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Are we sure we should be doing this?

What choice has she given us?

Good afternoon.

- Sorry to keep you waiting. - That's okay.

We have time.

Well...

The first question I have for you is

how did you learn of my services?

The bergrens.

We go to church with buddy and pattie.

- And how's miles doing? - Great.

He finished his freshman year at state on the Dean's list.

Well, that warms my heart.

What else did the bergrens say?

That you're

a miracle worker.

Only our lord and savior works miracles, ma'am.

I work people.

Are either of you familiar with deprogramming?

No.

That's okay.

Not many are.

These days, parents like yourselves

are faced with troubles that no generation before could imagine.

The youth of today are brainwashed into believing

that sin is an outdated concept.

My job is to reverse that.

How?

By any means necessary.

This is all...

Legal, right?

I need you to understand exactly what you're getting into here.

I'm not a guidance counselor.

I'm not a psychiatrist.

I am a savior of lost souls.

My job sometimes will require me

to step outside man's laws to do god's work.

Understand?

Good.

Now, tell me about your child.

She's, 17.

She sees herself as a...

Free spirit.

She ran off... Two weeks ago.

And we don't know exactly where to.

That's all right. I'll handle that.

You'll... handle that?

Are you a deprogrammer...

Or a bounty hunter?

I'm whatever the situation needs.

But you can call me the reverend.

What can I call your daughter?

Tracy.

Her name is Tracy.

Asshole!

Jesus freak!

Faith.

Honey.

How was the mall?

Tiring.

I'm gonna go to bed.

Well, could you come here for just a second?

- What's happened to your neck? - It's fine.

I twisted it in gym.

What's behind your back?

Nothing.

Just-it's just a piece of trash.

Goodnight, mom.

Sleep well, sweet girl.

Dick.

Do you believe in god?

Honey, you just made me see him.

I mean it.

Do you?

Do I believe in a big, bearded man up in heaven?

No. But...

Do I believe in the concept?

Of course.

Well, do you believe in the devil?

My parents always told me I got the devil inside of me.

That's why I left home.

I couldn't stand feeling like I was

born a sin.

God, the devil...

They're not up in heaven or down in hell.

They're inside every one of us.

And it's up to all of us to choose

which one wins out.

Yeah.

But what if I can't control it?

Let this show you

who you really are inside.

Nah, I don't think y'all heard me right,

because I said, "all-you-can-eat potato salad for free,"

and y'all sayin' no?

Van halen never played neighborhood cookouts.

Jordy, what do you think?

I don't play outside.

You mean, like, festivals?

I don't play outside.

Hey, Hudson!

Yo.

Never a second alone.

Aww. What's the matter, we take your breath away?

Man, why do you hang out with this guy?

Because you're always busy.

It's like that?

- See, that's what it is. - Yeah, it's like that.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. There you go. - Cool. Gotcha.

What's up? No, it's cool.

Morning sickness.

Looks like Jesse better pony up the child support.

What did you tell them, you jerk?

I'm the jerk?

You're the one who gave me blue balls.

You shouldn't ask a girl out when all you wanted to do is screw.

You need to take it back. Like, now.

Tell everybody you told, and have them tell everybody they told I didn't

yeah, yeah, that's not how rumors work.

Besides, you should be thankful.

Thankful? Why would I be thankful?

Because before today,

no one was even thinking about you at all.

I take it you heard about Jesse patton and sister Christian?

Color me bored.

Another scumbag guy

tricks another wide-eyed girl into bed,

and the world keeps turning.

This is the most interesting thing to happen at our school for months.

Doesn't that depress you?

Thank god for scholarships or else I'd never get out of this place.

No, no, no.

Those cramps aren't just gonna magically disappear one day, you know.

You need to see a doctor.

What's this?

Just something a young woman your age

should start considering.

Look, I know what everybody's saying. It's not even true.

- I'm still a... - it's for your cramps, dear.

Take this home, read it carefully,

and discuss it with your parents.

Yeah, there's no way my mom would let me.

Try and give her more credit.

She was your age once, too, you know.

Okay.

Let's see who you really are.

Tracy!

We're starting a bonfire!

Sorry, sorry, sorry!

Clearly, you haven't missed much.

There's still time for folks to filter in.

It's only been...

Forty-six minutes.

Why do we do this?

Hold meetings every week for an empty room?

Everyone needs a hobby.

I don't want a hobby, Abigail.

I want to feel like I'm not alone in this town.

For years, I have tried to be a source of light in dark times,

but how can I when these people won't even open up their eyes?

I know exactly how you feel.

For years,

I've been trying to get my husband to wash his hands

after he does a number one.

