Revelations (2005): Season 1, Episode 2 - Hour Two - full transcript

With Satanist Isaiah Haden in prison, Dr. Massey tries to return to his old life, then he must investigate the origin of the so-called miracle child, the sole survivor of a shipwreck off Patmos, Greece.

Previously on Revelations.

- Is she conscious?
- Brain-dead. They say there's no hope.

She's talking,
quoting Scripture.

Revelation. The end of days.

I've been sent here by a map...

- drawn by a child in a comatose state.
- I don't think I can help you.

The nun's got money behind her. She's
mounting an expedition to find Jesus.

I know what happened to
your daughter. If you don't

help me, they'll cut her
heart out all over again.

God has deserted you. You have
made your deals with the devil.

I do not bleed!



Let us look at the story of the

Earth as a wall between
two opposing forces,

positive and negative.

Natural enemies whose
conflict shapes the forces...

that give us life
and bring us death.

Their combat heard in the crackle
of lightning and crash of thunder.

The tearing apart
of tectonic plates...

that sends lava
bursting to the surface,

hurling coral atolls to
the tops of mountains...

and mountains to
the bottom of the sea.

Don't you think it would be more
practical to take her to a hospital?

That's the first
place they'll look.

They're not interested
in keeping her alive.

They'd have taken her within seconds
if you hadn't revived her with your touch.



If they find her,
her life is over.

I did what I could. A local
judge facilitated her transfer.

To where? Uh, a private ambulance
showed up and took her away.

Phone records? None. They
didn't use the house phone.

What about visitors?

The nun who investigates
miracles— Montafiore.

And there was a doctor
from Harvard who attended

her medical review and
was with them when they left.

Uh, Massey was his name.

Is it any wonder that man should
have called these forces "gods"?

Of dark, of light,
of good and evil.

Indeed, there are
people who believe...

that the Earth itself was
created as an arena...

for these two foes to
finish it off, hand-to-hand,

through their surrogates
in human form.

Ah, now I feel safe.
God's grace you got here.

Not without the help of this man. It
took some blaspheming to get her out.

Oh, blaspheming has its
place. Are you the friend?

I suppose. How is she?

Stable. Good.

Oh, she'll be well
cared for here.

We train missionary
nurses for service abroad.

You might be needing a lawyer soon.
The hospital vowed to get her back.

Oh, this is a
religious sanctuary.

Those gates remain shut unless
ordered open by papal authority.

I guess it doesn't hurt to
have the Vatican on your side.

Oh, we wouldn't know. Excuse me?

Uh, complex issues, I'm afraid.

No, I'd like to
understand that, actually.

Mr. Massey is a professor.
Therefore, he needs much explanation.

Oh, a professor of what?
Oh, complex issues, I'm afraid.

Checkmate.

You see, the Vatican
rejects our activities...

because it's threatened by them.

Do sit. You'll have
tea. Think of this.

What validity would the
Pope have, for instance,

as a conduit to Jesus if Jesus
were no longer in heaven...

listening to his prayers, hmm?

And where would
he be exactly—Jesus?

Here, on Earth.

Or soon to be, given the state of
the world according to prophecies.

May I show you?

More than 2,000 years ago,

the first Bible written
on animal parchment...

looked far ahead to the
world at the end of time.

Yours and mine.

Listen.

"A world of wars
and rumors of wars,

"for nation will rise
up against nation,

kingdom against kingdom."

It's a vision of mankind,
plunged into endless bloodshed.

Ah, challenge me, please. Tell
me there have always been wars.

But, "In these days, will
be a time of tribulation,

such as has not occurred
since the beginning of creation."

When before, Professor Massey,

has every living thing
stood so clearly...

on the point, the very brink, of
instant and simultaneous annihilation?

It speaks of famines
and plagues...

and false prophets preaching
hatred and intolerance,

infecting us all.

"To love thy neighbor as thyself" has
become "To hate thy neighbor and thyself."

Young mothers are willing
to go to marketplaces...

and blow themselves
up in the name of religion.

This is not religion, nor is the
retaliation that rains upon their children.

