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Everything still seems so weird.

I mean, I'll be making a cup of coffee, and I'll think,

I could be burning in hell right now.

How did you deal with it when you knew you weren't gonna die?

I didn't have time to think about it.

The devil put me to work the next day.

Well, at least one good thing has come out of it. I mean,

at least we know there's a God. If there's a devil, there's got to be a God, right?

Or else everything would be hopeless.

Is that him?

Yeah. See?

I've helped her with her spirituality.

Do you have a name for me?

Up for a little vacation?

Client's not in Vancouver?

He travels a lot. He's in Vienna at the moment.

So why send me?

It's a matter of professional courtesy. When conditioned, though,

you have to take the old ball and chain.

Maya?

After all you've put her through,

I think the least you can do is show her a good time.

It'll be first class all the way.

And if I say no?

I'll let the local collector take care of the

client. Name's Bruno. Used to be a neo-Nazi.

Enjoys beatings and long walks on the beach.

The client.

What's his name?

Advenient. Derek Martin. But you'll want to call him Father Martin.

Father?

Your flight's at seven.

Don't miss it. Holy Mary. Holy Mary.

Congratulations. For what?

It's time.

Time for you to leave this girl's body?

And what?

For you to join us, please. What the hell?

One bed?

The devil made the reservations.

I'll sleep on the couch.

Why do you think the devil wanted me to come?

Does he think I'll screw things up for you?

I won't.

I have to go.

The clock started when I called my client from the airport.

What about me?

Check out the city. You'd like the open air markets.

So that's it? I check out the sites while you save souls?

If you need me, you have my number.

Why are you surprised?

You of all people must have noticed that the

Devil's influence in the world is increasing.

Then what?

That a priest would make a deal with the Devil?

That anyone would believe the Devil would give

him the power to undo the Devil's own work.

The proof is in my record.

Most exorcists are lucky to get through three a year.

Since I made my deal, I've done three a week.

Always successful.

The local priests do the screenings, then I come

in to close the deal. I'm off to Genoa next.

Father Martin, you don't seem to understand.

If you don't start working with me right now, your next stop will be hell.

So that's your theory? That redemption can be earned?

It's not a theory.

It works.

How do you know?

The proof is in my record.

But how do you know this special arrangement you have with

the devil isn't just part of some larger deception?

I do what I can do. I help people.

And I appreciate the offer, but I don't need your help.

In two days, when my deal ends, the devil will find he's made a bad bargain.

I'll just continue on with my work by God's grace, just as I've always done.

You're not the first person to sell a soul to do good or try.

It's not a ticket to heaven.

Have you ever participated in an exorcism, Mr. Pym?

I don't need to.

I get plenty of the devil's mockery on a weekly basis.

Well, I don't pretend to be driving out the devil himself,

but I'd like to show you the work that I do.

Your name is Jasmina.

We had to stop for a few hours, let her rest. She was exhausted.

Father Martin.

Who's this?

A colleague, Morgan Pym.

Father Neil Aniston, this is his parish.

A colleague, not a priest? No.

A fellow student of Satanic influence, Mr. Pym will be staying to observe.

Save me.

Please.

They won't let me go. They keep telling me

I'm possessed. Please, take me out of here.

So you're Jasmina?

Yes.

I'm Jasmina.

I am.

There's only one problem with that story. Jasmina's Romanian.

She doesn't speak English, and that makes you a liar. You've already been exposed,

demon, and now it's time for you to leave.

You're the liar.

You tell people they are possessed when they're just sick.

Ever heard of mental illness?

Tourette syndrome? Epilepsy? Goddamn temporal lobe disorders?

Do you have any idea of the damage you're doing?

Silence.

He knows.

He was there.

He saw what your medieval beliefs can do.

You've turned a few mistranslated Bible passages into an excuse for torture.

In the name of Jesus Christ, be silent.

You only speak when commanded.

I'm only making conversation.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

I have only two tasks.

The first was to find out your name, Belial. Don't bury it out.

And the second was to use it to expel you.

Now, Father, let's be reasonable.

