Nine (2023) Movie Script
(thunder rumbles)
(object swooshes)
(birds chirp)
(soft somber music)
(soft somber music continues)
(soft somber music continues)
(moans softly)
(soft dramatic music)
(thunder crackles)
Mommy!
What's wrong?
He's back.
Who?
Who's back?
Come on, babe.
There's nobody here.
Don't be afraid, okay?
Nothing will happen to you.
Now please go back to bed, okay?
Let me sing you a song.
Sing lullaby
Bye bye bye baby
Now be quiet
Hey, Mom?
(creature growls)
Screams
(African music)
(animal squeals)
(chanting)
(chanting continues)
Put me down! Put me down!
(singing)
(monster gnashes and growls)
(steel clangs)
(tense music)
(haunting choral music)
(woman grunts) (steel clangs)
(haunting choral music)
(thunder crackles)
Killer where you at
You know what's up
Leave a note with my Italian club
You're rollin' bud
Hit the beach in about
an hour or two, beautiful
Top down on the
405, get loose, drink up
Here's a toast to the
soldier who's not around
Goin' out baby, she
from classy side of town
See the cool breeze, see the palm trees
Smell the fresh air, Mr. Ooh-wee.
Coolin' out with the essence inside me
To get plenty love from
the bangers and OGs
City never sleep, party
up through the night life
One thing's for sure,
set grip in this light night
Use it on the script
with another rewrite
But take a piece
Pretty chicks, get
the bottle real quick
Ain't that a bitch
That's what's up, huh
Take this down, huh
The place to be out
in the city with trees
I'm 'bout to fuck with you
California
Six fours
Daytonas
Inside, we ride, LA
Welcome to the West Side
California
G four
Stay fly
(officers chatter quietly)
[Officer] 105, 160, 10-25.
(indistinct chatter)
[Officer] 510-20.
[Officer] 10-21, 10-28.
(sirens wail)
(soft deep music)
(police radio chatter)
Just a baby.
Yeah, only four.
Get the fuck outta my
way. Fuck outta my way.
No, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, that's my baby girl.
The little girl's father.
Can't imagine what he must
be going through right now.
Yeah.
No one can.
I heard his statement is
that he was coming down
to the garage with his daughter.
A car bolts out of the
parking spot, hits the little girl,
hops out the car, runs, another
car comes, and shoots her.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
The bandana he's wearing and his tattoos
indicated gang violence.
Nah, he wasn't running
away when he was shot.
He was facing his killer.
He wasn't shot by any gang members either.
Judging by the size of this wound,
he was shot point-blank range.
[Detective] So what are you suggesting?
Well.
If you had the opportunity
to get away with murder,
and avenge your child's killer, would you?
Yeah, let's get the
father down to the station.
Calm him down.
Let's see if he wanna change his statement.
I'm gonna kill whoever - On it.
Fuckin' did this, yo.
No, no, no, no, no.
- Uh, detective.
- Yeah?
Are you coming tonight?
Oh, yeah.
Clarkson's retirement party, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's, yeah I'm sorry,
I won't be able to make it.
It's my daughter's birthday.
Oh, I never knew how the daughter.
Yeah.
I'm a girl dad.
Well then, wish her
happy birthday for me.
Will do.
(upbeat hip hop music)
(upbeat hip hop music continues)
[Professor Russel]
Dating all the way back
to a time when Africa ruled the world.
Everyone should have an
idea of an ultimate reality,
and everyone should have an idea
of how we all fit into
that ultimate reality.
Correct?
(student coughs) (student yawns)
Oh, come on.
I know I'm just a guest lecturer here,
but Professor Linden has told me
just how much you
all love religious theory.
Well, Professor Linden lied to you.
(class laughs)
Well I'm here
- for the rest of the month.
- Come on, man.
I certainly hope I can
change your mind about that, Jason.
I'd like for you all to
take a quick survey, hm?
(class groans)
There, there, settle down.
This is so I can determine
your particular worldviews, hm?
Regular people
Irregular people, they make money rain
I know you've had a lot
Taking it from me I don't show
I'm smart I can say I run the show
Make that candy roll for me, big girl
I know you've had a lot
Make that candy roll for me, big girl
I know you've had a lot.
(clears throat)
Well Aloni, thank you for gracing us
with your presence this morning.
Mm. It's always a
pleasure, Professor Russel.
Did I miss anything important?
(audience whistles and giggles)
Please.
Please take a seat, and
complete your survey.
Are you sure that's all
you need for me to do?
Please don't touch.
Okay.
(clears throat)
Thank you.
Questions one to twenty will
fall under general knowledge.
You know Jason saw all of that, right?
Good.
Serves him right.
(class bell rings)
I will be expecting fully-filled surveys.
I highly suggest that you get to it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
You coming?
We're gonna go get some
lunch. Do you wanna come?
- Mm.
- Come on.
Yeah, no, I'm good.
I just wanna make sure
Jason is gone first, that's all.
Anyway, make sure you call me.
- Yeah, I will.
- [Professor Russel] Make
sure you hand in your surveys.
You can have it
You can have it, yeah
You can have it
Here you go.
You, you, you
This is unacceptable.
Close the door behind you
Then turn around, just breathe
Come on, you can't
pretend with me, professor.
You know, I always.
Always get what I want.
(laughs)
Oh my...
Ow! Get off of me, Jason.
What were you doing flirting with him?
What do you care who I flirt with? Huh?
You weren't saying that when
I caught you cheating on me,
and lying.
Aloni, I already
apologize for lying to you,
but I did not cheat on you.
I am not stupid. I
found panties in your bed.
That was a mistake, right?
Aloni, can we talk about this tonight?
No, okay. I have a date.
Omar.
What?
Oh, who is lying?
Huh?
Come here.
Come on, baby.
Please.
You know I miss you. Hm?
You don't miss big daddy?
- Speak to me.
- Yeah.
I guess we can maybe,
maybe talk about it later.
Tonight.
Okay, I'll call you.
Okay.
Call me.
(exhales sharply)
(gentle R&B music)
I've been sitting here
With my dark shades on
[Lauren] Loni?
Loni, you there?
Money, money, money
Til thy kingdom come
Loni?
Float with the time
Never force my way
(reggae music continues)
(clears throat)
Babe, I need to talk to you.
Okay, well, make it fast
because I am going out.
With Jason?
Loni, I saw him put his
hands on you after class.
I saw it.
Oh, Loni, come on.
Look, Lauren, that's
just Jason being Jason.
Jason being Jason?
Yeah.
And you're still going out to meet him?
Oh.
Wow.
Wow, Lauren.
Okay, now you're eavesdropping on me?
- Nobody's eavesdropping.
- You are eavesdropping on me.
Nobody's eavesdropping.
Yes you are.
Can you just stop
- and listen to me?
- No stop for what?
Get off me.
Then listen.
I am scared for you.
Lauren, you don't
have to be scared for me.
I really, really wish that you
would just mind your own business.
(cellphone rings)
Get off of me.
Well tell Jason to keep his
community penis in his pants.
Yeah, okay.
Jealous much?
Me?
(indistinct)
(cellphone rings)
Hello?
Hey.
Yeah.
I can't wait to see you either.
Mm-hmm.
(gentle music)
(sniveling)
(sniveling continues)
(gentle music continues)
[Rebecca] Hey, it's Rebecca.
I can't come to the phone right now.
Please leave me a message
and I'll call you right back.
Rebecca.
Look, I know. I know
I know we weren't the best,
before
before she died.
Listen baby, just answer the phone, please.
Just please, just answer, answer the phone.
Answer the phone.
(cellphone beeps)
(TV plays indistinctly)
Happy birthday, Brit.
(upbeat hip hop music)
I'm stacking the cash
My girl Cecelia and I'm stay dapper
I look at the past
I look at the passion
I know I'm a show stopper
I'm not an investor
But I got chess
Cause I'm in the lab like Dexter
I'm hitting my chest
I'm one of the best
I'm giving a shot to Kesler
My sets are the best
My killer the sets
Call me a lyric infect or
Lyric suspecter
(rapping continues)
Bullet infect or
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
Good morning, Vivian.
Two sugars as usual.
Thank you.
(rapping)
We stay alive
(rapping)
We trust to stay alive
(mysterious music)
(camera flashes)
(camera flashes)
(camera flashes again)
(mysterious music continues)
Yes, sir.
Yes, we found another one.
(cellphone buzzes)
Viv.
[Vivian] Hi.
What do you got for me?
You okay?
(grunts) Yeah, I'm here.
Well, Brittney's
killer is definitely here.
I'm gonna send you some information.
(grunts)
(cellphone dings)
(grunts again)
Yeah.
Yeah, these definitely look the same.
When did you take these?
[Vivian] Last night.
The markings matched the forensics
from Brittney's autopsy
before she was sent back
to the States last year.
And from what we're
looking at, I'm almost certain
that Brittney's killer
is definitely still here.
How soon do you think it can get to Ghana?
Ghana? (Plane engine roars)
Welcome to Africa
The sounds on the melody
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
How do you
deal
- with all this heat?
- (Both laughs)
I love it.
- Yeah?
- (Laughs) Yes.
Hi.
And I'm pretty sure that
soon you will love it too.
So.
What?
Stop.
I like what you did with your hair.
Thanks. I'm trying something new.
Eh.
(cars honking)
(upbeat synth music)
(birds chirping)
(yawns)
Hey, Aloni?
(knocks twice on door)
Loni?
(soft somber music)
[Aloni] Hey, it's your
girl Aloni. I'm busy.
Or maybe I just don't feel like talking.
Either way, leave me a
message and I may call you back.
(voicemail beeps)
Hey Aloni, I hope you're still not mad
about last night.
And I guess you stayed
over at Jason's place, again.
(sighs)
Babe, call me.
Please, just call me and let
me know you're okay, please.
(phones ringing)
(people murmur quietly)
(phones ringing continues)
How many have there been?
Twenty-eight to date, and
the commissioner is concerned.
All of these murders
are of a ritualistic nature,
and they're on the rise across Africa.
Most recently here, in Ghana.
I told you this is very
different to our other cases.
All of those markings,
and everything associated
with Brittney's body
are all pointing to witchcraft.
- Witchcraft?
- (Cellphone dings)
(cellphone dings again)
Yeah.
Okay.
(sighs) Come, John. We have to go.
What is it?
(uptempo drumming music)
(singer vocalizes deeply)
[Ashorkor] The body
of a university student
was discovered in the forest earlier today.
She had some symbols carved into her skin,
and many people are concerned
that there might be some
sort of witchcraft involved.
Now, many comparisons
have been made to this tragedy
with happenings across Africa.
Unfortunately, we do not have any news
about this individual, but we
promise to keep you posted...
- Vivian.
