Into the Dark (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 12 - Pure - full transcript

♪ Into the Dark 1x12 ♪
Pure

Kyle.

She is literally allergic to you.

We're almost there, Shay.

It'll be over soon.

Sorry.

Cell phones.

Dad, no.

I turned mine off too.

Hand them over.

Traitor.



Hey, don't be difficult, Jo.

Kyle, my friend, it is good to see you.

Good to see you, Pastor.

- How you doing, my man?
- Oh, very good, sir.

Ladies, allow me to be

your welcoming committee.

Jo, look at you, all grown up.

How many is this now?

Number five.

Praise the Lord. And who is this?

This is Shay.

My other daughter.

Well, it is wonderful to have you, Shay.

I am Pastor Seth.



Nice to meet you.

This is Shay's first time,

and she got a little
carsick on the way up.

Listen, don't worry,

we will tell you what to do.

But I do have a question:
Do you pray, Shay?

I haven't much.

Well, that's okay.

I'm sure that Jo can help show you how.

Yes, I have been known

to get on my knees every now and then.

- Jo.
- To pray.

You are very brave,
Shay, for being here.

This is not an easy path to walk in.

Many have stumbled along the way,

but do not worry.

We will not let you fall.

You're in God's hands now.

Thank you.

Shay!

Hurry up.

Jo, you're here!

Yeah, cabin 4 for life.

My dad's freaking out.

Literally every year,
he's a nervous wreck

until we get up here.

Hi, Jo.

Oh.

Hi, I'm Lacey.

KellyAnn.

Guys, this is Shay.

We're sisters.

Do you think the pastor
will do the speech?

Probably.

What speech?

Lilith.

Jo loves the Lilith speech.

I feel like you might be
missing the point.

You're not supposed to love that story.

Please tell me you're not
gonna wear that veil on Sunday.

Came with the dress.

No! Definitely no.

I bought two dresses for the ball.

- Why?
- Well,

my dad picks out my dress
for me, and every year,

it's like he picks out
the exact same one.

Boring.

So this year I was at the mall

and I saw the perfect one and...

I couldn't help myself.

You'll never wear it.

Daddy's little angel.

What are you wearing, Shay?

Oh, that's gorgeous.

Did your dad pick it out?

I tried on a bunch
that I liked, but yeah.

Kyle said this one was the best.

You call your dad Kyle?

She only met him two months ago.

Every year on Daughter's Day,

we gather together here

to talk about the two most
important relationships

in a young girl's life:

Her relationship with her
Heavenly Father, amen...

- Amen.
- And her relationship

with her earthly father, amen.

- Amen.
- Amen.

My own daughter, Lacey,

this is her 10th ball.

This is her 10th pledge of purity.

Woo, thank you, Lord!

You fathers know what
I'm talking about, I bet.

Man, am I blessed.

When I started bringing
fathers and daughters together

a decade ago, I built this church,

and I had these windows made

because I felt compelled

to tell a story that is not often told

but is vitally important now-a-days.

You see, ladies and gentlemen,
Eve was not the first woman.

No, no, she was not, I
bet you didn't know that.

When God bent down and made Adam

out of the dust of this earth,

he also made a woman
out of that same clay,

and her name was Lilith.

Now, Lilith was independent.

She was strong-willed,

but she was lustful.

Lilith was caught fornicating

with a member of the heavenly host.

You might say she was kissed
by an angel, yes, she was,

but when Lord, our God
and Father, found out,

his punishment was
swift and it was severe.

You see, because our Lord, God above,

sent Lilith straight to hell.

Amen.

To hell.

Then, our Father set out
to create another woman

for Adam, but this time,

he did so by using a
rib from Adam's own body.

Yes, he did.

He said she was a better woman,

and yes, she was better,

but she was also fragile.

She needed guidance.

Our Lord God tells us

that without a strong
man to offer guidance,

our daughters may end
up just like Lilith!

She may end up in hell.

See, folks, this is life or death

we are talking about here.

