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Hail Mary, full of grace. The lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of god, pray for our sinners

now and at the hour of our deaths. Amen.

May all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen.

Bless me, father, for I have--

I have sinned.

Oh, my god. I am heartily sorry

for having offended thee.

And...

I detest all m--

no, don't.

No...No.

No, no. Please.

- Where do you think you're going? - I'm a priest, officer.

I'm sorry, father. Park right there.

Thank you.

Mrs. Baker, just relax. Just routine questions.

I don't know. I didn't see him.

He came out of nowhere, and then he jumped in front of my car.

And then I hit him.

Oh, god. I hit him.

I'm a priest. Can I do anything here?

Mrs. Baker here is all right, father,

but you got one over there that's in dire need of your blessing.

He just jumped in front of my car!

All right, Mrs. Baker.

Have you had any moving violations in the past year?

I'm a priest.

Well, father, you've got to hurry.

Help me, father.

John Michael, you're in danger.

She wants you. Help me.

Come on. We have to go now.

I want you, John Michael.

He's gonna jump if somebody doesn't talk to him soon.

Yeah. You're right.

But nobody goes out there till the father gets here.

Where's he at? Could have had the pope by now.

Hi.

I'm father Michael.

Father Michael?

Thanks for coming, father.

He won't talk to anybody but you. Asked for you by name.

How does he know me?

His name is Claude.

I don't want any blood in this hotel, okay?

J-just let us deal with this.

You ever handle a suicide before?

No.

Come on, father.

Listen, you've--you've got to be very careful, because he's liable to jump.

Doc. The doc gave it his best shot.

It's up to you, father.

His?

Yeah.

- Father-- - stay away from the window.

Claude?

Don't come out.

I'm father Michael. You wanted to see me?

It's too late.

You sent for me, Claude.

Listen, it's...Awkward talking like this.

I'll just sit here, okay?

So we can see each other.

Do you have any family, Claude?

They don't care.

I care.

Oh, don't give me that.

Would I be here if I didn't care?

Claude, I'm going into that room.

I'm gonna clear it and sit on that bed.

Why don't you come to this window so I can see your face when we talk?

- No. - Hey, if you still want to jump...

It's just as high from here.

I'm going in now.

I'll let you know when we're alone.

Would you wait outside?

Let's do what the father says.

They've gone, Claude.

Smoke?

Father Michael was thrown from a 17th-story window.

Then it wasn't he.

I have been mistaken.

We must begin again.

Yes?

Yes, this is archbishop mosely.

Dr. sulay to radiology. Dr. sulay to radiology, please.

Your excellency.

May I show you the way?

The attending surgeon has been waiting to speak to you.

Dr. brill, please pick up the phone.

- Oh, this is Dr. valerio, your excellency. - Your excellency.

Thank you, sister. That will be all.

He's sleeping now. He will be for several hours.

Will he live?

That's just it. I don't know how to explain it.

His x-rays disclose no broken bones, no fractures.

There's no indication of any internal bleeding.

We did a brain scan. No indication of any damage there.

In fact, so far, we haven't found any injuries whatsoever.

How is this possible?

Well, there have been cases of pilots parachuting

from very high altitudes whose parachutes have failed to open,

and somehow they survived.

With no injuries whatsoever.

Your excellency.

Where am I?

In a hospital.

I fell.

Yes.

But I'm not injured.

The doctor says you're all right, John.

He wants to make some further tests, but he finds no signs of injury.

No. This isn't possible.

It is not for us to define the limits of human nature.

Try to get some sleep.

- Sherry? - No, thank you.

The hospital is giving you a clean bill of health, John,

but if you feel you need some time, a vacation.

No. I'm all right.

Yes. Thank god.

I have good news for you, John.

You've been granted your own parish...

St. Agnes.

But the last time we spoke of this you said I'd have to wait years.

Well, that's-- that's all changed now.

Because of the fall.

Well, that certainly shook us up.

Your fall.

It troubles you.

Doesn't it trouble you?

As a priest, you're called upon to believe

in many unexplained occurrences which you accept as fact.

Why should this be so difficult to accept?

Fortunately, we were able to keep the incident out of the newspapers.

But there were witnesses.

The church is taking care of that.

His holiness does not approve of miracles.

You can take over St. Agnes immediately.

I must tell you,

you're gonna have a lot on your hands opening the church after three years.

Three years? Why was it closed?

Father Dennis, the last pastor, was murdered there.

I never heard of it.

We didn't want it publicized.

Father Dennis was murdered at his altar.