- [Ashorkor] As soon
- as we have more information.
- Hi.
Hey.
[Ashorkor] My name is Ashorkor.
- Goodness.
- [Ashorkor] Over
- to you, Perry.
- Look what time you've got
us out here.
Matter unfortunate.
Wait until you actually see the body.
Who is she?
School ID found in her purse.
Her name is Aloni Jordan,
she was murdered last night.
She's a foreign exchange student.
Ah, the Embassy's
about to have a field day.
Yeah, right.
- Guys, follow me.
- Yeah.
(soft eerie music)
(deep haunting choral music)
(police radio chattering)
Yep.
The exact same markings.
(deep haunting choral music)
(drumming sound)
(drumming sound continues)
John?
(tense mysterious
music) - (heartbeat races)
Detective?
John?
(heartbeat races faster)
John?
(deep mysterious music)
John?
Wait.
(gasps for air)
John, please just wait.
(coughing)
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry you have to see all of this.
No, no, no.
I should have taken you
home so you can get settled first.
Viv.
I need to be here.
I'm okay. I need to be here.
(exhales sharply)
If you insist.
They'll be transporting
Aloni's body to the coroner.
I'll just take you back to my place.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Let's go down to the station.
- No.
- Oh, yeah.
We ought to start looking into this now.
No, John, no. You've
done enough for today, okay?
We'll pick up on this case tomorrow.
Let's go.
(police radio chatter)
(deep somber music)
(deep somber music continues)
[Ashorkor] The body
of a university student
was discovered in the forest earlier today.
She had some symbols carved into her skin,
and many people are concerned
that there might be some
sort of witchcraft involved.
Now, many comparisons
have been made to this tragedy
with happenings across Africa.
Unfortunately, we do not have any news
about this individual,
but we promise to keep you posted
as soon as we have new information.
My name is Ashorkor. Over to you, Perry.
[Perry] Hello there.
(speaks indistinctly)
(soft somber music)
(fighters squabble)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music continues)
(fighters squabble)
(chanting music) (indistinct whispers)
(mother grunts)
(fighters squabble) (steel clangs)
(chanting music continues)
(Vivian yells)
(soft melody)
(soft melody continues)
It is only seven days until
the blue moon is upon us.
And you know what the prophecy says.
All of you have to be ready.
Have you spoken to Mother Warrior?
Yes, we were just training.
She's always so hard
on me - (intense music)
When she's not hard on you,
that is when you should be worried.
(intense music continues)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(cheerful chime)
Who wants to read for us?
[Group Of Kids] Me.
Dinye, come here in front.
Do you know why she
gave you the sacred sword?
No.
[Priest] It was the first weapon.
It was passed out through her lineage.
Each of your weapons are blessed
with holy water for spiritual warfare.
You are very much like her Vivian.
All your sisters look up to you.
One, two, three.
[Group] Go.
One, two, three.
[Group] Go.
[Girl] One, two, three.
[Group] Go.
(children squabble)
(children rant)
(children rant)
(people rant)
[Priest] What about the
detective you brought in?
Does he suspect anything?
[Vivian] The more information
we gather about his daughter's death,
the closer he will be
to finding out about us.
[Priest] You must be very careful.
Our order of the Nine cannot be exposed.
[Vivian] Yes, father.
Hey, everything okay?
So I found something.
The university Aloni attends
has a religious theory course
taught by a
Professor Linden
A religious theory course?
I didn't have a course like
that when I was in school.
Yeah, me either.
You know what, Professor Linden
may be able to provide us
with more information on the tribal symbols
and the relations to the
religions that use them.
[John] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's what I was thinking.
Or he may be able to even interpret
the language carved on the victim's bodies.
Okay, I will take a
taxi over to the morgue.
They should have moved
Aloni's body over there by now.
Good idea. Call me
when you get something.
[John] Okay. See you soon.
(school bell rings)
(students chatter)
(indistinct chatter)
Oh shit.
What did you do to Aloni?
I know she was with you last night.
I don't know what
you're even talking about.
Yes you do.
She was with you and
this morning she's dead.
You killed her.
Hey.
Aloni's dead?
What is going on here?
He killed her.
I didn't kill anybody Lauren.
Okay, relax, relax.
What is your name?
His name is Jason.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
He killed her.
Stop.
He killed her.
Lauren, stop.
It's okay. It's okay.
You know what? This isn't over.
Hey, hey, hey Lauren
Lauren calm down.
Jason, right? Jason, do you
know what happened to Aloni?
No.
Can I go now?
Hey, what you looking at?
Do you all have nothing better to do?
I'm sorry ma'am, may I help you Miss?
Vivian Radebe.
Are you Professor Linden?
No, ma'am. I'm Professor Russel.
I'm a visiting instructor
for his class until he returns.
Oh, nice to meet you. So
is Aloni one of your students?
She was.
Do you mind if we go to a quiet area
just so I can ask you some questions?
No, sure, of course.
This way.
- Sure, this way?
- Yes.
Cool.
Now, I'll be happy to help where I can.
Though, I'm not sure if
I can be of much help.
Why is that?
Unfortunately, I haven't been
at this university long enough.
So, I didn't really know Aloni.
So you just travel and
teach different classes,
Travel, yes.
But it's the same class really.
Religious theory.
That's my passion.
I was hoping you could help me
with some details on specific markings.
Markings? What kind of markings?
Aloni was found with a
distinguishable mark on her body.
Perhaps with your knowledge
in religion, you can help us gain
some insight on the meaning.
Yes. I saw that on the news.
Morning sir.
I'm sorry Miss Radebe,
but is there any possible way
that we can continue this another time?
Yeah, of course, of course.
Do you think you can
come to the station later?
Oh, unfortunately I have
back to back classes all day.
And then I have to get home
and see about someone.
I'm her caretaker.
I understand, perhaps tomorrow.
Will you give me a call?
- Yeah, sure, see you then.
- See you then.
All right.
Settle in.
(eerie music plays)
(eerie music continues)
What more can you tell me?
Exsanguination.
The complete drain in the body
of his blood seems to be a common factor.
As well as all the three symbols
being symmetrical to
each other on either side
of the body and all are
repeated three times.
Three times?
Just like Brit.
(text notification rings)
All right.
[Vivian] Thanks again for
agreeing to meet with me.
It's fine.
Miss Radebe, this is my friend Jessica.
- Hi.
- Hi.
So, I wanted to ask you
about what you were saying
outside Professor Russel's class.
Okay.
What makes you think
Jason killed Aloni?
She was with him the night she died.
And how do you know this?
We had an argument
before she left to meet him.
Jason is a cheating asshole.
And I saw him put his hands on her.
No, I saw him.
They were always arguing and breaking up.
When did you find out she was missing?
She didn't come home
and she didn't pick up
when I tried to call her.
Why, Aloni?
(Lauren gasps for air)
(Lauren gasps for air again)
It's all my fault. I should
have tried harder to stop her.
I said, don't go Aloni.
Okay.
She was mad at me
and she walked out angry.
Lauren, I am very sorry - I could have-
Okay. I didn't mean to upset you.
It's okay, I'm sorry.
I think I have to just lie
down a bit. I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.
- Okay.
It's okay.
Uh
I guess I'll see myself out.
Wait.
Do you really think Jason
had something to do with this?
Why?
Is it something you want to tell me?
No.
No.
I just-
I don't know. Uh.
A murder like this
at the school. It's just-
It's just freaking me out. That's all.
I bet.
Listen, you and Lauren,
you just need to look
out for each other, okay?
And if there's anything that you guys
think of or can remember
that can help the case,
just don't hesitate to call me.
Thank you.
Sure.
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
Look at you in your greatness
and in all of your glory
No one
can challenge you
Now, you may kiss the bride.
(dart fires)
(Russel gasps for air)
(soft melody)
(soft melody continues)
(telephone rings)
(telephone rings again)
Yes?
[Receptionist] Miss Radebe,
there's someone here to see you.
Who is it?
[Receptionist] He says his name is Jason.
Oh, okay. I'll be right out.
(recorder beeps)
(door opens)
Wait.
Who is he?
Oh, this is Detective Kerston.
He is helping on Aloni's case.
I hope you don't mind him being here.
I mean, whatever.
Look, I just want to clear my name, hmm.
I know you heard all that
shit Lauren said yesterday,
but none of that is true.
So you didn't see
Aloni the night she died?
I saw her.
She came over to me and then we watched
the game and she left.
Yeah.
Around what time was that?
After the game.
By eleven.
Eleven?
Yeah.
Aloni's time of death was ten-thirty.
I'll take that back.
She left at halftime.
[Detective Kerston] Hm.
So.
Which one was it?
Damn.
Okay, look, she came over.
We had a fight and then she left.
She caught me with another girl.
Was this girl with you
for the rest of the night?
No, no, no, she left
right after Aloni did.
What's her name?
We need to talk to verify your story.
You spoke to her yesterday.
Jessica.
[Vivian] Jessica.
Why didn't you tell me
that you saw Aloni the night she died?
Because I didn't want you to know
that I was with Jason.
And I definitely didn't
want Lauren to find out.
Well, you better start
from the beginning.
(recorder beeps)
And tell us what happened.
Okay, Aloni and Lauren made a pact
to save themselves for marriage.
So Jason and I started hooking up.
That night she found
out and she was pissed.
Did you two fight?
No, no.
She stormed out and I ran after her.
She threatened to tell
everyone about Jason and I.
And then I told her I would tell everyone
that she was harassing Professor Russel.
Harassing Professor Russel?
Yes, but I didn't kill her.
You have to believe me. I didn't kill her!
What is the connection here?
I mean, we know the
suspect's relationship with Aloni,
but how are Brittney and the other victims
connected to that?
You know. Maybe,
maybe there is no connection between them.
You know, the only thing
they have in common
are these strange markings.
Maybe it's something entirely different.
Brittney was here on
missionary work when she died.
Yeah, we know that already.
And Aloni is a foreign exchange student.
All the other victims,
they were visiting Africa when they died.
So none of them are natives.
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(telephone rings)
(phone beeps)
Yes ma'am.
[Receptionist] Sorry
to disturb you ma'am,
but there's a Professor
Russel here to see you.
Oh yes, of course.
Please send him to the interrogation room.
We'll be right down.
[Receptionist] Very well, ma'am.
Thank you.
(indistinct background chatter)
Professor Russel, this way please.
This is Detective Kerston.
Detective, this is Professor Russel
- Pleasure.
- He's a guest lecturer
at the university in the
absence of Professor Linden.
Yes.
Thank you for lending
your time and expertise.
Absolutely, I mean,
anything I can do to help.
My students mean everything to me.
You know, being the expert that you are.
Could you give us some insight
on what these symbols relate to?
I mean, definitely religious rituals
of some sort.
