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Let me remind us that we are not primarily in business to make money. Is

a good financial investment? No. But is it good for our bottom line?

Yes. And is Musk good for our bottom line?

What do you want?

I need help.

We'll have to talk about it quid pro quo, won't we?

The clergy believes the sisterhood could help even more with cooking and

cleaning in order to free up the priesthood to pray and serve the laity.

want to talk this morning about what our Lord means by service.

Yes, sister?

She scares me.

Oh, David, I'm going to need you to meet on another assessment tomorrow.

Okay.

Regarding?

Words.

Well, it's the 65th annual Starlight Music Awards tonight at Madison Square

Garden, and our very own Stuart Laurie is there to bring us all the exciting

details. Stuart, have you seen Lil Nas X yet? Yes, Jost, uh, is it you, Muzak?

Uh, but, legit, big, uh, big fun, as tonight, one, uh,

before, excuses, one, uh, time, this, uh...

It looks like a mini -stroke.

Some kind of aphasia.

I know, but I took him to the emergency room afterwards.

No worrisome neurological activity.

CAT scan revealed no stroke. What about a TIA, a transient ischemic attack?

It's a disturbance of blood to parts of the brain. I know, I had three doctors

explain it to me. Has he had a recent head injury?

No. Even bumping your head against a medicine cabinet can do it. It's

right? My husband and I were...

Very close.

I know everything he does. He knows everything I do.

Something's changed in him in the last month. It's strange.

It doesn't mean it's possession.

I don't think so either.

Okay. I read an article about your work and how...

Sometimes even the act of exorcism can have a therapeutic effect on believers.

That article misstated our work. I asked Jennifer to come in and talk with you

three because she has nowhere else to turn.

Can we see your husband?

Is this another test?

Yes.

Have you been taking a lot of tests?

Oh, yeah.

Well, these questions may seem a little silly, but they help us understand your

condition.

Ready? Ask away.

One thing I found is it doesn't matter if I'm ready.

Can you tell me what comes after Monday?

Tuesday. Does spring come after summer?

No, summer comes after spring.

Unless this is a trick question and we're talking about summer from the year

before.

Good.

Now I'm going to show you a photo.

Could you describe what you see?

How are you doing, Father?

Good. You?

I miss Matt.

Father Cracky.

You must, too.

I think the best thing to do is just focus on work.

It's the same thing when my father died.

I found it so hard to get back to writing.

You wonder why God let it happen.

Yeah. The worst time for me is 5 a .m.

I wake up early.

And I find myself.

Falling asleep during the day.

Body needs to recuperate.

May I help you, sister?

Yes. Could you raise your arm?

Excuse me?

No, no, no!

You dare you!

No, Doc!

No! Last minute! I get it! Last minute!

Nobody! Get me one! No, Doc!

No, Doc!

So what are we thinking?

I think it's neurological.

Possibly a neurostorm.

What is that?

It's when the brain can't cope with its inability to perform a simple task.

The sympathetic nervous system triggers a fight or flight response and the body

goes into a state of heightened attention.

And finally, he had trouble putting senses together.

It was like his brain was just rebelling. Exactly.

Are you okay, Ben?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Just standing here.

So, have you ever had experience with a possessed person losing language? Look,

uh, we usually end up saying, let's give him an exorcism, so let's just give him

an exorcism, okay?

We don't usually end up giving an exorcism. Yeah, we do. Kristen usually

thinking it'll work as a placebo effect, and I just... Well...

We just punt on whatever scientific explanation I have.

No, we don't. Yes, they do. All the fucking time. We're not punting on

here.

So, uh, what can you look into scientifically? Well, the usual. You

environmental... stuff.

Toxicity?

Could it be a tick?

Oh. Yes.

What about Lyme disease? Very possible. Or ana... Sorry, what's the word?

Anaplasmosis, you know. Or... Other tick -borne diseases.

Okay. Then let's do our work. Come in tomorrow with your...

What you... What?

What do you think that you would recommend?

Yeah. Great.

Okay. All right. Thank you.

What's wrong with your side, Father?

Nothing's wrong with my side.

What do you need? Your clerical colorino.

