The Crucifixion Page #4

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All right.

You get some rest. We'll speak then.

[Phil] You had me a

little worried last night.

Yeah, sorry about that.

Seriously, Nic, if this

is too much for you,

we don't need this story that badly.

No, I'm fine, really.

Actually, I'm already on my

way to go see this Gypsy boy

who seems connected to what's going on,

and, uh, and then I'm gonna head

back to Sister Vaduva's place.

All right. Let me know how it goes.

Okay, no problem.

[beeps]

[thunder rumbling]

[whispering in Romanian]

- [loud barking]

- [screams]

[panting]

[barking, growling]

[whimpers]

[barking]

[panting]

[Vaduva] Thank you for coming back.

We just want people to

understand the truth.

Adelina was ashamed of

what it was making her do.

She said that the devil kept telling her

what a sinful person she was.

And was she?

Stefan doesn't know this.

But I got a letter from Adelina

a couple of months before she came home.

She had met a boy in

Germany and fell in love.

He said he wanted to marry her.

She was torn between her feelings for him

and her commitment to God.

She ended up giving herself to him.

Afterwards, she realized he was just lying

to trick her into bed.

She came back here to

ask for God's forgiveness.

Instead, she got the devil.

[breathing deeply]

[light gasp]

[Adelina moaning]

[Vaduva] We didn't know what to do.

So Sister Lina and I

put all sorts of crosses, icons

and jars of holy water in the

room where she was sleeping.

[low rumbling]

[water splashing]

[heavy breathing]

[both screaming]

How did she get diagnosed

with schizophrenia?

One night, after we had all gone to bed...

[faint screams]

[speaks Romanian]

[screams repeat]

[girls scream outside]

[calling out]

[girl screams]

[Stefan calls out]

[breathing shakily]

[shrieks]

Stefan rushed Adelina to hospital.

He was upset with what had happened,

so he told the doctors

everything that had been going on.

They were the ones who

insisted she see Dr. Funar.

She was the psychologist

who said that Adelina

had been suffering from schizophrenia.

Were you part of the exorcism?

Not directly, no.

But I was there.

[muttering in distorted voice]

[men chanting]

[Vaduva] I was terrified.

Water was falling everywhere.

[Nicole] What do you mean?

[Vaduva] The demon was making it rain,

mocking our use of holy water.

[chanting continues]

[Dumitru chanting loudly]

[Adelina growling]

[roaring]

- [nuns scream]

- [Dumitru resumes chanting]

[Stefan] Your article...

You'll tell them the truth, right?

Thank you for talking to me.

[dog barking faintly]

[tape rewinding]

[Vaduva on tape] Whatever was inside of her

was challenging me too, testing my faith.

I've never felt anything

so evil in my entire life,

or seen such darkness in anyone's eyes.

[Stefan] Adelina had been

in Germany for the last year,

working as a nanny.

- [loud thump]

- [gasps]

[breathing shakily]

[faint, indistinct whispers]

[faint, distorted whispering]

[breathing shakily]

[whispering continues]

[faint growling]

[gasps]

[pounding on door]

Hi.

Are you okay?

The... The power went out.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt.

Um... I wasn't happy

with the way our conversation

ended the other night.

I wanted to apologize.

It's fine.

A peace offering.

Are you trying to trick me into communion?

[chuckles] I forgot the bread.

[chuckles]

If you have any more questions,

you know where to find me.

Okay.

How about I open it?

Actually, uh, you open

it and I'll get dressed.

[Nicole panting, moaning]

[shrieking]

[panting]

[groans]

[sets down camera]

[sighs]

[Nicole] Thank you for making

time to see me, Dr. Funar.

[Dr. Funar] You have to understand

something about rural Romania.

Diseases of the mind, such as

schizophrenia, Tourette Syndrome

and other forms of psychosis

are typically regarded

as sure-fire signs that some sort of

diabolical infestation is taking place.

Well, her brother said she'd never

shown signs of anything like this before.

There may not be any family

history of schizophrenia,

but there is definitely some mental history

that played into my diagnosis.

I believe that Father

Gabrielle's death reignited

all those old fears of her early childhood,

with what happened with her father's

suicide and her mother's abandonment.

Her father killed himself?

Yes, and she saw him do it.

That's how Adelina

ended up in an orphanage.

The death of the parent is one

of the most difficult experiences

a child can go through,

let alone abandonment.

[speaks Romanian]

It was in this ward

that we treated Adelina.

Father Gabrielle's

death triggered delusions

and hallucinations and

ultimately schizophrenia,

which should have surfaced a long time ago.

She was having episodes

right here in the hospital.

She thought we were all

demons, trying to kill her.

[panting, gasping]

[crying out]

[speaking Romanian]

[screaming]

[moaning]

[panting]

[Adelina screaming]

[Dumitru] Demons are everywhere,

waiting for their opportunity.

Sister Marinescu wasn't possessed.

She was mentally ill.

[Anton] It's called transference, the

demon moving from one vessel to another.

But most often it possesses

through a weakened soul.

God told me you were here to help.

[car stalling]

[sighs]

[engine turns over]

[sighs]

[engine turns over]

[continues cranking motor]

[Anton] You're not far. I won't be long.

Thank you.

[phone beeps]

[sighs deeply]

[loud rattle]

- [loud thump]

- [gasps]

[gasps]

[fly buzzing]

[shrieks]

[panting]

[indistinct whispering]

[panting]

[brakes screeching]

[panting loudly]

Nicole! Hey!

Are you okay?

[bicycle bell chiming]

[shuts off motor]

Running away from this

is exactly what it wants,

because somehow you're part of it.

I'm not staying.

You think it's going to go away?

Embracing fear is exactly

what the darkness wants.

But by embracing faith...

...you have something to fight it with.

A shield.

God's been reaching out to you.

- He wanted you here.

- To do what?

I don't know. Maybe just forgive yourself.

But you're not going to find

any answers running away.

Let me help you.

That was the rental company.

They said there was

nothing wrong with your car.

It started right up.

They're going to drop it out front for you.

You're safe here, I promise.

[sniffs]

I was in the hospital, with

my mom the night she died.

She knew how I felt about God.

But she took my hands in hers

and asked me to accept Jesus as my savior,

so the two of us could

spend eternity together.

[crying] Even with her dying, I said no.

And she took that with her.

I'd do anything to tell her how sorry I am.

[tears sheet from pad]

[Nicole] Whatever's going on here, I

don't want to be a part of it any more.

I'm coming home.

[Phil] What really happened?

Is an innocent man in jail?

[Nicole] I don't know what to think.

All right.

I'll have a ticket waiting

for you at the airport.

Nicole?

Yeah, I'll call you back in a bit.

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