[Detective Kerston]
Religious rituals? Umm.
Is this something your
students will be privy to?
Oh, that's hard to say.
I have my own curriculum, so I don't know
what Professor Linden taught them.
This is um-
this is pretty ancient.
And is common with
the witchcraft practitioners
from the Ulta region.
The Sitso village to be exact.
Many years ago, it is
believed that the people
of Sitso used witchcraft
and voodoo to protect
their village and their people.
They were known to be fierce warriors.
Powerful guardians,
healers.
People with supernatural abilities,
but the dark forces are
never to be underestimated.
The entire village was soon corrupted
and vanquished off
the surface of the earth.
It is believed that the only survivor
was a young prince who
was exiled soon before,
but he too disappeared.
And with him the secrets and knowledge.
Hm-mm.
Their people believe
in the power of three
or multiples of three.
The power of three?
I heard about that somewhere.
The number three symbolizes
full circle or completion
for a Grand Witch.
(sighs)
Whoever did this.
(signs again)
Seems like they don't think
they'll ever be caught,
almost as if they believe
they're untouchable.
(Detective Kerston scoffs)
Well, their arrogance
will be their downfall.
I'm sorry, continue on please.
I understand detective,
I want you to catch
this killer and-
I just want to help.
Do you see this?
This is a love spell.
And a spell for setting the soul free.
It was often used by practitioners
when burring loved ones.
Strange, don't you think?
- Yeah, interesting.
- Yes, very much so.
And what about the exsanguination?
The victim's bodies
must have been drained
of blood so that it would maybe delay
the decomposing process.
(sighs)
I'm afraid that is all I can tell you.
I really do have to be going.
I have-
back to back lectures all day.
(eerie music and whispers)
Hey, we thank you
for your time, professor.
Thank you for coming out and
for your insight and expertise.
Thank you.
Well, he was all of a
sudden in a rush to go.
That thing around his neck.
It had this exact symbol.
- I didn't see it.
- It was glowing.
That's too much of a coincidence.
(telephone rings)
(telephone rings again)
(low drumming)
(tense music)
(low drumming)
(tense music continues)
(Russel groans)
(low drumming continues)
(Russel groans again)
Look at you...
in your greatness,
and in all of your glory,
no one can challenge you.
(tense music)
Look at you in your greatness,
and in all of your glory.
No one can challenge you.
Now, you may kiss the bride.
And so it begins.
I am now a part of you my love.
My blood will make you stronger
and keep you young with me forever.
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood.
Your heart grants us
life beyond life and love.
Beyond love.
(dart fires)
My love.
(Ellis gasps for air)
Wait.
(Ellis gasps for air again)
(sword clangs)
Show yourself.
The dart was poisoned.
[Russel] Take her.
Father.
Drop it
You drink the blood of a witch
and condemn your soul to hell.
You will never be king.
You never thought I'd
be good enough to be king.
Now I will be with or
without your permission.
You have no power here.
Soon, I will be reunited with my bride.
Your bride will die,
and you remain the foolish little boy.
I have tried to raise to be a man.
Did you ever think that marrying a witch
would make you powerful
enough to run my kingdom?
You are still worthless and always will be.
I order your exile.
You are not my son.
(Russel snares)
(Russel grunts)
(Russel gnashes and growls)
Seize him!
(Russel grunts)
(intense drumming music)
I will prove you wrong, father.
Whatever it takes.
(elder hums)
(elder continues to hum)
The poison is aging
her at an accelerated rate.
The next blue moon is in three years,
but she will have aged 60 years,
if we do not collect enough
souls to keep her alive before that.
[Russel] I need help.
Teach me what I need to know.
I will teach you nephew.
Please
Come with me.
What are you doing standing there?
Come here!
Hey.
We call on you,
powers that be,
ancestors, come to me,
come forth,
come forth.
We are grateful.
Thank you.
(tense upbeat music)
(intense chanting)
[Elder] She will have to
drink the blood of 30 virgins,
not of this land before the next blue moon.
Not of this land.
[Russel] How is that even possible?
[Elder] There are ways.
- Don't worry about that.
- Okay. Okay.
[Elder] The key is the 30th soul.
Has to be of her bloodline.
Only then.
Only then will she be strong enough
to complete the spell that will evoke
the great darkness - (thunder rumbles)
And then the two of you be planted
immortality.
Okay, I need the three virgins.
Uh. Wait, wait, not of this land. Um
Uh The 13th must be of the bloodline.
And how before the...
- Calm down, calm down.
Be patient and cunning
Others will try to take
your power. Don't let them
Since you drank her blood.
You are both bonded.
(low chanting)
(low chanting continues)
(intense music)
(Russel grunts)
(tribal singing)
(tribal singing continues)
(low drumming music)
[Vivian] And it started to
glow with the infinity symbol.
[Mother] The prophecy
says the Grand Witch
will rain eternally and will
empower the supernatural world.
She has been trying for centuries
but came the closest on the night
of the blue moon, three years ago.
The infinity symbol.
That is the ultimate sign of eternity, so.
This professor could be
more than what he seems.
The next blue moon is in a few days.
Up until now, we have not been able
to take power from this great forest.
Let us be one.
And speak to her.
She will give us the answers.
We just have to listen.
Mother earth.
We connect to you as one.
Speak to us.
Let our eyes be open to see,
and our ears open to hear.
Guide us to the answers we seek.
Help us to stop this evil
that started many years ago.
[Vivian] Mother, that is the veil
that we found on all of the victims.
Look into this Vivian.
Right away, mother.
(indistinct traffic)
We found some information
about the professor,
sending it over to you now.
Thank you, sister.
Yo, I've been waiting on the lab results
and the chemical breakdown
that I did on the blood that we found.
It's taking forever.
(somber melody)
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
(somber melody intensifies)
(Ellis laughs maniacally again)
(Detective Kerston grunts)
What's wrong?
Something I saw in a
dream, wait a minute this.
Hold on.
Oh yeah.
This mole.
This mole was never there.
Yeah, you're right.
On another note, I was
looking into the professor
while you were asleep.
What'd you find?
Well, it seems like he knew Aloni
a lot more than what he's letting on.
Look at this.
Apparently the professor
is from here and he has been traveling
around Africa for the past three years.
- What?
- Yep.
He's been going to different
colleges and universities,
teaching the religious theory course.
Well, I'll be damned.
So he's picked up a number of awards,
but he never stays in the same
place for more than a month.
And what's even more
suspicious is that the places
that he goes to, they
coincide with the places
where we found the bodies.
Same time frame?
Wait, no, no, no.
So this asshole could have been the one
who killed my daughter and
he was sitting right across me
and I didn't fuckin' know it.
- Okay, John.
- I didn't fuckin' know it.
John.
- No.
- No.
Calm down.
Nah.
You don't know, okay.
And we still don't know.
Yeah.
No, we gotta get this asshole.
You can have it
You can have it
Yeah
You can have it.
Here you go.
You, you, you, you
This is unacceptable.
Close the door behind you
Then turn and around and just breathe
Come on.
You can't pretend with me, professor.
You know, I always
always get what I want.
You let my breath go
With that dress on
When it's less on
And am I what you want Aloni?
Absolutely.
What are you doing later tonight?
(Aloni laughs)
I don't know, you tell me.
You can have it, have it
You can have it
- (telephone rings)
You can have it all
- Hello?
- [Professor Russel] Hey Aloni
it's Russel Taylor.
- Hey.
- Are you still studying
at Jason's tonight?
Yeah.
[Professor Russel]
Looking forward to seeing you.
I can't wait to see you either,
So, I'll pick you up
from Jason's Hm-mm.
After the game.
Tonight, I call it the takeover
You can have it (you can have it)
You can have it (you can have it)
You can have it (you can have it)
You can have it
You can have it all
Takeover
Takeover
Yeah
You, you, you, you
Keep licking your lips
And talking your shit
And giving me eyes
And they look like they glowing
(music plays indistinctly)
And I know you feeling
What I gotta lie for
Hey, are you okay?
I won't stop until I make them pay
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You want to go out with me
and I'm sitting up here crying
because I just found out
Jason is cheating on me.
With Jessica of all people.
Shh, shh, shh.
Don't worry about all that.
I hate to see you upset.
Tonight, I call it the takeover
You can have it
God, you probably think
I'm so young and stupid.
Not at all.
You can have it
You can have it all
Takeover
Takeover
You can have it
You can haver it all
Takeover
Takeover
Yeah
Ima make your body sing
I'm sorry.
No, its.
Um
I need to tell you something.
I'm a virgin.
It's why Jason keeps cheating on me.
Because I'm not ready to have sex.
(Russell sighs)
Honey.
We don't have to have sex.
Really?
I am interested in
more valuable things.
(Aloni screams)
(intense music)
(low tribal music)
(low tribal music continues)
(Russel slams car trunk)
(Russel hums softly)
(low beat drumming)
(metal clangs)
(indistinct whispers)
(Russel murmurs)
(Russel hums softly again)
(Russel pants)
[Ellis] Flesh of my flesh.
And blood of my blood.
Your heart grants us life
beyond life and love.
Beyond love.
(Russel gasps for air)
Now we know.
Lauren, is indeed of your bloodline.
With her heart
our ritual
will now be complete.
A great darkness
will fill me
and I will become the greatest Warlock
this world has ever seen.
And you -
you will reign beside me
as my queen.
Forever.
(thunder rumbles)
It is time.
(eerie music)
Oh.
Really?
I've been looking for this.
(shadow swooshes)
(indistinct whispers)
(Lauren gasps)
(Russel roars)
- (Lauren screams)
[Vivian] We have to be strategic.
We have no idea what this guy is up to,
or what he's capable of.
You know what?
All I know, is that he may
have killed my daughter.
We getting to the
bottom of this shit tonight.
Listen to me, okay.
We cannot let this guy
know what we're thinking.
It could be dangerous.
Yeah, and that's why I
brought this and I don't miss.
I better take the lead
on this one Kerston.
If he really does have the power
of the Grand Witch behind
him, that will not even hurt him.
Yeah, and you can do better?
(police radio chatter)
(telephone buzzes)
Hello?
Okay, standby.
Just as I thought.
I had a friend of mine
look into that necklace
the professor was wearing.
It's a totem linked to witchcraft rituals
to gain immortality.
Okay, and what does that mean?
It means that he's been using his victims
for a sacrifice for some reason.
And maybe it's to bring
someone back to life
Or
Or keep someone alive.
(car engine rumbles)
(drumming music)
(intense music)
(door creaks open)
(umbrella falls)
(intense music continues)
It's fine.
He did say that he was
a caregiver to a patient.
Yeah, he did.
Not just a patient.
His wife.
(car engine running)
My queen.
(eerie music)
I know my love.
