All language subtitles for Evil.S02E08.AAC.MP4-Mobile

Go away! I'm taking a bath!

Dad's ten minutes away!

I know, and I'll be out!
Just go blow up balloons.

Ms. Swift, anything to say
to all the young women?

: People
haven't always been there for me,

but music always has.

- Me, next! I want to next!

No. It hurts young
brains. You can't do it.

- Your brain is just as young as mine, Lila.
- No.

:
I am a mature woman.

What are you guys doing?

You had one task...
balloons. Come on.

- : -We're trying our best.
- We have an hour left, okay?

- Oh, what was that?

Kristen!

He's here!

Coming!

Hey.

- No!
- Hey! What, what...?

- We need ten minutes!
- Family? Well, then I'll huff,

- and I'll puff.
- Oh, girls, he just wants to see you.

- Come on.

He just wants to see you, he
just wants to see you, come on.

Get the banner.

Oh, I'm sorry I've
been away so long.

We've been fine.

- Oh, my God!

You look beautiful.

Thanks. I've been outside more.

Oh, my God! Daughters!

- Come here! Come here, oh.

Daddy!

Tell us how much you've missed us.
Okay.

Here we go.

: What we
need around here is discipline.

- Discipline.

Oh.

I need sex.

Oh, yeah?

Well, we'd better
get down to it, then.

Yes.

No, no, no, no, no, lights on.

- I want to see what I'm doing.

Okay.

- Oh, what's wrong?
- No, it's nothing. I, um...

I leaned against the
stove. I-I burned myself.

- What? Where?
- On my stomach.

- Ow. Let me see.
- No, no, no, it's really nothing.

Hey, hey, let me see.

What the heck? What?
The stove did that?

Yeah. I was making pancakes.

I'll be right back.

- It's been a long, long time.
- Yeah.

Have you forgotten how to do it?

- I may need a few lessons.

I put my hand here, I think?

- Ah, do it a little lower.
- Oh.

- Oh!
- Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot.

Oh, no, no, no, no,
no, no. Do that again.

Kris, I don't want to hurt you.

I said, do it again.

Ow!

I don't think
that's a good idea.

- Hey, hey, shh! Hey!

Hey!

The girls will hear us.

Okay?

No, no, no, hey.

I still want to. I just... we
could just take it down a notch.

What are we...?

- What is this?
- Here, gags.

Why, are we
kidnapping people now?

Here, this, too.

- I bought them for us.

Huh.

Hmm.

Oh, wow.

Just wow.

Mom?

It's called the M-ITS,

which stands for

something.

It's a new neurological study

at the University of Cornell.

Oh, the Magnetic
Temporoparietal Lobe Stimulator.

Yes, I guess.

It's, uh, the-the brain mapping
that they're doing there.

- Oh, right, the God Helmet?
- Actually, that's trademarked.

So we've been asked
not to call it that.

- What is it?
- Using magnetic fields

to probe regions of the brain.

The Vatican's
Pontificia Accademia

delle Scienze has asked
us to investigate it.

- Why?
- It induces

spiritual visions in subjects.

Supposedly ten percent
of the subjects

convert to Christianity.

The Holy See wants an analysis

to see if these results
are legitimate and

warrant further examination.

Or whether this should
be dismissed as a hoax.

- What kind of hoax?
- I don't know.

But that's where
you three come in.

Just write up a report.

This one should be easy.

The Low-Intensity Magnetic
Temporoparietal Lobe Stimulator.

What are you researching?

Beta-amyloid plaque and
tau proteins in the brain.

Oh, for neurodegenerative
disease.

You're with the Vatican?

No, I'm... with them.

So you're mapping the brain?

Uh, yes. It's not a study

of the neurological
basis for religion.

That's just an artifact

of stimulating the plenary
gland and the parietal cortex.

How many people have had
spiritual experiences

- while wearing it?
- Around 30%.

The Vatican people

said you wanted to
interview some of them?

