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Are you okay?

Yeah.

Halloween's just always been a really difficult night for me.

Not my favorite night of the year, either.

Happy Halloween.

What's that?

Whenever I work on Halloween, everything seems... sadder.

Stranger. You notice that?

That's when we're needed most.

On the darkest night of all.

Take care.

Found him behind a dumpster. Tried to kill himself.

Like he isn't almost there already.

Diminished breath.

Sounds bilaterally with rails.

Could be pneumonia.

Oh, Lonnie.

You know this guy?

Yeah, we went to grade school together.

He was my best friend.

You know, the lunatics are taking over the asylum tonight.

Next Halloween, I'm definitely working day shift.

Bill, give me a hand.

He could probably just clot himself.

You have a gas mask?

Shut up, Moan.

Show some respect.

May I go to the grace of God?

Lonnie?

Lonnie? Lonnie, you all right? Hey, Lonnie.

Lonnie, take it easy, huh?

Release me from this plague of written sewer, you mutt.

You better restrain him.

I'll be back.

You better restrain me.

Right.

We got four coming our way from that crash on I -80. Oh, great.

Any word on the per diem dock we asked for?

No. Try again.

My name is Andrew.

I'm an angel.

And I've been sent here to be with you one day.

Long and difficult night.

I don't know how this is going to turn out.

But I can promise you this, Lonnie.

Not here right now.

But if you leave your name and number after the beep, he'll get back to you.

Beep.

You're not Bonnie? No.

I'm Gregory.

Long time no see.

Have we met?

Let's just say we've been engaged a few times.

Never quite made it to the altar.

Death -wise, I mean.

And frankly, I'd like to keep it that way.

Oh, do hurry back.

It's not often one gets to spend Halloween with the angel of death.

Trick or treat.

Tess, I'm glad to see you. I have an assignment here tonight, but something's

gone wrong. You're absolutely right, angel boy. Something's terribly,

wrong.

When you walk down the road,

heavy burden, heavy load, I

will ride and I will walk with you.

I'll walk with you till the sun don't even shine.

Walk with you every time.

I tell you, I'll walk with you.

Walk with you.

Believe me, I'll walk with you.

What's the weirdest thing?

I walked into the room. I called him Lonnie.

He said his name was Gregory and that he knew me. It's a long story, baby. Have

you seen Monica? We need to get this show on the road.

You sure you don't recognize him?

Yes. I mean, no, no.

I don't.

Should I know him? Yes.

Look at him again.

This man's not ready to die, so there must be some other reason you're here.

Excuse me.

Are you the per diem doc I ordered?

Yes, yes, I am. I'm Andrew. Duncan Danzig. Welcome to Mercy. Come with me.

Lonnie, if we take the restraints off, will you behave yourself?

The name is Gregory.

Multiple personality disorder.

It's been in and out of here a few times over the years. We fix him up, he goes

right back to the streets.

It's the first time he's ever tried to kill himself, though.

Can I take the restraints off?

It's your call.

I'd keep an eye on him, though, if you do.

I hate to say it. I'm going to have to do something about him this time.

He's becoming a danger to himself.

I'm a danger to everyone, donkey.

I'll get the paperwork started, get him transferred upstairs.

Excuse me.

Can I help you?

Oh, look at you, Tess.

Look at you, baby.

It breaks my heart.

Is this a friend of yours, Lonnie?

She's like a mother to me.

She used to be like a mother to both of us, donkey.

Don't you remember me, Duncan?

Let me help you out.

See what a little itty -bitty thing it is, but it's strong enough to grow and

grow as big as a tree.

Now, Tess, has it really been almost 35 years?

And look at you, Tess. You haven't changed a bit. What is your secret?

Does anybody know what this is?

This is a mustard seed, Duncan.

This tiny, itty -bitty seed is big enough to grow as tall as a tree. Here

go, Lonnie.

So what are we supposed to do, eat it?

