Constantine (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 7 - Blessed Are the Damned - full transcript
While in art class, Zed has a bizarre vision of snakes that lead her and John to a small town where a preacher has mysteriously gained the ability to heal his congregation.
- What you got there?
- Rattlesnakes.
Careful... The venom hasn't
been milked from those yet.
Just use one of those copperheads
from back there for the sermon tonight.
Daddy used the poisonous ones...
And we're gonna honor his life
by doing things the way he did 'em.
Want to die the way he did, too?
it's about your sermon, Zach,
your message.
They don't know what kind
of snakes you're using up there.
They don't care.
Do you know how disappointed daddy would be
if he knew how our numbers had dwindled?
These people need something to believe in.
"But now that you have
"been set free from sin,
and have become..."
Uh, let's see.
"...you've become
slaves of God".
I'm sorry.
My daddy... He...
He had a way of bringing this
old book to life, didn't he?
You know what he used to say
to me as a boy?
"There is death in that box".
And today...
I will not run from death,
for God has anointed me
to handle these deadly creatures.
In... This...
Venomous serpent,
I hold, glory to God,
death in my hands!
This serpent...
It cannot conquer me.
Sir.
Uh-uh, uh-uh. No way.
And his plan is perfect.
Zach... Oh, no, no, no.
Are you all r...
Somebody call for help!
Zach, you stay with me, okay?
Don't you...
Oh, God...
I saw it.
Praise the lord.
I saw it.
Praise Jesus,
I saw it!
Let me feel the spirit, preacher!
Let me feel the spirit. Please.
Oh, my leg! It's back!
I'm healed! Praise the lord!
Praise the lord! I'm healed!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
My leg!
# Constantine 1x07 #
Blessed Are the Damned
Original Air Date on December 5, 2014
Getting there.
Nice work.
Thanks.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Sorry.
On that spirited note,
everyone, um, take 15.
- Hope it wasn't me.
- Huh?
No. No, um...
You were fine.
You were more than fine.
15 minutes... That should be
time for a cup of coffee.
I saw a machine downstairs.
I'm Eddie.
Um, Zed.
I'm sorry, I... I... I have to go.
Oh, okay. Um... What about dinner?
- You know what? I... really, I don't...
- Eat?
Uh...
Giancarlo's.
Thursday, 7:00 P.M.
Okay.
John, I just had this insane vision.
Oh, how are you, John?
I didn't have to touch
anything to have the vision.
Well, actually, I have a
little bit of a bad neck
- And I swore it was real.
- I slept a bit awkward last night...
I mean, I saw these snakes
crawling up my leg,
and one of those snakes
actually went up and bit my leg.
What, you said snakes?
Yeah.
Our training is expanding
your psychic awareness.
You see there?
What, Kentucky?
Middle of bugger all.
Seems a preacher was bit
by a poisonous snake,
which explains your vision.
He came back to life,
started performing miracles,
and now...
He's a bloody star.
This is from a conspiracy web site.
Nabbed this bad boy
off the grim reaper himself.
it says that he regrew a man's leg.
Yeah, I saw lots
of these cons growing up.
Oh, yeah, and, uh,
where was that exactly?
- Uh-uh.
- Hmm.
Well, I must have protection.
Of various kinds.
We're gonna go visit
a preacher in a church?
That's a good point.
So, Chas is off duty.
He's making good with his daughter.
Guess what that means.
You're driving.
Grab my coat, will you?
In my name shall they cast out.
They shall...
Lay hands on the sick,
and they shall...
Excuse me, luv.
Many of you have traveled
a great distance to be here this...
Beautiful Sunday morning
the lord has gifted us!
We done with the boring part yet?
And I know...
This is the part y'all been waiting for.
Your faith has been rewarded.
God has come to grace us,
and today you shall witness his power.
And let me tell you,
it is great!
Can you feel it?
I can feel the power of God!
I invite you to be healed.
I can s-see.
This is just ridiculous.
You brought me here for this?
You brought me here... your vision,
if I recall correctly.
They're all so hungry
for something to believe in.
He's just preying on them.
Yeah, well, suckers make easy prey.
They're not suckers.
They're just not jaded like you.
They're still searching
for the magic in their lives.
Didn't take you for a religious one.
I don't know what I am...
But I like to believe there's
a... guiding hand in it all.
Guiding... judging...
Damning.
He's a jack of all trades, really.
I mean, I'm not critiquing or anything,
but I'm pretty sure
he's not very keen on me.
in his name...
I heal you.
Still think we came to the wrong place?
That's Enochian.
The language of the bloody angels.
Angels... They really exist?
Unfortunately, yes.
I don't speak their lingo,
but I recognize the sound.
Have you met one?
Let's just table the angel talk, luv.
it's the preacher we need to focus on here.
Nobody wields that kind
of power without consequences.
I got to tell you, doc, it
happened right before my eyes.
Remarkable.
it's getting kind of hot in here.
Yeah, we're almost done, Nate.
Briarwood Med sent me your,
uh, scans from two years ago.
Uh, they'd rushed you into their
ER as a result of, what was it?
A trucking accident.
Trucking accident.
Your leg was crushed, nerves severed.
And then look at today's scans.
