Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County (2016) - full transcript

Conor?

Conor?

Esther?

Ruthie?

Esther?

I've been marked next.

Don't.

She's right behind you.

Do you realize
that we haven't seen a car

in about 35 minutes?

Yeah.



We're like in the
middle of nowhere.

Dave, you act like you've
never left Manhattan.

Well, it feels like I haven't.

I wanna make sure that
we get interviews out here.

Copy.

I love this lake, and
this dabbling sort of light.

Jumping in the
lake, I'm so in.

Anyone bring bathing suits?

Who needs a bathing suit?

Alright, here we go.

Will, can you
get a shot of that?

Copy.

You good?

Day one is underway, as we
enter Holmes County, Ohio,



home to the largest
population of Amish

in the Unites States.

Guys, look over there.

Oh, that's a
real horse and buggy.

Oh yeah.

Hey, put that camera away.

What if they see us filming?

Windows are tinted, my friend.

We have been given permission
to document the lives

of a few Amish women to
explore what it is to be female

in the Amish world today.

And through them, we will
have unprecedented access

to the most reclusive
sect of Amish.

I need to change
batteries before we land.

Ooo, this is
beautiful out here.

Yeah, but I don't
have any service.

Switch your phone
to airplane mode,

so your battery doesn't drain.

You're not gonna
get service up here.

The English
invasion has arrived.

Oh

Do you guys get a B-roll?

Copy that, this
place could shoot itself.

Hey, Conor, is that him?

Oh yeah.

That should be
Isaac, our contact.

Here we go.

I thought Conor was a man.

Oh, but we talked
on the phone.

I thought you
were his secretary.

Okay, is it
gonna be a problem?

No, no, pardon the confusion.

Yeah, we're good to go here.

Alright, everyone
just please remember,

photography is strictly
prohibited alright,

so cameras must be
hidden in public,

and can only be displayed
in the private home

with the permission
of the owner.

Now, the reason I stress
this is the Bishop

has not sanctioned
photography for this, alright.

He thinks you're here
researching a book

for Amish life.

So, cameras must be hidden,

or I risk being shunned.

Got it?

So, is everyone in Holmes
County, Swartzentruber?

No, no, there's at
least 13 different sects

of Amish in Holmes County,

all with varying
degrees of strictness.

Swartzentruber is
the most strict.

You have no running water in
our homes, outhouses out back,

and you can't even heat
water with propane.

Then how did you get
us access to these girls?

They agreed to it.

See, we believe that it's
God's will for the truth

to be told about us to disprove

English myths about our lives.

Anyway, they're only at
risk when you're here.

You know, none of the
families have electricity,

much less television,

so whatever you do
with what you get done,

we'll be the wiser
when you're gone.

Alright, great.

Oh, also you'll
need to cover those.

To the Amish, tattoos are
the marks of the beast.

AJ, I've been getting
some sick B-roll all day.

Cool.

What's B-roll?

They're inserts, it's
like, beauty shots.

Shots of the environment
that we can cut into.

What's that?

I believe you
call em' scare crows.

I've never seen a
scare crow without a face.

Hey, AJ, you wanna get
a closer look at that?

No, I'm sorry,
I can't allow that.

That house, it belongs to
Rebecca Swartzentruber,

she's the community's bruja.

To the Amish, bruja means witch.

An Amish witch?

Yes, but she's been
shunned by the community,

so you're not allowed
to speak to her,

or even look her direction.

Okay.

You good?

Yeah, I'm good.

Good?

Yep.

Okay, let's go meet the girls.

Oh, that's gonna have
to be done by a woman.

Sorry about that.

I got it, no prob.

Thank you.

What do you need from me?

If you actually can find that
tiny little lipstick camera.

I think we put it up there.

That would be great, thank you.

Okay, I'm gonna put this
down your dress, okay.

Okay.

It's a microphone.

I'm gonna tape it
on the inside of your dress.

- Okay.
- Alright.

It's gonna tickle a little.

Okay, alright, great.

That wasn't too bad.

I did it.

Why are your ears covered?

- Oh these?
- Yeah.

