1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,633 - All in favour. - Aye. 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,750 All right. 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:14,559 Starting Monday,... 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:20,795 ..the track around the athletic field will be closed to joggers at 8.30 p.m. instead of 10. 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,199 Any other items before we call it a night? 6 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,350 Yeah. Uh... 7 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,996 I got wind that for the spring drama production... 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:37,074 ..Howard Roberts intends to put on Jesus Christ Superstar. 9 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:40,869 You know how he is. Howard's just trying to do things the kids like. 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,520 My point exactly. 11 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:48,230 I don't think that play is appropriate for this high school. 12 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:53,309 If he wants to be young, I have no problems with Grease or Annie, or... 13 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,518 - Doesn't Grease have the f-word? - Look, I'll talk to Howard. 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,837 Let's adjourn till next week. Deborah, why don't you lead us in the prayer. 15 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,629 - Jim, the game is on. - It'll only take a minute. 16 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,915 We've been letting it slip. 17 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,239 Paul, why don't you get the door. 18 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,110 In the name of the lords of darkness, 19 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,715 rulers of the earth, kings of the underworld,... 20 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,590 ..I command the forces of darkness to bestow their infernal power upon me. 21 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,997 May the black powers of our forefathers make us strong. 22 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,709 Hail. Hail to the lords of darkness. 23 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,429 - How much further? - It's just up here a ways. 24 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,080 I heard the altar is a hollow stump. 25 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,151 When they get freaked... 26 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,396 ..you get Kate. I take Andrea. 27 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,313 Those mittens are givin' me a gingrich! 28 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,430 This is it. 29 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,750 OK, I need a personal object from everyone. 30 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,916 All right. Now, Andrea, you get to stand over here... 31 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,959 ..and face Jerry, like this. 32 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,918 - Closer. - Why like this? 33 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:35,157 Well, that's so, uh... that's so that we're calling the spirits up of every direction. 34 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,151 Kate, you stand here and face me. 35 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,909 Do you really think someone used this place for black magic? 36 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,960 - Come on, Dave! - Shh. 37 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:52,598 In the name of the lords of darkness, rulers of the earth, kings of the underworld, rise. 38 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,716 Rise to this place. 39 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,553 Uh, Azazel. 40 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,475 Know ye all who dwell in the light of professed righteousness... 41 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,759 ..that the others who know the keys and the angels have opened the gate. 42 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,755 - Forget this! - Andrea! 43 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,115 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus! 44 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,715 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death! 45 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:42,115 Andrea! Wait! 46 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:53,195 A hunter found him early this morning. 47 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,039 Couldn't have been dead more than 12 hours. 48 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:00,159 - They say this area is used by witches. - "They"? 49 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,915 Well, everybody around here knows about the things that go on. 50 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,116 They say people control things. 51 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,949 Any evidence to substantiate those rumours, Sheriff Oakes? 52 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,039 Agent Scully, look at the body. The eyes and heart have been cutout. 53 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,396 Many homicides involve victim desecration. 54 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,392 I know he and his friends listen to devil music. 55 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,277 "The Night Chicago Died"? 56 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,319 You know what I mean. Those heavy-metal bands that influence kids. 57 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,878 Was Jerry Stevens ever witnessed participating in witchcraft? 58 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,349 - No. - More rumours. 59 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,432 This stump here is supposed to be the ceremonial altar. 60 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,988 What do you think? 61 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:45,148 With turquoise chips, a picture of John Wayne and three cans of shellac,... 62 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:48,272 ..it'd make a pretty nice coffee table. 63 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:52,911 You see all that wax? Someone's been burning candles in there. 64 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:58,037 - Any idea who Jerry Stevens was with? - We assume he was alone. 65 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,353 Most people don't set out to drink two six-packs by themselves. 66 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:07,992 I also found this. It has purple ink on the edge like a library identification stamp. 67 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:12,517 The end of the title says "in America". I'm surprised you people overlooked it. 68 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,837 I'm sorry, I... I gotta apologise here. You're right. 