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Come on, girls, come on.

Oh, my God,

I am being triggered right now.

This house is a lot like the one I grew up in.

My mother used to make me do the screwdriver test every week.

- The what? - Screwdriver test.

If you can't push a six-inch screwdriver into the lawn,

you are not watering it enough.

So what are we looking at?

A psychological assessment.

And a spiritual one.

Seeing if it can be dealt with with therapy.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Are your parents home? - Are you here for my brother?

- We are. - Mom, Dad!

Hi. Thank you so much for coming.

Um, I'm Tom McCrystal. This is Olive.

- Hey, Olive. - Uh, come on in, please.

Can I get you anything?

Water? Coffee? Fruit snacks?

We're fairly well-stocked.

Huh. What kind of fruit snacks?

We're fine, thank you.

But we'd love to meet Eric if that's all right.

This way.

Okay.

Oh, uh,

so, sometimes we need to sleep in the same room

so that we can lock the door.

- I see. - Yeah.

Eric?

Eric.

Yes?

It's time for the appointment

we talked about yesterday.

Um, we'll stay out here.

He gets a little agitated

when he sees the baby.

So you're here to evaluate me?

Well, we're here to talk.

I'm David Acosta.

I'm Kristen Bouchard. Hi.

Hi, I'm Ben.

I don't have chairs, but we can sit on the floor.

Do you know why your parents called us here, Eric?

Yeah.

Can you tell us what happened with your big sister?

I bit her.

Really hard.

She was bleeding a lot.

And she cried.

And why did you bite your sister?

Because I wanted to.

Did something happen that made you want to?

Can you tell us?

We were watching Steven Universe

and she kept laughing and I wanted her to stop.

It was too loud.

I told her to stop, but she didn't.

But you don't laugh when you hurt.

So you knew you were hurting her when you bit her?

And how did you feel

when you were doing that to your sister?

Did you...

like hurting her?

Eric, look at me.

Did you like hurting her?

Mm-hmm.

And what is it you liked about hurting her?

I don't know.

It's kind of like watching a story I made on my own.

Like, at school,

there's this kid in my class that I'm always stuck next to.

Because my last name's McCrystal,

and his last name's McCray.

So, on our last field trip to Grand Central,

we played dare or dare.

And I made him jump onto the train tracks

and count to 42 before he could get up.

But then one of our teachers

grabbed him before the train came.

Did you want him to get hit by the train?

Even though that could have

hurt him really badly, or even kill him?

I guess.

You got good taste in comics.

You ever read any of the Ochre 7 collection?

- No. - It's a story about immortal kids

who play hide-and-seek through time.

I'm surprised you haven't read any of it.

In volume four, Simona dares Patrick to jump onto

the railroad tracks and count to 42 before he can get off.

Maybe I did read that one and forgot.

Eric was...

was loving and caring.

He was totally different.

And then...

When did he change?

Two years ago.

It snuck up on us. A-a tantrum here, a fib there.

- Are you a mother? - Yes.

You know how you just write it off as kid stuff.

Then it accumulates, and now

it's a struggle to remember who he was.

What about the, uh, locks on the cupboards and the fridge?

He tried to poison us.

- Why? - He said he was doing

an experiment, and he wanted to see how long it would take us

to feel the liquid bleach in the milk.

Luckily we had a nanny cam that saw what he did.

Have you had him psychologically evaluated?

12 times.

But the psychologists don't agree.

Any medications?

Uh, antidepressants, ADHD,

O.D.D.

- 23 separate protocols. - Yeah,

and some have worked for a time, but then he outgrows them.

He's been institutionalized twice.

And the police were sent to his school three times.

These are the police reports.

I hate to suggest this,

- but there are federal programs. - _

Yes, and they took Eric for a week

before they asked us to come pick him up.

They're supposed to take everybody,

but they won't take Eric.

I mean, we've been at this for two years.

And we're just...

