PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 6 - Absolution - full transcript
Inexplicably unhinged Matt is arrested for killing the young psychic son of a drug dealer. He's taken for treatment to a psychiatric facility that may or may not be run by demons. The team tries to figure out what's going on.
THEY SHOULD BE ARRIVING
AT ANY MOMENT.
EXCUSE US,
DOCTOR.
DID THE BOY
SURVIVE?
DEAD
AT THE SCENE.
FRANK, I DON'T BELIEVE
HE'S CAPABLE OF MURDER.
AS FAR AS THE AUTHORITIES ARE
CONCERNED, HE KILLED A TEENAGER.
IF HE WERE ANYONE ELSE
HE'D BE IN JAIL.
EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE FINE.
CALM DOWN.
NO, NO, NO.
AAAAAH!
NO!
.ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS
CONSIDER THE BASIC DUALITY
IN MAN.
DO FORCES BOTH DARK AND LIGHT
PULL WITHIN OURSELVES,
VYING FOR CONTROL
OVER OUR DESTINY?
IN THE FOLLOWING CASE,
THE O.S.I.R. CONFRONTED NOT ONLY
A CRISIS OF FAITH,
BUT A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL
OF ONE OF ITS OWN.
THIS DEBRIEFING
WILL DETERMINE
WHETHER WE CLOSE
CASE FILE 568-977.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU EXPECT US
TO FOLLOW PROTOCOL ON THIS.
ADRIAN KEELER.
BACKGROUND?
TEACHERS
AT ADRIAN'S SCHOOL
REPORTED
SEVERAL STRANGE OCCURRENCES.
ADRIAN REFUSED TO BOARD
A SCHOOL BUS
BECAUSE
HE SENSED DANGER.
TURNED OUT,
THE DRIVER WAS SUICIDAL.
DROVE
OFF A BRIDGE.
4 CHILDREN
DIED.
ALL REPORTED INSTANCES
OF HIS E.S.P. ABILITY WERE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS OF WIND.
ISN'T IT UNUSUAL
FOR PSYCHOKINETIC ABILITY
TO ACCOMPANY E.S.P.?
THAT'S WHAT GOT
OUR ATTENTION.
WE APPROACHED HIS FATHER
FOR PERMISSION TO TEST ADRIAN.
MANNY KEELER.
WANNABE DRUG LORD.
DEALS IN COKE
AND ANGLE DUST.
HE REFUSED
TO COOPERATE.
PULLED HIM
OUT OF SCHOOL.
MANNY BROUGHT ADRIAN
TO HIS DEALS; THE ONLY WAY
MATT COULD GET CLOSE
WAS TO GO ON
ONE OF THOSE DEALS.
WHY DID MATTHEW
HAVE A GUN?
PART
OF HIS COVER.
WE SET HIM UP
AS AN ARMS DEALER.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THE COPS SAY,
NO WAY MATT SHOT THAT KID.
THIS CASE
IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
WHAT?
WE JUST WALK AWAY
FROM THIS?
IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS;
MATT WILL REMAIN IN MEADOWGLEN
UNTIL HIS ABILITY TO TESTIFY
HAS BEEN DETERMINED.
IN THE MEANTIME,
THE REST OF YOU
ARE ON VACATION.
OF COURSE,
WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME
IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.
*
ANY HISTORY
OF MENTAL ILLNESS?
HE'S SUFFERED BOUTS
OF DEPRESSION.
THE RECENT DEATH OF HIS EX-WIFE
MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
TRAGIC; DOES HE HAVE
A HISTORY OF VIOLENT CRIMES?
SEXUAL DEVIATION?
OF COURSE NOT!
THIS IS THE 1st TIME
HE HAS EVER BEHAVED LIKE THIS.
DR. HENDRICKS, MR. PRAEGER
IS IN NO CONDITION
TO PROVIDE US
WITH THIS INFORMATION HIMSELF.
NOW, I'LL REQUIRE
ALL HIS MEDICAL RECORDS
INCLUDING
ANY PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS.
I'LL CONTACT
HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN
AND SEE THAT YOU GET THEM
THIS AFTERNOON.
GOOD; WE'LL BEGIN HIS TREATMENT
WITH DRUG THERAPY,
ADMINISTERING
THE ANTIPSYCHOTIC HALDOL.
SEDATIVES;
ANXIOLYTICS?
LORAZEPAM.
THEN INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL AND
GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS.
AS YOU ARE
HIS ACTING PHYSICIAN,
I'LL REQUIRE YOUR SIGNATURE
FOR THE TRANSFER.
MATT IS MORE
THAN JUST MY COLLEAGUE,
HE'S MY FRIEND.
I'M VERY CONCERNED.
WE BOTH WANT
WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM.
GATHERERS!
GATHERERS!
CAN I HAVE
SOME HELP HERE?
AAAAAH!
NO.
I'LL HANDLE THIS.
WOLVES
IN SHEEPS CLOTHING!
ALRIGHT,
CALM DOWN.
TELL ME.
THIS LITTLE PIGGIE
ISN'T GOING TO MARKET.
I'D LIKE
TO UNDERSTAND YOU,
BUT YOU'LL
HAVE TO HELP ME.
BACK!
I KNOW
YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT ME.
LONG JOURNEY?
WHERE;
WHAT JOURNEY?
THE ROAD
TO ACCEPTANCE.
GOOD.
GOOD,
THAT'S RIGHT.
I NEED YOU
TO LET GO NOW.
NOW THE BLOOD,
NOW THE BLOOD.
NOW THE BLOOD!
MY APOLOGIES,
BRADLEY CASSON
IS A SEVERE CASE.
BRAD CASSON?
THE THEOSOPHIST?
THE VERY SAME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE TOOK HIS STUDY
OF DEMONIC CULTS TOO FAR,
BLED 6 PEOPLE
TO DEATH
AND BURIED THEM
UNDER HIS HOUSE.
WE ALLOW VISITS
FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
ONE AT A TIME,
OF COURSE.
WE RISE AT 7
AND RETIRE AT 9.
REST IS CRUCIAL
TO RECOVERY.
I...
GOTTA GET...
WHEN YOU'RE BETTER,
MATT.
WE HAVE A LONG JOURNEY
AHEAD OF US.
*
YESTERDAY
WE TALKED ABOUT GUILT
AND WE LEARNED
THAT IT'S VALID.
DOES ANYONE
REMEMBER WHY?
IT'S OUR SUBCONSCIOUS
TELLING US
WE HAVE WORK
TO DO.
NO!
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING,
LINDA?
I HEAR THEM AGAIN.
EVERYWHERE.
WHAT'S EVERYWHERE,
LINDA?
MAKE THEM STOP,
PLEASE.
YOU KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THEM STOP, LINDA.
JUST GIVE ME PEACE,
PLEASE.
GOOD LINDA,
WE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
THEY'VE GOT HER
RIGHT WHERE
THEY WANT HER.
THERE'S
NO TURNING BACK.
NOOO WAY.
BUT THEY'RE NOT
GATHERING ME.
YOU'RE
O.S.I.R.
BIG FISH
IN OUR LITTLE POND.
HERE FISHY,
FISHY, FISHY.
DON'T LET THEM
CATCH YOU.
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I'M LINDSAY DONNER.
THIS IS RAY DONAHUE.
WE'RE FROM
THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH.
MR. KEELER,
THANKS FOR MEETING WITH US.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR SON.
