Speed Demon (2026) Movie Script
[music builds ominously]
[suspenseful music playing]
Dad?
Dad?
[crow flapping wings]
[crow cawing]
[muffled speech]
[screams, pants]
[sinister music playing]
[brooding music playing]
[clock dinging]
Shit.
[angelic vocals playing]
[door creaks]
[birds chirping]
[crows cawing]
[door opens, squeaks]
[door shuts]
[grunts]
[Mireille] Wait.
I almost forgot to give you
something.
As the future Indiana Jones,
you will appreciate this.
No.
I want you to open it
on the train.
And uh, when you do,
think of moi.
Yeah.
Come with me.
You barely know me.
I've been here for like a week.
It's like I live here.
I have to work.
I'm not a world traveler
digging for antiques like you.
I want you to come with me.
My place is here.
But I will be waiting for you.
[eerie music]
[announcer]
Attention passengers...
...if you see an unattended...
[man 1]
Good day, Sister.
There was a time
when I had high hopes for you.
The brightest
of all my students.
Sadly, you're becoming
my greatest disappointment.
I'm sorry, Father.
I was at a restaurant
and the waiter was...
You can't even tell a good lie.
[announcer]
Last call for the overnight...
...going from Montreal
to New York City.
Please take your seats.
All aboard.
Now sit down.
You're blocking the aisle.
[music builds ominously]
Here, let me help you with that.
- Thank you.
- Yeah. Right there.
You're a godsend.
So does this score some points
for me with the big guy?
Let's hope so.
A blue nun.
Is that like divine or...
Well, it is divine.
Enjoy your trip.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music continues]
I recognize the toll
of what we do.
We are devow, Father...
...that's what we do.
We make a difference.
What you really mean
is that I am making a difference...
...while you sit by
subservient to what you feel...
...are my whims.
I take all the glory while you
feel like a glorified assistant.
Because that's what I am.
The church says that...
- ...only a priest...
- Only men.
And it's bullshit.
Enough with your disrespect.
I deserve better.
I've cared for you
since you were a girl.
I made sure that the church
supplied all your needs.
We both know it's not that.
The only thing
I've ever wanted for you...
...is for you to love yourself.
How can I love myself
when he couldn't even love me?
Your father loved you.
My father killed himself.
He left me alone.
No more of this.
When will you talk about it?
This is not the time
nor the place.
[sighs]
The report.
It isn't finished yet.
Well, finish it.
Boy, he seems scary.
Yeah, he can be pretty
intimidating.
You guys heading to New York?
Yeah, and then on to Rome.
I see all kinds of people
when I visit my dad.
You've made this trip before?
At least 20 times.
That many?
Wow.
You must know a lot
about this train.
We're in the North AmeriStar.
It was manufactured
by Robertson Roy...
...a Canadian company.
It began operating in 2004.
You really love trains.
My dad builds them.
He's an engineer.
He's awesome.
I hope she's not being
a nuisance.
Oh, nah, she's great.
I'm Nancy, Sofia's nanny.
Sister Lu.
Fireflies?
This is for kids.
And what do you think you are?
Fireflies are fun.
[haunting music]
She said wait till the train.
So what do we got?
[haunting music continues]
Ow, shit.
Oh, I must have been
a bad lay.
[Sofia] What's a bad lay?
And that's creepy.
Yeah.
What a weird gift, right?
It's Asmodeus,
the king of demons.
And why would you know that?
I'm a reader, duh.
[chuckles]
[Sofia] He has 72 legions
of demons under his command...
...and is a demon of revenge...
...and punishes those
with carnal desire.
[door opens]
Do you even know
what that means?
Not really.
[chuckles]
Well, he's probably not
as cool as your fireflies.
[Nancy] There you are.
You can't just wander off.
I needed to use the restroom.
Spoiler alert,
demons don't exist.
And watch out
for those bad lays.
Yeah.
Will do.
Oh.
All right, in you go.
[low, ominous music]
[clears throat]
[crow cawing]
What is this?
"More care could have
been taken.
The lacerations on her ankles
and neck...
...could have been avoided",
so you would have conducted...
...things differently.
There was a more humane way
to treat her.
Humane?
She was possessed.
That ritual almost killed her.
So you're the expert now?
No college, no divinity school,
but you want to tell me...
...how to perform an exorcism?
I've been around exorcists
my whole life.
Yet nobody will have you.
Look at yourself, you're a mess.
None of the others want
to work with you...
...because you reek of smoke
and alcohol.
The sisterhood has
pushed you out.
I'm the last person giving you
a chance.
You know, I've tried, Father.
I've tried to get better.
I cleaned myself up,
I worked on myself...
...and yet something
always happens.
Something-- something happens
and I get triggered...
...and I'm off running again.
And I am scared, Father,
because I don't know how to stop.
Sometimes I feel like
I'm the one who's possessed.
[Father Novak]
You're not possessed...
...you're an alcoholic.
I adore you, you have to know
that's true...
...but I cannot indulge
this self-pity.
[unsettling music]
You're out of chances...
...and I'm out of ideas.
[sighs]
Excuse me.
[footfall]
[unsettling music continues]
Are you serious?
Babe, I got this.
You're hurt.
Sit down now.
[grunts]
Oh, uh.
Here let me help.
No, no, I got this.
No, two is better than one.
See? Easy.
[Vicky chuckles]
Thanks, Sister.
I owe you one.
Great, I'll take it now.
Bar cart?
You're allowed?
Like, aren't you on the job?
I'm on a train.
Come on.
Babe, I'll be back.
[uplifting music]
So you perform exorcisms?
Like, for real?
Mmm, technically
nuns aren't allowed to...
...it's a priest's job.
But I do assist.
Well, screw that.
We have equal rights.
You should be able to fight
your demons if you want to.
You don't know much about
the church doctrine, do you?
Hmm.
So have you seen any,
you know, shit?
I'm not really allowed
in the room...
...that would be Father Novak,
I just see the before and after.
So you don't believe?
Oh, I believe.
We need more tequila shots,
please.
Okay.
[chuckles]
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
- Ah.
- [Vicky chuckles]
[Vicky]
This trip might be fun after all.
[laugh]
[jazz music]
[music builds ominously]
[coughs]
[groaning]
[coughs]
[groaning]
Hello, Sister,
how can I help you?
You can give me
what you just stole.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Tickets, please.
[beeps]
The two wallets or I scream
and tell him everything.
[train conductor] Tickets.
[beeps]
I found them on the floor.
[Sister Lu] Right.
[train conductor] Tickets.
[Sister Lu] The wallets.
- [train conductor] Tickets.
- Forgive me for my sins.
Whatever.
Can you get these
to the right people?
I found them on the floor.
[train conductor] Of course.
[disturbing music]
[groaning]
[coughs]
[growling]
What'd I miss?
Shots.
- [thumps]
- [gasp]
[thumping]
[growls]
[thumping continues]
[indistinct chatter]
What the hell was that?
A very bad omen.
[train announcer]
Ladies and gentlemen, now...
...the train has experienced a
flock of birds and has reported...
...a few cracked windows
in the lounge car.
Control has requested we stop
for an inspection...
...at the next station before
we uh, before we continue...
...to our final destination.
Thank you for
your understanding.
We have to go.
Now.
[dark music playing]
[whooshes]
Birds are a sentinel species.
You know what that means?
They're sensitive to changes
in the environment.
They are nature's alarm system.
Just before a major disaster,
birds will fly into buildings.
Dogs and other animals
will run in circles...
- ...and attack each other.
- Yo, what's wrong with you?
[chuckles]
Don't listen to him.
We're cool, seriously.
But um, is it true
what he said about birds?
Nah.
He's just old.
Likes to scare kids.
Don't worry.
Everything's all right.
Moron.
- [door opens, shuts]
- What's going on?
I'm not sure,
but I'm gonna find out.
Okay.
But don't pray for him.
He's being mean to me.
Hey. Don't be a dick.
She's just a kid.
Since when can nuns say, "dick"?
Father...
...something's wrong.
What did you see?
I don't know, but the sound
and-- and the birds.
No, no.
That can all be explained.
What else?
Lucrezia, what else?
You're not telling me
something.
I could've sworn I saw...
...a face in one of the crows
that hit the window.
A face I think I'd seen before.
We didn't stop.
We just flew straight past
the train station.
We're going too fast.
[Father Novak] Lucrezia,
I-- I-- I-- I--
Why don't you go find
the conductor...
...just double check?
Okay.
Be careful.
Be vigilant.
Tell me everything you see.
And Lu, trust yourself.
[suspenseful music]
[train chugging]
[whooshes]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music continues]
Have you seen the Father?
I need to borrow him.
- David, this is Sister Lucrezia.
- Okay.
Sister Lu.
Hi, S-- Sister Lu.