69 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:20,391 I admit, we're a little rattled here. That's why I called the FBI. 70 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,392 This may involve a deeper conspiracy. 71 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:28,238 See, I grew up around here... Ever since I was a kid I heard... stories. 72 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:35,792 This is a weird area. It has a strange air that I could chalk up to imagination... 73 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,348 ..till today. 74 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:43,036 I'll have my staff start checking libraries for you, Agent Scully. 75 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,272 Better hide your Megadeath albums. 76 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,557 Theories like that are why I can't take him seriously. 77 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,636 The homicide had a ceremonial presentation. 78 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,712 The manner in which the body was displayed. 79 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,360 I got the impression you didn't believe him. 80 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,472 I didn't want to incite his aggravated imagination,... 81 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,314 ..but there is a weird feel to this place. Maybe there's truth in the rumours. 82 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,750 I think he incited your imagination. 83 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:11,879 I think it's nothing more than a murderer taking advantage of local folklore. 84 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,712 There's nothing odd about... 85 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:33,839 So... 86 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,833 - Lunch? - Mulder, toads just fell from the sky! 87 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,350 I guess their parachutes didn't open. 88 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,189 You were saying something about this place not feeling odd? 89 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,795 The weather service says there are tornadoes in Massachusetts. 90 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,515 The wind probably picked up the animals into the storm. 91 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:15,232 "Witch Hunt: A History of the Occult in America." 92 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,034 That's checked out to a Dave Duran. 93 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,111 OK, people, may I have your attention, please? 94 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,636 Mr Kingery is out sick today, so I'll be substituting. 95 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,917 My name's Mrs Paddock. I'm gonna take the roll. 96 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,712 FBI. We'd like to speak with a Dave Duran. 97 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,669 I'm not into that stuff at all, I swear. 98 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,794 Jerry was my best friend. 99 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,077 Look, I swear I've never done anything like that. 100 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,512 What made you go to a place you heard was a witches' altar? 101 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,035 We were just trying to get some. 102 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,190 I told you. 103 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,714 Why did you take the book? 104 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:36,399 I don't know a thing about witchcraft, and we wanted it to sound good. 105 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,072 I never thought... 106 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,316 You never thought what? 107 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,197 That it would work. 108 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,353 If you didn't kill Jerry Stevens, why did you run away from us? 109 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,550 I'm scared, man. 110 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,918 - Of us? - Of it. That ceremony. 111 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,037 I'm afraid we called up some devil or something. 112 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,273 One of you killed Jerry Stevens. 113 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,271 Who? 114 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,032 He was displayed according to the rites of Azazel. 115 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,271 Who else would know about the ritual? 116 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,193 - We stopped doing this because... - I went out there. 117 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:23,034 We were supposed to have a Mass. No one else showed, so I left. 118 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,954 - It wasn't any of us. - Something is here. 119 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,192 A presence amongst us... angry. I can feel it. 120 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,715 - You're letting them go? - There's no evidence to warrant an arrest. 121 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:44,669 - They never leave evidence. - We heard how Jerry died. An occult ritual. 122 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,796 They've reached into our area from outside. 123 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,359 "They" again. 124 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,512 Those three kids are obviously under a cult influence. 125 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,354 They reach into our children, in music, television, books. 126 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,908 They prey on children's innocence. 127 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,190 The FBI did a seven-year study... 128 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:05,478 ..and found no evidence of the existence of occult conspiracies. 129 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:09,991 And J Edgar Hoover never admitted to the existence of the Mafia. 130 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,277 If the murders attributed to occult conspiracies were true,... 131 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,676 ..it would mean thousands of people killing tens of thousands,... 132 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,479 ..without evidence, without being exposed. 133 00:11:19,560 --> 00:11:24,350 It would be the greatest criminal conspiracy in the history of civilisation! 134 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,756 Finally... you people understand what we're up against. 135 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,668 Our investigation is ongoing. 