A grave sacrilege.

Who did it?

That's a matter for the police and for god.

I'll try not to disappoint you, your excellency.

I know you won't.

That's why you've been chosen.

God be with you.

Oh, he's so young.

Are you sure we've made the right choice?

I am certain.

He is the one.

Francis, stop that, you bad dog.

Can I help you?

Hello. I'm father Michael.

I was expecting you, but not so soon.

I'm Teresa montague, the caretaker.

I take care of everything.

Hello.

I see the bishop decided to open the church after all.

Is, uh, is this your dog?

This is Francis. He used to belong to father Dennis.

He's very old and sickly.

Father Dennis was supposed to put him to sleep

just before he--well, you know.

Now that father Dennis is gone, i just don't have the heart.

He keeps coming in here looking for father Dennis.

He don't understand death.

Well, Teresa,

we have a lot of work to do if we're gonna open for business.

We now anoint this altar and this building.

May god in his power make them holy.

Visible signs of the mystery of Christ and his church.

Stay, Francis.

Stay.

Police.

Lieutenant stern, you startled me.

I'm sorry I scared you, father,

but do you know you left your front door open?

That's a little dangerous.

They told me you weren't hurt in that fall.

Not even a bruise.

Hard to believe.

Is that why you came here in the middle of the night?

To see for yourself?

I keep an eye on this church.

I don't like unsolved cases.

You're working rather late, aren't you?

I'm not on duty, father. I'm...

I couldn't sleep. I--

I got lots of questions and no answers.

Would you like some coffee?

Yeah. Thank you, father.

- It's not fresh, but it's warm. - Thanks.

- You're the third priest. - What do you mean?

Don't you know about father Collins?

Father Collins.

Was murdered here the Saturday night before easter Sunday

exactly a year before father Dennis.

He did tell you about father Dennis, didn't he?

Yes.

The archbishop managed to keep both incidents out of the papers.

We got two homicides filed "unsolved."

We asked the bishop to keep this church closed.

It's been 3 years, but, uh...

See, he couldn't resist the temptation.

How were they killed?

Both the same way.

They were kneeling at the altar,

and, um, their throats had been ripped out,

like some kind of sacrifice.

And you couldn't find any leads?

No prints, no weapon, no motive, no witnesses.

Father Dennis did have one kind of unusual name in his appointment book.

But, uh...

I wonder if it's still around here.

Yeah.

Huh.

Yeah!

Look at this.

Ha ha.

Yeah. That's it.

Millie?

Some waitress, you know. These local dives.

I never got anywhere with that either.

I mean...

I don't know what to tell you, father.

Somebody around here just hates priests.

You could be number three.

Maybe it's the way they make coffee.

Sorry.

What happened?

Nothing.

You sure you're in the right place?

I know where I am.

Millie, come over here.

This is, uh...

Father Michael.

He's taken over father Dennis' church.

He wants to speak with you.

Oh!

What did you and father Dennis talk about, Millie?

He wanted me to quit this scene and go back to school.

And what else?

I said I would.

If someone would keep-- i mean support me--

did he offer to do that?

All he offered to do was pray for me.

Great.

Oh, yeah. Ohh.

How old are you?

Nineteen.

Who do you think killed him, Millie?

A priest hater.

Who else, father?

Ohh!

Bye.

Iohpha'

iohpha'

there's a young woman here to see you.

Used to come see father Dennis.

Says you know her. Millie.

Show her in, Teresa.

All right. You can come in now.

Am I disturbing you, father?

Not at all. Have a seat.

So what can I do for you?

I didn't tell you all i know about father Dennis.

Will you tell me now?

Just before he died, i came to him for confession.

And i--

Millie, I'm a priest. You can tell me.

I told him I gave myself to the devil...

To Luke.

See, he owns the club I work at.

I gave myself to him, body and soul.

I'll serve the coffee, Teresa. Thank you.

Come on, Francis. Come on.

You want some?

No, thanks.

So how did you meet this Luke?

I ran away from home.

You see, my father, he--he tried things.

Well...

Anyway, I was sitting at a bus stop.

I had no place to go, no money.

And he picked me up.

Took me to the club and gave me a place to live and a job.

That was three years ago.

Listen...

I feel I was responsible for father Dennis's death.

He was trying to break Luke's hold on me.

Millie, you said this Luke was the devil.

He is.

There's no such thing.

So you don't believe in the devil?

Well, let's just say he doesn't live in New Orleans.

You don't believe me.

You came here to tell me something.

What is it?