We do.

Um...

I was walking down
a road in the snow.

And I felt someone
walking beside me.

So I looked toward it, but
there was no one there.

And I felt a hand
on my shoulder.

A man's hand.

And I heard a whisper.

: "You're
going the wrong way.

Turn around."

Toward?

I don't know.

But I felt something
I never felt before.

Joy.

And I hate using that word...
It sounds so religious-y.

Is that a word?

I put it on and
immediately I was

in this white sphere thing.

And I was floating past
the planets and the sun.

And one person was
walking towards me.

He offered his hand and
he said he was Keith Moon.

The drummer?

Yeah. I don't know why.

But he was in
Heaven and he said,

"I didn't run over
my chauffeur."

And

- that was it?
- Yep.

And... everything changed

after that.

I didn't feel so
depressed anymore.

Uh...

It...

It was, um

beautiful.

No words can
describe... It was...

So, what do you think?

I think they're a
lot more persuasive

than I thought they'd be.

And their visions
stayed with them.

I mean, they're still
talking about joy and God.

Why are we here?

What do you mean?

Well, what does the
Church want from this?

My guess is, they're
studying the varieties

of religious experiences.

Or are they trying to convert
people using technology?

I doubt that.

Spirituality is more than just
a triggering of a few synapses.

But these people were changed.

That woman... Her
vision changed her life.

No, getting treatment for her
depression saved her life.

So you're saying her vision
had nothing to do with it?

No, I'm saying her
vision was collateral.

The helmet stimulated
her frontal lobe

and alleviated her depression
on a physiological level.

Or the vision came first and
the physiological effect second.

Mm, Doctor?

How else do we describe
the miracle of coming out

of depression, except
with religious language?

Our vocabulary for the
sublime is entirely

informed by spirituality.

Father?

Okay. I'm ready.

For?

The next session.
Who's up first?

The archdiocese said you
wanted to be subjects.

Well, I'm ready.

Nice of the bishop to
mention that to us.

- If you don't want to do it...
No.

I do. Ready.

Ben, are you serious?

I want to see God.

Who wouldn't want to
see God? Let's do it.

So, what is this,
a Faraday cage?

- It's my modification.
- Oh.

It shields out EMF emissions.

- You sure you want to go through with this, Ben?
- Are you kidding me?

A chance to see
God and Keith Moon?

Come on, how could I
pass that up, right?

- How's the fit?
- Good.

It's not supposed
to be too heavy,

- or you'll be too aware of it.
- Uh-huh.

Okay.

Here we go.

Count back from 40, please.

40...

39... 38...

37... 36...

35... 34...

33...

How long does it take?

Just a few seconds.

- Will you know when or if he has a vision?
- Maybe.

- From his, uh, EEG.

It mimics REM sleep.

Huh.

Something wrong?

- What's wrong?
- I don't know.

We may just have
one electrode loose.

- Let me... adjust.
- Ben, are you okay?

Yeah. Great.

Just having a nice sleep.

So no visions of Hell?

No, not yet, but...

But what?

But I'm in my head.

And that's why I'm seeing you.

You're seeing me now
because you rejected

everything I was for.

Are you kidding me, Mom?

- You wanted me to be a scientist.
- No.

I wanted you to
understand science.

But not reject Allah.

I didn't reject Allah.

Allah rejected me.

I don't want to talk about this.

Why are you here?

Take my hand?

Why?

What a son. Stop
being so contrary.

Take my hand.

Where are we now?

In Vijapur, where you were born.

Wow.

Oh, I haven't been here

since I was six years old.

It looks poor.

When did you become
so contentious?

You're right.

Let me hear your prayers.

Hmm?

See, was that so hard?

Are you in Heaven, Mom?

I think I'm supposed
to see God here.

Yes, Heaven.

- But you can't see God.
- Why not?

- Because you don't believe.
- Okay, if I saw, I might believe.

No, you won't. I know
you... you're stubborn.

