High School Possession (2014) Movie Script
[school bell ringing]
Keep hearing those
voices in my head
Haunted voices in my head
These voices keep
swimming around my head
They're haunting me
[rap]
[whistle blows]
- Ah!
- [whistles]
It's all right, Erin!
[phone chimes]
That's okay, that's okay, all right?
- Okay!
- Come on Coach, they need me out there.
Hey, it's not my fault you skipped
class on Tuesday and Wednesday.
That was a family thing.
It won't happen again.
Yeah, just like last time.
Keep handing off like that,
they'll give you a green jersey!
All right, hey, go in for Erin.
Hey. Don't make me regret this.
All right, Chloe.
Hey, yellow!
- Play on.
- Are you kidding?
That bitch almost took my head off!
Another word, I'm gonna card you.
Come on! The girl hit her!
Oh, you wanna fight dirty, huh?
- [crowd gasps]
- [whistle blows]
You're a bitch!
- No, stop!
- [whistle blows]
Number 16 is ejected!
Oh, okay, so that was dirty?
Are you blind or just stupid?
Leave the field!
Chloe, what the hell's gotten into you?
- Oh, come on! She deserved it.
- Yeah, well, hit the showers.
- But the game's not over yet.
- It is for you. Now go.
Chloe.
Chloe! Hey, wait!
Hey, it was just one game.
No, that was USC out there today!
It's all over now.
I'm really sorry.
Hey, I'll call you later, okay?
[locker door slams]
Hello?
[door creaks, closes]
Hello?
Hello?
[shower running]
[voice whispers]
All right, whoever you are,
you have picked the wrong day!
Hello?
What the hell!
You can't just sneak
up on people like that!
[class bell ringing]
You didn't see what happened.
The other girl started it.
So is it true about her parents?
I mean are they really getting a divorce?
It was one fight.
Her dad's just gonna stay
in a hotel for a few days.
Same thing happened with my
dad. And it's been three years.
What? I'm just saying.
Maybe I uh, I should assign
you an article on her.
Hasn't she had enough
attention for one day?
I just think people should go easy on her.
I'll see you guys later, okay?
Hey, could you get me a statement?
Maybe.
- Maybe?
- We'll see.
Hey, how you holding up?
Been better. Like when my appendix burst,
and I was in the hospital for three weeks.
Well, have you begged your
coach for forgiveness yet?
Burdette? He probably just
cost me a scholarship to USC.
And now Bonnie's gotta come
talk to Principal Andrews
about my sunny disposition.
Hey, you wanna go to dinner after?
Good old Bonnie's been letting
me get away with anything.
One of the weird perks
to having my dad ditch us.
Oh. Can we rain check?
I'm on assignment tonight.
Oh, let me guess.
Mase assigned you another boring
"get to know the group" expose.
What merry band of outcasts
are you following this time?
Um...
Lauren!
- We're still on for 7:00, right?
- Yes. I'll see you there.
Chloe, I heard about what
happened. Is everything okay?
Me? Oh, yeah, Everything is just... peachy.
Remember, the Lord is
our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Aww! You know, I think I have
that on a fortune cookie at home.
And she's funny.
See you at 7:00?
I'll be there.
Come on, Brad.
There they go, one happy flock.
So that's your assignment?
Olivia Marks and The Chosen?
You know, I might actually be
having a better day than you.
Mase wants to make sure that
everybody gets their due.
Oh, speaking of which,
he asked me to get a statement from you.
Do you think that maybe he keeps
assigning you articles to...
you know.
You know what?
Keep you close.
He is the editor of the school paper.
That's his job. We're friends.
Uh-huh.
- See you later.
- Hey, be careful.
Don't get too close to The Chosen.
I hear virginity is contagious.
Stop it!
But that's not what happened!
I've known Coach Burdette for seven years.
He's never lied to me.
Maybe he's just so good
at it, you didn't notice.
- Chloe!
- Hey! You weren't there either.
As usual.
You know how hard I've been working lately.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it.
I'm sorry. We've had a few bumps at home.
I have thoroughly
investigated the incident,
and I've decided to uphold
Coach Burdette's decision
to remove you from the soccer team.
What? But that's crazy!
I'm supposed to play college soccer.
This will ruin everything.
And you can still play college soccer.
You're just done playing here.
Please, just...
tell her how you caught
Dad cheating on you...
and how much that screwed me up. Please.
You should know that
your daughter's behavior
at this school has become unacceptable.
She's missing classes,
failing to turn in assignments.
All right, what assignment?
The book report in Mr. Wright's.
No, I turned that in. I told
him he must have lost it.
If my daughter said she
turned it in, she turned it in.
Ultimately it's my responsibility
to do what I feel is best for Chloe
as well as the rest of the student body.
I'm sorry.
[voice whispers]
Is someone there?
[voice whispers]
Who said that?
[whispering continues]
Hello?
Chloe.
There's no one there.
Come on.
- Is it true?
- Is what true?
Skipping class, not
turning in your homework.
For the hundredth time, I turned that in.
I even told him I would do it again.
God. Nobody believes me.
Dr. Chandy told me to expect this:
the anger, the rebellion.
I feel like you talk to
your damn psychiatrist
more than you talk to me.
I want to talk to you about your father.
I don't know what to say.
There's no playbook that
tells me how I should...
I didn't get a playbook either.
So let's figure it out together.
This isn't a movie, Mom. It's
more complicated than that.
We can't just hug it
out and have a good cry
and eat some ice cream and then move on.
It doesn't have to be complicated.
I love you.
I hate myself.
I hate my life.
So glad you could make it.
- Long time ago, huh?
- Yeah.
Yeah, we've both changed
so much since then.
Shall we?
Yeah.
I'd like you to meet Reverend Young.
Oh, hi. You must be Lauren.
I've heard so much about you.
Nice to meet you.
So, Olivia tells me you're
with the student paper.
I was just hoping, you know, to get a feel
for what the whole
youth group is all about.
Yeah, sure, have a seat.
We were just going over tonight's agenda.
Great. You don't mind if I...
Oh, no, of course not.
So have you met everyone here?
- Yeah. Hey, again, everyone.
- Hi.
Great. Let's get started.
So this summer, I stayed with a host family
on a farm in Porto Cortez
for about 4 1/2 weeks.
That is why I've decided after
college to take a year off
and go back to Honduras on a youth mission.
It's one way that I know that I can
truly make a difference in the eyes of God.
- That is so wonderful.
- Thank you.
Lauren, do you have a story
of faith you'd like to share?
Oh, um...
maybe next time.
- Lauren used to be a member.
- Oh, really?
Yeah. It was a really long time ago.
Well, you know the door's always open here.
All you have to do is
decide to walk through it.
Thanks again for letting me
be a fly on the wall tonight.
I don't really know what
there is to write about.
We're a pretty boring group.
Boring? With all of your youth
missions and volunteering?
I'm really glad I came.
I think it's good for people to
see a different side of things.
Hey, there's a party at
Kendall's house tomorrow night
if you're not busy.
I don't think I've spoken to Kendall
since like the second grade.
Well, she's my friend, so
if I invite you, it's cool.
You can bring your boyfriend, uh...
- Brad?
- Yeah.
Actually, things aren't going so
well with Brad and me right now.
Well, in that case,
maybe it'll help you
get your mind off things?
Maybe.
I should go. Thanks again.
Yeah.
My phone.
[distant scream]
[distant scream]
[screaming continues]
[screaming]
[scream]
No!
No! No!
No!
[whimpering]
No!
I sought the Lord,
and He answered me, and He
delivered me from all my fears.
[screams]
If you believe in Him
and all of His heavenly host,
the demons that are tormenting your body
will be cast out and
will plague you no more!
[screaming]
[screaming continues]
Late night, huh?
Apparently those church
kids know how to live it up
on a Friday night.
Hmm.
Well, how'd it go?
Um, fine.
Oh, no. We're not back to that
monosyllabic 14-year-old Lauren,
are we?
I thought it was interesting
and informative. Better?
Was that so hard?
So you ever think about,
you know, going back?
To church?
It's been a long time.
Those youth group kids
convert you last night?
No. I was just wondering.
I don't know.
Church was always more of your dad's thing.
After he died, you seemed to lose interest.
So do you have any plans for today?
Umm, I thought I'd go by the school paper.
You realize it's a Saturday, right?
I just, I want to catch up on my article.
Don't work too hard.
Okay.
[typing]
"Recently I had the opportunity
to attend one of the meetings
of the church youth group
to find out what being
a member of The Chosen
is really all about."
I adjure you,
every unclean spirit,
every satanic power,
in the name of Christ,
to cease your assault
upon the soul he made
- for his own...
- [knocking]
Don't tell me you got nothing
better to do on a Saturday
than to hang out here.
Uh, I'm just working on this article.
Yeah? How'd that go anyway?
- Uh, you mean The Chosen?
- Yes.
You know, it really wasn't that bad.
They actually help people.
You know, it's not gonna
be the same without you.
I mean, NYU, that's... that's...
that's across the country.
Um, I'm gonna actually
finish this up later.
Look, Lauren, I, uh...
I'll see you at Kendall's party.
Okay.
[rock]
I bet you need one of
these after last night.
Did you sit around and
drink orange Kool-Aid
and sing "Jesus Loves Me?"
Um, "Kumbaya," actually.
All right, seriously, how'd it go?
Did something happen?
Are we interrupting
anything? Please say yes.
- We'll talk about it later.
- All right.
Mrs. Brady looking stunning, per usual.
Oh, and they say chivalry is dead.
Well, uh, drink up.
- I don't drink.
- I know. Try it.
- Mmm!
- Virgin mojito.
No-jito.
No-jito.
Well, it's my specialty.
Oh, being a virgin or making no-jitos?
- Ohh!
- Ouch!
It sounded cooler in my head.
Yeah, I bet that happens to you a lot. Huh?
You know, it's my adorable bad boy thing.
It's why you find me totally irresistible.
Or like not at all.
One of these days I'm gonna
stop being so damn charming.
Then where you gonna be?
Hey!
Quality shindig, princess.
So where are the parents this time? Brazil?
Seattle. Two weeks.
Can I please send my mom up there, too?
Absolutely. Mase, I've been
looking for you all night.
Come here, I want you to meet somebody.
All right, would you please
get your head out of the sand
and get on that before it's too late?
What? No.
Wow. I can't believe she actually came.
Olivia!
Hey!
What are you doing?
You guys are besties, right?
Stop it.
Hi, guys.