Oh, no, baby, this is not something you eat.

This is something you hold on to.

You see this tiny little mustard seed?

is strong enough to grow up through the dirt and the rocks until it

finds the light.

That is, if you let it.

Faith is that way, too.

If you let God help you, it takes almost nothing to move a whole mountain.

So you see why our little prayer makes sense now?

Yeah.

Let's say our little prayer right now.

Teach my mother to grow so I can be like you. That is

correct.

Dr. Danzig, we've got incoming from that car crash. Right.

Good to see you, Tess. You don't have to go, do you, Duncan?

Well, that's the thing about emergency rooms. Everything's an emergency.

But... What about these restraints, Andrew?

Por favor.

I promise I'll be good.

Muchas gracias, Andrew.

What's in your hand?

Well, if you don't know, I'm certainly not going to tell you.

I mean, you of all people, that would spoil everything, wouldn't it?

Monica, as I live and breathe.

Hello, baby.

Sorry to get you out on a night like this.

Monica, darling.

Do you think you could persuade your friend Andrew to fly off or something?

hasn't the slightest idea who he's talking to. He stares. That's very rude!

And it makes me nervous.

Good. Death.

I barely recognize him myself.

Oh, dear.

That's always meant to each other. I know you don't recognize him, Andrew.

But be patient, you will.

Lonnie was a very dear, sweet little boy who desperately needed to know that he

would love, but all he heard was the sounds of hatred.

So he kept to himself and kept the things that really mattered to him

away, like his secret box of treasures.

His wise possession, a butterfly cocoon, had just been replaced.

With the little mustard seed he got in Sunday school.

It was a souvenir.

A memory of one of the few days in his little life that he ever felt safe. What

are you doing in here, kid? Didn't you hear what I said?

Hey, I'm talking to you. Johnny, I told you to clean up this pigsty.

What'd I say? The kid's a wimp. I want your room cleaned up before you go out

tonight.

I'll show you. You can't make me cry.

Hey, what's up?

Look at this stupid thing.

Let me guess, it's Lonnie. It's me.

Hey, Duncan, nice news.

It's stupid news.

And that's not even a real costume either.

Doesn't this jerk even know what Halloween is?

It's about dressing up.

You scare off the evil spirit that rides from hell and tries to enter your body.

That's stupid, Johnny.

Oh, yeah?

You know a weird Mr. Ellemeyer who screams at the moon?

You know why?

It's because on Halloween, when he was ten years old, he went out, and he

wear a scary enough costume.

Huh?

If you don't believe me, go ahead. Take your chances.

But if you are going to wear those wimpy things, you got to make the spirit

think you're dangerous.

Hurry, pick it up.

That night, Lonnie and Duncan and the other children went to the farm of a

frightened old man to scare away the evil spirits.

Lonnie didn't take it very seriously.

But he should have.

Come on, you guys. Mr. LMR is a really old guy.

Leave this place alone.

Don't you believe in evil spirits?

You're doing something wrong, Lonnie.

And you know it.

And Earl's going to be the tardy if he finds out.

He's going to beat you anyways.

Might as well make it worth it, right?

If you don't want to do it, don't do it. I mean, just because you chickened out

doesn't mean we all think you're a wimp.

Let's go.

I'm going home.

See you.

Oh, come on, Bobby. Just an old shack.

It was just a shack, but the sparks ignited the barn and the house, and by

morning, everything Mr. Ellermeyer had was gone.

And the fire that Lonnie set that night changed his life forever.

It really means so much.

I just called up the psych. They're sending on the first available.

Duncan, this is Monica.

Oh, you're from upstairs?

Yes. Oh, you people don't waste any time.

Listen, do me a favor.

When you finish your eval, let me know.

Just a minute, Dr.

Duncan Danzig.

Ronnie used to be your best friend. Could you stop being a doctor for just a

moment and help him here?

You know how many times I've tried to help him over the past years, Tess?

Too many.