This is the world,
foretold as the end of days,

when Christ will reappear,
stalked by the Antichrist,

for a confrontation
between good and evil

that will scorch the
very face of the Earth.

- Unless— - Unless?

I believe the Bible has left it
blank to be filled in by man.

Her beliefs are considered
blasphemous by some.

Just as have been the
beliefs of all visionaries.

Which is why we
are in this on our own.

So, you are...
looking for Christ.

Some believe he is overdue.

Others, that he is already here.

If he is here, I
intend to find him.

- And if you do?
- Protect him.

Forestall the confrontation
between good and evil.

And pray that
mankind will do its part.

I'm sorry.

It's insane, isn't it?

Yes, it is insane.

- Which is why we need your help.
- My help?

Yes. You've tracked Satanists
to the ends of the Earth.

- I had a trail to follow.
- As do we.

Words written 2,000 years
ago? Two months ago.

That is why I want you to meet the
man that I work for, Torvald Eklind.

You could write about
it in your book perhaps.

Is that why you think I
came here, for a book?

Why did you come here?

Looking for my
daughter, I-I guess.

Not Jesus and the Antichrist.

Perhaps that is how your
daughter intended you to find her.

She's gone, Sister. I'm sorry.
I need to put her at rest now.

Passenger Marcello Tubert, please
pick up a white courtesy phone.

Passenger Marcello Tubert, please
pick up a white courtesy phone.

Headed home, Dr. Massey?

I'm from Boston. I recognized
your face. Sorry for your loss.

Flight 738 to Denver is
now boarding at Gate D5.

Flight 738 to Denver is now boarding
at Gate D5. You have a nice trip, sir.

Is it your belt, Mr. Massey?

This is the final boarding call for
Flight number 46— Are you from Boston?

Beg pardon? To
Guadalajara, Mexico.

You knew my name.

Satanist Isaiah Haden, has
successfully petitioned for a transfer...

to the general population
from solitary confinement...

where he had been
placed for his own safety.

This, in spite of an injury to his hand
that required microsurgery late last night.

It is also rumored that he is
threatening a hunger strike...

because his request for access
to the press has been denied.

He claims to have a
message for the world.

Sir, seat belt?
We're about to land.

Oh, ma'am, could I have my
coat, please? Be right back.

Sir, please, sit down.

Daddy?

Lucy?

I wanna go to heaven,
Daddy. Help me get there.

Please, sir, you'll
have to take your seat.

Are you all right?

No, I'm not.

Dr. Massey.

Sorry I'm late.
I took the train.

Oh, last of the train travelers.

I'm surprised you changed
your mind about coming.

May I know why?
Just curious, I guess.

About what? Why does Torvald
Eklind have a nun working for him?

Well, he was aware of my
work and wanted to sponsor me.

He believes, as I do,

if there is evidence of Christ
on Earth, then that's proof...

that we're at the end of days.

So, all it takes is
finding Christ on Earth.

Dr. Massey. Welcome.

You're the literal
answer to a prayer.

If I'd sent God a want ad, he couldn't
have supplied a better man for the job.

I think you'll find
this most interesting.

Anna-Theresa Sabronne, an Italian
nun who was dismissed from her abbey...

when she revealed she
was three months pregnant,

claiming she had
never been with a man.

It was a cloistered abbey, only women
allowed. Closed to the outside world.

And yet, still,
nobody believed her.

And you do?

Our monthly report from
Cardinal Laveigh at the Vatican...

indicates that six
months later, this same

woman appeared there
carrying a newborn infant,

telling the same story
that God had fathered

her child, and she
was in grave danger.

Once again, she's turned
away. And a short time after that,

the police in Athens
were contacted,

because she was trying to
board a ferry without paying.

By all indications, she got on it
and died with everyone else aboard.

Except for one.

"Miracle child
found on high seas."

"An unidentified male infant,
afloat on a piece of wreckage,

"sole survivor of
a capsized ferry...

in the middle of
the Aegean Sea."

Fairly miraculous,
wouldn't you say?

It's certainly fortunate that a
rescue boat was standing by.