This is life or death.

And that is why we are here this week.

Let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father...

And we're gonna take
one of these this week.

Are there any of you and Jo?

Well, her first year she was 12,

so she probably found it and burned it.

I bring her every year hoping, but, uh,

she just doesn't seem
to like it very much.

Make me a promise?

This weekend,

it's really important to me.

Give this a shot, Shay.

A real shot.

I promise.

Shay, want a hit?

- Yeah, sure.
- What?

Wait, so, what's the deal?

Half-sisters?

Uh, same dad, different moms.

But you're the same age?

Yeah.

Kyle didn't even know I existed

until, like, this summer,

but he's trying to do
the right thing now,

so that's why I'm here.

See?

This is why we can't invite her tonight.

She is so far up his
ass, she'll just tell him.

Tell him what?

Get dressed.

But it's bedtime.

We're going on a little adventure.

Oh, no, thank you.

No, you're a liability.

Seriously, you could use

a little fun in your life, come on.

Adventure isn't really my thing, guys,

so I'm gonna stay back here.

You really think we're
just gonna leave you here

so you can just run and tell Daddy?

Please, Lacey, this is
KellyAnn and I's one time

to see each other all year.

Let us live!

- All right, fine.
- Yeah?

I'm going with you.

Cool.

Where are we going?

The yearly ritual.

You do this every year?

Yeah, we're not usually rooming

with the pastor's daughter.

What's the ritual?

Jo's Lilith ritual.

Okay, you know how
we always stay in cabin 4.

Out of the blue,

this book shows up on this bookshelf,

and it is all about Lilith.

And I read it,

and Lilith is a total badass.

She's a demon.

- No, Lacey.
- She's in hell.

That's what you call
people who are in hell, Jo.

False, she was a
wrongfully accused angel

and it is all in the book.

Don't get her started.

Listen, this is how it went down.

So Adam didn't like that
Lilith was created equal,

so he made up this whole
rumor that she fucked an angel

and he called her a whore

so that God would send
her to hell, and He did.

Yeah, well, Lilith
isn't even in the Bible,

so we shouldn't be talking about her.

The Bible is male revisionist history.

Lilith was a victim of men,

kinda like us.

You are so dramatic.

- Shay?
- Hm?

Are you a virgin?

Damn, KellyAnn, just
gettin' right to it.

Well...

Yeah. Aren't you guys?

Of course.

Do you get shit at school?

I get so much shit for it, and I'm like,

I don't need sex to
know that I am loved,

because I'm loved by God.

Amen! Yes.

But what about, like...

like kissing?

Two boys.

But I set like boundaries with them

so they wouldn't go too far.

It's... it's wrong.

Lacey, you've never kissed a boy?

No, I'm... I'm waiting until marriage.

I'd be ashamed.

Really, it's like kissing
somebody else's husband.

It's gross.

That's such bullshit.

- Oh, my God.
- What is it?

You guys have to come see this.

It's perfect.

- Ew.
- Don't touch that!

It's a sign.

Lilith loves animals.

Okay, well, now what do we do?

Okay, all this stuff,
it looks really cool.

Jo's been collecting offerings

for Lilith since the very beginning.

You're missing an air element.

Shouldn't you have all four elements?

Go on.

Okay, well, you have earth...

Water.

Holy water, that I stole.

And you have fire.

You need air.

Looks like creepy black magic to me.

Like you're trying to summon a demon.

Lacey, Lilith is not a demon.

And I am trying to call her.

I wanna raise her from hell!

Who's that?

Um, guys, this is my boyfriend Jack.

Did you bring the wine?

You said you would bring wine!

My dad will literally kill me.

How do you even know them?

I met him last summer.

I snuck out of Small Group,

then we hung out a
couple times that weekend

and we've texted every day since.

Well, now we know the reason
why you came back this year.

He's hot.

And he's a virgin too.

Guys, we can't hang out with them.

Lacey, relax.

Shay?

Let's do the ritual.

You strayed from the herd.

