Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017): Season 1, Episode 11 - The Vessel - full transcript
Irving's daughter becomes the focus of evil forces which leads him to plead with Crane and Det. Mills for help as well as Washington's Bible.
Previously on Sleepy Hollow...
When I joined the Force, I was
gone so often, my wife left me.
Then my little girl
got hit by a car.
So if God's got a plan, who's it for?
Me or him?
God my have a plan, Captain.
But we have one, too.
What the hell are you?!
How did you know what I said?
- What the hell are you talking about?
- What's wrong with you?
Let's go.
- Come out and face me, Moloch.
- Moloch: I offer this warning.
The Saint's name is a sign.
- Crane! What happened?
- Moloch.
He's coming for your soul.
Listen to me.
I know it feels like
none of this makes sense,
and you wanna hold on to
whatever's left of the life you knew.
We both do. But we can't.
You told me that.
So, I need you
to take the first step.
I'll be right here with you.
You won't be alone.
- Hell hath frozen over.
- Indeed.
(Laughs)
Now, may we return
to the task at hand?
I don't understand your
obsession with my finery.
Demons threaten our very existence
with the promise of Apocalypse.
Oh, God, this wounds.
One sign of the impending
Apocalypse is surely skinny jeans.
You said that if we survived
the New Year,
I could take a whack
at updating your wardrobe.
Think of it as camouflage.
Now Moloch might not recognize you.
You quip, but that's the first sensible
thing you've said on the matter.
Absolutely not.
(Groans)
This...
The Saint's name.
I can make
neither rhyme nor reason of it.
Look, I wanna figure out
the meaning behind your encounter
with Moloch as much as you,
but we've been at this
for days.
It's because
of the way he spoke.
I touched her soul once.
Soon it will be mine forever.
It instilled a fear in me
like I've never felt before.
I'm not gonna let him get to us.
You ever heard
of a boondoggle?
If it's another type of constrictive
trouser, I'd rather not.
- Try these.
- Oh, for...
A boondoggle is
an exercise in futility.
It's a time suck,
a fool's errand.
And... You're suggesting Moloch
created such a mission for me.
I think that maybe we did
some damage to his plan,
and that maybe he's getting
a little nervous.
So he concocted a mind game
to get to you.
That was fast.
You have your way
of dealing with reality,
and I have mine.
If you're gonna keep wearing that
damn thing, I have two words for you.
Dry cleaning.
Pick two words I understand.
Interviewer: "How strong is your daughter?
Strong enough to fight for her soul?"
Did you say those words
to Captain Frank Irving?
No, I didn't.
I wouldn't.
Interviewer: Did you know
Captain Irving or his daughter
prior to the incident
in the park?
Vendor: No, I've never met
either of them before.
Sir, the whole time they questioned him,
the polygraph never spiked.
He truly believes he didn't
threaten your daughter.
Polygraphs have been
fooled before.
We have no probable cause with this guy.
No priors, no convictions.
Not even a parking
infraction.
You gonna press charges?
Interviewer:
Did you make those statements?
Vendor: How many times do I have
to answer the same question?
- Interviewer: Yes or no, sir.
- Vendor: No! I didn't say it.
I never said that.
I never said anything.
How strong is your daughter?
Strong enough to fight for her soul?
- What did you say to me?
- God may have a plan, Captain.
But we have one, too.
He really did say
those things to me.
Vendor: Please, I don't even
know what's going on here.
You have to believe me.
Then he acted like
he'd just been sleepwalking.
The woman he bumped into.
- How did you know what I said?!
- What the hell are you talking about?
We locate her yet?
Yes, sir, we I.D.'d her
off of park surveillance.
I'm sure she'll be able
to back up your story.
Let me know when
she gets here.
Woman:
Excuse me.
I'm here
for Captain Irving.
Oh, yeah. Uh, follow me.
We'll get you checked in.
Thank you.
(Whooshing)
(Cell phone ringing)
Irving.
Demon voice: How much
do you care for your daughter?
___
- Who is this?
- Someone with a plan.
What the hell do you want?
___
The Witnesses have a Bible.
It belonged
to George Washington.
Have it in your possession by nightfall,
or we take your daughter.
♪
- Who are you?!