The bone has regenerated, the
skin, the tissue, everything.
if I hadn't seen all your other scans,
I'd swear you were a different man.
All right.
All right, and just look into my left ear.
Now, open your eyes for me.
Nate.
_
Here.
"Commerce at God's door".
Makes me feel all bright and
- shiny.
- Oh, I just love your accent.
You're not from around here.
Sharp tack, you are, luv.
Liverpool, England.
But, uh, I'm well traveled.
Yeah, we drove in from, uh,
Tennessee about a week and a half ago.
Uh, preacher Zachary, he cleared
Nancy's chronic arthritis
with just a touch.
Pain-free.
Are you going down to the river tomorrow?
There's a group Baptism.
Well, I tell you what,
I fancy a dip right now.
What's your name, darling?
Zed.
Give me your hands.
You have doubt.
Inside.
I have a good reason to doubt.
But you want to believe.
I can see that.
May God bless your soul.
Oh, no, I've, uh...
Got a bit of a cold, actually.
Wouldn't want to make you sick.
But thanks, anyway.
What can I do for you?
Just a quick question.
Where did you learn the Enochian you spoke?
Pardon me?
Enochian.
It's the language of the angels.
You spoke it in your sermon this morning.
Who are we to question the gifts
we receive from the Lord?
God bless your soul.
Aah!
I could feel him, John.
He was so close to death.
I felt what he felt in that moment.
An angel. So you said.
Thanks, mate.
Just about the only thing around
here that isn't deep fried.
So you get any other sense of
Zachary the great and powerful?
Well, he has good intentions
and he's unquestioning in his faith.
Bit boring, but okay.
Let's say he's not the dark
part of this equation.
Unless he's being manipulated.
Blind faith can be a dangerous thing.
Spoken from experience?
Maybe what the preacher's
doing is legitimate.
From what I read, Briarwood went through
a pretty rough drought this past year.
Everyone's trying to make ends meet.
Maybe these people get
to have their miracles.
Well, miracles are ours to make, luv.
And your visions are connected
to the scry map, remember?
Scry map bad.
But his heart is in the right place.
Well, I can't speak to that,
but I can speak to his magic.
it's much too powerful.
All this healing energy... it
has to come from somewhere.
if history's any indication, then
it'll be taking its toll
on the land already.
On the land?
Follow me.
I thought I smelled something.
Pobrecitos.
What's happening in the church
is a front for something dark,
something poisonous.
And we need to find out
what before that poison spreads.
Manny.
Manny.
Who's Manny?
He's an angel.
So you do know one.
Can I meet him?
No, no, you wipe that look
of wonder off your face.
This one isn't as awe-inspiring
as the title suggests.
Are you kidding me?
With all the darkness
and all the scary stuff
in the world of John Constantine,
finally there's something light?
Manny!
Maybe if you asked nicer.
Do you see all those people out there?
We're gonna need to build a bigger church.
Yeah, it's amazing.
I hear there's one family come
all the way from Poughkeepsie.
You... you think maybe we
ought to slow down a little?
Just try to...
Figure out exactly what
we got on our hands?
it's not our place to question the gift.
Where's my pen? I got a sermon to write.
it's just... we don't know
where it comes from.
Sarah,
I almost died.
But I didn't.
God wants this.
And he's using me to do it.
Or maybe it's daddy
shining down on us from heaven.
Whatever the case, our path is clear.
All right, you wanker.
You won't come the easy way...
I am bringing out the big guns.
You're going to lure an angel with drugs?
it's dried myrtle, luv.
By the divine power that holds the balance,
bring forth your servant
of ministering.
By your wisdom and your justice,
your will be done.
Please.
That was a nice touch.
Won't make the slightest bit
of difference, luv.
On the contrary, the girl's right...
Courtesy counts.
What, you want to hear me beg, is that it?
Reminds me of an ex-girlfriend of mine.
I do have other mortals to watch over, John.
I don't want you to watch,
I want you to listen.
There's a preacher in town...
He's using some pretty powerful magic.
So I can see. He's speaking
in Enochian tongues.
I need to know what he's saying.
it would only make sense
if you stand facing the sun.
You just... love a good riddle, don't you?
Look, I'm a foot past the line, John.
You know I cannot
sway the outcome of events.
All right.
While I face the sun.
Then what?
What good is it really gonna... oh.
Bollocks. Not much of a guardian
angel if he's not here
when you want him, huh?
No, he got his point across.
Come here. Do me a favor, luv.
Hum that tune you heard today.
The Enochian.
What for?
Just... humor me.
Do you hear that?
Yeah.
Echolocation.
It's getting louder.
There.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, easy.
Careful, careful.
Ay, dios m?o.
_
It looks abandoned.
We should be safe here for now.
Over there.
Here, take her. Yeah, yeah.
Here you are, luv.
She's an actual angel.
is this the one you know?
No, this one's a lot prettier.
I'm Imogen.
What happened to you, luv?
I was taking a dying mortal to heaven.
I don't know how, but...
He pulled a feather from my wing.
He was revived.
I fell to earth.
That must be what I saw in my vision
when I touched Zachary.
it's the only way an angel
can enter our plane
in physical form. Damage to the wings.
One feather.
Piss poor design, if you ask me.
That's what Zachary has.
An angel's feather.
