The Exorcism of Emily Rose Page #7

The whole thing | was a complete failure.

Describe her behavior from the night | of the failed exorcism...

...until the time of her death.

Violence towards others and herself.

Sometimes she screamed | for hours on end.

She drove her head through windows, | tried to bite...

Tried to bite holes in the walls, | breaking several more of her teeth...

...as you saw in | the postmortem photograph.

- You witnessed this? | - Some of it, yes.

I tried to visit every day...

...and the family told me the rest.

Did you attempt another exorcism?

I wanted to, but Emily refused.

And without the consent | of the possessed...

...the exorcism ritual | can't be performed.

Did you encourage her to eat?

Yes, every time I saw her...

...but the few times she tried, | it seemed like...

Seemed like she couldn't swallow, | or she couldn't keep it down.

What about medical care?

I wanted her to continue. I never said | she should quit seeing her doctors.

That would be wrong. | Medical care is not my field.

But you did suggest she stop | taking the drug Gambutrol.

Yes.

After the exorcism, | she asked for my counsel.

She told me that the drugs | had never helped her.

After all, she was on Gambutrol | during the exorcism...

...when her so-called symptoms | were at their peak.

Ultimately, we both felt that | she was beyond medical care...

...and that she had to see this | through to the end...

...by faith alone.

The dual voices we just heard | on this tape...

...you're certain that they were both | coming from Emily at the same time?

Yes. Yes, I heard them.

Have you tampered | with this tape in any way?

No. No, I have not.

No further questions at this time.

Mr. Thomas.

Father Moore, you consider this tape | to be proof of the supernatural?

I think it's a record | of certain indications...

...that Emily was possessed.

Signs of possession, | you may call them.

By "signs of possession," would you | mean her speaking in languages...

...we might assume | she couldn't possibly know?

And the vocalization of two | distinct voices simultaneously?

Yes. Among other signs that I | observed and described to the court...

...while the tape was playing. | Things I saw.

Things you can't hear | on the tape.

We'll just have to take | your word, won't we?

- Your Honor. | - Mr. Thomas.

I apologize. | Father, as Emily's parish priest...

...are you aware that she underwent | advanced catechism training?

Yes. Yes. Her family is very devout.

And in that training, did she study | Ancient Greek, Hebrew and Latin?

Yes, I think that's right.

Might have even studied Aramaic, | Christ and his disciples' language...

...which, according to the transcripts, | we also heard on the tape, correct?

She spoke Aramaic on the tape. | It wasn't part of her training.

But it was offered as an elective | at her catechism school.

I have the school's curriculum | here if you'd like to see it.

No. I'll accept that she might have | been exposed to that language.

And according to | her high school records...

...German was the foreign language | she studied there, yes?

I don't know. If you say so.

So that covers the strange languages | we heard on the tape, correct?

Did I miss any?

- No. | - Good.

We've already established | you're no medical expert.

You said it's not your field.

But are you aware of the dual sets of | vocal cords every human possesses?

- No. | - Have you heard of...

...the superior vocal cords, which are | higher than the ones we use to speak?

No. So you didn't know that | Tibetan monks, for example...

...as part of their religious training, | teach themselves...

...to activate both sets | of vocal cords at once?

No, I didn't know that.

Well, now that you do know, | would you think it's possible...

...that Emily, in her psychotic state...

...might have activated both sets | of vocal cords...

...so as to achieve the amazing effect | we heard captured on your audiotape?

Her state was not psychotic.

Father Moore, you told us | that in the exorcism we heard...

...you actually saw, once again, | this black-robed figure...

...or demonic apparition, am I right? | - Yes.

But we couldn't see him | when you played the tape, correct?

- No, of course not. | - Of course not.

So that would be another | supernatural aspect of the exorcism...

...your tape doesn't prove, correct? | - Yes.

Where is your dark figure, Father?

Is he here now? | Do I look like your demon ghost?

- Your Honor. | - Counselor.

I have nothing further.

Does the defense wish to redirect?

No, Your Honor, but we reserve | the right to recall the witness later.

Very well. | The witness may step down.

Your Honor, my next witness | must have been detained.

If we could take a short recess | so I could...

You've made this court wait before, | counselor. I'm inclined to...

Your Honor, please.

Dr. Cartwright came to us | in good conscience...

...as an eyewitness to the exorcism | on Father Moore's tape.

He can substantiate | all of my client's testimony...

Your Honor, the defense has already | presented its exorcism testimony...

...in dramatic fashion. | Do we really have to...?

We have absorbed some | extraordinary testimony today.

I think we'll take some time | to consider it.

Court is adjourned | until 9:30 tomorrow morning.

- You can't find him? | - I went to meet him, he didn't show.

I called his office, I called his house.

Okay. Go to the hospital, ask around. | Somebody's gotta know where he is.

What the hell happened?

Tell Father Moore I'm sorry.

Tell him I know the demons are real | and I admire his courage...

...for standing and speaking | against them.

Tell him I know what they can do.

- Cartwright's dead. | - I heard.

Are you drunk?

- Not yet, but I'm working on it. | - Have you seen this?

- What the hell were you thinking? | - Karl...

You told me you'd talk him out | of testifying.

Instead, you put on a freak show | with taped demons...

...and a dead girl | speaking in tongues...

...and your client testifies that the | archbishop sanctioned the exorcism.

We'll be lucky if | the archdiocese isn't named...

I had a doctor | who was gonna corroborate.

Besides that, Father Moore's | testimony's crucial to his defense.

Did you forget the archdiocese | is paying for this defense?

The archdiocese isn't on trial.

I swore an oath to do | what's best for my client.

Spare me the law school pieties, | Bruner.

You cashed in your conscience | at the door.

- People can change. | - Like James Van Hopper?

It's not over.

I can put Mr. Rose on the stand...

...to corroborate Father Moore | about the exorcism.

And there are the girls. | Her sister Alice, she saw part of it.

They all look like superstitious rubes. | They've got no credibility.

Thomas will rip them to pieces.

You'll be worse off than you are now, | if that's possible.

You're gonna replace me | on this case.

You've screwed it up | beyond all repair.

But the archdiocese feels | that replacing you now...

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