I know this gonna sound crazy,
but I've been seeing this woman
in my dream for the past few nights
With everything we've learned.
That does not sound crazy at all.
Right?
Wait a minute.
The mole.
That fuckin' mole.
That mole appeared on Aloni
and my daughter after they were murdered.
He's using the victims for her.
She is the Grand Witch.
Grand what?
(door slams shut) (eerie music continues)
What the fuck?
(Door hand rattles)
Oh, of course.
It's a binding spell.
Yo, we gotta get outta here.
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
She's here.
(gun cocks)
- (Ellis laughs maniacally)
She's here Viv.
You don't see that that?
You don't hear that?
- She'd right there.
- (Ellis wails)
Okay, I'm going to get some salt.
(gun cocks)
(intense music builds)
- John?
- (Drumming sound)
What are you doing?
You killed my daughter.
- What are you talking?
- What are you talking about?
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
Don't give me that shit.
Don't gimme that shit.
- You killed.
- My daughter.
You know you fuckin' did it.
(Russel laughs maniacally)
(Gun fires)
(Vivian strikes John to the ground)
(Detective Kerston pants)
You killed my daughter.
John, John, please. Wait.
You killed my daughter.
- John.
- You killed my daughter.
Get off me.
John, please.
I know you did it.
You killed my daughter -
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
You killed my daughter - (Ellis wails)
My baby girl.
Die.
Die.
(Detective Kerston grunts)
(Vivian coughs)
(Vivian coughs again)
John.
Listen to me. Your under her spell okay?
Listen.
(Ellis laughs manically)
John.
(Vivian takes a blow to the gut)
John.
(intense music builds)
(Vivian grunts) -
(Detective Kerston grunts)
Come back.
You killed my baby.
(Detective Kerston grunts
as he's hit in the stomach)
(Vivian pants)
- (wind swooshes)
(Gun cocks)
(indistinct whispers fill the air)
(Detective Kerston chuckles)
I see what you are.
(Detective Kerston chuckles again)
You can't hide from me.
- (lightning strikes)
[Detective Kerston] I'm gonna get you.
You can't hide from me.
(gun fires)
- (drumming music)
(indistinct whispers)
(Vivian breathes out)
(lightning crackles)
[NINE Assassins] Fear
not, for I am with you.
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
I will help you.
I will hold you with my
righteous right hand.
(Detective Kerston grunts)
What's happening?
Who are these women?
- They are my sisters.
- (Thunder cracks)
(bullet clinks on the floor)
(Detective Kerston pants)
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
What did I do?
Not you, Ellis.
Ellis is the Grand Witch
and she's behind all of the killings.
Three years ago she started
an immortality spell with a prince
whom we now know is Professor Russel.
But she didn't finish it
As the prophecy states.
She now needs the
pure blood of thirty virgins
not off this land.
By the night of the
blue moon to complete it.
You knew this whole time, hmm?
You knew.
This whole time.
So what you need me here for?
Yes John I knew,
but to protect our order,
I needed to go undercover.
And we needed you here
because your daughter was a
key piece to finding the Witch.
We needed you here to truly know
and understand what
really happened to Brittney.
You deserve that.
I hate to break this up guys.
The thirtieth virgin
sacrifice has to be tonight
and we need to find them.
And time is running out.
If they complete this ritual,
they both will become
too powerful for us to stop.
Stand back.
This location spell will help us find them.
(thunder rumbles)
I know where they are.
Let's go.
(low tone music)
(trunk opens)
(low tone music continues)
(metal sword clangs on the ground)
(footsteps rustling through leaves)
(tribal chants echo)
(trunk door slams shut)
My queen.
(cane thuds on the ground)
(footsteps rustling through the leaves)
(tribal music intensifies)
(owl hoots)
(tribal music continues)
(Ellis pours salt onto the ground)
(owl hoots)
Do you see anything?
They should be close.
(Ellis continues to
pour salt on the ground)
Ancient one
We call on you
Send forth your power
(car engine hums to a
stop) - (tribal music builds)
(lightning crackles)
Stop.
They should be here.
They're closing in my love.
I will summon the others.
(Ellis shriek erupts from the woods)
(A shriek pierces the air as it awakens)
(wolf howls)
- (creature growls)
(creature grunts)
(Heavy footsteps
thunder through the forest)
(The creatures' snarls
and growls fills the air)
(clashing swords and growls fill the air)
Vivian, find the professor.
- We've got this.
- (Creature snarls)
(roars and shouts of combat fill the air)
(flames erupt from the warriors hands)
(Detective Kerston pants)
- (Ellis shrieks again)
- (electricity sizzles)
(electricity sizzles continues)
(Detective Kerston yells)
(electricity sizzles ends)
(knife clangs open) -
(intense music builds)
(lightning crackles
and shrieks fill the air)
(Vivian battle cries)
- (Ellis screams)
(Russel screams)
(tribal music intensifies)
(Fierce growls and battle yells echoes)
(Assassins grunt) -
(creatures dissolve away)
(creature snarls and grunts)
(Russel wails uncontrollably)
(Russel yells in anguish)
(Ellis body vanishes
in a swirl of black birds)
- (indistinct whispers)
- (sword unsheathes)
- (tribal music intensifies)
- (Russell yells in combat)
(John gasps for air)
- (crickets chirp)
(John grunts again)
(somber music)
Brit, baby?
I'm okay daddy.
I miss you so much.
We miss you so much baby.
I love you and I'll always be with you.
Brit.
Brit, don't go baby.
Mommy misses you baby. We love you.
(Assassins heavily
pants) - (drumming sound)
They are gone.
Yeah.
Everybody okay?
Yeah.
Vivian.
(intense music)
(Russel yells)
(Blade clang as metal hits flesh)
(intense music builds)
(crown thuds on the ground)
(glasses thuds on the ground)
(Russel tears off his
shirt, ready for battle)
(Russel yells)
- (Vivian battle cries)
(swords clash, weapons swing)
(Russel yells)
(swords clash, weapons swing)
(tribal music builds)
(upbeat battle music) -
(indistinct swords clang)
(swords clash, weapons swing)
(Vivian shouts in a loud battle cry)
(swords collide)
(sword clash, weapons
swing) - (Russel grunts)
(Russel pants)
(Vivian draws her sword)
(both yell) - (sword
clash, weapons swing)
(tribal music build continues)
(Russel yells) - (sword
clash, weapons swing)
(Vivian shoulders Russel in a slow motion)
(Vivian draws her
sword in a loud battle cry)
(swords collide)
- (drumming music)
(flames erupts from Russel's hand)
(somber music)
(footsteps rustling through leaves)
(Vivian pants and grunts)
(indistinct whispers)
- (flares crackle)
(Vivian gasps)
You cannot hide your true identity
from a master warlock.
(Russel wails)
You took her from me!
(Russel sighs)
And now.
And now.
And now you shall join her.
(Russel yells)
(Vivian yells in battle
cry) - (lightning crackles)
(Vivian yells)
(triumphant music plays)
(lightning surges) -
(Russel yells in anguish)
(lightning surge ends)
(tribal chant music)
(Russel spits out blood)
(Russel gasps for air)
(The totem glows softly, cradled in defeat)
(Russel coughs)
(Russell pants)
(Russel yells in anguish)
Sisters.
(Vivian coughs)
It's time.
(flames erupt from warriors hands)
(dark spirits erupt,
screeching in defiance)
(Russell groans in anguish)
(Assassins chant indistinct whispers)
(Russel growls as the
spirits leave his body)
(Russel gasps for air)
(Russel coughs)
(dark spirits erupt,
screeching in defiance)
(Russel growls loudly in defiance)
(lightning crackles as
Russel's body disappears)
(triumphant tribal music)
[News Reporter] It has been confirmed
that the acclaimed professor Russel Taylor
was the serial killer in
the witchcraft murders
that have plagued Ghana
for the past three years.
We'll make sure to keep you posted
on all events that follow this case.
Now, back to you Karen.
[Karen] Good evening
and welcome to (indistinct).
For tonight we anticipating partly cloudy.
Just like that it's time
for you to leave me.
Just like that.
- Mm.
- Thank you.
I got you.
Be safe, okay.
Yeah.
You too.
I will. I will.
Oh.
Hello.
[Woman] Hi John, is
now a good time to talk?
- Yeah.
- I got your messages.
I didn't know what to say.
It's hurting so much.
Sorry I didn't call you back.
(low beat music)
(Vivian sighs)
(upbeat intense music)
(upbeat music)
I stay on my toes because I'm the goat
Step on the scene I rock the boat.
I am the criminal antidote
They calling me
winning, no answer though
I am a queen, you nigga's is free
I am the way and this is the truth
I am too sweet
I got the juice
I gotta win, I can never lose
Hell yeah
I got power
Hanging on pole
I don't ever wanna walk with you foes
Trust and believe
I'ma achieve greatness.
Power, nine, the number, brah
I'm the one you gotta remember
I'm the one you gotta remember
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo (the voodoo)
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo (the voodoo)
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo (the voodoo)
Try to be a rapper
The better chapter
The cats don't recognize
I'm the benefactor
Incorporator
Afraid of a innovator
Pass for the praise
like a center player
That's who they favor
That's buzz attacker---
I really crossed the
line, I'm hard to find
I made up mind
That I was sure one of a kind
I never lecture mine
I'm a mastermind
Words from my under
Shed some blood, sparks a bug
And remember MC's better eat
And believe in the---
We supposed to be in this rap season
Give a reason 'cause I hurt feelings
'Cause I'm heartless and thoughtless.
I may use, Im'ma use, Im'ma need Jesus
Star religious
Defeatful the inner bridges
The speeches
disastrous I'm so malicious
Kinda my addiction
Is in a fiction
Ain't your addiction for precipitation
Of MCs without creative
Innovative brace of
the leg in the knee back
And the crack brazer (brazer)
The spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a spirit of a lion
We deny, we two and
nine, we feeling alive
The keys inside, women of power
We coming with nine
Time with time, we stronger no lie
Standing tall, hand in hand
Empowered to tell
them lets take a stand
Together we rise, we journey alive
Our thirst begun the power nine (nine)
We the nine
We the nine
We the nine
We keep the swords
up until the bloods out
This is the weed of a evil
This is what the wars bout
Salute to bravery I
stand to why I live in color
They lay their lives
down with confidence
(rapping in foreign language)
They got the blood of Queen Amina
It's more than ordinary
Such called is so divine
Including--- best
believe that we nine
The belly of the earth
is just a graveyard
Coming against the nine
is just another brave card
It's when to redesign
so that we can save heart
Remember stay in line
together with the spirit of the lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a spirit of a lion
(upbeat music)
(upbeat melody)
(object swooshes)
(birds chirp)
(soft somber music)
(soft somber music continues)
(soft somber music continues)
(moans softly)
(soft dramatic music)
(thunder crackles)
Mommy!