[Vicky] What's going on, Sister?
Just follow me.
You didn't look inside?
I wanted backup.
Um...
[intercom bell rings]
Hello?
[intercom bell rings]
Hello?
- [intercom bell rings]
- Hello?
[door opens]
[system on speaker]
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
[grunts]
David.
What's wrong with him?
He has a heart condition,
any overexertion...
- ...and he might--
- [grunts]
Don't go in there.
[groans]
[Vicky] Stay.
No.
- No, no.
- Look at me, hang in.
Look at me, look at me.
It's okay, just breathe.
[Vicky] Uh...
[sighs]
It's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
God.
Fuck.
[pants]
We gotta go.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
[groans, pants]
[whooshes]
- [Vicky speaks indistinctly]
- There we go, ooh.
[groans]
Yeah, almost there,
almost there.
[David grunts]
Good.
Okay.
The throttle is fucked.
I think we're fucked, too.
Is that your expert opinion,
little lady?
We are going way too fast.
Has anyone got any part of a clue
about what the hell's going on here?
Sir, just please, sit down.
Sister, please don't tell me
what to do.
Hey, she said get back
to your seat.
You look a little peaked
there, big fella.
You sure you want to do this?
What happened?
It's all been sabotaged.
It's-- it's destroyed.
Yo, don't do that.
What are you...
[grunts]
The train can't stop.
We, we need to tell everyone,
warn them that...
...that there's uh, uh...
No, we can't do--
What do you-- no.
That's just gonna cause panic.
No.
We need to keep everyone calm.
Get them to move to the back
of the train.
Okay.
Uh, folks?
Hi. We-- we just
talked to the conductor...
...and there seems to be
a mechanical issue.
He's asked that we move everyone
to the back of the train.
Now!
What do you mean the train
can't stop?
Brakes are gone.
I'm sorry, can you repeat that?
The brakes, they're gone,
they've been sabotaged.
They-- Capeesh? Comprende?
Oh great, yeah,
that's great, great.
So, we're all fucked.
What do we do?
I need to talk to Father Novak.
What's he going to do?
He is the Vatican's highest
ranking exorcist.
I think we need him more now
than you realize.
[whimpers]
[Sister Lu] Hello?
Hello?
[breathing shakily]
Is anybody here?
Hello? You guys?
Can...
...can anybody hear me?
Where is everyone?
Where am I?
Where am I?
Hello?
Hello?
I have been looking for you...
...for a very long time.
[music jolts]
[Vicky] What's happening?
Are you okay?
[Asmodeus growls]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no!
[pants]
Dad?
That's not Roman.
I don't understand.
What's happening?
It's Asmodeus,
the demon who took your father...
...and now he's come for you.
Why?
That's something you'll have
to discover for yourself.
But I thought I could save him.
[Father Novak]
You were just a child.
No one blames you but yourself.
But now, you can save others.
Father, I'm scared.
I am, too.
You're a fighter.
You're a survivor.
And we kept you under our care,
not out of guilt or obligation...
...but because we knew the woman
you needed to become.
His light has always shone
on you.
You act like I'm...
I'm some kind of chosen one...
...but you've got it all wrong.
Child, I've never been more
sure in my life.
God the Father commands you.
God the Son commands you.
The Holy Spirit commands you.
God the Holy Ghost...
[growls, grunts]
No!
No, no! Father, no!
[thuds]
[Louis] Whoa, are you okay?
[David] Hey, hey.
- [Louis] Hey.
- [David] Come on.
Come on.
What just happened?
One minute you were standing
and the next you just collapsed.
Nothing strange happen
to any of you?
Sister, what is going on?
I need to talk
to Father Novak, now.
[whooshes]
Father?
Father?
Father!
[gasps]
[disturbing music]
I commend you, my dear friend,
to almighty God...
...and entrust you to your Creator.
May you rest in peace.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
Your souls are mine.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
You can't stop me.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
I'm in control.
This train is now mine.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
At the end of the line...
...your souls will be mine.
[Asmodeus growling]
- [growls]
- [gasp]
[growling]
- [thuds]
- Asshole!
[pant]
[growls]
[grunting]
What the hell is that?
The demon's puppet.
Well, I'm getting the fuck off
this train.
[beeps]
[growling]
Behold!
The cross of the Lord.
I expel that man, his body.
I expel him!
[growls]
[grunting]
- [thuds]
- [panting]
Everyone, let's move
to the back of the train.
Come on, you don't need
to see this.
[door opens]
[pants]
[door shuts]
[doctor] He's not responding?
He's been like this
for days now.
We've gone up in dosages twice.
Daddy, I brought us a book.
[doctor] We've never seen
anything like this.
By all standards,
he should be fully functional.
Father, what was wrong
with his employment with you?
Why does that matter?
It means everything right now.
He's an investigator...
...working with myself
and other Vatican exorcists.
[young Lu] Daddy?
I know you're in there.
I will come for you.
I know, daddy.
You'll be coming home soon.
No.
You'll be coming with me.
You brought him here
for my opinion and I'm giving it.
There's nothing wrong with him,
Father Novak...
...at least nothing that can be
explained by science.
[screaming]
[door opens]
[door shuts]
Everyone's looking for you.
Not sure why.
They think you're the only one
who can save us.
So do I.
No pressure, right?
I'm not a leader.
I never have been.
My dad always told me,
"Everyone has a calling.
Some find it fast, some find it
last, but we all find it."
This is what you're meant to do.
Your dad sounds like
a smart man.
You're lucky to have him.
[low, ominous music]
- You've got work to do, sis.
- [door opens]
[door shuts]
You act like I'm gonna perform
some kind of a miracle.
Well, are you?
I don't believe in miracles,
but...
I might have a plan.
You-- you might?
You might have a plan?
Uh, how can we trust you?
I mean, if Father...
...uh, w-- why, he--
I wasn't good enough...
...couldn't deal with this thing.
What makes you think
that you can?
Listen, I hate to agree
with him, but he's right.
- She's not qualified.
- [chuckles]
Okay, hotshots.
What's your big plan, hmm?
Hmm?
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Right now...
...she's our only chance.
How can we help, Sister?
Let's hit the bar.
[chugging]
So, if the conductor is dead,
isn't the demon dead?
The demon was controlling him,
not possessing him.
Most demons can only possess
one person...
...but the stronger ones can
control others.
[Sofia] Like a puppet.
So this is one bad
motherfucker.
[Sister Lu] The demon was able
to control the conductor...
...because he was unprotected.
Any unprotected soul
is vulnerable.
But once I bless this wine
and everyone drinks it...
...we should be inoculated.
[Sofia] What does that mean?
[Sister Lu] Theoretically,
you'll be protected.
We all will.
So I'm gonna get to drink wine?
Yes.
Sick.
So this should make us
zombie-proof.
I hope so.
But I've never done this before.
[Sofia] Why?
Nuns aren't allowed to bless
anything.
Seriously? That's so stupid.
Yeah, I know.
Here goes nothing.
[Sister Lu] Let us pray.
If it please you, Lord God,
bless and concentrate...
...this vessel of wine by the power
of your right hand...
...and grant that all your faithful
who drink of it may find it a help...
...and a protection
from the forces of evil.
And as they offer themselves,
body and soul to you...
...may they obtain pardon
of all of their sins.
Through Christ our Lord, amen.
[suspenseful music]
It's great.
Ugh.
What you did back there,
that was pretty badass.
[chuckles]
At first I wanted him
to protect me...
...but he can't if he plans
on sticking around.
You know, his heart.
So he taught me
to protect myself.
He was an Army ranger.
Oh, uh...
...they were up front.
Figured they might come in handy
if you're going to do an exorcism.
Uh, excuse me,
I grew up Catholic and nuns...
...can't perform exorcisms.
They can't bless wine either.
Are you kinda making history?
I guess so.
Hell yeah.
So what, you gonna kill it?
Guys, we have a problem.
When I got on this train,
I met the man who's possessed now.
- Hmm.
- He was kind.
What happened to him isn't
his fault.
I have to save him.
Guys, we have to listen
to Sofia.
[Sofia]
I know this route by heart.
In about an hour,
we're gonna hit a bad curve.
At the speed we're going,
we'll derail for sure.
[laughs]
Oh, that's-- that's--
that's just perfect.
Um, Sister, do you have a plan
for this as well?
If we get all the passengers
to the back of the train...
...and I lure the demon
to the front...
...can we detach?
Maybe.
There are some emergency
hatches near coach.
If we unhook the coupling pins...
...and release the air valve.
Okay, I'm sorry, what--
what is this?
And a little child
shall lead them?
Can we please just make
an adult decision here?
Man, I swear to God,
if you say one more word.
- Sofia.
- D-- d-- Come on, just--
Sofia, go on.
