The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Page #6

for your stubbornness.

Senhor, we did all we could

to prevent this.

Yeah, your lies

won't help you now.

We'll see to it that

this disgraceful swindle

doesn't happen again.

Arrest him.

MAN:

They're arresting

the priest.

WOMAN:

Father Ferreira.

MAN 2:

What have they done?

[CROWD CHATTERING]

WOMAN 2:

He has done nothing.

MAN 2:

This is preposterous.

WOMAN 3:

How dare they.

Look, say,

the children are coming.

[CROWD CLAMORING]

MAN 4:

The children are coming.

MAN:

Please cure my little girl.

WOMAN:

Little girl, bless this man.

WOMAN 2:

Please let me touch you.

Drive those fools

off the field.

But we didn't expect

that many.

Ride them down

if you have to.

Round up those children

and bring them here to me.

Spread out and start

the crowd moving.

MAN:
Hyah!

MAN 2:
Hyah!

[CROWD YELLING]

MAN:

Pull the fool from his horse!

Senhor Administrator,

my men are being mobbed.

All right. Call them off.

Are you there,

dear lady?

We're in terrible trouble.

You are enduring

these hardships

for the conversion of sinners

as atonement for sins

committed against God.

If the people do not

cease to offend him,

another and worse war

will break out.

When you see a night

with a strange light

in the sky,

you will know it is a sign

that the world is about

to be punished for its crimes.

In Russia

there is an evil scheme

to destroy the peace

of the earth.

To prevent this,

I ask that she'll be

consecrated to the Virgin Mary.

If this is done,

she will be converted.

If not, she will cause wars

and persecutions.

Good people will be martyred.

Many nations will be destroyed.

If what I say is heeded,

many souls will be saved.

And there will be peace.

It is necessary

that people amend their lives.

Let them offend

our Lord God no more.

He is already much offended.

Marto,

do you hear anything?

Only a sound

like wind in the trees.

There is no wind.

The whole earth is still.

My lady, these people can't see

you or hear you as we do.

Many of them don't believe

you appear to us.

In October,

I will give them a sign

that will make them believe.

[SINGING "REGINA COELI"]

[ALL SINGING "REGINA COELI"]

"Stupid, obviously.

"Impossible, of course.

"Yet despite the feeble

opposition

"of the administrator

of the province,

"hordes of superstitious

peasants and sundry morons

"will again clog the roads

to Ftima on August 13th

"to witness

the outrageous theatricals

of three

half-witted children."

I did my best, Excellency.

Your best

wasn't good enough.

What's all that babble

in O Seculo about Russia?

Oh, apparently,

O Seculo's reporter

got to the eldest

of the children

who told them

that the lady predicted

that danger to the world

would come out of Russia.

[CHUCKLES]

The lady's not much

of a prophet.

How do you propose

to put a stop to this?

Give me a regiment of soldiers.

I'll stop it.

With 40,000 of our troops

fighting on the western front?

We haven't even

a company to spare.

Otherwise, I'd close

every church in your province.

It's brains you must use,

not guns.

Next month...

when they're ready to begin

another performance

of their little comedy,

you'll...

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Not very happy to see me,

are you?

Well,

I don't blame you.

[CHUCKLES]

I think that'll change when

you learn what I'm here for.

I doubt it, senhor.

Aren't you the same man

who jailed our priest?

Oh, didn't you hear?

Your priest has been released,

he's returned to his home.

Father Ferreira is back?

Oh, yes.

When did this happen?

This morning.

Why, your neighbors

will tell you.

I've just come

from his house.

You know who's there?

The bishop.

The bishop?

The bishop, yes.

His Excellency

would like to speak

to the children before

they go to the cova.

It's his express desire

that the children

be brought to him

immediately.

So I-- Well, I offered

to come and get them.

But we can take them.

Oh, fine, fine.

Come on, children,

let's go.

Oh, uh...

senhora, if, uh, the bishop

is to speak to them

before they go

to the cova,

there isn't much time.

I have my car here.

You do want your church

reopened, don't you?

Of course we do.

Well, if the bishop will

sanction these miracles,

and if he agrees to accept

all responsibility

for whatever happens,

why the government has ordered

me to lift the ban

and to give your church

back to you.

Oh, well, that's

what we want, isn't it?

Everything will be

just as it was.

We'll have to let them go,

Maria Rosa.

Of course,

of course.

Go with the administrator.

Oh, you'll really enjoy

driving in my automobile.

MAN:

Where is he taking them?

Will they be

at the cova today?

Why do you let him

take them?

It's all right.

It's all right.

The bishop

sent for them.

Oh.

You'll bring them to the cova

as soon as you can, senhor?

Just as soon as I can.

MAN 2:

We wanna know.

We'll meet you there.

FRANCISCO:
Bye.

JACINTA:
Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Senhor, this is not the way

to Father Ferreira's house.

Please turn back.

You're going

the wrong way.

Please, senhor.

Where are the children?

Yes, where are

the children?

What happened

to them?

Were they afraid

to come here today?

It's near the time

they said Our Lady would appear.

No sign of them.

Where are

the children?

MAN:

Where are

the children?

Where are

the children?

MAN 2:

Where are the kids?

WOMAN:

Where are the children?

Yes, come in, come in, come in.

I'll tell the good Father.

Oh, Father, Father,

come quickly.

Father,

the administrator came

and got the children--

That the bishop sent--

Just a moment, please.

One at a time.

Where's the bishop, Father?

The bishop?

Has he been here?

No.

But the administrator said--

He took the children

to see the bishop.

The administrator

lied to you.

Lied?

Oh, what can we do?

There are thousands at the cova

calling for the children.

A crowd of them

followed us here.

[PEOPLE CLAMORING]

Where are the children?

It's the near the time

they said Our Lady will appear.

What happened to them?

Were they afraid

to come to the cova today?

Why have you come

to Ftima today

when you were told

to stay at home?

This is a punishment

for your disobedience.

Perhaps you can tell us

what happened to the children.

CROWD:

Yeah!

I'm the mother of Lcia,

and I'll tell you

where the children are.

The administrator

of the province tricked us

and took them away

to Ourm.

You helped them.

Father Ferreira

would die

before he'd let them

be hurt.

If you have faith

in your hearts,

you'll beg the Blessed Mother

to keep them safe.

We'll do more than that.

We'll go with you to Ourm.

CROWD:

Yeah!

You have perjured yourselves

and incited people

to violence and riot.

And for those crimes

against the state,

you may be taken away

from your homes

and be kept for a long term

in prison.

What have you to say

about it?

Huh?

Well,

answer the magistrate.

We're awfully sorry,

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