- I always said that.
- You made me stubborn.

Who's that?

One of the prostitutes
from the neighborhood.

Oh, yeah.

They came out at 10:00.

Do you remember
what I said to you?

No.

No, yeah. The feet?

That's right.

Look down at her feet.

It's a ghost.

Mom-Mom, Mom. What
is... what is it, Mom?

- What is that?
- I can't help you.

Mom. Mom, what do you mean?

Hey, give yourself
a few seconds.

- You okay?
What happened?

- What'd you see?
- I couldn't get away from...

I couldn't get away...

You couldn't get away from what?

Ben?

Could be a vestigial reaction

from being stuck
in that basement.

I thought the helmet only
provoked positive reactions.

For the most significant
sampling, yes.

As we've, uh,

expanded our data collection,
we're starting to see

some participants experience

counter-positive reactions.

- Like what?
- Grief, sadness,

darkness, uh, meaninglessness.

So some see Heaven.

Others see Hell?

It's not a word
that I would use.

Oops.

We should talk.

I'm here.

Go ahead.

You recognize that?

A hand?

That you splashed with
your "holy water."

That's right.

During your "exorcism."

But it wasn't holy water.

It was ammonia.

Huh.

Yeah, "huh."

Ammonia like this.

Here, let me show you.

Put out your hand.

Sure.

How come I've
never heard of you?

Because I'm a nun.

Do you know what's black
and white and red all over?

: A decapitated nun.

Your move.

Well, now that we've
established that your little

holy water magic
trick was just ammonia

and that God has no
power on this Earth...

And that Jesus could
never really survive

his fall from the parapet.

Perhaps we should
discuss your future.

My future?

I don't think you have
anything to offer there.

Oh, you might be surprised.

God gives you His
reward in Heaven.

But on this Earth

your ass is mine.

You know where to find me.

Oh, my spiritual
advisor, how are you?

What are you doing here?

I've been having the most
enlightening conversation.

I think the Church is
too hard on its nuns.

I think they're sexy.

Sister?

- Are you all right?
- Yes.

I-I saw Leland.

We were talking.

He talks quite a bit.

- Did he hurt you?
- No.

But we have to talk.

Father, I need you to leave.

We need to work harder
on your meditations.

Why?

Our enemy has become
more aggressive.

We need to prepare.

What are you talking about?

Mom loved you.

Yeah, but she was disappointed
in me, wasn't she?

She was disappointed in
everyone who wasn't her.

She always had unrealistic
expectations for us...

But when I dropped
out of college, she...

Ben, what is this about?

Nothing, she... I just
had a dream about her...

You're always the one telling
me to ignore my dreams.

Can I go to sleep now?

She was disappointed that
I ignored Shahada, right?

Ben, let it go.

When she died

did she say anything?

- I'm not doing this. Good night.
- Karima...

So, last night?

Yeah, you dirty rat.

Can I say, Kris, you've changed.

In what way?

Come on, the masks, the gags,

the, um, the burns.

I mean, what is going on?

Don't you remember
when we were climbing,

the things we used to say?

We're never gonna turn into
some boring suburban couple?

- Yeah.
- So I haven't changed.

I just changed back.

Hey, could we get
another cashier here?!

- There's a line!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

- Kris, it's okay.
- No, Andy.

This is who we were.
We didn't give a fuck.

Yeah, sure, but we can't
go through life that way.

Sure, we can. I can.

So I was putting the
masks back in the closet,

and, uh, I found a shoebox...

Yeah. I'm getting...
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, buddy?

- Line's back there.
- Uh, I just got a couple of things.

No, you don't. You
got more than us.

Guys, can we just
not sweat this, okay?

I'm here. Slow your roll.

He wants
us to slow our roll?

Excuse me.

You get to the back
of the line right now.

Or what?

Seriously, what? What
are you gonna do?

Uh-huh.

Show me your car,
I'll show you mine.

Okay, it's... you
know what, tiger?