What's wrong?
He's back.
Who?
Who's back?
Come on, babe.
There's nobody here.
Don't be afraid, okay?
Nothing will happen to you.
Now please go back to bed, okay?
Let me sing you a song.
Sing lullaby
Bye bye bye baby
Now be quiet
Hey, Mom?
(creature growls)
Screams
(African music)
(animal squeals)
(chanting)
(chanting continues)
Put me down! Put me down!
(singing)
(monster gnashes and growls)
(steel clangs)
(tense music)
(haunting choral music)
(woman grunts) (steel clangs)
(haunting choral music)
(thunder crackles)
Killer where you at
You know what's up
Leave a note with my Italian club
You're rollin' bud
Hit the beach in about
an hour or two, beautiful
Top down on the
405, get loose, drink up
Here's a toast to the
soldier who's not around
Goin' out baby, she
from classy side of town
See the cool breeze, see the palm trees
Smell the fresh air, Mr. Ooh-wee.
Coolin' out with the essence inside me
To get plenty love from
the bangers and OGs
City never sleep, party
up through the night life
One thing's for sure,
set grip in this light night
Use it on the script
with another rewrite
But take a piece
Pretty chicks, get
the bottle real quick
Ain't that a bitch
That's what's up, huh
Take this down, huh
The place to be out
in the city with trees
I'm 'bout to fuck with you
California
Six fours
Daytonas
Inside, we ride, LA
Welcome to the West Side
California
G four
Stay fly
(officers chatter quietly)
[Officer] 105, 160, 10-25.
(indistinct chatter)
[Officer] 510-20.
[Officer] 10-21, 10-28.
(sirens wail)
(soft deep music)
(police radio chatter)
Just a baby.
Yeah, only four.
Get the fuck outta my
way. Fuck outta my way.
No, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, that's my baby girl.
The little girl's father.
Can't imagine what he must
be going through right now.
Yeah.
No one can.
I heard his statement is
that he was coming down
to the garage with his daughter.
A car bolts out of the
parking spot, hits the little girl,
hops out the car, runs, another
car comes, and shoots her.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
The bandana he's wearing and his tattoos
indicated gang violence.
Nah, he wasn't running
away when he was shot.
He was facing his killer.
He wasn't shot by any gang members either.
Judging by the size of this wound,
he was shot point-blank range.
[Detective] So what are you suggesting?
Well.
If you had the opportunity
to get away with murder,
and avenge your child's killer, would you?
Yeah, let's get the
father down to the station.
Calm him down.
Let's see if he wanna change his statement.
I'm gonna kill whoever - On it.
Fuckin' did this, yo.
No, no, no, no, no.
- Uh, detective.
- Yeah?
Are you coming tonight?
Oh, yeah.
Clarkson's retirement party, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's, yeah I'm sorry,
I won't be able to make it.
It's my daughter's birthday.
Oh, I never knew how the daughter.
Yeah.
I'm a girl dad.
Well then, wish her
happy birthday for me.
Will do.
(upbeat hip hop music)
(upbeat hip hop music continues)
[Professor Russel]
Dating all the way back
to a time when Africa ruled the world.
Everyone should have an
idea of an ultimate reality,
and everyone should have an idea
of how we all fit into
that ultimate reality.
Correct?
(student coughs) (student yawns)
Oh, come on.
I know I'm just a guest lecturer here,
but Professor Linden has told me
just how much you
all love religious theory.
Well, Professor Linden lied to you.
(class laughs)
Well I'm here
- for the rest of the month.
- Come on, man.
I certainly hope I can
change your mind about that, Jason.
I'd like for you all to
take a quick survey, hm?
(class groans)
There, there, settle down.
This is so I can determine
your particular worldviews, hm?
Regular people
Irregular people, they make money rain
I know you've had a lot
Taking it from me I don't show
I'm smart I can say I run the show
Make that candy roll for me, big girl
I know you've had a lot
Make that candy roll for me, big girl
I know you've had a lot.
(clears throat)
Well Aloni, thank you for gracing us
with your presence this morning.
Mm. It's always a
pleasure, Professor Russel.
Did I miss anything important?
(audience whistles and giggles)
Please.
Please take a seat, and
complete your survey.
Are you sure that's all
you need for me to do?
Please don't touch.
Okay.
(clears throat)
Thank you.
Questions one to twenty will
fall under general knowledge.
You know Jason saw all of that, right?
Good.
Serves him right.
(class bell rings)
I will be expecting fully-filled surveys.
I highly suggest that you get to it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
You coming?
We're gonna go get some
lunch. Do you wanna come?
- Mm.
- Come on.
Yeah, no, I'm good.
I just wanna make sure
Jason is gone first, that's all.
Anyway, make sure you call me.
- Yeah, I will.
- [Professor Russel] Make
sure you hand in your surveys.
You can have it
You can have it, yeah
You can have it
Here you go.
You, you, you
This is unacceptable.
Close the door behind you
Then turn around, just breathe
Come on, you can't
pretend with me, professor.
You know, I always.
Always get what I want.
(laughs)
Oh my...
Ow! Get off of me, Jason.
What were you doing flirting with him?
What do you care who I flirt with? Huh?
You weren't saying that when
I caught you cheating on me,
and lying.
Aloni, I already
apologize for lying to you,
but I did not cheat on you.
I am not stupid. I
found panties in your bed.
That was a mistake, right?
Aloni, can we talk about this tonight?
No, okay. I have a date.
Omar.
What?
Oh, who is lying?
Huh?
Come here.
Come on, baby.
Please.
You know I miss you. Hm?
You don't miss big daddy?
- Speak to me.
- Yeah.
I guess we can maybe,
maybe talk about it later.
Tonight.
Okay, I'll call you.
Okay.
Call me.
(exhales sharply)
(gentle R&B music)
I've been sitting here
With my dark shades on
[Lauren] Loni?
Loni, you there?
Money, money, money
Til thy kingdom come
Loni?
Float with the time
Never force my way
(reggae music continues)
(clears throat)
Babe, I need to talk to you.
Okay, well, make it fast
because I am going out.
With Jason?
Loni, I saw him put his
hands on you after class.
I saw it.
Oh, Loni, come on.
Look, Lauren, that's
just Jason being Jason.
Jason being Jason?
Yeah.
And you're still going out to meet him?
Oh.
Wow.
Wow, Lauren.
Okay, now you're eavesdropping on me?
- Nobody's eavesdropping.
- You are eavesdropping on me.
Nobody's eavesdropping.
Yes you are.
Can you just stop
- and listen to me?
- No stop for what?
Get off me.
Then listen.
I am scared for you.
Lauren, you don't
have to be scared for me.
I really, really wish that you
would just mind your own business.
(cellphone rings)
Get off of me.
Well tell Jason to keep his
community penis in his pants.
Yeah, okay.
Jealous much?
Me?
(indistinct)
(cellphone rings)
Hello?
Hey.
Yeah.
I can't wait to see you either.
Mm-hmm.
(gentle music)
(sniveling)
(sniveling continues)
(gentle music continues)
[Rebecca] Hey, it's Rebecca.
I can't come to the phone right now.
Please leave me a message
and I'll call you right back.
Rebecca.
Look, I know. I know
I know we weren't the best,
before
before she died.
Listen baby, just answer the phone, please.
Just please, just answer, answer the phone.
Answer the phone.
(cellphone beeps)
(TV plays indistinctly)
Happy birthday, Brit.
(upbeat hip hop music)
I'm stacking the cash
My girl Cecelia and I'm stay dapper
I look at the past
I look at the passion
I know I'm a show stopper
I'm not an investor
But I got chess
Cause I'm in the lab like Dexter
I'm hitting my chest
I'm one of the best
I'm giving a shot to Kesler
My sets are the best
My killer the sets
Call me a lyric infect or
Lyric suspecter
(rapping continues)
Bullet infect or
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(rapping)
Good morning, Vivian.
Two sugars as usual.
Thank you.
(rapping)
We stay alive
(rapping)
We trust to stay alive
(mysterious music)
(camera flashes)
(camera flashes)
(camera flashes again)
(mysterious music continues)
Yes, sir.
Yes, we found another one.
(cellphone buzzes)
Viv.
[Vivian] Hi.
What do you got for me?
You okay?
(grunts) Yeah, I'm here.
Well, Brittney's
killer is definitely here.
I'm gonna send you some information.
(grunts)
(cellphone dings)
(grunts again)
Yeah.
Yeah, these definitely look the same.
When did you take these?
[Vivian] Last night.
The markings matched the forensics
from Brittney's autopsy
before she was sent back
to the States last year.
And from what we're
looking at, I'm almost certain
that Brittney's killer
is definitely still here.
How soon do you think it can get to Ghana?
Ghana? (Plane engine roars)
Welcome to Africa
The sounds on the melody
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
(rapping)
(rapping)
(Man raps at a fast pace)
How do you
deal
- with all this heat?
- (Both laughs)
I love it.
- Yeah?
- (Laughs) Yes.
Hi.
And I'm pretty sure that
soon you will love it too.
So.
What?
Stop.
I like what you did with your hair.
Thanks. I'm trying something new.
Eh.
(cars honking)
(upbeat synth music)
(birds chirping)
(yawns)
Hey, Aloni?
(knocks twice on door)
Loni?
(soft somber music)
[Aloni] Hey, it's your
girl Aloni. I'm busy.
Or maybe I just don't feel like talking.
Either way, leave me a
message and I may call you back.
(voicemail beeps)
Hey Aloni, I hope you're still not mad
about last night.
And I guess you stayed
over at Jason's place, again.
(sighs)
Babe, call me.
Please, just call me and let
me know you're okay, please.
(phones ringing)
(people murmur quietly)
(phones ringing continues)
How many have there been?
Twenty-eight to date, and
the commissioner is concerned.
All of these murders
are of a ritualistic nature,
and they're on the rise across Africa.
Most recently here, in Ghana.
I told you this is very
different to our other cases.
All of those markings,
and everything associated
with Brittney's body
are all pointing to witchcraft.
- Witchcraft?
- (Cellphone dings)
(cellphone dings again)
Yeah.
Okay.
(sighs) Come, John. We have to go.
What is it?
(uptempo drumming music)
(singer vocalizes deeply)
[Ashorkor] The body
of a university student
was discovered in the forest earlier today.
She had some symbols carved into her skin,
and many people are concerned
that there might be some
sort of witchcraft involved.
Now, many comparisons
have been made to this tragedy
with happenings across Africa.
Unfortunately, we do not have any news
about this individual, but we
promise to keep you posted...
- Vivian.
- [Ashorkor] As soon
- as we have more information.