Look at him. That's not Lonnie.

The Lonnie I knew has been gone for a long time.

He's not gone. He's in there somewhere.

Lonnie?

Lonnie, where are you in there, baby?

Lonnie, where are you in there?

Speak to me. Tell Ted.

Talk to me.

Talk to me.

I can't. I can't. Help me, please.

Lonnie? Stay with us, Lonnie. Lonnie!

How'd you get him to respond like that? The man is sick, but he needs more than

medicine. That's right.

Red Rover, Red Rover. Send Monica over.

I'm here, Lonnie.

Lonnie. Lonnie, Lonnie, Lonnie. What about me?

We lost him again.

Lonnie's been lost for a long time, hasn't he, Monica?

But the lost can be found again.

Well, I don't think so. Not this time.

What do you think, Donkey?

I used to see bits and pieces of the old Lonnie.

But now this other personality has taken over and Lonnie's almost completely

gone. We would still be here if there wasn't something more to do.

If only you knew what that was, eh, Andrew?

Maybe you can do more for him up in psych.

I'd like to have that congestion checked out first.

I want it completely clear. Take it easy. Maybe Gregory is, but I don't hear

Lonnie saying that.

We can't take all night.

I'm filling up in here and I need this room.

Rush, rush, rush, rush, rush.

People come and go here so quickly.

What happened that night?

A little boy starts a fight and suddenly develops a split personality?

No, it wasn't suddenly.

And it wasn't a split personality.

We were still in search and rescue then, when I first met Lonnie.

He was in high school.

I was, shall we say, at large.

Thanks for coming, Duncan. I'm glad I did.

Hey, Lonnie.

Hey.

I haven't seen you around school lately.

It's because I haven't been there.

What's with the coat and tie?

You look like you're going to a funeral.

Actually, I just came from one.

Old man Elminer died.

What do you want me to do, cry or something?

Why were you there?

He lived in one of my dad's motel rooms.

After the fire.

You mean after I burned his house down?

He was a nice old man, Lonnie.

I really liked him.

Tell me something. How come you never snitched?

I don't know.

I figured you felt bad enough already.

Juvenile Hall wasn't going to help.

Wait.

Hey, Wally.

Do you want to know why I never snitched on you?

You were my best friend.

And you still are.

And I'm... You're what?

I'm praying for you.

Yeah.

Just pray.

Thank you.

It's my pleasure.

You saved my life.

I hope you make it a good one.

Don't bet on it.

Lonnie was a troubled young man.

He was looking for something, anything, that would remove the guilt and make the

pain go away.

And that is exactly the kind of invitation evil is always looking for.

It comes in many ways, in many forms.

But it never looks like what it really is.

A little piece of hell searching for a home.

You want to get high?

Maybe.

Cool. Me first.

Ever have a sense of something you can't see, but you know it's there?

Yeah.

Well, it's not your imagination.

It's real.

There's a universe that exists beyond your senses.

A whole spirit world waiting to get to know you and help you get everything you

want.

All you have to do is open up to it.

Just close your eyes and let the spirits know you're ready to make a change.

Let the spirits know you're open to them.

Tell them you're ready.

I'm... ready.

O... B...

E...

Oh, God.

Oh, Mr. Alomar, you're a nice old guy.

Now where's he gonna live?

What's he gonna do?

He's got nothing now, Lonnie.

Lonnie, wake up.

Lonnie, wake up. You must wake up, Lonnie.

What were you expecting, Lonnie?

An angel.

Of course not. There's no such thing as angels.

But there is me.

Oh, don't look so shocked, Lonnie.

You've been flirting with the unholy one for quite some time now.

Did you think he hadn't noticed?

You open the door, Lonnie.

Here I am.

From now on, I'm going to be your friend.

You'll never be lonely again.

Who are you?

My name is Gregory.

Gregory.

So much more interesting than multiple personalities, don't you think?

You understand now, Andrew?