[sighs]
One person would need to push
a coupling pin lever...
...and unhook the cars
while someone else...
...someone strong...
...closes the air
valve further down the train.
I'll do it.
- Oh, you're the perfect candidate.
- No.
This one's mine.
No, you can't.
You know you can't.
I have to.
I know the risks,
but you heard her...
...we need someone strong.
And I'm not just gonna sit back
and watch...
...while everybody else tries
to take care of this thing.
But your heart can't--
I know that you want
to protect me...
...but I-- I need you to let me
protect you, too.
Hey, Sister...
...is there anything that we can do
to weaken the creature?
Sometimes the demon's spirit
passes from an object into a person.
It could be a statue or...
- ...a totem.
- A statue!
He had a small statue
of Asmodeus.
The king of demons.
Okay, that's a really bad one.
But there is a rite that will...
...force the demon back inside
the object it came from.
The tricky part
is that the object...
...must be near the demon
during incantation...
...and then once trapped inside...
...if we destroy the statue...
...we destroy the demon.
Louis?
I'm gonna need you
to go get the statue.
[Louis] Uh-huh.
Vicky and David, can you detach
the train car?
As for you, you're an asshole.
Okay, and?
I'm gonna need you to cause
a diversion...
...that'll draw its attention away
from us while we prepare.
And then I'm going to murder
a demon...
...and save everyone
on this train.
Hey, where did you say you saw
that statue?
First car, just inside.
And now there's something
that I have to do alone.
I'll catch up to you.
You sure?
Yeah. Go on.
Go on.
It's okay.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
[train squeals]
Okay, where's the hatch?
Around the back.
Hey guys, uh...
...why don't you go on ahead?
I think I'm gonna make my, uh,
diversion here.
Maybe I'll just kill him
while I'm at it.
[ambient music]
[door shuts]
[scribbles]
[exhales]
[exhales]
[ambient music continues]
Oh.
[ambient music continues]
Okay.
Let's get this freak show
on the road.
Asmodeus.
Asmodeus.
You spineless, cowardly
waste of space.
You think you're so tough?
[laughs]
My 3-year-old granddaughter
would eat you for breakfast...
...you mouth-breathing,
...toad-faced minnow!
You puny, useless...
flat-mouthed harpy!
[dark ambient music]
[exhales]
[grunts]
Yeah, there you are.
Your mother was a fish wife...
...and your father
was a dung beetle.
You're a pawn...
...a nincompoop,
...a nothing, a clerk...
...uh, an errand boy, a nonentity!
[dark ambient music continues]
[Asmodeus blows air]
[light flickers]
You're a pathetically needy...
...emotional starveling!
Uh.
[window cracking]
[windows shatter]
[fire whooshes]
[dark suspenseful music]
Is that the best you've got?
[Asmodeus laughing]
Present yourself, demon.
Present yourself!
[dark suspenseful music continues]
[wind howling]
No. Oh, no, no, no.
[Asmodeus] You never really
understand another person...
...until you get inside their skin
and move around in it.
- [laughs]
- Release him.
The man is innocent.
Nobody is innocent.
Put that trinket away.
You're no priest.
I pray to the God of peace...
...to crush Satan
beneath our feet.
[laughs]
Anything Father Novak can do,
you can do better.
Hmm?
May God take hold
of the dragon...
...the old serpent
which is the devil...
...bind him, and cast him into
a bottomless pit.
Have you come to save
your servant, sister?
I drive you away from us.
Whoever you may be,
I drive you away.
You forget yourself.
You are a sinner, sister...
...which makes you one of ours.
Remember what you did
last night?
God uses the sinner
and just alike.
Sister...
...see something you like?
Hmm?
[laughs]
[exhales]
When the time comes,
will you be able to do this?
[light flickering]
Great.
Much better.
Adds to the atmosphere.
Um, guys...
...what's that?
Where the hell
did they come from?
[Vicky] Fireflies?
On a train?
This is way past normal.
[whimpers]
Don't be afraid.
They are harmless.
[indistinct whispering]
They are so beautiful.
Every cell in your body
is crying for a taste.
Take it...
...and all your pain
goes away.
God...
God commands you to leave
that body.
Your God
is an absentee father...
...just like your daddy.
Just take a taste...
...one taste...
...and I'll bring him to you.
Or if you wanna stop fighting...
...I can bring you to him.
What do you want from me?
Why are you here?
What do you want?
I'm here to collect something
that's mine.
Everyone on this train...
...let them go
and I won't kill you.
You couldn't even save
your father.
How do you expect to stop me
from killing them?
You are nothing.
And once you face what you are...
...you'll realize
this world never needed you.
You won't believe in him...
...but you need to believe
in yourself for this to work.
- [sizzles]
- [screams]
That's where you're wrong.
Because of you, I do believe.
I believe in myself more now
than I ever have.
[screams]
Christ, God's words made flesh,
commands you to leave that body!
[coughs]
Hey, sister.
You gotta help me.
It hurts.
[grunting]
[groaning]
You're gonna pay for that.
[disturbing music]
[grunts]
Very clever girl.
[light flickers]
In Japanese folklore...
...fireflies symbolize
the souls of the dead.
[indistinct whispers]
That's not good.
[Asmodeus]
You won't stop this train.
[screaming]
[grunts]
[screaming continues]
[pants]
[unsettling music]
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
[grunts]
Oh, just sign this
goddamn thing.
[grunts]
[shattering]
[exhales]
[unsettling music continues]
[sniffles]
Uh. Come on, be serious.
What am I doing?
Okay.
[Asmodeus] Where do you think
you're going?
- [grunts]
- [Asmodeus growls]
[pants]
[Asmodeus] Kneel before me.
[grunts]
[grunts, yells]
I don't believe in you!
[Asmodeus]
But I believe in you.
Go to hell.
[Asmodeus]
Where do you think you are?
[Asmodeus growls]
[grunts]
Come on.
[door opens, shuts]
Is everyone all right?
Did Louis find the statue?
I don't know.
I can't get the door open.
Well, let's try together.
What? All of a sudden,
you want to help?
Sister...
...I have lived a solitary life
and I have been okay with that.
But...
I don't know, back there,
tha-- uh, whatever that was, I...
...I've never felt so...
...utterly lost and alone.
[Asmodeus] You want to play,
Sister? Let's play.
The little one--
- No.
- [Asmodeus] She's mine.
No, you will leave her alone.
Leave her alone!
[chugging]
[unsettling music]
Where is she?
[Sofia] No!
Ow, ow!
Oh, hell no.
Stop, Nancy.
It hurts.
You can't stop what's coming.
[pant]
- [Sister Lu] What happened?
- We couldn't stop her.
Nancy, she took Sofia.
Well, then we find her.
[grunts]
[pants]
I didn't have anything to do
with this.
[Asmodeus] All she had to do
was give herself to me.
[grunts]
Fuck you!
[blood splatters]
[gasps]
[Sofia crying]
[munching]
[door opens, shuts]
[Sofia continues crying]
Don't do this.
Don't do it, Nancy.
I know you're in there.
Fight it!
[growling]
[Asmodeus]
I told you, she's mine.
Hey, hell hound.
- [sizzles]
- [screams]
Grab her.
Grab her.
Sofia.
Get her on the floor.
[grunting]
[screaming]
The sacred sign of the cross
surrounds you.
The sacred sign of the cross
surrounds you.
The sacred sign of the cross
surrounds you.
Be gone, demon.
[screams]
Do we trust this?
Why didn't the wine protect her?
She's clean and sober.
She doesn't drink.
Uh...
...where's Louis
and the statue?
Oh, shit.
[groaning]
I've done a lot of bad things
in my life, sister.
Do you forgive me?
All will be forgiven.
[sobs]
Where's the statue?
I had it.
I had it.
I-- but I lost it.
- Oh.
- [Louis] I'm-- I'm sorry.
It's okay, just rest.
[Vicky gasps]
[prays in Latin]
I should've protected him.
[Vicky] There was nothing
you could have done.
I didn't have to send him after
the statue.
But nobody's forcing any of us
to do anything.
We're all in this together.
Yeah, but you shouldn't be.
- None of you.
- Don't put this on yourself.
The bastard is playing us.
He's just killing the clock.
We are running out of time.
We need to get
to the other passengers.
Tell everybody to hang on.
[thrilling music playing]
[door shuts]
Okay, everyone, listen up.
We're gonna need you
to all sit down.
[Asmodeus] I'm not done
with you, sister.
Come to the front of the train,
alone.
It's time to finish this.
You know that curve
I was talking about?
We're about 10 minutes from it.
15, max.
We need to detach now.
Okay, everyone.
I'm gonna need you to buckle up,
because it's gonna get a little rough.
All right?
[seatbelts clicking]
I should have listened to you,
back there with the wine.