Oh, these are headphones,
so I can hear you.

Say something.

Like what?

I don't know, I, what?

Perfect.

What did I do perfect?

We're good to go here.

You're perfect.

Stop making fun of me.

No.

You ever see
one of these before?

That's how the
beast is let in.

Why do the English
wanna know about us?

Because you're interesting.

Don't you think
you're interesting?

No.

The English think we're strange.

They stare at us
when we go to town.

That's because
you're interesting.

Can you hear me?

Yep, Esther, I can hear you.

Hey, how are
you guys doing in here?

Good.

Let's start, yeah?

Ruthie, come on in.

You okay?
Mmmhmm.

Alright, one of
you two ladies sit here.

Okay?

Great.

Hey Conor, could you
move back just a little bit?

- Oh.
- Thank you.

Are you good to go?

Yeah, we're good,
we're rollin', yeah.

And we're just
gonna start really easy, okay?

Have you ever been
friendly with an English?

Oh yes, I've been
friendly with a few of them

in the market...
Hush!

You might have met some of them,

but you've never been friends.

Is everything okay?

Ruthie, are you okay?
MmmHmm.

Okay.

How many days of the week
are you at the market?

Whenever we need to.

Do you go there to sell or...

That came from Grandmother's!

Okay, okay, Ruthie!

No, no, you stay here!

What if they need help?

It's none of your concern.

Rebecca, the bruja,
it's the girl's grandmother?

Yes, it's the death bell.

Rebecca Swartzentruber
has passed.

I'm so sorry
for your loss yesterday.

Rebecca was old, so
it wasn't surprising.

It was God's will
that he claimed her.

What brought you here?

I came to be her apprentice.

Apprentice for what?

Bruja.

What does a bruja do?

We're healers, caregivers.

We are skilled in
natural medicine,

so we use herbs, spices,
and oils in our practice,

but because the Amish
don't understand it,

they call our work witchcraft.

Aren't you afraid
of being shunned?

I am shunned.

My gifts are strong,
God works through me,

and I'm willing to
sacrifice for it.

For me, there is nothing else.

I have this gift, and I
feel the need to help.

How can you help
if you're shunned?

They came to Rebecca and I
in the shadows of the night.

They only ignore us in daylight.

What would you rather them do?

Acknowledge us.

I'm not the only bruja here.

What are you
makin' over there?

I am making my
famous apple tarts.

Esther comes
from a long bloodline

of very gifted bruja.

I usually sell
them at the market,

but it's just for us
and the crew, of course.

Her grandmother being
one of the most powerful.

Esther herself is strong,

and she practices
in private because

she's afraid of being shunned.

Does her cousin practice also?

Ruthie? No, she
a good Swartzie.

Who's that girl?

I don't know,
I've never even seen her.

I pray the Bishop
gives Rebecca a proper funeral.

I thought she was a descendant

of the founding family.

Blood means nothing
when you're shunned.

Who is this?

Katie Ann.

How'd it go with Conor?

Fine.

Katie Ann...

- Gingrich.
- Gingrich.

She's a cousin of ours.

She's come to help with
Grandma's preparations, Iva.

It is God's will
that we have help today.

We need it.

Your grandmother
never mentioned you.

Iva.

That's unfortunate to hear.

Or curious.

Do you always
introduce yourself

with an insult?

Child, it's a simple fact.

Mind your temper, tantrums
spawn from vanity.

Enough! We
have to work to do.

Come on.

Let's try to
get a release from her.

Katie Ann, just be natural.

Cameras aren't strange to me.

I have some English friends.

I've even been
photoed before, lots.

Can we work in peace?

Katie Ann, this
is a somber moment.

It's the Bishop.

The English can't be in here!

Please, hide your cameras!

You and your brethren
can not be found by him?

It's not easy being
here at this time.

I do understand your
time of mourning,

but the elders have spoken.

And it will be a black funeral.

She was shunned, that is
our way in the matter.

She will be buried on
unconsecrated ground

outside of the
community cemetery.

And she must wear black.

Without a proper burial,

her soul will not
be put to rest.