God, I didn't want to do this.

We just need someone to help us.

We're not very good Catholics.

But Eric has something inside him.

A demon.

I never thought that I would say that.

But I believe it now.

Something changed Eric two years ago, and it wants to kill us.

And that is why we need your help.

This is a nightmare.

We have to get our own psych eval

before I can request any Church action.

Yeah, I'll get on it.

Guys, there's a chance this is environmental.

Okay? The oldest daughter, she had a greenish tint in her hair.

That's from acidity.

There's oxidized metal particles in the water.

That is like copper piping.

Okay? And they moved here two years ago.

That's when the kid started to act differently.

It's possible.

Overexposure to copper can cause psychiatric symptoms.

You look into it, and we'll get our own psych eval with Eric.

- Great. - Ben.

Could you check my house for metal corrosion?

Yeah, your kids psychos?

Mom, we're home.

- Mom, I'm so hungry. - Mom!

My stomach is literally killing me.

- Mom, we're home! - Mom, where are you?!

- Where's Mom? - Hey, quiet. No, no, no.

Hey, hey, hey. Quiet, quiet.

What is this?

Good, I have your attention.

All right, now listen very carefully.

Your mother's still at work, and I've got a pair of eights. See?

- Mm-hmm. - There are Pop-Tarts in the kitchen.

And since I can't remember any of your birthdays, these.

- Oh, my gosh! - No, let go!

My birthday's the closest!

Good, good... no, no, no. Don't-don't thank me.

Thank you so much, Grandma. Open it.

Now, listen, if you can't keep quiet, I'm taking them away.

I want to hold it.

Oh, my gosh, I know what these are.

Augmented reality goggles.

There's a girl at school who has them.

- Grandma, these are great. - I know.

Now, everybody, kiss me on my cheek and then go play.

Okay? But please don't kill anyone.

- No killing. - Mwah!

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- Okay, we can try World Trip, - _

- Block the Blocks, - _

- Bunny Hopp... - The Haunted Girl.

The Haunted Girl! The Haunted Girl!

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- Let us see. We want to see. - _

We just put them on, we're all sharing.

- Stop it! - Why does sharing mean

you guys get to go first?

'Cause we're the oldest.

- Whoa, what do we do now? - _

- Grandma said it was all right - _

- to use them, so I think it's okay. - _

- Why, what does it say? - _

- Nothing, just if we're old enough. - _

- What's it say now? - _

- It's asking if we're pregnant. - _

- What? - Well, we're not, so...

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Whoa.

Oh, my God.

- What, what is it? - Let me have it.

It's so weird.

It's just our room, but there are spiderwebs

and... and spiders! There are spiders.

What? Where?

- We want to see. - No, just wait, just wait, wait.

Oh, my God.

It's our turn, it's been five minutes! Come on!

- Let us try. - Wait-wait-wait-wait-wait-wait, no, no, no, no.

_

- Wait, should we? - Yes.

- What? - It wants us to turn out the lights.

Oh, my God!

- What is it? - A spider,

- in the hall. - Giant.

- Massive. - I think it's my turn.

- It's our turn! - Wait, wait, wait.

- Stop it, stop it, Laura. - Can I have it?

- Stop it right now. - Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop,

- stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. - This is insane.

It's so real, so real.

So real.

- Should we? - _

It's just our bathroom.

Close it!

- Oh, my gosh! Oh, ew! - He's coming, he's coming...

- Close it quickly! - He's coming, he's coming...

- Close it, close it! Close it! - He's coming, he's coming,

- he's coming. - Close it!

What?

- It's our turn now. - Hold this.

I'll help you. Okay. Just know that none of this is real.

So is it a game, or what? What do I do?

I don't know. We didn't get far enough.

Just don't get scared.

This isn't scary. I don't see anything.

- Open the bathroom door. - _

Just know that it's not real.

- Don't get scared. - Go on.

