Where the Devil Hides Page #3

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Lord, cast out my enemy

and deliver me from those who work evil.

It's in you!

Mother!

It's in you.

- Ruth.

- Oh, God, Mary.

What happened? Are you okay?

My mother last night,

she was trying to kill me.

Spare my daughter!

This is the only remedy!

Mother?

Mother, no! Mother!

No! Mother!

Mary Brown?

It's time for your examination.

Daughter of Christ,

have you cast your eyes upon the abyss,

the land of bedlam,

where Lucifer sits upon his dark throne?

No, never.

Have you felt yearnings

that were beyond the

measure of your control?

Elder...

You know of what I speak.

Have you felt these stirrings?

Answer me, child,

or you will find yourself

shunned like your mother.

Shunned?

Rise, child.

Lower your dress.

Put modesty aside.

You must be examined for signs

of the Drommelkind.

All of it.

Take this glass of water.

Hold it.

And do not spill even the merest drop.

Our bodies are the receptacles

of our eternal souls.

So it is there that the Devil will hide.

Do not be alarmed if you feel...

discomfort.

Slow down, Mary.

I have to find my father.

Elder Beacon said my mother was shunned.

- He should be shunned!

- Ruth.

He found no signs of the

Devil on any of us.

Sarah, he wasn't looking for the Devil.

Yes, he was. He was testing our humility.

Oh, is that what he was doing?

Our birthday approaches, Ruth.

We must let him help us,

no matter how queer it seems.

Queer?

You call what he did in there queer?

If we hadn't dropped the glass of water,

he would know our modesty had been breached

and we had laid down with Lucifer.

He's a lech using this as an excuse

to touch our bodies.

This is not the first

exam for either of us.

No, Ruth, no.

- Open your eyes!

- Ruth.

He has this entire community

quivering with fear

so he can do exactly as he pleases.

- Stop it.

- Sarah...

Abby and Hannah are dead.

You know what Abby told me

the day before she died?

He threatened her life when

she refused his perversions.

He killed Abby to keep her silent,

and I believe he did the same to Hannah!

No. No!

Sarah!

Let her go. She's hopeless.

We have to stop him, Mary.

And you need to be quiet.

Be sensible, Ruth.

You'll get us into even more trouble.

I want to know the truth.

What about?

My mother.

Elder Beacon said she was shunned.

Do not lie to me!

It's true.

Why?

That's not important now.

It is to me. Tell me.

She summoned the Devil.

Rebekah.

She invited the Devil into the commune

hoping to sway the prophecy.

That is why she was shunned.

This is between me and my daughter.

Would you leave us, please?

Now.

She never died, did she?

You have to understand

that in our community,

shunning is akin to death.

Where is she?!

She stayed right in Greenville.

You let me believe all these

years that she was dead!

- Mary, please...

- Stay away from me!

Come now. Go in. Go.

What could they want?

Why are they here?

Mary!

Mary...

Listen, they found blood

near where we had the party.

Okay? A lot of it.

This is my dad. You can talk to him.

Mary, please, anything.

Frank is like a son to me.

After I came...

How can I help you, Sheriff?

The young lady can answer for herself.

Answer what, exactly?

You're as gracious as ever, Eli.

You come here unannounced and uninvited.

I'll remind you I don't need an invitation.

Piece of property is right

in the middle of my county.

Now I got a boy missing, and I understand

that you've got two girls missing as well.

I'm sorry for your loss, Sheriff,

but my girls are accounted for,

and unless you come here with

evidence that they are related,

I don't see how we can be of assistance.

See, here's what I don't get, Eli...

you live this wonderfully wholesome life

in the service of God.

So why wouldn't you want

to be of assistance?

The fact is, boy,

I'd hate to see how a couple of murders

could impact people running

to buy your jams and quilts.

So let me ask my questions,

I'll be on my way.

Mary? Mary!

If you wish to question our community

or enter our private property,

I'm sure your courts will

give you the proper permission.

Then I'll be back with a warrant, Eli.

You can count on it.

Trevor!

Stop! He's a liar!

He's a molester! Stop! Stop! Come back!

Please! Stop! Let me go!

Stop, please, come back!

For turning her back on

the holy city of New Bethlehem,

for attempting to bring

lies into our midst,

from this moment forth,

Ruth Warren shall be shunned

- by the children of the light.

- No.

Your very family will consider you dead.

You shall not be spoken to.

You shall not be seen.

You shall not be heard.

You killed them both, didn't you?!

You killed them both! You're a liar!

Ruth Warren, in the name of God the Father

and his son Jesus, you are renounced

by the holy city of New Bethlehem.

- You are shunned!

- No!

Shunned! Shunned!

Father, help me! Father, please!

He's a liar!

He violated Abby and Hannah!

He's a liar! He's a liar!

The punishment for giving

shelter to the shunned

shall be eternal banishment

from the heavenly womb of New Bethlehem.

This is the word of the elders.

This is the word of God!

Trevor, I'm out of here, man.

See you, Pete.

Trevor?

Mary.

What are you doing here?

What's going on?

Hey, Mary...

you're safe, okay?

How am I going to find Ruth?

I got a couple ideas.

She wouldn't be the first shunned communer

to walk into town with no place to go.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Trevor's gonna help us.

He knows where my mother lives.

- Hi.

- Hey.

I'll be here.

Thanks, Trevor.

Hi.

Mary.

- This is Ruth.

- I know.

Please, come inside. Come.

I've been watching you all these years.

That's why I never left this town.

I wanted to be able to see you grow up,

even if it were from afar.

And I see it in your eyes.

You're waking up to the charade

that's New Bethlehem.

Why didn't you talk to me?

Why didn't you let me know?

I wanted to. I tried to take you with me.

But they... they stopped me.

Father.

No, not your father.

Elder Beacon.

He's an insecure man who will lie and cheat

to keep whatever power he has

over New Bethlehem.

Even murder?

I wouldn't be surprised.

Does anyone know you're here?

No.

- Who is it?

- Elder Stone.

Where are they?!

The window.

Get out!

Where is she?

What are you talking about?

You're a liar!

It's stuck.

- Mary?!

- You can't do this!

As long as the Lord governs my actions,

I can do no wrong.

Mary?

You're only making it

more difficult on yourself.

There's no one here, Eli.

Get in.

Come in?

Hey,

I made up a bed for you in the guest room.

My dad's working tonight.

He won't be back till morning.

I think your friend Ruth is already asleep.

Are you feeling better?

Good.

What are all these?

They're from swim meets

and track and field,

stuff like that, you know.

No, we never really had competitions.

Right.

Commune. Stupid me.

You say that a lot, call yourself stupid.

You shouldn't. You're not.

I guess when you hear something enough,

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