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[thunder rumbling]

[woman] You shouldn't even be here.

This is my private place, my sanctuary.

And I am your father.

We want you to come back, Mary.

I can't. I belong here.

No! You belong at home, with me.

-And your brother. -I find comfort here.

Peace and truth.

Have you told them anything?

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Have you told them anything?

No.

Promise me it will stay that way.

Honor thy father, Mary!

[bell tolling]

I want you to promise me.

I'm sorry.

-Mary? -[door opens and closes]

Mary? Mary, come back here!

Mary?

[bell continues tolling]

[thunderclap]

Mary?

[sighs]

Mary?

Mary!

Mary!

[screams]

[gasps]

[thuds]

Oh! Dear God.

Ingrid.

Ingrid.

Oh!

Poor child.

Ingrid,

what's happening?

[exclaims]

[sobbing]

[theme music playing]

Okay, who stocks this place?

All I could find were corn snacks.

Artificial color, artificial flavor.

Yeah, it's Nick's favorite.

How does he eat this stuff and stay in shape?

Road work.

Five miles a day will burn off

a double cheeseburger, large fries and a couple of beers.

I cannot believe you consume so much junk.

Junk? I cover all the major food groups.

Milk, dairy, meat.

What category does hops fall under?

Oh. Please!

You've seen Derek?

Yeah, he went to Napa to see his sister Ingrid.

-[Nick] Oh. -Is everything all right?

Well, an old friend of mine passed away.

I gotta go down to San Diego for the reading of the will.

Oh, Nick, I'm sorry.

Yeah, me too.

Well, we haven't been close in a long time, so...

Want some company?

You want to drive all the way down to San Diego with me?

If you want.

All right, but I'm warning you now, I stop for fast food.

Oh.

I'll pack some yogurt.

[Derek]Rachel? It's Derek. There's been a death at the convent.

[Rachel]Derek, I'm so sorry. What happened?

[Derek]A suicide, apparently. I may be staying with Ingrid for a while.

-Please tell the others. -[Rachel]Okay, I will.

- How long do you think you'll be away? -I'm not sure.

[Derek]I'll call you from the convent.

Derek!

[sighs]

It's so good to see you.

You, too.

-I only wish it was under better circumstances. -[sighs]

You have any idea why she did it?

Mary was so troubled when she first came to us.

But I was certain we had helped her through it.

Well, you can't blame yourself, Ingrid.

Oh, can't I?

What if it were Alex or Rachel or Nick, wouldn't you feel responsible?

Forgive me, Derek.

This hasn't been easy.

[cries]

Please. No apologies necessary.

[Ingrid cries]

I'd forgotten how easy it is

to talk to family.

Oh.

Come, the Mother Superior would like to see you.

[beeps]

[knocking at door]

[door closes]

Ah...

Derek, how good to see you again.

And you, Reverend Mother.

Sister Margaret. Please, we needn't rest on formality.

Well, thank you for welcoming me.

I know you're not accustomed to visitors.

Yes, well, we've all been very disturbed by this tragedy

and I know Ingrid finds great comfort in your company.

I've prepared a room for Derek in the guest quarters.

Ingrid, might your brother and I have a moment alone?

Of course.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Ingrid has told me of your work.

That you study, how shall I put it,

unusual occurrences.

I suppose you could say that.

I bring this up

because there's been some disturbing talk among the sisters.

What kind of talk?

Things that are not easily explained by everyday logic.

If I can be of any help?

Derek, I'm telling you this because I don't want you involved.

If you catch wind of this talk,

please treat it for what it is.

Hysterical nonsense.

Well, don't you think it's worth investigating?

You're here to console Ingrid in her time of need,

nothing more.

Well, this is your home

and I have no intentions of disrespecting it, or you.

Thank you.

[Kristin] We've been on the road for about four hours

and you haven't told me a thing about your old friend.

Not much to say.

He was my brother.

I never knew you had a brother.

It never came up in conversation.

Yeah, I guess.

How did he pass away?

Car accident. Lawyer didn't really elaborate.

I'm sorry.

Me too.

Well, you seen to be taking it pretty well.

The truth is, I haven't seen him in almost 20 years.

Twenty years?

What happened?

My pop was pretty hard on me, but he was even tougher on Jimmy.

I was 10, he was 17.