- Hi.
Hey.
[Ashorkor] My name is Ashorkor.
- Goodness.
- [Ashorkor] Over
- to you, Perry.
- Look what time you've got
us out here.
Matter unfortunate.
Wait until you actually see the body.
Who is she?
School ID found in her purse.
Her name is Aloni Jordan,
she was murdered last night.
She's a foreign exchange student.
Ah, the Embassy's
about to have a field day.
Yeah, right.
- Guys, follow me.
- Yeah.
(soft eerie music)
(deep haunting choral music)
(police radio chattering)
Yep.
The exact same markings.
(deep haunting choral music)
(drumming sound)
(drumming sound continues)
John?
(tense mysterious
music) - (heartbeat races)
Detective?
John?
(heartbeat races faster)
John?
(deep mysterious music)
John?
Wait.
(gasps for air)
John, please just wait.
(coughing)
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry you have to see all of this.
No, no, no.
I should have taken you
home so you can get settled first.
Viv.
I need to be here.
I'm okay. I need to be here.
(exhales sharply)
If you insist.
They'll be transporting
Aloni's body to the coroner.
I'll just take you back to my place.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Let's go down to the station.
- No.
- Oh, yeah.
We ought to start looking into this now.
No, John, no. You've
done enough for today, okay?
We'll pick up on this case tomorrow.
Let's go.
(police radio chatter)
(deep somber music)
(deep somber music continues)
[Ashorkor] The body
of a university student
was discovered in the forest earlier today.
She had some symbols carved into her skin,
and many people are concerned
that there might be some
sort of witchcraft involved.
Now, many comparisons
have been made to this tragedy
with happenings across Africa.
Unfortunately, we do not have any news
about this individual,
but we promise to keep you posted
as soon as we have new information.
My name is Ashorkor. Over to you, Perry.
[Perry] Hello there.
(speaks indistinctly)
(soft somber music)
(fighters squabble)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music continues)
(fighters squabble)
(chanting music) (indistinct whispers)
(mother grunts)
(fighters squabble) (steel clangs)
(chanting music continues)
(Vivian yells)
(soft melody)
(soft melody continues)
It is only seven days until
the blue moon is upon us.
And you know what the prophecy says.
All of you have to be ready.
Have you spoken to Mother Warrior?
Yes, we were just training.
She's always so hard
on me - (intense music)
When she's not hard on you,
that is when you should be worried.
(intense music continues)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(cheerful chime)
Who wants to read for us?
[Group Of Kids] Me.
Dinye, come here in front.
Do you know why she
gave you the sacred sword?
No.
[Priest] It was the first weapon.
It was passed out through her lineage.
Each of your weapons are blessed
with holy water for spiritual warfare.
You are very much like her Vivian.
All your sisters look up to you.
One, two, three.
[Group] Go.
One, two, three.
[Group] Go.
[Girl] One, two, three.
[Group] Go.
(children squabble)
(children rant)
(children rant)
(people rant)
[Priest] What about the
detective you brought in?
Does he suspect anything?
[Vivian] The more information
we gather about his daughter's death,
the closer he will be
to finding out about us.
[Priest] You must be very careful.
Our order of the Nine cannot be exposed.
[Vivian] Yes, father.
Hey, everything okay?
So I found something.
The university Aloni attends
has a religious theory course
taught by a
Professor Linden
A religious theory course?
I didn't have a course like
that when I was in school.
Yeah, me either.
You know what, Professor Linden
may be able to provide us
with more information on the tribal symbols
and the relations to the
religions that use them.
[John] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's what I was thinking.
Or he may be able to even interpret
the language carved on the victim's bodies.
Okay, I will take a
taxi over to the morgue.
They should have moved
Aloni's body over there by now.
Good idea. Call me
when you get something.
[John] Okay. See you soon.
(school bell rings)
(students chatter)
(indistinct chatter)
Oh shit.
What did you do to Aloni?
I know she was with you last night.
I don't know what
you're even talking about.
Yes you do.
She was with you and
this morning she's dead.
You killed her.
Hey.
Aloni's dead?
What is going on here?
He killed her.
I didn't kill anybody Lauren.
Okay, relax, relax.
What is your name?
His name is Jason.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
He killed her.
Stop.
He killed her.
Lauren, stop.
It's okay. It's okay.
You know what? This isn't over.
Hey, hey, hey Lauren
Lauren calm down.
Jason, right? Jason, do you
know what happened to Aloni?
No.
Can I go now?
Hey, what you looking at?
Do you all have nothing better to do?
I'm sorry ma'am, may I help you Miss?
Vivian Radebe.
Are you Professor Linden?
No, ma'am. I'm Professor Russel.
I'm a visiting instructor
for his class until he returns.
Oh, nice to meet you. So
is Aloni one of your students?
She was.
Do you mind if we go to a quiet area
just so I can ask you some questions?
No, sure, of course.
This way.
- Sure, this way?
- Yes.
Cool.
Now, I'll be happy to help where I can.
Though, I'm not sure if
I can be of much help.
Why is that?
Unfortunately, I haven't been
at this university long enough.
So, I didn't really know Aloni.
So you just travel and
teach different classes,
Travel, yes.
But it's the same class really.
Religious theory.
That's my passion.
I was hoping you could help me
with some details on specific markings.
Markings? What kind of markings?
Aloni was found with a
distinguishable mark on her body.
Perhaps with your knowledge
in religion, you can help us gain
some insight on the meaning.
Yes. I saw that on the news.
Morning sir.
I'm sorry Miss Radebe,
but is there any possible way
that we can continue this another time?
Yeah, of course, of course.
Do you think you can
come to the station later?
Oh, unfortunately I have
back to back classes all day.
And then I have to get home
and see about someone.
I'm her caretaker.
I understand, perhaps tomorrow.
Will you give me a call?
- Yeah, sure, see you then.
- See you then.
All right.
Settle in.
(eerie music plays)
(eerie music continues)
What more can you tell me?
Exsanguination.
The complete drain in the body
of his blood seems to be a common factor.
As well as all the three symbols
being symmetrical to
each other on either side
of the body and all are
repeated three times.
Three times?
Just like Brit.
(text notification rings)
All right.
[Vivian] Thanks again for
agreeing to meet with me.
It's fine.
Miss Radebe, this is my friend Jessica.
- Hi.
- Hi.
So, I wanted to ask you
about what you were saying
outside Professor Russel's class.
Okay.
What makes you think
Jason killed Aloni?
She was with him the night she died.
And how do you know this?
We had an argument
before she left to meet him.
Jason is a cheating asshole.
And I saw him put his hands on her.
No, I saw him.
They were always arguing and breaking up.
When did you find out she was missing?
She didn't come home
and she didn't pick up
when I tried to call her.
Why, Aloni?
(Lauren gasps for air)
(Lauren gasps for air again)
It's all my fault. I should
have tried harder to stop her.
I said, don't go Aloni.
Okay.
She was mad at me
and she walked out angry.
Lauren, I am very sorry - I could have-
Okay. I didn't mean to upset you.
It's okay, I'm sorry.
I think I have to just lie
down a bit. I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.
- Okay.
It's okay.
Uh
I guess I'll see myself out.
Wait.
Do you really think Jason
had something to do with this?
Why?
Is it something you want to tell me?
No.
No.
I just-
I don't know. Uh.
A murder like this
at the school. It's just-
It's just freaking me out. That's all.
I bet.
Listen, you and Lauren,
you just need to look
out for each other, okay?
And if there's anything that you guys
think of or can remember
that can help the case,
just don't hesitate to call me.
Thank you.
Sure.
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
Look at you in your greatness
and in all of your glory
No one
can challenge you
Now, you may kiss the bride.
(dart fires)
(Russel gasps for air)
(soft melody)
(soft melody continues)
(telephone rings)
(telephone rings again)
Yes?
[Receptionist] Miss Radebe,
there's someone here to see you.
Who is it?
[Receptionist] He says his name is Jason.
Oh, okay. I'll be right out.
(recorder beeps)
(door opens)
Wait.
Who is he?
Oh, this is Detective Kerston.
He is helping on Aloni's case.
I hope you don't mind him being here.
I mean, whatever.
Look, I just want to clear my name, hmm.
I know you heard all that
shit Lauren said yesterday,
but none of that is true.
So you didn't see
Aloni the night she died?
I saw her.
She came over to me and then we watched
the game and she left.
Yeah.
Around what time was that?
After the game.
By eleven.
Eleven?
Yeah.
Aloni's time of death was ten-thirty.
I'll take that back.
She left at halftime.
[Detective Kerston] Hm.
So.
Which one was it?
Damn.
Okay, look, she came over.
We had a fight and then she left.
She caught me with another girl.
Was this girl with you
for the rest of the night?
No, no, no, she left
right after Aloni did.
What's her name?
We need to talk to verify your story.
You spoke to her yesterday.
Jessica.
[Vivian] Jessica.
Why didn't you tell me
that you saw Aloni the night she died?
Because I didn't want you to know
that I was with Jason.
And I definitely didn't
want Lauren to find out.
Well, you better start
from the beginning.
(recorder beeps)
And tell us what happened.
Okay, Aloni and Lauren made a pact
to save themselves for marriage.
So Jason and I started hooking up.
That night she found
out and she was pissed.
Did you two fight?
No, no.
She stormed out and I ran after her.
She threatened to tell
everyone about Jason and I.
And then I told her I would tell everyone
that she was harassing Professor Russel.
Harassing Professor Russel?
Yes, but I didn't kill her.
You have to believe me. I didn't kill her!
What is the connection here?
I mean, we know the
suspect's relationship with Aloni,
but how are Brittney and the other victims
connected to that?
You know. Maybe,
maybe there is no connection between them.
You know, the only thing
they have in common
are these strange markings.
Maybe it's something entirely different.
Brittney was here on
missionary work when she died.
Yeah, we know that already.
And Aloni is a foreign exchange student.
All the other victims,
they were visiting Africa when they died.
So none of them are natives.
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(telephone rings)
(phone beeps)
Yes ma'am.
[Receptionist] Sorry
to disturb you ma'am,
but there's a Professor
Russel here to see you.
Oh yes, of course.
Please send him to the interrogation room.
We'll be right down.
[Receptionist] Very well, ma'am.
Thank you.
(indistinct background chatter)
Professor Russel, this way please.
This is Detective Kerston.
Detective, this is Professor Russel
- Pleasure.
- He's a guest lecturer
at the university in the
absence of Professor Linden.
Yes.
Thank you for lending
your time and expertise.
Absolutely, I mean,
anything I can do to help.
My students mean everything to me.
You know, being the expert that you are.
Could you give us some insight
on what these symbols relate to?
I mean, definitely religious rituals
of some sort.
[Detective Kerston]
Religious rituals? Umm.