Let it go, let it go,
let it go, hey, hey.

It's okay. Karma will get him.

Yeah, that's right. Karma.

Think I forgot something anyway.

Next.

Oh, my God, it's over, bitch!

We won't need a bag.

Thank you. Andy?

It was just black.

When you put the helmet
on me, that's all I saw.

I don't know if
it was for an hour

or for five minutes, but...

I didn't think it
was working on me.

And then I felt something.

What?

A mouth.

Like an animal.

It clamped down
on my hand, and...

I screamed out.

I thought maybe it was something

on the chair that
cut into me, but

then it started dragging me.

And I...

Do you need a minute?

Mm-mm, no.

It dropped me into
a pool of tar.

And when I looked up, I saw this

massive thing with wings.

About ten stories tall.

And it was covered with

naked people

stuck to it, screaming.

There are no physical
consequences.

And any psychological
aftereffects?

These are the, uh,
post-experiment evaluations.

Feel free to go through them.

The subjects occasionally
experience residual nightmares,

but, uh, otherwise they're fine.

Even who we just interviewed?

Yes.

So, do either of you want to go?

- Or are you done?
- Yeah, I'll go.

Kristen, we just spoke
to someone who saw Hell.

Then it's a good thing
I don't believe in it.

This is a simple conductive
adhesive for the electrodes.

Okay.

Huh. Uh... wait.

What's wrong?

For some reason it's
not registering you.

Because I don't have a soul?

Let me go first, Kristen.

Why?

I thought you weren't
going to do this at all.

I-I changed my mind.

I'm fine, David.

No, I-I want to.

Please.

47... 46...

Maybe David shouldn't do this.

45...

No, it's just a
neurological experiment.

He'll be fine.

42... 41...

40...

39... 38...

37... 36...

35...

: Don't.

Kristen.

Kristen Bouchard.

I take it you got
my gift basket.

I told you to stay away.

But you didn't mean it.

You love attention from men,

especially with all
these months alone.

I told you to stay away,

or I would kill you.

You come into my
house to threaten me?

No, the threat was already made.

I'm here to deliver on it.

Well, I'm sure the police will
be thrilled to hear about this.

Hold on,
you're okay, David.

Hold on.

You're okay, David.

- Let me just detach this.
- What was that?

What was that? What the hell...?

What happened, what
happened? What-what did you see?

Just...

What did you see, David?

You.

Me? Doing what?

Killing LeRoux.

Was that Heaven or Hell?

You took an ax, you
went to his house,

and you killed him.

Wow, that seems... unlikely.

That's what I saw.

I got to go.

Why?

I, uh, I have an, uh

an appointment.

He knew.

He saw me do it.

- Thi-This is your priest friend?
- Yes.

So, we're testing this
brain-mapping device,

and he saw me go
to LeRoux's house

- and kill him.
- Well,

he obviously sensed your
guilt and intuited the rest.

No, the details
were too specific.

He... knew about the
ice ax, LeRoux's house.

But he knows you-you
were a climber,

so an ice ax makes
sense, and he probably

saw LeRoux's house on the news.

Kristen.

I think you should
consider going to him

and telling him the
truth about LeRoux.

What? Why?

Well, not for religious reasons

but for pragmatic ones.

The placebo effect
of confessing,

of coming clean to someone
you consider an authority...

Moral authority... will alleviate
your psychosomatic symptoms.

Does that make sense?

I think it does.

I'll be right there.

I thought I tied that.

Oh, hey, Kristen, come on in.

You can help me with this.

Kristen!

Are you all right?

What?

What happened?

You were screaming.

I was?

Uh, wh-when-when
did I put this on?

When did you go?

Go where?

Uh, your session with-with
the, with the helmet...

- Wh-when did you do it?
- I haven't.

We were thinking tomorrow.

Didn't I start to put this on,

and then y-you said
you wanted to go first?

- No.
- Is that what you saw...