- Captain.
What happened...?
I don't understand.
What did I do?
Boland: You're talking
about possession.
Irving: I don't know
what I'm talking about.
But, Father, I saw what I saw
and I heard what I heard.
Something evil is threatening
to take my daughter.
Even the Vatican acknowledges
the devil can take hold of a mortal soul.
I can't let anything
happen to Macey.
Not again.
Take your family somewhere safe.
I'll meet you there.
Thank you, Father.
This is Washington's Bible?
The very one that
Crane was buried with.
How did George Washington's
Bible get buried with you?
One of the many mysteries
surrounding it.
Other than the fact that it belonged
to the Father of our country,
do you know
what's special about it?
The answers are
in Washington's Bible.
Katrina told me this contains
the answers to defeating evil.
True, but aside from some passages
we flagged about bearing witness...
We haven't found anything
out of the ordinary in it.
Nonetheless, if the Forces
of Darkness are after it,
clearly it contains some
secrets we're yet to uncover.
I don't want it falling into the wrong
hands any more than you do.
But I have to protect
my daughter.
- You're not suggesting we hand it over?
- No.
I am suggesting you help me
take this demon down,
and if there's anything in that Bible
that can help us do it,
I want chapter
and verse in my hands yesterday.
I'm bringing my family
to a safe house.
- Let me know what you find.
- Yes, sir.
Corbin has an entire section
on possession.
This one.
Talks about a woman
he apprehended.
Thought to be possessed by a demon
who could jump from body to body...
Says she could never account for the
things she said or did during that time.
That sounds remarkably similar
to what the Captain described.
He made a recording
of the encounter.
What you're about to see
is a 19-year-old woman
who attempted to break into my cabin.
I subdued her.
She's not herself. I've known
this woman for a couple of years.
While she's troubled, this is...
This is something different.
I believe she's possessed.
The demon comes and goes.
But it definitely has taken her over.
It's become violent.
Now, I'm gonna try to free her.
I'm recording what'll follow
because, frankly
I'm not sure
either of us will survive it.
Abbie: Oh, my God.
That's Jenny.
Season 1, Episode 11
"Vessel"
So you found my file.
We saw the video.
How much of it did you see?
Merely enough to identify you
as Sheriff Corbin's subject.
We did not wish to violate your
privacy by not consulting you first.
I've never seen it.
I don't remember any of it.
Corbin always said
it was better that way.
Unfortunately, we don't
have that choice.
We need to watch it to see how
Corbin took down the demon.
We think the same one
that came for you is back.
- How do you know?
- We cannot be certain.
But surely it is connected
to Moloch's greater plan.
It wants something from us.
Washington's Bible.
- So give it the Bible.
- We would...
If I was not convinced that Washington
embedded messages within it.
Critical to the war
against Moloch.
He was a leader
in the field of spy craft.
So evil wants
your playbook.
In exchange, it won't
harm Irving's daughter.
Macey?
Must be cool, having a sister
to look out for you like that.
To stop whoever or whatever it is
that's threatening to get to her,
we need to know
what we're dealing with.
Demon Jenny:
This vessel was chosen.
She has been marked.
August: Why? Who are you?
Name yourself.
You are worthless.
Stay away.
(Hisses)
You think that will protect you?
That trinket?
Your faith?
(Chuckles)
"Truly I tell you, if you have
faith the size of a mustard seed,"
(Speaking foreign language)
"You will say to this mountain,
'Move from here to there'."
"The mountain will move, and nothing
will be impossible for you."
The war will come,
and you will be among
its first casualties.
You will die, August Corbin,
at the hands
of the Horseman of Death.
And I will kill the sister.
- August: Jenny's sister?
- Must die.
I will kill her.
I will kill Abbie.
(Snarls)
- You never told me.
- We weren't exactly besties back then.
Jenny, you were possessed by a demon.
I could've done something.
At what point
in the last seven years
would you have believed me
if I told you, "Lieutenant?"
Look, I haven't said anything
because it doesn't matter anymore.
The demon's been gone
for years.
Corbin took care of it.
- But how?
- I don't know.
I don't remember.
You've got all of his files. I'm sure
you have everything you need.
Jenny, Macey is 13.
