the sky. 431 00:21:21,013 --> 00:21:23,616 Let your body feel it. 432 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:26,453 Oh, yes. 433 00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:27,720 Oh. 434 00:21:27,754 --> 00:21:30,690 Feeling it this morning. 435 00:21:30,723 --> 00:21:33,292 Body's saying thank you. 436 00:21:33,326 --> 00:21:34,994 Gracias.