Guess he just had enough and he split.

Did you ever look for him?

I was too young.

By the time I was old enough...

I don't know.

Built up enough resentment that I guess I just didn't really care.

So, this trip, and the will...

I have no idea what to expect.

[Kristin] Well...

I have to admit, things with you are never dull.

That's part of my charm.

[Ingrid] Strange noises.

Thumping sounds in the middle of the night.

I would've told you earlier, but you see how the Mother Superior

feels about such things.

Where were they coming from?

Different parts of the convent.

Sometimes the bell in the tower rings

when there's no one there to ring it.

Some of the sisters believe it to be Mary's ghost.

What do you believe?

Suicide is an unpardonable sin in the eyes of the church.

-[glass breaking] -[banging]

[thuds]

Did you hear that?

It sounded like it came from down here.

[rattling]

It's Mary's room.

It's the wind, Ingrid, nothing more.

Sister Margaret, I think you better stand back.

-[Mary screaming] -Ah!

[voices whispering]

Ah...

[gasps]

[bell tolling]

Ah...

[Alex] So you really think we wouldn't be appreciated?

[Rachel] Uh-huh.

Cloisters are closed societies.

These are women who left the outside world to explore the inner truths.

Not exactly my idea of a weekend in the country.

Oh. Come on, it'll be a fresh experience.

[laughs] I wish, but it's not true.

One year, I got dropped off at the local convent

the whole summer.

I was 12 and rebellious.

Not exactly what I would call a match made in heaven.

No, not hardly. I mean, the sisters had their ideas, and I had mine.

[Ingrid] Perhaps we can change that.

Ah, Ingrid, great to see you.

-Hello, Ingrid. -Oh. Thank you for coming.

Yeah, listen, Derek said that there was a problem, but he wasn't very clear.

What is going on?

Anything?

-Well, these are mostly poems. -[Ingrid] Yes.

Mary rather enjoyed writing.

I think it was her release.

Release from what?

Ingrid?

This is difficult, Derek.

Mary told me certain things in confidence.

Ingrid, you know why we're here.

We want to help.

But you have to meet us halfway.

[deep breath]

Mary had a difficult time before she came to us.

Her younger brother

met an untimely death.

Do you know how?

Only that it was an accident.

It happened a year ago, a few months before she came here.

Okay, this helps a lot, Ingrid.

Now what else can you tell us about her life?

Nothing.

I offered her comfort

but I think she felt more at ease with the younger nuns.

I believe that she and Sister Ann were close.

Then I think we'll start with Sister Ann.

Sister Ann?

Mother Superior told us you had questions about Mary.

Yes, we do.

Are you gonna use Mary's death

to paint a misleading picture of the order?

No, not at all. What makes you say that?

Forgive me.

Many people don't understand what we do here.

That our lives are dedicated completely to God.

It's hard to know who we can trust.

Well, we would never question your belief, Sister.

We're just here to help.

Can you tell us anything you know about Mary's family?

[sighs]

Mary did confide in me.

But I could never betray that trust.

No, I understand what you mean. I'm a psychiatrist.

So I've taken an oath to protect my patient's confidence.

But there are circumstances, sometimes,

when there are things even more important than that.

I must finish my task.

Well, thank you for your time, Sister.

[Sister Ann] Wait.

Whatever you're looking for, you won't find it among us.

You should look elsewhere.

[bell dinging]

Besides you, Ingrid, who saw Mary last?

Her father Paul Miller visited that night.

Has he been back since?

Once.

He came with Mary's remaining brother Josh to claim the body for burial.

He must've been heartbroken.

Paul is a widower.

A man of intense religious belief but very different from ours.

I think he did not approve of Mary joining the sisterhood.

-Any luck? -Not much.

If anyone knows anything they're not inclined to share.

The sisters have a high regard for secrecy, Rachel, much like The Legacy.

Well, Sister Ann did say something strange in the end.

She said, "You won't find what you're looking for among us."

Maybe she's trying to steer you somewhere.

You know, Mary didn't have very many friends outside the convent,

so maybe she was talking about her family.

Ingrid, do you think Paul Miller

would speak with us here at the convent?

Perhaps, if I were to ask him.

But why would you not go to his home?

Because Alex and Rachel will be there talking to his son Josh.

Right.

Thank you for coming, Paul.