That is younger than we were
when our worlds fell apart.
No one was there for us.
But we can be there for her.
I wish I could help.
I'm sorry.
(Birds chirping)
Little Bean...
We are here.
I'll get that.
Okay.
There we go.
(Grunts)
Dad, where is here? I don't understand.
What are we doing here?
Let's get you inside, okay?
I told them to stock the place
with your favorite ice cream.
- Which is...?
- All of them. (Chuckles)
Go on. I'll be right in
to share a bowl.
Jones, make sure
Macey gets set up.
Hey. We're not
babysitting here.
I need your A-game.
You up for this?
Yes, sir. Sorry. I'm...
I'm fine.
I didn't wanna upset Macey
on the ride over.
This is really serious,
isn't it?
- Yes.
- Is it someone that you put away?
I would love
to tell you everything, Cynthia.
I'll be waiting.
- Morales.
- Sir.
Check the perimeter.
We're not gonna let anything
get past us.
I rather expected you
to have driven off by now.
Me, too.
Damn thing won't start.
(Chuckles)
Sorry about the mess.
Wasn't expecting company.
Why must you and your sister
insist on keeping
such a stockpile
of strange apparel?
Says the man who wore
powdered wigs and stockings.
I know this is difficult
for you.
But we only have
until nightfall,
and then the demon has warned
he will come for Macey.
It started not long after
we saw Moloch in the woods.
I'd have these spells,
where I'd lose time.
I'd wake up somewhere and have
no idea how I'd gotten there.
People would tell me about all
the things I'd said and done.
(Roaring)
Terrible things.
You will die, August Corbin.
- Unforgivable things.
- That you wanted to kill your sister.
They assumed I was just another
troubled kid, and wrote me off.
It tormented me.
Even after it was gone...
I'd have these thoughts.
About Abbie.
I didn't know why,
but I couldn't trust myself.
So I'd break a law or two,
get locked up
whenever I heard the voices.
You would deliberately
have yourself arrested
to avoid
harming your sister.
And you never told her.
- You were protecting her.
- You have no idea what it's like.
This demon jumped from
one person to another
to get to me, to use
me to do its bidding.
Demon Jenny: This vessel was chosen.
She has been marked.
Even when it wasn't inside me,
I had this...
Sick feeling it was coming back.
And now it has.
We attempted to watch more of
the Sheriff's recording, but...
It ends rather abruptly.
Just as the demon charged you
with killing your sister,
it may have charged someone else
with killing Macey.
We need your help.
He brought his priest.
What's a priest supposed to do?
Get the perp to repent?
People believe crazy things.
(Inhales sharply)
What do you think it is?
I think it's... salt.
It's a tool of the church to prevent
demons from crossing a threshold.
(Scoffs)
This is all so...
- Weird.
- Well, then move it.
Thank you.
(Grunting)
Good-bye.
(Neck cracks)
(Roars)
Got it.
- Did you find something?
- The pause button.
Mastering the remote.
You are officially a modern man.
(Scoffs) Not in those rags.
You ever think about changing?
If I may direct
your attention to this...
White substance on the floor
encircling miss Jenny.
I believe it's keeping
the demon restrained.
(Roars)
(Growling)
Salt.
I remember waking up, and
it was... all around me.
And Corbin was there.
I think we finally got him, kid.
It's all over now.
Crane: It seems salt can trap
the demon but not expel it.
There must be something else
your Sheriff used.
Corbin: "Truly, I tell you, if you have
faith the size of a mustard seed,"
"you will say..."
(Speaking foreign language)
The answer could lie
in the language the demon spoke.
I can't identify it.
Perhaps an...
Old dialect of Greek.
There's a possible reference to Thanatos,
the Hellenic demon of death.
No.
Can you rewind it?
Rewind it.
Maybe we need to listen
to it in reverse.
Demons have been known
to speak backwards.
Just to up
the creep factor.
Isolating the audio...
Let's see if this works.
(Speaking foreign language
on loop)
Crane: Indeed it does.
That's ancient Aramaic.
- "Ancitif cannot be defeated."
- Ancitif?
"Ancitif..."
"A powerful demon that has been known
to jump between bodies on contact."