For the last two weeks, there's been a bite out of your side. No, there hasn't.

Well, let me see, then.

Monsignor Karecki warned me about you.

You're reverent, but also occasionally unbalanced.

Then humor me.

I wash and darn all your clothes, your sheets. I sweep all your floors. I know

all your secrets.

Sister, I don't have any secrets. Let me see, then. I can sew up whatever tear

there is.

Do you mind?

Not at all.

Father Ignatius. Yes, well, everyone has been quite enthusiastic

about the food in the rectory recently, and I think that

he's doing a fantastic job.

England swings like a pendulum do.

Bobby's on bicycles two by two. Westminster,

I be the tower of Big Ben. The rosy red cheeks of the little children.

England swings like a pendulum do.

Bobby's on bicycles two by two.

Westminster, I be the tower of Big Ben.

The rosy red cheeks of the little children.

It's okay.

I got you. I know. That's a good boy.

It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

Leland, where are you?

Leland!

No!

Leland, what the hell?

Make it stop. Make it shut up. Can't you stuff a baby in a cloud?

I can't do this anymore.

It won't eat, it won't drink. All it does is shit and vomit.

How can you shit so much and not eat anything? Okay, get a grip.

My God, how did men ever convince women that we're the emotional ones? I've

tried everything.

I tried driving around.

Last night on the floor, I made snow angels in its shit so that it would shut

for 20 seconds.

First, stop whining, okay?

Good. Second, we start in on the diapers, okay?

Now, where's your changing table?

My what?

Okay, okay, wait, wait, wait, wait.

First, I want an agreement on the quid pro quo.

What? Our quid pro quo. I want transfusion bottles. I want six of them.

want to be beholden to you anymore. No, that needs to be administered here.

Oh, this is in the hospital.

You want my help? I want six bottles.

Three. Four.

Okay.

Okay.

Oh, what a stupid... Oh!

Oh, my God!

Oh, see? See?

So, I've taken a look at Mr. Lowry's records.

Of the recent tick -borne diseases, we have seen a recent rise in babesiosis,

but I've done a study of Stuart's red blood cells.

There's no alteration. And what that affected language, anyway?

Right. And what about the disease from the, um, the one from the black tick?

No, the, um, what's the word? The, uh, thingy.

Sorry.

The tick with the black leg.

Oh, the black leg tick.

Possibly.

Doctor, could I call you back?

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been two weeks since my last

confession. You cheated on my wife.

It was somebody at work, and we swore we'd never do it again, but I'm worried

the temptation is too great, Father.

What do I do?

Avoid any circumstances that lead you to...

Sin?

Yes.

It's helpful.

You're a demon of bad breath.

Why are you leaving?

I'm sorry.

Sister.

Ha.

Jack.

Kristen wants you, Ben.

She does.

You know it.

The way she looks at you.

Go to her.

You can't drown me out, Ben.

Ta -da!

Renee! So I asked the liquor store what was the best tequila for apologizing

that you left someone in a field covered in goat's blood, and this is the one.

Can I come in?

Sure, yeah.

I'm just surprised.

Why? I said I'd be here in 20 minutes.

You what? I said 20 minutes.

Shall we do some shots?

Uh, you're gonna have to go a little bit slow with me here, because I think I'm

losing my words.

Yeah, you said that on the phone.

I think I'm losing my words, so let's fuck.

I what?

Then don't play dumb with me.

I could have hung up on you, but here I am.

I think I'm losing my mind.

I know.

Isn't it great?

How's your mind?

Better.

I didn't call...

Then someone is out there imitating your voice.

I'm seeing something.

What?

It's a Kareem.

It's a type of jinn in Islam. It's like an id.

Cool.

No, I don't mean psychologically.

I mean, like, I'm really seeing it. I know.

Cool. I channel Jesus.

Oh, I could go an hour without thinking of that.

You called out my name during sex.

Renee or Jesus?

Both.

You know, this gin, I... I thought it was...

like an internal monologue or something, like a... like

a stream of consciousness thing, but then...

I didn't call

your number.

So you think this id called me?

But something is happening, and... I

don't have the words.

What are you looking for? My last score on an ASEA test.

I self -administered one last night, and I'd like to compare.