I'm looking for something.

Yeah, what's that?

I will know it when I see it.

I'm Shay.

Gabe, Jack's cousin.

So, uh, you a crazy
Bible-thumper or what?

Couple months ago, I didn't even know

what the inside of a church looked like.

So you're new to this purity ball drill.

It's a lot.

"A lot" can mean a lot of things.

Awesome, boring,

stupid, creepy?

I don't know.

I mean, I think it could be cool, but...

I'm having these awful
nightmares, every night,

since before we even
decided to come up here.

Found it.

Air.

Now we have all four elements.

Lilith...

All right, guys, I don't like this.

Lilith, I know you're here.

Give us a sign.

Shay, will you go back with me?

I kinda wanna stay.

Lacey, chill.

All right, I'm leaving.

Just wait.

You can't go alone.

Ryan will take her.

Won't you, Ry?

- Walk her back.
- Cool.

You know where
you're going though, right?

- Mm-hm.
- Okay.

Great, bye, go.

Okay, join hands.

Lilith.

Rise. Return.

It's time for the Reckoning.

Show yourself.

KellyAnn?

Lilith.

Rise. Return.

It's time for the Reckoning.

Shay?

Lilith, on this night,

gather earth, wind, fire, and water,

to restore balance to all things.

Rise. Return.

It's time for the Reckoning.

The darkness is coming, Lilith.

Give us a sign you're here.

What the hell?

Those are... those are fake, right?

What's that?

- Someone's coming.
- Shit, you gotta go.

- Go, go, go, go.
- What's going on?

- Go, go, go!
- Hey!

Wait, KellyAnn.

What about all this stuff?

Come on, come on.

Lacey, you missed it.

What happened?

That was so creepy, right?

Those candles, Jo blew them all out,

then they lit back up.

Okay, but maybe they
weren't out all the way.

- No, it was Lilith.
- Stop, Jo.

You guys are messing with me.

Why would it work this time

when it's never worked before?

Maybe it was Shay.

Shay's new.

What's special about Shay?

- Sorry, Shay.
- No, no.

There's nothing special about me.

You better pray you didn't
make something bad happen, Jo.

Bad things are already happening, Lacey.

Rise.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Not hungry?

Starving, but I need
to fit into my dress.

What's that about?

Appreciate it. Good morning, Mary.

Oh, I know that girl.

Could you follow me?

Where are they taking her?

Pastor Seth likes to have these, uh,

personal chats with the girls sometimes.

Did you get your run in?

Uh, I, I overslept.

We talked about this.

I know, Dad, I'm sorry.

Don't apologize to me.

It's you who suffers.

Now, Sunday is Daughter's Day.

It is going to be a beautiful day.

As a matter of fact, it may well be

the most important night in
your young daughter's life.

See, the most important
part of this entire weekend

is the signing of that contract.

Father and daughter, with
God as our witness, amen.

Contract?

Hope you did your Bible reading today.

If you didn't, I'll do
it for you right now.

Hebrews Chapter 13, Verse 4.

And in the book, he says,

"Marriage should be honored by all

and the marriage bed kept pure."

There's that word again, "pure".

"For God will judge all
of the sexually immoral."

God will judge.

"Pastor Seth, what is sexually immoral?"

Let's take a couple of
softballs on this one, okay?

Masturbation.

Is that a sin?

Yes, it is. Awkward.

Homosexuality.

Is it a sin?

Yes, it is,

because the Bible tells us so.

Is sex before marriage a sin?

Absolutely, yes, it is!

You might say, "How do I avoid
having sex before marriage?

It's so difficult.

Lust is such a powerful force."

Well, guess what's stronger
than that. Love is stronger.

Guess what's stronger
than that. God is stronger.

The man walking beside
you through all this thing

is stronger than that.

We are here this weekend

to protect you from yourselves.

Wow.

Lord God, thank you so much.

You know, He has... He has a great way

of always taking the spotlight back.

So let's focus upward to Him

and I'll see you a little
bit later this afternoon.