It wasn't. The rescue boat
didn't arrive until 14 hours...

after the ferry had gone
down. I would challenge that.

The water temperature at that
time of year, naked baby soaking wet.

The windchill factor alone
would kill it within minutes.

Which is exactly why
I need to go there.

We don't even know the name of
the boat or where they took the child.

Uh, but at least we can
check the facts, on this part,

which we can't
with virgin birth.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Virgin birth could
be proved with D.N.A.

What?

Thus the "stargazer."

Dr. Massey, could
you explain that?

Well, without a human father,

it would read like a clone...

Parthenogenetic.

If you could find it, a simple
blood test could prove or disprove...

the mother's claim.

Well, that's just extraordinary.

You said there were
other criteria though.

Yes, yes, divine intervention,

which would account
for the child's survival.

And eyewitness testimonies to
the child's own miraculous powers.

You mean like walking on water?

Well, we won't know
that till it can walk.

That's the point
though, isn't it?

I mean, you're
looking for the Savior.

And even if this is Christ,
how can a child save the world?

Dr. Massey, Christ is hope.

And if we find the
child, and he is Christ,

then perhaps hope
can save the world.

Watch your step.

Oh! Welcome!

So, how did it go?

Well, he's coming with me.

- Is she still speaking?
- Mmm, in Latin.

"For God so loved the world,
that he sent his only begotten son."

No longer the Book
of Revelation. No.

She seems to have
switched to the Book of John.

- How was the surgery?
- Bloodless.

Our little oracle,
did we silence her?

She was gone before I arrived.

"The Lord giveth and
the Lord taketh away."

Not dead, gone. Slipped away.

Taken, they said, by the nun
who records miracles and...

Richard Massey.

Richard Massey?

I'm at a loss that they
even know each other.

- Richard Massey.
- They were seen arguing, he and the nun.

The nun overheard to
say his daughter Lucy...

was summoning
him through this child.

Bring what I need!

She must be stopped.

And Little Hawk,

don't let him slip away.

He's never out of sight, ever.

Hey, Hawk. Richard.

Hey.

Don't worry. I won't
ask for a hug out here.

What's up?

Well, I just wanted to
see how you're doing.

What, your ex hasn't
kept you informed?

I'm failing math, she
thinks I need a haircut...

and she got my dad to
ground me for smoking.

Well, that's Nora's way
of saying "I love you."

Lucy caught onto
that after a while.

So tell me, what's going on?

I really like those postcards.

Especially the one from Brazil.

I thought you would.

I'm gonna have to leave again.

I just have a few days.
I want you to know that.

Gonna go bag another Satanist?

No, bagged my limit.

Make you feel
better, Richard? Hey.

I'm sorry. I didn't—I'm...

You're angry. I
get that. Do you?

And I intend to make
up for it when I get back.

I want us to be
like we used to be.

Used to be.

Like they should be.

Whatever.

I'm gonna take that hug now.

I'm not really into
it. Just— Come on.

Do it anyway.

Mr. Volk, why has Isaiah
Haden gone on a hunger strike?

Is this some form of protest?

My client, Isaiah Haden, is not
on a hunger strike. He's fasting.

Not out of protest,
but for purification.

Mr. Haden is a master
in the arts of mysticism.

A teacher of teachers.

A man whose mission on
Earth is to serve mankind.

Dear Jesus.

Hi. Hi. Package for Nora Webber.

Sign please. Yeah. Thanks.

Thank you. Bye.

Nora, come on in.

Explain this to me.

I don't understand.

That's your return address.

I didn't send these.
Then who did?

And why? Who's following
him and taking his picture?

And why would they send them
to us? Haden mentioned his name.

And yours...

and Tom's.

He even knew that Hawk played
soccer for the Davenport Devils.

Isn't one enough for him?

Why did you have
to bring him back?

Why didn't you just kill him?

Because then I'd be like him.

And that's not what
she would have wanted.

That's no tribute
to her goodness.

I have to tell Tom.

Maybe Henry should visit
his mom in New Hampshire.

She's having a baby soon.

Look, I think I oughta call Tom.