Clean spirit, by the power of God's church, I command you to leave. No, please,

I have nowhere else to go. By the power of the saints,

I command you to leave. I don't want to go back.

The Lord is with you.

In the name of the Father.

Amen.

Yes, I do need some help.

What?

I don't speak the language.

Oh, you were listening.

To what?

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

I'm not sure where I am.

I would like your help.

Look, forget it. I'm not interested.

In what?

In clever pickup lines.

You spoke to me.

Whatever.

There's no way to know if what you're seeing is genuine.

Why can't you believe the evidence of your own eyes?

Thank you for saving our Jasmine.

Give your thanks to God.

Why not have him thank the devil if you think he's the one who freed her?

The devil is God's tool.

Father Martin, I know you mean well, but I think this whole thing is a sham.

Morgan, Belial is just one of thousands of demons I've expelled.

I could show you... That's just it.

There's no such thing as demons.

What makes you say that? The devil is everywhere, all over the world,

making thousands of deals at the same moment.

Why would he need these supposed spirits to do his possessing?

He presumably could do his own collecting too,

but he uses you and other human beings. Maybe he's not as powerful as you think.

I don't win my battles by underestimating him.

I did my first exorcism almost 30 years ago.

And all the demons I faced had one thing in common. When things got bad for them,

they always called on him, the master.

And that's when things got bad for us. When I made my deal,

he promised not to come when they called.

And that's all the help I needed. He's kept his bargain. He's stayed away.

And the results have been a miracle.

That's it.

You just made your deal to be a little more efficient.

Why are you so cynical?

Why are you avoiding the question?

You still have faith in God, Morgan.

This isn't about me.

Maybe it is.

Hating the devil is not the same as loving God.

Do you?

Father Martin! Father Martin!

Looks like his goose is cooked.

Who wants a drumstick?

I'm sorry, Father. We thought she was sleeping. It's impossible.

I felt the demon leave. We all did.

No, don't get near her.

Stay away. The master doesn't want you to interfere.

This man has nothing to do with our business.

Let him go.

Back off, you goddamn craft! Why don't you go lick Hitler's ass?

Give me the knife.

Hi. I didn't hear you come in.

How come you're not with your client?

He didn't feel like talking.

So you're letting him stew? Hoping he'll crack under the pressure?

Just doing some research.

Want to grab some lunch?

I don't need to.

I mean, I don't need to eat at all.

So all those times you came to the diner, it was just to see me?

Well, I guess I'll see you later then.

Does he know you're here?

He doesn't want me involved with his work.

Perhaps that's wise.

Look, I didn't come to interfere,

just to say I know it's scary when you think the end is coming.

But if you trust him, you have a chance.

So you think he saved you?

No, he can't save anyone.

We have to save ourselves.

And how exactly do you think you earned your redemption?

I asked him to send me to hell.

Early, I mean.

Why would you do that?

To stop the suffering that my deal was causing.

So you really think you can beat the devil with

all these crosses and prayers and stuff?

Those are just outward signs of faith.

Faith?

Meaning what? You don't think anything bad can happen to you?

No.

It's called wishful thinking.

Faith is a certainty that there's something out there that

loves us enough to get us through whatever does happen.

Everything's ready. We need to go.

God arises, his enemies are scattered, and those who hate him flee before him.

As smoke is driven away, so are they driven.

As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked perish before God.

Would you like to know how wicked this little sow has been?

She's been having sex with everyone.

Men, women, animals.

And I'm not making her do it. I'm just giving her permission.

She wants it. She likes it. See the cross of the Lord.

Be gone, you hostile power. Help!

What do you two dried-ups olivets know about real

women? If they are not virgins, they are whores.

Well, I think we need the whore's point of view.

Maybe we should call that blonde from the church.

Yes, you got an eyeful of her, didn't you?

Shall I tell you what she used to do when she was a whore?

Maybe she could do those things to you. Silence!

Jasmina.

I know you can hear me.

I know you're in pain, but you still have a choice.