Piqued your interest now, have we?
Who are you talking to?
The ugly one.
Where is he?
Are you okay?
I don't know.
Everything hurts.
You could've helped me find her faster,
you know. Is he over here?
I didn't know she fell, John.
Angels are compartmentalized.
All part of the plan to
prevent our interference,
keep humanity's free will intact.
A little to your right, luv.
Are riddles and...
Minimally helpful guidance
also part of the plan?
A mortal has never been able
to remove an angel's feather before.
Imogen doesn't belong here. She won't last.
Ask him if an angel can die.
Yes.
The soul is extinguished.
We simply cease to exist.
We need to get that feather back.
- What is this?
- Protection spell.
Once I'm done, evil will not
be able to cross the line
created by the flowing water.
Should keep Imogen safe
while we get the feather back
from Zachary.
I should stay.
She's gonna be alone.
She's not alone, luv.
Manny.
How come I can't see him?
He's in spirit form.
He reveals himself to me,
principally to annoy me,
I'm convinced.
But Imogen fell to earth.
She entered the mortal plane,
so she's corporeal.
That's why we can both see her.
You're gobsmacked, aren't you?
I just...
I believed everything I was told as a girl.
The older I got...
The more lies I uncovered.
But angels here? I mean...
I have so many questions
I want to ask them.
Good luck with that, luv.
They're real cagey types.
What do you need them to tell you?
Where my powers come from, for starters.
I mean, do they come from God
or somewhere else?
Doesn't matter where they came from.
What matters is what you do with them
and what it costs you.
You act like religion is for suckers,
but there it is.
Evidence.
How can you still be so cynical?
Oh, wouldn't it be lovely if I wasn't?
Could've been a better man
if I hadn't seen it all.
Yes, angels exist.
Sound the bloody trumpets.
As for religion, yeah, all right,
be nice to your neighbor
and all that, but...
The world isn't all puppy dogs
and rainbows.
Can't just pray evil away.
Still have to fight, hard,
on our own.
Akasha, mi geill
mo prana ri sibh.
Says he's looking for Nate Byars.
Nate Byars? What for?
He's a murder suspect.
Says he killed a police officer.
And a doctor just outside of town.
Nate would never hurt anyone.
That officer must be mistaken.
Nate was the first person you healed.
it's dangerous to go playing
with things you don't understand.
We're not meant to understand God's plan.
We're meant to execute it. Do you realize
how foolish it is to think
God gave you this power?
This is about your glory, not God's.
You're sick.
Why didn't you ask me to heal you?
Don't.
You don't trust me.
You've been different.
Your head's not quiet.
Started even
before you got the power.
I never paid no mind to it.
Now I can't ignore it.
I just felt daddy's death
more deeply than you did.
No. No, before daddy died.
There's something you're not
telling me. This power,
whatever you do with it,
it won't lighten that burden,
whatever it may be.
I need you to leave.
And don't bother coming back to the church.
I can't have a non-believer
tainting my flock.
_
I need to get this guy alone.
Have a private chat with him at his house.
- I'll come with you.
- It's better if you stay here.
Things could get unpleasant.
Former girl scout, are we?
- Not exactly.
- You know, one of these days
you're gonna have to let me be
the mysterious one of the duo.
One of these days.
Remember,
we have to save Zachary from himself.
it's not his fault.
He thinks he's doing good.
Well, then I'll have to impress
upon him his moral duty, won't I?
Physically, if necessary.
I remember you.
You feeling all better
- from your cold?
- Much. Ta.
You'll have to wait until
morning and wait in line again.
God doesn't play favorites.
I know about the angel feather.
Whatever your intentions,
you're doing more harm than good.
And you are...?
A concerned citizen.
You have something
that doesn't belong to you,
and if you continue to use it,
there will be a cost,
not least of which will be a dead angel.
People just love telling me what to do.
I'm sure. How do I know
that you'll return the feather
to this... Angel you're
talking about instead
of taking the power for yourself?
That's a good point.
Sorry in advance.
No!
That was the feather, not me.
But it confirms one thing that I felt...
You are the only evil here.
Leave.
And don't come back.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
I call them ghouls.
They're formed by magic gone wrong.
I recognized the one that attacked zed
from an article online.
The preacher, he healed his leg.
Mortals aren't meant to wield
the power of angels.
Nate was the first one healed.
More will turn, just like him.
- So why did he come after me?
- I don't think
he was trying to kill you, luv.
it looked to me that he was...
Searching for something.
When you touched Zachary, you had a vision,
which means you took on some of his energy.
Maybe he wanted Zachary to heal him again.
We need to get the feather back to you.
With the magic in its rightful place,
it should stop the rest from turning.
You need to work fast.
She's getting weaker by the minute.
Yeah, the trouble is,
preacher Zachary has
the feather's power on his side.
He was our friend,
Our neighbor,
our brother.
But inside Nate Byars
a darkness lay in wait.
I offer my healing hand
to those pure of heart.
So we,
powerful, may unite
against the dark.
Preacher, I made a huge mistake.
I trusted the wrong man.
See, uh, my friend John,
he doesn't care about me
or anything that's happening here.
I don't even know why he came.
And you don't want to know.
He had a dark purpose.
You were right about me.