David putting the helmet on?

Yeah.

And I saw him having
a vision, too.

What vision?

Uh...

Well, nothing. I mean,
I-I-I-I, I don't remember,

but we talked afterwards,
after the vision,

and then I had an
emergency therapy session,

and then I went to your
room and Leland was there...

None of that happened?

No, you've... you haven't left.

You-You've been here.

You okay?

Yeah, I... I got to go.

I, uh, I-I did this once before.

What do you mean?

Uh, we're testing a
brain-mapping device,

and I saw myself
sitting across from you

in an emergency session.

- : Really?
- Yeah.

How'd that go?

Well, I told you
that my friend David

saw me hurting LeRoux.

He saw you?

In my vision, in the session.

Yeah, that's your,
your guilt coming out.

That's what you said
in my vision, too.

Did I have any advice
in your vision?

Yes, you told me that
I should go to David

and confess to him
for the placebo effect

of alleviating my guilt.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Well, that's not my advice,
but I think it's interesting

that that's what you
think my advice would be.

You might have to
unpack that for me.

I feel like I'm in a
house of mirrors here.

You speak of David quite
often in our sessions.

Yeah, well, we
work together. So?

Well, your husband is back

from nearly two months away,
you haven't mentioned him once.

Meaning?

Reflect on what you
want your life to be.

In this moment.

If it's your husband,
it's your husband.

If it's David, it's David.

Why is it a guy at all?

Yeah, you're right.

Um, could be what
they represent.

Your husband: The
responsibilities of home.

David: The freedom of work.

There's another option.

David's becoming a priest,

so therefore it's
unobtainable attraction.

True... or it's a challenge.

How so?

He doesn't become a priest,
then he's not unobtainable.

Hey, I need a moment.

Okay.

Can I come in?

Huh.

This is nice.

Kristen asked me to stay here.

Hey, did I say anything?

It was in the "huh." It was
a very expressive "huh."

Okay, how about you and I
pretend we're complete strangers

and we don't have any
history, without any baggage?

Can we do that?

Sure.

You start.

: Okay.

Um... so, listen,
Kristen has changed.

In what way?

In every way.

She beat up someone for cutting
in line at a supermarket.

Really?

Sheryl, that's not a good thing.

She's more aggressive,

she's more
dismissive, she's more

she's more angry.

Maybe she should be.

You know I go away because
that is our business, right?

And if our business goes under,

then we can't pay for
the mortgage here.

You were only
supposed to be gone

- for a few weeks.
- Right,

and then the world
economy changed.

- Right, yeah.
- Right?

Because climbing
is a luxury item,

- and we had ten people drop out.
- Uh-huh, uh-huh.

I didn't go away
for my own pleasure.

Yeah, there are
reasons for everything,

but I am back here because
Kristen is overwhelmed.

She's working,
she's being a mom,

and you're wondering
why she's changed.

Because she's had to adapt.

- Okay, so this is my fault?
- Yeah.

You thought I'd say
differently, right?

But I won't.

Yes, it's your fault.

What?

No, that's... that's not right.

- Sheryl?
- Huh?

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Uh...

This is a simple conductive
adhesive for the electrodes.

- You're sure about this?
- I think it's important

for all of us to give
a thorough assessment.

You know, I've been
getting a lot of requests

from the Mormons to try it.

They think it's a
direct line to God.

Well, if it's good
enough for the Mormons...

Okay.

Count back from

50... 49

48... 47

46... 45

44

38...

So what do you think?

I'm an atheist, I
saw my dead mother.

You're an agnostic, you
saw David have a vision.

David is a believer.

What does he see?

31...

I don't know.

29...

28... 27... 26...

25... 24... 23...

Three... two

one.

Should I start over again?

Did you get anything?

Not a thing.

Okay, I'm coming
in to detach you.

Well, that's appropriate.

We get visions, the
visionary gets nothing.

I made a mistake.

We were investigating
a technology

that supposedly gives
nonbelievers a glimpse of God.