I know this is a difficult trial for you.

The Lord asks us to be strong, Ingrid.

Death is not for us to understand, but to bear.

Oh, Paul, this is my brother Derek.

He felt he might be helpful.

Helpful? In what way?

What exactly is this about?

It's about Mary.

Mary was taken from me for a reason.

I don't understand that reason, but I don't have to.

I have my faith to sustain me.

Ingrid said you saw Mary the night she died.

Yes, I did.

We've been having some family trouble. I wanted to address it.

May I ask what kind of trouble?

As I said, family.

Ingrid, I'm not sure I understand what's going on here.

Paul, something unexplainable happened at the convent last night.

We think Mary may still be with us.

I gotta tell you,

I was a little surprised at the way you talked to Sister Ingrid.

[Rachel] Well, yeah. It's that whole "wall of silence" thing.

I mean, I know it's part of their code,

but you wind up--

If you're looking for my father, he's not here.

Oh. Hi. Are you Josh?

Yeah? Great, listen.

You know Sister Ingrid over at the convent?

Well, we're friends of hers and we're just wondering

can we talk to you for a couple of minutes?

Yes.

Are you with the church? You don't look like nuns.

No, we're not. We're just visiting Ingrid.

Josh, we heard about your sister and we're very sorry.

She's with the Lord.

Is there anything you can tell us about her?

What she was like?

She was a decent person. We were very close.

That is, before she joined the convent.

We didn't speak to her much after that.

Do you know why she chose to enter the convent?

Well, things...

Things were very hard here after my brother Danny's accident.

I guess she just needed some place else to turn.

How did your father feel about her entering?

Oh. He didn't want her to leave us.

He loves... loved her very much.

But like I said, I...

After my brother's death, she just... changed.

[Rachel] Well, boy, sure looks like your bishop's in trouble.

Who's your opponent?

Me.

I play by myself in the park sometimes.

Oh. In the park?

Is there anything else?

No. Thanks for your time, Josh. It was great to meet you.

Yeah, thanks, Josh.

So you're wondering why we're here.

Yeah, the thought had crossed my mind.

Well, 20 years ago, the Boyle's decided

they were gonna take a real family vacation.

All get in the car, go down the coast,

and hit Disneyland, and Knott's Berry Farm, the whole bit.

I take it things didn't go as planned.

[Nick] Yeah, things rarely did in our household.

At the last minute Dad had some kind of emergency at work

and couldn't make it.

We were all pretty disappointed,

but nobody was really surprised.

And Jimmy took it the hardest.

Yeah, I can relate with that.

Yeah.

So, the three of us hopped in the car and we went instead, without him.

We stopped on this beach, watched the sunset.

Jimmy and I went for a walk.

He said that he couldn't take it anymore.

And that when we got home,

he was gonna leave.

Made me promise not to tell anyone.

And you kept your word.

A week later, he was gone.

Never thought he'd really do it.

Sounds to me like his mind was already made up.

I'd like to think that

it weighed on him as heavy as it did on the rest of us.

[scoffs]

[thunder rumbling]

[bell dinging]

[Sister Ann] Mary, why did you do it?

[Mary] No!

-Help! -Mary?

No!

[screams]

[Sister Margaret] Poor child.

We spoke only last night.

I was the last one to see her.

Can you tell me what you discussed?

She was upset.

She was thinking of speaking with you.

And you persuaded her not to.

Do you know what she was intending to tell me?

Mary kept a journal.

After the suicide,

Sister Ann hid it.

She was trying to keep it from prying eyes.

[Derek] Where?

Sister Ann was the only one who knew.

I need your permission to search the convent for it.

But if the police think Ann's death was an accident--

Sister Margaret, I think we both know it was something different.

This girl was against everything I have ever believed.

If you're right...

if it is Mary's spirit...

why would she take her life?

Something may have happened to her on the other side.

Changed Mary in ways we cannot comprehend.

Unless you allow me to investigate, I fear there will be more deaths.

Do what you must.

[knocking at door]

Josh, hi. Am I bothering you?

No, I was just doing some reading.

Can I come in?

Yes.

Listen, Josh, I have some bad news.

You know Sister Ann Thompson?

Yes.

She died last night.

Mary said she was her closest friend.

[stammers]

What happened?

It was a massive concussion.

Looks like she fell.