Please, there must be a way.

It has been decided.

This is wrong.

She's deserves
respect for everything

she's done for this community.

Her soul won't rise if she
is desecrated in this way.

We can't go
against the Bishop.

Yes we can.

We can bury her in white,

and no one will know otherwise!

God will know!

And God will
welcome her to heaven.

Esther, don't listen to her.

Don't listen to
her, she's shunned,

she has nothing to lose,

and she is going to
bring trouble to this.

Look at me, look at me.

If you do this,
think of your future.

If you do this and
the Church finds out,

you're gonna be shunned.

Esther...

We could all be shunned.

Esther, look at me please,

do not condemn your
grandmother to hell.

Iva, Iva please, this
is a family matter.

A family matter, Katie
Ann, and where have you been

in the past year where
I took care of her?

Esther, don't listen to her.

Don't listen to her,

you know the right thing to do.

It's not easy, but
it's the right thing.

Esther.

We have to do what
the Bishop wants.

No Iva, please
wait, please, Iva.

Esther, stop, don't.

It's alright Esther,
it's the right thing.

Are you Esther Swartzentruber?

Yes.

I'm Salom Arodijpare.

I'm sorry to hear
about your grandmother.

I wanted to help in
any manner possible.

That's very
kind, God bless you.

I'm here to offer
condolences on behalf

of a small group of
bruja in Indiana.

We offer you our support,

such a brave young
group of bruja.

You are
mistaken, we are not bruja.

The only bruja in this
house is dead in that box.

The energy here
says otherwise.

There is a powerful
presence in this room.

Whatever presence
you may feel came with you,

and it should leave with you.

Do not poison our home
with your impure practices.

I will return for
the burial. Good day.

Come, we must wash our hands.

Go, go, go, get back there.

Get right back there.

No one's there.

Probably just
one of the local boys

playing a joke on us.

Yeah, so when's the funeral?

It's in three days.

It's customary for the
deceased to be remained

attended to during
that time for people

to come and go and
pay their respects.

Are your
parents gonna help you?

Oh no, they're
dead, Ruthie's and mine.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

It was a barn
fire at my uncle's

while we were having church.

We were lucky, me and
Ruthie, we weren't there.

My grandmother raised us.

I used to love listening
to her tell stories.

What kind of stories
would she tell you?

Oh, stories kids liked.

Scary ones.

Mostly about two little girls
who get lost in the woods,

but she would always
end the story by saying,

"Don't worry angel, Grandmother
will always find you."

Esther, there's
someone outside again.

Why are you still dressed?

Someone pounded on my window!

Ruthie, I don't see anyone.

There was
someone, I'm telling you,

there was someone
pounding on my window.

You see! Esther you
heard that earlier,

and now this?

Careful, Esther be careful.

Hello.

There's no one there.

What in the world?

Hello!

Do you see anything?

No.

I'm sure it's the
Swartzie boys just tryin'

to give us a scare.

Hey, it's been a long day,

you should go to bed.

I can sit up with Grandmother
tonight, it's okay.

Thank you.

Yes.

Come in then.

It's okay, shh, shh, shh.

There you go.

There you are.

That's a good boy.

There you go, back to your mama.

Shh, shh, shh.

What was that?

Kindness.

Now go to bed.

What about the crew?

Is it possible that
someone from your group

was trying to scare her?

Absolutely
not, we wouldn't do that.

Why was there
a camera left inside?

That was left over
from the interview yesterday.

We're not here to
manipulate events, Esther.

I promise, okay,
you have my word.

Okay.

How many do
you think we should get?

Maybe two of each.

How well do you know Iva?

A lot better than we know you.

Oh, we, a year, at least.

Why do you ask?

Just curious.

I had trouble sleeping
with her moving about

all last night in
Grandmother's place.

I couldn't figure out
what she was doing.

Oh that was just
restlessness, I'm sure.

No, no, no, no.

It sounded like she was
moving things, heavy things.

Do you think she has
intentions of taking over

Grandmother's place?

Do you?

I think that's too
soon to make any assumptions.