Won't do it.

He keeps saying, "I know where I've been,"

but he's gonna get sick one of these days.

Then we'll see who's dramatic!

That's family for you.

Well.

Thank you for that reminder.

No matter how alone I may feel in this world,

I will always have my sweet faith.

Actually, there's something I wanted to talk to you about.

Yes. Right. I appreciate you setting me up with Alvin

- no, it's fine, really. - But I can't.

- He's a nice guy, but I understand. - Yeah.

It's about your daughter, Tracy.

What about her?

It feels silly to even say this,

us being two grown women, but.

I heard a rumor about her yesterday,

and I wanted to make sure you heard it from a friend

instead of, well...

What kind of rumor?

Is there something you want to say to me?

We both know fire engine red isn't my shade.

I hate people sometimes.

No. It-it's fine. Really, it's...

It's nothing. It's no biggie.

No, it really isn't.

Here, let me help.

No, no, you don't

Ryan, stop, you're going to ruin your Jersey.

What? No, come on.

The team's got cleaners that'll get grass, dirt and blood off our jerseys.

A little lipstick isn't gonna hurt any.

Is it?

No, I guess not.

Hey, what are you up to tonight?

We're playing pioneer. We could use all the help we can get in the cheering section.

So... you should come.

Yeah, yeah, that sounds really fun.

- Yeah? Okay, cool. - Yeah.

Well, I'll, see you then.

Wait, wait, wait. Sorry... I actually can't. I.

I have this evening service I have to go to with my mom.

Wait, like... like church?

On a... Friday?

If you can believe it.

But I'm-I'm free after.

If... if you wanted to hang out still, I don't know...

If you're not too tired from the game.

Yeah, I don't know. I mean.

I'm more worried you'll be too tired from the homily.

Okay, cool. I'll meet me at the field around ten?

- Okay. Yeah. - Yeah? Cool.

Perfect. I'll see you then.

All right, cool.

Eww.

You're really weird, you know that?

Yeah.

Where are you off to in such a hurry?

I'm going to a late show with friends from school.

Well, do these friends have names?

Brittany?

Brittany.

I don't know a Brittany.

Well... I'll bring her by sometime.

Faith?

You wouldn't have any reason to lie to me, would you?

Lie to you about what?

Okay.

Have fun.

It's beautiful down here.

Yeah, it is, isn't it?

Usually, when I'm flat on my back on the field,

it's because a linebacker sacked me.

I'm sorry, I don't

I don't really know what that means.

That's fine.

It doesn't even really matter, anyway.

Sure it does.

It's what you love.

No.

It's what people love about me.

It makes people happy.

Makes my folks proud,

and it'll probably get me out of this town for good,

which is... awesome.

But it's just...

It's just not who I am.

I actually know just how you feel.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

I go to church three times a week, and...

That's how everyone sees me,

but it's only because my mom wants me to, you know?

And ever since my dad died,

I'm kind of all she has, so...

Yeah, but, I mean...

Eventually, you have to become your own person. Right?

I mean,

what's the point of life if it's not your own?

Yeah.

Yeah, I-I know you're right, but...

You know I'm right, but...?

But... but

I don't know, I want to do right by her.

I mean, in a way, she's all I have, too.

So, why did you want to see me today?

I'm sorry, are you...

- Are you having a bad time? We can go... - no, no, no.

No, that's not it. It's just...

You're you, and I'm...

You're what?

Just-just tell me why.

And be honest.

Okay.

Being completely honest?

I've had a crush on you for a while now.

But until lately, I just thought you were...

A Jesus freak?

Not interested in romance.

You're a nice guy, right?

Yeah, I've been accused.

So, if I...

Let you kiss me, you won't try any funny business, will you?

Well, I mean...

That wouldn't be doing right by your mom, now, would it?

No.

What are you doing, Tracy?

Mom, I'm home.

Where were you tonight?

Why did you go through my room?

You weren't at a movie, were you?

You were with a boy.

Weren't you?

Please answer me, faith.

For god's sake, answer me, faith!

Yes. I was. But... But, mom... stop it!

I know what people of this town are saying about you!

They are saying you're a slut!

Mom...

What have I always told you?

That the devil is inside of me and only I can control it.

But, mom, I have, I swear!

Even when it's been really hard, I've always done what you said

stop lying to me!

I'm not lying to you! Why won't you believe me?

Because!

I know what girls your age are like,

and I raised you better than to be a common town whore!

Mom.

I'm done trying to be like you.

You're exactly like me, faith.

That's the problem.

Hello?

Good.

You still have the same number.

It's been a long time.

Firefly?

Is that you?

Yes, reverend.

It's me.

