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And Mama put me in that place.

I can't control them anymore.

Sometimes they hurt me.

Bad.

They're my very best friends.

Best.

I just don't know why they're so mean to me.

Take care of us.

Just like he did for me and my brother Charles before I went away.

Mr. Anderson, I, uh... That's... Daddy's name!

He ran off and left me and Mama and Charles.

We don't ever like him.

I'm sorry, Conrad.

Um...

I'm going to give you the name of a man who could help you with your friends.

Now Dr. Lion is better suited to help you with your friend.

I want to go to another doctor.

Nice.

Shut up, Conrad.

No other doctor, Conrad.

What was that all about?

That was my first experience with a classic multiple personality case.

Multiple personality, like in the three faces of Eve?

What are the three faces of evil? I mean, the guy was bizarre.

Well, can't you help him?

Okay.

You do it.

The suggestion I implanted is going to have to be reinforced at a deeper level.

Your subconscious will has to be reprogrammed so that any desire you

still have will be overruled.

Any desire?

Can't do that.

I said no.

I'm going to start counting backwards.

When I reach zero, your mind will be free of every thought.

Kill him, Conrad!

Kill him!

Four.

Zero.

Your mind is free now.

In your mind's eye, I want you to see the cigarettes coming toward you.

You will them to stop approaching.

You will them to leave.

And they back away.

Your mind enjoying the feeling.

Get off me.

When I clap my hands, you'll wake up.

We'll just have to see how you respond to each session.

Hypnotherapy is not exactly a science.

The only thing that we're sure of is that it works.

really are you sure you didn't throw on an extra hypnotic suggestion oh my dear

lady that would be unethical

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

7,

8, 9, 10.

3-5-5.

3-5-5.

3-5-5.

Gloria, it's Ben Johnson.

Who did this, Gloria?

Smashing and yelling.

Run dead.

Run dead.

Let's go.

It's going to be okay now, sis.

What'd she tell you?

She seemed very confused.

What she told us in the evidence don't match.

For example?

Yeah. She said that the attacker was one of Ron's patients. Then she said three

men attacked the car, dragged Ron out through the window, and physically

destroyed the car while she was in it.

Tom, there wasn't a mark on the car.

And the only fingerprints on the murder weapon are Gloria's.

You're telling me she's a suspect?

I'm not excited. Then what the hell are you saying, Ben?

Why don't we go down and get a cup of coffee?

It's been a long night for everyone.

So how long are you going to be around?

Poor Bennett.

Bennett.

I just can't believe you think Gloria had anything to do with the murder.

Especially you.

Look, Tom, no one's convinced. If we were, she would already have been

booked.

The best lead we have right now is Ron's last appointment, a man by the name of

Conrad Anderson.

Gloria said that he was one of the attackers. So that's your man.

Possibly. But let's face it, Gloria's credibility is not all that great right

now. I'll buy this son of a bitch myself.

This is not a military zone. It's San Francisco.

Now you let me handle the investigation, and you just stick by your sister's

side. Okay?

Did she

use

drugs?

What the hell are you saying?

First she's a murder suspect and now drugs.

Look, she told us a very bizarre story and I believe that she thinks it

happened. Now drugs could be a... No!

Not with her.

What she saw must have happened in her mind. You saying she made it up? No.

But it could have been induced from an outside source.

I mean, somebody could have slipped her something.

Speculation ain't gonna solve Gloria's problem.

But nailing the bastard that killed Ron Will.

That's right.

And that's just what I intend to do.

In the last five years, chemotherapy dramatically improved his condition.

But it was only in the last few years that he was able to reach what might be

considered an acceptable level of social functional behavior.

What's his problem?

Conrad believes he's demon-possessed.

That is, he did.

The personalities he manifests are actually projections of his

psyche, Jungian archetypes, variations of his own personality which were in

conflict. Through extensive therapy, utilizing hypnosis, visualization,

Conrad was in a sense...

reprogrammed to accept these manifestations and bring them into

harmony. It was on the basis of his positive response we were able to

release him.

