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Repeat after me.

I am firmly resolved with the help of thy grace to sin no more and to avoid

near occasion of sin. I am firmly resolved to sin no more and to avoid the

occasion of sin.

Amen. Amen.

I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the

Holy Spirit.

Amen.

I'm sorry.

No, no, no. It's my fault. I'm so sorry. It's my fault. I'm sorry.

Wait.

Kristen!

I want you more than anyone I've ever loved.

And I'm not leaving you until you follow me.

What did Lexus do?

Nothing. We were just talking.

Okay, shh. I need you to listen to me for a second. We'll be late. Well, then

Grandma can drive you. This is important.

Lexus and I have made a pact, and we need your help to make it come true.

Leland Townsend has been approaching Lexus after school.

None of you look surprised, so my guess is you knew about this? I didn't know

what to do.

Okay, okay. It's a new day. It's okay. I want you all to understand.

This man intends to hurt us.

He's a bad man, and he's declared a war on us. And I need the four of you to

work together to stop him.

Now, Leland gave Lexis this note. Do any of you know what this means?

I'm talking to you like more mature girls now, because I need you all to be.

Okay? If Leland approaches Lexis again, or any of you, you tell me.

Not in a week, not in a day. You call me that very instant.

Do you understand?

Yeah. Okay.

Good. Then give me a hug. Okay, but we have to be quick. Yes. I love you. Now

get to school. All right. Go, go, go. Let's get to school.

I love you all so much. So much. Bye, Mom. Bye.

Mom? Yeah?

I might have something for you.

Wow, I didn't know you were this far along.

Yes, we're ready.

Tonight. We keep it at 43 degrees in here.

Are they looking for money from the church?

No, they want a body.

Where's Kristen? I thought she'd be here.

Wally, you're running late getting the girls off to school.

Up ahead, you'll notice the capsule where the subject's body will go.

The lab environment is so large to prevent outside heat or radiation from

interfering with our results.

That all seems a bit inexact.

It's all thermo -insulated to eliminate the exchange of radiant energy and

radiation. And underneath the capsule, what's this?

A mass spectrometer, sensitive down to one septillionth of a gram.

So you're weighing the body at the moment of death, and that'll tell you

You believe a human body just ends at death, correct?

Yep. Then in theory, there should be no loss of mass or energy when a person

dies. The first law of thermodynamics, the body should weigh the same

immediately after death as before. Except for the exhalation of breath and

fluids. Feces, urine, but they'll all be trapped in this container and weighed

before and after death. My experiment is about the loss of mass or energy that

there is no explanation for.

You want to measure for the soul.

I am not a religious person.

You call it a soul, but I am measuring for consciousness.

If there is a loss of body weight when a person dies, what is it?

What does it weigh?

Where does it go?

And if it weighs the same?

Then there's nothing else to discuss.

There's nothing after death.

In 1901, a physician named Duncan McDougall conducted an experiment into

weight of the soul.

He conducted an experiment with dying subjects and weighed them before and

death. He found a difference of... 21 grams.

And has this experiment been retried since?

No. Why not?

It was seen as scientifically unserious. Because it was about the soul.

No, because science doesn't have a religious agenda. If it doesn't have a

religious agenda, then why doesn't it try to replicate the experiment?

Because you're trying to use science as a crutch. You're trying to use it to

prove there's life after death. No, why isn't it treated the same way as quantum

physics? Quantum physics doesn't have a religious agenda. It's not trying to

prove there's religion. All right, all right. Stop. Stop.

This Dr. Swan, she doesn't want money from us. No, she wants people who are

dying.

Don't stop on my account.

Go ahead, David.

I have, uh, anything else to say?

Well, there is a priest in hospice care. He has ASPS.

Very rare cancer. The doctors say he has 24 hours to live.

I talked to him about this experiment.

And he volunteered.

Thoughts? Let me try to clear the air here, if you don't mind, Your Eminence.

Please. David, I know that you and I got off on the wrong foot, but I've been

asked by the Cardinal to look over your shoulder for issues of liability.

Liability is a cross we all have to bear.

Hi.

I'm sorry I'm late.

That's perfectly fine.

We've been discussing this soul -scale experiment.

And the need for a signed release from the participating priest.