All right, well, um,
I'm gonna go break some commandments,
and you two crazy kids have a good time.
Hey, you made it.
I made it.
Not really my style,
but here I am, seeing
how the other 99.9% sins.
That was a joke.
Oh, yeah. Totally.
Um, well, let me show you around.
- Yeah.
- Come on.
Oh, hey, guys. How'd
the rest of the game go?
As if you care.
VOICE: You're very bad.
What's that supposed to mean?
You didn't seem to care when
you cost us our best shot
at winning district.
You want me to mess up that
pretty little face of yours,
just say the word.
You're crazy.
Get off of me!
No! Stop it!
Get off!
I think you broke my nose!
Did she break my nose?
[continues]
Hey, has anyone seen Chloe?
Oh, not since she went all
WWE on Erin in the kitchen.
Thanks.
Hey, if you find her,
tell her maybe we can get a
little mud wrestling going on.
Funny.
Did you see what just
happened in the kitchen?
Your friend is out of control.
You haven't seen her, have you?
I think she went upstairs.
Hey, Chloe, you up there?
Lose your friend?
She's probably passed out somewhere.
- Are you leaving?
- Yeah.
You know, it was really
sweet of you to invite me,
but this really isn't my scene.
I think I'm just gonna head home.
Okay, well, I'm glad you
came. I'll see you around?
Sure. And I'm really looking
forward to that article.
Thanks.
Brad?
Olivia, what are you doing here?
I suppose I could ask
you the same question.
Hey Brad, where are you going?
Chloe.
Olivia, I can explain.
Hey Mother Teresa, don't let
the door hit you on the way out.
Hey, wait.
Wait for what? More humiliation?
- I just wanna make sure you're okay.
- Oh, yeah, I'm great.
Glad I finally got to see
what I've been missing.
How could she do that to me?
I know that Brad and I have
been having some problems lately,
but I just... I don't understand
Chloe's not like that,
okay? She's a good person.
- Yeah, obviously.
- Look, she's had a lot happen to her.
And she's just not herself.
I know she's been a little out of control.
A little?
[scoffs]
Good night, Lauren.
VOICE: Look at you.
Already?
Do you really think that
drink is gonna help you?
Everyone's looking at you.
It's all your fault.
Everything is your fault.
[laughter]
Come here.
Um, it's, uh...
Come on.
I'm sorry. I didn't expect you to...
Just... Just go.
How's Olivia?
Upset.
I don't even know why I did that.
What's happening to me?
Let me drive you home, okay?
I don't have a home.
- Chloe, we can get through this.
- We?
- Yeah.
- We are nothing alike.
Chloe...
You are this, like, perfect person,
and I'm...
this.
Let's just go, okay?
VOICE: You're bad.
[multiple voices whispering]
You're a bad person.
You'll always be, Chloe.
[coughs]
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Hey, you okay?
So how was the big party?
Relax. I'm still 17 minutes
under the curfew wire.
Now, Chloe's mom is worried sick.
She said that Chloe's
been acting very strange
these last couple of days.
And when you didn't answer your phone...
Chloe's fine. She's sleeping over.
You mean sleeping it off.
She had a rough night.
So...
am I off the hook?
You mean, like "off the hook" off the hook,
or "really cool" off the hook?
Mom, no one's used the slang version
of "off the hook" in like five years.
Not even ironically.
Well, duly noted.
Just let Bonnie know
that her daughter's okay.
I already texted her.
Hey.
Are you too cool to give your
not-very-off-the-hook mom a hug?
Not too cool for that.
Mmm! I'll see you in the morning.
I'll make you guys some French toast.
Ooh, yeah. But not until 9 a.m., okay?
Because we need our beauty sleep.
If you and Chloe need beauty sleep,
then I need beauty hibernation.
I would be lucky to be as hot as you at 40.
You are good.
I know.
Is everything gonna be okay?
What do you mean?
It's taking me.
What's taking you?
Chloe, what's taking you?
It.
The voices.
You'll be okay?
How was last night?
A text at 1 a.m. doesn't
get it done, Chloe.
You know, I'm trying to do this alone,
so I'm gonna need you to help me.
At least a little bit, okay?
Look at me when you ignore me.
Look, are we done here?
So did you drive Chloe home?
Yeah. She said thank you
for letting her sleep over.
Where are you heading off to?
Church.
- Church?
- Yeah.
Any particular reason?
It might have something to do
with my impeccable journalistic impulses.
Well, that's vague, even for you.
Well, this is the part where I tell you
that information is privileged.
Okay, well, have fun.
One day, a shepherd took
his flock, 100 sheep,
away from the village
and into the wilderness.
As they made the journey,
one of the sheep wandered off and got lost.
Now, the shepherd could
have stayed with his flock
and let the animal go,
but he didn't.
He left his flock unattended,
and he went alone to
look for the lost sheep.
And when he finally found
it, and he returned home,
he called together his
friends and neighbors,
and he said, "Rejoice with me,
for I have found my sheep, which was lost."
Now think about that.
The shepherd was far happier
finding that one sheep
than the other 99 that didn't wander off.
So the important lesson behind this parable
is that we're only as strong
as the weakest among us.
And if we don't do all we can
to help the lost sheep in our lives,
we're failing the entire flock.
So as you go back to your
regular life this week,
remember each one of us,
in the eyes of the Lord,
is a shepherd.
And our challenge is to
always be on the lookout
for any sheep that might need
a little help getting back home.
[footsteps]
[screams]
Lauren?
I was just looking for a
place to check my email.
Oh. You know there's a
computer in the common room.
Oh, thank you.
I'm really glad to see you came back.
Yeah, it was nice.
I loved your sermon.
Thank you. Now go find
yourself some lost sheep.
I will.
Oh, Lauren...
you know if you have any questions
about anything that goes on here,
don't hesitate.
Just ask me.
Lauren!
I saw you outside after church.
I didn't get a chance to say hi.
Sorry, I, um, had some stuff to do.
How's Olivia doing?
Not good.
She still in shock about
what happened at the party.
Brad was her first real
boyfriend, you know.
Well, you're her friend, right?
Yeah.
Do you have any idea why she did it?
No. I wish I did.
It just seems like
everything's been going downhill
since her parents split up.
Did you hear that she got
kicked off the soccer team?
No.
She's just in a bad place right now.
But I promise you she's a
really, really good person.
She's not normally like that.
I just hope Olivia will be okay.
So, are you gonna come back
to youth group this week?
- We'll see.
- You should.
I know it all sounds really old-fashioned,
but it actually does really help,
especially if there's
something bothering you.
I'll think about it.
Great. So I'll see you then.
Yeah, you got it.
[engine starts]
- Are you following me?
- I'm not.
Stop. I saw you at the church last week.
How'd you find me?
I got your name from
Reverend Young's computer.
It said you worked here.
Go. Just go.
I saw what happened at the church,
and I was hoping that maybe
we could just talk about it.
Why?
I was just wondering.
About?
Did it help?
A month ago, my life was out of control.
I was drinking, doing drugs, cutting.
I felt like I'd lost
control of my own life,
like I was trapped on
the outside, watching.
I'd been to shrinks, counselors, hospitals.
I'd taken every crazy pill.
I came very close to taking my own life.
Finally a nurse at the hospital
told my mom about Reverend Young.
Do you need anything?
But when you found out about
what he did, didn't it sound...
Crazy? Of course it did.
And I fought it for a long
time, but I was desperate.
Then I had to take all kinds of tests
before Reverend Young
would even agree to help me.
You have no idea what it feels like
to have something controlling you.
Reverend Young recognized that.
He helped give me my life back.
Now I don't have to
hear the voices anymore.
Voices?
Look, all I want is to
live my life in peace.
I know, I... I know,
but I have this friend,
and she's in a very
difficult place right now.
Look, whatever answers you're looking for,
no one's gonna be able
to find them but you.
I've been through a lot,
and I'm not ready to relive the experience.
I have to get back to work.
Please, wait.
God bless you.
[hard rock]
You okay?
- [volume lowers]
- I just wanted some quiet.
I can tell.
Did Dad call?
Honey...
There's some money missing from my purse.
A hundred-dollar bill. I can't find it.
Well, obviously your
messed-up daughter took it.
I'm just asking if you've seen it.
No.
She thinks you took it.
She doesn't trust you.
No one trusts you.
Everyone knows you're a bad person.
[whispering continues]
[raises volume]
[bell rings]
VOICES: Look at them.
They're all staring at you.
They hate you. They hate you.
Everyone hates you.
They're talking about
you behind your back.
- What a whore you are.
- [phone chimes]
Talking about what you did.
You're a cheap whore.
You're horrible.
Slut. [laughing]
You're a dirty, dirty girl.
[phone chimes]
"Whoever you are, now I
place my hand upon you,
that you be my poem.
I whisper with my lips close to your ear.
I have loved many women and men,
but I love none better than you."
Who can tell me what
Whitman is trying to say
about the state of romantic love in 1856?
That's not exactly fair.
We weren't there like he was.
[laughter]
Oh, Miss Mitchell, so
nice of you to join us.
You have a late pass?
You know my policy, young lady.
No pass, no class.
Goodbye, Miss Mitchell.
How could you do that to me?
That picture was supposed to be private.
What are you talking about?
I didn't send that picture to anyone.
But at least everyone knows
you pound more than just your teammates.
[laughter]
All right, that's enough.
Let's get back to work here.
[gasps]
Where are you going, Miss Brady?
Chloe, Chloe.
What is wrong with you?
What? I'm good.
Look, what happened this
weekend, it was just a mistake.
A mistake is picking C
instead of A on a test, Lauren.
Sleeping with somebody
you just met is a choice.
Kind of like beating the
piss out of a teammate.
You don't have to let your
life get out of control.
Oh, God! Well, I'm so sorry
that I'm not perfect like you!
- I'm not perfect.
- Oh, please!
You and your mom were
plucked from an '80s sitcom.
All you need is a laugh track.
Chloe, is there someone
that you can talk to?
- A psychiatrist or a counselor?
- Don't!
- Let me help you.
- You can't.
Why not?
Because...
She doesn't care about you.
Because maybe I'm not me anymore.
What are you talking about?
- You're pathetic.
- No, I'm not!
Chloe!
Make them stop!
Make what stop?
Absolutely pathetic.
Pathetic. Pathetic. [giggling]
The voices.
What's going on in here?
Get off of me!
I don't know what's going
on with you, young lady,
- but your behavior...
- Look what you've done.
You're in trouble now.
No one is gonna help you anymore.
Please! Just...
- Let's go.
