Ava's Possessions

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Amen.

Dear lord, our father in heaven.

You are the physician

of our souls.

We beseech thee, protect

this young woman's soul...

our lord and savior...

Vanquish this diabolic being.

Protect this young woman,

body and soul,

from all spiritual poison.

In the name of Jesus Christ,

our lord and savior...

young woman...

Hello, gorgeous.

Hello, Ava.

I'm father merino.

Your parents asked me

to be here to help.

Boy it's nice to,

to see the real you.

You see, I've been here

for a while...

But it wasn't you

that I was talking with.

I-it was an ancient,

malicious entity,

and it's gone now.

It's not possible.

No, no.

This is a joke, right?

This is... this is a joke.

I know you're frightened

and exhausted and confused,

but it's not a joke.

You've been being controlled

by a spirit

that was not your own.

Okay, okay.

Let's pray.

Dear father in heaven.

Thank you for returning Ava,

to this life.

How are you feeling, Ava?

There she is.

Hey Ava, you look great.

Hope you're hungry.

Cut it out.

What? She looks great.

How long has it been?

It's been a month, Ava.

Did anyone call in sick for me?

Uh...

I doubt it.

More lo mein?

No, I'm good, thanks.

Ava.

This thing that managed to get

inside of you

should be a real wake-up call.

Are you, uh, are you still

smoking marijuana?

Are you seriously blaming me

for getting possessed?

I mean, it's

a gateway drug, okay?

I wish you would let us

put you in a hotel.

Your father's right, darling.

You really can't live like this.

I didn't have time to clean.

Oh Ava, it's a dump.

It doesn't matter

how much you clean it up.

Well, we're gonna

come back and check on you.

Whatever, just call first.

Uh-huh.

Oh, sweetie.

I guess the district attorney,

uh, has several videos

like this.

And you're up for indictment

for multiple charges.

Wait, what other charges?

What other charges?

Ava, you...

Property damage, assault,

indecent exposure,

two counts of possession...

Narcotics.

I mean, we're talking about

serious jail time here.

Jail?

Bloody maniac,

running through the streets,

like, hurting people

usually go to jail.

Yeah.

Your... your... your parents

are lobbying to put you

in some kind of

residential facility.

But I don't belong

in a facility.

No, you don't,

you don't belong in a facility.

There is a third option

and it's called, uh,

spirit possession anonymous.

It's funded by the government.

It's in association

with the church, go figure.

And you go

through the treatment and...

And they erase all the charges.

One thing, you are required

to study this handbook

so you're prepared

for the first day.

It's kind of, uh, like aa

for people like you.

Okay, yeah,

I'll go with option three.

Okay, I'm gonna

inform the judge right now.

I think you made a fantastic

decision, sweetheart.

Hello?

Hey Carl, it's me.

I'd love to hear your voice.

I really miss you.

Please call me back

as soon as you get this.

How 'bout tomorrow?

Okay, just let him know

I'm feeling better

and I can come back to work.

Okay.

"To Conrad.

Thirty years of wedded bliss."

Who's Conrad?

Hello?

Hey, how's it goin'?

Uh... are you better now?

I guess so.

Sarah says hi.

Hi, Sarah.

Do you guys maybe want to

hang out later?

She wants to hang out.

Um...

Sarah asks if it's safe.

Tell Sarah to wear a raincoat

'cause I've got pea soup

spraying out of my butt.

That's an exorcist reference.

Yeah, I know, it was funny.

She sounds normal.

Okay.

We'll text you.

Cheers!

So... was it

kinda like being pregnant?

'Cause you had this thing

inside of you.

I pictured that as being

a more beautiful experience.

W-what are you gonna do

about picking up

the pieces of your life?

My life's not really in pieces.

I just have

a few things to sort out.

It'll be back to normal

next week.

Totally.

Yeah.

Whoo.

So what's up with

Roxanne's birthday party?

Did it change?

Um, well, you're sort of

not invited anymore.

People are just

really freaked out still.

Yeah.

And you sort of

acted like a mega-b*tch

while you were possessed.

And a slut.

W-which is fine,

but you did sleep with

Roxanne's boyfriend.

Does Carl know?

I don't know the detail...

I just heard.

Ava...

What is it?

Do you hear that?

Hear what?

Something's wrong with her.

F***, I knew

we shouldn't have come here!

Ava, are you okay?

What just happened, Ava?

Nothing. I-I-I...

I-I just drank that too fast.

You guys should just go

'cause you're gonna be late.

Are you upset?

No, no, I just,

I have a lot of stuff to do

and, uh, pieces of my life

to pick up and whatnot.

Okay.

Well, we'll give Roxanne

a kiss for you.

Oh, I'm sure she'll love that.

Oh, sh*t!

Shh!

Shh!

Uh... did I...?

No, I'm sorry, Darlene.

You can try again, okay?

Alright, that's it for today.

Louie, Casey, get her

out of this thing please.

I really apologize...

Don't ever come late again.

I'm sorry.

Alright, let's go get your files

so you can be prepared

for the next time.

What was that necklace?

If you read the manual,

you'd know.

It's a spirit steeper,

you put it on

and the last spirit

that possessed you

is invited back.

We record everything

on that camera there,

and we chart your progress.

If you can remove

the spirit steeper on your own,

while possessed,

then you've

completed the training.

If I have to remove it

for you, then...

The therapy continues.

There's also a lot of homework.

You're gonna have some pretty

uncomfortable conversations

with your family

and your friends.

Yeah, I think

I already stumbled into those.

You need to look for clues,

piece together lost memories.

What is all this stuff?

Old cases... files on everyone,

even before I worked here.

Dates back to 1982, I think.

This is your priest report on

your uninvited spiritual guest.

People you hurt or injured

while you were possessed.

You're gonna need to make

amends with them.

Does it say why it chose me?

No, it doesn't.

The goal is not

to determine why.

Is it possible, my demon...

We don't use the "d" word here.

Did you even look at the manual?

I'm sorry. Yeah,

I flipped through it.

Is it possible it's my fault?

Well, it could be random,

or karmic,

or induced by a third party.

But more important

than placing blame

is preventing it

from happening again.

I've been seeing...

Crazy visions.

Like waking nightmares.

That's the spirit.

It's trying to come back.

"Naphula is a

six-foot-one-inch tall succubus,"

"a feline hybrid

of a dragon, bird and goat."

"He is depicted carrying a drum.

The sound of the drums

signals his approach."

That's her.

Hi.

I know who you are.

Demon! No.

Be gone! Go away!

I'm better now! Be gone!

I-I'm... I'm

happy to take the time,

just keep your distance.

The cops brought you in

for a psych evaluation.

They said

they wanted you sedated.

You'd been jumping over cars

causing accidents.

But when I went to administer

the benzodiazepine,

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