I want to believe.
Recognizing the path you're on
is the first step in changing direction.
I wish I could start all over.
if your heart is true,
it's never too late
to surrender your will to God.
What do you know about Baptism?
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Praise the lord!
Amen!
You ready to leave
your old life behind you?
I am.
I baptize you now
in front of these witnesses.
in the name of the father
and of the son and of the holy ghost.
And everybody said amen!
Amen!
Why?
Why would you...?
I had to. Get off! Get off!
Nancy,
what's wrong?
Everybody run!
_
- Look what you've done!
- This is what we were trying to avoid!
- Run to the church!
- Come on!
Come on! Let's go!
Go! Go!
Get in there!
They're after the feather.
Zed, you have to get it to Imogen.
- Go out the back.
- What about you?
We can hold it here. Go!
It hurts so much.
John is your best chance
at getting that feather back.
What...?
What's it like?
Pain.
It comes in waves.
You feel helpless.
You can't fight it.
It becomes about making
it to the other side,
shrinking your world down
to one fine point.
When that wave melts away, you feel relief.
Just for a moment,
till it comes back to remind you.
So you feel pain now, but...
What was it like
the first moment the sun hit your skin?
How good was that?
Getting a little bit knackered here, mate.
I could really use your help
about now, yeah?
I brought this on myself.
Look, you got a little bit of power,
and you got off your trolley,
yeah? It happens.
All we need to do is keep them
at bay until Zed makes it to the angel,
so just do us a bloody favor.
Pull your head out of your ass
and give us a hand, yeah?
This was never a gift from God.
I never deserved it.
I've sinned,
and this here's my punishment.
That angel gets her feather back,
and these bastards revert back
to their mortal form.
it should be... Any minute now!
I had too many that night.
It was a deer, I told myself.
I never went back to check.
I just left the mess behind.
What are you saying?
I know it wasn't a deer!
You killed a man.
I never told no one.
Didn't want my daddy
looking at me the way he always did.
You had a mortal sin on
your soul when you nearly died,
which means you weren't
on your way to heaven
when you saw the angel.
You were on your way to hell.
They're taking too long.
Will John come through?
if it serves him.
Self-interest is natural for them.
You noticed, too?
Right, they have no idea
the gift they were given
when they got this world.
We would have done better.
Do you believe that?
Of course.
it's why we were put here.
He gave them free will
to stand on their own,
but all they do is fall
over and over...
And over and
over and over.
We're nothing but crutches
for his flawed creation.
We shouldn't be talking like this.
Why not?
I want this world back, Manny.
Just for ourselves.
I got it!
You really think I was headed to hell?
Zed... we can't let her
give that feather to Imogen.
We have to stop her.
Let's go.
I deserve it!
This is not good.
it worked.
Beautifully.
You're fallen.
_
I have to admit, I thought a ghoul
would deliver me the feather,
but thank you, Zed.
Looks like my protection spell
to keep evil out is keeping evil in.
A fallen angel finds a desperate bloke,
intercepts him at the gates of hell
and makes him think
it's the gates of heaven.
Zachary didn't take your feather.
You put it in his hand so you
could break through to earth.
The ghouls were after the
feather to bring it back to you?
You make it sound so easy.
I faked the heavenly angel part.
Pain... That was real.
Hell must have prepared you well.
I'll never go back there.
Lift the spell, or I will kill her.
I deserve to be out there.
I served loyally for lifetimes.
Then I was cast
out of heaven for one indiscretion.
What did you do?
I killed a mortal.
I wanted to see
how easy it would be.
You're the only one who can stop this.
You know I can't.
You mean you won't.
Help her!
You're either in this bloody
fight with me, or you're not.
Come on.
You know the rules!
Manny!
Guess you are on your own.
Your angel did what they always do...
Nothing!
Like hell.
John?
What is this?
No.
You don't want to hold
that for too long, luv.
That's concentrated evil.
I know I've disappointed
more than a few of you.
Got amends to make.
I've, uh, felt the light of an angel
and the hand of the devil.
Though those are forces
much greater than we are,
the only thing
more powerful is our ability to choose.
if you'll open your hymnals to page 64,
"all glory be thine".
The preacher's back in his church,
still fighting desperately
to make amends for his sin,
for the mistake that haunts him,
hoping it's not too late
to change his fate.
Do you really think
the preacher and I have anything in common?
You should know by now
I don't have all the answers.
She fooled us all, mate.
And that's not something
I admit to lightly.
There's just
one thing I can't wrap my head
around, though, and that's...
How the bloody hell
she managed to break through.
The barrier between hell and
earth is getting thinner, John.
Thinner than it's ever been.
Consequence of the rising darkness?
But you saved the day.
That's the kind of faith I can get behind.
I will face consequences of my action.
- But, what Imogen did...
- Shouldn't have been possible.
Seems anything that has the will
to leave hell will find a way.
But when they do,
we'll be waiting for them.
Hello.
Don't tell me there's
another Giancarlo's in town.
Eddie.
I completely forgot.
Oh, I... I can wait if you want.
I'm so sorry.
I just don't know
if I'll be any good tonight.
Can we do this some other time?
Yeah, of course.
Thank you. Um, I'm sorry
you came all that way.
It's no problem at all.