I had higher
hopes for our settlement.

I knew no one would come.

This is an unconsecrated burial.

That's enough to
keep anyone away.

They should all
be ashamed of themselves.

God doesn't see witchcraft
as righteously as you do.

We should bury her,

and then wait back at the house.

I think people would be more
comfortable paying respects

in a more suitable location.

No, the Bishop isn't here yet.

He's always present at burials,

even on consecrated ones.

The Bishop's not coming.

Ruthie, it's been
over an hour now,

you gotta be sensible.

I'll perform the rights.

Thank you.

Oh, Esther, Esther.

Look at the face.

I bet it was the work
of that bruja from Indiana.

We need to go
back to the house.

Don't look at it, we need
to go back to the house.

What?

Oh my goodness!

Who did this?

Awe, look.

Awe, no!

Ruthie!

What was that?

Well, go, go!

How long has
she been up here for?

I think they're
trying to send us a message.

Who?

The community.

What I'm actually
most curious about,

on the wall in the bedroom?

The hex on Ruthie's
wall is a dark sign.

It's dark work, and it's
something that we recognize

from Grandmother's place.

What does dark work mean?

Do we have to talk about it?

No, but I do want you to feel

like this is safe space.

Like this is a safe space?

Like this is a safe space?

I don't feel safe.

Why don't Amish
dolls have faces?

Well, it's so the
devil can't look at us

through the eyes
of grave images.

If there's no face in somethin',

he has no way of watchin' us.

The bruja from
Indiana, she's dead!

Conor, come, come!

What?

Iva, wait!

Iva!

Where is she?

She was here, she was
right there in that tree.

You're sure?

Yes, I am positive.

- Conor!
- Where is she?

Who?

The woman from Indiana.

You saw her too?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

We got it on video,
but the cameras died.

Just playback.

How long has
she been here for?

Should we report it?

No one's got service.

I should tell the Bishop.

No, it will only
make the sentiment

more suspicious of us.

And besides, none of us even
knew who she actually was.

I know what I saw, Ruthie!

I know, Iva, I know,

but no one should go to the
Bishop until we find a body.

He will think that we
invited this evil upon us.

We got it on camera!

But that's why we shouldn't.

It proves it's, Esther!

It proves it's on
the English's device,

the Bishop will know that
we've gone against his rule!

What the hell happened?

Like I said, the
bruja from Indian

was hanging from that tree.

And she was dead?

Yeah.

Well, technically, we
don't know if she was dead.

Iva said she was cold,
we didn't take a pulse.

We don't know if she was dead.

I know what I saw, that
woman was definitely dead.

No, that's speculation.

You don't know that for a fact.

We don't know if she was dead.

So, it could've been a set up.

Yeah.

I don't doubt you saw what
you did, we have it on tape.

But there are ways to fabricate
a hanging, theater tricks.

I think there's still
a good chance someone

may be trying to
mess with you girls.

I think we keep looking,

if we find a body
then we'll report it,

if not, let's not draw more
attention to you, okay.

How well do
you know Katie Ann?

Not very well.

Her mother, our aunt,
she left the settlement

when I was an infant.

This is the first time
I've really met her.

They were rarely discussed.

Her mother married
a new order man...

Left for a new
life and never looked back.

I see darkness in her eyes.

Everything was fine
until she got here.

There's something
not right about her.

At your grandmother's house
I hear her banging around

at all hours of the night.

She accused you of the same.

What?

Me?

What business would I...

When did you hear her?

The past couple nights.

If it wasn't me or Katie Ann...

Somebody has been moving
in that house at night.

Yes.

Please, my
husband is very ill.

Of course, please come in.

There is no bruja
in this house!

You need to find help elsewhere,

and be sure to let others know!

There is no practicing
in this house!

Go away!

Yes ma'am.

You didn't have
to be rude to her.

Of course I did!

You know the ungodly
things that we witnessed

in Grandmother's
house as children!

I want the truth known!

There is no bruja in this house.

Grandmother is dead.

They have nowhere else to go.

It's natural that they
want to come here.

Not in my house!