YEAH.
I KNOW THAT ADRIAN
WAS VERY SPECIAL, MR. KEELER.
HE WAS A GOOD KID.
HE DIED IN A DRUG DEAL,
RIGHT?
WHAT?
WAS IT
TAKE YOUR KID TO WORK DAY?
BACK OFF,
RAY.
MY KID IS DEAD.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT FROM ME?
JUST TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS SUPPOSED TO
MEET THIS GUY.
TOLD ME HIS NAME
WAS BALLARD.
MY BUSINESS PARTNER, CHAVEZ,
CHECKED HIM OUT.
HEARD HE COULD GET ME A DEAL
ON SOME UZIS.
I SAID, NO CASH,
I'LL TRADE YOU SOME COKE
FOR THE GUNS.
HE GOT REAL INTERESTED.
YOU PICK UP ANYTHING WEIRD
ABOUT THIS GUY
ON THAT RADAR OF YOURS?
HUM?
I GOTTA GET CLOSER.
ALRIGHT,
COME ON.
HEY MANNY!
YOU LOOK A LITTLE YOUNG
TO BE RUNNING WITH THE BIG BOYS.
I'M OLD ENOUGH.
HE'S MY GOOD LUCK CHARM.
YOU GOT
THE HARDWARE?
AT PRICES
THAT WON'T LAST.
WHOA, DAD.
DAD.
DAD!
WHO SHOT AT YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
BALLARD
MUST HAVE SET IT UP.
DAD!
*
WHAT DID YOU DO?
ADRIAN,
ADRIAN!
ADRIAN?
YOU KILLED MY BOY.
YOU KILLED MY BOY.
AAAAH!
HE SHOT MY SON.
HE SHOT MY SON.
NO I DIDN'T.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
IT'S HARD
TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING
SO INTOLERABLE,
SO ABHORRENT,
YOU CAN'T EVEN
ADMIT IT
TO YOURSELF.
YOU SPILLED THE BLOOD
OF AN INNOCENT.
I'D REMEMBER
KILLING A CHILD,
WOULDN'T I?
I THINK YOU DO
AND YOU FEEL TERRIBLE.
CONSUMED
BY SELF-HATRED.
YOU REMEMBER
ADRIAN'S FACE?
THE FEAR
IN HIS EYES?
I HEAR THE SHOT.
I SEE HIM FALL.
WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING,
MATT?
WHO WOULD SHOOT
A CHILD?
A MONSTER.
LOOK INSIDE,
MATT.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THAT MONSTER.
*
RELEASE YOUR GUILT.
IT'S THE ONLY PATH
TO FREEDOM,
TO ABSOLUTION.
I DID IT.
I PUSHED HER,
IT WAS ME!
YOU WANTED WHAT SHE HAD,
DIDN'T YOU?
SHE HAD EVERYTHING.
EVERYONE LOVED HER.
YOUR PARENTS,
YOUR HUSBAND.
BUT TANIA
WAS YOUR SISTER.
SHE WAS SWEET,
KIND.
YOU MUST FEEL AWFUL.
MAKE THE VOICES STOP!
WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF OUR JOURNEY.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD
TO ACCEPTANCE.
YOU SPILLED
THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT.
MY INNOCENCE
IS LOST.
YOU WISH EXONERATION
FOR YOUR CRIME?
YES.
DRINK
FROM THIS CUP OF ABSOLUTION
AND YOU
WILL KNOW PEACE.
YOUR SOUL
WILL KNOW REST.
THEY'RE GONE.
THE VOICES
ARE GONE.
YOU THINK
I COULD HAVE
DONE IT?
IT WOULD REALLY HELP IF YOU
COULD REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.
YEAH.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER
MY QUESTION.
I SEE.
MATT--
I'VE SEEN THINGS.
*
*
COPS PICKED UP THIS GUY
LAST NIGHT.
DOMINIC DINARDI.
GENIUS HELD UP
A LIQUOR STORE
USING ONE OF THE GUNS
MANNY WAS GONNA BUY FROM MATT.
MY BUDDY WOLLER, AT THE STATION,
LET ME VISIT HIM.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
ON THE ROOF?
I TOLD YOU,
PROTECTION.
FOR MANNY?
HELL OF A JOB
YOU DID.
WHO CALLED YOU?
CHAVEZ.
HE TELL YOU
WHY YOU WERE THERE?
IN CASE
THINGS TURNED BAD.
DID IT?
YEAH.
I TOLD YOU.
THAT GUY,
BALLARD,
YEAH, YEAH,
THAT'S THE GUY.
ONE MINUTE, THE DEAL'S ON,
NEXT MINUTE, BAM!
THE KID'S DOWN.
WHO KILLED
ADRIAN KEELER??
BALLARD.
SHOT HIM
RIGHT IN THE BACK.
MAN,
THAT'S COLD.
BLOOD
OF THE INNOCENT?
WE'RE GOING
TO CHANGE HER DRESSING.
BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT,
MAN.
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE
MR. O.S.I.R.
ARE YOU THE ONE?
GUILTY
AS CHARGED.
DRINK UP,
DRINK UP!
YOU THINK
I'M WHACKED?
THAT'S CUTE.
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 3,
I'M HOUDINI.
YOU'RE BREAKING OUT?
TONIGHT?
YOU IN?
IF YOU WANT OUT,
YOU GOTTA BE IN.
IF YOU'RE OUT,
YOU'RE IN.
WHERE?
WHERE?
RIGHT HERE.
I'M IN.
BETTER OUT
THAN IN.
*
MANNY SAID
ADRIAN SENSED DANGER.
WE FIGURE ADRIAN'S E.S.P. POWERS
ARE LIMITED TO ABOUT 5 METRES.
FOR THIS
I GIVE UP MY SATURDAYS?
BEAUTIES.
OKAY,
LET'S ASSUME I'M MATT.
YOU'RE MANNY
AND YOU'RE ADRIAN.
I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE KID BUT
YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM,
WAITING FOR ANY SIGNALS
HE MIGHT GIVE OFF.
AND YOU'RE FOCUSSED ON PRAEGER,
LOOKING FOR DANGER.
OF COURSE, READING HIS MIND
WITH MY PSI POWERS.
YOU'RE FOCUSSED, YOU'RE
NOT GONNA NOTICE THE ROOFTOPS.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
DOMINIC SAID
HE WAS UP THERE
ON THE ROOF.
ADRIAN
WOULDN'T HAVE SENSED THAT.
DANGER HE PICKED UP ON HAD
TO COME FROM WITHIN THIS AREA.
EXACTLY WHERE WE FOUND
YOUR BUDDY, PRAEGER.
COLD.
SMOOTH.
REMEMBER THE FEELING OF THE GUN
IN YOUR HAND, MATT.
YES.
UMM, FEELS GOOD,
DOESN'T IT?
SOOTHING.
REMEMBER
WHEN ADRIAN LOOKS AT YOU?
HE KNOWS,
MATT.
HE KNOWS
YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM.
I NEED MY MEDICATION.
DRUGS ARE NOT
FOR YOU
TO HIDE BEHIND.
WE MUST WORK HARD,
MATT.
PLEASE.
HOW'RE WE DOING?
MATT ISN'T READY
TO FACE THE TRUTH.
WELL,
HE'LL COME AROUND.
WE ALL
WANT ABSOLUTION.
EVENTUALLY.