It magnetically prods
certain areas of the brain.

I tried it.

I wanted to see whether it could
challenge my ideas of visions.

And...?

I saw nothing.

Not God... or Hell.

Because your visions
are not coming

from regions of your brain.

They're coming from God.

Now I can't see anything.

I've tried for
hours... meditating.

Nothing's coming.

Technology can rewire the brain.

My guess is that you've lost
everything you've gained.

Now start over.

And you'd better do it quickly

because Mr. Townsend
is coming after us

and we need your abilities to
know how to protect ourselves.

And, David,

don't use technology to
rewire your brain again.

It's not a toy.

So

what are your findings?

After much deliberation,

we do not recommend the
technology for further research

at the Vatican.

- Why?
- Yeah,

- wh-why?
- At the minimum

the device reduces spirituality

to the stimulation of synapses.

It can also rewire the brain's
receptivity to the work

of the Holy Spirit.

Last, a significant
percentage of the participants

are seeing visions of Hell.

And is that a bad thing?

Excuse me?

Fear of Hell can
lead people to God.

Is their faith less legitimate?

But is that the kind of
faith we want to promote?

Who are we to judge what
brings someone into the fold?

It sounds like the helmet's
ability to help people

directly envision the
realities of our faith

could be an asset
for the Church.

But the harm could undoubtedly
outweigh any potential benefits.

What's the evidence
of this harm?

- Well, you...
None.

There's no concrete evidence
to support that claim.

Furthermore, the helmet
offers the unique ability

to help people suffering
from neurological conditions,

such as depression.

That's a miracle in
itself... Religious or not...

And if people want to attribute

those qualities to God,
then, hey, lucky you.

I-I saw my dead mom,

and my experience
may not classify

as, uh, harm in the empirical
sense, but it felt real

and I've been having
trouble sleeping ever since.

Yeah, but that's from
your preexisting night terrors.

I mean, we can't
condemn the technology

- for any preexisting...
- Okay.

The question is a simple one.

Should this
technology be sent on

to the Pontificia
Accademia delle Scienze

for further examination?

- No. - Yeah, absolutely.
- Maybe.

Okay, this is
helpful, thank you.

Leave your research with me,
and I'll make a decision.

Please, God...

Babe, can we talk?

Okay.

So... here's my suggestion.

We sell the climbing business,
and I take a job at REI.

You quit your job at
the Catholic Church,

and, uh, we just
focus more on home.

We move Sheryl
out of the garage,

you take it back as an office.

You always wanted to, uh, write
that book on criminal defense.

You've got a job offer from REI?

No, I mean, not yet.

Uh, but I know people
who work there.

On the sales floor?

No, in the corporate offices.

I'm talking about
a nine-to-five job.

This is something I
should've done ten years ago.

Why would I quit my job?

Kristen.

You have changed.

And I think it's
directly connected

to the burden of
carrying this family,

and this job.

There is something in
it that is making you

different.

It's making me tougher.

It's making me more
self-sufficient.

You beat up a man
at the supermarket.

We're wearing animal
masks to have sex now.

Okay, this is what I suggest.

You try to get a job at REI,

and when you do, fine, then
we'll sell the business

and then we can talk,

but this job... my job...
Is not the problem.

It supplies our health care.

It's our lifesaver.

That's mine.

Well, I didn't know what they
were until Laura saw them...

Laura saw them?

She came into the room
when I was looking.

And she said that they
were maps to kill people.

Mm, no, they're not,
they're not. It's...

Then what are they?

It-It's just...
it's from therapy.

It's a way to deal with anger.

When people piss me off,
I draw where they live.

It's-it's meaningless,
it-it's nothing.

Your children don't know that.

I need to talk to Laura.

Not now, not... tomorrow.

- She's okay.

She's fine.

I explained to her that...
parents don't mean things.

They pretend.

It's okay.

We'll be okay.

We'll be good.

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