- No!
Chloe!
What is this?
Why would somebody do this?
Do you know what this is about?
Chloe, baby, don't look at it.
Chloe...
It's all right.
Honey, I can't help you
if you don't talk to me.
Will you just stop?
I need you to help me
understand what's going on.
I just... I just want to help you.
Please.
Maybe the voices are right.
Maybe I can't be able to...
Voices?
What are you talking about?
Chloe!
Chloe!
I've never seen test results like this.
Scores are off the charts.
Intelligence, emotional development...
Dr. Phillips, there's something
wrong with my daughter.
Well, unfortunately she's off the charts
in the more negative areas as well.
Isolation, regression,
emotional detachment.
It's possible that we
could be talking about
some form of paranoid schizophrenia.
What you mean, possible?
Well, it's not easy to diagnose.
The symptoms often mimic
various other illnesses
that are mental and physical.
Bipolar depression. It's just
gonna take some time for me
to have a definite answer.
[sighs] Great.
You should know that the
symptoms often are very similar
to the effects of certain... substances.
- My daughter's not using drugs.
- That you know of.
No. No!
They know you're a waste of space.
Don't you dare tell me
I don't know my daughter!
You're the third professional
I've taken my daughter to.
There's nothing you can do about it.
You're a wicked person.
I'm gonna take these test
results to my colleagues,
and I'm confident, with some consultation,
we'll come up with a
treatment plan for Chloe.
I want her to start taking this.
Thorazine?
It may help alleviate some of the symptoms,
give you some peace of mind.
I know what these pills do to people.
There might be another option.
You might want to
consider a civil commitment
to a care facility.
No. I will not have my
little girl committed.
Okay. What did you get for number 16?
Hold on. There's no 16.
- Hmm...
- Stop!
- Just making sure you're awake.
- I'm awake, okay?
There's just something
about studying in a bed.
I mean, I guess I shouldn't be complaining.
I'm in bed with a hot, intelligent girl.
- Woman.
- Woman.
And technically you are
on the bed, not in it.
And I'm worried about calculus.
I think I may need to have
to turn in my man card.
Okay, hold on, I've
always wondered about this.
Where do you turn in your man card?
Is there like a man card store?
No to mention, returning it
after 17 years seems problematic.
Well, you're the investigative reporter,
so you figure it out.
Hey, can I ask you something?
Well, uh, depends on whether or not
it'll lead to something
totally humiliating.
You've seen Chloe lately, right?
Yes, the troubled young lady.
Yeah, I just can't help but feel like
there's something more I
should be doing to help her.
Well, you just keep being her friend.
I've tried that, but
it's clearly not enough.
You know, some people just
need to work their junk out.
It's like sweating out a fever.
I just feel totally helpless.
My older brother Randall was, uh...
a serious eff-up a few years back.
I mean, we tried everything.
My parents were just ready to give up.
Then...
Then one day he grew up.
You know, got it together.
It was... it was like a switch flipped.
Look, you have to live your life, not hers.
Why are you so nice to me?
Look, you and I have been
friends for a long time,
and we've know each other for even longer.
No, I-I-I'm
sorry.
I didn't mean to make
you feel uncomfortable.
Lauren, I've...
I've been in love with
you since freshman year.
Since we were the same height,
and I still had braces on.
Yeah, I know I should have
said something a long time ago.
I don't know, maybe I shouldn't
have said something now, but...
[voices muttering]
[voices cackling]
Whew!
That was pretty Ryan Gosling of me, huh?
Okay, don't flatter yourself.
You are no Ryan Gosling.
Ah, ah...
Ryan Gosling is no Mase Adkins.
- Oh, really? Is that the case?
- Mm-hmm.
Chloe, Chloe...
You want him. You want him.
- Chloe, what happened?
- You're gonna leave me for him.
- You're leaving me for him!
- No, I'm not!
You're leaving me! You're
leaving me, you liar!
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Chloe!
Chloe. Chloe, it's okay.
No. No, please, don't hurt me!
- No one's gonna hurt you. Are we Mase?
- No, no, of course not.
You see?
- Yes, you are.
- No, Chloe.
You are. They said you would.
Who said that?
Chloe.
Chloe?
What's going on?
I just want to be normal again.
I don't know what's happening to me.
Listen, listen, we're gonna
get you healthy again, okay?
- Just get them out of my head.
- It's okay.
It's okay. Shh...
I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
It's okay, Chloe.
[crying]
She's finally asleep.
I'm doing everything I can.
Specialists, every expert online
who knows anything
about how the mind works.
I'm terrified I'm gonna wake up and...
find I've lost her forever.
As if like the next time I talk to her,
she'll be so far gone in this
abyss that she won't come back.
Sometimes I see life and
recognition in her eyes.
I get a glimpse of my little girl.
I can't lose her. I won't.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Mitchell.
It seemed to to start after David left.
I can't help thinking that
she blames herself or me.
It can't be easy going through this.
It's not your fault. It's nobody's fault.
What's going on with
Chloe, I can't explain it,
but it's like I'm looking into her eyes,
and there's someone else looking back,
someone I don't recognize.
I can't help thinking there's
something else I can do,
something that I haven't done.
I would do anything to help her. Anything.
I'm sure we'll think of something.
Make them stop!
- God bless you.
- [screaming]
[gasp]
- Hey.
- Hi.
Mind if I sit?
Sure.
How's Chloe doing?
Should I lie and say she's fine?
No.
It's bad.
Actually, it's worse than bad.
I feel like we're really
starting to lose her,
which is why I'm here.
I was hoping that maybe
you could help in some way.
I don't know how I-
I saw what happened at the
church last Friday night.
You mean the youth group meeting?
I mean after.
I don't know what you're talking...
I saw it.
I left my phone behind,
and when I went to get it,
I saw what happened in the
basement with Emma Walters.
You even got a name?
You're a regular Woodward and Bernstein.
I talked to her.
- What?
- I found out where she worked,
and I went to talk to
her about what happened.
She said it helped. She
said she feels better.
If you wanted to know anything,
you could've come to me.
You could've asked.
I wanted an objective opinion.
I'm a pretty smart girl.
31 on my ACTs, National Honor Society,
early acceptance to Notre Dame.
I'm not some Flat Earth zealot
who believes that dinosaurs
were on Noah's Ark.
- And neither is Reverend Young.
- I know.
So what did you have in mind?
I was thinking that maybe if we
just talked to Reverend Young,
explain what's going on with Chloe,
then maybe he could
help her in the same way.
You know he's very careful about
who he shares this stuff with.
Her mom has tried everything else.
Please. She needs your help.
Uh, Reverend Young?
Olivia, Lauren. You gave me a little scare.
Is this a bad time? We saw the lights on.
I was just closing up for the night.
What brings you by so late?
Well, first of all,
that exorcism you did last
week was amazing. Incredible.
Olivia...
Oh, no, no, it's okay. Lauren's a friend.
She's totally on board.
On board for what?
For us. For this. For what we're doing.
Where are you going with this?
Lauren has a friend, Chloe.
And Lately she's been out of control, lost.
We need to get her back.
She's right.
Chloe's having a lot of problems.
Family, school, drinking, cutting.
Last night she came over to my house
and just started attacking me.
It's like the girl that I knew is gone,
and I don't know where she went.
I'm afraid for her. We all are.
- So Chloe, she's in high school.
- She's 18.
Still, this is an issue for her parents.
I spoke to her mother, and
she's open to discussing it.
I don't know how much Olivia has told you,
but there's a rigorous battery
of psychological and emotional tests...
I know she needs our help, Reverend.
...in order to rule out mental
health or substance abuse issues
before I can even consider an exorcism.
And, as Olivia knows,
very few people meet the
criteria that we've set.
Just agree to meet with Chloe and her mom,
and if she's a bad fit, then
we'll drop it, I promise.
Please.
If you could just see her.
Okay, well, see if they can
come by tomorrow afternoon
just for a consult, nothing more.
- I understand.
- Thank you.
You're worthless. Stupid, so stupid!
Everyone hates you.
Your soul is as ugly as you are.
Chloe!
You're alone. You'll
always be alone.
[voices muttering]
You should just kill yourself!
[scissors snipping]
I asked you a question.
Do you know your name?
Chloe, I'm gonna ask
you a series of questions
that are designed to determine
the origin of your behavior.
The more truthful the responses,
the more accurate the test.
Do you understand that?
One: Have you ever exhibited
uncontrollable outbursts
of anger and violence?
Yes.
Two: Have you ever abused substances
like alcohol or drugs?
Yes.
Three:
Have you ever attempted
to take your own life?
Yes.
We can stop at any time.
No. I want to go on.
Four: Have you ever engaged
in any self-abusive behavior,
such as bulimia, anorexia,
or self-mutilation?
Yes.
Question five: Are you consumed
with feelings of guilt and...
48: Do you feel that you're
being treated unfairly
because others are jealous of you?
Yes.
49: Do you feel that you can
trust what you see and hear?
No.
Okay, last question:
Do you feel others are
plotting against you?
Yes.
Reverend?
I don't feel that an exorcism
is the right solution for Chloe.
- Reverend Young, I think that you...
- Listen, Chloe is disturbed.
Of that much, I'm certain.
But I believe her symptoms
are more consistent
with mental illness than a possession.
I must be able to rule
out psychiatric disorders
in order to proceed in this case,
and I simply cannot.
But Emma Walters, she
had the same symptoms:
the voices and the visions.
Okay, first of all, confidentiality laws
strictly forbid me from
discussing my other cases.
Secondly, there are a
number of possible causes
for what Chloe has been experiencing.
For example, it's not uncommon
for people that are
afflicted with schizophrenia
to experience hallucinations.
And then you combine that with
a level of paranoia, and...
I think you see where I'm going with this.
My recommendation is to admit her...
You mean commit.
No, to admit her into a clinical facility
where she can be monitored,
where she can get the help she needs.
Please help her.
Please help my daughter.
Your daughter needs medical care.
May God be with you.
Don't worry. We're gonna help her.
Is it Chloe?
Yeah. I just can't back off.
But at the same time, I feel so helpless.
But I know she's not crazy.
Just changed.
Like something else is taking over her.
- Well, you know, it's her life.
- I know.
You can still help her by
being supportive no matter what.
How?
Well, it's just something
you feel in your gut.
You know, it just kinda
pops in there just like that,
and you just know it's right.
So I should trust my gut.
As long as it's attached
firmly to your head.
Your gut can be a pretty
wise part of your body.