- Amen?
- Amen.

All right, let's go.

So what are these contracts?

It's just like,

don't do anything you wouldn't
do if your dad was watching.

It's helpful.

Hey, what happened to her?

Maybe he's checking for
their hymens or something.

You're joking?

You're sick.

He probably just took her to The Box.

What's The Box?

Jo, where are your whites?

The handbook says that you need
to wear all white undergarments.

The handbook says all white everything.

Bras, panties, socks. I know.

You gonna tell your dad...

again?

What are you talking about?

Last night?

No, I didn't say anything.

I was talking to Ryan until
right before you guys got back.

Ooh, Lacey has a lady boner.

I do not.

If you can't date, what do you do?

My dad will choose somebody
from the church for me.

Or if I like somebody,

I'll, uh, bring them to
my dad for inspection.

Inspection? Sounds sexy.

Okay, but aren't you curious

about what it's like?

Hold hands.

Maybe kiss.

Yeah.

Knew it. Lady boner.

Jo, why don't you ever
take this seriously?

I just don't think men should control

everything that we do,

especially when it comes to our bodies.

Meanwhile, Kyle just wants
us to have a good weekend,

so can't you do that?

God, you have such daddy issues, Shay.

It's gross.

Seriously, why do you like him?

- Harsh, Jo.
- It's not Kyle's fault.

He never knew about me.

He never even knew my mom was pregnant.

He was cheating on my mom

when I was a newborn.

I'd be so pissed.

I am pissed.

Why aren't you, Shay?

Because I finally have a dad!

I'm not just gonna give him up.

Okay.

Jo.

And we're back!

You know what though, this afternoon,

I think I want to do
something completely different.

I'm going to need a
volunteer to come up on stage.

Um, let's see.

Shay.

Would you do me the honor
of joining me on stage?

Has everybody met Shay?
Say, "Hello, Shay."

Hello, Shay.

This is Shay's first time,

and here she is,

ready to do the work
on fire this weekend.

Look at that.

Shay, I got a question for you.

Do you like...

gum?

- Yes.
- Yes, okay.

Take a look at this piece of gum.

Right now, it is as it should be.

Brand new and fresh.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, that's the one.

But now,

Shay, would you put this in your mouth?

- No.
- No, you wouldn't,

because it's been chewed!

And nobody wants that,

because it's been used.

See, it is imperative
that you ladies understand

you have an obligation.

It is a requirement of God

that you remain untouched.

I'm so sorry, everybody,
uh, just one second.

Sorry, folks. Just stick
with me one second.

We'll figure this out.

Okay, clearly everybody's
had enough of me.

You know what we'll do,
we'll go to the lodge,

Small Group once again,
thank you all very much.

Thank you, Shay, thank you so much.

Jo.

Something's going on.

Yeah, he just compared
us to chewed-up gum.

I mean...

I think it worked last night.

What are you talking about?

I don't know, I don't know, okay,

but just now, with the speakers,

and the cross.

It sounds stupid,

but what if we really did,
like, call something last night?

Lacey's demon talk is
really getting to you, huh?

You need to relax.

Seriously.

That's why I'm gonna go meet Jack.

So, cover for me in Small Group, yeah?

Tell them I have cramps.

Tell them I was possessed.

Hey, I've been looking for you.

You should not be here.

Where are you goin'?

We have these... Small Group things

where we just talk about stuff.

Sounds like a lot.

It is.

I have a proposal.

Come on.

So how's it going
with your... virginity ball?

Purity ball!

Same thing.

I keep thinking about my mom,

like what she would think
about the whole thing.

I know she wouldn't love
the way the pastor talks.

That's for sure.

And it's weird that only the dads come.

Jo's mom really wanted to come.

Jo says she throws a fit every year.

Uh, what about your mom?

Um...

She died

a couple months ago.

That's why they found Kyle for me.

He's my dad.

I didn't know him before.

I'm sorry.

Hey.

I'm really sorry.

Uh, oh, I almost forgot.