Take the time you need.
Thanks.
Bye.
- She's not coming.
- Not tonight.
Soon, then.
- Rattlesnakes.
Careful... The venom hasn't
been milked from those yet.
Just use one of those copperheads
from back there for the sermon tonight.
Daddy used the poisonous ones...
And we're gonna honor his life
by doing things the way he did 'em.
Want to die the way he did, too?
it's about your sermon, Zach,
your message.
They don't know what kind
of snakes you're using up there.
They don't care.
Do you know how disappointed daddy would be
if he knew how our numbers had dwindled?
These people need something to believe in.
"But now that you have
"been set free from sin,
and have become..."
Uh, let's see.
"...you've become
slaves of God".
I'm sorry.
My daddy... He...
He had a way of bringing this
old book to life, didn't he?
You know what he used to say
to me as a boy?
"There is death in that box".
And today...
I will not run from death,
for God has anointed me
to handle these deadly creatures.
In... This...
Venomous serpent,
I hold, glory to God,
death in my hands!
This serpent...
It cannot conquer me.
Sir.
Uh-uh, uh-uh. No way.
And his plan is perfect.
Zach... Oh, no, no, no.
Are you all r...
Somebody call for help!
Zach, you stay with me, okay?
Don't you...
Oh, God...
I saw it.
Praise the lord.
I saw it.
Praise Jesus,
I saw it!
Let me feel the spirit, preacher!
Let me feel the spirit. Please.
Oh, my leg! It's back!
I'm healed! Praise the lord!
Praise the lord! I'm healed!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
My leg!
# Constantine 1x07 #
Blessed Are the Damned
Original Air Date on December 5, 2014
Getting there.
Nice work.
Thanks.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Sorry.
On that spirited note,
everyone, um, take 15.
- Hope it wasn't me.
- Huh?
No. No, um...
You were fine.
You were more than fine.
15 minutes... That should be
time for a cup of coffee.
I saw a machine downstairs.
I'm Eddie.
Um, Zed.
I'm sorry, I... I... I have to go.
Oh, okay. Um... What about dinner?
- You know what? I... really, I don't...
- Eat?
Uh...
Giancarlo's.
Thursday, 7:00 P.M.
Okay.
John, I just had this insane vision.
Oh, how are you, John?
I didn't have to touch
anything to have the vision.
Well, actually, I have a
little bit of a bad neck
- And I swore it was real.
- I slept a bit awkward last night...
I mean, I saw these snakes
crawling up my leg,
and one of those snakes
actually went up and bit my leg.
What, you said snakes?
Yeah.
Our training is expanding
your psychic awareness.
You see there?
What, Kentucky?
Middle of bugger all.
Seems a preacher was bit
by a poisonous snake,
which explains your vision.
He came back to life,
started performing miracles,
and now...
He's a bloody star.
This is from a conspiracy web site.
Nabbed this bad boy
off the grim reaper himself.
it says that he regrew a man's leg.
Yeah, I saw lots
of these cons growing up.
Oh, yeah, and, uh,
where was that exactly?
- Uh-uh.
- Hmm.
Well, I must have protection.
Of various kinds.
We're gonna go visit
a preacher in a church?
That's a good point.
So, Chas is off duty.
He's making good with his daughter.
Guess what that means.
You're driving.
Grab my coat, will you?
In my name shall they cast out.
They shall...
Lay hands on the sick,
and they shall...
Excuse me, luv.
Many of you have traveled
a great distance to be here this...
Beautiful Sunday morning
the lord has gifted us!
We done with the boring part yet?
And I know...
This is the part y'all been waiting for.
Your faith has been rewarded.
God has come to grace us,
and today you shall witness his power.
And let me tell you,
it is great!
Can you feel it?
I can feel the power of God!
I invite you to be healed.
I can s-see.
This is just ridiculous.
You brought me here for this?
You brought me here... your vision,
if I recall correctly.
They're all so hungry
for something to believe in.
He's just preying on them.
Yeah, well, suckers make easy prey.
They're not suckers.
They're just not jaded like you.
They're still searching
for the magic in their lives.
Didn't take you for a religious one.
I don't know what I am...
But I like to believe there's
a... guiding hand in it all.
Guiding... judging...
Damning.
He's a jack of all trades, really.
I mean, I'm not critiquing or anything,
but I'm pretty sure
he's not very keen on me.
in his name...
I heal you.
Still think we came to the wrong place?
That's Enochian.
The language of the bloody angels.
Angels... They really exist?
Unfortunately, yes.
I don't speak their lingo,
but I recognize the sound.
Have you met one?
Let's just table the angel talk, luv.
it's the preacher we need to focus on here.
Nobody wields that kind
of power without consequences.
I got to tell you, doc, it
happened right before my eyes.
Remarkable.
it's getting kind of hot in here.
Yeah, we're almost done, Nate.
Briarwood Med sent me your,
uh, scans from two years ago.
Uh, they'd rushed you into their
ER as a result of, what was it?
A trucking accident.
Trucking accident.
Your leg was crushed, nerves severed.
And then look at today's scans.
The bone has regenerated, the
skin, the tissue, everything.
if I hadn't seen all your other scans,
I'd swear you were a different man.
All right.
All right, and just look into my left ear.