It's fine, Laura, you can do it.

Come on.

What? It's just our bathroom.

You don't see it? The guy with the butcher knife?

- He was just there. - Yeah.

- No. - He was right there a second ago.

- No. There's nothing. - Seriously?

- You guys were making it all up! - No, we weren't.

- It was right there! - Yes, you were!

- You think we'd lie about this stuff? - Look!

There's nothing here!

Yeah. I think these are broken. They don't work.

They're not broken, just wait one second.

- Just look around... - What are we supposed to see?

Something scary.

What? Did you hear something?

What is it?

Uh-huh.

Do you see something?

What is it?

What is it? What do you see?

- What do you see? - What is it?

Lexis, you're okay! Lexis, you're okay!

What is it?

Lexis, Lexis, Lexis, Lexis, you're okay.

What do you see?

Laura, there's nothing, okay? There's nothing.

It's all fake, okay? There's nothing there.

Laura, there's nothing.

Laura, where are you going?

Laura, where are you going? Laura!

What's going on?

What are these? Where'd you get 'em?

Honey, are you okay?

I-I got 'em as a communal gift.

- I thought they'd like 'em. - Switch to Bunny Hopp.

They're-they're cool. You should try them on.

- Yeah, look, Mom. Take a look. - They're super cool.

Sweetheart, what's the matter?

See, it's-it's like Pokémon Go.

- You just hunt bunnies. - Yeah, they're fun.

See?

Then, why was your sister screaming?

- She's a little baby. - Shut up!

Because she doesn't like whacking bunnies

- on the head. - Okay, here's the deal.

You can play with these, but not on the stairs

and only after you do your homework, okay?

- Okay, we'll start our homework right now. - Come on, guys.

- I'm not scared anymore. - Good.

- All right, dinner. Let's go. - Good, honey. Let's go. Dinner.

- Mom, what's for dinner? - Um, we are going to have...

It's Grandma's special.

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♪ Evil 1x04 ♪

Tired.

Good.

Surprised.

Good.

Do I have to do these anymore?

Yes, you do.

They're stupid.

Eric, please sit down.

What other graphic novels do you like?

We can discuss every

graphic novel that's ever been written

as soon as you're finished with Kristen.

Hey, welcome back.

I don't know.

Really?

You want to take another look?

So you don't feel any change at all?

Something in you? Something influencing you?

No.

Recognize this?

What is it?

Blessed rosary.

Why don't you take it?

No.

That's okay if you don't want to.

I can understand you being scared.

I'm not scared.

Why don't you pick it up?

"I like to be where exciting things happen."

"I do not care if I get into trouble at school."

Thy Kingdom come...

Thy will be done,

on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Why are we at church?

This is where I work.

I don't like it here.

Why?

It's dark.

Too bad. Repeat the words.

Do you like me?

I don't think I've decided.

Do you think I have a demon in me?

I don't think I've decided.

If I do have a demon in me,

is there anything you can do?

I can try.

Do you want that?

I don't know.

He scored high on the

callous-unemotional factor: 53 out of 80.

The grandiose-manipulative factor: 41 out of 60.

Any treatment possibilities?

Well, it's hard, but you try to teach the child what they lack:

- remorse and empathy. - How do you do that?

You show them what remorse looks like in others

and explain that there's a greater advantage

if they imitate it.

So, in the end they're really not remorseful,

they're just faking it?

Yes, but hopefully what starts as imitation

becomes learned behavior.

"Fake it until you make it"?

Sure.

What about you?

- Any hope from your end? - There might be some

demonic oppression.

Can't be sure.

It's hard to tell with a nine-year-old.

This family doesn't want to hear about more therapy.

They want to hear it's supernatural.

I know.

Do you think God could ever create

a nine-year-old psychopath?

No.

So there should always be hope?

Yes, in redemption.

And how do you teach a child to want redemption?

"Fake it until you make it."