Next time, I'll be sure
to bless a jug of juice.
Take care of her, okay?
Make sure she gets back
to her dad safely. Okay?
Her dad?
Sofia's father passed away
two years ago.
We have to go.
Promise you'll come back.
Hey, don't worry about me.
But I want--
I want you to know something.
Your dad did a really good job
raising you.
You are the smartest,
strongest, most badass...
...little girl
this world has ever seen.
You're like a superhero.
[chuckles]
[chugging]
[thrilling music continues]
Will he be weaker now?
The demon's corrupting him
from the inside out.
His body's decaying.
This is our best chance.
Once I get in there,
you detach.
What about you?
Don't worry about me.
Okay. I'm coming with you.
No.
No, this is my path to walk.
Asmodeus is destroying
that man's body...
...and you know and I know
he's gonna need a new host.
So, you said yourself
you weren't leaving this train...
...without saving
that poor bastard.
This is a one-way ticket
for you.
[grunts]
Goddamn it, Sister. No.
No, no, no, no.
Goddamn it, Sister.
Goddamn it.
Greater love hath no one
than this...
...to lie down one's life
for thy friends.
No, no, no, no!
It needs to be me.
It needs to be me.
God. Jesus.
We only have a few minutes.
Go, just go.
I'm trying to pull
Wonder Woman out of there.
Hey.
Try not to die.
Yeah. Okay.
Oh, you've gotta be kidding me.
[grunts]
[unsettling music]
I know what kind of pain
you're in.
I can feel it rolling off
your skin.
Help.
Help me.
[Gabriel coughs]
I just wanna go home.
I just wanna go home.
Please, Sister.
Only you can save me.
Please.
Sofia says I need to release
the air valve in the next car.
You got it?
Yeah.
Make sure you come back.
Hey, you're my life.
I love you.
[low, ominous music]
That's a lot of straining
to your heart.
[laughing]
Make it count.
I'm ready.
[Gabriel] Only you can save me.
Please.
Bitch.
[grunting]
Your father was a fraud
and so are you.
I'm gonna save every soul
on this train.
- [wind howling]
- [panting]
[grunting]
[panting, grunting]
[grunts]
There's gotta be a key.
Oh.
Thank you.
- [grunts]
- [grunting]
You must accept the Lord
and Savior.
As smoke is driven away,
they are driven.
As wax melts before fire,
the wicked perish...
...in the presence of God.
Your sins will sink you.
We drive you from us, Asmodeus.
God, thy Father, commands you.
God, thy Son, commands you.
God, the Holy Ghost,
commands you.
Christ, God's word created flesh,
commands you to release that body.
Be gone, Asmodeus,
king of demons.
Be gone.
I brought entire civilizations
to their knees.
Bow before me.
I only bow to God.
I am God.
Your soul is mine, bitch.
[grunts]
[grunting]
[air whooshing]
Fuck yeah! Let's go!
[indistinct] ...baby.
[laughs, groans]
[coughs]
[grunts]
What did you do?
You need to go.
Now.
Take him.
[yells]
I don't know how much longer
I can hold him off.
This wasn't your burden.
Oh, oh, sister...
Oh, oh, I am a-- a-- a cold...
...frightened, selfish asshole.
Ah!
I'm so tired of being alone.
And-- and right now,
I-- I-- I-- I need to do something...
...selfless and good.
[grunts]
Why?
Why would you do this?
My son...
...won't even let me see his kids.
I've never said hello to them.
Please, give that to him.
And-- and if I help--
And if I manage to help-- help--
help-- help save the day...
...help save-- help save the day...
...oh, just tell him what I did.
Go, go.
Go find the others.
I'll hold him off as long
as I can.
Go find Vicky.
You've gotta go.
Just, just go!
[growls]
Ooh, ooh.
David.
I'm okay. Do it.
[Vicky] No.
[David]
We're cutting it too close.
Not yet.
I have faith in her.
[Gabriel] Hello?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'm good.
The nun freed me.
Where are they?
[Gabriel]
They're not coming back.
She said to tell you that...
...that you have to do it.
[Asmodeus growls]
[dark music playing]
I won't let you detach
the train.
At the end of the line,
all of your souls will be mine.
As long as I'm between them
and you, they're protected.
[chugging]
[squeals]
This has always been
a one-way ticket.
[growls]
[gasps]
[takes deep breath]
[passengers cheering, laughing]
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[music builds ominously]
[sobs]
Dad?
Honey, I'm so sorry.
What happened?
Asmodeus was so strong,
I couldn't fight him.
I tried to win for you, baby,
but he got control of me.
He made me kill.
I killed every cardinal
that stood between me and the Pope.
But Father Novak came
and stopped me.
I was an outsider
and I had failed him.
He saved me from myself.
Why does he want me so bad?
That day you visited
when I broke free of his hold...
...and touched you...
...a piece of
his power entered you.
And he knew it would make you
stronger and give you power...
...give you the ability to enter
the in-between, like here.
And I knew in that moment
that as long as I lived...
...he would be able to find you.
I swear, I never knew it would
corrupt you as well.
I'm so sorry, dad.
All I wanted to do
was make you proud.
God speaks through you.
This isn't over.
Now...
...get up.
[bones creaking]
What have we here?
An avenging angel?
You think your daddy's spirit's
gonna protect you?
No, asshole.
I've got all the power I need.
[grunting]
[Asmodeus chuckles]
This is gonna be fun.
[glass shatters]
[grunts]
[Asmodeus] This is the end
for you, bitch.
You know this.
Oh.
How I have waited for this.
The moment when I eat
your soul and reclaim...
...that which is rightfully mine!
[dark brooding music playing]
[grunting]
[blood splatters]
[groans]
You can't stop me.
You're pathetic and weak,
like your father.
[grunting]
Oh, dear.
Look what you've done.
[laughs]
You're only killing Edwin.
[laughs]
Wrong.
First, the tail.
Have you learned nothing yet?
And then the head.
What about the soul?
The soul belongs to God
when it dies.
I banish you, demon!
[yells]
[groans]
[eerie music]
[pants]
[Roman] A piece of his power
entered you.
And he knew it would make you
stronger and give you power...
...give you the ability to enter
the in-between, like here.
[train chugging]
[explosion]
[music builds ominously]
[footsteps reaching]
[creaks]
[ambient music playing]
Still don't know
how you survived.
Lucky jump, I guess.
I'll be right back.
I was on the train with Edwin.
He asked me to give you this.
He saved us, you know?
All of us.
[ambient music continues]
[footsteps]
[door squeaks]
[uplifting music playing]
Thank you for coming at uh,
such a short notice.
It's not every day you're
invited to meet His Holiness.
I traveled a long way
for extreme privacy.
You're not wearing
your traditional garb, Sister.
Neither are you, Holy Father.
Would you say I'm a pope
who breaks with tradition?
For a Catholic, yes.
I was briefed on your dealings
with Asmodeus.
I may not agree
with your methods...
...but you got the job done.
Good work.
Thank you, Holy Father.
Father Novak maintained
a sealed file...
...that was only to be opened
when he died.
In it, he shared your history,
both the good...
...and the not so good...
...along with some otherworldly
revelations that could be...
...construed as quite shocking.
My belief is that this power
you've been given...
...is how you saved yourself
on the train.
[Sister Lu] What you mean is
the demon's curse.
And I assume you're gonna
excommunicate me.
[Pope] Quite the contrary.
Asmodeus may be a demon...
...but he was once an angel.
Our God in Heaven does work
in mysterious ways after all.
Then what happens to me?
I should like to invite you
to join the highest ranks...
...of our exorcists.
I'm s-- I'm sorry.
Come again?
You have an ability...
...a gift...
...if I might use that word...
...that could make
you extraordinary...
...in our battle
against Lucifer's agents.
But the role of the exorcist
is reserved for the priests.
It is obvious to me
that our Father in Heaven...
...has unveiled a new plan.
[footsteps approaching]
Can I think it over?
[Pope] No.
I needed your answer
five minutes ago.
There is a matter
of great importance...
...that needs
your special skill-set.
I'm not gonna lie.
I was expecting someone else.
Blessed are the ones without
expectation...
...for there is never
disappointment.
I don't know
how to put this lightly...
....but this is a matter
of national security.
The fate of the entire
godforsaken world...
...will be placed in your hands,
Sister.
Are you prepared for whatever
happens after today?
Are you?
[madam secretary]
These agents will escort us there.
I will brief you on the flight.
Once you enter the house,
you'll be on your own.
We depart within the hour.
Madam Secretary...
...this could go one of two ways.
How far do you want me to go?
He's the President
of the United States.
Go as far as you must
to protect us all.
[victorious music playing]
[music builds ominously]
[electronic music playing]
[electronic music continues]
[music fades uneasily]
[suspenseful music playing]
Dad?