What makes you believe that he thinks he's demon-possessed?

Well, his father was an itinerant evangelist, a tent preacher

who ran out on his wife and children.

Conrad...

picked up a good deal of religious superstition in his youth.

And he developed a protective mechanism

through demonic possession.

His mind was unable to accept the thought that he had been personally

rejected by his father.

And so the so-called demon became the scapegoat.

So in Conrad's mind, his father left because of the devil?

Correct. He blamed that same demon for taking the hostage in Alcatraz a few

years ago.

Conrad was released to his brother, Charles, who lives at 1271 Artmore Place

in San Francisco.

So Conrad's personalities, as you call them, were

psychopathically violent.

It was the consensus of our staff that any

psychopathic tendencies Conrad exhibited when he was admitted here had been

resolved.

It was our conclusion there was no reason why he could not be released.

Then you don't believe he's capable of committing a violent murder.

Thank you.

We will be asking what happened during those sessions and if he thinks there is

any connection.

Tomorrow night at 10, Professor Charles Anderson will be with us again.

He is the leading West Coast authority on neuropsychology and blames the team

of researchers for the recent disturbances.

He says the group from Walnut Creek was inexperienced.

Currently 48 degrees.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Hare

Krishna Hare Krishna

Ramarama Hare Hare Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna

you

here Conrad?

Don't be afraid.

Damn salt there. Gets in everything around here.

Who's that fellow you said you was looking for?

Former mental patient.

Conrad Anderson.

Well, I'll just be dead burned.

He's come back to haunt me.

You know Conrad Anderson?

About six years ago, I just started working out here.

He grabbed a young girl off one of the tours.

Holds her captive back in cell block B.

There must have been more cops running around here than when they had Al Capone

locked up here.

Didn't do no good.

They finally had to go get his mama. She'd come out here and talk to him into

giving himself up.

Listen, you think you could show me the exact cell that happened in?

Two of them would get into it. They'd fight. It'd be a draw. They'd both be in

the hospital bleeding like suck pigs.

This here's it right here.

I tell you, this guy was real case.

He was crazy as a betsy bug.

Borrow your flashlight?

Sure.

You hurt that girl he had in here?

No, not really.

She's in shock for a day or two, but she's all right.

You ever figure out why he did that?

Ain't no telling. These guys flip out, they'll never do anything, especially a

coop like him.

What makes you think he's been out here anyway?

Found a relatively fresh milk carton in what I believe is a chow hall.

Well, hell, man, a rat could have hauled that thing in here.

That hauled this in here, too?

Yeah.

You sure?

Yes.

I guess I'm just a little woozy from all the strategies they gave me.

Okay. You wait here. I'll get the car.

What do you think you're doing?

You get some change, man?

No.

How about a wallet?

Yeah.

I got a wallet.

Anderson.

Mr. Anderson.

Mr.

Anderson.

I'm Detective Johnson from Homicide.

I'm trying to locate your brother, Conrad.

Please be seated.

Thank you.

As I mentioned, I'm trying to find your brother Conrad.

I was told by Dr.

Rogers that he was released into your custody.

Did he stay here after his release?

Only for a short while.

And why was that?

We had an argument and he left.

Do you know where he went?

No.

Well, perhaps you'd like to tell me, then, what that argument was about.

It was personal. I'd rather not... Mr. Anderson, this is an investigation of a

murder.

Now, if you would like to discuss your brother in a more official setting,

that can be arranged.

It's not that I don't want you to have the information.

It's just that...

Well, I don't think you'd understand.

What?

Crime.

Well.

Conrad is still suffering from the delusions of our

religious background.

He still believes that his demons are real entities.

And I'm afraid that psychiatry, particularly those of Dr. Rogers'

persuasion, are ill-equipped to deal with such problems.

It was my understanding that his problems were solved.

No.

