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In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.

We need to talk.

Are there any sacraments you do respect, Mr. LeConte?

All of them.

That's why I do what I do. That's why you do what you do.

So holy men and women can keep their hands clean.

I won't help you with Kristen and her daughter. That's not what this is about.

What what is about?

The Monsignor will be approaching you in the next few days with an emergency

assessment.

He will do what is asked.

Which is?

I don't know.

But someone during the assessment will say the word honky -tonk.

When you hear this word, you will count to the twelfth word spoken after it, and

that is the word you will bring back to me.

Are you nuts?

I couldn't be more deathly serious.

Once again, you will hear the word honky -tonk, then you will count to the

twelfth word spoken after that.

That is the word I need to hear.

And why am I doing this?

That is confidential.

All I can tell you is it has nothing to do with Kristen.

When you have the twelfth word, you will call this number.

I'm leaving it here on the seat. You will call the number and say, My Shiba

is limping and I need to speak to Dr. Michael.

This is all a game to you, isn't it? A very serious game.

And one we have to play to protect the holy.

Amen.

Thank you, Father.

Hi, Mom.

Now, wake up.

Wake up.

Were you a good girl today or a bad one?

I was good.

Hey.

Look at my new video.

I'm getting a lot of upvotes.

Kristen? David, I need to talk to you right now.

I'm away.

Come

in.

We need to talk.

I need some questions answered.

Victor LeConte told me that I was being pursued by Leland Townsend from the very

beginning, that he had designs on one of my daughters, and that he was grooming

her through me.

Is this correct?

That's what he said.

You don't believe him? I believe a spy sees everything as a conspiracy.

Okay, we'll go back to that.

Everything that's happened in the last two years, from the moment that Leland

approached me to now, has been by design?

That's what Victor thinks.

What about your designs?

What do you mean? Your pursuit of me.

From the moment you invited me to do this job to our relationship now, has

everything been by design?

What?

No. If Leland was pursuing me from the beginning, are you saying that it's just

coincidental that you invited me to do this job at that exact time? Look, I

can't speak to what Leland thinks. I can only say that I invited you to be an

assessor based on your talent, not because of some design.

Then why should I trust you?

Because I tell you the truth. No, you don't.

No, you haven't.

How long have you been working for the entity?

All those mysterious phone calls in the last couple of weeks, they've all been

from this LeConte guy?

And every time you lied about it?

You can't even talk to me now, because everything you say will be a lie.

I agreed to work with Victor LeConte.

He was doing good work, and I thought it was a way to help God. And he asked you

to lie to me. I couldn't tell anyone about the work I did with him.

I couldn't even tell them I'm senior. David, I don't believe in God and the

church, but I always liked that you did because it gave me something to aspire

to, something to admire.

But you're just like everyone else.

So now what?

Now I tell you everything I know about their pursuit of RSM. And Lexus.

Yes.

Wait, what are you doing? I have to go check something.

And now work?

I need the money.

But I feel pretty fucked over and it's going to take me a while to adjust to

that.

You okay?

Thank you. No problem.

What have you got? Okay.

Now, I want an adult drink. I'm an adult. I want to drink like one.

Okay. Oh, my God. Even your adult drinks look like kids' drinks. I got it. I got

it. No, I got it.

So, you want a program report?

I do.

I'm sorry to be so anxious.

Okay, this one is last year, our first motion for production of records.

Right. This one was six months ago, our first lawsuit for a production of

things. Yeah. This is their first rejection.

Okay, yeah, it's all coming back to me. This one is two months ago, our

threatened lawsuit of $43 million.

This is RSM's alarmed response one week later. And this, whoo girl,

this is the judge's summary judgment against RSM to produce your missing egg.

or be held liable. And this, smell this.

You can almost smell their sweat. That's what threatening a $43 million suit

does to grown men.

Thank you, Yasmin.

That's always the most fun part.

They admitted there was a 12th day and that their filing system made the error.

So I do have another egg out there.

And they have a lead on it.

Okay. A lead? What does that mean exactly?

You may want another sip.

Uh -oh. I sued for their records, and they indicate that your missing egg was

mistakenly donated to medical research.

Okay, so it's been destroyed.

Probably. There is a chance your egg was donated to a couple.

Wait, what?

Donated. Donated where?

This medical research facility has donated eggs to recipient couples in the

past. I'll stay on it if you want.

Yeah, that would be great. Okay.

Is Kristen on the team anymore?

Yes. I called her. She said she's coming.

Okay, well, let's start.

This is an emergency assessment.

A friend of the parish has a toy store.

And this came from it.