Dad?
[crow flapping wings]
[crow cawing]
[muffled speech]
[screams, pants]
[sinister music playing]
[brooding music playing]
[clock dinging]
Shit.
[angelic vocals playing]
[door creaks]
[birds chirping]
[crows cawing]
[door opens, squeaks]
[door shuts]
[grunts]
[Mireille] Wait.
I almost forgot to give you
something.
As the future Indiana Jones,
you will appreciate this.
No.
I want you to open it
on the train.
And uh, when you do,
think of moi.
Yeah.
Come with me.
You barely know me.
I've been here for like a week.
It's like I live here.
I have to work.
I'm not a world traveler
digging for antiques like you.
I want you to come with me.
My place is here.
But I will be waiting for you.
[eerie music]
[announcer]
Attention passengers...
...if you see an unattended...
[man 1]
Good day, Sister.
There was a time
when I had high hopes for you.
The brightest
of all my students.
Sadly, you're becoming
my greatest disappointment.
I'm sorry, Father.
I was at a restaurant
and the waiter was...
You can't even tell a good lie.
[announcer]
Last call for the overnight...
...going from Montreal
to New York City.
Please take your seats.
All aboard.
Now sit down.
You're blocking the aisle.
[music builds ominously]
Here, let me help you with that.
- Thank you.
- Yeah. Right there.
You're a godsend.
So does this score some points
for me with the big guy?
Let's hope so.
A blue nun.
Is that like divine or...
Well, it is divine.
Enjoy your trip.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music continues]
I recognize the toll
of what we do.
We are devow, Father...
...that's what we do.
We make a difference.
What you really mean
is that I am making a difference...
...while you sit by
subservient to what you feel...
...are my whims.
I take all the glory while you
feel like a glorified assistant.
Because that's what I am.
The church says that...
- ...only a priest...
- Only men.
And it's bullshit.
Enough with your disrespect.
I deserve better.
I've cared for you
since you were a girl.
I made sure that the church
supplied all your needs.
We both know it's not that.
The only thing
I've ever wanted for you...
...is for you to love yourself.
How can I love myself
when he couldn't even love me?
Your father loved you.
My father killed himself.
He left me alone.
No more of this.
When will you talk about it?
This is not the time
nor the place.
[sighs]
The report.
It isn't finished yet.
Well, finish it.
Boy, he seems scary.
Yeah, he can be pretty
intimidating.
You guys heading to New York?
Yeah, and then on to Rome.
I see all kinds of people
when I visit my dad.
You've made this trip before?
At least 20 times.
That many?
Wow.
You must know a lot
about this train.
We're in the North AmeriStar.
It was manufactured
by Robertson Roy...
...a Canadian company.
It began operating in 2004.
You really love trains.
My dad builds them.
He's an engineer.
He's awesome.
I hope she's not being
a nuisance.
Oh, nah, she's great.
I'm Nancy, Sofia's nanny.
Sister Lu.
Fireflies?
This is for kids.
And what do you think you are?
Fireflies are fun.
[haunting music]
She said wait till the train.
So what do we got?
[haunting music continues]
Ow, shit.
Oh, I must have been
a bad lay.
[Sofia] What's a bad lay?
And that's creepy.
Yeah.
What a weird gift, right?
It's Asmodeus,
the king of demons.
And why would you know that?
I'm a reader, duh.
[chuckles]
[Sofia] He has 72 legions
of demons under his command...
...and is a demon of revenge...
...and punishes those
with carnal desire.
[door opens]
Do you even know
what that means?
Not really.
[chuckles]
Well, he's probably not
as cool as your fireflies.
[Nancy] There you are.
You can't just wander off.
I needed to use the restroom.
Spoiler alert,
demons don't exist.
And watch out
for those bad lays.
Yeah.
Will do.
Oh.
All right, in you go.
[low, ominous music]
[clears throat]
[crow cawing]
What is this?
"More care could have
been taken.
The lacerations on her ankles
and neck...
...could have been avoided",
so you would have conducted...
...things differently.
There was a more humane way
to treat her.
Humane?
She was possessed.
That ritual almost killed her.
So you're the expert now?
No college, no divinity school,
but you want to tell me...
...how to perform an exorcism?
I've been around exorcists
my whole life.
Yet nobody will have you.
Look at yourself, you're a mess.
None of the others want
to work with you...
...because you reek of smoke
and alcohol.
The sisterhood has
pushed you out.
I'm the last person giving you
a chance.
You know, I've tried, Father.
I've tried to get better.
I cleaned myself up,
I worked on myself...
...and yet something
always happens.
Something-- something happens
and I get triggered...
...and I'm off running again.
And I am scared, Father,
because I don't know how to stop.
Sometimes I feel like
I'm the one who's possessed.
[Father Novak]
You're not possessed...
...you're an alcoholic.
I adore you, you have to know
that's true...
...but I cannot indulge
this self-pity.
[unsettling music]
You're out of chances...
...and I'm out of ideas.
[sighs]
Excuse me.
[footfall]
[unsettling music continues]
Are you serious?
Babe, I got this.
You're hurt.
Sit down now.
[grunts]
Oh, uh.
Here let me help.
No, no, I got this.
No, two is better than one.
See? Easy.
[Vicky chuckles]
Thanks, Sister.
I owe you one.
Great, I'll take it now.
Bar cart?
You're allowed?
Like, aren't you on the job?
I'm on a train.
Come on.
Babe, I'll be back.
[uplifting music]
So you perform exorcisms?
Like, for real?
Mmm, technically
nuns aren't allowed to...
...it's a priest's job.
But I do assist.
Well, screw that.
We have equal rights.
You should be able to fight
your demons if you want to.
You don't know much about
the church doctrine, do you?
Hmm.
So have you seen any,
you know, shit?
I'm not really allowed
in the room...
...that would be Father Novak,
I just see the before and after.
So you don't believe?
Oh, I believe.
We need more tequila shots,
please.
Okay.
[chuckles]
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
- Ah.
- [Vicky chuckles]
[Vicky]
This trip might be fun after all.
[laugh]
[jazz music]
[music builds ominously]
[coughs]
[groaning]
[coughs]
[groaning]
Hello, Sister,
how can I help you?
You can give me
what you just stole.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Tickets, please.
[beeps]
The two wallets or I scream
and tell him everything.
[train conductor] Tickets.
[beeps]
I found them on the floor.
[Sister Lu] Right.
[train conductor] Tickets.
[Sister Lu] The wallets.
- [train conductor] Tickets.
- Forgive me for my sins.
Whatever.
Can you get these
to the right people?
I found them on the floor.
[train conductor] Of course.
[disturbing music]
[groaning]
[coughs]
[growling]
What'd I miss?
Shots.
- [thumps]
- [gasp]
[thumping]
[growls]
[thumping continues]
[indistinct chatter]
What the hell was that?
A very bad omen.
[train announcer]
Ladies and gentlemen, now...
...the train has experienced a
flock of birds and has reported...
...a few cracked windows
in the lounge car.
Control has requested we stop
for an inspection...
...at the next station before
we uh, before we continue...
...to our final destination.
Thank you for
your understanding.
We have to go.
Now.
[dark music playing]
[whooshes]
Birds are a sentinel species.
You know what that means?
They're sensitive to changes
in the environment.
They are nature's alarm system.
Just before a major disaster,
birds will fly into buildings.
Dogs and other animals
will run in circles...
- ...and attack each other.
- Yo, what's wrong with you?
[chuckles]
Don't listen to him.
We're cool, seriously.
But um, is it true
what he said about birds?
Nah.
He's just old.
Likes to scare kids.
Don't worry.
Everything's all right.
Moron.
- [door opens, shuts]
- What's going on?
I'm not sure,
but I'm gonna find out.
Okay.
But don't pray for him.
He's being mean to me.
Hey. Don't be a dick.
She's just a kid.
Since when can nuns say, "dick"?
Father...
...something's wrong.
What did you see?
I don't know, but the sound
and-- and the birds.
No, no.
That can all be explained.
What else?
Lucrezia, what else?
You're not telling me
something.
I could've sworn I saw...
...a face in one of the crows
that hit the window.
A face I think I'd seen before.
We didn't stop.
We just flew straight past
the train station.
We're going too fast.
[Father Novak] Lucrezia,
I-- I-- I-- I--
Why don't you go find
the conductor...
...just double check?
Okay.
Be careful.
Be vigilant.
Tell me everything you see.
And Lu, trust yourself.
[suspenseful music]
[train chugging]
[whooshes]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music continues]
Have you seen the Father?
I need to borrow him.
- David, this is Sister Lucrezia.
- Okay.
Sister Lu.
Hi, S-- Sister Lu.
[Vicky] What's going on, Sister?
Just follow me.