"First cited in 1647, when it possessed
a group of catholic nuns."
So... this is the demon
that wanted me dead.
Crane:
And likely still does.
Ah, as we suspected,
Ancitif is known to be a leader
of a legion of Moloch's minions.
Fabled to have been sent
to destroy disciples.
I suppose Irving could be
considered a disciple in a way.
Did the nuns
defeat it?
Apparently, using a blessed
lantern from the cathedral.
"And the Lord's light shone true
and unmasked the wretched creature."
"Cast from his vessel and
unable to cloak his true face,"
"he was delivered
back into hell."
Okay.
So, a French lantern from
the time of Louis the 14th
casts out the demon
from its host.
Anyone up for a trip
to Paris?
I don't believe we'll need to travel
so far. I recognize this lantern.
I think I do, too.
How do you know it?
Several were given
to Benjamin Franklin
on one of his diplomatic
missions for the war effort.
The French had allied with the Patriots
in 1778, supplying munitions,
and, apparently,
devices for demonic exorcism.
With the Revolution of their own
in the making,
they clearly knew they had to defeat
evil on the American shores,
or it would threaten
their own future.
Where did you see it?
Let's just say I know of one
still in the hands of Patriots,
just not exactly the kind
Crane's familiar with.
(Computer chirps)
Want to play a board game?
I brought a few.
Um... maybe
after I'm done.
I'm applying to the advanced
science program.
Really?
- When did we decide this?
- A couple months ago.
Macey has the highest
grades in her class.
Oh, yeah? Pop quiz.
- Einstein's Laws of Motion?
- You mean Newton's?
Who? The fig guy?
(Laughter)
You're amazing, Bean.
Thanks, dad, but I won't get in
if I don't nail this next test,
- ...so I'm gonna go study in my room.
- Okay.
(Door closes)
They're after our
daughter, aren't they?
Frank, I'm an attorney.
I might be able to help
if you just let me.
I didn't wanna worry you
with the details.
You walk around with the weight
of the world on your shoulders.
Why do you think that you
have to carry it alone?
She did not get hurt
because you weren't there.
- You have to know that.
- I do.
- But this is...
- There's no buts.
We were a team.
But ever since
Macey's accident,
you treat us both like we're broken
and you need to fix us.
We're stronger than you think.
How strong is your daughter?
Strong enough to fight for her soul?
(Cell phone ringing)
Take it.
Tell me you have
something, Mills.
Abbie: We know the demon's name.
It's Ancitif.
And there's an ancient lantern
that will remove it from its host.
How fast can you get here?
We are running out of time.
- Working on it.
- I don't care what you have to do.
Just get it here.
(Phone beeps)
Morales. What's going on?
Demon voice:
Sundown is upon us.
You failed.
Morales?!
Macey?!
- Frank!
- Macey!
(Panting) Frank, the door is locked.
What's going on out there?
Macey:
Daddy!
- Macey...?
- Demon Macey: Time's up... dad.
You sure these people still have
one of those lanterns?
100%. The Weavers are
End of Days fanatics.
Meaning they believe
in the coming Armageddon.
- Sensible folk.
- Not so much.
I trained
with them for a while,
helped them get their hands on some...
supplies, including that lantern.
Knew it must do something interesting.
Just never knew what.
By "supplies," you're referring
to guns and munitions.
And they won't
hesitate to use them.
Crane, remind me later
to have a chat
about what your
founding friends
were thinking when they crafted
our right to bear arms.
True, there was concern among us that
it could lead to perverse consequences.
Look, the good news is, I know exactly
where this lantern is locked up.
And I know how to get to it
without riling them up.
Jenny, you're not stealing anything.
You just got out of state custody.
If you get caught,
and they don't shoot you,
you're gonna end up in prison.
- I know what I'm doing.
- So do I.
Which is why
I'm going to steal it.
Guess those social workers were right.
I really am a bad influence.
O, dear God...
(Roaring)
We are united
in the dominion of good!
You shall not defeat us!
(Groans)
Macey?!
(Roaring)
Daddy?
(Whooshing)
(Screaming, crackling)
Daddy!
(Roaring)
Be gone, Satan!
(Gurgled choking)
(Neck cracks)
Please...