Be smart Esther, the
settlements already talkin',

and if you don't stop,

they're gonna turn
their back on you

just like they did Grandmother.

And you're gonna
lose everything,

not just Isaac, but me too.

Ruthie.

Esther.

Iva, I, I need to
be alone right now.

Okay.

Oh my God, did you see that?

Did you get that?

- Yeah, I saw that.
- What? What?

Come on, come on.

Open the door!

Oh jeez.

What'd you guys see?

Dave.

Dave, what did you see?

I don't know, it
was fast man, I don't know.

It was like an old lady
running through the woods,

with no clothes on
or somethin', man.

What?

I could be
wrong man, I don't know.

Hello!

Is anybody out there?

Look, it was fast!

Come on, come on!

Wait!

What the heck is that?

Oh, what is that thing?

You guys get inside.

Get back in!
What is it doing?

What the hell?

Who put that there?

It's not funny.

What was that?

A dead bird.

Conor, what was that?

I don't...

I don't know, everyone
just take a breath.

Who put the dead
bird on the roof?

I don't know about the
dead bird, I don't know!

It's okay.
We're gonna die!

We're totally gonna die here!

We're not gonna die,
AJ, take a breath!

Conor, someone's
playing tricks on us,

and it's not funny!

Yeah!

I do think someone's
playing tricks on us.

You guys I don't think someone's
trying to scare the girls,

I think they're trying
to scare us into leaving.

But it's okay, okay
guys, it's okay.

We're gonna go.

We can go...
We're gonna go now!

We can go tonight,
we have to pack up,

but we can go tonight.

Things have been
worse since you left.

It's evil...

Evil work.

Late at night.

I was just making supper
and something pushed me...

Oh my God.

And I cut myself.

Whatever pushed me,
I didn't see, I...

Katie Ann, you tell her.

Well, I mean, I
was sleep walking,

and I came before
Grandmother's grave.

Something pulls me there.

At night someone's
moving furniture

in Rebecca
Swartzentruber's room,

heavy pieces, and
strange setups.

Ruthie, tell them.

Somethin' has been
watching me sleep,

and it whispers things.

Bad things.

Either someone is trying
to drive us crazy...

Or we've already set
sail in that direction.

Or your Grandmother is furious
about her shameful burial.

How do you want us to help?

We need you to
put your cameras

in the house and see
what is tormenting us.

Just the small ones.

Oh Esther, the
last thing I wanna do

is get you girls
in more trouble.

No one here will
breath a word of it.

So, we're seeing
from top of the grid out here,

to right about here, right.

So, the two angles
of this whole room.

Yeah, it's great.

And what other
rooms do you wanna set up?

We need one in each bedroom.

Okay, I got plenty.

And then make sure
to cover the kitchen.

That's great, thank you.
Alright, good.

Movin' on.

Up this way.

It's cold in here.

Can't keep a
fire in the fireplace,

if something doesn't
want the warmth.

Something?

Or she, I should say.

I think Rebecca kept a
dark energy under control,

and now that's she's gone,

my gifts aren't strong
enough to harness it.

This is her room.

Why are the
windows boarded up?

When Rebecca grew ill,

she rested much
better in the dark.

Is the furniture
normally like this?

No, it changes every night.

It'll be different by morning.

You'll have to put
a camera in here.

Come, I'll show you to
where Katie Ann and I sleep.

You'll wanna cover your ears.

- What?
- Oh my God.

Since her death,

that happens every time
someone moves her room.

This way.

How can it see us in the dark?

When there's no light,
it goes into night mode.

So, where's Katie Ann's room?

Oh, she sleeps
right over here.

Focus some more.

It's still a little
bit out of focus.

That's better, good.

AJ, you good?

This place is really weird.

Yes it is.

Sorry guys...

It was just me.

See you in the morning.

Are you guys gonna be okay?

It usually comes at night,
so ah...

Now we wait.

We can't live feed?

No, we didn't
bring enough equipment,

so we'll just have to
check in the morning.

Okay.

Do you guys believe them?

We'll see what we get.

The imagination can
be a tricky thing.