*
CHECK THE EAST WING.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
START SEARCHING
THE GROUNDS.
AND NO POLICE;
YES, SIR.
WHEN DID YOU
LAST CHECK UP ON HIM?
I WANT HIM BACK, NOW,
GO!
WATCHING.
THEY'RE WAITING
FOR ME TO CRACK.
FIND CASSON,
HE'LL TELL YOU.
YOU WAIT,
NEXT TIME
THEY WON'T LET YOU SEE ME.
THEY'LL LOCK ME UP
WHERE YOU'LL NEVER FIND ME.
MATT.
I CAN SEE
HIS FACE.
HIS EYES.
JUST A CHILD.
GET OUT!
GET OUT!
MATT!
MATT,
STOP.
THE BLOOD...
THE BLOOD
OF THE INNOCENT.
I SPILLED
HIS BLOOD.
MATT.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S A GATHERING...
A GATHERING
OF SOULS.
YES, DOCTOR.
NO, I UNDERSTAND.
I'VE GOT TO GO,
I'M IN A MEETING.
RIGHT, BYE.
SORRY.
OKAY.
WHERE WAS I?
DR. LEEDS
SEEMS TO FEEL
THAT HE HAS
NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY AT ALL.
AND YOU?
IN ALL MY YEARS
AS A PSYCHIATRIST
I'VE NEVER SEEN A NORMAL,
RATIONAL MAN
SLIP AWAY
SO COMPLETELY.
IF HE'S RECEIVING THE TREATMENT
THEY SAY HE IS,
HE SHOULD HAVE SHOWN
SOME SIGNS OF RECOVERY BY NOW.
I WANT THIS DR. LEEDS
CHECKED OUT.
NOW!
*
AAH!
SHH, MATT.
IT'S ME,
IT'S RAY.
YOU GETTING ME OUT?
I CAN'T,
MATT.
I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
I PROMISE YOU MATT,
UNLESS YOU FACE THE TRUTH,
YOU'LL NEVER FIND PEACE.
I'LL PAGE SECURITY.
HOLD ON,
I THINK THIS MAY HELP.
YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
I KEEP SEEING
THE KID FALL.
BLEEDING.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER
FIRING,
BUT YOU CAN FEEL
A GUN IN YOUR HAND?
SOMEHOW THAT'S NOT YOUR FINGER
ON THE TRIGGER.
ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO,
MY PARTNER AND I
ANSWERED A DOMESTIC.
GUY DID A NUMBER
ON HIS WIFE.
THERE WAS BLOOD
EVERYWHERE.
THE GUY TOOK OFF
DOWN THE STREET.
I SHOULD HAVE FIRED
A WARNING SHOT.
BUT YOU WERE CLEARED.
YEAH,
I WAS CLEARED.
BUT EVERYWHERE
I WENT,
I COULD FEEL PEOPLE
LOOKING AT ME.
LIKE THEY COULD SEE
THE GUY'S BLOOD ON MY HANDS.
I SEE HIM
ALL THE TIME.
HIS EYES.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK
YOU HAVE IT IN YOU
BUT IT'S THERE.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN
TO LIVE WITH IT.
I KILLED HIM, RAY.
I SHOT A CHILD.
*
DR. HENDRICKS, I'M AFRAID MATT
ISN'T HAVING VISITORS TODAY.
I'LL ONLY BE
A MOMENT.
HE'S AT A VERY DELICATE STAGE
IN HIS THERAPY.
I WON'T
COMPROMISE THAT.
YOU ASSURED ME
I'D HAVE ACCESS.
ME'S MY PATIENT,
DOCTOR.
I'VE BEEN MORE THAN COOPERATIVE
WITH YOU UP TO THIS POINT.
ONE OF YOUR MEN WAS HERE LAST
NIGHT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
WHO?
THOUGHT YOU
COULD JUST WALTZ IN THERE?
WHEN DID YOU
BECOME MATT'S PSYCHIATRIST?
I THOUGHT
I COULD HELP HIM.
YEAH,
WELL, YOU DIDN'T.
YOU JUST LOST ME
WHAT LIMITED ACCESS I HAD.
WELL DONE.
I GOT YOU A PRESENT,
RAY.
IT'S NOT
MY BIRTHDAY.
UNDUE FORCE!
SHUT UP.
GOT THIS YO YO HANGING AROUND
THE STATION THIS MORNING.
HE SAYS
HE'S GOT TO TALK TO O.S.I.R.
IT'S A MATTER
OF LIFE AND DEATH.
ISN'T IT ALWAYS?
HE ESCAPED
FROM MEADOWGLEN.
CUFFS ON;
HE'S WACKO.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
I'M GONNA BE OUTSIDE.
YOU ESCAPED
FROM MEADOWGLEN?
COME HERE.
NO,NO,
IT'S OKAY,
COME HERE.
THEY'RE WEARING HIM THIN;
NOT MUCH TIME.
DID MATT KNOW
YOU WERE PLANNING TO ESCAPE?
HE'S TOO BIG
A FISH!
THEY'LL NEVER
LET HIM GO!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I SHOULD BE DEAD.
I SHED THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT;
GET IT?
THEY WANT MY SOUL!
WHO WANTS
YOUR SOUL?
THE GATHERERS.
OH, WOULDN'T I
BE THE PRIZE?
THE CHERRY?
SPOKESMAN
FOR THE UNDERWORLD.
MATT DRINKS IT,
I DRINK IT,
YOU CAN, TOO!
YOUR TICKET TO ETERNAL BLISS!
ADRIAN.
*
DON'T LOOK AT ME
LIKE THAT.
IT WAS
AN ACCIDENT.
I WANTED TO GET YOU AWAY
FROM THERE,
SOMEWHERE SAFE.
I NEVER MEANT
TO KILL YOU!
AAH, AAAH!
PLEASE
FORGIVE ME!
ROOM 12.
I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
FRANK,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
ABOUT THAT.
I WANT
TO PULL MATT OUT OF MEADOWGLEN.
YOU TRESPASS ONCE AND WANT
MY PERMISSION TO DO IT AGAIN.
I OWE
THIS TO MATT.
I THINK IT'S CLEAR
THAT YOUR INTENTIONS
WERE HONOURABLE,
I'LL TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION
WHEN I FILE THE REPORT.
I BROKE HIM.
HE DIDN'T REALLY CONFESS, HE
TOLD ME WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
NO DIFFERENCE,
NOW.
I ADMIT THE EVIDENCE
IS STACKED AGAINST HIM.
UNTIL CASSON CAME ALONG
I THOUGHT MEADOWGLEN WAS BEST.
GLAD
YOU APPROVED.
HE'S IN TROUBLE,
WE CAN'T JUST LET HIM SIT THERE.
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
I DON'T LEAVE
A MAN BEHIND.
ADMIRABLE.
JUST HOW MUCH DAMAGE
ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
CHAVEZ HAD TO BE THE GUY
TO KILL ADRIAN.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SCARE
A CONFESSION OUT OF HIM.
IS THAT ALL?
OKAY,
TOUGH GUY.
I'LL DO THIS MYSELF
IF I HAVE TO.
YOU'RE IN
OVER YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING
FOR YOUR HELP.
A LOT OF HELP I'VE BEEN
SO FAR.
LOOK,
CHAVEZ WAS THE OTHER GUY
ON THE GROUND.
HE AND PRAEGER WERE THE ONLY
ONES CLOSE ENOUGH TO ADRIAN.