Don't come back to the club.

John Michael...

John Michael...

Leave.

Leave.

Go...

Body of Christ.

Amen.

- Body of Christ. - Amen.

- Body of Christ. - Amen.

- Body of Christ. - Amen.

- Body of Christ. - Amen.

Father Michael?

Yes?

May I have a word with you, please?

Sure.

It's about Millie.

You must be Luke.

Yes, I am.

So what about Millie?

I know she came to see you.

So?

Well, I was concerned...

For you.

Well, I don't see why you should be concerned for me.

Well, she had been coming to see the last priest here--

father Dennis.

I know that.

Well, from the time she started talking to him,

she began to...

Well, she started acting all screwed up.

You know, doing all kinds of strange things and...

Well, you know how he ended up.

Luke, what do you want?

I suppose Millie told you all kinds of weird things about me.

Well, you can just ask Millie what she said about you.

Father, you've been down to the club.

You know what kind of place it is.

Oh, yes.

Listen, father, I'm a businessman,

and my business is show business.

Now, this satanic stuff,

that's--that's just an act.

You know? Hey, I don't believe in any of thatjunk.

That junk has served you well.

Yeah, I admit, I've made my money, father.

But what started out as a gimmick is turning into a nightmare.

A nightmare.

Well, some real freaky things have been happening.

Now, a lot of the crowd that hangs out at the club,

they're very heavy into this satanic trip,

the occult, you know.

Sometimes I let them hold rituals there or seances, you know.

Just an act. Good for business.

And sometimes I put on a show myself.

You know, I can do some pretty scary tricks, you understand?

But, father...

This last time,

after the show,

upstairs in my apartment...

I felt...

Like there was a presence.

I felt...

Frightened, i--

I felt like something was choking me, father.

I couldn't breathe.

Now, I honestly thought that I was gonna die.

Come on, Luke!

Look, I know, father, it sounds crazy,

but if you could just maybe watch over me for one night,

you'd see with your own eyes.

Look, I know. Why should you believe me?

I've strayed very far from god.

But I swear something is happening.

It's real, and I need your help.

Please, father.

Don't turn your back on me.

And you believe him?

No.

Pardon my saying so, father. You shouldn't be going to that place.

You're not a policeman.

You're a priest, yes.

I know.

Jesus Christ, what happened here?

I don't know, Luke.

Now do you believe me, father?

If you were to make an official report of what you just told me,

I would have no choice

but to remove you from your parish until you came to your senses.

Let me read you from a report filed by father Dennis.

I'll just read you the pertinent entries.

"She's working as a cocktail waitress

"at a club called the threshold.

"L'm trying to persuade her to quit her job and go back to school.

"Millie came to see me this morning,

"told me her employer, Luke, is the devil,

warned me not to come to the club again."

Sound familiar?

"Luke came to noon service on Sunday.

"Seemed scared, high-strung.

"Spoke about using black magic as a publicity stunt.

"Swears he had a genuine materialization

during a satanic ritual."

This Luke is a thorough scoundrel.

If he could persuade us to exorcise his club,

well, it would be quite a publicity stunt.

He'd make a fortune.

How long after this was father Dennis murdered?

Five days.

And the police didn't think Luke was a suspect?

He had witnesses. They placed him in his club all night.

Never left the place.

It's all academic anyway.

The charges were dropped. The case is closed.

Now, stop trying to be a detective.

You have your own work to do.

Your excellency,

don't you want to know who killed father Dennis...

And father Collins?

Why don't you have some more tea?

You praying or just worrying?

Both.

You didn't eat very much.

What's wrong?

You don't like my cooking.

You're a wonderful cook, and you know it.

L--l'm just not hungry.

That dog!

What's he barking at now?

Excuse me, father.

Francis?

Francis?

Father Michael!

Father Michael.

More cheap tricks, Luke?

Why not real sacrifices?

You done any lately? Animal sacrifices?

I don't know what you're talking about, man.

I told you it was just for show.

I'm talking about you killing that dog and leaving it on my altar!

I don't know what you're talking about, man.

I was here all night. Ask anybody.

Don't underestimate the power of the church!

We can close this place, put you and all this trash out of business!

Ooh, father, you sound like a gangster.

I don't know what game you think you're playing.

Pulling the same stunt on me you pulled on father Dennis!

And killing that dog tonight, desecrating my church!

You're not gonna get away with it!

Yeah, I conned father Dennis. So what?

I used Millie to get the old horny bastard

to bite, but I didn't kill him, father.