In any case, those girls were
legitimately freaked out.

Cameras loaded, I'm
gonna head back in there,

and see if I can capture what's
been messing with the girls.

Okay.

B-cams still on!

So weird.

Esther?

Did you hear that?

Yeah.

What was that?

Ruthie?

What's goin' on?

What? Where have you been?

I...

Answer me!

Your room was just
empty, Ruthie!

What are you still doin' up?

Why would you do that?

Why would you plant that
thing right outside our door?

Why would I do what?

Why would you do that?

Esther, do what?
Calm yourself.

What is it?

Did you see who
moved it last night?

No, we only put cameras
inside, not outdoors.

Do you know when Ruthie
left the house last night?

No, she purposely moved
the camera in her room

to hide her window.

Esther, is Katie Ann here?

No.

What happened?

It happened last night.

The scarecrow caught fire.

Someone just moved it here?

That's all we know.

If Katie Ann's not here,
she's gone, and there's more.

Please, you have to
come to Grandmother's.

Ruthie?

Ruthie, get out here!

Katie Ann's missin'.

Hurry, please.

She missin'?

Please.

I woke up this morning
expecting to hear

Katie Ann in the kitchen.

She's an early riser,

but she wasn't there so
I went back into the room

to see if she was in bed...

And you just have to see.

Don't touch it!

It's dark work.

She's gone, I've looked
everywhere for her.

Maybe she went home.

Without sayin' bye,
no, she didn't go home.

What does this mean?

It's what left in the
resting place of a bruja

when she's been burned.

Guys, I found something.

What were you doing?

I have no memory
of that, I promise.

I did not do that
on my own will.

AJ, could you
play the other one?

She stands
like that for an hour.

Stop here.

Wait, what?

Look at the time.

Three seconds are missing.

Someone must have
turned the camera off briefly,

that's the only explanation.

Well, let's check
the other cameras,

and see where she went
after she left the room.

I can't find her
on any other feed

after she leaves the bedroom.

People don't just disappear.

You know...

She uses our family name,

but we never met here,
not face to face.

What are you getting at?

If there's someone
trying to scare us,

why not have the help of
a stranger who's falsely

usin' our family name?

That's an awfully
complicated plot for a scare.

But nothin' strange
happened until she arrived.

Ruthie, we're not
victims of jest.

There's darkness at work,

I know you can feel it.

We all can.

Your grandmother is
filled with fury.

It's our fault.

We have to go back, and
lay her to rest properly.

We have to fix
what we have done.

You mean go and dig her up?

A buried woman?

It's blasphemy, I will
not stand for that!

Ruthie do you
have any better ideas?

Where have you been going
all hours of the night?

What?

Is that true?

Is what true?

Esther? Ruthie?

The Bishop is on his way.

He knows the English
have returned, alright.

They need to go!

Go! Hide.

Stay here, stay.

Certain things have
been brought to my attention.

You deliberately
disobeyed my wishes

of no English photography.

And you let Satan
into our community.

And for this, I am officially
placing you under bond.

Your shunning will
be in three days.

Prepare your confession
to plead your case now.

Bishop, I only
asked for help here...

There is also
talk of you practicing.

The church is no
place for a bruja.

I had high hopes for you Esther.

Isaac...

You are to remain on the
farm until her hearing...

To prevent the
practice of bruja.

How could you do it?

Isaac.

Isaac.

I'll be outside.

Esther.

Esther, Esther,
it's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Esther, Esther, I thought
it would only be a reprimand.

I'm so sorry.

You told him?

Esther.

Esther, Esther, Esther, I am...

That is where you've
been going at night?

I'd never...

That is where you've been
going at night, Ruthie?

You've been tempted
by a dark power.

I promise you I would never
have done anything like this

if I thought that was what
would come of it, I promise.

Ruthie, if my future
is filled with emptiness,

it will all be on your hands.

Believe me, I never
thought this would happen.

Esther, I talked to him, I was
only trying to protect you.

Get out of my sight!

I was trying to protect you!

Esther, Esther please...

Get out of here!

Please forgive me.