Yes, Mrs. Bouchard?

Hello. Hello. Would you mind backing up a few feet?

What is this? Your straining order.

You've been served.

Monsignor. Can't we settle our disagreements without these ad hominem

Richard, this is not necessary. Oh, it's not a restraining order for me. I can

take care of myself.

It's for my 11 -year -old daughter.

Excuse me? Mr. Townsend has approached my daughter at school on four separate

occasions, and he's asked her to keep it a secret from me. No, this is... He's

also made her uncomfortable with his touch.

I did not. What are you talking about? This is insane. Luckily, one of my

daughters took a photo, and that is why the court granted me this injunction.

That. That is a misinterpretation. Well, I guess it's a good thing that the

Catholic Church has no issues with older men touching children.

Leland, let's step outside for a second. No, this is a lie, Your Eminence. This

is just... Like you said, Leland, my ability is a cross we all have to bear.

Let's just talk for a second.

You okay?

Yeah. Is everything all right with Alexis?

We're getting back on track.

And everything else?

Yeah, we're good.

Ms.

Bouchard, I've asked Leland to take a step back until we can investigate.

Thank you, Your Eminence.

No, thank you for your patience.

And David, if you have a moment, I need you to hear a confession.

How are you?

Embarrassed at everybody making a fuss.

Who's that?

Our newest priest, David Acosta.

I wanted him to hear your confession.

Are you care?

No, no. We're too good of friends.

So what's the word? Have I been heard?

You have.

But it's going to be a very isolated death.

I wanted to warn you.

You'll have to lie alone in the chamber. I'll be fine.

How much do you think?

My soul will weigh.

You'll be a heavyweight.

Father, forgive me for I've sinned.

I've had... I've had impure thoughts.

Celibacy has been difficult for me.

It's difficult for everyone.

No.

My mind is full of lust.

Thoughts of being held, holding, that my life was pointless

without love.

I never felt it.

I prayed for it.

But what if this is darkness and I spent my life being an idiot?

I don't want to die.

God.

Congratulations, Linda the Lizard. There are other animals who want to be your

friend. Do you want to meet them?

Hello, Linda.

I'm Polly the Pig, and I welcome you. Have you built your house yet?

No.

Let me show you where you should build.

How old are you, Linda?

Eleven. What about you?

I'm twelve.

My parents are divorced.

Are yours?

No, but my dad is away a lot.

That sucks. I like having someone to talk to. How about you?

Me too. Hello?

Your mom just called.

Hey, where are the girls?

I'm a girl.

Yeah, but where are the other girls, your sisters?

Backyard. Okay, well, come on. I'm ordering pizza.

Your mom has to work late. Doing what? I don't know.

Demon stuff. Let's go.

I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow.

I can't wait. I'm lonely.

Me too.

What do you have?

Give me a signal.

Let's go. Here we go. Let's get ready.

Vitals are online.

I need a reading.

Let's go.

This is feeling very Frankenstein.

Yeah. Welcome to fringe science.

Pulse 110, his lungs are shutting down. The breathing is labored. We have to go,

Father. Through his holy anointing of the Lord, through his love and mercy,

me with the grace of the Holy Spirit.

What? Where?

What is it? We're here, Frank. Monsignor, we don't have time. Then make

He's losing consciousness.

Father, do you still want to do this?

The experiment. Do you want to go forward?

I don't want to die.

I know.

But do you want this experiment?

The weight of the soul.

You too.

You are a good friend.

We're running out of time. Let's go. Let's go.

Great. Lower it slowly.

Slowly. Be careful. Thank you. Bring it down slowly.

Let's go.

The equipment in place.

Where are we on the vital? Dropping. You have less than five.

BP has plummeted. O2 saturation is four.

He is in respiratory distress.

Heart rate is irregular.

He's going to go into cardiac arrest.

Health lights.

Health lights.

How do I talk to you?

Frank, can you hear me?

Frank.

I'm watching you on a screen.

First ring, check.

Check. Second ring, check.

Check. Third ring.

Check. Fourth ring.

This body contains a spirit.

The kingdom was too small to hold it.

Now two paces to the vilest earth.

They're old enough.

Who's Tom?

Oh, God.

I know.