You can't prove that. That case is closed.

They can open it again!

And I don't know nothing about your dog.

Get this man out of here.

And I don't want you messing with Millie.

You mess with Millie's head, you might end up like that dog.

I believe you've met father silva.

Of course.

You used to visit the orphanage...

When I was a kid.

Father, take this chair.

Thank you.

Father silva is a great scholar of demonology.

Father silva, I think it's time for you to confide in him.

Father Michael...

There is a constant war between god and Satan.

Satan fights through his demons.

God chooses a man to be his champion in this fight.

You are the chosen one.

- Chosen for what?

Be calm, father.

Try to understand.

You must fight the devil.

What are you talking about, father?

Devils? Demons?

As a priest, my son,

you must abide by the doctrines of the church.

According to our faith,

the devil does exist.

Yes, but not as an entity that can take on human form,

not horns and a tail.

What do you believe?

In evil.

An evil that is in all of us,

in our thoughts, our actions.

It is everything in us that is not godlike.

Now, I don't mean to sound disrespectful, father silva,

but you sound like something out of the middle ages.

I'm sorry.

I just can't believe this demon mumbo-jumbo.

That's enough.

Go home, father.

You have a lot to think about.

Father...

Please take this prayer with you.

Thank you, father.

Why did you stop me?

We must tell him everything.

Not yet.

He's not ready.

Father.

I've been waiting for you.

One of your flock has freaked out, that little waitress.

Millie.

Yeah. They took her to charity. I'm on my way over there now.

Want a ride?

Right.

She went berserk, attacked the owner of the club,

tried to poke out his eyes with a fork.

What did he do to her?

Nothing, he says.

- She was screaming for you. - For me?

She said she got a phone call...

From father Dennis.

See if you can find out what's going on, father.

Okay?

I'll be outside if you need me.

Millie?

Millie, it's father Michael.

There's nothing to be afraid of, Millie.

Everything will be all right.

Nobody's going to hurt you.

Do you understand?

What are you trying to say?

Luke.

What about him?

I was alone with him,

and he--he was trying to be very nice to me.

He said I was doing a good job and that I was good for the club.

He wanted to thank me. He was being nice.

He wanted to thank me, said he wanted to help me,

and he said I was doing a good job.

And then he said...

He said that he could give me anything I wanted.

He said that he could make me happy.

And then he opened his pants

and then he tried to make me... Then he made me.

- And he tried just like my daddy did. - Millie.

My daddy's so mean! He said I was a good girl!

But then he made me hold it and he hit me until I did!

- Millie, don't. - Oh, you're not like them.

You're not like them, father?

No.

- You don't want that, do you? - Of course not, Millie.

You're not like those bastards, are you?

- Millie, don't do this. - No, no.

You're not like that other priest, like father Dennis!

You're not like him. He touches me, you know?

He sees me! He sees me!

And he's watching me! He told me he was!

He told me he was watching me, you know,

and he told me he was watching me!

He's from hell!

God, he's--i know his voice came from hell!

Oh, my god! I'm gonna tear his eyes out!

He told me that! Oh, god!

Millie, what do you mean he told you?

He called me. He called me.

- I got a phone call from hell. - Millie.

He says he's in hell. Don't touch me!

Don't! I'll kill you!

I'll kill you! I'll send you to hell!

Oh, I'll send you all to hell! I'll send you to hell!

Oh, daddy, don't! Daddy!

I'm a good girl, daddy! Don't!

I don't want to, daddy! Daddy, don't!

No, don't!

Don't, daddy!

No, daddy, don't!

No, not--no! Get away from me!

Get away! No! Don't touch me!

Don't touch me! Let me go!

God! Don't touch me! Get away! No!

...from the mouth of the beast.

Stand between me and evil. Amen.

Hello?

Hello?

Who is this?

Father Michael?

Yes.

I--i can't hear you.

Who is this?

This is father Dennis.

Is this some kind of joke?

I 'm waiting for you in hell.

Oh, father Michael.

I said some horrible things, and I don't know why.

- I'll get some towels. - Yes, quickly.

Please don't send me back to that place.

Please don't send me back there.

No, I won't send you back, Millie, but I'll have to notify your doctor.

Father, please.

Don't worry.

I'll find you somewhere to stay in the meantime.

Can I stay here with you?

Now, you know you can't do that.

Why not?

I don't know where I'll go, what I'll do if you don't let me stay here tonight.

Father, please. I feel safe with you.

All right, Millie. You can stay here for the time being.

Teresa will make up a room for you.