I, uh, I got you something.

You, uh, you said you
were having nightmares.

Thank you.

You know, Pastor Seth
says a lot of girls

don't have good relationships
with their fathers.

They start looking for
validation in the wrong places,

end up in trouble.

Are you looking for validation

right now from me?

I don't know.

Am I gonna end up in trouble?

Maybe.

- Wait.
- What?

I'm going swimming.

Don't look at me with those virgin eyes.

Come on!

I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming.

I like you, Shay.

Rise.

What's wrong?

Someone's there.

Nobody's there.

Hey, Shay!

What are you afraid of?

Sorry, I should, um,

I should go.

Gabe!

What?

It's okay, see?

Are there any on me though?

No.

You're perfect.

Come see me tonight?

Maybe.

You came. I didn't think
you were gonna come.

Me neither.

I'm so nervous.

Look, I want to kiss you.

- You look like an angel.
- Thank you.

Where've you been?

I went for a swim.

You missed Small Group.

It makes me look bad.

Maybe you are more like
your sister than I thought.

That is not fair.

You need to try harder, Shay.

I'm sorry.

Get yourself cleaned up.

Meet me at the lodge in an hour.

Try and look nice, please.

Rise. Return.

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I got you something.

I want this purity ring to remind you

that I'll always be here
to show you the way.

But I'm not gonna give it to you

if you're not gonna value yourself.

I'm not sure what you
were up to this afternoon,

but I don't think it's fair that
I'm putting my time into this

and you're off doing your own thing.

Does that seem fair to you?

If your mom had a strong father figure,

if she had taken a pledge like this,

if she had respected herself,

things would've been different, right?

Can I put this on you

as a sign to others that you're special?

Committed.

I can, um...

So you didn't cover for me.

Sorry.

You know, I'm supposed to
be the black sheep around here.

You know, Dad is used to me fucking up,

but really threw him when
you didn't show up either.

Super entertaining.

But the biggest upset
was little Lacey over here.

Pastor Seth almost lost his
mind when you didn't show.

I told you, I had cramps.

Nuh-uh, that's my line.

We thought maybe he put you in The Box.

There is no Box, Jo.

What is The Box?

Pastor Seth's secret
room... for punishment.

For prayer, but it's just a myth.

I gotta go help set up.

Hey, are you okay?

Mm-hm.

So...

how's Jack?

Um, he's good.

He wants to, um,

you know, but we... we haven't yet.

You know we are literally
here to pledge purity, right?

Do you want to, with him?

Boys our age want to bone,

and our dads want us to stay virgins.

So, does it really matter what I want?

Yeah.

It does.

We're next. Do you have your rings?

Actually, I lost mine.

I promise I looked everywhere.

I'll take it with Shay.

Okay.

Perfect.

Little closer.

Beautiful.

Next.

KellyAnn, what happened
to the dress we talked about?

Still too snug?

Hm.

Smile, baby.

You're so much prettier when you smile.

Dad, are you okay?

Is your dad okay?

He says he felt something push him down.

Isn't that freaky?

I mean, I've seen things too.

Heard things.

I thought I saw Lilith.

She's coming for me, I
don't know what to do.

Shay, stop, you're as bad as Jo.

Lacey said she's a demon.

I thought you all believed in demons.

I mean, I believe in them,

but... they're not, like, here now.

You know how crazy that sounds, right?

Want me to cut your meat, Dad?

Thanks, honey.

Hi, everyone.

If you don't know me, my name is Lacey,

and as my dad said,

this Sunday will be
my tenth purity ball.

Thank the Lord, thank the Lord.

I am so filled with gratitude to God

for getting me this far.

It is not an easy road.

People, they don't understand.

They make fun of us and
they think we're crazy.

But they will never understand the joy

of telling their future husbands

that they waited for them.

Are these imaginary future husbands

also saving themselves
for marriage, Lacey?

Are they virgins?

Jo, sit down.

Um...

well, um, it's much... it's much harder

for young men to remain pure.