136 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:44,316 Mulder, this is mass hysteria. 137 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:49,110 And our presence here gives validity to their fears of occult murders. 138 00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:53,478 - The water. - What's wrong with it? 139 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,588 It's going down the drain counterclockwise. 140 00:11:56,680 --> 00:12:01,117 Coriolis force in the northern hemisphere dictates it should go down clockwise. 141 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,949 - That isn't possible. - Something is here, Scully. 142 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,430 Something is making these things possible. 143 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,871 Girls... may I have a word? 144 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:27,315 I heard on the grapevine about what happened. 145 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:33,236 I know how hard it is to talk to adults, even though you feel like you want to. 146 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,710 Well, because you're young adults... 147 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:41,112 What I'm trying to say is, if you feel like talking, I'm here to listen, OK? 148 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,078 - Thanks, Mrs Paddock. - Hang in there. 149 00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:22,878 Your records indicate a high incidence of students with depression,... 150 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,633 ..headaches, eating disorders... 151 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:30,919 This is high school. It's normal for students to display abnormal behaviour. 152 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,356 You're familiar with the indications of repressed memory? 153 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,671 A headache doesn't mean a repressed memory. 154 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,992 In your counseling, you've found no evidence of past ritual abuse? 155 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,150 None. 156 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:54,669 Would it be possible for me to speak to students who've had chronic complaints? 157 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:59,595 That would be a betrayal of the doctor/patient relationship. Sorry. 158 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,950 He was pretty quick to dismiss my concerns. 159 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,110 Maybe there's nothing here. 160 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,156 Or he's hiding something. 161 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:18,552 Take a look at this. I found this on the Internet. 162 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,916 "The discovery of a mutilated teenage boy in the forest... 163 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:27,154 ..has police distressed about the possibility of an organisation of dark forces." 164 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,834 Where's that from? The local paper? 165 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,717 "The Jew is known to remove organs 166 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,110 and sacrifice teens in their religious ceremonies." 167 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:39,113 It's taken from volkischer Beobachter. A Nazi newspaper in 1934. 168 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,830 Same rumours, but the blanks have been filled in with whoever is feared at the time. 169 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,514 In this case it's occultists. 170 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,198 Modern witches, known as Wiccan, are a religion. 171 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:54,068 They revere all life and nature. They do not cast harmful spells. 172 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,914 They don't worship Satan. The Church of Satan renounced murder and torture. 173 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:02,113 Their influence here wouldn't account for the frogs or the water,... 174 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,555 ..or, most importantly, the murder. 175 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,676 Well, if not witches, then what? 176 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,073 For your final exam, 177 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:15,599 your grade will be based on your diagram of a dissected pig embryo. 178 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:20,117 These are actually hog embryos, belonging to the order of the artiodactyl,... 179 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:21,918 ..or creatures with hooves. 180 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:26,437 Be sure to remove the heart and lungs and draw diagrams. 181 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,511 Be neat. 182 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:34,274 Extra credit will be given for dissecting the heart. 183 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,034 You have until the end of the period. 184 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,713 I'll cut it open, if you do the heart. 185 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,072 OK. 186 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,797 I've had this happen before. Some kids just have trouble dissecting things. 187 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,908 Shannon, I'm trying to reach your father and get him to pick you up. 188 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,911 No! 189 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,474 - I'm sure he'll be here soon. - No! 190 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,358 - Shannon! - Shannon, honey, come back! 191 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,879 Shannon! You're remembering! 192 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,394 Tell me what you remember. 193 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,749 You, um... know who my stepdad is, right? 194 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,033 Jim Ausbury on the PTC. 195 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:02,036 All right, well... 196 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,950 My mom, she's a teacher. 197 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,913 Well... was a teacher. 198 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,678 My real dad, he, um... 199 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,268 He ran away. 200 00:17:23,120 --> 00:17:28,638 And... my mom met Jim at some seminar or something. 201 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,514 And they, um... 202 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,594 ..they got married. 