[chuckles]
That's how I ended up marrying your dad,
even though he tried to tell me
he was the Red Sox's first baseman.
Believe me, every other
girl would've run screaming,
but I thought it was charming,
especially since he was
only 5'9" and a buck-fifty.
I don't remember that much about him.
Oh, he was a great dad,
and he loved you so much.
You know, you were always the
first thing he talked about
when he woke up in the morning,
and the last thing before he went to sleep.
Have I told you lately
how proud you make me?
Not in so many words.
Well, forgive me...
because you make me so proud.
Everyone should be so lucky.
Thanks, Mom.
You're welcome.
Now eat.
Okay.
Chapter two features a group of soldiers
talking to their chaplain in the mess.
And because of their contempt for religion,
the soldiers taunted the chaplain,
even going so far as to question
aspects of his personal life.
Now, Henry refused to join in.
Miss Brady?
Yes?
Can you tell us what Hemingway meant
in chapter two of A Farewell to Arms
when the narrator refers
to thinking men as atheists?
Um...
Sorry. Let me look.
Mm-hmm. Perhaps Hemingway's narrator
may conclude from your
performance right here
that you are indeed
quite devout, Miss Brady.
Busted.
Maybe Hemingway was wrong.
Enlighten us.
Well, for all his bravado about atheism,
Hemingway ended up a broken man.
An alcoholic who had managed to ruin
every stable or productive relationship
he ever had in his entire life.
Maybe that's how his atheism paid him back.
Yet here we are, decades
after Hemingway's death,
still reading his novels.
I didn't create the reading list.
Oh. If you did, what would you have chosen?
You know, some of the best authors
are from a lot further back than Hemingway.
John, Paul, Peter, Luke.
- The Beatles?
- [laughter]
I love it when someone
puts that jerk in his place.
It's just Lauren sounded
like one of The Chosen today.
- Man, you're crazy.
- No, man, you heard her.
You were right there.
She said Ernest Hemingway is evil.
She's just been a little distracted is all.
Speaking of which, word
on the street is that, uh,
you and Lauren have been
distracting each other lately.
Yeah, we're, uh, we're just friends.
Mase, I know you want to keep it on the DL
since you guys have
been friends for a while,
but you're just avoiding the inevitable.
Oh, man! Dude, I hope you already got some
because it looks like that
booty train's coming to a stop.
Next stop, Jesus station!
Whoo-whoo!
Okay, let me see if I understand you.
You wanna do this without Reverend Young?
He hasn't given us any other choice.
Look, I know I'm not as into this
whole religion thing as you guys.
I mean I'm just starting to go
back to church after a long time.
But you've gotta understand
why this kind of freaks me out.
Lauren, we're all scared
of what we don't understand.
It's normal.
But I've assisted Reverend
Young in a bunch of these.
Exactly. Assisted.
Do you really think
you can do this, Olivia?
Why not?
I know the prayers. I know the process.
Yeah, it's not the same thing.
Maybe we can talk to him again.
He's not going to. Trust me.
If we're gonna do this,
we're gonna have to do it ourselves.
What if something happens
or something goes wrong?
Nothing's going to happen Lauren.
We've done this many times.
You mean you've watched this many times.
You heard her mom. They've
tried everything else.
I know.
Believe me, I know.
Just make sure she's at the church by 8:00.
Okay, I will.
[class bell rings]
Lauren, hey.
- Hey.
- Um, you got a second?
Um, I actually really have to go.
What's going on?
What do you mean?
I mean, the way you've been acting.
Talking about the Bible in English class,
and suddenly you're having
lunch with Olivia and The Chosen?
What, I need permission
to have lunch with someone.
No! No, of course not.
It's just, Mase is a little worried.
Frankly, we all are.
Well if Mase wants to talk to
me, he can call me at any time.
He's a good guy, Lauren.
I don't want to see him get hurt.
No one's getting hurt.
I promise.
Seriously, is everything okay?
You know that Chloe's been
having some trouble lately.
That's a bit of an understatement.
Well, Olivia's offered to help.
- Olivia?
- Yeah.
I know it sounds a little crazy, but...
Don't take this the wrong way,
but are you sure that you want her help?
What's that supposed to mean?
Come on, you see the way that
she walks around with her friends,
like they're better than everyone else.
Every time she looks at me, I feel
like she's judging me or something.
Well, she wants to help.
I know Chloe is going through
a really difficult time,
and you're a good friend.
You're worried about her. I get it.
But I think she needs real help,
like professional medical help.
Yeah, her mom has tried everything.
Believe me, nothing's worked.
Well then what is Olivia possibly
gonna do that they couldn't?
Pray for her?
Or something.
I... I'll try anything at this point.
I gotta run. I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
Okay.
- Where are you taking her?
- Just for a drive.
I think the fresh air will be good for her.
I suppose so, while she's still able.
What do you mean, while she's able?
I've decided to place
her in a care facility
in Garland next week.
- What?
- It breaks my heart to do it,
but it's the only thing left.
I'm afraid I've lost her.
Well, we're gonna get her back, I promise.
Come on, Chloe.
Take care of her, Lauren.
I will.
Hey.
Hey, this is gonna be good for you.
For us.
I promise I'm gonna make things okay again.
Don't let her do this!
They're going to hurt you!
Don't you understand?
You're going to get hurt!
Chloe? What is going
on? What are you hearing?
I wanna go back. I don't wanna be here.
- Olivia! Olivia, help!
- I just wanna go back!
- Let's get her into the sanctuary.
Come on. You'll be okay.
No, no, no! I don't want to go in there!
- Chloe, it's gonna be okay.
- No, no, no!
You're gonna come with us.
We're gonna get you all better.
Do you understand?
Once this starts, there's no going back.
You have to decide. Are you in or out?
Lauren?
I'm in.
Then let's begin.
No, no, no!
No, no, please! No, no!
The devil is strong in you, Chloe.
You must save your energy to
help us get him out of there.
What are they doing? What's going on?
We're gonna need you to be strong for Him.
- Lauren!
- It's gonna be okay, Chloe.
- I promise.
- I'm so scared.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom,
the power, the glory forever.
Amen.
Lauren...
From all evil, deliver us, O Lord.
Deliver us, O Lord.
Oh, Lauren, please.
From all sins, from anger and hatred,
from lightning and tempest,
from plague and famine,
from everlasting death,
by the mystery of your holy
incarnation, deliver us.
Deliver us, O Lord.
We exorcise you,
every impure spirit,
every satanic power,
every incursion of the infernal adversary,
every legion, every
congregation and diabolical sect.
Thus, cursed demon and
every diabolical legion,
we implore you.
Cease this deception.
Go away, inventor and master of all deceit.
Enemy of humanity's salvation,
stand humble under the
powerful hand of God,
by whose name you tremble and flee.
Go away.
[screaming]
We can be here all night.
How long this takes is
completely up to you, Chloe.
Do you renounce the devil
as your lord and master?
Answer the question!
Do you renounce the devil
as your lord and master?
Leave then, impious one!
Depart, accursed one!
Leave with all your deceits.
Give honor to God the almighty.
Give place to the Lord Jesus Christ,
who shed His blood for us.
What are you doing?
You want to help her,
don't you? Stand back.
N-N-No!
[coughing]
Stop! What are you doing?
You're torturing her!
- She's healing.
- She's suffering!
Lauren, you're having a crisis of faith.
I am not the one
waterboarding someone here.
I guess I always knew in the back
of my mind you were too close to her.
You never got cut to your
core by the little whore.
She took away the one thing
in my life that I really loved.
I was gonna spend the
rest of my life with him,
and she took that from me!
You are the crazy one. Untie her.
Untie her now!
OLIVIA: We can't save Chloe
if she's gonna interfere.
Go on!
Take her away.
What? No!
Let go of me!
No. No, please.
We're gonna need more water.
Let me go! Leave her alone!
No. No!
Hello? Can anyone hear me?
Come on.
Come on.
Something made you this way, Chloe.
That is why we must finish.
Did you like the message
I left on your garage?
Or how about the photo
I took from Brad's phone?
You could've had any boy you wanted,
but you had to have mine.
No, no, please, God, no! Please!
What did you just say?
"Please, God?"
What do you know about God?
You don't know anything about God!
No, no, no!
May this holy water
envelop your spirit and soul
to choke away the great
deceiver Lucifer from your body.
[coughing]
Come on!
[coughing]
I don't believe your
heart is ready to let go,
but we might get you there yet.
Let us continue.
Leave her, master of all
deceit, enemy of man's salvation!
From the snares of the
devil, deliver us, O Lord.
Olivia, this has gone too far!
Leave my friend alone!
I'm so sorry. I had no idea
what she was gonna do to you.
Come on, let's go.
- Can you make it?
- Yeah, I think so.
- No!
- No, no!
OLIVIA: Lauren, Chloe, where are you?
We have to get out of here now.
Okay, in here.
I know you're in here.
We can't stop now. We were so close.
[whimpers]
We must remain strong.
Go!
Come on, come on.
No! Come on!
I was just trying to help her.
Olivia, look, we can all walk
out of this together, okay?
We can work this out.
We could've been friends...
if you would've just let me
do what I was supposed to do!
I... I can't breathe.
But you didn't have faith.
You don't know what it's
like to believe in something
bigger and better than you.
No, please stop. You're hurting her.
You don't know what you're doing.
I know exactly what I'm doing.
- No!
- Get away from her!
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
- You took him, you sinner!
- It's okay.
You sinner! You sinner!
It's okay.
Chloe, there's someone here to see you!
- Hi, Chloe.
- Hi.
You look like you're doing great.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good.
I am so sorry about what happened.
You don't owe me an apology.
I know that you tried to help me.
What she did had nothing to
do with you or your church.
It was all her, and it's over now.
And look, I was in a really bad place,
and I'm here now,
and maybe things happen for a reason
that people don't quite understand.
I suppose so.
She spent some time at Garland,
and she's still on medication
and being monitored closely,
but... I feel like I have my daughter back.
I'm really happy to see you took my advice.
Thank you, Reverend.
Okay.
Lauren Brady.
[applause]
[whistles]
Our next graduate I'm proud
and honored to call forward,
Chloe Mitchell.
Not to take any of the
steam out of your big day,
but I got a call from a certain
Southern California soccer coach
about you the other day.
You should stay near your phone
over the next couple of weeks.
- Whoo!
- [applause]
Congratulations, graduates.
Your futures are bright indeed.
[cheering]
It's time to go home now, Olivia.
Isn't that wonderful?
You forgot something.
It's okay.