Is this something your
students will be privy to?
Oh, that's hard to say.
I have my own curriculum, so I don't know
what Professor Linden taught them.
This is um-
this is pretty ancient.
And is common with
the witchcraft practitioners
from the Ulta region.
The Sitso village to be exact.
Many years ago, it is
believed that the people
of Sitso used witchcraft
and voodoo to protect
their village and their people.
They were known to be fierce warriors.
Powerful guardians,
healers.
People with supernatural abilities,
but the dark forces are
never to be underestimated.
The entire village was soon corrupted
and vanquished off
the surface of the earth.
It is believed that the only survivor
was a young prince who
was exiled soon before,
but he too disappeared.
And with him the secrets and knowledge.
Hm-mm.
Their people believe
in the power of three
or multiples of three.
The power of three?
I heard about that somewhere.
The number three symbolizes
full circle or completion
for a Grand Witch.
(sighs)
Whoever did this.
(signs again)
Seems like they don't think
they'll ever be caught,
almost as if they believe
they're untouchable.
(Detective Kerston scoffs)
Well, their arrogance
will be their downfall.
I'm sorry, continue on please.
I understand detective,
I want you to catch
this killer and-
I just want to help.
Do you see this?
This is a love spell.
And a spell for setting the soul free.
It was often used by practitioners
when burring loved ones.
Strange, don't you think?
- Yeah, interesting.
- Yes, very much so.
And what about the exsanguination?
The victim's bodies
must have been drained
of blood so that it would maybe delay
the decomposing process.
(sighs)
I'm afraid that is all I can tell you.
I really do have to be going.
I have-
back to back lectures all day.
(eerie music and whispers)
Hey, we thank you
for your time, professor.
Thank you for coming out and
for your insight and expertise.
Thank you.
Well, he was all of a
sudden in a rush to go.
That thing around his neck.
It had this exact symbol.
- I didn't see it.
- It was glowing.
That's too much of a coincidence.
(telephone rings)
(telephone rings again)
(low drumming)
(tense music)
(low drumming)
(tense music continues)
(Russel groans)
(low drumming continues)
(Russel groans again)
Look at you...
in your greatness,
and in all of your glory,
no one can challenge you.
(tense music)
Look at you in your greatness,
and in all of your glory.
No one can challenge you.
Now, you may kiss the bride.
And so it begins.
I am now a part of you my love.
My blood will make you stronger
and keep you young with me forever.
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood.
Your heart grants us
life beyond life and love.
Beyond love.
(dart fires)
My love.
(Ellis gasps for air)
Wait.
(Ellis gasps for air again)
(sword clangs)
Show yourself.
The dart was poisoned.
[Russel] Take her.
Father.
Drop it
You drink the blood of a witch
and condemn your soul to hell.
You will never be king.
You never thought I'd
be good enough to be king.
Now I will be with or
without your permission.
You have no power here.
Soon, I will be reunited with my bride.
Your bride will die,
and you remain the foolish little boy.
I have tried to raise to be a man.
Did you ever think that marrying a witch
would make you powerful
enough to run my kingdom?
You are still worthless and always will be.
I order your exile.
You are not my son.
(Russel snares)
(Russel grunts)
(Russel gnashes and growls)
Seize him!
(Russel grunts)
(intense drumming music)
I will prove you wrong, father.
Whatever it takes.
(elder hums)
(elder continues to hum)
The poison is aging
her at an accelerated rate.
The next blue moon is in three years,
but she will have aged 60 years,
if we do not collect enough
souls to keep her alive before that.
[Russel] I need help.
Teach me what I need to know.
I will teach you nephew.
Please
Come with me.
What are you doing standing there?
Come here!
Hey.
We call on you,
powers that be,
ancestors, come to me,
come forth,
come forth.
We are grateful.
Thank you.
(tense upbeat music)
(intense chanting)
[Elder] She will have to
drink the blood of 30 virgins,
not of this land before the next blue moon.
Not of this land.
[Russel] How is that even possible?
[Elder] There are ways.
- Don't worry about that.
- Okay. Okay.
[Elder] The key is the 30th soul.
Has to be of her bloodline.
Only then.
Only then will she be strong enough
to complete the spell that will evoke
the great darkness - (thunder rumbles)
And then the two of you be planted
immortality.
Okay, I need the three virgins.
Uh. Wait, wait, not of this land. Um
Uh The 13th must be of the bloodline.
And how before the...
- Calm down, calm down.
Be patient and cunning
Others will try to take
your power. Don't let them
Since you drank her blood.
You are both bonded.
(low chanting)
(low chanting continues)
(intense music)
(Russel grunts)
(tribal singing)
(tribal singing continues)
(low drumming music)
[Vivian] And it started to
glow with the infinity symbol.
[Mother] The prophecy
says the Grand Witch
will rain eternally and will
empower the supernatural world.
She has been trying for centuries
but came the closest on the night
of the blue moon, three years ago.
The infinity symbol.
That is the ultimate sign of eternity, so.
This professor could be
more than what he seems.
The next blue moon is in a few days.
Up until now, we have not been able
to take power from this great forest.
Let us be one.
And speak to her.
She will give us the answers.
We just have to listen.
Mother earth.
We connect to you as one.
Speak to us.
Let our eyes be open to see,
and our ears open to hear.
Guide us to the answers we seek.
Help us to stop this evil
that started many years ago.
[Vivian] Mother, that is the veil
that we found on all of the victims.
Look into this Vivian.
Right away, mother.
(indistinct traffic)
We found some information
about the professor,
sending it over to you now.
Thank you, sister.
Yo, I've been waiting on the lab results
and the chemical breakdown
that I did on the blood that we found.
It's taking forever.
(somber melody)
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
(somber melody intensifies)
(Ellis laughs maniacally again)
(Detective Kerston grunts)
What's wrong?
Something I saw in a
dream, wait a minute this.
Hold on.
Oh yeah.
This mole.
This mole was never there.
Yeah, you're right.
On another note, I was
looking into the professor
while you were asleep.
What'd you find?
Well, it seems like he knew Aloni
a lot more than what he's letting on.
Look at this.
Apparently the professor
is from here and he has been traveling
around Africa for the past three years.
- What?
- Yep.
He's been going to different
colleges and universities,
teaching the religious theory course.
Well, I'll be damned.
So he's picked up a number of awards,
but he never stays in the same
place for more than a month.
And what's even more
suspicious is that the places
that he goes to, they
coincide with the places
where we found the bodies.
Same time frame?
Wait, no, no, no.
So this asshole could have been the one
who killed my daughter and
he was sitting right across me
and I didn't fuckin' know it.
- Okay, John.
- I didn't fuckin' know it.
John.
- No.
- No.
Calm down.
Nah.
You don't know, okay.
And we still don't know.
Yeah.
No, we gotta get this asshole.
You can have it
You can have it
Yeah
You can have it.
Here you go.
You, you, you, you
This is unacceptable.
Close the door behind you
Then turn and around and just breathe
Come on.
You can't pretend with me, professor.
You know, I always
always get what I want.
You let my breath go
With that dress on
When it's less on
And am I what you want Aloni?
Absolutely.
What are you doing later tonight?
(Aloni laughs)
I don't know, you tell me.
You can have it, have it
You can have it
- (telephone rings)
You can have it all
- Hello?
- [Professor Russel] Hey Aloni
it's Russel Taylor.
- Hey.
- Are you still studying
at Jason's tonight?
Yeah.
[Professor Russel]
Looking forward to seeing you.
I can't wait to see you either,
So, I'll pick you up
from Jason's Hm-mm.
After the game.
Tonight, I call it the takeover
You can have it (you can have it)
You can have it (you can have it)
You can have it (you can have it)
You can have it
You can have it all
Takeover
Takeover
Yeah
You, you, you, you
Keep licking your lips
And talking your shit
And giving me eyes
And they look like they glowing
(music plays indistinctly)
And I know you feeling
What I gotta lie for
Hey, are you okay?
I won't stop until I make them pay
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You want to go out with me
and I'm sitting up here crying
because I just found out
Jason is cheating on me.
With Jessica of all people.
Shh, shh, shh.
Don't worry about all that.
I hate to see you upset.
Tonight, I call it the takeover
You can have it
God, you probably think
I'm so young and stupid.
Not at all.
You can have it
You can have it all
Takeover
Takeover
You can have it
You can haver it all
Takeover
Takeover
Yeah
Ima make your body sing
I'm sorry.
No, its.
Um
I need to tell you something.
I'm a virgin.
It's why Jason keeps cheating on me.
Because I'm not ready to have sex.
(Russell sighs)
Honey.
We don't have to have sex.
Really?
I am interested in
more valuable things.
(Aloni screams)
(intense music)
(low tribal music)
(low tribal music continues)
(Russel slams car trunk)
(Russel hums softly)
(low beat drumming)
(metal clangs)
(indistinct whispers)
(Russel murmurs)
(Russel hums softly again)
(Russel pants)
[Ellis] Flesh of my flesh.
And blood of my blood.
Your heart grants us life
beyond life and love.
Beyond love.
(Russel gasps for air)
Now we know.
Lauren, is indeed of your bloodline.
With her heart
our ritual
will now be complete.
A great darkness
will fill me
and I will become the greatest Warlock
this world has ever seen.
And you -
you will reign beside me
as my queen.
Forever.
(thunder rumbles)
It is time.
(eerie music)
Oh.
Really?
I've been looking for this.
(shadow swooshes)
(indistinct whispers)
(Lauren gasps)
(Russel roars)
- (Lauren screams)
[Vivian] We have to be strategic.
We have no idea what this guy is up to,
or what he's capable of.
You know what?
All I know, is that he may
have killed my daughter.
We getting to the
bottom of this shit tonight.
Listen to me, okay.
We cannot let this guy
know what we're thinking.
It could be dangerous.
Yeah, and that's why I
brought this and I don't miss.
I better take the lead
on this one Kerston.
If he really does have the power
of the Grand Witch behind
him, that will not even hurt him.
Yeah, and you can do better?
(police radio chatter)
(telephone buzzes)
Hello?
Okay, standby.
Just as I thought.
I had a friend of mine
look into that necklace
the professor was wearing.
It's a totem linked to witchcraft rituals
to gain immortality.
Okay, and what does that mean?
It means that he's been using his victims
for a sacrifice for some reason.
And maybe it's to bring
someone back to life
Or
Or keep someone alive.
(car engine rumbles)
(drumming music)
(intense music)
(door creaks open)
(umbrella falls)
(intense music continues)
It's fine.
He did say that he was
a caregiver to a patient.
Yeah, he did.
Not just a patient.
His wife.
(car engine running)
My queen.
(eerie music)
I know my love.