203 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:44,236 My sister and I moved up here when I was about, um... 204 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,350 ..four. 205 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,400 She was about two. 206 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:54,029 Anyway, a couple of weeks ago,... 207 00:17:54,640 --> 00:18:00,749 ..my class, we took a field trip to what they call the American Stonehenge. 208 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,556 And... 209 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,756 ..I remember, when I was four years old,... 210 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:16,638 ..Jim... took me in his car... 211 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:21,271 ..near there. And he, um... 212 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,149 ..he made me... 213 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,037 ..in the back seat. 214 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:35,116 He told me that, if I ever told anybody, he would hurt me. 215 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:41,197 As he touched me, you know, I would pretend like I was out of my body,... 216 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:47,793 ..deep in the ocean, down with the fish,... 217 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:51,874 ..in the dark water. 218 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,110 Somehow I managed to block out all these things. 219 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,869 But... lately it's all been... 220 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,074 I'm remembering, you know? 221 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,994 The others, too. 222 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,630 Others? 223 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,472 Yeah. 224 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,835 Men and women. 225 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:20,233 They would, um, come to the house, you know, when my mom was away. 226 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,595 And they would take me down to the basement. 227 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:29,390 It was really dark. It was, like, painted red with a dirt floor. 228 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:34,235 They would wear these robes, black and red. 229 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,834 And they would sing and they would chant. 230 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,750 And then they would tie me and my sister up. 231 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:49,434 These men and women, they would make us do things. 232 00:19:50,120 --> 00:19:52,759 They called me a breeder. 233 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:00,274 They would get me pregnant and then they would kill the babies. 234 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:07,797 I've had three children, and they're all buried in the cellar. 235 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,399 One night... 236 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,314 ..Jim murdered my sister for a sacrifice. 237 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,034 She was only eight years old! 238 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,633 He told everybody that she'd died in an accident. 239 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,791 Today brought it all back,... 240 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:39,156 ..clear like it happened yesterday. 241 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,235 Imagine if what she said is true. 242 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:50,472 Why don't we just wait and see what her parents have to say. 243 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:04,673 Where's Shannon? They told me you were bringing her home. 244 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,591 She wanted to remain with friends. 245 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,513 Under the circumstances, we thought it best. 246 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:13,957 Circumstances? Why wouldn't she want to come home? 247 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:21,039 Someone, or something, has obviously put these things into her mind. 248 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:30,032 Mrs Ausbury, perhaps you'd like a glass of water? 249 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,878 Yeah. Thank you. 250 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,356 Mr Ausbury... 251 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,313 Mrs Ausbury, your daughter has not accused you of any involvement 252 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:47,389 in these activities. 253 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:55,995 Do you have any idea why Shannon might have said these things? 254 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:00,915 Jim and I have been having marriage problems lately. 255 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,592 We're committed to working them out. 256 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:06,832 Maybe we don't pay enough attention to Shannon. 257 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,229 She and I don't... 258 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,752 We don't get along. We fight. 259 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,513 Have you ever known Shannon to be pregnant? 260 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,070 Of course not! She's fifteen years old! 261 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,430 A girl. 262 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,829 Theresa. 263 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,428 She died. 264 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,114 At eight years old? 265 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,874 Eight weeks,... 266 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,633 ..with crib death. 267 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,550 Did you do it? 268 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:10,079 I would kill... anyone... who did the things to her that she claims. 269 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,632 Not a very Christian tenet. 270 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:26,836 Thou, God of vengeance, shine forth! 271 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,315 Even the devil can quote scripture to fit his needs. 272 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:38,116 How dare you! Get out of our house! 273 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:44,075 As far as I know, you put those ideas in my daughter's head. 274 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,310 Now get out! 275 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,351 The devil travels in many forms. 276 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,914 And you may be one! 277 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,955 Are you sure you're up to this, Shannon? I heard about what you said. 278 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,874 I'll be OK. I don't wanna miss the final. 