You mean it.

Gregory is a demon.

So Lonnie's possessed.

Yes, he is.

The devil's always prowling around trying to find somebody he can devour.

As long as you can steal a soul, you don't care what else you destroy along

way, do you?

Monica, don't be tedious.

Lonnie made his choice a long time ago, and now what's left of Lonnie and his

miserable soul is fading by the minute.

And I'll possess him completely by midnight.

I thought the Halloween anniversary was...

An especially dramatic touch.

This is really getting tiresome.

Radiology, call.

You can do your x -ray.

Duncan.

Duncan, please.

Please.

Are you going to ignore that?

No. I'm going to get him the help he needs.

Bless you, donkey.

You always know just the right thing to do.

Milton, we're ready.

Milton! Let

me take the scenic route,

Milton. Sure.

Take me by the nursery.

I just love to look at the babies.

Manny, we know you're in there.

God knows you're in there, and he's not going to give up on you.

Hold on, baby.

Hold on with everything you got.

Tick -tock, baby. Tick -tock.

Tick -tock.

Tick -tock.

Here we go.

Be a technician.

Thank you, Milton.

And just where do you think you're going?

My, my.

Aren't we persistent?

God never gives up on his children.

Of course not. He just lets them plummet into the depths of despair and

loneliness. That's not true.

Hey, I'm a demon.

I lie a little.

That's the whole problem.

Lonnie.

Lonnie, we know you're in there.

We know you're fighting, but you're losing this battle, and I don't know

What are the poisonous lies that this creature told you?

What does he say? Tell me.

Talk to me.

Tell me. We're with you.

Come on, we're with you.

What's in this hand?

Is there a lion there?

Is there?

Yes, there is.

I remember him now.

And I know what he's holding on to.

I had an assignment at Lonnie's old house a few years ago.

And now I see that Gregory did too.

Look! Knock on the door one more...

Mommy dearest, is that any way to welcome home your son?

Mommy? Actually, it's Gregory now.

Just a minute.

What the hell are you doing here?

Oh, Earl.

The boy's been dying to see you.

He insisted we come, actually.

Mom.

I'm in trouble.

I've been sick lately.

I really need help.

What do you mean?

You're not getting another dime out of me.

It's not the money, Mom.

It's my only chance.

I've got to find it.

Find what?

I'm a little person Lord.

My faith is little too, but teach my mustard seed to grow.

Please save me.

Get out of here, you freak.

Get out or I'll kill you.

He'll do it, Lonnie. I swear he'll do it.

Before it's too late.

Do it!

Oh, no!

Hello, Lonnie.

Zero? He's here.

It's okay.

You can kill me now.

Please, I'm begging you.

Eddie?

Please.

Please take what's left of me before there's nothing left to take.

Nobody there, Lonnie.

So you convinced him he needed that little seed to protect him instead of

Oh, yes.

I'm very good at what I do.

I'm a little person, Lord. My faith is little, too.

But given all the choices, I'd rather be me than you.

He's gone.

Possessed. Absorbed. Erased.

And now this carcass can die, or rot, or spontaneously combust for all I care.

Because now, there's nothing left for you to take home, Andrew.

12 .02, and poor Lonnie.

As crushed as his magic mustard seed.

It wasn't magic, Gregory.

You know it, I know it, and now Lonnie knows it.

But just a little too late.

Who says it's too late?

Excuse me. Leaving before the final curtain, how insulting.

Oh, I thought you said we'd seen the final curtain.

Or was that an itty -bitty lie too, Gregory?

Hurry back.

Won't be any fun gloating without you.

If you can count on it, I will be back.

He was awfully eager to get out of here, wasn't he?

If Lonnie Thule was already gone, what was the rush?

Maybe Tess is right.

Maybe it's not too late.

He's a demon.

He lies.

Yeah, it's gonna be a late one.

They brought Lonnie in again.

This time he tried to kill himself.

Yeah, I know.