I have it all in here.
[hard rock]
Keep hearing those
voices in my head
Haunted voices in my head
These voices keep
swimming around my head
They're haunting me
[rap]
[whistle blows]
- Ah!
- [whistles]
It's all right, Erin!
[phone chimes]
That's okay, that's okay, all right?
- Okay!
- Come on Coach, they need me out there.
Hey, it's not my fault you skipped
class on Tuesday and Wednesday.
That was a family thing.
It won't happen again.
Yeah, just like last time.
Keep handing off like that,
they'll give you a green jersey!
All right, hey, go in for Erin.
Hey. Don't make me regret this.
All right, Chloe.
Hey, yellow!
- Play on.
- Are you kidding?
That bitch almost took my head off!
Another word, I'm gonna card you.
Come on! The girl hit her!
Oh, you wanna fight dirty, huh?
- [crowd gasps]
- [whistle blows]
You're a bitch!
- No, stop!
- [whistle blows]
Number 16 is ejected!
Oh, okay, so that was dirty?
Are you blind or just stupid?
Leave the field!
Chloe, what the hell's gotten into you?
- Oh, come on! She deserved it.
- Yeah, well, hit the showers.
- But the game's not over yet.
- It is for you. Now go.
Chloe.
Chloe! Hey, wait!
Hey, it was just one game.
No, that was USC out there today!
It's all over now.
I'm really sorry.
Hey, I'll call you later, okay?
[locker door slams]
Hello?
[door creaks, closes]
Hello?
Hello?
[shower running]
[voice whispers]
All right, whoever you are,
you have picked the wrong day!
Hello?
What the hell!
You can't just sneak
up on people like that!
[class bell ringing]
You didn't see what happened.
The other girl started it.
So is it true about her parents?
I mean are they really getting a divorce?
It was one fight.
Her dad's just gonna stay
in a hotel for a few days.
Same thing happened with my
dad. And it's been three years.
What? I'm just saying.
Maybe I uh, I should assign
you an article on her.
Hasn't she had enough
attention for one day?
I just think people should go easy on her.
I'll see you guys later, okay?
Hey, could you get me a statement?
Maybe.
- Maybe?
- We'll see.
Hey, how you holding up?
Been better. Like when my appendix burst,
and I was in the hospital for three weeks.
Well, have you begged your
coach for forgiveness yet?
Burdette? He probably just
cost me a scholarship to USC.
And now Bonnie's gotta come
talk to Principal Andrews
about my sunny disposition.
Hey, you wanna go to dinner after?
Good old Bonnie's been letting
me get away with anything.
One of the weird perks
to having my dad ditch us.
Oh. Can we rain check?
I'm on assignment tonight.
Oh, let me guess.
Mase assigned you another boring
"get to know the group" expose.
What merry band of outcasts
are you following this time?
Um...
Lauren!
- We're still on for 7:00, right?
- Yes. I'll see you there.
Chloe, I heard about what
happened. Is everything okay?
Me? Oh, yeah, Everything is just... peachy.
Remember, the Lord is
our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Aww! You know, I think I have
that on a fortune cookie at home.
And she's funny.
See you at 7:00?
I'll be there.
Come on, Brad.
There they go, one happy flock.
So that's your assignment?
Olivia Marks and The Chosen?
You know, I might actually be
having a better day than you.
Mase wants to make sure that
everybody gets their due.
Oh, speaking of which,
he asked me to get a statement from you.
Do you think that maybe he keeps
assigning you articles to...
you know.
You know what?
Keep you close.
He is the editor of the school paper.
That's his job. We're friends.
Uh-huh.
- See you later.
- Hey, be careful.
Don't get too close to The Chosen.
I hear virginity is contagious.
Stop it!
But that's not what happened!
I've known Coach Burdette for seven years.
He's never lied to me.
Maybe he's just so good
at it, you didn't notice.
- Chloe!
- Hey! You weren't there either.
As usual.
You know how hard I've been working lately.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it.
I'm sorry. We've had a few bumps at home.
I have thoroughly
investigated the incident,
and I've decided to uphold
Coach Burdette's decision
to remove you from the soccer team.
What? But that's crazy!
I'm supposed to play college soccer.
This will ruin everything.
And you can still play college soccer.
You're just done playing here.
Please, just...
tell her how you caught
Dad cheating on you...
and how much that screwed me up. Please.
You should know that
your daughter's behavior
at this school has become unacceptable.
She's missing classes,
failing to turn in assignments.
All right, what assignment?
The book report in Mr. Wright's.
No, I turned that in. I told
him he must have lost it.
If my daughter said she
turned it in, she turned it in.
Ultimately it's my responsibility
to do what I feel is best for Chloe
as well as the rest of the student body.
I'm sorry.
[voice whispers]
Is someone there?
[voice whispers]
Who said that?
[whispering continues]
Hello?
Chloe.
There's no one there.
Come on.
- Is it true?
- Is what true?
Skipping class, not
turning in your homework.
For the hundredth time, I turned that in.
I even told him I would do it again.
God. Nobody believes me.
Dr. Chandy told me to expect this:
the anger, the rebellion.
I feel like you talk to
your damn psychiatrist
more than you talk to me.
I want to talk to you about your father.
I don't know what to say.
There's no playbook that
tells me how I should...
I didn't get a playbook either.
So let's figure it out together.
This isn't a movie, Mom. It's
more complicated than that.
We can't just hug it
out and have a good cry
and eat some ice cream and then move on.
It doesn't have to be complicated.
I love you.
I hate myself.
I hate my life.
So glad you could make it.
- Long time ago, huh?
- Yeah.
Yeah, we've both changed
so much since then.
Shall we?
Yeah.
I'd like you to meet Reverend Young.
Oh, hi. You must be Lauren.
I've heard so much about you.
Nice to meet you.
So, Olivia tells me you're
with the student paper.
I was just hoping, you know, to get a feel
for what the whole
youth group is all about.
Yeah, sure, have a seat.
We were just going over tonight's agenda.
Great. You don't mind if I...
Oh, no, of course not.
So have you met everyone here?
- Yeah. Hey, again, everyone.
- Hi.
Great. Let's get started.
So this summer, I stayed with a host family
on a farm in Porto Cortez
for about 4 1/2 weeks.
That is why I've decided after
college to take a year off
and go back to Honduras on a youth mission.
It's one way that I know that I can
truly make a difference in the eyes of God.
- That is so wonderful.
- Thank you.
Lauren, do you have a story
of faith you'd like to share?
Oh, um...
maybe next time.
- Lauren used to be a member.
- Oh, really?
Yeah. It was a really long time ago.
Well, you know the door's always open here.
All you have to do is
decide to walk through it.
Thanks again for letting me
be a fly on the wall tonight.
I don't really know what
there is to write about.
We're a pretty boring group.
Boring? With all of your youth
missions and volunteering?
I'm really glad I came.
I think it's good for people to
see a different side of things.
Hey, there's a party at
Kendall's house tomorrow night
if you're not busy.
I don't think I've spoken to Kendall
since like the second grade.
Well, she's my friend, so
if I invite you, it's cool.
You can bring your boyfriend, uh...
- Brad?
- Yeah.
Actually, things aren't going so
well with Brad and me right now.
Well, in that case,
maybe it'll help you
get your mind off things?
Maybe.
I should go. Thanks again.
Yeah.
My phone.
[distant scream]
[distant scream]
[screaming continues]
[screaming]
[scream]
No!
No! No!
No!
[whimpering]
No!
I sought the Lord,
and He answered me, and He
delivered me from all my fears.
[screams]
If you believe in Him
and all of His heavenly host,
the demons that are tormenting your body
will be cast out and
will plague you no more!
[screaming]
[screaming continues]
Late night, huh?
Apparently those church
kids know how to live it up
on a Friday night.
Hmm.
Well, how'd it go?
Um, fine.
Oh, no. We're not back to that
monosyllabic 14-year-old Lauren,
are we?
I thought it was interesting
and informative. Better?
Was that so hard?
So you ever think about,
you know, going back?
To church?
It's been a long time.
Those youth group kids
convert you last night?
No. I was just wondering.
I don't know.
Church was always more of your dad's thing.
After he died, you seemed to lose interest.
So do you have any plans for today?
Umm, I thought I'd go by the school paper.
You realize it's a Saturday, right?
I just, I want to catch up on my article.
Don't work too hard.
Okay.
[typing]
"Recently I had the opportunity
to attend one of the meetings
of the church youth group
to find out what being
a member of The Chosen
is really all about."
I adjure you,
every unclean spirit,
every satanic power,
in the name of Christ,
to cease your assault
upon the soul he made
- for his own...
- [knocking]
Don't tell me you got nothing
better to do on a Saturday
than to hang out here.
Uh, I'm just working on this article.
Yeah? How'd that go anyway?
- Uh, you mean The Chosen?
- Yes.
You know, it really wasn't that bad.
They actually help people.
You know, it's not gonna
be the same without you.
I mean, NYU, that's... that's...
that's across the country.
Um, I'm gonna actually
finish this up later.
Look, Lauren, I, uh...
I'll see you at Kendall's party.
Okay.
[rock]
I bet you need one of
these after last night.
Did you sit around and
drink orange Kool-Aid
and sing "Jesus Loves Me?"
Um, "Kumbaya," actually.
All right, seriously, how'd it go?
Did something happen?
Are we interrupting
anything? Please say yes.
- We'll talk about it later.
- All right.
Mrs. Brady looking stunning, per usual.
Oh, and they say chivalry is dead.
Well, uh, drink up.
- I don't drink.
- I know. Try it.
- Mmm!
- Virgin mojito.
No-jito.
No-jito.
Well, it's my specialty.
Oh, being a virgin or making no-jitos?
- Ohh!
- Ouch!
It sounded cooler in my head.
Yeah, I bet that happens to you a lot. Huh?
You know, it's my adorable bad boy thing.
It's why you find me totally irresistible.
Or like not at all.
One of these days I'm gonna
stop being so damn charming.
Then where you gonna be?
Hey!
Quality shindig, princess.
So where are the parents this time? Brazil?
Seattle. Two weeks.
Can I please send my mom up there, too?
Absolutely. Mase, I've been
looking for you all night.
Come here, I want you to meet somebody.
All right, would you please
get your head out of the sand
and get on that before it's too late?
What? No.
Wow. I can't believe she actually came.
Olivia!
Hey!
What are you doing?
You guys are besties, right?
Stop it.
Hi, guys.
All right, well, um,
I'm gonna go break some commandments,
and you two crazy kids have a good time.