I know this gonna sound crazy,
but I've been seeing this woman
in my dream for the past few nights
With everything we've learned.
That does not sound crazy at all.
Right?
Wait a minute.
The mole.
That fuckin' mole.
That mole appeared on Aloni
and my daughter after they were murdered.
He's using the victims for her.
She is the Grand Witch.
Grand what?
(door slams shut) (eerie music continues)
What the fuck?
(Door hand rattles)
Oh, of course.
It's a binding spell.
Yo, we gotta get outta here.
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
She's here.
(gun cocks)
- (Ellis laughs maniacally)
She's here Viv.
You don't see that that?
You don't hear that?
- She'd right there.
- (Ellis wails)
Okay, I'm going to get some salt.
(gun cocks)
(intense music builds)
- John?
- (Drumming sound)
What are you doing?
You killed my daughter.
- What are you talking?
- What are you talking about?
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
Don't give me that shit.
Don't gimme that shit.
- You killed.
- My daughter.
You know you fuckin' did it.
(Russel laughs maniacally)
(Gun fires)
(Vivian strikes John to the ground)
(Detective Kerston pants)
You killed my daughter.
John, John, please. Wait.
You killed my daughter.
- John.
- You killed my daughter.
Get off me.
John, please.
I know you did it.
You killed my daughter -
(Ellis laughs maniacally)
You killed my daughter - (Ellis wails)
My baby girl.
Die.
Die.
(Detective Kerston grunts)
(Vivian coughs)
(Vivian coughs again)
John.
Listen to me. Your under her spell okay?
Listen.
(Ellis laughs manically)
John.
(Vivian takes a blow to the gut)
John.
(intense music builds)
(Vivian grunts) -
(Detective Kerston grunts)
Come back.
You killed my baby.
(Detective Kerston grunts
as he's hit in the stomach)
(Vivian pants)
- (wind swooshes)
(Gun cocks)
(indistinct whispers fill the air)
(Detective Kerston chuckles)
I see what you are.
(Detective Kerston chuckles again)
You can't hide from me.
- (lightning strikes)
[Detective Kerston] I'm gonna get you.
You can't hide from me.
(gun fires)
- (drumming music)
(indistinct whispers)
(Vivian breathes out)
(lightning crackles)
[NINE Assassins] Fear
not, for I am with you.
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
I will help you.
I will hold you with my
righteous right hand.
(Detective Kerston grunts)
What's happening?
Who are these women?
- They are my sisters.
- (Thunder cracks)
(bullet clinks on the floor)
(Detective Kerston pants)
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
What did I do?
Not you, Ellis.
Ellis is the Grand Witch
and she's behind all of the killings.
Three years ago she started
an immortality spell with a prince
whom we now know is Professor Russel.
But she didn't finish it
As the prophecy states.
She now needs the
pure blood of thirty virgins
not off this land.
By the night of the
blue moon to complete it.
You knew this whole time, hmm?
You knew.
This whole time.
So what you need me here for?
Yes John I knew,
but to protect our order,
I needed to go undercover.
And we needed you here
because your daughter was a
key piece to finding the Witch.
We needed you here to truly know
and understand what
really happened to Brittney.
You deserve that.
I hate to break this up guys.
The thirtieth virgin
sacrifice has to be tonight
and we need to find them.
And time is running out.
If they complete this ritual,
they both will become
too powerful for us to stop.
Stand back.
This location spell will help us find them.
(thunder rumbles)
I know where they are.
Let's go.
(low tone music)
(trunk opens)
(low tone music continues)
(metal sword clangs on the ground)
(footsteps rustling through leaves)
(tribal chants echo)
(trunk door slams shut)
My queen.
(cane thuds on the ground)
(footsteps rustling through the leaves)
(tribal music intensifies)
(owl hoots)
(tribal music continues)
(Ellis pours salt onto the ground)
(owl hoots)
Do you see anything?
They should be close.
(Ellis continues to
pour salt on the ground)
Ancient one
We call on you
Send forth your power
(car engine hums to a
stop) - (tribal music builds)
(lightning crackles)
Stop.
They should be here.
They're closing in my love.
I will summon the others.
(Ellis shriek erupts from the woods)
(A shriek pierces the air as it awakens)
(wolf howls)
- (creature growls)
(creature grunts)
(Heavy footsteps
thunder through the forest)
(The creatures' snarls
and growls fills the air)
(clashing swords and growls fill the air)
Vivian, find the professor.
- We've got this.
- (Creature snarls)
(roars and shouts of combat fill the air)
(flames erupt from the warriors hands)
(Detective Kerston pants)
- (Ellis shrieks again)
- (electricity sizzles)
(electricity sizzles continues)
(Detective Kerston yells)
(electricity sizzles ends)
(knife clangs open) -
(intense music builds)
(lightning crackles
and shrieks fill the air)
(Vivian battle cries)
- (Ellis screams)
(Russel screams)
(tribal music intensifies)
(Fierce growls and battle yells echoes)
(Assassins grunt) -
(creatures dissolve away)
(creature snarls and grunts)
(Russel wails uncontrollably)
(Russel yells in anguish)
(Ellis body vanishes
in a swirl of black birds)
- (indistinct whispers)
- (sword unsheathes)
- (tribal music intensifies)
- (Russell yells in combat)
(John gasps for air)
- (crickets chirp)
(John grunts again)
(somber music)
Brit, baby?
I'm okay daddy.
I miss you so much.
We miss you so much baby.
I love you and I'll always be with you.
Brit.
Brit, don't go baby.
Mommy misses you baby. We love you.
(Assassins heavily
pants) - (drumming sound)
They are gone.
Yeah.
Everybody okay?
Yeah.
Vivian.
(intense music)
(Russel yells)
(Blade clang as metal hits flesh)
(intense music builds)
(crown thuds on the ground)
(glasses thuds on the ground)
(Russel tears off his
shirt, ready for battle)
(Russel yells)
- (Vivian battle cries)
(swords clash, weapons swing)
(Russel yells)
(swords clash, weapons swing)
(tribal music builds)
(upbeat battle music) -
(indistinct swords clang)
(swords clash, weapons swing)
(Vivian shouts in a loud battle cry)
(swords collide)
(sword clash, weapons
swing) - (Russel grunts)
(Russel pants)
(Vivian draws her sword)
(both yell) - (sword
clash, weapons swing)
(tribal music build continues)
(Russel yells) - (sword
clash, weapons swing)
(Vivian shoulders Russel in a slow motion)
(Vivian draws her
sword in a loud battle cry)
(swords collide)
- (drumming music)
(flames erupts from Russel's hand)
(somber music)
(footsteps rustling through leaves)
(Vivian pants and grunts)
(indistinct whispers)
- (flares crackle)
(Vivian gasps)
You cannot hide your true identity
from a master warlock.
(Russel wails)
You took her from me!
(Russel sighs)
And now.
And now.
And now you shall join her.
(Russel yells)
(Vivian yells in battle
cry) - (lightning crackles)
(Vivian yells)
(triumphant music plays)
(lightning surges) -
(Russel yells in anguish)
(lightning surge ends)
(tribal chant music)
(Russel spits out blood)
(Russel gasps for air)
(The totem glows softly, cradled in defeat)
(Russel coughs)
(Russell pants)
(Russel yells in anguish)
Sisters.
(Vivian coughs)
It's time.
(flames erupt from warriors hands)
(dark spirits erupt,
screeching in defiance)
(Russell groans in anguish)
(Assassins chant indistinct whispers)
(Russel growls as the
spirits leave his body)
(Russel gasps for air)
(Russel coughs)
(dark spirits erupt,
screeching in defiance)
(Russel growls loudly in defiance)
(lightning crackles as
Russel's body disappears)
(triumphant tribal music)
[News Reporter] It has been confirmed
that the acclaimed professor Russel Taylor
was the serial killer in
the witchcraft murders
that have plagued Ghana
for the past three years.
We'll make sure to keep you posted
on all events that follow this case.
Now, back to you Karen.
[Karen] Good evening
and welcome to (indistinct).
For tonight we anticipating partly cloudy.
Just like that it's time
for you to leave me.
Just like that.
- Mm.
- Thank you.
I got you.
Be safe, okay.
Yeah.
You too.
I will. I will.
Oh.
Hello.
[Woman] Hi John, is
now a good time to talk?
- Yeah.
- I got your messages.
I didn't know what to say.
It's hurting so much.
Sorry I didn't call you back.
(low beat music)
(Vivian sighs)
(upbeat intense music)
(upbeat music)
I stay on my toes because I'm the goat
Step on the scene I rock the boat.
I am the criminal antidote
They calling me
winning, no answer though
I am a queen, you nigga's is free
I am the way and this is the truth
I am too sweet
I got the juice
I gotta win, I can never lose
Hell yeah
I got power
Hanging on pole
I don't ever wanna walk with you foes
Trust and believe
I'ma achieve greatness.
Power, nine, the number, brah
I'm the one you gotta remember
I'm the one you gotta remember
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo (the voodoo)
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo (the voodoo)
Brah, brah, brah, brah
We're killing the voodoo (the voodoo)
Try to be a rapper
The better chapter
The cats don't recognize
I'm the benefactor
Incorporator
Afraid of a innovator
Pass for the praise
like a center player
That's who they favor
That's buzz attacker---
I really crossed the
line, I'm hard to find
I made up mind
That I was sure one of a kind
I never lecture mine
I'm a mastermind
Words from my under
Shed some blood, sparks a bug
And remember MC's better eat
And believe in the---
We supposed to be in this rap season
Give a reason 'cause I hurt feelings
'Cause I'm heartless and thoughtless.
I may use, Im'ma use, Im'ma need Jesus
Star religious
Defeatful the inner bridges
The speeches
disastrous I'm so malicious
Kinda my addiction
Is in a fiction
Ain't your addiction for precipitation
Of MCs without creative
Innovative brace of
the leg in the knee back
And the crack brazer (brazer)
The spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a spirit of a lion
We deny, we two and
nine, we feeling alive
The keys inside, women of power
We coming with nine
Time with time, we stronger no lie
Standing tall, hand in hand
Empowered to tell
them lets take a stand
Together we rise, we journey alive
Our thirst begun the power nine (nine)
We the nine
We the nine
We the nine
We keep the swords
up until the bloods out
This is the weed of a evil
This is what the wars bout
Salute to bravery I
stand to why I live in color
They lay their lives
down with confidence
(rapping in foreign language)
They got the blood of Queen Amina
It's more than ordinary
Such called is so divine
Including--- best
believe that we nine
The belly of the earth
is just a graveyard
Coming against the nine
is just another brave card
It's when to redesign
so that we can save heart
Remember stay in line
together with the spirit of the lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a lion
We got the spirit of a spirit of a lion
(upbeat music)
(upbeat melody)