Give me back my daughter.
She'll be yours again when
you deliver Washington's Bible.
Macey?!
Macey?
Take me to the Bible.
Now!
Oh, my God. Macey.
- Frank, what's going on?!
- Cynthia!
Or it's mommy next.
(Phone ringing)
Captain.
Irving: I'm sorry, but I'm out of options.
I got to give it what it wants.
Captain, no.
Is Washington's Bible
still at the archives?
Lieutenant!
Please... sir.
Do not do this.
Stay... away.
(Line clicks)
Jenny: Why would Irving
tell you he's going there?
Why not just take
the Bible?
He wants us to get there
in time to stop this.
Irving knows the stakes of this war.
He wouldn't give in just for anything.
Which means his daughter
is indeed in danger.
Though, I doubt
from an outside host.
In order to destroy
the Disciple,
the demon would want
to use the ultimate motivator.
Macey's been possessed.
(Insects chirring)
(Owl hooting)
We're coming up
on the compound.
Jenny: There's an open shed out back
where they park the pickups and ATVs.
I got a visual.
Make your way over and be careful.
There are trip wires everywhere.
- The place is booby trapped.
- Sounds unpleasant.
Just watch where you step.
(Owl hooting)
We're at the carport.
The northwest overhang.
You see the camera?
The moment it starts to turn, get
to the shed about 20 yards to the east.
Move quickly; You'll only have about
eight seconds in its blind spot.
Get ready to run.
Now.
We're at the door.
Okay, take the tension wrench...
I don't need you telling me
how to pick a lock.
- I taught you, remember?
- Well, I continued my studies.
(Grunts)
Pretty sure
I just broke your record.
I want a...
(Static hissing)
Signal cut out.
- That's funny.
- What?
Your ceaseless quarreling only shows
how much you two care about one another.
Just as you're committing
a felony to protect her,
she committed crime after crime
solely to protect you.
She got herself locked up
to stay away from me?
Uh-huh. She was convinced
she may inadvertently harm you.
She had to remand herself
in prison.
Quite a sacrifice.
One that kept me alive.
All the more incentive
to vanquish this demon.
Crane?
Gonna need a hand.
The irony being that your generation is
purportedly two inches taller than mine.
- On average.
- Just grab the lantern.
Mm.
Oh. I'll hoist you up.
Here.
- Mm?
- Mm.
(Exhales)
(Quietly):
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
(Guns click)
Everybody stay calm.
I'm an officer of the Law.
Badge or no badge,
you got no right trespassing
and seizing our private property.
- We know the law.
- Gentlemen...
We don't wish to violate
your constitutional rights.
- But we must commandeer this lantern.
- A child's life is at stake.
- That's why we need it.
- Lot of lives at stake.
That's why
we need the lantern.
No.
We're all just spiders.
You. Me. Everyone.
Dangling over the pit of hell.
And at any moment, any one
of us could fall into the fire.
Jonathan Edwards.
"Sinners in the Hands
of an Angry God."
- You know your sermons.
- Mr. Weaver... (Guns click)
Mr. Weaver, I can confirm
what you might already suspect.
The war between Good and Evil
has resumed in Sleepy Hollow.
At this precise moment, Evil
is threatening to claim a young girl.
She could be one of the first
victims of the war
that we can end if we defeat them now,
before they grow stronger.
Which is why...
We require this particular lantern.
I'm begging you.
Don't let that girl
fall into the fire.
Every moment we linger
could hasten the end
you're so diligently
trying to avoid.
Put down the lantern
and get off my property.
Or I swear, I'll show you
the door to hell myself.
Jenny:
Not if I show you first.
(Laughs)
Jenny Mills.
Love to catch up,
Chase, but we're leaving now.
If for no other reason than
you know I'm the best shot here.
When we're done with the lantern,
you have my word, we will return it.
Never could
say no to you.
You may break in quicker,
but I'm better at breaking out.
Noted.
It was here. This is where
they keep Washington's Bible, I swear.
Abbie and Crane
must have taken it.
- Where are they?
- I don't know.
You always fight other
people's battles, Disciple.
And every time you do,
your family suffers.
You cost your daughter her legs.
- That's not true.
- Frank...