You stop with that
nonsense, Ruthie, get out!

Get out!

I wanted to help you.

Please forgive me.

There's only one way that
you can redeem yourself.

I will do anything.

Tonight...

We're digging up Grandmother,

and we are making this right.

What about Isaac?

I'll handle Isaac.

Iva...

Do you have any
idea what you've done?

Iva, Iva, Iva.

Don't!

Oh God, please help me.

Okay, everyone.

Let's begin.

Ruthie.

Ruthie.

Do it!

Isaac, stop!

Ruthie.

Take it.

I can't do it, I can't.

Esther, I can't do
it, I can't do it.

Ruthie, look at me.

You are gonna go, and you are
gonna go to Grandmother's,

get her white burial
dress and her bible,

and bring it back to me.

Can you at least do that for me?

Go!

Ruthie.

You're gonna be okay.

You're doing the right thing.

You're doing the right thing.

What's takin' her?

She probably can't find
where I put the dress.

I'll go help.
Thank you.

She...

She was there.

Isaac, we put her
in there ourselves.

Someone have
desecrated her grave.

We got it on
camera, didn't we?

No, I have to tell
the Bishop alright...

No, Isaac, no...

This is now a
spiritual concern!

Just go back and
wait at your house.

We should not be here.

This is the devil's work.

What about Ruthie and Iva?

I'll go tell
them, alright, now just go!

Go!

Ruthie!

Ruthie!

Hurry up.

Ruthie.

Iva, Ruthie?

Iva, Ruthie!

Someone desecrated
Rebecca's bible.

She's not
in the grave, alright.

Her body is missing.

What? We
buried her ourselves.

No, you girls need to go wait

at Esther and Ruthie's
house, alright.

I'm gonna go get
the Bishop, alright.

Go, Go!
Okay.

Ruthie!

Ruthie! We have to
leave, please, Ruthie!

Ruthie, are you in here? Please!

Ah!

They should
be here by now, right?

I'm gonna go outside
and wait for them, okay?

You can come and get me if
you need anything, alright?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Where the hell is the RV?

It's not here, I
don't know what's going on.

I tried...

Okay, okay, I want
it to be up there

waiting for me when
the girls get here.

I want to put them in there.

Will you go up there
and wait for me, please?

You're not listening!

The RV and the
production van are dead!

How?

I don't know, they
have plenty of gas,

they won't turn over and
I've checked everything...

Okay, okay!

Let's at least get
those girls out of that house.

Okay.

Hey, you stay here,
keep an eye out.

Okay.

Ugh.

Hello? Someone there?

Conor?

Ruthie?

Iva?

Katie Ann?

Where have you been?

Answer me.

Answer me!

Esther?

Ruthie?

Esther?

I've been marked next.

Don't move.

She's right behind you.

Be advised, we have one
deceased in the residence.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Hi.

Oh my God, look at you.

You look great.

Thank You.

Right here?
Yeah.

Thanks for coming
down and meeting me.

Yeah.

Do you miss Amish life?

Life now it...

It's okay.

It's fast.

It's lonely.

How's Ruthie?

She's happily
married to the Bishop.

Bishops's wife, it's
a big deal, so...

I assume she's happy.

Being shunned we cannot talk.

And Isaac?

I wouldn't know.

He's chosen the church over me.

I'm sorry.

He's Amish, he always will be.

What was it that
you wanted to tell me?

Yeah...

What happened to Grandmother...

We were told that the
elders had dug her up

shortly after we buried her.

They burned her body
to protect themselves.

But what they did for
protection isn't gonna

ever give them any.

She will never be at peace now,

so there will never be
peace in Holmes County.

That's why I left.

I need to show you something.

What is this?

How is this possible?

I checked, it's legitimate.

She died in a car crash
a couple years ago.

There's something else.

Iva?

What?

We buried her.

When were these takin'?

Two days ago.

How is this possible?

Conor, how is this possible?

If the bruja came
in as Katie Ann,

maybe she left as Iva.

Their stories...

You remember?

Their stories will
always end the same way.

"Don't worry angel, Grandmother
will always find you."