You didn't look inside?
I wanted backup.
Um...
[intercom bell rings]
Hello?
[intercom bell rings]
Hello?
- [intercom bell rings]
- Hello?
[door opens]
[system on speaker]
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
Over speed. Reduce speed, now.
[grunts]
David.
What's wrong with him?
He has a heart condition,
any overexertion...
- ...and he might--
- [grunts]
Don't go in there.
[groans]
[Vicky] Stay.
No.
- No, no.
- Look at me, hang in.
Look at me, look at me.
It's okay, just breathe.
[Vicky] Uh...
[sighs]
It's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
God.
Fuck.
[pants]
We gotta go.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
[groans, pants]
[whooshes]
- [Vicky speaks indistinctly]
- There we go, ooh.
[groans]
Yeah, almost there,
almost there.
[David grunts]
Good.
Okay.
The throttle is fucked.
I think we're fucked, too.
Is that your expert opinion,
little lady?
We are going way too fast.
Has anyone got any part of a clue
about what the hell's going on here?
Sir, just please, sit down.
Sister, please don't tell me
what to do.
Hey, she said get back
to your seat.
You look a little peaked
there, big fella.
You sure you want to do this?
What happened?
It's all been sabotaged.
It's-- it's destroyed.
Yo, don't do that.
What are you...
[grunts]
The train can't stop.
We, we need to tell everyone,
warn them that...
...that there's uh, uh...
No, we can't do--
What do you-- no.
That's just gonna cause panic.
No.
We need to keep everyone calm.
Get them to move to the back
of the train.
Okay.
Uh, folks?
Hi. We-- we just
talked to the conductor...
...and there seems to be
a mechanical issue.
He's asked that we move everyone
to the back of the train.
Now!
What do you mean the train
can't stop?
Brakes are gone.
I'm sorry, can you repeat that?
The brakes, they're gone,
they've been sabotaged.
They-- Capeesh? Comprende?
Oh great, yeah,
that's great, great.
So, we're all fucked.
What do we do?
I need to talk to Father Novak.
What's he going to do?
He is the Vatican's highest
ranking exorcist.
I think we need him more now
than you realize.
[whimpers]
[Sister Lu] Hello?
Hello?
[breathing shakily]
Is anybody here?
Hello? You guys?
Can...
...can anybody hear me?
Where is everyone?
Where am I?
Where am I?
Hello?
Hello?
I have been looking for you...
...for a very long time.
[music jolts]
[Vicky] What's happening?
Are you okay?
[Asmodeus growls]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no!
[pants]
Dad?
That's not Roman.
I don't understand.
What's happening?
It's Asmodeus,
the demon who took your father...
...and now he's come for you.
Why?
That's something you'll have
to discover for yourself.
But I thought I could save him.
[Father Novak]
You were just a child.
No one blames you but yourself.
But now, you can save others.
Father, I'm scared.
I am, too.
You're a fighter.
You're a survivor.
And we kept you under our care,
not out of guilt or obligation...
...but because we knew the woman
you needed to become.
His light has always shone
on you.
You act like I'm...
I'm some kind of chosen one...
...but you've got it all wrong.
Child, I've never been more
sure in my life.
God the Father commands you.
God the Son commands you.
The Holy Spirit commands you.
God the Holy Ghost...
[growls, grunts]
No!
No, no! Father, no!
[thuds]
[Louis] Whoa, are you okay?
[David] Hey, hey.
- [Louis] Hey.
- [David] Come on.
Come on.
What just happened?
One minute you were standing
and the next you just collapsed.
Nothing strange happen
to any of you?
Sister, what is going on?
I need to talk
to Father Novak, now.
[whooshes]
Father?
Father?
Father!
[gasps]
[disturbing music]
I commend you, my dear friend,
to almighty God...
...and entrust you to your Creator.
May you rest in peace.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
Your souls are mine.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
You can't stop me.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
I'm in control.
This train is now mine.
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
At the end of the line...
...your souls will be mine.
[Asmodeus growling]
- [growls]
- [gasp]
[growling]
- [thuds]
- Asshole!
[pant]
[growls]
[grunting]
What the hell is that?
The demon's puppet.
Well, I'm getting the fuck off
this train.
[beeps]
[growling]
Behold!
The cross of the Lord.
I expel that man, his body.
I expel him!
[growls]
[grunting]
- [thuds]
- [panting]
Everyone, let's move
to the back of the train.
Come on, you don't need
to see this.
[door opens]
[pants]
[door shuts]
[doctor] He's not responding?
He's been like this
for days now.
We've gone up in dosages twice.
Daddy, I brought us a book.
[doctor] We've never seen
anything like this.
By all standards,
he should be fully functional.
Father, what was wrong
with his employment with you?
Why does that matter?
It means everything right now.
He's an investigator...
...working with myself
and other Vatican exorcists.
[young Lu] Daddy?
I know you're in there.
I will come for you.
I know, daddy.
You'll be coming home soon.
No.
You'll be coming with me.
You brought him here
for my opinion and I'm giving it.
There's nothing wrong with him,
Father Novak...
...at least nothing that can be
explained by science.
[screaming]
[door opens]
[door shuts]
Everyone's looking for you.
Not sure why.
They think you're the only one
who can save us.
So do I.
No pressure, right?
I'm not a leader.
I never have been.
My dad always told me,
"Everyone has a calling.
Some find it fast, some find it
last, but we all find it."
This is what you're meant to do.
Your dad sounds like
a smart man.
You're lucky to have him.
[low, ominous music]
- You've got work to do, sis.
- [door opens]
[door shuts]
You act like I'm gonna perform
some kind of a miracle.
Well, are you?
I don't believe in miracles,
but...
I might have a plan.
You-- you might?
You might have a plan?
Uh, how can we trust you?
I mean, if Father...
...uh, w-- why, he--
I wasn't good enough...
...couldn't deal with this thing.
What makes you think
that you can?
Listen, I hate to agree
with him, but he's right.
- She's not qualified.
- [chuckles]
Okay, hotshots.
What's your big plan, hmm?
Hmm?
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Right now...
...she's our only chance.
How can we help, Sister?
Let's hit the bar.
[chugging]
So, if the conductor is dead,
isn't the demon dead?
The demon was controlling him,
not possessing him.
Most demons can only possess
one person...
...but the stronger ones can
control others.
[Sofia] Like a puppet.
So this is one bad
motherfucker.
[Sister Lu] The demon was able
to control the conductor...
...because he was unprotected.
Any unprotected soul
is vulnerable.
But once I bless this wine
and everyone drinks it...
...we should be inoculated.
[Sofia] What does that mean?
[Sister Lu] Theoretically,
you'll be protected.
We all will.
So I'm gonna get to drink wine?
Yes.
Sick.
So this should make us
zombie-proof.
I hope so.
But I've never done this before.
[Sofia] Why?
Nuns aren't allowed to bless
anything.
Seriously? That's so stupid.
Yeah, I know.
Here goes nothing.
[Sister Lu] Let us pray.
If it please you, Lord God,
bless and concentrate...
...this vessel of wine by the power
of your right hand...
...and grant that all your faithful
who drink of it may find it a help...
...and a protection
from the forces of evil.
And as they offer themselves,
body and soul to you...
...may they obtain pardon
of all of their sins.
Through Christ our Lord, amen.
[suspenseful music]
It's great.
Ugh.
What you did back there,
that was pretty badass.
[chuckles]
At first I wanted him
to protect me...
...but he can't if he plans
on sticking around.
You know, his heart.
So he taught me
to protect myself.
He was an Army ranger.
Oh, uh...
...they were up front.
Figured they might come in handy
if you're going to do an exorcism.
Uh, excuse me,
I grew up Catholic and nuns...
...can't perform exorcisms.
They can't bless wine either.
Are you kinda making history?
I guess so.
Hell yeah.
So what, you gonna kill it?
Guys, we have a problem.
When I got on this train,
I met the man who's possessed now.
- Hmm.
- He was kind.
What happened to him isn't
his fault.
I have to save him.
Guys, we have to listen
to Sofia.
[Sofia]
I know this route by heart.
In about an hour,
we're gonna hit a bad curve.
At the speed we're going,
we'll derail for sure.
[laughs]
Oh, that's-- that's--
that's just perfect.
Um, Sister, do you have a plan
for this as well?
If we get all the passengers
to the back of the train...
...and I lure the demon
to the front...
...can we detach?
Maybe.
There are some emergency
hatches near coach.
If we unhook the coupling pins...
...and release the air valve.
Okay, I'm sorry, what--
what is this?
And a little child
shall lead them?
Can we please just make
an adult decision here?
Man, I swear to God,
if you say one more word.
- Sofia.
- D-- d-- Come on, just--
Sofia, go on.
[sighs]
One person would need to push
a coupling pin lever...