What does this all mean?
Where's our baby girl?
Daddy.
Macey.
Macey, I know you're
still in there.
And I need you to fight.
Sweetheart, I was wrong.
I was so angry over
what happened to you,
I didn't think it would
ever be okay again.
I wanted to make it better.
To fix you.
But you don't
need fixing.
You're strong.
Just like your mother.
Macey:
Daddy...
Macey.
Can you hear me,
baby girl?
(Gasps) Demon voice: Macey
is never coming back.
Let her go!
Jennifer Mills.
Seven years ago,
I invaded you.
That was a long time ago.
This is a new day.
Where is your sister?
It must be so hard to see her, knowing
for so long you wanted her dead.
Or do you still have
evil thoughts?
She got rid of you once.
Now... We're gonna
send you back to hell again.
(Growls)
Hand over the Bible, Witness.
Or I will take your sister when
I'm through with this vessel.
- You will never take me again.
- I know you feel it.
The darkness
within your soul...
Whispering in your ear.
Telling you
you must kill your sister.
Never again, Ancitif.
The days of you tormenting my sister...
they're over.
(Growls)
You're a coward.
Why do you prey
on children?
Try me.
Come on.
Witness, we have much more
in store for you.
Abbie: What are you waiting for?
I'm right here.
(Hissing)
- You can't touch us.
- Heard you're not a fan of salt.
Or lanterns.
(Hissing, cracking)
And the Lord's light shone true
and unmasked
the wretched creature.
Cast from his vessel,
and unable to cloak his true face.
Our plan is in motion.
The Witnesses can't stop it.
Darkness will reign.
Ancitif will be delivered
back to hell!
(Loud whooshing)
(Howling)
(Whooshing stops)
Oh.
Mom? Dad?
Oh.
- What happened?
- It's gonna be okay, baby.
It's gonna be okay,
I promise.
Thank you.
♪
♪
(Panel squeaks)
If the Bible had still
been in the archives,
you think Irving
would have handed it over?
I removed it
so we would never find out.
Anticipating the lengths the Captain
would go to to protect his loved ones.
Who's to say what I would have
done in his stead?
And... I know that you would do
anything to protect miss Jenny,
were she so endangered.
All this time,
I was angry with her.
Believing that she kept herself
from me because she hated me.
Well... it's what we do
for family.
Hey.
(Squirts)
(Clears throat)
(Sniffs)
By... the...
Fetid stench still
emanating from the pages,
I have identified
the invisible ink
as one made from the distilled
juice of Lampyris Glowworms.
I read about this.
Have you, now?
A forensics class
in college.
The 17th century method
of making invisible ink glow.
And you could spill
that mess on your coat
and not have to worry about
taking it to the dry cleaners.
Could you snuff out
the light, please?
♪
"December 18, 1799."
I recognize this penmanship.
This is in
Washington's own hand.
No, according to the history books,
Washington died December 14th.
Four days before he wrote this.
How is that possible?
How could Washington
have written it after he died?
That is what we must discover.
When I joined the Force, I was
gone so often, my wife left me.
Then my little girl
got hit by a car.
So if God's got a plan, who's it for?
Me or him?
God my have a plan, Captain.
But we have one, too.
What the hell are you?!
How did you know what I said?
- What the hell are you talking about?
- What's wrong with you?
Let's go.
- Come out and face me, Moloch.
- Moloch: I offer this warning.
The Saint's name is a sign.
- Crane! What happened?
- Moloch.
He's coming for your soul.
Listen to me.
I know it feels like
none of this makes sense,
and you wanna hold on to
whatever's left of the life you knew.
We both do. But we can't.
You told me that.
So, I need you
to take the first step.
I'll be right here with you.
You won't be alone.
- Hell hath frozen over.
- Indeed.
(Laughs)
Now, may we return
to the task at hand?
I don't understand your
obsession with my finery.
Demons threaten our very existence
with the promise of Apocalypse.
Oh, God, this wounds.
One sign of the impending
Apocalypse is surely skinny jeans.
You said that if we survived
the New Year,
I could take a whack
at updating your wardrobe.
Think of it as camouflage.
Now Moloch might not recognize you.
You quip, but that's the first sensible
thing you've said on the matter.