Maybe we should put a bodyguard
on Hawk, just for our peace of mind.

Ask God the way to heaven,
and he will show you the hard way.

For the hard way is
the path of change.

Purpose and pride.

It's the path of his
only begotten son.

Oh, it's unlikely you'd be interested
in hearing about Jesus, Mr. Haden.

No, no, you're
wrong. I love Jesus.

'Cause once his followers
were called a cult like mine.

Jesus was not a murderer.

Well, none of us is perfect.

- You insult these men.
- No, you insult them, Chaplain.

By offering them a god who
does not love them as they are.

What's your name, son?

Jesús.

My god loves you, Jesús.

And not in spite of
what you've done...

but because of what you've done.

And you too, Chaplain.

With all those
nasty little secrets,

my god loves you too.

The sin, it's
written all over you.

I can see it in your eyes.

Jesus had no cult.

That's enough. He had disciples.

Like I have mine. And
"disciple" means "discipline."

- Hello?
- Dr. Massey, I'm sorry
to call you at this hour.

- Is she all right?
- Yes, she's speaking again.

No longer Revelation. She's
quoting the Book of John.

Certain passages that refer to where
this portion of the Bible was written.

John the Apostle was sent
there, you see, after Christ's death.

Sent where? Oh, the island of Patmos,
in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.

It's a Greek island off
the coast of Athens...

in the approximate area
that the ferryboat went down...

and the baby was found,

I think that Olivia is
trying to send us there.

I'm gonna call you right back.

Campus Police, this
is Richard Massey.

Can you send a car over here
right away? This is an emergency.

Tom, Nora, this is Richard. Can
you call me back as soon as you can?

I'd like to discuss
the bodyguard idea.

I'd like that in place
before I leave town.

- You're going to Athens?
- Yep. The island of Patmos.

Boyle's gonna do
the lecture class.

Gandry's doing the seminar.

But I want you to find out some
things while I'm gone. Whatever you say.

Research. I'm your
man. What do you need?

I want the name of the boat
that that picture was taken from...

and where it took the
child after it was rescued.

"Miracle child"?

Also, find out anything
you can about this woman,

doctors that diagnosed
her pregnancy,

where she was last seen, if
anywhere, before she got on the ferry.

So it's this child
you're looking for?

Yes.

I'm sorry. Is that—Is that normal
for an astrophysicist to do?

You have a problem with that?

No. Just there's this
rumor going around...

that you're under the
influence of some Svengali nun,

and you think that this child is
Jesus Christ. Where'd you hear that?

An assistant in the chancellor's
office, after you left there today.

Really. Yeah.

He referred to you and her as the
Nutty Professor and the Flying Nun.

That's interesting.

I'll be available
on my cell phone.

Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

Our flying time to Athens is a
little under seven hours tonight.

We'll be turning down the
lights in a few minutes...

for those of you
who wish to sleep.

We also have on offer in
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Check the back of
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They are fashion
models, I think.

Can I ask you something?

Why did you become a nun?

A young woman, attractive,
her whole life ahead of her...

and giving up having babies,

knowing men, going to parties.

Never a temptation?
Never a regret?

Regret, never. But,
um, temptation, always.

This is the essence
of consciousness.

Consciousness being
awareness of choice.

Choice between good and evil,
which is the essence of temptation.

Boy, you know how to
discourage idle chatter.

I am tempted by something. Something
silly. Something vain and superficial.

That sounds like sin to me.

I'd like to wear
something red sometime.

Oh, you'll burn at
the stake for that one.

- Do you think?
- Well, it depends on where you wear it.

Forgive me, but
would it have to show?

I believe this conversation's
gone far enough. Right.

Good night. Good night.

Oh, thank you.

She's beautiful.

- Boyfriend?
- No, her stepbrother.

Best friend.

He was her knight
in shining armor.

He changed a lot though...

after she, uh...

I understand what you feel.

Sometimes...

I think I'll die of it.

Yes, I thought that too.

Your sister? Yes.

But then I realized that...

that pain was a testimony
to the power of human love.

You couldn't hurt this much
if you didn't love this much.