Hey, you made it.
I made it.
Not really my style,
but here I am, seeing
how the other 99.9% sins.
That was a joke.
Oh, yeah. Totally.
Um, well, let me show you around.
- Yeah.
- Come on.
Oh, hey, guys. How'd
the rest of the game go?
As if you care.
VOICE: You're very bad.
What's that supposed to mean?
You didn't seem to care when
you cost us our best shot
at winning district.
You want me to mess up that
pretty little face of yours,
just say the word.
You're crazy.
Get off of me!
No! Stop it!
Get off!
I think you broke my nose!
Did she break my nose?
[continues]
Hey, has anyone seen Chloe?
Oh, not since she went all
WWE on Erin in the kitchen.
Thanks.
Hey, if you find her,
tell her maybe we can get a
little mud wrestling going on.
Funny.
Did you see what just
happened in the kitchen?
Your friend is out of control.
You haven't seen her, have you?
I think she went upstairs.
Hey, Chloe, you up there?
Lose your friend?
She's probably passed out somewhere.
- Are you leaving?
- Yeah.
You know, it was really
sweet of you to invite me,
but this really isn't my scene.
I think I'm just gonna head home.
Okay, well, I'm glad you
came. I'll see you around?
Sure. And I'm really looking
forward to that article.
Thanks.
Brad?
Olivia, what are you doing here?
I suppose I could ask
you the same question.
Hey Brad, where are you going?
Chloe.
Olivia, I can explain.
Hey Mother Teresa, don't let
the door hit you on the way out.
Hey, wait.
Wait for what? More humiliation?
- I just wanna make sure you're okay.
- Oh, yeah, I'm great.
Glad I finally got to see
what I've been missing.
How could she do that to me?
I know that Brad and I have
been having some problems lately,
but I just... I don't understand
Chloe's not like that,
okay? She's a good person.
- Yeah, obviously.
- Look, she's had a lot happen to her.
And she's just not herself.
I know she's been a little out of control.
A little?
[scoffs]
Good night, Lauren.
VOICE: Look at you.
Already?
Do you really think that
drink is gonna help you?
Everyone's looking at you.
It's all your fault.
Everything is your fault.
[laughter]
Come here.
Um, it's, uh...
Come on.
I'm sorry. I didn't expect you to...
Just... Just go.
How's Olivia?
Upset.
I don't even know why I did that.
What's happening to me?
Let me drive you home, okay?
I don't have a home.
- Chloe, we can get through this.
- We?
- Yeah.
- We are nothing alike.
Chloe...
You are this, like, perfect person,
and I'm...
this.
Let's just go, okay?
VOICE: You're bad.
[multiple voices whispering]
You're a bad person.
You'll always be, Chloe.
[coughs]
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Hey, you okay?
So how was the big party?
Relax. I'm still 17 minutes
under the curfew wire.
Now, Chloe's mom is worried sick.
She said that Chloe's
been acting very strange
these last couple of days.
And when you didn't answer your phone...
Chloe's fine. She's sleeping over.
You mean sleeping it off.
She had a rough night.
So...
am I off the hook?
You mean, like "off the hook" off the hook,
or "really cool" off the hook?
Mom, no one's used the slang version
of "off the hook" in like five years.
Not even ironically.
Well, duly noted.
Just let Bonnie know
that her daughter's okay.
I already texted her.
Hey.
Are you too cool to give your
not-very-off-the-hook mom a hug?
Not too cool for that.
Mmm! I'll see you in the morning.
I'll make you guys some French toast.
Ooh, yeah. But not until 9 a.m., okay?
Because we need our beauty sleep.
If you and Chloe need beauty sleep,
then I need beauty hibernation.
I would be lucky to be as hot as you at 40.
You are good.
I know.
Is everything gonna be okay?
What do you mean?
It's taking me.
What's taking you?
Chloe, what's taking you?
It.
The voices.
You'll be okay?
How was last night?
A text at 1 a.m. doesn't
get it done, Chloe.
You know, I'm trying to do this alone,
so I'm gonna need you to help me.
At least a little bit, okay?
Look at me when you ignore me.
Look, are we done here?
So did you drive Chloe home?
Yeah. She said thank you
for letting her sleep over.
Where are you heading off to?
Church.
- Church?
- Yeah.
Any particular reason?
It might have something to do
with my impeccable journalistic impulses.
Well, that's vague, even for you.
Well, this is the part where I tell you
that information is privileged.
Okay, well, have fun.
One day, a shepherd took
his flock, 100 sheep,
away from the village
and into the wilderness.
As they made the journey,
one of the sheep wandered off and got lost.
Now, the shepherd could
have stayed with his flock
and let the animal go,
but he didn't.
He left his flock unattended,
and he went alone to
look for the lost sheep.
And when he finally found
it, and he returned home,
he called together his
friends and neighbors,
and he said, "Rejoice with me,
for I have found my sheep, which was lost."
Now think about that.
The shepherd was far happier
finding that one sheep
than the other 99 that didn't wander off.
So the important lesson behind this parable
is that we're only as strong
as the weakest among us.
And if we don't do all we can
to help the lost sheep in our lives,
we're failing the entire flock.
So as you go back to your
regular life this week,
remember each one of us,
in the eyes of the Lord,
is a shepherd.
And our challenge is to
always be on the lookout
for any sheep that might need
a little help getting back home.
[footsteps]
[screams]
Lauren?
I was just looking for a
place to check my email.
Oh. You know there's a
computer in the common room.
Oh, thank you.
I'm really glad to see you came back.
Yeah, it was nice.
I loved your sermon.
Thank you. Now go find
yourself some lost sheep.
I will.
Oh, Lauren...
you know if you have any questions
about anything that goes on here,
don't hesitate.
Just ask me.
Lauren!
I saw you outside after church.
I didn't get a chance to say hi.
Sorry, I, um, had some stuff to do.
How's Olivia doing?
Not good.
She still in shock about
what happened at the party.
Brad was her first real
boyfriend, you know.
Well, you're her friend, right?
Yeah.
Do you have any idea why she did it?
No. I wish I did.
It just seems like
everything's been going downhill
since her parents split up.
Did you hear that she got
kicked off the soccer team?
No.
She's just in a bad place right now.
But I promise you she's a
really, really good person.
She's not normally like that.
I just hope Olivia will be okay.
So, are you gonna come back
to youth group this week?
- We'll see.
- You should.
I know it all sounds really old-fashioned,
but it actually does really help,
especially if there's
something bothering you.
I'll think about it.
Great. So I'll see you then.
Yeah, you got it.
[engine starts]
- Are you following me?
- I'm not.
Stop. I saw you at the church last week.
How'd you find me?
I got your name from
Reverend Young's computer.
It said you worked here.
Go. Just go.
I saw what happened at the church,
and I was hoping that maybe
we could just talk about it.
Why?
I was just wondering.
About?
Did it help?
A month ago, my life was out of control.
I was drinking, doing drugs, cutting.
I felt like I'd lost
control of my own life,
like I was trapped on
the outside, watching.
I'd been to shrinks, counselors, hospitals.
I'd taken every crazy pill.
I came very close to taking my own life.
Finally a nurse at the hospital
told my mom about Reverend Young.
Do you need anything?
But when you found out about
what he did, didn't it sound...
Crazy? Of course it did.
And I fought it for a long
time, but I was desperate.
Then I had to take all kinds of tests
before Reverend Young
would even agree to help me.
You have no idea what it feels like
to have something controlling you.
Reverend Young recognized that.
He helped give me my life back.
Now I don't have to
hear the voices anymore.
Voices?
Look, all I want is to
live my life in peace.
I know, I... I know,
but I have this friend,
and she's in a very
difficult place right now.
Look, whatever answers you're looking for,
no one's gonna be able
to find them but you.
I've been through a lot,
and I'm not ready to relive the experience.
I have to get back to work.
Please, wait.
God bless you.
[hard rock]
You okay?
- [volume lowers]
- I just wanted some quiet.
I can tell.
Did Dad call?
Honey...
There's some money missing from my purse.
A hundred-dollar bill. I can't find it.
Well, obviously your
messed-up daughter took it.
I'm just asking if you've seen it.
No.
She thinks you took it.
She doesn't trust you.
No one trusts you.
Everyone knows you're a bad person.
[whispering continues]
[raises volume]
[bell rings]
VOICES: Look at them.
They're all staring at you.
They hate you. They hate you.
Everyone hates you.
They're talking about
you behind your back.
- What a whore you are.
- [phone chimes]
Talking about what you did.
You're a cheap whore.
You're horrible.
Slut. [laughing]
You're a dirty, dirty girl.
[phone chimes]
"Whoever you are, now I
place my hand upon you,
that you be my poem.
I whisper with my lips close to your ear.
I have loved many women and men,
but I love none better than you."
Who can tell me what
Whitman is trying to say
about the state of romantic love in 1856?
That's not exactly fair.
We weren't there like he was.
[laughter]
Oh, Miss Mitchell, so
nice of you to join us.
You have a late pass?
You know my policy, young lady.
No pass, no class.
Goodbye, Miss Mitchell.
How could you do that to me?
That picture was supposed to be private.
What are you talking about?
I didn't send that picture to anyone.
But at least everyone knows
you pound more than just your teammates.
[laughter]
All right, that's enough.
Let's get back to work here.
[gasps]
Where are you going, Miss Brady?
Chloe, Chloe.
What is wrong with you?
What? I'm good.
Look, what happened this
weekend, it was just a mistake.
A mistake is picking C
instead of A on a test, Lauren.
Sleeping with somebody
you just met is a choice.
Kind of like beating the
piss out of a teammate.
You don't have to let your
life get out of control.
Oh, God! Well, I'm so sorry
that I'm not perfect like you!
- I'm not perfect.
- Oh, please!
You and your mom were
plucked from an '80s sitcom.
All you need is a laugh track.
Chloe, is there someone
that you can talk to?
- A psychiatrist or a counselor?
- Don't!
- Let me help you.
- You can't.
Why not?
Because...
She doesn't care about you.
Because maybe I'm not me anymore.
What are you talking about?
- You're pathetic.
- No, I'm not!
Chloe!
Make them stop!
Make what stop?
Absolutely pathetic.
Pathetic. Pathetic. [giggling]
The voices.
What's going on in here?
Get off of me!
I don't know what's going
on with you, young lady,
- but your behavior...
- Look what you've done.
You're in trouble now.
No one is gonna help you anymore.
Please! Just...
- Let's go.
- No!
Chloe!