You want to see if you got smarter?

No, I was struggling with some phrases.

I just kept blanking on them. It's probably nothing, but I'm just... I'm

a bit...

You know, see,

the war just left me.

Kristen, ever since the pandemic, all my patients' Atheist scores have dropped.

Really? Why?

Increased screen time, decreased book time, lack of in -person conversation,

social media.

Wow, so we're all just going to get dumber and dumber until we're

No. No, our brains are hardwired to

reset back to a pre -internet state. You just need to reduce your screen time

for two weeks.

You'll be back to your baseline.

Hmm. And what about kids growing up in this age? Oh, they're screwed.

Can I just see my file, please?

Sure.

Yeah. It's Robin.

Oh, okay. You asked me to call when Kristen visited.

Robin, I can't do this. Hold on, hold on.

Could you shut up?

It's been a long week. A long ass week. We're working overtime on this case,

so... I was wondering if you would mind fixing them dinner or... It calmed them.

Makes sense.

Their biological mother.

I can't keep playing this over and over again.

I need something from you. You said

Boggs kept his tape of the early sessions with Chris.

I need copies.

Look, I know birthdays shouldn't be a big deal at this age, but the thing is,

they just really are.

My thoughts are getting worse.

I'm thinking darker things.

I'm having trouble meeting Andy, the business.

Take two bottles now and two tomorrow.

That should be enough for three months.

Fine.

And every time you need me, get two more bottles. I won't need you. Be well.

This won't last forever.

I hope you're not thinking you'll get free of me, dear one.

You stop IVing and you'll look like a prune.

I'll be back for the other two bottles.

So the language centers, Broca's and Wernicke's and the angular gyrus are

located throughout the... Throughout the... Well,

different parts of the... Brain. Yes. So you

think this is explainable?

I do. That he doesn't need an exorcism?

Yeah.

Ben?

Oh, I went to his place.

Whose?

The guy.

And I can't find any signs of... bad stuff.

Can I stop with you for a second?

Are you guys having trouble completing thoughts?

You too?

The other day I struggled with my homily.

First time. My ASEA score went way down.

I actually didn't need many words last night.

Are we concerned that the same thing is happening to us that is happening to our

guy?

The assessment?

You think it's catching, this loss of words, like a cold? Or like a yawn, like

social mirroring. The brain sees a device, I mean, an action, in someone

and... Like a rat?

It imitates it.

Like a rat?

What do you mean?

You said like a rat.

I don't know what that meant.

There's another possibility.

Contagious demonic possession.

I'm not sure.

One second.

Sister? Sister, what's up?

There's a demon loose in here.

Yeah, Father Ignatius mentioned that you're in his office. No,

not that one.

Not that one. There are two of them.

It's best to handle them one at a time, or they gang up on you.

Sister? Father, don't move.

What? You have something in your side.

I have nothing in my side. What are you talking about?

You don't see it, Father. Something is weighing you down.

Sister, I need you to knock when you come in here.

Now, please go.

The world just scares me.

More and more, everything seems threatening.

And Laura's health, how is she?

Her heart, I mean, it's... The doctor gives us another six months if we don't

operate, but there's only a 5 % chance that she'll live until 18.

I just don't know what I'm going to do.

Laura's so young and so defenseless.

I know it's not rational, but I just keep thinking that if I lose her, I

need to have another baby immediately.

It's the only way I could handle the void. The only way.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

You know, Andy always wanted a boy.

It makes me think of what a son would be like. Maybe he

keeps leaving me because I don't know.

God, am I even making sense?

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

What the hell were you doing in a particle accelerator anyway?

Well, it's a long story, and I don't have the words.

Well, you only need one word, stupid.

Okay, Mom.

Can we agree to that and move on? The question is, could an ion beam cause a

problem in my brain that is currently undiagnosable?

You're saying it was a test beam, no radiation.

Right. And how many megahertz?

74.

Look, your worry is not quantum black holes.

It's that quarks would reassemble themselves into compressed strangelets.

are theoretical.

Yeah, but I wouldn't want them messing around in my head.

Strangelets are a new form of compressed matter. They could do anything. You are

on the outer reaches of known physics here.