Okay, what are we looking at? Haunted toys?

Use the wand.

See you in hell.

Okay.

Creepy, but probably just a prank in the manufacturing. It's not just that toy.

A lot of the toys are causing problems.

Kristen. Monsignor. Ben.

David.

We getting costumes with that?

Yeah, you're the princess.

A haunted toy store.

Seriously?

The store manager has complained that his patrons have been returning some of

the items. And some have complained of demonic infestation coming from the

Sounds like busy work.

Possibly. Just look into it.

You're quiet today, David.

Long night.

These are the returns just from last week.

Everybody's terrified of them. Why?

Just something creepy about them.

I showed the parish the little princess magic wand.

Here's four more. Same thing.

And the stuffed animal, too. Look at them.

So why did people buy them? They weren't like that when they bought them. They

were like this.

These all look like knockoffs.

You think there's a chance there was a problem in the manufacturing? I guess,

but what is the problem?

And why?

Why are people so creeped out?

Good.

Okay, come on, this is a prank.

Really? Help me, I'm in hell. We looked into that as a possibility, but the only

thing that these toys have in common is timing.

The return started about two weeks ago, even though we've sold these products

for years and had no issues. So something occurred two weeks ago that

the existing stall? Sounds like contagious hysteria. One person says

wrong and then everybody does. Or a demonic presence.

Can I take these home and analyze them? Yes, please.

What's that?

Oh, yeah, that.

It's a honky -tonk next door.

They're always rehearsing early. We complain, but it never matters.

Never matters.

Never.

What

was

it? Twelfth word.

Matters. Matter or matters?

Matters. Why?

Seven letters.

Is it about Grace?

Grace Lee? I can't tell you that.

Thank you, David.

You have offered a great service to the church and God today. Can you get Grace

out now? I can't tell you, but she is alive.

Hey, Kristen.

Hi, Yasmin. I'm so sorry.

I just had a nightmare, and I just need to know... Yes.

Yes what?

I just found out a few hours ago.

Your egg wasn't donated to medical research.

It was donated to another fertility clinic.

I was going to call you in the morning.

Where is it?

and it's been implanted into another woman.

So, he's trying to catch me.

Just try.

So, tell me about the hair.

Sister Andrea, it's what you wanted.

It's kind of light.

I hope the good sister's not going bald.

Where's your end of the deal?

The muse isn't coming. This amount would maybe buy you a few commas, not much

more. You got it out of her comb, didn't you?

Her drain.

And you didn't say I couldn't.

Here's my idea. The object matter of your book, it's fairly well -trodden

ground, isn't it? Not the way I'm writing it. Have you ever seen a real

possession? I've been to an exorcism. No, I'm not talking about somebody tied

their bed by the cowardly clergy.

I'm talking about someone free, unfettered, and completely consumed by

demonic.

Would that be interesting?

Very. Good.

It's tomorrow night.

Wear a red tie.

You ready?

Nope.

We don't need to do this.

I know.

Okay.

Take your time.

Take your time.

I'll meet you inside, okay?

All right.

How far along are you?

As the Wendig lawyer, I want to make clear we agree to this meeting as a

goodwill gesture.

It's an innocent question, Wyatt. I just want to be clear, my client's answering

your question does not constitute an agreement. Give it a break. It will be

eight months next week.

I'm really sorry this happened. Don't say that.

I'm sorry, I do.

I'm not quite sure how we ended up here. I thought my egg had been destroyed.

The clinic told us it came from an anonymous donor.

Right. It's weird. These life -changing events just seem to come from accidents.

While it may be your egg, my client fertilized it, making it 50 % his

material. But my client's genetic material was acquired by an illegal act.

please, Kristen.

I couldn't have a baby.

I thought it was over for me.

Then we got a call from the clinic.

You have to... Understand this is a miracle for us.

I'm having a baby.

A little girl.

Sarah.

And I have clothes for her. I have a room.

And I love her.

I will love her. I understand.

I'm not trying to undercut your joy. I want you to be a part of her life. We

will not agree to join custody. Please shut up.

This isn't about that.

about two months.

I'd like that.

Sarah's a pretty name.

It's my grandmother's.

Kristen, can we talk?

Sure.

I know this is all really weird.

The entire situation.

But is there anything we should know?

What do you mean? We just heard rumors about the fertility clinic, that there

was something wrong there.

Is that true?

Mr. Wendig, I think you should talk to your lawyer. I will, but if there's

anything you could warn us about, that would be helpful.

Did anything happen?

Um... Valerie's just had such a...

And then when I listened to the baby's heartbeat, I heard...

