Cut Above the Rite Page #7

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If only you remember.

Remember, Michael. Remember.

Remember.

Oh, dear.

[IN VOICE-OVER] Our poor little savior

all alone on his cross.

Yeah.

God chose you, Michael.

That's why you're here.

Just accept it.

-Yeah.

ANGELINA:
Accept God.

LUCAS:
Accept the devil.

-You can't win without him.

No.

All alone.

[LUCAS SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

No!

[ANGELINA GRUNTING]

Shall I pour the sick and rotting truth

of the dying world...

...into your precious, golden womb?

You remember his strangling screams...

...when you turned your back on him

and walked away?

You wanted the truth, little lady.

Well, here I am.

So how about you, kissy lips?

Do you feel that probing around

inside you, Michael?

Lucas, listen to me, please.

Lucas is not here.

He's never coming back.

You feel that digging and scraping around

inside you like God's dirty fingernail?

Do you believe in me now, Michael?

Do you believe in me now?

MICHAEL:
Yes.

Yes. I believe in you.

I believe in the devil.

I believe in you...

...so I believe in God.

I accept him in this moment.

I accept God.

I believe in God the Father,

the maker of heaven and earth...

...of all that is seen and unseen.

I believe.

I exorcise you, most unclean spirit.

Warp of vices, creator of agony.

In the name of Jesus Christ,

leave this man.

In the name of the Virgin Mary,

leave now.

I command you.

I, who believe.

In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ...

...be uprooted and expelled

from this creature of God.

He who commands you is he

who ordered you to be thrown down...

...from the highest heaven

into the depths of hell.

Hear therefore and fear,

Satan, enemy of faith.

Fear him who was crucified as man

and who rose from death!

I will never leave you, Michael.

I will never leave you.

[GROWLING AND THUDDING]

Speak your name.

In the name of Jesus Christ,

I command you, speak your name.

In the name of the Holy Spirit,

I command you. Give me your name!

It is God who commands you!

Your name!

Your name!

Give me your name!

Ba'al!

Ba'al!

Ba'al!

Ba'al!

I know you, Ba'al.

And I command you, retire therefore.

Depart from this place. Leave!

Surrender now.

In the name of the Father, and

of the Son and of the Holy Spirit...

...forever and ever.

[BELL TOLLING]

It's good as new, huh?

Yeah.

Well, she wasn't a bad little bike.

You know, back in her golden days...

...she brought me out here

all those years ago.

Anyway....

So you're off. You're leaving.

MICHAEL:
Yeah, that's right.

Well, I hope you find your place

in the world one of these fine days.

-I hope so.

-Now, when you do...

...don't forget to say a few prayers

for an old sinner.

Throw a couple of Hail Marys this way

if that's not too much trouble.

That a deal?

-It's a deal.

-Good.

You know, the first day

you showed up...

...I thought you were so full of it, I was

tempted to kick you into the street.

But I didn't because I saw

quite a bit of myself in you.

Scary, isn't it?

-Yeah, it sure is.

-Yeah.

All right, that's it. Thanks for everything.

Safe journey. And one other thing.

Faith becomes you. Stay with it.

Keep fighting the good fight

with all thy might.

Cool.

Get out of here.

Goodbye, Father.

[KNOCKING]

WOMAN:

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

It has been six weeks

since my last confession.

MICHAEL:
And what are your sins?

Father Michael Kovak is one of 14 exorcists

practicing in the United States today. He now works

out of his parish near Chicago.

Father Lucas Trevant has performed over

two thousand exorcisms. He continues to practice

in a township outside of Florence.

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