Josh, we think, maybe, she was killed.

[panting]

No...

First my brother's death, and then Mary's suicide and now this.

I know I'm being punished.

God is punishing me.

Why would you say that, Josh?

Because we're sinners!

We're all sinners!

My father knows. We were born unclean.

No. Look, Josh.

Come on, there you go, listen to me.

Mary kept a journal, she wrote in it every day.

And I think if we could find that journal maybe we can find some answers.

No! The only answers are in the Book.

In the Word.

Who are you? What do you want here?

Are you Mr. Miller? Paul Miller? I'm Rachel Corrigan.

You'll have to leave.

We're trying to get to the bottom of whatever's happening at the convent.

Now.

I'll see you, Josh.

What did you tell her?

Nothing, Father, nothing.

Pray with me.

-Father, I didn't-- -For Mary's soul.

Pray.

I ask for forgiveness for my sins.

For I have tried to do Thy will...

-That was quick. -There wasn't much of an estate to settle.

Thirty grand, most of which he gave to a local homeless shelter.

So why did you need to be here?

Looks like he couldn't forget that night either.

Why didn't he call? Or visit?

Especially after the old man died.

Well, I'm not an expert in family relations,

but maybe he couldn't.

Let's go.

-Go where? -Anywhere.

I searched a couple of rooms, there's no sign of the journal.

I checked Ann's room, the kitchen, the cellar, nothing.

-Where's Alex? -In the library.

It's the only place we've yet to look.

[creaks]

[bell dinging]

[Mary screaming] No!

Ah. Aah!

I had the journal in my hand and I was just starting to read it.

That's when the room caved in.

But there's no sign of it anywhere.

What did Mary sound like when you saw her?

Angry? Threatening?

Yeah. And there was something else.

I felt fear and desperation, but it wasn't directed at me.

Could she have been trying to reach someone else in the room?

Someone you didn't know was there.

Who did you have in mind?

[Rachel] What about Paul Miller?

Surely, you can't think he would do this.

He's an upstanding member of the community.

Ingrid, listen. He was here the night Mary died.

And we know they disagreed about her joining the convent, so...

I don't know. Maybe there was something in Mary's journal

that Paul just didn't want made public.

You said his youngest son died in an accident?

Daniel, yes.

[Rachel] I'm hooked into our mainframe.

Daniel Miller.

He died a year ago of carbon monoxide poisoning.

He was working on his car in the garage and left the motor running

and he was overcome by fumes, never woke up.

Can you get more of his medical history?

[Rachel] Let's see, yes.

One visit to the emergency room about six months earlier.

Ingested a pesticide.

Huh.

-Close call. -Another accident?

Or maybe it was his first suicide attempt.

Second time, he succeeded.

Why would he do such a thing?

Paul is a pillar of the community. He's a religious soul.

[Rachel] Paul's a zealot, Ingrid.

He believes that his truth is the only truth.

His children are paying the price.

-You mean, Mary too? -Yeah.

But you can't blame Paul for her suicide.

Or maybe it wasn't suicide.

But I saw her jump.

You saw her fall.

She may have been pushed.

Who'd do such a thing?

If Paul drove his son to suicide and Mary knew the truth,

maybe he tried to silence her to prevent a scandal.

That's right. Someone was willing to kill her to get her journal.

Josh may know something.

You think you can get him to confide in you?

I can try.

But he's convinced he'll bring down the wrath of God upon himself.

Yeah, or the wrath of Paul Miller?

[clock ticking]

My father doesn't want me to talk to you.

He says you just want to cause trouble.

Really? Is that what he says?

What do you think?

Do I look like trouble to you?

Come on, I'll buy you a soda.

I didn't know that my sister kept a journal.

[sighs] What did it say?

I don't know.

Alex was attacked before she had a chance to read it,

and whoever attacked her took it with them.

Is Alex all right?

Hm-mm. She's gonna be fine.

Josh, let me ask you something. Do you believe in

psychics or supernatural events, anything like that?

Well, the Bible speaks of miracles.

Hmm.

Why?

Well, sometimes Alex can see things that other people don't see.

She can see the spirits of people who are dead.

She talked to your sister Mary, Josh.

And Mary told her...

about your father.

Well, what did she say about him?

I was really hoping you could tell me.

No.

No!

No, you...

No. You're trying to trick me.