You're worried about the baby's heart? No, it sounded like something else.

Like what?

A growl.

I know that sounds crazy, but it sounded just not normal.

Like...

Mr. Wendig, anxiety is normal for an expectant parent.

I had it as well.

Yeah, you're probably right. That makes a lot of sense.

Yeah.

Thanks.

What is it? It's a severed finger.

It was inside the wizard ball.

What? Yeah, there was a severed finger inside the wizard ball.

Oh, my God.

I'm trying to trace it back to the manufacturer because I'm guessing that

was someone there who had their finger chopped off in the manufacturing.

Anyway, what have you found?

What do you mean? You wanted to talk. Oh, yeah, maybe later. It's not quite up

to a finger in a wizard ball.

Kristen.

I'm looking for a distraction from this craziness.

Tell me.

Genetics. Do you think RSM fertility could have deleted the empathy gene?

Well, theoretically, certain personality traits can be genetically modified, but

only theoretically. Is this about Lexus? Because, hey...

She's a good kid.

You're a good mother.

You just keep doing what you're doing. No, no, no.

We've located my missing egg, and it's been

implanted, and the father thinks something may be wrong.

Like what? I don't know, nothing. I mean, it's just... I like the mother.

I just don't want anything bad to happen.

Hey, David.

Yep, he's here.

Okey -doke. Yep, welcome.

Okay, bye.

Another case?

No, same one. Another possessed toy.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Did I give you what you wanted? I don't know. It's just that the father's

worried about genetics, and I just don't know what to tell him. Nature versus

nurture.

That's what you say.

I would bet on nurture every time.

Is that a friend speaking or a scientist?

Both.

Thank you for coming. The store manager told me you were looking into these

strange cases.

Can you tell us what happened?

Uh, this.

It spells out Satan 1.

Not today.

It did several times last night.

Really freaked out the kids and my wife. They slept in the living room.

Honey, honey.

It burns. It burns.

What burns?

My head.

Happened before?

She complained of her head hurting last night.

We went out to a country western bar. A lot of really loud honky tonk music.

Honky. Did you call a doctor? I thought she was having a headache.

Told her to ignore it.

I shouldn't have done that.

I think you need to call a doctor.

My Shiba Inu is limping, and I need

Dr. Michael to call back.

I call on thee to enter me.

I call on thee to enter!

Who's he?

One of my patients, Seth.

Who are all these people?

Possession chasers. They're here for a show.

He's here now.

He's in me.

I can feel him. I can feel his power!

You've heard of rebirthing therapy as a treatment for reactive attachment

disorder. Well, I do the same thing except with demonic therapy.

The object invites the demonic in and then expels it. It's often the only way

reach the grossly reactive.

Jesus!

with you. This is something else.

It's extraordinary.

I'll tell you what's extraordinary.

Experiencing it. Being on the inside.

Not observing.

Being. What do you mean? Tom Wolfe. Hunter S. Thompson.

Gonzo Journalism. This is what your book needs. You becoming possessed.

Then having the demon expelled.

Then you write about it.

How do I do that?

The word I gave you?

Matters? Yes.

We were called to the house of a man named Lee Zong.

Is that name familiar?

No. His wife Charlotte was supposedly possessed by a toy, but I could tell it

was an act.

Okay. While we were observing her, assessing her, her husband said the

hunky -tonk.

It came out of nowhere.

I counted 12 words after it, and the word was...

He said, we were listening to a lot of really loud honky -tonk music.

I thought she was having a headache.

Told her to ignore it.

I have no idea what message you're waiting for, but I think there was a

in the transmission and this is the real message.

Ignore. Either ignore what you received before or...

The message was delivered. Your service here is complete.

Sir, wait.

Nobody just says honky -tonk.

Maybe this is the message.

David, you have proven yourself to be an effective intermediary, but remember,

that is all you are.

You serve others, and they are satisfied.

Here, some more onesies.

You can really never have too many.

They will poop all over them.

Thank you, Kristen.

You know, it's really nice to talk to someone who's been through this before.

I don't have any sisters.

How are you feeling?

Fine.

Yeah. I've been having these wild dreams.

Really? Yeah.

Everything is engulfed in flames, and I can't get out.

I can hear my baby crying, but...

I can't reach her.

Should I be worried?

No, I had the exact same thing with one of my pregnancies.

It's a heightened level of progesterone.

Hormones. Yep, that makes sense.

Actually, who I'm worried about is Logan.

He's having a hard time.

Are you tearing out all your plants?

Did you know hellebore are basically lethal?