And that's what we do when
we love— We risk everything.

How could he permit it though?

This God of yours, how could
a merciful God be so cold?

"Father, why hast
thou forsaken me?"

Christ asked the same
question. Did he get an answer?

Well, he wasn't a
scientist, so he knew that...

some questions have none.

Excuse me. Yeah.

Rubio, it's me. You're
on the island already?

Your message said you
had some new information.

Yeah, I got pretty lucky here.

Uh, the boat that rescued the baby
was a Greek trawler named Thalassa.

The islands it commonly stopped at were
Crete, Lemnos and Patmos, in that order.

All right. We're on the right
track. What about the captain?

Not gonna be able to interview the captain.
The ship blew up off the coast of Cyprus.

How? Terrorism, I guess.
No known survivors.

What about Anna-Theresa?

The virgin mom? There's
no records anywhere.

Uh, I'll keep looking. Good.

Good work. We'll be in touch.

So, nothing on Anna-Theresa
before she got on the ferry.

The ship that picked up the
child was called Thalassa.

It probably did stop
here. Afterwards, it was

blown up somewhere
off the coast of Cyprus.

No.

Thalassa?

Did you get anything? They
say they see it all the time.

Right out there. See what?

Thalassa, the ship,
every day out there.

Thalassa means the sea.
We all see it every day.

At last, you have found the sea.

We're looking for a child, actually,
that was rescued from the sea.

A ferryboat went down—

We could offer a modest reward.

Have dinner tonight at the Café
Selini. Sunset is the right time.

- What do you know about the child?
- It's really terribly important to us.

Not just to you.

Who else? Order dinner for four.

I recommend the fish.

Why for four?

I think it's worth a try.

Sister Josepha.

- Richard Massey.
- My name is Athena.

We were sent by Stathis.

My grandfather is an elder of the
Greek Orthodox Church, St. Dimitrios.

He would not like to
know I spoke to you of this.

And who is this?

Oh, my grandmother.
She is hungry.

Stathis says there will be a reward,
but that is not why we are here.

We want only to find the child.

- We need him very much now.
- Which child are you speaking of?

The miracle child.

The one from the sea.

The man from the ship brought
it to my mother's sister's house,

who was very ill with...

Bronchitis.

But after suckling the
child, she became well again.

- You witnessed this?
- Yes.

And after swaddling it all
night beside her own sick baby,

her baby, too, was
pink in the morning.

This is testimony of miracles.

A neighbor also had the illness,

asked to hold it and
took it home for a night.

He, too, was well.

And the child, what
happened to it?

Taken from the
neighbors to a church.

Without it, the neighbor
sickened and died.

We are afraid for my
mother's sister, who is ill again.

Athena, do you know
which church it was taken to?

St. Zachariah, in the mountain.

Many came for Sacrament.
They say he is Christ.

But where is he now?

Taken. By a priest
from the island.

A small priest in robes.

You know, I think we should go to the
church now while there's still daylight.

- If you could excuse us—
- It is not safe to go there.

No, we'll be fine.

My grandmother says she
will accept the rewards now.

Of course. This is for the
dinner and for the reward.

If you find the child,
that will be our reward.

Thank you. Thank you.

We've been set up.

A couple of tourists offering a
reward for stories about a miracle child.

Get sent up to the
church, guess what.

The church is all burned out,

and there's nobody
here to refute the stories.

I believe what they said.

Which part?

That there was a child here,

that it was born of a miracle...

and that it came from the sea.

Right, the Christ child.

Um, I-I couldn't say.

The ship that rescued
him was destroyed.

The people that he healed
grew sick again and died.

And the church that sheltered
him has been burned to the ground.

Is that the sort of path that the
son of God would leave behind?

And yet you believe them?

I...

At the end of days,

Satan will send a false Christ,

born of signs and wonders.

Many of them in many places.

A host of unholy cherubs
to lead the faithful astray.

You're saying
this is not Christ.

Dr. Massey,

could God and the devil
be differentiated by D.N.A.?

Dr. Massey?

Dr. Massey?

Dr. Massey!

Get him!