279 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,157 I'll be in my office, if you're feeling funny. 280 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:21,957 You ought to remove your jewellery. You wouldn't want to lose it in some pig's guts. 281 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,713 I'll hold it until you're finished. 282 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:53,033 I heard the chair and a crash and I came running out of the office. 283 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,077 Did you see anybody leaving the room? 284 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,948 Did you hear the door open? 285 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:04,875 I lock the doors after school when I'm alone. I... I get afraid. 286 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,597 I feel a dark angel is amongst us. 287 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,148 It wants a sacrifice. 288 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:29,232 It's been years since... since we've done that. 289 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,072 Exactly. 290 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,913 Exactly. We haven't kept our faith. 291 00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:39,195 Are any of you... responsible for my daughter? 292 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:45,515 We all are. She was sacrificed for us. 293 00:26:46,360 --> 00:26:52,117 It's a portent. Shannon's death allows us to get rid of the police, the FBI... 294 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,998 It can all be blamed on her. 295 00:26:56,360 --> 00:27:01,354 Jim... you tell them she had a thing for Jerry Stevens. 296 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,359 She killed him out of jealousy. 297 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:10,952 She cutout his eyes... because she couldn't stand to have him look at another girl. 298 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:15,397 And his heart... because she was heartbroken. 299 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:22,636 But when they leave, and are gone, we must rekindle our faith... rather than lose it. 300 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:47,475 I never imagined she would hurt herself. I'm old-fashioned, Agent Scully. 301 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:54,517 I can't believe that children are capable of such things as they are these days. 302 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,832 She wanted me to hold that for her. 303 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:07,749 Excuse me. 304 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,434 Her office has a faint odour of incense. 305 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,511 She says it stops the smell of formaldehyde. 306 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,512 It's also used in Black Mass rituals. 307 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,433 I must admit, there are some oddities to her story. 308 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,351 What do you mean, "oddities"? 309 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,797 The man she replaced has taken two sick days in a 15-year career. 310 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:32,954 The morning of Jerry Stevens' murder, Mr Kingery developed necrotising fasciitis. 311 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:36,953 - Flesh-eating bacteria? That's very rare. - I know. 312 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:42,114 And when I questioned the staff about Mrs Paddock, no one can even recall hiring her. 313 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:54,711 Oh, look, I'm even getting caught up in this. 314 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:59,920 I'm sure Mrs Paddock's arrival and the teacher's sickness is just a coincidence. 315 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,992 The fact that no one recalls hiring her is an oversight. 316 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,389 This is something we should get caught up in. 317 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:09,598 I'll search the Ausbury house. I've been told they're staying with friends. 318 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,750 You check Mrs Paddock. 319 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,634 Power's out. 320 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,310 My religion,... 321 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:33,914 ..my family, Agent Mulder,... 322 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,310 ..goes back in this town seven generations. 323 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:43,437 They fled persecution from people being persecuted. 324 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,074 All in the name of religion. 325 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:56,200 I was raised to believe Christianity was synonymous with hypocrisy. 326 00:30:56,280 --> 00:31:02,753 Man's natural tendency was to "do what thou willst", not "do unto others". 327 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,076 We believe... 328 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,358 ..man is nothing but an animal. 329 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:16,275 No better, no worse, than those that walk on four legs. 330 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:21,110 And although I believed our faith kept us powerful in the community - 331 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,754 wealthy, good health - 332 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,869 ..I came to see hypocrisy in the others. 333 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,880 In me. 334 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,630 When they told me... 335 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:45,633 ..to blame my dead daughter... for Jerry Stevens' death,... 336 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,280 ..my reaction... 337 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:53,796 I was sick... that they would vilify an innocent,... 338 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,110 ..someone I loved,... 339 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,112 ..just to protect themselves. 340 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:05,876 And, at that moment, I knew I am better than an animal. 341 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:10,711 That my... previous beliefs... 342 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,998 ..were responsible... for her no longer being with us. 343 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,640 And that it was time to talk to you. 344 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:45,555 Clean. 345 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,590 - Did you abuse Shannon? - Never sexually. 346 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,750 And the rituals? 