MANNY'S WOUNDED,
ADRIAN'S DEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO CHAVEZ?
HE TOOK OVER THE OPERATION
WHEN MANNY WENT TO JAIL.
EXACTLY.
NO,
THEY'RE TOO TIGHT.
CHAVEZ
IS THE KID'S GODFATHER.
WHAT IF CHAVEZ WANTED TO KILL
MANNY AND ADRIAN BUT THE COPS
CAME BEFORE HE FINISHED
THE JOB?
HE LEFT MATT
TO TAKE THE FALL.
THAT I COULD BUY.
SO,
YOU IN?
IT'S WORTH
A SHOT.
LET'S GO.
NO, NO, NO!
NO,
DON'T LEAVE ME!
DON'T LEAVE ME.
NO!
GET THEM OFF OF ME.
GET THEM OFF ME;
GET THEM OFF ME.
THE BACKGROUND ON CASSON IS HE
CHECKED HIMSELF INTO MEADOWGLEN.
WHY?
TO DO RESEARCH.
WHAT ABOUT
THE PEOPLE HE KILLED?
THERE'S NO RECORD OF THAT;
HE WAS NOT CHARGED.
DR. LEEDS
LIED TO YOU.
I SPOKE
WITH CASSON'S COLLEAGUES
AT THE UNIVERSITY
AND THEY GAVE ME
A COPY OF HIS MONOGRAPH.
IT'S CALLED
"SOUL GATHERERS".
I COMPARED THE NOTES THAT
YOU TOOK WHILE VISITING MATT
TO MY INTERVIEW
WITH CASSON.
THERE ARE SIMILARITIES.
"THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT"
AND A "HARVESTING OF SOULS",
THOSE PHRASES
ARE CONSISTENT
WITH CASSON'S DESCRIPTION OF
A CULT CALLED "THE GATHERERS".
CASSON MENTIONED
THAT NAME.
ACCORDING
TO THIS
THE LEADER IS AN ANCIENT DEMON
WHO OCCUPIES A HUMAN HOST
TO PERPETUATE
THE CULT.
"THE GATHERERS SURVIVE
ON THE COLLECTING AND
SACRIFICING OF INNOCENT SOULS."
THEY TARGET
HONEST AND MORAL PEOPLE.
THEY BRING THEM
TO A VULNERABLE STATE,
AND THEN THEY SLOWLY BREAK DOWN
THE VICTIM'S WILL.
IT'S LIKE A PERVERSE FORM
OF PSYCHOTHERAPY.
GAIN THE PATIENT'S TRUST,
DELVE INTO
THE SUBCONSCIOUS--
DO YOU THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE
THERE ARE CULT MEMBERS
ASSOCIATED WITH MEADOWGLEN?
"PERSISTENT SUGGESTION
AND REPETITION OF KEY PHRASES
PROMPTS THE SURRENDER
OF THE SOUL
TO THE DARK SIDE."
FORCED CONFESSIONS.
THE BLOOD
OF THE INNOCENT.
*
*
MR. ARTURO CHAVEZ?
I'M ARTURO CHAVEZ;
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HI, BILL RUTTER,
CHILDREN'S AID.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT ADRIAN'S DOING VERY WELL.
HE WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING.
AS YOU ARE
HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN
I'M HERE TO ARRANGE FOR SOMEONE
TO COME PICK HIM UP.
ADRIAN, LIKE?
ADRIAN KEELER,
YES.
HE'S ALIVE?
I DON'T GET IT.
HASN'T ANYONE
CALLED YOU?
HE'S ALIVE;
THANKS GOD, MAN.
THAT'S GREAT.
DOES HIS DAD KNOW?
NO.
WE FELT IT BEST FOR YOU TO TALK
TO ADRIAN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
RIGHT, SURE.
HE'S IN ONE OF OUR HOMES
AND HE'S SAFE.
WE WERE THINKING YOU COULD COME
BY TOMORROW MORNING, SAY 9?
RIGHT,
9 IS GREAT.
HERE'S
ONE OF MY CARDS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,
YOU JUST GIVE ME A CALL.
ADRIAN WILL BE SO HAPPY
TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU,
BYE-BYE.
THE KID IS ALIVE?
WE GOT TO GET TO HIM
BEFORE HE TALKS TO MANNY.
LET'S GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME,
OKAY?
DOMINIC, HUH?
HE LOOKED PRETTY
WEARING HIS WIRE.
HE SET ME UP?
IT'S GOING AROUND.
HE'S DEAD.
UTTERING DEATH THREATS,
VERY GOOD.
NONE OF THIS,
PUNK!
THIS IS NOT
YOUR LUCKY DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO
TO CHILD KILLERS IN THE JOINT?
I COULD HAVE KILLED BALLARD,
YOU KNOW,
BUT HE WAS KIND OF HANDY
TO HAVE AROUND.
THAT BALLARD,
WHAT A MOOK.
WHERE THE HELL
IS MANNY?
HE'LL BE HERE,
MAN.
STOP WORRYING.
*
HEY MANNY!
YOU LOOK A LITTLE YOUNG
TO BE RUNNING WITH THE BIG BOYS.
I'M OLD ENOUGH.
HE'S MY GOOD LUCK CHARM;
YOU GOT THE HARDWARE?
AT PRICES THAT WON'T LAST.
WHOA, DAD.
DAD!
DAD!
KEEP SINGING,
CHOIR BOY.
I DOSED
YOUR FRIEND'S GUM.
BY THE TIME
THE SHOOTING STARTED
HE WAS FLYING.
WHAT DID YOU SLIP HIM,
CHAVEZ?
LITTLE P.C.P.
CANDY.
MAKE THIS STOP!
IT'S TIME
YOU JOINED US.
ARE YOU READY
TO CONFESS?
ANYTHING,
JUST MAKE IT STOP.
DAD!
IT'S KILLING ME.
DO YOU WISH
FOR ABSOLUTION?
YES.
DAMN!
WE GOTTA FIND HIM.
TRY THE EAST WING.
WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF OUR JOURNEY.
WE
HAVE FOUND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
YOU SPILLED
THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT.
MY INNOCENCE
IS LOST.
DO YOU WISH
EXONERATION
FOR YOUR CRIME?
YES.
DRINK
FROM THIS CUP OF ABSOLUTION
AND YOU
WILL KNOW PEACE.
YOUR SOUL
WILL KNOW REST.
DAD!
*
CHAVEZ.
DRINK.
I DIDN'T KILL HIM.
WE'VE LOST HIM.
YOU'RE GUILTY;
DRINK!
NO!
OH!
SECURITY COORDINATOR'S
REPORT.
RAY DONAHUE RECORDING.
THE CORONER FOUND ARSENIC
AND OTHER POISONS PRESENT
IN THE DEAD CULT MEMBERS
BODIES.
HE'S DECLARED THE DEATHS
A MASS SUICIDE.
*
FOLLOWING CHAVEZ'S
CONFESSION,
ALL CHARGES AGAINST PRAEGER
WERE DROPPED.
MATT,
WHEN I
CAME TO SEE YOU,
IN THERE,
I THOUGHT--
I THOUGHT I KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE GOING THROUGH.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO PUSH YOU OVER THE EDGE.
I THINK I WAS--
I THINK I WAS
ALREADY THERE.
COME ON.
I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.
DATA ANALYST,
LINDSAY DONNER,
FEELS THAT THIS IS THE END
OF THE GATHERERS CULT.
