The Sacrament Page #3

to see if we can do an interview with

this Father everyone keeps talking about.

I'm trying to keep it together, so

I can ask intelligent questions,

but jet lag's kicked in and

I am starting to melt.

Jake, what do you think

of all this so far?

Give me your

professional assessment.

Um, I don't know.

I mean, I'm naturally

cynical, but...

The fact that a bunch of

drug addicts and alcoholics

actually pulled this thing together

is a little bit impressive.

Fact that they sold all their

worldly possessions to do it.

I don't know, just throws up the

red flag for me a little bit.

I feel like, I mean, if this

is like a place to come

and get clean or do a little bit of

thinking for a month, it's perfect.

I think it is an actual

sustainable lifestyle for,

you know, 60 something

elderly people.

I mean, that medical

center is great,

but that's not really going to cut

it, in my professional opinion.

- What are you gonna ask this guy?

- I don't know yet.

Are you going in

with tough questions

or you're just gonna wait

and see what the vibe is?

I'm coming at him.

Okay.

Well, I'm gonna see if he'll wear a

wire, gonna try and mic you guys up.

Sam, we got a little one.

Hi.

What's your name?

Savannah. There you are. Well, I've

been looking all over for you.

- Hi, Savannah.

- Don't mind her. She is a mute.

Oh.

- You friends of Caroline's?

- Yeah. We're with VICE.

We want to maybe do a

story about this place.

- What kind of a story?

- We don't really know yet.

You're not gonna make

fun of us, are you?

No, not at all. We were just

saying how impressive all this is.

I see.

Hey, would you mind doing

a quick interview?

We talked with a few people

about how they ended up here

and it'd be great if we could get

- a mother's perspective on that.

- No, thank you.

We're not allowed to talk about the

Parish, especially to outsiders.

Come on, sweetheart.

- Did she just call us outsiders?

- Yeah.

- It's kind of a different vibe, huh?

- Yeah.

- Hey.

- Hey.

How are you doing?

I'll see you guys later.

- You guys enjoying yourselves so far?

- Definitely.

Yeah? So good news.

I spoke with Father and he agreed

to allow you an interview.

- Great.

- Yeah.

He is not really feeling

very well right now.

- He just took some of his medication.

- Oh, is he sick?

No. It's nothing serious.

It's just sometimes the

medication upsets his stomach.

So he agreed to sit for an interview

tonight at the gathering.

We're planning an event for your

visit. It should be really fun...

It's gonna be music and dancing,

you'll love it, especially you.

So we would love it if you would

look over this document I prepared.

It'll give you a little bit

more information about us

and it should help

with your questions.

He is only gonna sit for half an

hour and then the party will begin.

What time does the party start?

It begins at sun down. If you just want

to meet me in front of the pavilion,

and then I'll take

care of the rest.

- Perfect. Thank you.

- Okay. Of course.

We have nothing to hide.

So if you'll excuse me, I have some

more planning to do before tonight,

so I'll just see you

guys in a little bit.

- Sounds good.

- Okay.

- Yeah. Thanks, Caroline.

- Mm-hmm.

How is it going, man?

Man, I got some amazing

pictures so far, dude.

I can make a whole

book out of this.

Look at these faces, man. Jesus.

You know, I can make something really cool

out of this and it'd be great for me,

What have you guys been up to?

Well, we talked to a bunch of the locals.

Oh, no, that's what my ticket

on fashion looks like.

- What have you guys been up to?

- Well, we talked to a bunch of the locals.

- And?

- It's pretty wild.

Yeah.

Strange group of people.

Nah, it's incredible.

Had a few bizarre

interactions, but you know...

Where I'm staying, a full extra bedroom,

office, can't even wrap my head around it.

The construction aspect is pretty

impressive I have to admit.

Do you think your... Do you think

your sister wants to stay?

It seems like it. I thought I was gonna

have to come here and rescue her

but she seems good and she's

definitely done worse.

I don't know how I'm gonna describe

this to my parents, but...

Um, we're rolling, so

let's do that letter.

All right.

"Distinguished guests..."

Well, does it say

distinguished guests?

Says it.

"Welcome to Eden Parish.

Father wants only to create a community

where peace and love are cherished,

where the needs of one another are met on

equal levels as we're all God's children

and it is how He Himself

intended us to live.

We do not seek to isolate

ourselves from the outside world,

but we do seek a distance from

imperialism, violence, poverty, racism

and all other unacceptable

attacks on basic human rights.

These conditions have all become

commonplace in modern societies.

Father created Eden Parish not as a place

to get away, but as a place to start over.

It is a new beginning. Sincerely, the

loving congregation of Eden Parish."

Define imperialism.

Define imperialism.

Idiots.

- You're getting a signal?

- No.

Okay.

What are you doing on your phone?

Dude, she is still gonna be pregnant

tomorrow when you get home.

They might have a satellite

phone in the office.

They don't have a satellite

phone in the office.

You know, you don't need to

encourage this kind of behavior.

Okay but I saw a room

with a lot of equipment.

He is fine. You're fine.

Would all Parish members

please report to the

pavilion no later than 7:45.

We're having a very

special meeting tonight,

for Father and our visitors. Everyone

is required to attend. God bless.

So we're gonna have you

guys set up over here

and then Father will come out

when you guys are ready.

Wait, hold up. We're doing

this in front of everybody?

Yeah. That's right.

Great. So just let me know

when you're all set, okay?

- Hey, Patrick?

- Yeah.

- Hey, man, does your camera shoot video?

- Yeah.

Think you could help me get

some video during this?

Definitely. Where do you

want me to shoot from?

I mean, anywhere where you

can get a good shot of Sam

asking some questions and

then you can flip around

and get some shots of

people, that'd be awesome.

All right, maybe I'll

just set up over here.

Yeah. Thanks, man.

Well, light looks pretty good.

Father's here!

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah. All right, all right.

Let me get rigged up here.

All right. All right.

Well, I trust your stay so

far has been hospitable.

What we lack in modern comfort,

we make up for in humanity.

Isn't that right?

It's been pretty amazing.

Everyone we talked to

seems to feel that

this is everything they ever wanted

and they all credit you for that.

Oh, I don't deserve the credit.

We all did this together.

We built this place

from the ground up.

This is our community and you being our

visitors, it is just as much yours.

That's what we believe in.

I want to talk more about that,

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