I got a question for you.

I have a question for you.

Go ahead.

Why are you her friend?

Kristen?

I don't trust her.

I think you'd trust her if you got to know her.

What do you think you want to be when you get older?

When you're an adult.

- Comic book artist. - Yeah?

I did as a kid, too.

- Really? - Yeah.

Well, if that's what you want,

you know you got to play by the rules.

That's what I did.

And I know you don't feel the way

other people want you to feel.

I understand, but that's why you got to pretend,

at least some of the times.

What do you mean, pretend?

When you see someone crying,

cry with them.

When you see someone laugh, laugh with them.

Watch what other people do, watch what they expect,

and then do that.

Because you got to work with other people to draw comics,

but they won't want to work with you unless you follow the rules.

And maybe you'll end up like me, not minding the rules.

They won't seem like so much work anymore

because you'll be on the inside of 'em,

not the outside.

And I know this all seems like

it's pretty hard,

but you know what helps me follow the rules?

Even on days when I don't want to?

Yeah.

I know, but it works.

Praying?

Don't call it prayer.

Just tell God what you want.

And he'll give it to me?

He'll give it to you if you have faith

and act upon it.

Hey, don't freak out

when you see a strange man in your bathroom.

Your, uh, mom asked me to come look at the pipes

and your grandma let me in.

- Hey. - So, is the shower broken?

No, no, it's, uh, your mother's just worried

that you're gonna turn into psychopaths.

Hey, hey, hey, hey,

hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, stop.

Time out, time out.

Have you guys ever noticed that

when you all talk at the same time, no one can understand you?

What's your name?

Ben the Magnificent. What's yours?

- Laura. - Lynn. - Lexis. - Lila.

Okay, well, that cleared things up.

- Is that really your name? - Yeah.

You know, I, uh, I like those stars.

Yeah. Who did those?

- I did. - No, you didn't.

- You just hung them. - I cut them out.

- Well, I cut them up. - No, you...

All right, okay. Okay!

All right, stop, stop, stop.

All right, that's enough. I-I-I really have to do this,

and you guys probably have...

- Yeah, we've all got homework. - ... to do things.

Yeah.

Just... homework.

Let me try again.

Laura, it terrified you the last time.

- No, now I know how to use 'em. - Well,

first we're going to see if there's anything scary.

Is there anything scary?

You didn't let me put it on.

- Now is there anything? - _

- One second. - _

I'll get it with the fireball.

- What fireball? - I looked online how to play.

- Awesome. - This is so cool.

This is so cool.

Wait, look.

_

- Who's Rose390? - _

- I don't know. Maybe she knows more. - Wait, maybe we shouldn't.

- Shouldn't what? Is there someone else on it? - Who is it?

- What is it? - We can always turn it off.

_

Hello.

Hi?

I'm Lila.

I'm Rose.

Do you want to play?

W-We just started. We don't know how.

Have you seen the board?

What board?

It's probably in there. Go ahead and open it.

I can't touch anything in your house.

I can only see.

There it is.

In the corner.

Wh-What do you do to it?

Open it like you're opening a book.

And what will it do?

- Whoa. - See?

- That's how you get to the next level. - _

- What's the next level? - Everything.

It's so fun. Put your hands on the pointer, like this.

I'll put my hands on this side.

I don't think they should do this.

Me, too.

Slide it around so it lands on "hello".

Okay, now what?

We say "Hail, hail, hail" three times,

but we have to say it together.

- Okay? - Who are you?

Just a normal girl playing like you.

And what does it do?

Look, I'll start.

Hail, hail...

Hail, hail, hail.

Good, here he comes.

Here he comes. Here he comes.

Now we can really play.

Hail, hail, hail, here he comes.

Hail, hail, hail, here he comes.

Hail, hail, hail, here he comes.

Hail, hail, hail, here he comes.

Hail, hail, hail,

- here he comes. - Hey.