DONAHUE OUT.
AT ANY MOMENT.
EXCUSE US,
DOCTOR.
DID THE BOY
SURVIVE?
DEAD
AT THE SCENE.
FRANK, I DON'T BELIEVE
HE'S CAPABLE OF MURDER.
AS FAR AS THE AUTHORITIES ARE
CONCERNED, HE KILLED A TEENAGER.
IF HE WERE ANYONE ELSE
HE'D BE IN JAIL.
EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE FINE.
CALM DOWN.
NO, NO, NO.
AAAAAH!
NO!
.ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS
CONSIDER THE BASIC DUALITY
IN MAN.
DO FORCES BOTH DARK AND LIGHT
PULL WITHIN OURSELVES,
VYING FOR CONTROL
OVER OUR DESTINY?
IN THE FOLLOWING CASE,
THE O.S.I.R. CONFRONTED NOT ONLY
A CRISIS OF FAITH,
BUT A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL
OF ONE OF ITS OWN.
THIS DEBRIEFING
WILL DETERMINE
WHETHER WE CLOSE
CASE FILE 568-977.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU EXPECT US
TO FOLLOW PROTOCOL ON THIS.
ADRIAN KEELER.
BACKGROUND?
TEACHERS
AT ADRIAN'S SCHOOL
REPORTED
SEVERAL STRANGE OCCURRENCES.
ADRIAN REFUSED TO BOARD
A SCHOOL BUS
BECAUSE
HE SENSED DANGER.
TURNED OUT,
THE DRIVER WAS SUICIDAL.
DROVE
OFF A BRIDGE.
4 CHILDREN
DIED.
ALL REPORTED INSTANCES
OF HIS E.S.P. ABILITY WERE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS OF WIND.
ISN'T IT UNUSUAL
FOR PSYCHOKINETIC ABILITY
TO ACCOMPANY E.S.P.?
THAT'S WHAT GOT
OUR ATTENTION.
WE APPROACHED HIS FATHER
FOR PERMISSION TO TEST ADRIAN.
MANNY KEELER.
WANNABE DRUG LORD.
DEALS IN COKE
AND ANGLE DUST.
HE REFUSED
TO COOPERATE.
PULLED HIM
OUT OF SCHOOL.
MANNY BROUGHT ADRIAN
TO HIS DEALS; THE ONLY WAY
MATT COULD GET CLOSE
WAS TO GO ON
ONE OF THOSE DEALS.
WHY DID MATTHEW
HAVE A GUN?
PART
OF HIS COVER.
WE SET HIM UP
AS AN ARMS DEALER.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THE COPS SAY,
NO WAY MATT SHOT THAT KID.
THIS CASE
IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
WHAT?
WE JUST WALK AWAY
FROM THIS?
IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS;
MATT WILL REMAIN IN MEADOWGLEN
UNTIL HIS ABILITY TO TESTIFY
HAS BEEN DETERMINED.
IN THE MEANTIME,
THE REST OF YOU
ARE ON VACATION.
OF COURSE,
WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME
IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.
*
ANY HISTORY
OF MENTAL ILLNESS?
HE'S SUFFERED BOUTS
OF DEPRESSION.
THE RECENT DEATH OF HIS EX-WIFE
MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
TRAGIC; DOES HE HAVE
A HISTORY OF VIOLENT CRIMES?
SEXUAL DEVIATION?
OF COURSE NOT!
THIS IS THE 1st TIME
HE HAS EVER BEHAVED LIKE THIS.
DR. HENDRICKS, MR. PRAEGER
IS IN NO CONDITION
TO PROVIDE US
WITH THIS INFORMATION HIMSELF.
NOW, I'LL REQUIRE
ALL HIS MEDICAL RECORDS
INCLUDING
ANY PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS.
I'LL CONTACT
HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN
AND SEE THAT YOU GET THEM
THIS AFTERNOON.
GOOD; WE'LL BEGIN HIS TREATMENT
WITH DRUG THERAPY,
ADMINISTERING
THE ANTIPSYCHOTIC HALDOL.
SEDATIVES;
ANXIOLYTICS?
LORAZEPAM.
THEN INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL AND
GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS.
AS YOU ARE
HIS ACTING PHYSICIAN,
I'LL REQUIRE YOUR SIGNATURE
FOR THE TRANSFER.
MATT IS MORE
THAN JUST MY COLLEAGUE,
HE'S MY FRIEND.
I'M VERY CONCERNED.
WE BOTH WANT
WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM.
GATHERERS!
GATHERERS!
CAN I HAVE
SOME HELP HERE?
AAAAAH!
NO.
I'LL HANDLE THIS.
WOLVES
IN SHEEPS CLOTHING!
ALRIGHT,
CALM DOWN.
TELL ME.
THIS LITTLE PIGGIE
ISN'T GOING TO MARKET.
I'D LIKE
TO UNDERSTAND YOU,
BUT YOU'LL
HAVE TO HELP ME.
BACK!
I KNOW
YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT ME.
LONG JOURNEY?
WHERE;
WHAT JOURNEY?
THE ROAD
TO ACCEPTANCE.
GOOD.
GOOD,
THAT'S RIGHT.
I NEED YOU
TO LET GO NOW.
NOW THE BLOOD,
NOW THE BLOOD.
NOW THE BLOOD!
MY APOLOGIES,
BRADLEY CASSON
IS A SEVERE CASE.
BRAD CASSON?
THE THEOSOPHIST?
THE VERY SAME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE TOOK HIS STUDY
OF DEMONIC CULTS TOO FAR,
BLED 6 PEOPLE
TO DEATH
AND BURIED THEM
UNDER HIS HOUSE.
WE ALLOW VISITS
FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
ONE AT A TIME,
OF COURSE.
WE RISE AT 7
AND RETIRE AT 9.
REST IS CRUCIAL
TO RECOVERY.
I...
GOTTA GET...
WHEN YOU'RE BETTER,
MATT.
WE HAVE A LONG JOURNEY
AHEAD OF US.
*
YESTERDAY
WE TALKED ABOUT GUILT
AND WE LEARNED
THAT IT'S VALID.
DOES ANYONE
REMEMBER WHY?
IT'S OUR SUBCONSCIOUS
TELLING US
WE HAVE WORK
TO DO.
NO!
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING,
LINDA?
I HEAR THEM AGAIN.
EVERYWHERE.
WHAT'S EVERYWHERE,
LINDA?
MAKE THEM STOP,
PLEASE.
YOU KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THEM STOP, LINDA.
JUST GIVE ME PEACE,
PLEASE.
GOOD LINDA,
WE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
THEY'VE GOT HER
RIGHT WHERE
THEY WANT HER.
THERE'S
NO TURNING BACK.
NOOO WAY.
BUT THEY'RE NOT
GATHERING ME.
YOU'RE
O.S.I.R.
BIG FISH
IN OUR LITTLE POND.
HERE FISHY,
FISHY, FISHY.
DON'T LET THEM
CATCH YOU.
*
I'M LINDSAY DONNER.
THIS IS RAY DONAHUE.
WE'RE FROM
THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH.
MR. KEELER,
THANKS FOR MEETING WITH US.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR SON.
YEAH.
I KNOW THAT ADRIAN
WAS VERY SPECIAL, MR. KEELER.
HE WAS A GOOD KID.
HE DIED IN A DRUG DEAL,
RIGHT?