What is this?
Why would somebody do this?
Do you know what this is about?
Chloe, baby, don't look at it.
Chloe...
It's all right.
Honey, I can't help you
if you don't talk to me.
Will you just stop?
I need you to help me
understand what's going on.
I just... I just want to help you.
Please.
Maybe the voices are right.
Maybe I can't be able to...
Voices?
What are you talking about?
Chloe!
Chloe!
I've never seen test results like this.
Scores are off the charts.
Intelligence, emotional development...
Dr. Phillips, there's something
wrong with my daughter.
Well, unfortunately she's off the charts
in the more negative areas as well.
Isolation, regression,
emotional detachment.
It's possible that we
could be talking about
some form of paranoid schizophrenia.
What you mean, possible?
Well, it's not easy to diagnose.
The symptoms often mimic
various other illnesses
that are mental and physical.
Bipolar depression. It's just
gonna take some time for me
to have a definite answer.
[sighs] Great.
You should know that the
symptoms often are very similar
to the effects of certain... substances.
- My daughter's not using drugs.
- That you know of.
No. No!
They know you're a waste of space.
Don't you dare tell me
I don't know my daughter!
You're the third professional
I've taken my daughter to.
There's nothing you can do about it.
You're a wicked person.
I'm gonna take these test
results to my colleagues,
and I'm confident, with some consultation,
we'll come up with a
treatment plan for Chloe.
I want her to start taking this.
Thorazine?
It may help alleviate some of the symptoms,
give you some peace of mind.
I know what these pills do to people.
There might be another option.
You might want to
consider a civil commitment
to a care facility.
No. I will not have my
little girl committed.
Okay. What did you get for number 16?
Hold on. There's no 16.
- Hmm...
- Stop!
- Just making sure you're awake.
- I'm awake, okay?
There's just something
about studying in a bed.
I mean, I guess I shouldn't be complaining.
I'm in bed with a hot, intelligent girl.
- Woman.
- Woman.
And technically you are
on the bed, not in it.
And I'm worried about calculus.
I think I may need to have
to turn in my man card.
Okay, hold on, I've
always wondered about this.
Where do you turn in your man card?
Is there like a man card store?
No to mention, returning it
after 17 years seems problematic.
Well, you're the investigative reporter,
so you figure it out.
Hey, can I ask you something?
Well, uh, depends on whether or not
it'll lead to something
totally humiliating.
You've seen Chloe lately, right?
Yes, the troubled young lady.
Yeah, I just can't help but feel like
there's something more I
should be doing to help her.
Well, you just keep being her friend.
I've tried that, but
it's clearly not enough.
You know, some people just
need to work their junk out.
It's like sweating out a fever.
I just feel totally helpless.
My older brother Randall was, uh...
a serious eff-up a few years back.
I mean, we tried everything.
My parents were just ready to give up.
Then...
Then one day he grew up.
You know, got it together.
It was... it was like a switch flipped.
Look, you have to live your life, not hers.
Why are you so nice to me?
Look, you and I have been
friends for a long time,
and we've know each other for even longer.
No, I-I-I'm
sorry.
I didn't mean to make
you feel uncomfortable.
Lauren, I've...
I've been in love with
you since freshman year.
Since we were the same height,
and I still had braces on.
Yeah, I know I should have
said something a long time ago.
I don't know, maybe I shouldn't
have said something now, but...
[voices muttering]
[voices cackling]
Whew!
That was pretty Ryan Gosling of me, huh?
Okay, don't flatter yourself.
You are no Ryan Gosling.
Ah, ah...
Ryan Gosling is no Mase Adkins.
- Oh, really? Is that the case?
- Mm-hmm.
Chloe, Chloe...
You want him. You want him.
- Chloe, what happened?
- You're gonna leave me for him.
- You're leaving me for him!
- No, I'm not!
You're leaving me! You're
leaving me, you liar!
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Chloe!
Chloe. Chloe, it's okay.
No. No, please, don't hurt me!
- No one's gonna hurt you. Are we Mase?
- No, no, of course not.
You see?
- Yes, you are.
- No, Chloe.
You are. They said you would.
Who said that?
Chloe.
Chloe?
What's going on?
I just want to be normal again.
I don't know what's happening to me.
Listen, listen, we're gonna
get you healthy again, okay?
- Just get them out of my head.
- It's okay.
It's okay. Shh...
I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
It's okay, Chloe.
[crying]
She's finally asleep.
I'm doing everything I can.
Specialists, every expert online
who knows anything
about how the mind works.
I'm terrified I'm gonna wake up and...
find I've lost her forever.
As if like the next time I talk to her,
she'll be so far gone in this
abyss that she won't come back.
Sometimes I see life and
recognition in her eyes.
I get a glimpse of my little girl.
I can't lose her. I won't.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Mitchell.
It seemed to to start after David left.
I can't help thinking that
she blames herself or me.
It can't be easy going through this.
It's not your fault. It's nobody's fault.
What's going on with
Chloe, I can't explain it,
but it's like I'm looking into her eyes,
and there's someone else looking back,
someone I don't recognize.
I can't help thinking there's
something else I can do,
something that I haven't done.
I would do anything to help her. Anything.
I'm sure we'll think of something.
Make them stop!
- God bless you.
- [screaming]
[gasp]
- Hey.
- Hi.
Mind if I sit?
Sure.
How's Chloe doing?
Should I lie and say she's fine?
No.
It's bad.
Actually, it's worse than bad.
I feel like we're really
starting to lose her,
which is why I'm here.
I was hoping that maybe
you could help in some way.
I don't know how I-
I saw what happened at the
church last Friday night.
You mean the youth group meeting?
I mean after.
I don't know what you're talking...
I saw it.
I left my phone behind,
and when I went to get it,
I saw what happened in the
basement with Emma Walters.
You even got a name?
You're a regular Woodward and Bernstein.
I talked to her.
- What?
- I found out where she worked,
and I went to talk to
her about what happened.
She said it helped. She
said she feels better.
If you wanted to know anything,
you could've come to me.
You could've asked.
I wanted an objective opinion.
I'm a pretty smart girl.
31 on my ACTs, National Honor Society,
early acceptance to Notre Dame.
I'm not some Flat Earth zealot
who believes that dinosaurs
were on Noah's Ark.
- And neither is Reverend Young.
- I know.
So what did you have in mind?
I was thinking that maybe if we
just talked to Reverend Young,
explain what's going on with Chloe,
then maybe he could
help her in the same way.
You know he's very careful about
who he shares this stuff with.
Her mom has tried everything else.
Please. She needs your help.
Uh, Reverend Young?
Olivia, Lauren. You gave me a little scare.
Is this a bad time? We saw the lights on.
I was just closing up for the night.
What brings you by so late?
Well, first of all,
that exorcism you did last
week was amazing. Incredible.
Olivia...
Oh, no, no, it's okay. Lauren's a friend.
She's totally on board.
On board for what?
For us. For this. For what we're doing.
Where are you going with this?
Lauren has a friend, Chloe.
And Lately she's been out of control, lost.
We need to get her back.
She's right.
Chloe's having a lot of problems.
Family, school, drinking, cutting.
Last night she came over to my house
and just started attacking me.
It's like the girl that I knew is gone,
and I don't know where she went.
I'm afraid for her. We all are.
- So Chloe, she's in high school.
- She's 18.
Still, this is an issue for her parents.
I spoke to her mother, and
she's open to discussing it.
I don't know how much Olivia has told you,
but there's a rigorous battery
of psychological and emotional tests...
I know she needs our help, Reverend.
...in order to rule out mental
health or substance abuse issues
before I can even consider an exorcism.
And, as Olivia knows,
very few people meet the
criteria that we've set.
Just agree to meet with Chloe and her mom,
and if she's a bad fit, then
we'll drop it, I promise.
Please.
If you could just see her.
Okay, well, see if they can
come by tomorrow afternoon
just for a consult, nothing more.
- I understand.
- Thank you.
You're worthless. Stupid, so stupid!
Everyone hates you.
Your soul is as ugly as you are.
Chloe!
You're alone. You'll
always be alone.
[voices muttering]
You should just kill yourself!
[scissors snipping]
I asked you a question.
Do you know your name?
Chloe, I'm gonna ask
you a series of questions
that are designed to determine
the origin of your behavior.
The more truthful the responses,
the more accurate the test.
Do you understand that?
One: Have you ever exhibited
uncontrollable outbursts
of anger and violence?
Yes.
Two: Have you ever abused substances
like alcohol or drugs?
Yes.
Three:
Have you ever attempted
to take your own life?
Yes.
We can stop at any time.
No. I want to go on.
Four: Have you ever engaged
in any self-abusive behavior,
such as bulimia, anorexia,
or self-mutilation?
Yes.
Question five: Are you consumed
with feelings of guilt and...
48: Do you feel that you're
being treated unfairly
because others are jealous of you?
Yes.
49: Do you feel that you can
trust what you see and hear?
No.
Okay, last question:
Do you feel others are
plotting against you?
Yes.
Reverend?
I don't feel that an exorcism
is the right solution for Chloe.
- Reverend Young, I think that you...
- Listen, Chloe is disturbed.
Of that much, I'm certain.
But I believe her symptoms
are more consistent
with mental illness than a possession.
I must be able to rule
out psychiatric disorders
in order to proceed in this case,
and I simply cannot.
But Emma Walters, she
had the same symptoms:
the voices and the visions.
Okay, first of all, confidentiality laws
strictly forbid me from
discussing my other cases.
Secondly, there are a
number of possible causes
for what Chloe has been experiencing.
For example, it's not uncommon
for people that are
afflicted with schizophrenia
to experience hallucinations.
And then you combine that with
a level of paranoia, and...
I think you see where I'm going with this.
My recommendation is to admit her...
You mean commit.
No, to admit her into a clinical facility
where she can be monitored,
where she can get the help she needs.
Please help her.
Please help my daughter.
Your daughter needs medical care.
May God be with you.
Don't worry. We're gonna help her.
Is it Chloe?
Yeah. I just can't back off.
But at the same time, I feel so helpless.
But I know she's not crazy.
Just changed.
Like something else is taking over her.
- Well, you know, it's her life.
- I know.
You can still help her by
being supportive no matter what.
How?
Well, it's just something
you feel in your gut.
You know, it just kinda
pops in there just like that,
and you just know it's right.
So I should trust my gut.
As long as it's attached
firmly to your head.
Your gut can be a pretty
wise part of your body.
[chuckles]
That's how I ended up marrying your dad,
even though he tried to tell me
he was the Red Sox's first baseman.