You're trying to tempt me.

You want me to say something bad about him.

No, I just want you to tell me the truth, Josh.

No! My father is a good man.

My father is a righteous man.

Lying lips are the abomination of the Lord!

My father was right.

You just want to cause trouble.

Is that seat taken?

I've been saving it for you.

Any revelations?

Well, aside from the fact that the trunk of this car is really damn cold.

Oh. Yeah.

If Jimmy missed us so much,

he had a hell of a way of showing it.

Maybe he couldn't find a way to come home even if he wanted to.

Hmm.

You're gonna spend the rest of this trip trying to figure this out, aren't you?

Maybe.

It's just my way of passing time.

You must be bored.

Twenty years.

I'd give just about anything to know what was going on inside his head.

Yeah, but since you'll never know,

why don't you try to let it go?

Think of it this way.

Your father was estranged and your brother left.

You stayed behind and you became like the glue for your family.

Their weakness has made you stronger.

Anybody can run, Nick.

Jimmy was right, you are the strong one.

[Nick] So Jimmy left.

Even though I never spoke to him...

never saw him...

I wasn't alone in the world.

Does that make sense?

Yes.

[laughs and clears throat]

Yeah.

You have no business here. This is a place of worship.

Look, we need to talk.

There's nothing to talk about.

My daughter is dead.

Her suicide is a painful memory.

Like Daniel's?

[Derek] We know what happened.

We know how Daniel died.

He was weak.

I loved him.

But his faith would not sustain him, as Mary's would not sustain her.

We don't believe Mary committed suicide, Paul.

What are you talking about?

[Rachel] I think you know.

It's no longer just your family.

Alex was attacked in the library last night.

Oh. God!

Oh. No.

Not another one.

What do you mean?

The anger of the Lord overflows in him.

He can't help himself.

It's my fault.

Who are you talking about, Paul? Who can't help himself?

I told Mary to keep silent.

To keep Daniel's shame in the family.

I never thought...

You mean Josh?

-Josh killed Mary? -He was trying to protect me.

Derek, Josh knows about Alex. He knows what she saw.

He's my son!

What would you have me do?

You've already done it.

[bell dinging]

[Mary] My sanctuary.

Peace.

[gasps]

Help me!

[creaks]

Josh! You scared me half to death. What are you doing here?

[Josh] Rachel says that you talked to my sister.

Is that true?

Yes.

I had no choice.

Did she tell you that?

You killed Mary.

No, not me.

It was this spirit working through me.

It was the sword in his hands.

Why Mary, Josh? She never hurt anyone.

No, she was gonna hurt my father for what Danny did.

What are you talking about?

Danny took his own life.

He was weak. He was weak in spirit.

People would've blamed my father. They wouldn't have understood.

I tried to tell her to stay silent,

but she wouldn't listen to me.

And then the anger of the Lord rose up in me

and everything became clear.

You don't have to do this, Josh. We can help you.

Oh, I don't mind.

When God told Abraham to kill his own son,

Abraham did not falter.

I killed my own sister.

This won't be nearly as hard.

We're too late.

Search the grounds.

You lost your brother

and your sister, how many more have to die?

They're but grains of sand,

leaves of grass.

Winds of righteousness sweep them away.

What about Mary?

She's here, Josh.

She knows what you're doing.

No. You'd say anything now to save your life.

Yes, that's right. You have to jump now.

[muffled groaning]

[yelps]

[both grunting]

-[Alex] Help! -Alex!

Alex!

Josh.

Why, Josh?

No, you can't be here. You're dead.

You killed me.

-Why? -No.

No, you wouldn't honor our father! You were gonna hurt us!

No, I would never hurt you.

All she wanted was peace, Josh.

No!

No, Mary, I didn't know what to do!

-She always loved you. -No, Mary, no!

I... No!

[gasps]

What does it mean?

It means she forgave you.

[bell tolling]

[exhales heavily]

[bell continues tolling]

I don't know what we would've done without you.

Next time, you come to us for some peace and quiet.

[both laughing]

[Derek] Faith has many faces.

For the sisters of this convent

it was a face of silence, of love, of tranquil worship.

For Paul Miller, it was the face of anger,

of self-righteousness without compassion,

and ultimately it destroyed those closest to him.

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

[bell tolls]

[theme music playing]