In my head?

Quantum mechanics in the human brain.

It's like putting a mystery in a mystery.

Great.

Hey, did you ever think that maybe you're experiencing the many worlds

interpretation firsthand?

What do you mean?

Well, when the beam hit your head, your world split into two possibilities. One

was just you, and the other one was where your it is real.

Multiverse theory.

Yes. So in this universe, I'm with you, and in the other one, you're alone.

Good.

Now, let me tell you about Jesus.

Oh, no.

Please. Come on.

Jennifer Stewart -Lowry, this is Sister Andrea. Oh, yes, I sometimes see you at

morning mass.

Oh, of course, of course. How are you?

I think we're about to find out.

Are you all right, Sister? I'm fine.

I'm fine. Thank you for that.

We're considering the possibility of an exorcism or spiritual counseling.

Maybe you could join us. I will.

Shut up. You're hurting me. You're hurting my tail.

Look at me. I'm not your enemy.

Ow!

Is this where you live?

It's so bad.

Get some flowers or something. Ow!

What are you doing to Father Ignatius?

That old priest?

I was helping him. With rocks?

Helping him sleep.

He hasn't been sleeping well.

Let me out and I promise to grant you three wishes.

Hey! Ow!

Hey! What are you? What kind of demon are you?

I'm just a nothing.

A small pet.

Wait, wait. Hey! Hey, stop it! What are you about?

I'm about you.

I'm telling the truth.

I'm about futility.

I'm about your life being meaningless.

I'm about the fact that every last kid you taught in school is no longer

Catholic. They all left the church.

Every single one. They looked at your life and were disgusted.

No, what are you doing, sister? I'm about Paul.

You know what he's doing now?

He's dead.

He's buried.

The only thing left of him is his broken heart.

He only had six months of happiness that summer with you.

And the demon of grief.

I prefer to be called Tommy.

But sure.

Let me go.

Father Ignatius needs me. He has no other comfort.

His grief is his comfort. I don't believe you.

What you gave up? You loved him.

He would have given up everything for you, but you wouldn't give up God.

Tell me, was it worth it?

Did God hold you the way Paul did?

Huh, sister?

I wrote down some notes from our last

Visit to the doctor.

Jennifer, are you finding that Stuart's frustration with words is spreading to

you? Yeah, we are too. Something is going on here. You need an exorcism.

they need to give me all your words.

You're the demon who got hold of your husband. A parasite who lives on his

words. And now it's grabbed onto you, David, and also to you too.

The sooner the exorcism, the better. He becomes stronger with each word.

It's our last meeting, Andy.

You've been so patient.

Tomorrow, you are... a man.

Remember the first few months after each of the girls was born?

How every breath seemed like a miracle?

How worried you were?

I want you to have those feelings again.

I want you to be closer together.

Children bring life.

And you always wanted a boy.

You wanted a boy to play catch with, to introduce to Pink Floyd, to explain why

the Mets matter.

But always there were girls.

Always there were girls.

Tonight you'll put Laura to bed at 9 p .m., like every other night.

This is her Betty bypass.

You'll put the pouch next to her pillow, kiss her on the forehead and go.

At 3 a .m. you'll wake and re -enter her room.

She'll be sleeping soundly from the herbs in the pouch.

You have to be very quiet.

You'll go to her feet, remove her right thumb, take the needle,

and inject her between the toes.

This is for her benefit.

The drugs will bring on the cardiac arrest that she was supposed to have two

years ago.

God never wanted her to live this long.

Afterwards,

You'll go outside, put the needle in the trash can and

go back to sleep.

When you wake up everything will be taken care of.

Okay.

I let him out.

Tell each other. Come on, talk.

Tell me how scared you are.

Let's hear it. Go ahead and speak.

Yeah, that's right.

Every time someone explains themselves, it fills me up.

Okay, no story tonight.

What do you think?

Oh, my gosh.

All right.

All right, all right, all right, all right, all right. Okay, snuggle close.

Once upon a time, there was a spider family with four spider daughters who

couldn't get to sleep because every night they heard...

The monster's getting closer.

So the spider girl started to cry.

Tell us a story, Mom. Make the monster go away.