Believe me, every other
girl would've run screaming,
but I thought it was charming,
especially since he was
only 5'9" and a buck-fifty.
I don't remember that much about him.
Oh, he was a great dad,
and he loved you so much.
You know, you were always the
first thing he talked about
when he woke up in the morning,
and the last thing before he went to sleep.
Have I told you lately
how proud you make me?
Not in so many words.
Well, forgive me...
because you make me so proud.
Everyone should be so lucky.
Thanks, Mom.
You're welcome.
Now eat.
Okay.
Chapter two features a group of soldiers
talking to their chaplain in the mess.
And because of their contempt for religion,
the soldiers taunted the chaplain,
even going so far as to question
aspects of his personal life.
Now, Henry refused to join in.
Miss Brady?
Yes?
Can you tell us what Hemingway meant
in chapter two of A Farewell to Arms
when the narrator refers
to thinking men as atheists?
Um...
Sorry. Let me look.
Mm-hmm. Perhaps Hemingway's narrator
may conclude from your
performance right here
that you are indeed
quite devout, Miss Brady.
Busted.
Maybe Hemingway was wrong.
Enlighten us.
Well, for all his bravado about atheism,
Hemingway ended up a broken man.
An alcoholic who had managed to ruin
every stable or productive relationship
he ever had in his entire life.
Maybe that's how his atheism paid him back.
Yet here we are, decades
after Hemingway's death,
still reading his novels.
I didn't create the reading list.
Oh. If you did, what would you have chosen?
You know, some of the best authors
are from a lot further back than Hemingway.
John, Paul, Peter, Luke.
- The Beatles?
- [laughter]
I love it when someone
puts that jerk in his place.
It's just Lauren sounded
like one of The Chosen today.
- Man, you're crazy.
- No, man, you heard her.
You were right there.
She said Ernest Hemingway is evil.
She's just been a little distracted is all.
Speaking of which, word
on the street is that, uh,
you and Lauren have been
distracting each other lately.
Yeah, we're, uh, we're just friends.
Mase, I know you want to keep it on the DL
since you guys have
been friends for a while,
but you're just avoiding the inevitable.
Oh, man! Dude, I hope you already got some
because it looks like that
booty train's coming to a stop.
Next stop, Jesus station!
Whoo-whoo!
Okay, let me see if I understand you.
You wanna do this without Reverend Young?
He hasn't given us any other choice.
Look, I know I'm not as into this
whole religion thing as you guys.
I mean I'm just starting to go
back to church after a long time.
But you've gotta understand
why this kind of freaks me out.
Lauren, we're all scared
of what we don't understand.
It's normal.
But I've assisted Reverend
Young in a bunch of these.
Exactly. Assisted.
Do you really think
you can do this, Olivia?
Why not?
I know the prayers. I know the process.
Yeah, it's not the same thing.
Maybe we can talk to him again.
He's not going to. Trust me.
If we're gonna do this,
we're gonna have to do it ourselves.
What if something happens
or something goes wrong?
Nothing's going to happen Lauren.
We've done this many times.
You mean you've watched this many times.
You heard her mom. They've
tried everything else.
I know.
Believe me, I know.
Just make sure she's at the church by 8:00.
Okay, I will.
[class bell rings]
Lauren, hey.
- Hey.
- Um, you got a second?
Um, I actually really have to go.
What's going on?
What do you mean?
I mean, the way you've been acting.
Talking about the Bible in English class,
and suddenly you're having
lunch with Olivia and The Chosen?
What, I need permission
to have lunch with someone.
No! No, of course not.
It's just, Mase is a little worried.
Frankly, we all are.
Well if Mase wants to talk to
me, he can call me at any time.
He's a good guy, Lauren.
I don't want to see him get hurt.
No one's getting hurt.
I promise.
Seriously, is everything okay?
You know that Chloe's been
having some trouble lately.
That's a bit of an understatement.
Well, Olivia's offered to help.
- Olivia?
- Yeah.
I know it sounds a little crazy, but...
Don't take this the wrong way,
but are you sure that you want her help?
What's that supposed to mean?
Come on, you see the way that
she walks around with her friends,
like they're better than everyone else.
Every time she looks at me, I feel
like she's judging me or something.
Well, she wants to help.
I know Chloe is going through
a really difficult time,
and you're a good friend.
You're worried about her. I get it.
But I think she needs real help,
like professional medical help.
Yeah, her mom has tried everything.
Believe me, nothing's worked.
Well then what is Olivia possibly
gonna do that they couldn't?
Pray for her?
Or something.
I... I'll try anything at this point.
I gotta run. I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
Okay.
- Where are you taking her?
- Just for a drive.
I think the fresh air will be good for her.
I suppose so, while she's still able.
What do you mean, while she's able?
I've decided to place
her in a care facility
in Garland next week.
- What?
- It breaks my heart to do it,
but it's the only thing left.
I'm afraid I've lost her.
Well, we're gonna get her back, I promise.
Come on, Chloe.
Take care of her, Lauren.
I will.
Hey.
Hey, this is gonna be good for you.
For us.
I promise I'm gonna make things okay again.
Don't let her do this!
They're going to hurt you!
Don't you understand?
You're going to get hurt!
Chloe? What is going
on? What are you hearing?
I wanna go back. I don't wanna be here.
- Olivia! Olivia, help!
- I just wanna go back!
- Let's get her into the sanctuary.
Come on. You'll be okay.
No, no, no! I don't want to go in there!
- Chloe, it's gonna be okay.
- No, no, no!
You're gonna come with us.
We're gonna get you all better.
Do you understand?
Once this starts, there's no going back.
You have to decide. Are you in or out?
Lauren?
I'm in.
Then let's begin.
No, no, no!
No, no, please! No, no!
The devil is strong in you, Chloe.
You must save your energy to
help us get him out of there.
What are they doing? What's going on?
We're gonna need you to be strong for Him.
- Lauren!
- It's gonna be okay, Chloe.
- I promise.
- I'm so scared.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom,
the power, the glory forever.
Amen.
Lauren...
From all evil, deliver us, O Lord.
Deliver us, O Lord.
Oh, Lauren, please.
From all sins, from anger and hatred,
from lightning and tempest,
from plague and famine,
from everlasting death,
by the mystery of your holy
incarnation, deliver us.
Deliver us, O Lord.
We exorcise you,
every impure spirit,
every satanic power,
every incursion of the infernal adversary,
every legion, every
congregation and diabolical sect.
Thus, cursed demon and
every diabolical legion,
we implore you.
Cease this deception.
Go away, inventor and master of all deceit.
Enemy of humanity's salvation,
stand humble under the
powerful hand of God,
by whose name you tremble and flee.
Go away.
[screaming]
We can be here all night.
How long this takes is
completely up to you, Chloe.
Do you renounce the devil
as your lord and master?
Answer the question!
Do you renounce the devil
as your lord and master?
Leave then, impious one!
Depart, accursed one!
Leave with all your deceits.
Give honor to God the almighty.
Give place to the Lord Jesus Christ,
who shed His blood for us.
What are you doing?
You want to help her,
don't you? Stand back.
N-N-No!
[coughing]
Stop! What are you doing?
You're torturing her!
- She's healing.
- She's suffering!
Lauren, you're having a crisis of faith.
I am not the one
waterboarding someone here.
I guess I always knew in the back
of my mind you were too close to her.
You never got cut to your
core by the little whore.
She took away the one thing
in my life that I really loved.
I was gonna spend the
rest of my life with him,
and she took that from me!
You are the crazy one. Untie her.
Untie her now!
OLIVIA: We can't save Chloe
if she's gonna interfere.
Go on!
Take her away.
What? No!
Let go of me!
No. No, please.
We're gonna need more water.
Let me go! Leave her alone!
No. No!
Hello? Can anyone hear me?
Come on.
Come on.
Something made you this way, Chloe.
That is why we must finish.
Did you like the message
I left on your garage?
Or how about the photo
I took from Brad's phone?
You could've had any boy you wanted,
but you had to have mine.
No, no, please, God, no! Please!
What did you just say?
"Please, God?"
What do you know about God?
You don't know anything about God!
No, no, no!
May this holy water
envelop your spirit and soul
to choke away the great
deceiver Lucifer from your body.
[coughing]
Come on!
[coughing]
I don't believe your
heart is ready to let go,
but we might get you there yet.
Let us continue.
Leave her, master of all
deceit, enemy of man's salvation!
From the snares of the
devil, deliver us, O Lord.
Olivia, this has gone too far!
Leave my friend alone!
I'm so sorry. I had no idea
what she was gonna do to you.
Come on, let's go.
- Can you make it?
- Yeah, I think so.
- No!
- No, no!
OLIVIA: Lauren, Chloe, where are you?
We have to get out of here now.
Okay, in here.
I know you're in here.
We can't stop now. We were so close.
[whimpers]
We must remain strong.
Go!
Come on, come on.
No! Come on!
I was just trying to help her.
Olivia, look, we can all walk
out of this together, okay?
We can work this out.
We could've been friends...
if you would've just let me
do what I was supposed to do!
I... I can't breathe.
But you didn't have faith.
You don't know what it's
like to believe in something
bigger and better than you.
No, please stop. You're hurting her.
You don't know what you're doing.
I know exactly what I'm doing.
- No!
- Get away from her!
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
- You took him, you sinner!
- It's okay.
You sinner! You sinner!
It's okay.
Chloe, there's someone here to see you!
- Hi, Chloe.
- Hi.
You look like you're doing great.
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good.
I am so sorry about what happened.
You don't owe me an apology.
I know that you tried to help me.
What she did had nothing to
do with you or your church.
It was all her, and it's over now.
And look, I was in a really bad place,
and I'm here now,
and maybe things happen for a reason
that people don't quite understand.
I suppose so.
She spent some time at Garland,
and she's still on medication
and being monitored closely,
but... I feel like I have my daughter back.
I'm really happy to see you took my advice.
Thank you, Reverend.
Okay.
Lauren Brady.
[applause]
[whistles]
Our next graduate I'm proud
and honored to call forward,
Chloe Mitchell.
Not to take any of the
steam out of your big day,
but I got a call from a certain
Southern California soccer coach
about you the other day.
You should stay near your phone
over the next couple of weeks.
- Whoo!
- [applause]
Congratulations, graduates.
Your futures are bright indeed.
[cheering]
It's time to go home now, Olivia.
Isn't that wonderful?
You forgot something.
It's okay.
I have it all in here.
[hard rock]