No matter what the demon does to you, it can't take away your ability to choose,

because God gave you that.

She's ours, and we're keeping her.

The Master says we don't have to listen to you anymore.

But I can pretend to go away again, if it make you feel better.

Whoever wills to be saved must before all else hold fast.

You're just not getting it.

No one's going to be saved here, least of all you.

You're going into the pit, and there'll be no God there to protect you.

Much before all else, hold fast the Catholic faith.

Your friend Morgan is asking the wrong questions.

He should be asking why you became a priest.

In the first place.

Huh?

It was because of him.

Maybe you'd like to confess your sins, Father, in all ears.

I was trying to help. There is nothing you can do that the devil hasn't foreseen,

that he can't bend to his purposes somehow. Your priest has helped people.

How do you explain that? Sometime in the next 35 hours,

it'll become obvious how the world has changed for the worse since he made his deal.

That's how it happens, Maya.

That's how it always happens.

I don't want it to get worse because something bad happens to you.

It's just... Why am I still here?

What good am I?

The world doesn't need another waitress.

I need you.

You better watch your step.

Had a guy hit on me today. I mean, he was older, but not as old as you.

Are you all right?

She's getting pretty personal in there.

I know it's all just lies, like you said, but it's hard to remember that sometimes.

What's she doing?

She's possessed. How in the hell do you think she's doing?

I speak with you for a minute, alone.

She talked about you again.

I don't know who you are, but Father Martin is under a lot of pressure right now.

More than you can imagine.

He's trying to save someone's soul.

We'll just be a moment.

We need to work on your amends.

Quitting an exorcism in the middle is disastrous for a patient.

They'll find someone to help her. You can't.

I have to try. Then save yourself if you can and come back to her afterwards.

I don't have the power to save myself any more than

I have the power to save that girl in there. That's the whole point.

Only God has the power.

Is that what you really believe?

Or is that an excuse? I'm not buying your story yet, Father.

I don't believe a priest makes a deal with the devil

unless he thinks there's a reason God won't help him.

Don't you see where this is going?

I have been doing good for ten years.

And that means any amends I made to bring things

back into balance would have to be evil.

No.

Either I've already been redeemed by Jesus' sacrifice,

or I won't be redeemed at all.

Oh, no. No.

Her ribs are broken.

Her lungs punctured.

She's dying.

Jasmina, do you repeat?

I think about it, and yeah, it makes sense.

The demon said you've seen the damage that exorcism can do. What did he mean?

I knew someone a long time ago.

She had a younger brother who died during an exorcism.

I don't think Jasmina's death is a bad luck from your deal.

You think I still have someone else to kill?

Yeah, I have to go. I'll call you later.

What are you doing in here?

How did you get in my room?

I'm sorry.

I need your help.

I don't feel very well, and I'm having trouble remembering things.

I can't even remember my name.

I didn't know where to go.

How did you find me?

I thought you were nice when we met.

That you could take me to someone who would help me feel better.

A doctor? No.

He's not a doctor.

His name is Derek.

I can't remember his last name, but you know him.

He's a priest.

I don't even know why we're discussing this.

There's been no psychological evaluation, no medical tests,

and we certainly can't do a family background

check because he doesn't even know who he is.

But he did know that Derek was a priest and that I knew him.

It's one of the three signs, right,

that a person knows things that he couldn't possibly know?

I did a little research. It's one of the three signs.

But we haven't discussed the far more likely possibility

that he could be a deranged stalker.

But that's not all. When I woke up, it was cold.

There was like this...

Pressure in my room.

We call it the presence.

Or we could call it the air conditioning turned up too high.

I agree with Father Enison. This isn't the Middle Ages.

The man should see a psychiatrist.

Father Martin has better things to do with his time.

Morgan and I will talk to him. Neil, perhaps you could show Maya the church.

We won't be long.

How did you know my name?

I don't know.

And you don't know why you're in Vienna?

Sie können kein Deutsch sprechen.

Is that German?

See, I don't understand it. I guess I'm not from here.

Do you recognize me?

I don't know.

Do you recognize me?