You've done everything you could.

Let God take you.

But if he won't?

He will, Frank.

I'm here.

I'm holding you.

Engage the scale.

Look sharp, guys. That's it.

61008 .66 grams per depth. Do I have confirmation?

Confirmation.

Radiation efflux 0 .055578.

Status? Pulse 130 climbing. BP 70 over 150.

A regular.

Get ready.

What was that?

A second's away.

Everybody get ready. We're about to go.

Look. 24 grams.

That's the difference.

You've got an issue, Doctor.

You've got a power surge. You've got particle sensors. No, that's not...

Do we maintain the efflux?

Hey, Dad.

Hopping up, huh?

Hello, Cheryl?

Dad?

Hey. Are you okay?

Hey, Lynn.

Good. You're home early. Yeah.

Where were you guys?

Upstairs, watching TV.

Why are the locks changed? Mom was worried about someone harassing Lexus.

What?

What happened?

We're trying to figure that out.

I'm not dead.

Okay, maybe we should get you off there. Come on.

I always wanted to do that.

And now I have.

Let's put that down, please. No, I'm hungry.

What happened?

I don't know. But he was medically dead for 56 seconds with a loss of 24 grams.

His soul left his body?

He's still 24 grams lighter.

So he's walking around without a soul.

Obviously he can't be without a soul because there he is.

What are you all whispering about?

Just happy to have you back.

Hmm. There's obviously a malfunction in your system, okay? The explosion, the

lights out there.

No. We need a greater sample size.

I'm a medical mystery.

What is it? Candy salad. It's really healthy. You've got to try it. Come on.

no, no. Yeah, you know you've got to try it.

Yummy! Yummy!

Yeah!

It's so good, right? So, listen, how is your grandmother these days?

Rad G? She's good.

Rad G?

Is there anything weird about her? This is awful. You're crazy. I know,

I know. Where is Lexus? Oh, this is truly awful.

You need to build a kitchen, too.

Don't use all your lumber.

Do you have a kitchen, Polly?

I do.

And I will show it to you. I'm just arguing with my mom.

She's so big. Is your mom big?

Dad's looking for you. What are you doing on Lynn's bed?

Playing.

Who's that?

Leland.

What? Leland.

He's trying to trick me into thinking he's a little girl.

My mom keeps nagging me.

How do you know?

He keeps on asking about mom.

And he doesn't type like a girl. Linda?

Leland, you shouldn't be... Linda?

Wait, then what are you doing?

Pretending to be tricked.

Why?

I want to know what he wants to know. Then I'll tell mom.

I want to do it too.

They're too young.

I'm not.

Okay, get your iPad.

Well, let's get home.

Yep.

Did Kristen know you were coming home tonight?

Nope.

Did you take a night to the girls at least?

Yep.

Well, you're a font of information, aren't you?

Yeah. And I'm home permanently, so I want you out of the garage by the end of

the week.

Have you talked to your wife?

I'm home, Cheryl.

And I don't like what you do to my house.

I don't know what you're about with your little voodoo dolls and all your stuff,

but I don't want it near my family, so I want you out by the end of the week.

You're an ungrateful asshole.

Do you know that?

Yes, I do. I've suspended my life to babysit for free.

I've put everything on hold. Congratulations. Now I want you out.

up. How dare you? Yes, how dare I? How dare I be a husband? Your time to be a

husband was a year ago.

No, no, listen, Cheryl. It doesn't work anymore, okay?

The guilt trips, the nasty comments.

Do I look affected by it?

Now get the fuck out of my house.

Listen, Daddy.

God, you have a bad side?

You're on.

Eddie, my Eddie.

Give me the clarity and wisdom to know how to stop this goddamn cocksucking

piece of mother...

Neither.

The way you fucked me last night.

The way we came together.

We can't be doing this.

No, we can't.

It's just you and me.

What the fuck?

What? You're done.

Oh, yeah, I just got it done. Do you like it?

You're not.

Who are you?

Christian.

Feel my breath.

Feel how good I am.

Oh, my God. What are you?

Does it matter?

I can feel how hard you are.

So you're home now?

Mm -hmm.

Forever.

No more business?

Well, I got a buyer.

Bash.

Good. Yeah.