I mean, we... we all know that.

I think that all we can do is

ask our fathers to protect us.

I want to give my future husband

the greatest gift,

and that is a gift that
you can only give once.

Thank you so much for your question, Jo,

as always.

And I do have an answer for you.

You see, I have two young sons.

But purity looks a little different

for young men.

See, they don't need to be monitored

the same way women do.

They are not as easily fooled.

Jo?

Stupid Lacey.

I shouldn't have done that.

Shit.

At least it was a good question.

Why am I always such a dick?

When you first showed up here,

when, um...

when Dad brought you
home from the airport,

I felt really bad for you.

Because it's not fair that

I had him my entire life and you didn't.

But then I realized I
never actually had him.

He doesn't know anything about me.

He doesn't care about me.

Like my mom?

She always had to work two jobs,

and I know she was doing it for me,

but I never really got to see her, so...

I would just lay awake in bed at night

and think about my dad.

What he looked like,

what he sounded like,

what he liked to do.

I'm sorry, Shay.

Hey!

I saw them take her earlier today.

Maybe they're, um,
surgically stitching them up.

Be serious.

Do you hear that?

He who's speaking will...

Do you see that door behind the desk?

There's hate in our hearts...

I bet that's The Box.

Ladies, backs nice and straight.

Very good.

Nice.

Ladies, let the men lead.

And one, two, three, yes.

You look just like your mom.

I used to get that a lot.

She was beautiful, wasn't she?

Yeah.

Are you going to wear the
dress that we picked out

tomorrow night?

Yes.

Wear your hair up.

I like your hair up.

Okay.

You're such a good girl, Shay.

Rise. Return.

Shay?

I'm sorry, I don't feel well.

What do you want from me?

- You came.
- You scared me!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
hey, come with me.

Thought you might leave me hanging.

I really had to get out of there.

Oh!

Do you have any music?

- Yeah.
- We had a dance class.

- You did?
- Mm-hm.

What were you, like,
dancing with your dads?

Shut up!

Okay, hand here... hold on, okay, okay.

We need space.

Now we're good.

One, two, three,

one, two, three.

There you go, there you go!

Oh wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait... here, here.

Okay.

- Sir.
- Oh... ma'am.

♪ Oh, if that would
only make sense to you ♪

Two, three.

I'm going to get fancy on you, okay?

♪ Pull me close ♪

♪ Pull me close ♪

♪ Wrapping your arms around me ♪

♪ My legs around your body ♪

♪ Pull me close, pull me close ♪

♪ Wrapping your arms around me ♪

♪ My legs around your body ♪

♪ Got my favorite song on the radio ♪

♪ Give me the chills when
you put it on, put it on ♪

♪ My skin keeps glowing in the indigo ♪

♪ The way we feel, no, they'll
never know, never know ♪

♪ The way we feel, no, they'll
never know, never know ♪

The reckoning.

Did you hear that?

Hear... what?

♪ The way we feel,
no, they'll never... ♪

Hey, we're here alone.

Hey, Shay.

Who's that?

Yo, come on, pricks, I'm
trying to get laid here!

Is that what this is?

No, come on, it was...

it was just a joke.

It's okay.

Yo, fuck off!

You should get out of here.

Shay!

She's not here.

What's going on?

What were you thinking?

What are you talking about?

You were with a boy, Jo.

Um, I was sleeping,

and I just had to pee.

Stop lying.

Did she tell you this?

She's the liar.

- Like, you think I told them?
- Yes!

Jo.

We just need you to come with us.

- I didn't do anything.
- Do as you're told!

Go to bed, ladies.

Happy purity ball.

Happy Daughter's Day.

I used to get so excited for this

when I was a little girl.

Now I just feel exhausted.

You can tell him no, you know?

Stand up to him.

Tell him no what?

I don't want to count calories anymore?

Run at 5 a.m. every morning,

weigh-ins every Friday?

He's my dad.

You sound like Jo.

Where is she?

Why do you care?