- Hail, hail, hail, here he comes. - Hey.

Hail, hail, hail,

here he comes.

Hail, hail, hail, here he...

Hey. What are you guys doing?

- Nothing. - We were just playing.

Yeah? What are you playing?

Just a game.

Can I see?

Oh, okay.

Uh, I-I'm not your mom,

but this is not an appropriate game for kids.

This is, uh,

- an M.A. game. - We were done playing anyway.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Daughters! - Okay, well, I think...

Mom!

- I didn't expect you to be home so early. - This is so unusual...

Why are you home so early?

Your friend's upstairs.

- Oh, good, Ben's here. - Ben the Magnificent.

He's fixing the shower.

Ben the Magnificent, huh? Have you been nice to him?

- Yes. - Mm-hmm.

We were playing a game we shouldn't have.

- An adult game. - Lynn...

I didn't get to. I-I didn't get to play.

- Yes, you did. - No...

Look, you're holding the controllers.

- That's proof. - Just because I'm holding it

- doesn't mean... - I didn't get to play.

It's called The Haunted Girl.

So it's an adult game?

Well, it's an M.A. game.

It's really not that scary.

Yes, but they lied to me.

No, she just told the truth, and that wasn't

- the easiest thing for her to do. - She only told the truth

because she was afraid you were gonna tell me.

- Well... - It's like with Eric's mother.

- It starts with a small fib. - Look, if you want me

to make these things child-protected, I can.

And then all they can do is play the bunny game.

- Or I just throw 'em out. - Yeah.

I mean, my parents threw out my video games

and I went to my friend's house.

Okay, well, if you don't mind, please, child-protect 'em.

Okay.

Any word on our pipes?

- Uh, you are okay. No copper. - _

Really?

No toxicity?

No. Your children are happy

and healthy, and you're a good mother.

Well, I'm not so sure about that.

I mean, they just lied to me.

And what about the pipes in Eric's house?

Uh, I don't know yet. I'm still looking.

Okay.

Thanks, Ben the Magnificent.

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What are you doing?

Who are you?

None of your business. What are you doing?

I'm getting rid of you, Rose390.

It won't work.

Yes, it will.

You are a pedophile with a voice modifier.

And if you ever try to get in here again,

I am gonna dox you into the next century.

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Did you ask him?

No.

What's going on?

Last night I saw him praying.

What? Why?

I don't know.

Will you check my work, Mom?

You've been good, Eric.

I like David.

The man who was here?

Yes.

He said if I wanted something, I-I should talk to God.

And what do you want?

A tutor who will show me how to draw comics.

I'll see what I can do.

That's great news.

Um, I-I can help if you want.

I-I know some of the basics,

and I know some comic book artists.

That's so good to hear.

He likes you, David.

And I feel like he's taken to something you said.

Um, what is that?

Uh, asking God for something he wants.

Okay. I'll come on over with my drawings,

and I'll start him off on the basics.

Thank you so much.

I'll see you soon.

David.

Don't let me interrupt.

No, I'm finished.

I'm glad you came.

I thought we could do a little tutorial.

- Want to go inside? - No.

Out here is good.

It's a little bright.

What's going on, Eric?

Nothing.

What were you praying for?

You said it wasn't praying.

It was just asking God for something.

What were you asking... ?

No, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, my God, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, oh, God...

Come here, come here, baby...

Hi, hi, hi.

There's been a drowning at 9023 Broxton.

We need paramedics immediately!

What were you doing?!

You told me if I had faith and acted upon it,

God would hear me.

Hear you for what?

I was asking to take her away.

You're seeking an emergency exorcism?

The child tried to kill his little sister by drowning her.

Under compulsion?

I-I don't think he was doing it through his own free will.

And what do you think, Ms. Bouchard?

I think he shows psychopathic behaviors,

but ultimately I don't think I can ever really explain why

- he's driven to kill. - Well, I'm only allowed

to move forward if this is a spiritual disturbance

and not a psychological one.