...and unhook the cars
while someone else...
...someone strong...
...closes the air
valve further down the train.
I'll do it.
- Oh, you're the perfect candidate.
- No.
This one's mine.
No, you can't.
You know you can't.
I have to.
I know the risks,
but you heard her...
...we need someone strong.
And I'm not just gonna sit back
and watch...
...while everybody else tries
to take care of this thing.
But your heart can't--
I know that you want
to protect me...
...but I-- I need you to let me
protect you, too.
Hey, Sister...
...is there anything that we can do
to weaken the creature?
Sometimes the demon's spirit
passes from an object into a person.
It could be a statue or...
- ...a totem.
- A statue!
He had a small statue
of Asmodeus.
The king of demons.
Okay, that's a really bad one.
But there is a rite that will...
...force the demon back inside
the object it came from.
The tricky part
is that the object...
...must be near the demon
during incantation...
...and then once trapped inside...
...if we destroy the statue...
...we destroy the demon.
Louis?
I'm gonna need you
to go get the statue.
[Louis] Uh-huh.
Vicky and David, can you detach
the train car?
As for you, you're an asshole.
Okay, and?
I'm gonna need you to cause
a diversion...
...that'll draw its attention away
from us while we prepare.
And then I'm going to murder
a demon...
...and save everyone
on this train.
Hey, where did you say you saw
that statue?
First car, just inside.
And now there's something
that I have to do alone.
I'll catch up to you.
You sure?
Yeah. Go on.
Go on.
It's okay.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
[train squeals]
Okay, where's the hatch?
Around the back.
Hey guys, uh...
...why don't you go on ahead?
I think I'm gonna make my, uh,
diversion here.
Maybe I'll just kill him
while I'm at it.
[ambient music]
[door shuts]
[scribbles]
[exhales]
[exhales]
[ambient music continues]
Oh.
[ambient music continues]
Okay.
Let's get this freak show
on the road.
Asmodeus.
Asmodeus.
You spineless, cowardly
waste of space.
You think you're so tough?
[laughs]
My 3-year-old granddaughter
would eat you for breakfast...
...you mouth-breathing,
...toad-faced minnow!
You puny, useless...
flat-mouthed harpy!
[dark ambient music]
[exhales]
[grunts]
Yeah, there you are.
Your mother was a fish wife...
...and your father
was a dung beetle.
You're a pawn...
...a nincompoop,
...a nothing, a clerk...
...uh, an errand boy, a nonentity!
[dark ambient music continues]
[Asmodeus blows air]
[light flickers]
You're a pathetically needy...
...emotional starveling!
Uh.
[window cracking]
[windows shatter]
[fire whooshes]
[dark suspenseful music]
Is that the best you've got?
[Asmodeus laughing]
Present yourself, demon.
Present yourself!
[dark suspenseful music continues]
[wind howling]
No. Oh, no, no, no.
[Asmodeus] You never really
understand another person...
...until you get inside their skin
and move around in it.
- [laughs]
- Release him.
The man is innocent.
Nobody is innocent.
Put that trinket away.
You're no priest.
I pray to the God of peace...
...to crush Satan
beneath our feet.
[laughs]
Anything Father Novak can do,
you can do better.
Hmm?
May God take hold
of the dragon...
...the old serpent
which is the devil...
...bind him, and cast him into
a bottomless pit.
Have you come to save
your servant, sister?
I drive you away from us.
Whoever you may be,
I drive you away.
You forget yourself.
You are a sinner, sister...
...which makes you one of ours.
Remember what you did
last night?
God uses the sinner
and just alike.
Sister...
...see something you like?
Hmm?
[laughs]
[exhales]
When the time comes,
will you be able to do this?
[light flickering]
Great.
Much better.
Adds to the atmosphere.
Um, guys...
...what's that?
Where the hell
did they come from?
[Vicky] Fireflies?
On a train?
This is way past normal.
[whimpers]
Don't be afraid.
They are harmless.
[indistinct whispering]
They are so beautiful.
Every cell in your body
is crying for a taste.
Take it...
...and all your pain
goes away.
God...
God commands you to leave
that body.
Your God
is an absentee father...
...just like your daddy.
Just take a taste...
...one taste...
...and I'll bring him to you.
Or if you wanna stop fighting...
...I can bring you to him.
What do you want from me?
Why are you here?
What do you want?
I'm here to collect something
that's mine.
Everyone on this train...
...let them go
and I won't kill you.
You couldn't even save
your father.
How do you expect to stop me
from killing them?
You are nothing.
And once you face what you are...
...you'll realize
this world never needed you.
You won't believe in him...
...but you need to believe
in yourself for this to work.
- [sizzles]
- [screams]
That's where you're wrong.
Because of you, I do believe.
I believe in myself more now
than I ever have.
[screams]
Christ, God's words made flesh,
commands you to leave that body!
[coughs]
Hey, sister.
You gotta help me.
It hurts.
[grunting]
[groaning]
You're gonna pay for that.
[disturbing music]
[grunts]
Very clever girl.
[light flickers]
In Japanese folklore...
...fireflies symbolize
the souls of the dead.
[indistinct whispers]
That's not good.
[Asmodeus]
You won't stop this train.
[screaming]
[grunts]
[screaming continues]
[pants]
[unsettling music]
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
[Asmodeus speaks Latin]
[grunts]
Oh, just sign this
goddamn thing.
[grunts]
[shattering]
[exhales]
[unsettling music continues]
[sniffles]
Uh. Come on, be serious.
What am I doing?
Okay.
[Asmodeus] Where do you think
you're going?
- [grunts]
- [Asmodeus growls]
[pants]
[Asmodeus] Kneel before me.
[grunts]
[grunts, yells]
I don't believe in you!
[Asmodeus]
But I believe in you.
Go to hell.
[Asmodeus]
Where do you think you are?
[Asmodeus growls]
[grunts]
Come on.
[door opens, shuts]
Is everyone all right?
Did Louis find the statue?
I don't know.
I can't get the door open.
Well, let's try together.
What? All of a sudden,
you want to help?
Sister...
...I have lived a solitary life
and I have been okay with that.
But...
I don't know, back there,
tha-- uh, whatever that was, I...
...I've never felt so...
...utterly lost and alone.
[Asmodeus] You want to play,
Sister? Let's play.
The little one--
- No.
- [Asmodeus] She's mine.
No, you will leave her alone.
Leave her alone!
[chugging]
[unsettling music]
Where is she?
[Sofia] No!
Ow, ow!
Oh, hell no.
Stop, Nancy.
It hurts.
You can't stop what's coming.
[pant]
- [Sister Lu] What happened?
- We couldn't stop her.
Nancy, she took Sofia.
Well, then we find her.
[grunts]
[pants]
I didn't have anything to do
with this.
[Asmodeus] All she had to do
was give herself to me.
[grunts]
Fuck you!
[blood splatters]
[gasps]
[Sofia crying]
[munching]
[door opens, shuts]
[Sofia continues crying]
Don't do this.
Don't do it, Nancy.
I know you're in there.
Fight it!
[growling]
[Asmodeus]
I told you, she's mine.
Hey, hell hound.
- [sizzles]
- [screams]
Grab her.
Grab her.
Sofia.
Get her on the floor.
[grunting]
[screaming]
The sacred sign of the cross
surrounds you.
The sacred sign of the cross
surrounds you.
The sacred sign of the cross
surrounds you.
Be gone, demon.
[screams]
Do we trust this?
Why didn't the wine protect her?
She's clean and sober.
She doesn't drink.
Uh...
...where's Louis
and the statue?
Oh, shit.
[groaning]
I've done a lot of bad things
in my life, sister.
Do you forgive me?
All will be forgiven.
[sobs]
Where's the statue?
I had it.
I had it.
I-- but I lost it.
- Oh.
- [Louis] I'm-- I'm sorry.
It's okay, just rest.
[Vicky gasps]
[prays in Latin]
I should've protected him.
[Vicky] There was nothing
you could have done.
I didn't have to send him after
the statue.
But nobody's forcing any of us
to do anything.
We're all in this together.
Yeah, but you shouldn't be.
- None of you.
- Don't put this on yourself.
The bastard is playing us.
He's just killing the clock.
We are running out of time.
We need to get
to the other passengers.
Tell everybody to hang on.
[thrilling music playing]
[door shuts]
Okay, everyone, listen up.
We're gonna need you
to all sit down.
[Asmodeus] I'm not done
with you, sister.
Come to the front of the train,
alone.
It's time to finish this.
You know that curve
I was talking about?
We're about 10 minutes from it.
15, max.
We need to detach now.
Okay, everyone.
I'm gonna need you to buckle up,
because it's gonna get a little rough.
All right?
[seatbelts clicking]
I should have listened to you,
back there with the wine.