You're the one who got
her in trouble last night.

I didn't.

I wouldn't do that.

Well, it doesn't matter who told on her.

She's in The Box, Shay.

Shay.

Come on in.

What is troubling you, Shay?

Where is Jo?

Your dad may know that you
went swimming yesterday.

But I didn't tell him it was with a boy.

He's just a friend.

Do you want to get pregnant?

Do you want to die of AIDS?

Because that's the path you're on.

Do you really want to
disappoint your father like this?

No.

Shay, you...

have so much potential.

You can be good,

or you can let Jo ruin
everything for you.

Because that is what is happening.

Look, when Lacey disobeys the Lord,

I do not punish her,
that is not my place.

But I make absolutely sure

that it does not happen again.

Do you know how I do that?

Is this The Box?

Jo?

Shay.

Shay.

Please, where's Jo?

That's not imp...

Go.

Get out of here.

Go!

Go.

Any sign of Jo?

No.

At the ball, when everyone's distracted,

I'm going to find her.

This is the dress my
dad picked out for me.

Is this the one you liked, though?

Inspired by Jo.

You should wear it.

Lacey.

Hey, did something happen?

Did he do something to you?

I saw you in the woods with Ryan.

You were there?

What happened?

He kissed me.

Okay, but is that... is that all?

- Because you can tell us.
- Is that all?

That's everything!

You want one?

For anxiety.

It's going to be fine.

Okay?

You're okay.

He'll forgive you.

- No he won't.
- Yes, yes, he will.

God forgives.

I'm not talking about God.

Nobody wants garbage.

I'm trash now.

Oh no, no, no, no.

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

But really?

- I told you...
- I feel like I always do what you want!

You look incredible.

Welcome to your first purity ball, Shay.

It's a night you'll never forget.

Pastor Seth!

Lovely, aren't they?

Thank you all so much
for coming this evening.

You see this key?

This key represents
your daughter's purity.

May the Lord help you keep it safe.

Fathers, please come and get one.

But know that when you do,

you make a pledge to
carry this key with you

always.

For your daughter cannot
bear this burden alone.

You will not have it forever, though.

No, you won't.

On her wedding day,

you will take this key

and you will give it to her husband,

and that will be beautiful.

You know, some people out there say that

we try to control our women here.

That could not be
farther from the truth.

No.

We love our women.

And we are just trying
to protect our women

to the best of our ability.

Thank you to steadfast men like you.

You can't leave.

What are you doing here?

Do I know you?

Jo?

I've been looking for you everywhere.

You okay?

I'm fine.

Okay, then where have you been?

I had to pray.

I know you're not the one who told on me

and I'm sorry.

- It's okay.
- I have to tell you something.

Kyle told you that he
didn't know about you

but he did.

He knew about you the whole time.

Your mom was constantly
begging for help.

It was always a fight with my parents.

I should have told you sooner.

But I didn't...

I didn't want to make him mad.

I guess we all just
want our dads to love us.

This is not love.

Well, everyone,

it's the time of the evening
where we turn our attention

to our guest of honor,

my very own blossoming flower, Lacey,

who is dedicating herself
to me for the tenth time

this year.

Woo! Thank the Lord,
thank the Lord, right?

She has turned away temptation

time and time again,

and you know that isn't easy.

Gentlemen, take a look at her.

You know what kind of line I have

outside my front door, I'm telling you.

But she's done it all
for the love of God.

She's done it all so
that on her wedding day,

she can give her husband
the single greatest gift.

The one gift that will show everyone

that she is a woman of God.

That she is pure of body and mind.

That she is clean and correct.

Lacey, I thank the Lord every single day

that you are mine, and I love you

so very, very much.

Can I say something?

Uh, actually, sweetheart, we
don't really have the time.

And now, it's that moment

that we have all been waiting for.

The reason we are here this weekend.

Ladies and gentlemen, find your seats,

find your contracts,
it is time to sign them.

I found you girls.

Now, gentlemen,

I want you to repeat after me,

but please remember to say
your own daughter's name.