347 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:09,469 The blood of the young is considered very powerful. 348 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,439 We'd include them in the ceremonies, against their will. 349 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:19,837 They were too young to be trusted not to talk, but we never physically hurt them. 350 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,515 We'd slip over the ancient rituals that we didn't want to do. 351 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:28,071 Like drinking grape juice instead of wine at Communion? 352 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,479 What about Shannon's memories? 353 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:42,116 We'd perform a sort of posthypnotic suggestion that repressed their memories. 354 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,350 When they came of age - 18, 21 - 355 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:49,070 ..then they were made aware of the religion and brought into its practice. 356 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:53,790 When she recalled the past events, she must've mixed up reality with... 357 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,839 ..with that crap that's on Geraldo and the tabloids. 358 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,957 Did the others kill Jerry Stevens? 359 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,070 Shannon? 360 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,910 No. 361 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,911 But you are responsible. 362 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,198 You knew the possibilities contained in your beliefs, no matter how watered down. 363 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:18,199 Did you really think you could call up the devil and ask him to behave? 364 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,034 Who are the others? 365 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,471 - Yeah? - Mulder, the school. I'm in trouble. 366 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:41,471 Scully? 367 00:34:43,240 --> 00:34:47,995 We've got an emergency. I'm placing you under arrest. 368 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,952 I'll be back for you later. 369 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:19,034 Agh! 370 00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:04,435 - Scully?! - Mulder, what's wrong? 371 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:09,833 - You called. You said you were in trouble. - No, I didn't touch the phone. 372 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:41,952 Ausbury confessed to conspiracy. 373 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:44,952 He'll name everybody involved. Parents. Teachers. 374 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:49,636 I checked on Mrs Paddock's background. I don't think she's involved. 375 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,396 My God! 376 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:21,718 Do you think it's some kind of acid? 377 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:27,595 There's no evidence of any reaction with the wood from the acid. 378 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:31,517 There are tracks in the dirt, like from a snake. 379 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,271 That's impossible. 380 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,749 It would take a large python hours to consume 381 00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:39,957 and weeks to digest a human being. 382 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:43,077 You really do watch the Learning Channel. 383 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,033 Scully... snakeskin. 384 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,991 There's a python in Paddock's room. 385 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:01,116 Sheriff Oakes called me. Jim Ausbury is dead. 386 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,110 He was talking to the FBI. 387 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:08,030 Did they kill him? 388 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,631 You know who killed him. 389 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:13,795 Ausbury was no believer. 390 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:18,317 He had no real faith. No devotion. He was punished for his doubts. 391 00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,708 We have to act,... 392 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:28,516 ..or the same will happen to us, if it's not already too late. 393 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,992 We have to assume Jim told them who we are. 394 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:40,597 If Mulder knows, it will make the offering all the more meaningful. 395 00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:52,510 They're here. 396 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:00,229 Lock the office. 397 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:04,233 My keys. They were in my pocket. 398 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:23,952 Mulder... 399 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,672 Mrs Paddock...? What happened? 400 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,912 I... I came back. They were taking the snake. 401 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:35,912 Mrs Brown, Mr Vitaris... there are things about them I learned. 402 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:40,437 - I think they killed that boy. - We know about them. 403 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,830 Conference room. It's all there. 404 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:46,520 The paramedics must be tied up by the storm. 405 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,592 Just stay there, Mrs Paddock. We're gonna lock the door. 406 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:54,273 Just stay still. I'll be back. 407 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:31,590 It'll make the blood easier to clean up. 408 00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:41,800 Dominus inferus vobiscum. 409 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:45,036 Et cum tuo. 410 00:42:57,480 --> 00:42:59,311 Sursum corda. 411 00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:15,391 You're right. It is already too late. 412 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,590 Oh, God! 413 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:30,192 Mulder, did you see his expression? 414 00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:33,319 It was as if something had control of him. 415 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,311 Paddock. 416 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:39,796 Mrs Paddock? 417 00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:49,750 Mulder. 418 00:43:55,800 --> 00:44:03,798 Goodbye. It's been nice working with you. 419 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:09,358 I made this!