WHAT?
WAS IT
TAKE YOUR KID TO WORK DAY?
BACK OFF,
RAY.
MY KID IS DEAD.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT FROM ME?
JUST TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS SUPPOSED TO
MEET THIS GUY.
TOLD ME HIS NAME
WAS BALLARD.
MY BUSINESS PARTNER, CHAVEZ,
CHECKED HIM OUT.
HEARD HE COULD GET ME A DEAL
ON SOME UZIS.
I SAID, NO CASH,
I'LL TRADE YOU SOME COKE
FOR THE GUNS.
HE GOT REAL INTERESTED.
YOU PICK UP ANYTHING WEIRD
ABOUT THIS GUY
ON THAT RADAR OF YOURS?
HUM?
I GOTTA GET CLOSER.
ALRIGHT,
COME ON.
HEY MANNY!
YOU LOOK A LITTLE YOUNG
TO BE RUNNING WITH THE BIG BOYS.
I'M OLD ENOUGH.
HE'S MY GOOD LUCK CHARM.
YOU GOT
THE HARDWARE?
AT PRICES
THAT WON'T LAST.
WHOA, DAD.
DAD.
DAD!
WHO SHOT AT YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
BALLARD
MUST HAVE SET IT UP.
DAD!
*
WHAT DID YOU DO?
ADRIAN,
ADRIAN!
ADRIAN?
YOU KILLED MY BOY.
YOU KILLED MY BOY.
AAAAH!
HE SHOT MY SON.
HE SHOT MY SON.
NO I DIDN'T.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
IT'S HARD
TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING
SO INTOLERABLE,
SO ABHORRENT,
YOU CAN'T EVEN
ADMIT IT
TO YOURSELF.
YOU SPILLED THE BLOOD
OF AN INNOCENT.
I'D REMEMBER
KILLING A CHILD,
WOULDN'T I?
I THINK YOU DO
AND YOU FEEL TERRIBLE.
CONSUMED
BY SELF-HATRED.
YOU REMEMBER
ADRIAN'S FACE?
THE FEAR
IN HIS EYES?
I HEAR THE SHOT.
I SEE HIM FALL.
WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING,
MATT?
WHO WOULD SHOOT
A CHILD?
A MONSTER.
LOOK INSIDE,
MATT.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THAT MONSTER.
*
RELEASE YOUR GUILT.
IT'S THE ONLY PATH
TO FREEDOM,
TO ABSOLUTION.
I DID IT.
I PUSHED HER,
IT WAS ME!
YOU WANTED WHAT SHE HAD,
DIDN'T YOU?
SHE HAD EVERYTHING.
EVERYONE LOVED HER.
YOUR PARENTS,
YOUR HUSBAND.
BUT TANIA
WAS YOUR SISTER.
SHE WAS SWEET,
KIND.
YOU MUST FEEL AWFUL.
MAKE THE VOICES STOP!
WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF OUR JOURNEY.
WE MUST FIND
THE ROAD
TO ACCEPTANCE.
YOU SPILLED
THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT.
MY INNOCENCE
IS LOST.
YOU WISH EXONERATION
FOR YOUR CRIME?
YES.
DRINK
FROM THIS CUP OF ABSOLUTION
AND YOU
WILL KNOW PEACE.
YOUR SOUL
WILL KNOW REST.
THEY'RE GONE.
THE VOICES
ARE GONE.
YOU THINK
I COULD HAVE
DONE IT?
IT WOULD REALLY HELP IF YOU
COULD REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.
YEAH.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER
MY QUESTION.
I SEE.
MATT--
I'VE SEEN THINGS.
*
*
COPS PICKED UP THIS GUY
LAST NIGHT.
DOMINIC DINARDI.
GENIUS HELD UP
A LIQUOR STORE
USING ONE OF THE GUNS
MANNY WAS GONNA BUY FROM MATT.
MY BUDDY WOLLER, AT THE STATION,
LET ME VISIT HIM.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
ON THE ROOF?
I TOLD YOU,
PROTECTION.
FOR MANNY?
HELL OF A JOB
YOU DID.
WHO CALLED YOU?
CHAVEZ.
HE TELL YOU
WHY YOU WERE THERE?
IN CASE
THINGS TURNED BAD.
DID IT?
YEAH.
I TOLD YOU.
THAT GUY,
BALLARD,
YEAH, YEAH,
THAT'S THE GUY.
ONE MINUTE, THE DEAL'S ON,
NEXT MINUTE, BAM!
THE KID'S DOWN.
WHO KILLED
ADRIAN KEELER??
BALLARD.
SHOT HIM
RIGHT IN THE BACK.
MAN,
THAT'S COLD.
BLOOD
OF THE INNOCENT?
WE'RE GOING
TO CHANGE HER DRESSING.
BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT,
MAN.
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE
MR. O.S.I.R.
ARE YOU THE ONE?
GUILTY
AS CHARGED.
DRINK UP,
DRINK UP!
YOU THINK
I'M WHACKED?
THAT'S CUTE.
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 3,
I'M HOUDINI.
YOU'RE BREAKING OUT?
TONIGHT?
YOU IN?
IF YOU WANT OUT,
YOU GOTTA BE IN.
IF YOU'RE OUT,
YOU'RE IN.
WHERE?
WHERE?
RIGHT HERE.
I'M IN.
BETTER OUT
THAN IN.
*
MANNY SAID
ADRIAN SENSED DANGER.
WE FIGURE ADRIAN'S E.S.P. POWERS
ARE LIMITED TO ABOUT 5 METRES.
FOR THIS
I GIVE UP MY SATURDAYS?
BEAUTIES.
OKAY,
LET'S ASSUME I'M MATT.
YOU'RE MANNY
AND YOU'RE ADRIAN.
I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE KID BUT
YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM,
WAITING FOR ANY SIGNALS
HE MIGHT GIVE OFF.
AND YOU'RE FOCUSSED ON PRAEGER,
LOOKING FOR DANGER.
OF COURSE, READING HIS MIND
WITH MY PSI POWERS.
YOU'RE FOCUSSED, YOU'RE
NOT GONNA NOTICE THE ROOFTOPS.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
DOMINIC SAID
HE WAS UP THERE
ON THE ROOF.
ADRIAN
WOULDN'T HAVE SENSED THAT.
DANGER HE PICKED UP ON HAD
TO COME FROM WITHIN THIS AREA.
EXACTLY WHERE WE FOUND
YOUR BUDDY, PRAEGER.
COLD.
SMOOTH.
REMEMBER THE FEELING OF THE GUN
IN YOUR HAND, MATT.
YES.
UMM, FEELS GOOD,
DOESN'T IT?
SOOTHING.
REMEMBER
WHEN ADRIAN LOOKS AT YOU?
HE KNOWS,
MATT.
HE KNOWS
YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM.
I NEED MY MEDICATION.
DRUGS ARE NOT
FOR YOU
TO HIDE BEHIND.
WE MUST WORK HARD,
MATT.
PLEASE.
HOW'RE WE DOING?
MATT ISN'T READY
TO FACE THE TRUTH.
WELL,
HE'LL COME AROUND.
WE ALL
WANT ABSOLUTION.
EVENTUALLY.
*
CHECK THE EAST WING.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
START SEARCHING
THE GROUNDS.
AND NO POLICE;
YES, SIR.
WHEN DID YOU
LAST CHECK UP ON HIM?