Won't you, Teresa?

What in the world are you doing?

She's so beautiful, don't you think?

Ooh, yeah, child.

How old is she?

I don't know.

They brought her here five years ago.

She's from some faraway country.

They said the church she was in burned down.

Yeah.

Millie.

What are you doing here?

I came here.

Well, why didn't you call me? I would have come and got you.

I didn't want to.

Well, don't you want to come back to the club?

Aren't you afraid I'll poke your eyes out again?

Aw, darlin'.

Look, these priests are making you nuts.

Now, you don't need this religion shit.

Turning you into a freak.

Millie?

Millie, who's this man?

I used to work for him, at the club.

So, you are Luke.

What do you want here?

Look, sister, this is a private conversation.

I'm not a sister.

Well, whoever you are, i would like--

now lower your voice. You're in the house of god.

It's all right, Teresa.

He doesn't intimidate me anymore.

You were scared of this?

I'll be in the sacristy if you need me.

Lord, all that bitch needs is a broom.

Luke, I'm not going back.

But I want you back.

What for?

You've got lorna and the others. You've got lots of women.

Yeah, but I want you.

I know what you want.

What makes you think I'm ever gonna let you?

You living here?

Yes.

Where do you sleep?

I got a room.

Where does that priest sleep?

In his room.

Any more questions?

I just want her back.

Millie, do you want to go back with him?

No.

You brainwashed her. You want her for yourself.

You know that isn't true.

Oh, but she wants you.

Ha ha ha! I'm right, aren't I?

She wants you, father.

Ha ha ha! Oh.

Ever had a woman, father?

That's none of your business.

You ought to try it sometime.

You get out of this church. Now.

You ain't done with me yet, father.

Have a nice day, father.

I'll get right to the point, your grace.

Uh, your new pastor there at St. Agnes.

Father Michael?

Yes, your grace. Uh...

He's in danger.

In what way?

You know what I mean, your grace.

I'm afraid I don't.

I'm talking about murder.

Have you spoken to him?

I was hoping that you would do that, your grace.

I tried to warn him about this girl, Millie.

Now she's gone over there,

and he's letting her stay right there at the church.

Yes, I know. Sanctuary.

Helping troubled souls is a Christian principle.

I know the church deals in souls, your grace,

but...L deal in bodies,

and there have been two of them in that church.

Now, this girl, Millie--

she had something to do with father Dennis.

That is conjecture.

Your grace, she was the best lead we had.

It puzzles me, lieutenant, that you still refer to these incidents.

I understood your superiors had deemed the matter closed.

I've been a police officer for...

A long time, your grace, and my gut is telling me

that blood is gonna be shed in that church again.

I think you ought to shut it down.

That is unthinkable.

It's holy week, your grace.

Now, I was an altar boy.

I know that when the light goes out on that altar on Friday evening,

the last two priests in that church didn't live to see it lit again

on easter Sunday morning!

Forgive me, lieutenant.

This matter is for the church, not the police.

I do value your concern, lieutenant, but...

Father Michael is in the embrace of our savior.

Great night.

Fridays tend to be.

Want me to stay?

No, go on.

I don't have any plans, if you want to talk.

Where's Teresa?

Sleeping-

well, isn't that what you should be doing?

I've been reading this. Ls Satan alive?

Where did you get that garbage?

Oh, I found it on my nightstand.

Didn't you put it there?

- I did not. - Listen to this.

"Lucifer was the most beautiful of god's angels.

"He wanted to be put in command of all creatures on earth.

"God refused, and Lucifer was cast out of heaven

"by the archangel Michael.

"He was called Satan, which means enemy.

Satan said he would rather reign in hell than serve in heaven."

Millie, this is superstitious nonsense.

Wait. There's more.

"One of Satan's strongest demons is so evil, it is known as the unholy."

- Millie-- - just listen to me!

"The unholy may remain on earth out of hell

"so long as no one resists its temptations.

"The unholy kills the sinner in the act of sinning

"and sends another soul to hell.

"The unholy thrives on purity, on priests and virgins."

Millie, this is garbage.

Don't you see, father? I'm a virgin.

I never let any man touch me.

Father, you've got to help me, please.

Oh, father, please, you've got to save me.

Millie...Don't.

Don't!

Father, please make love to me.

Why are you doing this?

Can't you see I'm a priest?

Now stop this and get dressed.

Don't you like me, father?

Don't you understand? I've taken vows.

You'd let me burn in hell?

You're not going to burn in hell.

You cannot break your vows to save my soul?