The parents want an exorcism. They have tried everything.

They think there is a demon inside him.

And you think psychology has nothing more to offer him?

Look, if I were honest with you, Father...

Please.

Psychology always thinks there's more to do,

but this family will be murdered before we find results.

All right, then,

tell them to be prepared for tomorrow. I'll be there.

Thank you.

Well, there's nothing I said I don't believe.

I think we should get a drink sometime.

I'd like that.

What are you doing?

I'm sleeping.

Don't you want to finish the game?

What game?

Who are you talking to?

No one. Just go back to sleep.

- Why do you have those back on? - Don't. I-It's nothing.

- Hey, it's her. - It's me.

- The game's not done yet. Come on back. - We can't.

We can only play rabbits.

I'll show you how to take off the child lock.

We're not supposed to.

- I have some bad news. - What?

It's about your dad.

What about him?

Don't you want to know where he is?

He's on Everest, climbing.

Are you sure?

- I think we should take these off. - First,

- you should check the board. - What board?

Come on, don't you want to ask it what happened to your dad?

Go ahead.

Ask it where your dad is.

Where's my dad?

"Heaven"?

You'll like being an orphan.

- Dad's fine. - How do you know?

Well, because he texts me every day.

How do you know it's him?

Maybe it's somebody else in the group writing for him.

Or maybe it was done earlier.

Okay, where is this coming from?

The girl in the game.

The haunted game? I thought I said you couldn't play?

We didn't. The girl came into Bunny Hopp.

She found us.

Okay, Lila, I want you to get those goggles right now.

- But... - No, now, please.

You know you don't get to play with them anymore, right?

I know.

Okay, I've got an idea. Why don't we text Dad,

let him know we're thinking about him, okay?

Can we send him a video message?

That's even better. Let's do that.

Let's all squish. And... we're on.

Hey, Dad, we're whispering

'cause we don't want to wake up Lexis and Laura.

We love you and we're worried about you.

Don't fall off a mountain.

Okay, Mom wants to say something.

Please call us when you can. We all love you.

Do you love Dad?

Of course I do.

Do you think he loves you?

Yes.

Then why isn't he home?

Well, he's making money for us. He's guiding people on Everest.

Can't you make the money?

Yes, but it's what Dad does.

I do things here, and he does things there.

When's he coming home?

In a few weeks.

Now, why don't you just go to sleep?

Dad's fine. He loves you, and he's fine.

So, you ever been to an exorcism before?

- Never. - Well, it's not what you'd expect.

Long stretches of tedium

interrupted by seconds of sheer terror.

- How's she doing? - Good.

She's a trooper.

Hopefully she won't remember what happened.

Are the cops here about yesterday?

No, no, we had an incident.

Uh, this is Father Amara. He's here for the rite,

- the exorcism. - Good afternoon.

I-I thought you were talking something in the pipes.

Uh, there was some corrosion but not enough for concern.

So the Church has agreed to your request for an exorcism.

Uh, the police are here because Eric is missing.

He ran away.

If this isn't his blood,

- whose is it? - We had nothing to do with that.

That is not his blood.

We need to deal with this right now,

so, um, th-thank you for your help.

Oh, we-we might need you to tell the police

that Eric tried to drown Olive.

Okay.

I love all my children equally,

but when one of them is in danger,

I have to act.

Oh.

Um, Eric said to give you this.

Pray for Eric.

Pray for us.

They killed him.

Pray for us sinners now

and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Please forgive them.

Please forgive Eric.

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I've been in the game way longer than you, and I manage.

It's not the same.

Friends are friends.

It's different.

- How? - Do you really want to know?

Hey, Mom, I heard at school

that you have to go back into the game

to say goodbye on the Spirit Board,

or else it'll keep haunting us.

Can we get the A.R. back to do that?

I'll think about it.

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