I WANT HIM BACK, NOW,
GO!
WATCHING.
THEY'RE WAITING
FOR ME TO CRACK.
FIND CASSON,
HE'LL TELL YOU.
YOU WAIT,
NEXT TIME
THEY WON'T LET YOU SEE ME.
THEY'LL LOCK ME UP
WHERE YOU'LL NEVER FIND ME.
MATT.
I CAN SEE
HIS FACE.
HIS EYES.
JUST A CHILD.
GET OUT!
GET OUT!
MATT!
MATT,
STOP.
THE BLOOD...
THE BLOOD
OF THE INNOCENT.
I SPILLED
HIS BLOOD.
MATT.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S A GATHERING...
A GATHERING
OF SOULS.
YES, DOCTOR.
NO, I UNDERSTAND.
I'VE GOT TO GO,
I'M IN A MEETING.
RIGHT, BYE.
SORRY.
OKAY.
WHERE WAS I?
DR. LEEDS
SEEMS TO FEEL
THAT HE HAS
NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY AT ALL.
AND YOU?
IN ALL MY YEARS
AS A PSYCHIATRIST
I'VE NEVER SEEN A NORMAL,
RATIONAL MAN
SLIP AWAY
SO COMPLETELY.
IF HE'S RECEIVING THE TREATMENT
THEY SAY HE IS,
HE SHOULD HAVE SHOWN
SOME SIGNS OF RECOVERY BY NOW.
I WANT THIS DR. LEEDS
CHECKED OUT.
NOW!
*
AAH!
SHH, MATT.
IT'S ME,
IT'S RAY.
YOU GETTING ME OUT?
I CAN'T,
MATT.
I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
I PROMISE YOU MATT,
UNLESS YOU FACE THE TRUTH,
YOU'LL NEVER FIND PEACE.
I'LL PAGE SECURITY.
HOLD ON,
I THINK THIS MAY HELP.
YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
I KEEP SEEING
THE KID FALL.
BLEEDING.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER
FIRING,
BUT YOU CAN FEEL
A GUN IN YOUR HAND?
SOMEHOW THAT'S NOT YOUR FINGER
ON THE TRIGGER.
ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO,
MY PARTNER AND I
ANSWERED A DOMESTIC.
GUY DID A NUMBER
ON HIS WIFE.
THERE WAS BLOOD
EVERYWHERE.
THE GUY TOOK OFF
DOWN THE STREET.
I SHOULD HAVE FIRED
A WARNING SHOT.
BUT YOU WERE CLEARED.
YEAH,
I WAS CLEARED.
BUT EVERYWHERE
I WENT,
I COULD FEEL PEOPLE
LOOKING AT ME.
LIKE THEY COULD SEE
THE GUY'S BLOOD ON MY HANDS.
I SEE HIM
ALL THE TIME.
HIS EYES.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK
YOU HAVE IT IN YOU
BUT IT'S THERE.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN
TO LIVE WITH IT.
I KILLED HIM, RAY.
I SHOT A CHILD.
*
DR. HENDRICKS, I'M AFRAID MATT
ISN'T HAVING VISITORS TODAY.
I'LL ONLY BE
A MOMENT.
HE'S AT A VERY DELICATE STAGE
IN HIS THERAPY.
I WON'T
COMPROMISE THAT.
YOU ASSURED ME
I'D HAVE ACCESS.
ME'S MY PATIENT,
DOCTOR.
I'VE BEEN MORE THAN COOPERATIVE
WITH YOU UP TO THIS POINT.
ONE OF YOUR MEN WAS HERE LAST
NIGHT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
WHO?
THOUGHT YOU
COULD JUST WALTZ IN THERE?
WHEN DID YOU
BECOME MATT'S PSYCHIATRIST?
I THOUGHT
I COULD HELP HIM.
YEAH,
WELL, YOU DIDN'T.
YOU JUST LOST ME
WHAT LIMITED ACCESS I HAD.
WELL DONE.
I GOT YOU A PRESENT,
RAY.
IT'S NOT
MY BIRTHDAY.
UNDUE FORCE!
SHUT UP.
GOT THIS YO YO HANGING AROUND
THE STATION THIS MORNING.
HE SAYS
HE'S GOT TO TALK TO O.S.I.R.
IT'S A MATTER
OF LIFE AND DEATH.
ISN'T IT ALWAYS?
HE ESCAPED
FROM MEADOWGLEN.
CUFFS ON;
HE'S WACKO.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
I'M GONNA BE OUTSIDE.
YOU ESCAPED
FROM MEADOWGLEN?
COME HERE.
NO,NO,
IT'S OKAY,
COME HERE.
THEY'RE WEARING HIM THIN;
NOT MUCH TIME.
DID MATT KNOW
YOU WERE PLANNING TO ESCAPE?
HE'S TOO BIG
A FISH!
THEY'LL NEVER
LET HIM GO!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I SHOULD BE DEAD.
I SHED THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT;
GET IT?
THEY WANT MY SOUL!
WHO WANTS
YOUR SOUL?
THE GATHERERS.
OH, WOULDN'T I
BE THE PRIZE?
THE CHERRY?
SPOKESMAN
FOR THE UNDERWORLD.
MATT DRINKS IT,
I DRINK IT,
YOU CAN, TOO!
YOUR TICKET TO ETERNAL BLISS!
ADRIAN.
*
DON'T LOOK AT ME
LIKE THAT.
IT WAS
AN ACCIDENT.
I WANTED TO GET YOU AWAY
FROM THERE,
SOMEWHERE SAFE.
I NEVER MEANT
TO KILL YOU!
AAH, AAAH!
PLEASE
FORGIVE ME!
ROOM 12.
I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
FRANK,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
ABOUT THAT.
I WANT
TO PULL MATT OUT OF MEADOWGLEN.
YOU TRESPASS ONCE AND WANT
MY PERMISSION TO DO IT AGAIN.
I OWE
THIS TO MATT.
I THINK IT'S CLEAR
THAT YOUR INTENTIONS
WERE HONOURABLE,
I'LL TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION
WHEN I FILE THE REPORT.
I BROKE HIM.
HE DIDN'T REALLY CONFESS, HE
TOLD ME WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
NO DIFFERENCE,
NOW.
I ADMIT THE EVIDENCE
IS STACKED AGAINST HIM.
UNTIL CASSON CAME ALONG
I THOUGHT MEADOWGLEN WAS BEST.
GLAD
YOU APPROVED.
HE'S IN TROUBLE,
WE CAN'T JUST LET HIM SIT THERE.
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
I DON'T LEAVE
A MAN BEHIND.
ADMIRABLE.
JUST HOW MUCH DAMAGE
ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
CHAVEZ HAD TO BE THE GUY
TO KILL ADRIAN.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SCARE
A CONFESSION OUT OF HIM.
IS THAT ALL?
OKAY,
TOUGH GUY.
I'LL DO THIS MYSELF
IF I HAVE TO.
YOU'RE IN
OVER YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING
FOR YOUR HELP.
A LOT OF HELP I'VE BEEN
SO FAR.
LOOK,
CHAVEZ WAS THE OTHER GUY
ON THE GROUND.
HE AND PRAEGER WERE THE ONLY
ONES CLOSE ENOUGH TO ADRIAN.
MANNY'S WOUNDED,
ADRIAN'S DEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO CHAVEZ?
HE TOOK OVER THE OPERATION
WHEN MANNY WENT TO JAIL.