I want to use the money to add on to the house.

Yeah, yeah. The girl said a bathroom.

Yeah, and one more bedroom.

Can we afford it?

We will.

It's all good.

Thank you. Thank you. Go see Sister Gertrude.

I'm fine.

Oh, what? Matt's not with you?

Matt? His eminence.

Oh, no.

He wanted us to see you first.

Oh, well, sit down.

I'm making him nervous. I mean, I spent my whole life not saying what I thought.

And now, suddenly, I want to say it all.

Do you remember what happened in the chamber?

Well, I remember being alone and reaching out my hand. And Matt's voice,

I remember that. He said, let God take you.

And then?

Then I saw something.

People.

In a room, they were smiling at each other. They were reaching out, and their

arms were really long, and they were stretching out toward me, and I was

starting to move toward them.

But it was suddenly such a long distance. I thought it was across a

seemed to be miles.

And then I felt something on my back. I think a hand.

It was Matt's hand.

And he was smiling at me, so I turned.

Then I was alive again.

So, I have no soul, right?

I can't say that. Tell Matt to come see me, please.

Medically?

So the mass in his lungs, the ASPS, has disappeared and the cancer in his lymph

nodes is shrinking.

So how do we explain this? A miracle.

What was he like before he got sick?

Nothing like this.

He was serious and intense.

He would never... Kill you?

Yes.

He said he felt your hand on his back and saw you smile, and that's why he

decided to come back to his body. How do we explain the continued loss of the

weight? The sensors, they malfunctioned. Dr. Swan would like to do the

experiment again. With Father Ignatius? No, with a new patient.

Okay, I'll talk to hospice. We have a nun, Sister Gertrude, who's in her last

days.

Yes?

I think you should go see him.

He's asked for you. I will.

When I can.

I want him to recover first.

Do you have a minute?

Yeah, I do.

Maybe we should... Yeah, I think so.

So...

About the other night... Look, we don't have to talk about it.

I was in the wrong.

You weren't. I was just as involved. You stopped us, and that's the most

important thing.

What do you mean?

I stopped us.

I just think it's best to move on, you know?

Kristen, are you...

What you're referring to?

But I went home after you stopped us after, um, we kissed.

But we didn't have sex. I went home.

You mean the night you confessed?

Yes.

You left and you didn't come back at all that night? No. What did you think?

Nothing.

Okay, great. You sure?

Yes.

Great. Let's just not be awkward together, okay?

Because... Definitely.

Good stuff.

Yeah.

Hey, Kurt, do you have a minute? I need a referral.

Oh, this is all new to me. I mean, I had something like this in Bali.

I mean, I couldn't even get on the plane. My back hurts so bad.

Call a doctor. Why call me? Because I see it every night. You're a fucking

demon. Don't swear. You can emphasize just as much without a swear word.

You're right.

Just help me.

Men who build their lives on sand, they call me.

They're intrigued by someone who is certain, but that doesn't mean they want

be certain.

They just want to be excused of their struggle.

But I won't excuse you.

When you die, God won't look at your struggle.

He'll look at what you believed.

And then that demon will return, and there'll be no more hope.

Live in fear of that day.

Hi.

You work with David?

I do.

David thinks highly of you.

Oh, well, I think very highly of him.

You were baptized.

And you turned away.

Is that what David says?

No.

But it's the truth.

Kristen?

Is that you out there?

Oh my God, Kurt.

What happened?

We tried to go to Hawaii.

Didn't even make it on the plane. My back gave out.

Killing me. Let me call my chiropractor. No, no, no. My wife is on it.

You need a referral?

Let me make some calls. What's going on?

Well, uh... Andy's home.

Permanently now. Well, that's good.

Isn't it?

Yeah. It's just that I'm a little worried.

Distracted. By your priest friend.

We're both distracted.

You know what you need to do? This is just friendly advice.

You need to normalize the relationship.

Okay. Yeah.

Invite the priest over to dinner with your family.

Make everybody comfortable together so there's no secrets, no hidden agendas.

Just make it all normal.

That's actually a good idea.

Ouch on the actually, but thank you.

on my mom.

What pranks? I put medicine in her food just to see if she reacts.

Can I play, too?

No. We just want to play alone.