But every time they heard... Boom, boom,

boom. The monster's getting closer. So the mom started to tell a story about a

monster family with four monster daughters who couldn't get to sleep

the while they heard... Boom, boom, boom.

Until the daughter started to cry. Tell us a story.

So the mom started to tell a story.

Once upon a time, there was a human mom who saw a spider family.

So she got out of bed.

She grabbed a shoe and... All right, that's a good

event. In your buns, in your buns, steady, ready, let's go. Sleep tight.

Thanks for that.

You'll probably have nightmares. Okay, good nighties. Good nighties.

Love you all. Good night. Good night, Dad. Good night. Love you. I love you.

Good night.

Love you.

Sister.

Father.

How are you?

Fine.

Did you want to look at my side?

No.

I want to talk to you.

About what?

About Monsignor Korecki.

Matt.

I don't...

What do you mean?

I miss him.

I miss him too, but I don't want to talk about it.

Then let me.

Sister, no, please. I was thinking how funny his holiness was.

I agree. I just remembered that he used to take socks and make

puppets out of them, remember?

Yes. Oh, he was insufferable that way. He would have religious

arguments between two sock puppets.

The last conclave, when he did Cardinal Dolan's voice, remember?

I just published a biography.

I hope you'll take a look at it. That's good. That's very good.

Do you know what his favorite song was? No, what?

I Will Survive.

Does it hurt talking about

him?

Definitely.

Yeah, very few people want to talk about people that died.

Why is that?

I don't know.

Emotion.

We're afraid of hurting.

But you know what's funny? I'm hurting, but it makes me smile.

Matt made me smile, and I haven't smiled like this since a

long time.

Thank you, sister.

I've been so quiet about him.

So hesitant to talk about Matt because... I know.

Love makes us do that.

Yes.

Love.

Why are we so alone?

Will you be there tonight, Father?

No, Father Demond will.

Thank you, Sister.

I'm sorry I judged you.

We judged each other.

Maybe I should go to the exorcism. Yes, yes, please.

I'm sorry, what?

Kristen, Kristen, it's hard to hear you.

Andy had a coronary issue.

I've been at the hospital all day.

Oh, my God.

How is he?

The doctors think he'll survive, but, um, yeah.

Tell David to pray?

Definitely, yeah.

Keep us posted on his condition.

Okay, I will. I'll talk to you soon. Bye.

All holy martyrs, intercede for us.

St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St.

Jerome, St. Martin, all holy doctors, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, all holy

virgins and widows, make intercession for us.

Be merciful and prepare us, O Lord.

Graciously hear us, O Lord. What are you seeing?

A demon.

What's it look like?

Large.

I'll be right back.

So what's wrong, Mr. Tonsman?

I just wanted you to pray for her.

What's wrong?

It's hard stuff.

My God. Yeah, I know.

We sinners, we beg you to hear us! Sister, are you

okay?

Suck up. More words.

Why not?

What's

wrong?

Stuart,

are you okay?

So how did it happen? I mean, my words are all back.

Ours, too.

The exorcism seemed to work.

How's everything over there?

Um... Yeah, it's, uh... It's hard to tell. I... I

found a hypodermic needle on Andy.

Wow.

Yeah. I know.

You need anything?

No, thank you. I'll just stay in touch.

Bye. Okie dokie. Bye -bye.

On the floor of the girls' room.

And you had a needle in your hair.

Oh, God.

I think we need to look into an addiction treatment program, Andy. No.

Baby.

Baby.

I think you're in denial.

It's something else.

It's something worth.

What do you mean?

I don't know, but I need to stay away from you and the girls.

You can get into a 12 -step program, and we'll get you sessions with Dr. No,

we're beyond that, Kristen.

I'm scared that I'm going to hurt you.

I have to go.

There's a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York. I've been researching

Lexer Miller Institute. No, no, no. Baby, you don't need that. That's for

psychotics. I need to recover.

I don't know what it is.

But I need separation from you.

All of you.

No, I just need time.

I just want our old love back.

We'll get it back.

Okay. Okay.

I love you. I love you.

We just have to keep talking. Yeah.

Yeah. So we'll talk. We'll talk.