So are azalea and lilies. I mean, we're growing a whole...

death trap garden out here. Well, I'm sure you wouldn't allow your baby out to

graze on the plants, but yeah, it's always good to be safe.

That's the least I can do.

By the way, I can refer you to someone if you'd like about that thing that

we spoke about.

The anxiety. No, that's alright.

I just... I see how much

Valerie's suffering and how little I can do, you know? Yeah.

Did you hear any more of the growling from Valerie?

No.

That's gone.

Well, that's great. Yeah.

So, is this where you work? Yeah. I thought you might want

to meet my boss.

Why not Lynn, Laura, and Lila?

Well, um... Here.

See, uh... You're special, Alexis.

And I thought I'd take one granddaughter at a time to work.

Do you always bring your boss cookies? Biscuits, yeah, yeah. He loves them.

Listen, um... I want to warn you.

He might not look like you expect.

What do you mean? I mean, some people think he looks a little mean, and

sometimes he, like, smells a little weird.

But you just have to... Be friendly and smile, okay? And then we can talk about

it later.

Now you're scaring me. No, no, no, no.

I just want you to be ready.

All right. I got five minutes.

Let's go.

Sir, I brought my granddaughter, Lexus, and, uh...

We have a present for you.

Is it what I think it is?

Yes, we brought you biscuits.

Hello.

Lexus, was it? Yes, sir.

Please, help yourself.

I hear so much about you from Cheryl.

She thinks you have a great future in store for you.

So, what grade are you in? Fifth grade.

Wow. Well, maybe someday you can work here.

We need right young people.

Did that sound good? It does, but I really want to be a doctor.

Well, we need more doctors in our genetics division.

Well, I should get back to work. Thank you for the biscuits.

You're welcome.

How many eyes?

Yeah.

Two. Why?

Now what?

Now you recite the prayer.

Satan, force of power, force of enlightenment.

Keep going. I'll get that.

Satan!

Leland, I...

Okay, I think you're wrong about Lexus.

You tested him? Yeah, she didn't see him. Not if he was.

I'm not wrong.

She just needs more of the right influence. It's not over yet. I'm

You want me to say it again?

Yes, please.

Look for love.

If you're not the one,

she's the ambassador.

They don't believe mine.

Grace won't survive.

Then give me something to convince them.

Talk to Lao, not Xi.

Hello? Where did you get that?

From the source I discussed earlier.

He said if you don't believe him, Greece won't survive.

You've compromised us.

No, I haven't done anything but deliver a message.

Now it's up to you.

Sir?

2200 Lexington, downstairs.

The chapel.

You want me to come?

The Count asked me to come here.

I'll take care of him.

I need to tell him exactly as it was told to you. You only have a few

Wait here.

Excuse me.

What did you hear?

Did it very well.

The Vatican will be pleased.

Now, go home.

What about Greece?

Where is she?

We'll find out.

Go home.

All right, so the Wizard Ball, the Jack in the Box, the Princess Wand, they were

all manufactured in the same province in China.

Really? Yeah. Ben thinks they were all produced at the same labor camp.

Yeah, and these were messages that were being sent out by the workers, not the

finger. That was just malfunctioning machinery.

I think they're part of an underground organization who's to transfer secret

messages out of Chinese labor camps.

How do you know?

Victor LeConte.

What does Victor LeConte have to do with any of this? The entity is trying to

get Grace Ling out of China.

Oh, my God. Seriously?

Yes. We shouldn't draw attention to the toy store.

We can only get them hurt.

Understood.

Oh, sorry. I have to get this.

Valerie?

Valerie, are you okay?

What is it? Does she need an ambulance?

No, no.

She won't listen to me. She refuses to see anyone but you.

Okay. Has her water broke?

I don't know. All right. I'll be right there.

Kristen. I have to head out. I need to say something first.

I don't want to disappoint you or myself.

But I do believe in something that goes beyond both of us.

I know you don't believe in God.

But I do, and that requires an action that is beyond what we have.

I don't know how else to say it, but I care for you more than anyone I

know.

But when God demands something of me, I have to obey.

I wish I understood.

I know.

That's okay.

As long as you know how much you matter to me.

David, I love you.

And I hate saying that because it sounds like I mean something that I don't.

But I love you.

I love you as a friend. I love you as somebody I respect.

Somebody who... I should probably just stop talking.

Good Logan

Logan.

Where's Valerie?

I was trying to save her.

I had to cut it out.

It was killing her.

Oh my god, what did you do?

What did you do?

David? Great.

I was told you were responsible for my release.

That's overstating things.

It's not.

God knows what you did.

And God knows what you'll do next.

Thank you.