I, Lacey's father,

choose before God to protect my daughter

in the area of her purity.

I, Shay and Jo's father,

choose before God...

to protect my daughter
in the area of her purity.

I will be a man
of integrity and strength

as I lead, guide, and pray

over my daughter and my family.

I will be a man of
integrity and strength

as I lead, guide, and pray

over my daughter and our family.

Ladies.

Please repeat after me.

I, state your name,

promise to God, my father, and myself

to keep my mind and body
clean, pure, and chaste.

I, Lacey...

KellyAnn, promise to God...

my father, and myself

to keep my mind and body
clean, pure, and chaste.

I pledge to enter the marriage covenant

prepared to give myself
to my husband completely.

I pledge to enter the
marriage covenant...

prepared to give myself
to my husband completely.

And with a clean and pure conscience.

And with a clean and pure conscience.

- Amen.
- Amen!

Fathers and daughters,

please sign your contracts.

Sign right there, Shay.

Sign there.

Shay... sign.

Everyone give yourselves
a round of applause.

What are you doing?

For what we are able to
do here this evening is...

Hey, what are you doing?

Dad, I have to tell you something.

I can't sign my contract

because I'm not a virgin.

And I refuse to feel shame about that.

I don't think anybody
should ever feel ashamed

about that.

That's why it worked.

The ritual.

I didn't sign mine either.

I love God.

This promise is between me and Him,

it's private.

He'd be disappointed in this.

KellyAnn, you're embarrassing yourself.

- Now, sit down!
- No, Dad!

I'm embarrassing you.

I'm proud of myself.

All I ever wanted was for you
to be proud of me too.

You are a snake in my garden, Shay,

and I will not allow this,

God will not allow this.

You need time, Shay, to pray.

You knew about me?

All along, you knew about me,

you never wanted to get to know me?

Answer me!

Why would you believe her, Shay?

Jo's a liar.

You think just because
you messed up with me,

you get to try again with Shay?

That's not how this works.

You are a coward and a hypocrite.

I told your mama that
she should get rid of you.

It would have been
better for our family.

You should be ashamed of yourself

for abandoning us.

You called my mom a slut?

Banished her to hell just like Lilith?

Just like Jo?

Gabe.

Jack's the one who told on me.

He's the one who got me in trouble.

Gabe...

He's one of us, Shay.

You did pass that test,
by the way, just barely.

Unlike your sister.

Now, I want you to pay attention,

because, clearly,
some girls in this room

have no clue how to live their lives.

She's here, isn't she?

Let her in, she has work to do.

- What are you talking about?
- Please!

If we did not have

these fathers of God
to guide these girls,

to do everything for these girls,

they would fail.

I mean, just look at them.

They want it so badly,

but if we did not have
these warriors of God

battling to protect their virgin souls

for their future righteous husbands,

they would all be whores!

Lacey, what did you do?

And when we find a weakness in them,

we must fix that.

Poor things.

Please protect us.

Deliver us from this evil, please.

They have no sense of value.

- They have no self-respect!
- Shut up!

- Lacey.
- I failed your test too, Dad,

did you know that?

I've spent so much
time inside of that box,

and I still failed you.

And I know I'm not really good anymore,

I messed up.

But I didn't want to disappoint you,

and now, I'm just...

I'm so sorry, Daddy.

I'm so sorry!

No, no, no, no.

Lilith, please, I'm yours, I'm yours!

You honestly thought I couldn't make

a single decision
without you, didn't you?

Well, I can.

Lacey, no... no, no, no!

Lacey, you give me that gun right now.

No!

Rise!

Return!

You are the reckoning!

Shay.

Don't...

touch her.

Don't...

tell us what to do.

You believe that we

are less than you.

We are not less than you.

I've waited a very

long time for this.

I've long watched

women fight battle

after tiresome battle!

Now, we are ready for war.

Stand up.

Do as you are told.

One man's demon is
another woman's angel.

Are you okay?