Say a prayer for him tonight, will you?

And me too.

Yeah.

I just don't know how to help him anymore.

I know.

Okay.

I love you too.

Duncan. Tess, what are you doing here?

Do you still say your prayers?

Yeah.

There was this great lady in my Sunday school class that told me how to when I

was ten years old.

The problem is, these days I don't even know what to pray for.

Lonnie doesn't have multiple personality disorder.

There are people who do and by the grace of God there are doctors who can help

them But there are other people in this world Whose lives have been

gripped by something so evil That nothing but the grace of God can save

them. So what are you saying?

Lonnie is possessed by a demon

You're right. We don't treat that here.

This is not a joke, Duncan.

It starts with a whisper.

A suggestion of evil that you don't take seriously.

But then it whispers again and you listen this time.

And soon you're struggling to hear it before it even speaks.

That's what's happened to money.

I know you don't believe me, but...

I want you to come and see for yourself.

I'm asking you to believe in the power of the only one that can do something

about it.

Gregory? Go away.

I prefer to do these things alone.

He's dying.

His body.

I'll be house hunting by morning, just as soon as I can. Soon as you take the

rest of Lonnie's soul?

It's past midnight, but he's still there, isn't he?

There's enough left to suffer, but not enough left to fight.

He has someone to fight for him.

Hold on, Lonnie.

Just a little bit longer. Hold on. You're not lost, Lonnie. Hold on. It's

over.

Oh, my God.

Tess, we're ready. Go ahead, babies.

Stay away!

Lonnie, I know that you can hear me.

You think that you have lost your faith, but you must see that it's a lie, just

as everything else he told you is a lie.

That little seed was just the symbol of something you can still have.

God's love for you cannot be kept in a glass jar.

It's not something that can be contained or crushed.

You must believe me,

Lonnie. I'm telling you the truth.

I have seen the Almighty God.

I have been lifted up by His grace.

I have been warmed by his glory.

I have stood in the light of his unimaginable love, and I have knelt in

his magnificent power.

I am an angel.

There has been a league of angels watching over you your whole life,

praying for you, protecting you, loving you.

But we cannot save you.

No angel, no demon, no human being has the power to do that. Only God has.

Only God, with his mercy and his love.

Reach up to him, Lonnie.

Let him lift you up.

This is the moment of truth.

No. No, no, it's all just... It's all true.

Everything.

We are angels, and he is a demon, and there's not a doctor on the face of the

earth that can save this man's soul.

His faith in God is what he needs now.

You're an angel. Give him your faith.

Angels don't need faith.

Duncan, we've seen.

People have faith.

It's the evidence of things they have not seen.

And you keep it alive with the light of his love and the rain of his mercy. But

sometimes, sometimes you just need somebody to put a stick in the ground

you so that when the wind comes, you don't get blown away.

Somebody with enough faith to share.

I don't know.

Come on, I know you're in there.

What do I do?

Get out.

Get out, it's too late, donkey. Get out while you still can.

Don't be afraid, Duncan. You can do this.

Look what I have, Bonnie.

I've got one too.

No.

No, you don't need this.

Because real belief comes.

I'm right here.

Trust me, honey.

I would never lie to you. You know that.

The faith is in there.

Find it and ask God to make it grow right now.

Tell him that you're sorry.

Tell him that you need him.

He'll fight for you.

Look, he's already sent angels.

He's not giving up, and neither am I.

I have faith in you.

Now you have faith in him.

Don't be afraid.

God is with you, Lonnie.

And he loves you so much.

Oh, God, please.

I'm so sorry. Please help me.

Please help me.

Please.

Glory be to the name of the Lord.

You didn't stop.

I didn't stop.

You kept praying for me.

Yeah.

Every day.

Thank you.

Hey.

I'm your best friend, remember?

Yeah.

All these years and God never gave up on me.

No, baby, he never did.

You never died?

Never.

Welcome home, my friend.