EXACTLY.
NO,
THEY'RE TOO TIGHT.
CHAVEZ
IS THE KID'S GODFATHER.
WHAT IF CHAVEZ WANTED TO KILL
MANNY AND ADRIAN BUT THE COPS
CAME BEFORE HE FINISHED
THE JOB?
HE LEFT MATT
TO TAKE THE FALL.
THAT I COULD BUY.
SO,
YOU IN?
IT'S WORTH
A SHOT.
LET'S GO.
NO, NO, NO!
NO,
DON'T LEAVE ME!
DON'T LEAVE ME.
NO!
GET THEM OFF OF ME.
GET THEM OFF ME;
GET THEM OFF ME.
THE BACKGROUND ON CASSON IS HE
CHECKED HIMSELF INTO MEADOWGLEN.
WHY?
TO DO RESEARCH.
WHAT ABOUT
THE PEOPLE HE KILLED?
THERE'S NO RECORD OF THAT;
HE WAS NOT CHARGED.
DR. LEEDS
LIED TO YOU.
I SPOKE
WITH CASSON'S COLLEAGUES
AT THE UNIVERSITY
AND THEY GAVE ME
A COPY OF HIS MONOGRAPH.
IT'S CALLED
"SOUL GATHERERS".
I COMPARED THE NOTES THAT
YOU TOOK WHILE VISITING MATT
TO MY INTERVIEW
WITH CASSON.
THERE ARE SIMILARITIES.
"THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT"
AND A "HARVESTING OF SOULS",
THOSE PHRASES
ARE CONSISTENT
WITH CASSON'S DESCRIPTION OF
A CULT CALLED "THE GATHERERS".
CASSON MENTIONED
THAT NAME.
ACCORDING
TO THIS
THE LEADER IS AN ANCIENT DEMON
WHO OCCUPIES A HUMAN HOST
TO PERPETUATE
THE CULT.
"THE GATHERERS SURVIVE
ON THE COLLECTING AND
SACRIFICING OF INNOCENT SOULS."
THEY TARGET
HONEST AND MORAL PEOPLE.
THEY BRING THEM
TO A VULNERABLE STATE,
AND THEN THEY SLOWLY BREAK DOWN
THE VICTIM'S WILL.
IT'S LIKE A PERVERSE FORM
OF PSYCHOTHERAPY.
GAIN THE PATIENT'S TRUST,
DELVE INTO
THE SUBCONSCIOUS--
DO YOU THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE
THERE ARE CULT MEMBERS
ASSOCIATED WITH MEADOWGLEN?
"PERSISTENT SUGGESTION
AND REPETITION OF KEY PHRASES
PROMPTS THE SURRENDER
OF THE SOUL
TO THE DARK SIDE."
FORCED CONFESSIONS.
THE BLOOD
OF THE INNOCENT.
*
*
MR. ARTURO CHAVEZ?
I'M ARTURO CHAVEZ;
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HI, BILL RUTTER,
CHILDREN'S AID.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT ADRIAN'S DOING VERY WELL.
HE WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING.
AS YOU ARE
HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN
I'M HERE TO ARRANGE FOR SOMEONE
TO COME PICK HIM UP.
ADRIAN, LIKE?
ADRIAN KEELER,
YES.
HE'S ALIVE?
I DON'T GET IT.
HASN'T ANYONE
CALLED YOU?
HE'S ALIVE;
THANKS GOD, MAN.
THAT'S GREAT.
DOES HIS DAD KNOW?
NO.
WE FELT IT BEST FOR YOU TO TALK
TO ADRIAN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
RIGHT, SURE.
HE'S IN ONE OF OUR HOMES
AND HE'S SAFE.
WE WERE THINKING YOU COULD COME
BY TOMORROW MORNING, SAY 9?
RIGHT,
9 IS GREAT.
HERE'S
ONE OF MY CARDS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,
YOU JUST GIVE ME A CALL.
ADRIAN WILL BE SO HAPPY
TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU,
BYE-BYE.
THE KID IS ALIVE?
WE GOT TO GET TO HIM
BEFORE HE TALKS TO MANNY.
LET'S GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME,
OKAY?
DOMINIC, HUH?
HE LOOKED PRETTY
WEARING HIS WIRE.
HE SET ME UP?
IT'S GOING AROUND.
HE'S DEAD.
UTTERING DEATH THREATS,
VERY GOOD.
NONE OF THIS,
PUNK!
THIS IS NOT
YOUR LUCKY DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO
TO CHILD KILLERS IN THE JOINT?
I COULD HAVE KILLED BALLARD,
YOU KNOW,
BUT HE WAS KIND OF HANDY
TO HAVE AROUND.
THAT BALLARD,
WHAT A MOOK.
WHERE THE HELL
IS MANNY?
HE'LL BE HERE,
MAN.
STOP WORRYING.
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HEY MANNY!
YOU LOOK A LITTLE YOUNG
TO BE RUNNING WITH THE BIG BOYS.
I'M OLD ENOUGH.
HE'S MY GOOD LUCK CHARM;
YOU GOT THE HARDWARE?
AT PRICES THAT WON'T LAST.
WHOA, DAD.
DAD!
DAD!
KEEP SINGING,
CHOIR BOY.
I DOSED
YOUR FRIEND'S GUM.
BY THE TIME
THE SHOOTING STARTED
HE WAS FLYING.
WHAT DID YOU SLIP HIM,
CHAVEZ?
LITTLE P.C.P.
CANDY.
MAKE THIS STOP!
IT'S TIME
YOU JOINED US.
ARE YOU READY
TO CONFESS?
ANYTHING,
JUST MAKE IT STOP.
DAD!
IT'S KILLING ME.
DO YOU WISH
FOR ABSOLUTION?
YES.
DAMN!
WE GOTTA FIND HIM.
TRY THE EAST WING.
WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF OUR JOURNEY.
WE
HAVE FOUND
THE ROAD TO ACCEPTANCE.
YOU SPILLED
THE BLOOD OF AN INNOCENT.
MY INNOCENCE
IS LOST.
DO YOU WISH
EXONERATION
FOR YOUR CRIME?
YES.
DRINK
FROM THIS CUP OF ABSOLUTION
AND YOU
WILL KNOW PEACE.
YOUR SOUL
WILL KNOW REST.
DAD!
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CHAVEZ.
DRINK.
I DIDN'T KILL HIM.
WE'VE LOST HIM.
YOU'RE GUILTY;
DRINK!
NO!
OH!
SECURITY COORDINATOR'S
REPORT.
RAY DONAHUE RECORDING.
THE CORONER FOUND ARSENIC
AND OTHER POISONS PRESENT
IN THE DEAD CULT MEMBERS
BODIES.
HE'S DECLARED THE DEATHS
A MASS SUICIDE.
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FOLLOWING CHAVEZ'S
CONFESSION,
ALL CHARGES AGAINST PRAEGER
WERE DROPPED.
MATT,
WHEN I
CAME TO SEE YOU,
IN THERE,
I THOUGHT--
I THOUGHT I KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE GOING THROUGH.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO PUSH YOU OVER THE EDGE.
I THINK I WAS--
I THINK I WAS
ALREADY THERE.
COME ON.
I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.
DATA ANALYST,
LINDSAY DONNER,
FEELS THAT THIS IS THE END
OF THE GATHERERS CULT.
DONAHUE OUT.