No, some of the symptoms have been resolved, but not the heart

of the matter.

Conrad's real problem lies beyond the scope of materialistic science

or a narrow fundamentalist religious view.

The ancient medicine men and gurus have long understood it as a spiritual

problem. The imbalance of spiritual energies within us and have been

eminently. more successful in dealing with such matters.

Just as we all have positive and negative energies flowing throughout our

bodies, so Conrad has an overabundance of negative forces, which seem to

take control of him at will.

Conrad's will and his understanding are the major problems.

Our conflict, came about because it is incredibly difficult to

drive out the negative forces without Conrad's willingness to be rid of them.

He really isn't willing to see them as simply spiritual energy.

Though at times he's tried to convince me that he understands.

Who's in the picture?

That's our mother.

She passed away last summer.

I sensed Conrad's presence here earlier.

What we experienced was a sort of residue of that spiritual energy.

Not unlike, say, a tremor that would follow

an earthquake.

Not too good, Mary.

So you want to tell me about it?

Well,

my prime suspect is a mental patient who's out there on the loose somewhere.

And the captain, he wants me to arrest Gloria because her fingerprints are all

over the murder weapon.

She's got no motive. I've got no lead.

Welcome to Homicide, buddy.

You know what really gets me?

It's the story of Gloria told me and the look on her face.

And I know that she believes what she told me is the truth.

So does she use drugs?

Nah.

I've known her since she was a little girl.

Watched her grow up.

People change, huh?

Yeah, maybe.

She sure didn't kill anybody.

What's really eating at you?

The psychologist I met.

That mental patient, Conrad, my prime suspect, the psychologist told me that

he believes he's demon-possessed.

And?

What do you think about possession?

I will go ahead every chance I get.

No, come on, Murray, really. I mean, is it for real? Is there something to it?

Or is it people just crazy?

Working in North Beach doesn't make me an expert on the subject, but... Last

week at Broadway in Columbus...

We picked this guy

up running down the street all covered with blood.

He had just stabbed a guy to death.

Told strangers.

But he kept the guy's heart out and then he ate it.

He said he heard voices.

And these voices told him to do it.

Then, I read the same Bible you read.

And it's very clear on this subject.

At least it is to me.

Demon possession is very real.

And so is the power to deal with it.

As long as you're under the authority of the Lord, you don't have a thing to

worry about.

You know, reading about it's one thing, and dealing with it, that's another.

And that's an experience I've never had.

Hello, Gloria. How are you feeling? Okay. How are you doing? Good. How are

you doing?

Gracious. You're sure living a lot better.

Listen, is Tom around? I need to talk to him. He's working out at my health club.

He'll be back in about a half an hour.

Well, good. Then maybe make me a cup of coffee.

Okay. On second thought, make that a glass of water. You sure?

I think so.

Here you go.

Oh, thank you.

Where's your mom and dad?

Somewhere in Europe right now.

Ben, can I ask you a personal question?

Sure, go ahead.

How did you get through it after Michelle died?

It was really rough.

I don't know. God just got me through it.

Why didn't you ever remarry?

A number of reasons, I guess.

The job, which I really enjoy, it's... It's pretty rough

on relationships.

You feeling okay?

Ron was hypnotizing me to stop from smoking, and now I get these headaches.

Could I get you some aspirin?

No.

You sit right there. I've got some pain pills out in the kitchen.

Um, you want something?

No, thank you.

You put your hands behind your back very slowly.

Let's go.

I said let's go!

It's okay to come on out.

No!

Listen, Gloria, I've got several of my men out looking for him. You're safe

now. No!

We've lost him, sir.

We searched every house in the neighborhood.

I want the man found.

I don't know what it takes. I want him found, and you let me know the minute

you have something on him.

Yes, sir.

So why didn't you grab him?

I did.

What's this supposed to be?

That's a souvenir left over from my handcuffs.

Bullshit.

You're telling me the guy broke your cuffs?