I will not break my vows!

I can't let you tempt me.

This is what I'm talking about.

How did you get this crap into her room?

Oh, give me a break, man.

I'll break your arm if you don't stop trying

to scare Millie into coming back here.

Listen, father, i didn't put that book in her room.

- I don't know nothing about this-- - right.

And I suppose that wasn't you on the phone,

those phone calls from father Dennis?

Father, I don't make crank calls.

If I got something to say, i say it in person.

Why do I find it hard to believe you?

Hey, she tried to poke my fucking eyes out.

You think I'd do that to myself?

You were trying to rape her.

No, man.

I don't like it that way. That's not my kink.

I like two-way participation, if you know what I mean.

So why did she say you tried to force her?

Father, I never touched her.

She never let anybody touch her.

She had some hang-up about her old man.

I don't know. He molested her or something.

Nobody ever got any action from her.

You're saying you know nothing about this book?

I never seen that book.

And you don't know who made those phone calls?

I told you.

Don't con me, Luke.

You're in this and you know it.

You had something to do with those murders,

and now you're using Millie to get to me.

Well, I'm on to you, man.

Have you ever considered, father,

the possibility that that really was a call from hell?

That all this spook stuff you priests always talk about

just might be true?

I mean, you go around telling people they're gonna fry in hell

and you can't believe it?

Well, surprise, surprise.

Maybe there is a demon.

Maybe there is.

I'm coming.

I'm coming!

I'm coming, I'm coming.

Who is it?

It's Luke. I called earlier.

Let him in.

You can leave us, Stella.

You said that you were in trouble?

No, not me. A...Friend might be in trouble.

You're frightened.

Let me help you.

Come.

Sit.

I was afraid it might be too late.

There are no clocks here.

Days, nights--they're all the same to me.

The priest.

He thinks that you are responsible for the murders.

How'd you know about the priest?

If you don't believe, why are you here?

This priest,

this father Michael,

he thinks that I'm trying to drive Millie crazy.

He also thinks that I killed the others.

L didn't kill anybody.

I know.

Then what is going on?

You brought something that belongs to Millie?

Yes.

What? What is it?

Hey. What's going on? What do you see?

What did you do to her?

I didn't do nothin'.

Get out. Get out. Out!

Luke! Luke!

Danger!

Terrible!

Remember me, father?

Claude.

I am the one who pushed you out the window,

but I came here today to ask for your forgiveness 'cause I didn't do it.

Did you do this?

No, I didn't do this. She did this.

And she made me push you out of the window,

and she killed father Collins

and she killed father Dennis

and she is not gonna kill you

because I'm not afraid of her anymore.

Who?

I beg for you to forgive me, father.

Bless me.

Yes, yes. Yes, of course.

'Cause she's gonna get you, too, father. She wants you.

She wants to destroy you.

You don't have any power over me anymore.

I'm not afraid of you now--

dear god, what is it you will have me do?!

You have seen.

You cannot deny it any longer on the face of this evidence.

Yes, yes.

At last.

Desiderius.

The unholy has chosen your church.

This is where you must do battle.

Desiderius, the irresistible temptation.

The object of desire is here.

Permitted to abide out of hell,

it manifests itself

between ash Wednesday

and the feast of the resurrection.

On the solemnest of days, it makes an offering to Satan--

someone who is pure,

saintly,

someone who has consecrated himself to god.

It will tempt you

with that you most desire.

If you succumb to that temptation,

it will kill you in the act of sin,

and you will become the unholy's offering to Satan.

If you resist, the powers of illusion will be broken,

and you will see the true face of the demon.

Then your final battle will begin.

Let Christ manifest himself through you.

When?

Tonight.

The sanctuary lamp is out.

Our lord lies dead.

Now the demon is here.

Tomorrow is the feast of the resurrection.

It must be done tonight.

Speak to it its name--

desiderius.

Send it back to asheron.

No!

Aah!

No!

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father Michael, are you all right?

No!

No, you said they weren't real.

Oh! No!

No.

No.

No.

Oh! Keep away!

Get away from me!

No!

No! No!

Stay away from me!

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no!

Go away!

Stay away from me!

Oh, god!

No!

God, give me your strength!

Desiderius!

I charge and adjure you,

desiderius,

in the name of the living and true god,

father, son, and holy spirit,

leave this place!

Anathema!

Get thee behind me, Satan!

Father Michael.

Father Michael, are you all right?

Father Michael, please be all right.

Millie?

God, your eyes.

Take me out of here.