The Binding Page #5

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Can you help us or not?

What?

What was that about

all your other patient?

He had seen the capers,

and he had seen the corn,

and his mind was not in a

place to differentiate the two.

You are visited by a

creature calling itself God,

and all that you have allowed

yourself to do in response

is to discern whether

those visitations are real

or imagined.

Is there anything incorrect

in what I'm saying?

No.

Real, imagined.

Two options.

But, as I see it,

strictly according to the data,

there is a third option,

an option which you have

yet to fully explore,

an option which in my opinion

as a man of faith

and a man of medicine

potentially holds the most

validity of all three.

Which is what?

That you are indeed

commanded by a spirit.

A supernatural being.

But not the heavenly father.

Not our God who art in heaven.

Something else.

You described this being as

enveloped in light, did you not?

Well then, don't see

what you believe.

See what you see.

Morning star, light bringer.

Lucifer.

Sarah, you'll be happy to know

that I've consulted the

district superintendent.

Okay.

One of the ways in

which Christ's ministry

is continued

throughout the world.

His words.

Okay, so...

Yes.

Yes, authority has been given.

Bramwell, the presence and love

of Jesus Christ

is here today.

Do you accept this?

We ask you, Jesus,

cast out any and all spirits

within or near Bramwell Eyman.

Cast them out, Jesus.

Cast out the evil spirits.

Praise the Lord.

Leave this man now.

Cast out the searing

and profane light

this spirit has shown upon him.

Pray with me.

Pray with me, Bramwell.

Cast them out, Lord.

Cast these spirits out.

Cast them out.

Cast them out.

I command you in the

name of Jesus Christ.

Leave Bramwell Eyman.

Leave him!

Cast out all evil spirits

attached to Bramwell Eyman.

We pray you cast the evil

spirits from this man.

Free Bramwell.

Free him.

Leave Bramwell's body,

and never return.

Never return.

Amen!

Bramwell.

How do you feel?

Empty.

I feel nothing.

- Is that how you've been feeling?

- No.

- Anything but.

- So there you are.

Of course we'll have

to keep an eye on you.

But I think we've

broken back this thing.

Yes.

Yes, oughta be so.

Please God.

Let it be so.

Minister.

Now Sarah, if you really

didn't like the gift I got ya,

you could've put it on eBay.

Just tell me.

Do you truly believe?

Is it over or not?

Yes.

You have to believe

that it's over, Sarah.

Just as Bram has to

believe it's over.

It was the seeds of doubt

that began all this.

Now you put this behind

you, and move on.

Utterly.

And it will be over.

Jesus resisted the

devil three times.

You and your husband

have done that and more.

Keep yourself free from sin

and the devil will

have no foothold.

But, if you feel that

Skya's in real danger,

call the police.

God will not suffer

you to be tempted

above that ye are able,

but will with that temptation

make a way for you to escape.

That ye shall be

able to bear it.

I wonder if we've escaped.

We have.

Of course we have.

What happens now?

I'd like to keep

things the way they are.

Just for a little longer.

When some time passes

and you're still feeling better,

then we can discuss

being together again.

All of us.

I'd like that, Sarah.

I'd like that very much.

I love you.

I just want you to

be absolutely sure,

that's all I'm trying to say.

I'm as sure as I can be, Mom.

You think that's enough?

It's gonna have to be.

It's been more than a month

since Bram has had

any kind of episode.

He's back at the church.

And our nights alone at

the house have been fine.

Fine.

Better than fine.

He's sleeping like a log.

He's gotten up two,

three times a night

as long as I've known him,

but for the past few weeks

he's slept straight through

until seven or eight

in the morning.

He says he hasn't done that

since he was a teenager.

All right.

I mean, what more can

he have us do right?

Right.

That's where I am.

Hey, could you grab those?

I think once we toss that out

in the bag that's everything.

If there's absolutely

anything that you think I-

Thank you, but,

we have to start getting

on with our life.

And, first step

just has to happen.

Hi.

Hi.

One more?

Hey.

I'm sorry, I have

another favor to ask.

It's just...

I mean, it's our

first night back,

and I'm so happy to have

us all together again.

I just...

Well, if not for my own...

You want Skya to sleep with you.

Alone, just the two of you.

Is that awful?

No. Not at all.

Baby steps, right?

Right.

Once upon a time,

God almighty appeared

under one of the chosen

and commanded that he slay

his own flesh and blood.

Perhaps that time

has come again.

I figured it out, Sarah.

What he's been asking me.

All this time.

Everyone had it wrong.

I just need a little

time with our daughter.

Hey. Hey.

Listen.

Listen to me.

I don't wanna hurt anybody.

But I will do what I must.

Do you understand me?

There's only one option left.

And I can't let you stop me.

I'm gonna put tape

over your mouth,

and lock you in the garage.

Then...

Everything will be finished.

Only it'll be real this time.

Are you going to behave?

Don't.

Don't be like that, Sarah.

The visions never stopped.

Call them whatever you want,

but that's what they are.

Visions.

Darkness.

Closer and closer and closer,

swallowing everything.

He showed me until I obeyed.

He wanted the three

of us as a family

under one roof, and

I did as he said.

Now, Sarah...

Are you going to

behave yourself?

Come with me.

We're going straight

to the garage.

Keep walking straight.

All of the doors are locked,

the phones are gone.

So please.

Walk.

You said.

You said that you

know what everybody's

been asking you to do.

After Dr. Kore misdiagnosed,

after Uriel failed,

I turned to the good book.

I knew that there was

something I must have missed.

And then after several days

I found it.

It had been staring

us in the face

only no one had the

good sense to see it.

When God commanded Abraham

to sacrifice his child,

God needed only to see

that his devotion was absolute.

And he was pardoned.

That was his

spiritual surrender.

Don't you see, Sarah?

You don't need to

hurt our daughter.

But I must be

absolutely prepared to.

Mind, body and spirit.

I must proceed with the binding,

knowing that there

is no other way.

Then, and only then,

will an angel of

God stain my hand.

I'm sorry, Bram.

But that's just not good enough.

Whoever welcomes one

such child in my name,

welcomes me.

No.

No.

No no no.

There was nothing.

He never came.

No! No!

No!

No!

No!

It's okay.

It's okay, Mommy's here.

I'm not gonna leave you.

It's over now.

It's over now.

Sarah, I'm sorry to

just show up like this,

but I thought maybe

I should check in.

No, that's fine.

I actually just put

Skya down for her nap.

It keeps coming back to me,

whether or not I could have

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