Now, open your eyes for me.
Nate.
_
Here.
"Commerce at God's door".
Makes me feel all bright and
- shiny.
- Oh, I just love your accent.
You're not from around here.
Sharp tack, you are, luv.
Liverpool, England.
But, uh, I'm well traveled.
Yeah, we drove in from, uh,
Tennessee about a week and a half ago.
Uh, preacher Zachary, he cleared
Nancy's chronic arthritis
with just a touch.
Pain-free.
Are you going down to the river tomorrow?
There's a group Baptism.
Well, I tell you what,
I fancy a dip right now.
What's your name, darling?
Zed.
Give me your hands.
You have doubt.
Inside.
I have a good reason to doubt.
But you want to believe.
I can see that.
May God bless your soul.
Oh, no, I've, uh...
Got a bit of a cold, actually.
Wouldn't want to make you sick.
But thanks, anyway.
What can I do for you?
Just a quick question.
Where did you learn the Enochian you spoke?
Pardon me?
Enochian.
It's the language of the angels.
You spoke it in your sermon this morning.
Who are we to question the gifts
we receive from the Lord?
God bless your soul.
Aah!
I could feel him, John.
He was so close to death.
I felt what he felt in that moment.
An angel. So you said.
Thanks, mate.
Just about the only thing around
here that isn't deep fried.
So you get any other sense of
Zachary the great and powerful?
Well, he has good intentions
and he's unquestioning in his faith.
Bit boring, but okay.
Let's say he's not the dark
part of this equation.
Unless he's being manipulated.
Blind faith can be a dangerous thing.
Spoken from experience?
Maybe what the preacher's
doing is legitimate.
From what I read, Briarwood went through
a pretty rough drought this past year.
Everyone's trying to make ends meet.
Maybe these people get
to have their miracles.
Well, miracles are ours to make, luv.
And your visions are connected
to the scry map, remember?
Scry map bad.
But his heart is in the right place.
Well, I can't speak to that,
but I can speak to his magic.
it's much too powerful.
All this healing energy... it
has to come from somewhere.
if history's any indication, then
it'll be taking its toll
on the land already.
On the land?
Follow me.
I thought I smelled something.
Pobrecitos.
What's happening in the church
is a front for something dark,
something poisonous.
And we need to find out
what before that poison spreads.
Manny.
Manny.
Who's Manny?
He's an angel.
So you do know one.
Can I meet him?
No, no, you wipe that look
of wonder off your face.
This one isn't as awe-inspiring
as the title suggests.
Are you kidding me?
With all the darkness
and all the scary stuff
in the world of John Constantine,
finally there's something light?
Manny!
Maybe if you asked nicer.
Do you see all those people out there?
We're gonna need to build a bigger church.
Yeah, it's amazing.
I hear there's one family come
all the way from Poughkeepsie.
You... you think maybe we
ought to slow down a little?
Just try to...
Figure out exactly what
we got on our hands?
it's not our place to question the gift.
Where's my pen? I got a sermon to write.
it's just... we don't know
where it comes from.
Sarah,
I almost died.
But I didn't.
God wants this.
And he's using me to do it.
Or maybe it's daddy
shining down on us from heaven.
Whatever the case, our path is clear.
All right, you wanker.
You won't come the easy way...
I am bringing out the big guns.
You're going to lure an angel with drugs?
it's dried myrtle, luv.
By the divine power that holds the balance,
bring forth your servant
of ministering.
By your wisdom and your justice,
your will be done.
Please.
That was a nice touch.
Won't make the slightest bit
of difference, luv.
On the contrary, the girl's right...
Courtesy counts.
What, you want to hear me beg, is that it?
Reminds me of an ex-girlfriend of mine.
I do have other mortals to watch over, John.
I don't want you to watch,
I want you to listen.
There's a preacher in town...
He's using some pretty powerful magic.
So I can see. He's speaking
in Enochian tongues.
I need to know what he's saying.
it would only make sense
if you stand facing the sun.
You just... love a good riddle, don't you?
Look, I'm a foot past the line, John.
You know I cannot
sway the outcome of events.
All right.
While I face the sun.
Then what?
What good is it really gonna... oh.
Bollocks. Not much of a guardian
angel if he's not here
when you want him, huh?
No, he got his point across.
Come here. Do me a favor, luv.
Hum that tune you heard today.
The Enochian.
What for?
Just... humor me.
Do you hear that?
Yeah.
Echolocation.
It's getting louder.
There.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, easy.
Careful, careful.
Ay, dios m?o.
_
It looks abandoned.
We should be safe here for now.
Over there.
Here, take her. Yeah, yeah.
Here you are, luv.
She's an actual angel.
is this the one you know?
No, this one's a lot prettier.
I'm Imogen.
What happened to you, luv?
I was taking a dying mortal to heaven.
I don't know how, but...
He pulled a feather from my wing.
He was revived.
I fell to earth.
That must be what I saw in my vision
when I touched Zachary.
it's the only way an angel
can enter our plane
in physical form. Damage to the wings.
One feather.
Piss poor design, if you ask me.
That's what Zachary has.
An angel's feather.
Piqued your interest now, have we?
Who are you talking to?
The ugly one.
Where is he?
Are you okay?