What can I do for you at this hour?

It's my daughter.

She needs help.

All students,

after-school programs will begin in five minutes.

Ryan.

Hey, there.

I was starting to think I scared you away.

Actually, my mom's going out tonight.

To church, and.

I'm not.

No?

- Why not? - You said it yourself.

I have to become my own person at some point, right?

So you should come over.

Tonight.

Well, I mean, wouldn't your mom be pissed

if she came home and, like, she found me there?

I don't care what she thinks anymore.

I want you to.

Okay.

Okay, cool. Yeah. I'll.

- I'll see you tonight then. - Okay. Yeah.

I'm leaving now, faith.

I want you to know that every single thing I do,

I do for you.

All I want is to keep you safe.

Shut the door when you leave, okay?

Show yourself.

The devil!

The devil!

What the hell were you thinking?

He saw my face.

If I left him in there, he would a called the cops. I had to bring him.

- And do what with him? - I don't know, man!

I haven't sorted it out just yet!

Fuck! I wasn't prepared for this.

She was supposed to be alone.

How did he see your face?

He jumped me out of the fucking closet!

How the fuck was I supposed to know

he's in high school, Bob!

- Well, what if... - goddammit, man!

What are we gonna tell the reverend?

I will deal with it.

Don't even worry about it.

He said to bring one kid! One kid!

- One fucking kid! - I will deal with it!

The fuck is that?

Put your mask on.

Pull over. Pull over! Pull over!

Get his legs.

The hell is wrong with him?

What's wrong, kid?

- What's wrong? - Hell's wrong with him?

I think he's having an asthma attack.

Hey! Stay with me, kid!

Hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

No, no, no, no, no!

Hey, hey, hey!

Check his pulse.

He's dead!

Goddammit, he's dead!

Fuck!

Hey! What are you doing?

What are you doing?

No, no, no. No, no.

He's gonna kill us, man.

Come here!

Stay still!

All right, let's go.

Hey.

Good morning, sunshine.

- Where am I? - It's okay. You're safe.

Help! Help! Please!

Help me! Help!

Help me! Help... That's not gonna do any good.

This room is soundproof.

No one can hear you.

The only thing screaming will accomplish

is tearing a perfectly good set of vocal cords,

and we need those in tip-top shape.

So please try to relax.

All right?

Here.

I thought you'd be parched.

LSD gives you a case of nasty dry mouth.

So I've heard.

Here. It's okay.

It's good, isn't it?

Fuck you!

There he is.

You know, I was gonna unlock you.

I think you know better than to try running off.

You're a very bright young woman.

So your parents say.

You... you know my parents?

Professionally, yes.

They're very, very worried about you, Tracy.

May I?

Who are you?

I am your very own personal savior.

Your parents hired me

to find you

and bring you home, safe and sound.

- This isn't my home. - I haven't found you.

Not yet.

The girl I'm looking for

is this girl.

Look at her.

She's beautiful.

She's happy.

She's just what god intended.

Until I find this girl,

you and I are staying right here.

Goddammit!

There he is again.

Why do you keep saying that?

"He"?

Who the hell are you talking about?!

The one who corrupted that sweet young girl in the photograph.

The devil.

He is inside you, Tracy.

It's my job to help you cast him out.

I'm sorry, reverend.

That girl's mother trusted us.

Now a child is dead,

and she's the last person to have seen him alive.

- Reverend, it wasn't our fault... - Gilbert.

What do we do with her?

After what she's been through,

there's no hope of building trust with her.

Deprogramming will be impossible.

The sedative should wear off any minute. When it does...

There will be difficult decisions to make.

And what do we do with...

Him?

Lord have mercy.

I don't know.

Twenty-six years I've been in this line of work.

Never once has anything like this happened.

We did what we could. Nothing went according to plan.

According to plan...

According to whose plan?

"The heart of man plans his way...

But the lord establishes his steps."

I see them now.

I see the steps he's laid ahead of us.

It's been my life's plan to lead lost souls

back to the lord, as I did with you two.

For the body of an innocent to be laid upon my doorstep,

it cannot be as punishment for the work we've done,

but nourishment for the plans he knows us to have in our hearts.

This may have been accidental, but it wasn't random.

That boy was tempted by the devil.

So, we must let his death be a lesson.

Evil is hiding.

But it is here.

Help!

Help! Somebody, please help me!

Help!

That girl in there has gone through hell.

To have any chance of saving her,

the horrors she has witnessed cannot leave this house with her.

Gilbert, in the cabinet is a bottle of lorazepam.

Every hour, on the hour, you give her one.

By the time this is cleaned up, she'll have no memory it happened.