You seemed familiar, but no.

You hold mass every day?

Twice on Sunday.

You don't sound beanies.

Went to seminary in Boston, and I studied at the Regina Apostolorum in Rome.

I dropped out of school, but it turned out okay, and I found a good job.

Being a whore.

Should I tell you the things I used to do when I was a whore?

Maybe I could do those things to you.

What?

I'd like to go to Rome someday.

Exorcism?

Do you know what that is?

Sure, but demons and evil spirits?

Does anybody believe in that stuff anymore?

Maya assumed that's why you wanted to see Father Martin.

Because some part of you wanted his help.

She thought I was possessed.

Geez, am I acting that weird?

Actually, you're acting very normal. You say it like it's a bad thing.

The thing is, a demon initially hides behind the identity of the patient,

the person who's possessed.

So, you think I'm a demon pretending to be me?

Isn't that kind of hard to disprove?

No, there are ways to get the demon to reveal himself.

Like what?

Would you be willing to take communion?

The cracker and wine thing?

I'm not religious. If you don't believe in it, then there's no harm in taking it.

Okay, this is getting a little weird.

Maybe I should talk to the cops instead.

What do you mean, no?

No?

I think you're here for a reason, and we both need to find out what that reason is.

I'm in a foreign country with no money, no wallet, no passport.

I've got enough problems without being held hostage by a crazy priest.

Eat one of these, and then you can go.

I don't want to.

Now, get out of my way.

That's interesting.

Looks like all three of us have made a deal.

The power of the Lord.

What do you mean I can't assist?

Some things may be said that it would be harmful for you to hear.

It's for your own protection.

My protection comes from God.

Who's going to protect them?

We're going to use the office.

I'll need you to keep everyone out of that part of the building.

You're breaking every guideline.

If you go ahead with this, I'll have to call the Archbishop.

You can do whatever you need to do. Just give us until tomorrow morning.

So why am I included?

That's not decided.

We need someone who can go for help if things get out of hand.

And if the demon talks about my deal, you won't go to hell.

I shouldn't have brought you.

I knew the devil would find a way to draw you in.

Morgan might be right.

It may be dangerous.

I've seen the movie.

What you'll see and hear is the least of it.

What makes people panic, what makes priests faint or lose their minds,

even kills them sometimes, is how it feels, the despair,

like there's no hope and there never will be.

I've felt that way my whole life.

Let's go.

Have you been baptized?

I don't know.

Well, we better do it as a precautionary measure.

I'll use a short form. Do you renounce Satan and all his works?

I guess.

Then I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Spirit.

You're a little late.

If I can't continue this for any reason, you'll have to step in and finish it.

Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest?

After all, he works for the master.

So you admit you're a demon?

No, no contendity.

I don't think he's a demon at all.

I think he's the devil.

Oh, flattery will get you everywhere. But he'll still go to hell.

So you know all about his deal and mine? And hers.

How would you know all that if you're not the devil?

The master told us.

He prepared us.

For what?

For your pathetic attempt to save yourself.

I'm not here to save myself. I'm here to save the man whose body you've stolen.

I should think so.

He's only in this mess because of you.

What do you mean?

Well, somebody had to be possessed so the priest would have someone to exorcise.

Just this man, or all the people Father Martin exercised during his deal?

Since I made my deal, I've done three a week.

Always successful.

Quite a coincidence. There are so many people needing an exorcist.

No. No!

This is a lie. Demons can't just possess people at will.

Everyone has a choice. They have to give their permission for a demon to enter.

The master can be very persuasive.

No one could resist the free toaster.

So the people who were exorcised were the ones

who got the bad luck from Father Martin's deal?

You'll have to ask the master about that.

You are the master! I'm not!

Then who are you?

A colleague.

You work for the devil. Same as you.

Just recruited on the other side of the portal.

The rest of us weren't lucky enough to have a collector

who would do anything to get into our pants.

You made a deal with the devil?

For what?

For the power to answer stupid questions.

And when you went to hell?

You haven't been through the portal.