I don't know.
Everything hurts.
You could've helped me find her faster,
you know. Is he over here?
I didn't know she fell, John.
Angels are compartmentalized.
All part of the plan to
prevent our interference,
keep humanity's free will intact.
A little to your right, luv.
Are riddles and...
Minimally helpful guidance
also part of the plan?
A mortal has never been able
to remove an angel's feather before.
Imogen doesn't belong here. She won't last.
Ask him if an angel can die.
Yes.
The soul is extinguished.
We simply cease to exist.
We need to get that feather back.
- What is this?
- Protection spell.
Once I'm done, evil will not
be able to cross the line
created by the flowing water.
Should keep Imogen safe
while we get the feather back
from Zachary.
I should stay.
She's gonna be alone.
She's not alone, luv.
Manny.
How come I can't see him?
He's in spirit form.
He reveals himself to me,
principally to annoy me,
I'm convinced.
But Imogen fell to earth.
She entered the mortal plane,
so she's corporeal.
That's why we can both see her.
You're gobsmacked, aren't you?
I just...
I believed everything I was told as a girl.
The older I got...
The more lies I uncovered.
But angels here? I mean...
I have so many questions
I want to ask them.
Good luck with that, luv.
They're real cagey types.
What do you need them to tell you?
Where my powers come from, for starters.
I mean, do they come from God
or somewhere else?
Doesn't matter where they came from.
What matters is what you do with them
and what it costs you.
You act like religion is for suckers,
but there it is.
Evidence.
How can you still be so cynical?
Oh, wouldn't it be lovely if I wasn't?
Could've been a better man
if I hadn't seen it all.
Yes, angels exist.
Sound the bloody trumpets.
As for religion, yeah, all right,
be nice to your neighbor
and all that, but...
The world isn't all puppy dogs
and rainbows.
Can't just pray evil away.
Still have to fight, hard,
on our own.
Akasha, mi geill
mo prana ri sibh.
Says he's looking for Nate Byars.
Nate Byars? What for?
He's a murder suspect.
Says he killed a police officer.
And a doctor just outside of town.
Nate would never hurt anyone.
That officer must be mistaken.
Nate was the first person you healed.
it's dangerous to go playing
with things you don't understand.
We're not meant to understand God's plan.
We're meant to execute it. Do you realize
how foolish it is to think
God gave you this power?
This is about your glory, not God's.
You're sick.
Why didn't you ask me to heal you?
Don't.
You don't trust me.
You've been different.
Your head's not quiet.
Started even
before you got the power.
I never paid no mind to it.
Now I can't ignore it.
I just felt daddy's death
more deeply than you did.
No. No, before daddy died.
There's something you're not
telling me. This power,
whatever you do with it,
it won't lighten that burden,
whatever it may be.
I need you to leave.
And don't bother coming back to the church.
I can't have a non-believer
tainting my flock.
_
I need to get this guy alone.
Have a private chat with him at his house.
- I'll come with you.
- It's better if you stay here.
Things could get unpleasant.
Former girl scout, are we?
- Not exactly.
- You know, one of these days
you're gonna have to let me be
the mysterious one of the duo.
One of these days.
Remember,
we have to save Zachary from himself.
it's not his fault.
He thinks he's doing good.
Well, then I'll have to impress
upon him his moral duty, won't I?
Physically, if necessary.
I remember you.
You feeling all better
- from your cold?
- Much. Ta.
You'll have to wait until
morning and wait in line again.
God doesn't play favorites.
I know about the angel feather.
Whatever your intentions,
you're doing more harm than good.
And you are...?
A concerned citizen.
You have something
that doesn't belong to you,
and if you continue to use it,
there will be a cost,
not least of which will be a dead angel.
People just love telling me what to do.
I'm sure. How do I know
that you'll return the feather
to this... Angel you're
talking about instead
of taking the power for yourself?
That's a good point.
Sorry in advance.
No!
That was the feather, not me.
But it confirms one thing that I felt...
You are the only evil here.
Leave.
And don't come back.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
I call them ghouls.
They're formed by magic gone wrong.
I recognized the one that attacked zed
from an article online.
The preacher, he healed his leg.
Mortals aren't meant to wield
the power of angels.
Nate was the first one healed.
More will turn, just like him.
- So why did he come after me?
- I don't think
he was trying to kill you, luv.
it looked to me that he was...
Searching for something.
When you touched Zachary, you had a vision,
which means you took on some of his energy.
Maybe he wanted Zachary to heal him again.
We need to get the feather back to you.
With the magic in its rightful place,
it should stop the rest from turning.
You need to work fast.
She's getting weaker by the minute.
Yeah, the trouble is,
preacher Zachary has
the feather's power on his side.
He was our friend,
Our neighbor,
our brother.
But inside Nate Byars
a darkness lay in wait.
I offer my healing hand
to those pure of heart.
So we,
powerful, may unite
against the dark.
Preacher, I made a huge mistake.
I trusted the wrong man.
See, uh, my friend John,
he doesn't care about me
or anything that's happening here.
I don't even know why he came.
And you don't want to know.
He had a dark purpose.
You were right about me.
I want to believe.
Recognizing the path you're on
is the first step in changing direction.