Sir, that's a lot of benzos.

Yes.

But it's nothing compared to a life haunted by what she's seen.

This is an act of mercy, Gilbert.

Let's go upstairs, have a talk.

Somebody... Help.

Please!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Somebody, please!

Help, please!

- No... no! - Open your mouth.

Where's Ryan?

You have to drink. Open your mouth.

Is he okay? Did you get him help?

I said open your mouth.

No, please. Just tell me he's okay.

- Open your mouth! - No!

No...

Open!

Goddammit! I'm trying to help you!

No! No, no! Please, no!

Please! No! No!

Snack time.

I really-i can't stomach any more of those.

Don't you have any real food?

Or just, like, a regular glass of water?

This is what I have to offer. Take it or leave it.

Makes no difference to me.

Tell me about that day.

Well, that was Christmas morning,

when I was, six. Maybe seven.

I thought I was done opening my presents for that day, but...

My grandparents showed up with a sweet little dog

in a big red box.

I played with her for like five minutes, and I was totally in love.

I didn't know she was mine, so I looked up at my mom,

and I was like, "momma, can I keep her?"

Your mom tells that story the exact same way.

- Did you know that? - She told you that one?

It's one of her fondest memories.

How about the one where she dragged me to the church by my ear

because I put my elbows up on the dinner table?

She tell you that one, too?

Your mother cares about you. Deeply.

My mother doesn't even know me.

Is that why you ran away from home?

I didn't run away.

I escaped.

Did you?

Because I know how people live on those communes.

I think you fled one oppressor,

and fell right back into the arms of another.

Well...

They accept me for who I am.

Is that really who you are, Tracy?

A girl willing to spread her legs and sin

for anyone?

'Cause when I look at you,

I see so much more than that.

I hope you do, too.

Please... no more...

Take it.

Drink.

Eat it.

Stop trying to tell me who I am!

I'm not trying to tell you who you are. Only you know that.

Your mind has just been so cluttered and corrupted with sinful thought.

I'm not eating any more of this shit!

There he is, Tracy! Let him out!

Let me out, you son of a bitch!

What day is it?

Yes.

Begone, devil!

Let go of her, Lucifer!

Curse you, devil!

Return her to god!

Speak your evil out of you, Tracy!

I cast you out, Satan!

You were right. My parents were right.

The devil is inside of me.

- Please... please. - No, no.

He was inside of you.

Now you're free.

God, no, no, no.

No, no, no!

No, no...

No, no...

- Mommy... - Faith!

You're home!

God.

I got you, baby girl.

God, I got you.

How do you feel, Tracy?

I'm a little scared.

I'm sure.

I'm... I mean, I'm better now.

But...

What if he comes back for me, reverend?

What do I do?

You take that light that I found inside you,

and you let it burn bright.

What if it isn't enough?

All it takes is the flicker of a firefly

to lead a lost soul out of the darkness.

That's who you are.

In all that cold, and all that dark,

you be a bright little firefly.

Are you still there?

Yes.

It's all my fault.

I'm going to lose her over this, reverend.

And I can't.

She's all that I have in this world.

I won't let that happen.

But I'm gonna need you to play your part.

What do I have to do?

What you were always meant to do.

This town is finally ready for a leader like you.

Show them the way out of the darkness.

Show them who you really are, firefly.

Hi, faith.

We need to talk.

Y-You took me.

I was only trying to help, faith.

Really.

My parents said I had demons at your age, too.

Mine were in a bottle.

He fixed me right up.

Got me on the right path.

Thought I was doing a good thing, helping him, you know?

Hey!

I'm trying to tell you something!

You think this is easy for me?

Coming back to this house?

You killed Ryan, didn't you?

No.

But I might as well have.

Why did you do this to me?

You should ask your mother.

Faith?

- What are you doing here? - Mom, how do you know him?

You can keep running from your demons, Tracy, but I can't.

I wanted to apologize to faith for everything we've done

before I turn myself in to the police.

Faith.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute! No, you're not thinking clearly.

Why don't I make you a pot of coffee and we can talk?

No, stop it.

Stop it! You're being foolish!

No! No! Let me call the reverend.

And anything that you're feeling, he can help with it.

No, he can't. Get out of my way.

No, Gilbert! Gilbert, no!

You cannot do this.

I'm not gonna tell you again. Move!

Please!

I'm begging you... stop! Stop! Let her go!

Let her go!

- Let her go! - This is all her fault!

You're going to kill her!

That boy is dead because of you!

Maybe it's about time that you join him.

My god.

My god.

Mom!

Mom, is he gonna be okay? Is he gonna be okay?

Yes. Yes.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Mommy's here.