You don't know. Tentacles drag you through a long tunnel into the darkness,

and then it opens like a sphincter, and you can see it all below you.

Before you fall.

It offers you a way out?

A reprieve. A stay of execution. If you can find a body to enter.

And then what?

We do errands.

Odd jobs in the mortal world. Keeping things stirred up.

But this job was special.

Balancing a deal.

Sort of karmic.

You can't stop now.

I was wrong about this.

I think this is your chance for redemption.

There's no time.

I could never make it up to all those people.

You're right, it would be impossible, which means it's a lie.

But if that thing really isn't the devil,

then we have an opportunity to get the truth.

You can force it to tell the truth.

You're making a terrible mistake, Father.

We're welcome here.

We were asked to come.

You really should think a lot more about the needs of the customer.

And that's why Islam's a growth religion.

Holy Mother of God.

Pray for us.

Holy Virgin of Virgins.

Pray for us.

Saint Michael. Pray for us. Saint Gabriel. Pray for us.

Saint Raphael.

Pray for us.

Shall I tell you the things I used to do when I was a whore?

Maybe I could do those things to you.

Praise Christ.

Are you ready to tell me your name?

Derek Martin, Jr. In the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to tell me your name!

It's not my name you should be worried about. It's his!

All right.

Tell me his name.

You just said it.

Paul?

No.

No.

This can't be the person I knew.

Why not? It's just not possible.

I'll tell you.

Because the last time my so-called friend saw me, I looked like this.

You're not him.

Tell them the truth.

Tell us.

We were 11.

We were playing superheroes on the roof.

I got this idea.

I decided I'd try to convince him that he really could fly.

I don't know why he did it.

I don't know why he listened to me.

It feels good to get these things off our chest, doesn't it?

But it didn't feel too good to me.

I broke my neck.

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

You crippled me.

You left me a quadriplegic!

It means I spent my life in bed waiting for someone

to feed me, to wipe my ass, to turn on the TV.

It means that a woman like her

Would never even look at me.

You stole my life!

You are not Paul!

We feel his pain.

That's why he asked for our help.

It was just a week ago.

He couldn't take it anymore.

He wanted to feel what it was like to walk again, to live.

We said we'd make it happen.

My God, Paul.

So what are you gonna do, Father?

You'll save your own soul. But to do that,

you'll have to cripple your best friend again.

Are you prepared to do that?

This is another lie.

Come on, father, you must have suspected.

Why'd you tell your best friend to jump off a roof?

And how could you be so persuasive?

It was us.

For those few minutes, we made you the leader.

The smart one.

The winner.

No!

Oh, yes.

You'd be surprised how easy it is to get in.

A little pride, a little weakness to open the door.

That's why your friend Paul was so easy.

He was weak.

And that's why you'll never get him back.

You'll both go to hell together.

No, it's not true.

Paul found me.

He asked me to take him to Derek.

Feel like a quickie?

Paul can get it up nowadays.

Touch me and I'll kick your ass.

That's not what you said to Daddy when he was doing it to you.

Didn't you ever wonder why he would do such a thing?

Why he was so persuasive?

That's enough!

By the power of Jesus Christ, I command you to be silent.

That name has no more power in your mouth than it does in his.

Neither one of you has any protection.

But I do.

I cast you out on clean spirit, along with every satanic power of the enemy,

and all your fell companions.

In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Please, don't let him send us to the pits.

We only wanted to save ourselves, as you did. Be gone.

Stay far from this creature of God.

For it is God who commands you,

God who flung you from the heights of heaven into the depths of hell.

Master! Save us! Where will we go?

Finish it. Say the words.

I can't.

I can't hurt him again.

Be gone then.

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

You're too weak to save anyone.

You're right.

I am weak.

Guilty of every mortal sin.

I'm worthy of God's love in every way.

And yet, God does not abandon me.

He will not abandon anyone in this room who believes in him.

Then you are too late. His faith is lost.

Father, you always said possession was a choice.

Faith is a choice, too.

Save us, please.

I am so sorry.

I am so sorry.

I don't know.