I wish I could start all over.
if your heart is true,
it's never too late
to surrender your will to God.
What do you know about Baptism?
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Praise the lord!
Amen!
You ready to leave
your old life behind you?
I am.
I baptize you now
in front of these witnesses.
in the name of the father
and of the son and of the holy ghost.
And everybody said amen!
Amen!
Why?
Why would you...?
I had to. Get off! Get off!
Nancy,
what's wrong?
Everybody run!
_
- Look what you've done!
- This is what we were trying to avoid!
- Run to the church!
- Come on!
Come on! Let's go!
Go! Go!
Get in there!
They're after the feather.
Zed, you have to get it to Imogen.
- Go out the back.
- What about you?
We can hold it here. Go!
It hurts so much.
John is your best chance
at getting that feather back.
What...?
What's it like?
Pain.
It comes in waves.
You feel helpless.
You can't fight it.
It becomes about making
it to the other side,
shrinking your world down
to one fine point.
When that wave melts away, you feel relief.
Just for a moment,
till it comes back to remind you.
So you feel pain now, but...
What was it like
the first moment the sun hit your skin?
How good was that?
Getting a little bit knackered here, mate.
I could really use your help
about now, yeah?
I brought this on myself.
Look, you got a little bit of power,
and you got off your trolley,
yeah? It happens.
All we need to do is keep them
at bay until Zed makes it to the angel,
so just do us a bloody favor.
Pull your head out of your ass
and give us a hand, yeah?
This was never a gift from God.
I never deserved it.
I've sinned,
and this here's my punishment.
That angel gets her feather back,
and these bastards revert back
to their mortal form.
it should be... Any minute now!
I had too many that night.
It was a deer, I told myself.
I never went back to check.
I just left the mess behind.
What are you saying?
I know it wasn't a deer!
You killed a man.
I never told no one.
Didn't want my daddy
looking at me the way he always did.
You had a mortal sin on
your soul when you nearly died,
which means you weren't
on your way to heaven
when you saw the angel.
You were on your way to hell.
They're taking too long.
Will John come through?
if it serves him.
Self-interest is natural for them.
You noticed, too?
Right, they have no idea
the gift they were given
when they got this world.
We would have done better.
Do you believe that?
Of course.
it's why we were put here.
He gave them free will
to stand on their own,
but all they do is fall
over and over...
And over and
over and over.
We're nothing but crutches
for his flawed creation.
We shouldn't be talking like this.
Why not?
I want this world back, Manny.
Just for ourselves.
I got it!
You really think I was headed to hell?
Zed... we can't let her
give that feather to Imogen.
We have to stop her.
Let's go.
I deserve it!
This is not good.
it worked.
Beautifully.
You're fallen.
_
I have to admit, I thought a ghoul
would deliver me the feather,
but thank you, Zed.
Looks like my protection spell
to keep evil out is keeping evil in.
A fallen angel finds a desperate bloke,
intercepts him at the gates of hell
and makes him think
it's the gates of heaven.
Zachary didn't take your feather.
You put it in his hand so you
could break through to earth.
The ghouls were after the
feather to bring it back to you?
You make it sound so easy.
I faked the heavenly angel part.
Pain... That was real.
Hell must have prepared you well.
I'll never go back there.
Lift the spell, or I will kill her.
I deserve to be out there.
I served loyally for lifetimes.
Then I was cast
out of heaven for one indiscretion.
What did you do?
I killed a mortal.
I wanted to see
how easy it would be.
You're the only one who can stop this.
You know I can't.
You mean you won't.
Help her!
You're either in this bloody
fight with me, or you're not.
Come on.
You know the rules!
Manny!
Guess you are on your own.
Your angel did what they always do...
Nothing!
Like hell.
John?
What is this?
No.
You don't want to hold
that for too long, luv.
That's concentrated evil.
I know I've disappointed
more than a few of you.
Got amends to make.
I've, uh, felt the light of an angel
and the hand of the devil.
Though those are forces
much greater than we are,
the only thing
more powerful is our ability to choose.
if you'll open your hymnals to page 64,
"all glory be thine".
The preacher's back in his church,
still fighting desperately
to make amends for his sin,
for the mistake that haunts him,
hoping it's not too late
to change his fate.
Do you really think
the preacher and I have anything in common?
You should know by now
I don't have all the answers.
She fooled us all, mate.
And that's not something
I admit to lightly.
There's just
one thing I can't wrap my head
around, though, and that's...
How the bloody hell
she managed to break through.
The barrier between hell and
earth is getting thinner, John.
Thinner than it's ever been.
Consequence of the rising darkness?
But you saved the day.
That's the kind of faith I can get behind.
I will face consequences of my action.
- But, what Imogen did...
- Shouldn't have been possible.
Seems anything that has the will
to leave hell will find a way.
But when they do,
we'll be waiting for them.
Hello.
Don't tell me there's
another Giancarlo's in town.
Eddie.
I completely forgot.
Oh, I... I can wait if you want.
I'm so sorry.
I just don't know
if I'll be any good tonight.
Can we do this some other time?
Yeah, of course.
Thank you. Um, I'm sorry
you came all that way.
It's no problem at all.
Take the time you need.
Thanks.
Bye.
- She's not coming.
- Not tonight.
Soon, then.