Hey, that was rude.

Just tell them you have cancer and you're dying.

Oh, no. Nobody wants to be my friend because I have cancer.

That's too bad, but we're having fun. We'll be your friends.

Okay, you two. I want you both outside into the sunshine.

We're doing homework, Dad.

I'm not doing homework. Shut up, Lila.

No, no, don't say shut up. Dad, you're always... No, no, no, I don't know.

No, you're not.

No, Dad, tell him to stop. Do your homework.

What are you doing? I'm going to bed.

Why? I'm going to quit.

Really? Cool.

In what way?

Well, you're not supposed to have your feet pointing toward the door, because

that's like...

A body in a coffin.

So... Grab that. Grab that.

Which way are we going?

Spinny, that way.

Okay. Go, go, go, go, go, go. Okay.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

What?

What's this?

Looks like dishwater.

Or buried treasure.

Do you want me to open it?

Do it.

Oh. Oh, my God. Dad, that smells terrible. I know. Oh, my God. What is

Is everything all right, Dad? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm just washing it out.

Dad, I'm going to get some air freshener. It still smells in here. Yep,

idea.

Okay, yep, just wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Dad, I have to go to the bathroom. Just wait a second, okay?

Wait there.

Dad! She said wait a minute.

Yeah, yeah, just wait.

Okay.

Okay, stop it, stop it. We need another bathroom. I know that.

What's that?

This is a jar.

What's it for? Like, licorice? It looks like it's for licorice. Wait. What are

you doing?

Just... Okay,

be yours.

So who's this now?

This is Sister Gertrude. She's a nun from hospice down with heart disease.

Kristen, how lovely.

What are you doing here?

I've gotten a reprieve.

Praise Jesus.

You need to get out of here.

Yes, I know you assessors would prefer no oversight, but the Cardinal is

about parish liability.

Poor woman.

And when I explained to him that I was at your daughter's school at the request

of the principal, they agreed to investigate.

Are you going to hit me now?

Would you like that?

You're buzzing.

Oh shit.

Okay.

I can only answer one of you at a time.

Just one.

Wait, where did I say I was from again? He said you were from New Mexico. Wait,

am I 12 or are you 12? No, you're 12 and I'm 8. You're 8? Yeah.

I'll ask a question at the same time. Okay. What did you say? Yeah. Okay,

Five, two, one.

Three, two, one.

What's your favorite stuff, Dana?

BP 70 over 50, O2 sat down. Six ring,

check. 10 climbing, she's losing consciousness.

Engage the scale.

Free death, 48 ,000, 235 .66 grams.

Do I have confirmation? Yes.

Radiation, F1.

You've still got a problem up there. No time. We're seconds away.

She's in respiratory distress.

Heart rate is irregular.

She's going to go into cardiac arrest.

We're losing her.

Radiation efflux, .055572.

What's happening?

She's getting heavier.

No, that can't be.

36 grams heavier.

That was crazy.

You know what's even crazier?

Oh, gosh. I don't know if I have room for more. The doctor said she had stage

four cancer, ASPS, the same thing that Ignatius was dying of.

How is that possible?

I don't know. It was overlooked.

Or... Yes, Father?

Maybe souls don't weigh anything.

Maybe demons do.

Maybe demons weigh us down.

You're saying a demon left Ignatius during his near -death experience?

Yes.

You pointed at the fences near the roof.

They were green throughout.

What if that was the energy from the demon that left?

Ignatius. Her sister Gertrude died.

The demon possessed her.

That's why she died heavier and with the cancer that left Ignatius. Okay, look.

Science is not a game. It's not a toy.

Okay? It just needs a larger sample size. It's about repeatable phenomena.

Exactly. Right. But what if God doesn't repeat?

Oh, my God. Please don't tell me you're going over to heaven. No, no, no. I'm

not. I'm just asking. Yeah. This is why you can't use science to get to God.

It's a fool's mission.

Where's it going?

Another parish.

They both requested it.

Why?

They're worried what will happen if they stay.

Hello? Over here.

You're not real.

Check your catechism.

This isn't forbidden.

Unless you want it to be forbidden.

Unless you want me to do things to you that are truly forbidden.

Can you button my hand to keep from screaming?