Next time, I'll be sure
to bless a jug of juice.
Take care of her, okay?
Make sure she gets back
to her dad safely. Okay?
Her dad?
Sofia's father passed away
two years ago.
We have to go.
Promise you'll come back.
Hey, don't worry about me.
But I want--
I want you to know something.
Your dad did a really good job
raising you.
You are the smartest,
strongest, most badass...
...little girl
this world has ever seen.
You're like a superhero.
[chuckles]
[chugging]
[thrilling music continues]
Will he be weaker now?
The demon's corrupting him
from the inside out.
His body's decaying.
This is our best chance.
Once I get in there,
you detach.
What about you?
Don't worry about me.
Okay. I'm coming with you.
No.
No, this is my path to walk.
Asmodeus is destroying
that man's body...
...and you know and I know
he's gonna need a new host.
So, you said yourself
you weren't leaving this train...
...without saving
that poor bastard.
This is a one-way ticket
for you.
[grunts]
Goddamn it, Sister. No.
No, no, no, no.
Goddamn it, Sister.
Goddamn it.
Greater love hath no one
than this...
...to lie down one's life
for thy friends.
No, no, no, no!
It needs to be me.
It needs to be me.
God. Jesus.
We only have a few minutes.
Go, just go.
I'm trying to pull
Wonder Woman out of there.
Hey.
Try not to die.
Yeah. Okay.
Oh, you've gotta be kidding me.
[grunts]
[unsettling music]
I know what kind of pain
you're in.
I can feel it rolling off
your skin.
Help.
Help me.
[Gabriel coughs]
I just wanna go home.
I just wanna go home.
Please, Sister.
Only you can save me.
Please.
Sofia says I need to release
the air valve in the next car.
You got it?
Yeah.
Make sure you come back.
Hey, you're my life.
I love you.
[low, ominous music]
That's a lot of straining
to your heart.
[laughing]
Make it count.
I'm ready.
[Gabriel] Only you can save me.
Please.
Bitch.
[grunting]
Your father was a fraud
and so are you.
I'm gonna save every soul
on this train.
- [wind howling]
- [panting]
[grunting]
[panting, grunting]
[grunts]
There's gotta be a key.
Oh.
Thank you.
- [grunts]
- [grunting]
You must accept the Lord
and Savior.
As smoke is driven away,
they are driven.
As wax melts before fire,
the wicked perish...
...in the presence of God.
Your sins will sink you.
We drive you from us, Asmodeus.
God, thy Father, commands you.
God, thy Son, commands you.
God, the Holy Ghost,
commands you.
Christ, God's word created flesh,
commands you to release that body.
Be gone, Asmodeus,
king of demons.
Be gone.
I brought entire civilizations
to their knees.
Bow before me.
I only bow to God.
I am God.
Your soul is mine, bitch.
[grunts]
[grunting]
[air whooshing]
Fuck yeah! Let's go!
[indistinct] ...baby.
[laughs, groans]
[coughs]
[grunts]
What did you do?
You need to go.
Now.
Take him.
[yells]
I don't know how much longer
I can hold him off.
This wasn't your burden.
Oh, oh, sister...
Oh, oh, I am a-- a-- a cold...
...frightened, selfish asshole.
Ah!
I'm so tired of being alone.
And-- and right now,
I-- I-- I-- I need to do something...
...selfless and good.
[grunts]
Why?
Why would you do this?
My son...
...won't even let me see his kids.
I've never said hello to them.
Please, give that to him.
And-- and if I help--
And if I manage to help-- help--
help-- help save the day...
...help save-- help save the day...
...oh, just tell him what I did.
Go, go.
Go find the others.
I'll hold him off as long
as I can.
Go find Vicky.
You've gotta go.
Just, just go!
[growls]
Ooh, ooh.
David.
I'm okay. Do it.
[Vicky] No.
[David]
We're cutting it too close.
Not yet.
I have faith in her.
[Gabriel] Hello?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'm good.
The nun freed me.
Where are they?
[Gabriel]
They're not coming back.
She said to tell you that...
...that you have to do it.
[Asmodeus growls]
[dark music playing]
I won't let you detach
the train.
At the end of the line,
all of your souls will be mine.
As long as I'm between them
and you, they're protected.
[chugging]
[squeals]
This has always been
a one-way ticket.
[growls]
[gasps]
[takes deep breath]
[passengers cheering, laughing]
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[music builds ominously]
[sobs]
Dad?
Honey, I'm so sorry.
What happened?
Asmodeus was so strong,
I couldn't fight him.
I tried to win for you, baby,
but he got control of me.
He made me kill.
I killed every cardinal
that stood between me and the Pope.
But Father Novak came
and stopped me.
I was an outsider
and I had failed him.
He saved me from myself.
Why does he want me so bad?
That day you visited
when I broke free of his hold...
...and touched you...
...a piece of
his power entered you.
And he knew it would make you
stronger and give you power...
...give you the ability to enter
the in-between, like here.
And I knew in that moment
that as long as I lived...
...he would be able to find you.
I swear, I never knew it would
corrupt you as well.
I'm so sorry, dad.
All I wanted to do
was make you proud.
God speaks through you.
This isn't over.
Now...
...get up.
[bones creaking]
What have we here?
An avenging angel?
You think your daddy's spirit's
gonna protect you?
No, asshole.
I've got all the power I need.
[grunting]
[Asmodeus chuckles]
This is gonna be fun.
[glass shatters]
[grunts]
[Asmodeus] This is the end
for you, bitch.
You know this.
Oh.
How I have waited for this.
The moment when I eat
your soul and reclaim...
...that which is rightfully mine!
[dark brooding music playing]
[grunting]
[blood splatters]
[groans]
You can't stop me.
You're pathetic and weak,
like your father.
[grunting]
Oh, dear.
Look what you've done.
[laughs]
You're only killing Edwin.
[laughs]
Wrong.
First, the tail.
Have you learned nothing yet?
And then the head.
What about the soul?
The soul belongs to God
when it dies.
I banish you, demon!
[yells]
[groans]
[eerie music]
[pants]
[Roman] A piece of his power
entered you.
And he knew it would make you
stronger and give you power...
...give you the ability to enter
the in-between, like here.
[train chugging]
[explosion]
[music builds ominously]
[footsteps reaching]
[creaks]
[ambient music playing]
Still don't know
how you survived.
Lucky jump, I guess.
I'll be right back.
I was on the train with Edwin.
He asked me to give you this.
He saved us, you know?
All of us.
[ambient music continues]
[footsteps]
[door squeaks]
[uplifting music playing]
Thank you for coming at uh,
such a short notice.
It's not every day you're
invited to meet His Holiness.
I traveled a long way
for extreme privacy.
You're not wearing
your traditional garb, Sister.
Neither are you, Holy Father.
Would you say I'm a pope
who breaks with tradition?
For a Catholic, yes.
I was briefed on your dealings
with Asmodeus.
I may not agree
with your methods...
...but you got the job done.
Good work.
Thank you, Holy Father.
Father Novak maintained
a sealed file...
...that was only to be opened
when he died.
In it, he shared your history,
both the good...
...and the not so good...
...along with some otherworldly
revelations that could be...
...construed as quite shocking.
My belief is that this power
you've been given...
...is how you saved yourself
on the train.
[Sister Lu] What you mean is
the demon's curse.
And I assume you're gonna
excommunicate me.
[Pope] Quite the contrary.
Asmodeus may be a demon...
...but he was once an angel.
Our God in Heaven does work
in mysterious ways after all.
Then what happens to me?
I should like to invite you
to join the highest ranks...
...of our exorcists.
I'm s-- I'm sorry.
Come again?
You have an ability...
...a gift...
...if I might use that word...
...that could make
you extraordinary...
...in our battle
against Lucifer's agents.
But the role of the exorcist
is reserved for the priests.
It is obvious to me
that our Father in Heaven...
...has unveiled a new plan.
[footsteps approaching]
Can I think it over?
[Pope] No.
I needed your answer
five minutes ago.
There is a matter
of great importance...
...that needs
your special skill-set.
I'm not gonna lie.
I was expecting someone else.
Blessed are the ones without
expectation...
...for there is never
disappointment.
I don't know
how to put this lightly...
....but this is a matter
of national security.
The fate of the entire
godforsaken world...
...will be placed in your hands,
Sister.
Are you prepared for whatever
happens after today?
Are you?
[madam secretary]
These agents will escort us there.
I will brief you on the flight.
Once you enter the house,
you'll be on your own.
We depart within the hour.
Madam Secretary...
...this could go one of two ways.
How far do you want me to go?
He's the President
of the United States.
Go as far as you must
to protect us all.
[victorious music playing]
[music builds ominously]
[electronic music playing]
[electronic music continues]
[music fades uneasily]