I'm telling you I had him cuffed, his hands behind his back one minute, and

the next minute I was flat on my back.

Oh, so you finally see that Gloria didn't kill Ron.

I never believed that she did, but I still can't prove it.

The only lead I have on Conrad is that he's got some sort of thing for

Alcatraz.

Then you better catch that son of a bitch before I do.

Sorry, I'm going to go running.

Be back in about an hour, okay?

Thanks.

for the door if you don't do what i tell you i'm going to put a large hole in

your twisted

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

Conrad!

I'm Tom Ramsey. I'm working with Detective Johnson.

I think he talked to you.

Yes.

Well, come on. Open up this damn cell door before your brother gets back.

Maybe you can find something for some leverage around here.

I better not, Mr. Ramsey.

Why not?

You've got to let me out of here. Your brother wants to kill me.

No, there's something not right about this. This has to be done correctly.

Letting you out will disrupt the spiritual balance within this place. I

can't take a chance on you interfering, Mr. Ramsey. Listen, you little son of a

bitch! Open this door before I... Mr. Ramsey!

You are where you are, and I am where I am because of our own individual karma.

I must now return to the task that I was drawn here to perform.

I suggest, for your own personal welfare, that you think only

very positive thoughts.

Perhaps visualizing yourself seated in a lovely garden alongside

a cool running stream, wallowing.

in the very bowels of freedom.

they put you in there.

They can make me do bad things sometimes.

You do believe me, don't you?

Won't you please talk to me?

If you believe me, you talk to me.

Won't you please help me get away from them?

Do you understand?

Together, your will and mine will combine to dissipate them, but you must

continue to see them as energy in your mind's eye.

Do you understand?

Ascended masses, rulers, powers of the air,

members of the great white brotherhood, raise my

consciousness to the all that I might realize my higher self, that I might

intercede in holiness for the sake of my brother.

Deities.

Keepers of the secret wisdom,

I now stand

before you and with you, realizing my own

godhood and thereby claiming my divine right.

that is above every name above every ruler principality and power

I command I command

that these forces of darkness release my brother

come out

of him in the name of the Christ

What with us?

In the name of Jabulon, the great architect of the universe,

get...

about you?

Tonight?

Detective Johnson, please.

Gloria Ramsey.

Gloria Ramsey.

Yes, I will.

Tell him that I've taken Ron's boat to

Alcatraz to meet my brother.

That's right. Alcatraz to meet my brother.

Meditation is asking for real trouble. And now that includes hypnotism, right?

Well, in one way or another, they're all dangerous.

So when Gloria was hypnotized, she opened herself up to some type of

negative force?

Wait a minute.

That's an understatement.

How do you explain her story of the murder?

Are the voices you heard at Conrad's brother's house?

A Conrad breaking the cuffs?

Now, that wasn't some cheap parlor trick you saw there, right?

Ben, what we're dealing with here is a real powerful, powerful force.

We're the only nation in the world that doesn't believe in demons.

No.

Yeah. Our so-called advanced technology has explained them all away.

And now we've become a nation of fools thinking that we can control in and

everything by...

power of the mind, positive thought, the use of drugs.

The Bible describes humans as fallen angels, cast down to earth with Satan

when he was banished from heaven by God because of his rebellion. Now, whether

they're schooling with Gloria's mind or turning Conrad into some raging animal,

the goal is all the same.

Man's physical and spiritual destruction.

That's what we're talking about.

He's your friend.

Could you girls wait outside?

There's no doubt in your mind that Conrad's possessed?

Nope.

You know what you need to do.

There's only one power that has complete authority over being.

Ben, if you don't depend on it, I'm telling you, you could wind up in a

straitjacket or a body bag.

Demonic Influence has been around for a long time.

It didn't just arrive in San Francisco this year, you know.

Thanks, Mary.

can help you now.

We nailed him to a cross.

He loves to us.

In the name

of the Lord

Jesus Christ, you come out of