Absolutely not.
(Groans)
This...
The Saint's name.
I can make
neither rhyme nor reason of it.
Look, I wanna figure out
the meaning behind your encounter
with Moloch as much as you,
but we've been at this
for days.
It's because
of the way he spoke.
I touched her soul once.
Soon it will be mine forever.
It instilled a fear in me
like I've never felt before.
I'm not gonna let him get to us.
You ever heard
of a boondoggle?
If it's another type of constrictive
trouser, I'd rather not.
- Try these.
- Oh, for...
A boondoggle is
an exercise in futility.
It's a time suck,
a fool's errand.
And... You're suggesting Moloch
created such a mission for me.
I think that maybe we did
some damage to his plan,
and that maybe he's getting
a little nervous.
So he concocted a mind game
to get to you.
That was fast.
You have your way
of dealing with reality,
and I have mine.
If you're gonna keep wearing that
damn thing, I have two words for you.
Dry cleaning.
Pick two words I understand.
Interviewer: "How strong is your daughter?
Strong enough to fight for her soul?"
Did you say those words
to Captain Frank Irving?
No, I didn't.
I wouldn't.
Interviewer: Did you know
Captain Irving or his daughter
prior to the incident
in the park?
Vendor: No, I've never met
either of them before.
Sir, the whole time they questioned him,
the polygraph never spiked.
He truly believes he didn't
threaten your daughter.
Polygraphs have been
fooled before.
We have no probable cause with this guy.
No priors, no convictions.
Not even a parking
infraction.
You gonna press charges?
Interviewer:
Did you make those statements?
Vendor: How many times do I have
to answer the same question?
- Interviewer: Yes or no, sir.
- Vendor: No! I didn't say it.
I never said that.
I never said anything.
How strong is your daughter?
Strong enough to fight for her soul?
- What did you say to me?
- God may have a plan, Captain.
But we have one, too.
He really did say
those things to me.
Vendor: Please, I don't even
know what's going on here.
You have to believe me.
Then he acted like
he'd just been sleepwalking.
The woman he bumped into.
- How did you know what I said?!
- What the hell are you talking about?
We locate her yet?
Yes, sir, we I.D.'d her
off of park surveillance.
I'm sure she'll be able
to back up your story.
Let me know when
she gets here.
Woman:
Excuse me.
I'm here
for Captain Irving.
Oh, yeah. Uh, follow me.
We'll get you checked in.
Thank you.
(Whooshing)
(Cell phone ringing)
Irving.
Demon voice: How much
do you care for your daughter?
___
- Who is this?
- Someone with a plan.
What the hell do you want?
___
The Witnesses have a Bible.
It belonged
to George Washington.
Have it in your possession by nightfall,
or we take your daughter.
♪
- Who are you?!
- Captain.
What happened...?
I don't understand.
What did I do?
Boland: You're talking
about possession.
Irving: I don't know
what I'm talking about.
But, Father, I saw what I saw
and I heard what I heard.
Something evil is threatening
to take my daughter.
Even the Vatican acknowledges
the devil can take hold of a mortal soul.
I can't let anything
happen to Macey.
Not again.
Take your family somewhere safe.
I'll meet you there.
Thank you, Father.
This is Washington's Bible?
The very one that
Crane was buried with.
How did George Washington's
Bible get buried with you?
One of the many mysteries
surrounding it.
Other than the fact that it belonged
to the Father of our country,
do you know
what's special about it?
The answers are
in Washington's Bible.
Katrina told me this contains
the answers to defeating evil.
True, but aside from some passages
we flagged about bearing witness...
We haven't found anything
out of the ordinary in it.
Nonetheless, if the Forces
of Darkness are after it,
clearly it contains some
secrets we're yet to uncover.
I don't want it falling into the wrong
hands any more than you do.
But I have to protect
my daughter.
- You're not suggesting we hand it over?
- No.
I am suggesting you help me
take this demon down,
and if there's anything in that Bible
that can help us do it,
I want chapter
and verse in my hands yesterday.
I'm bringing my family
to a safe house.
- Let me know what you find.
- Yes, sir.
Corbin has an entire section
on possession.
This one.
Talks about a woman
he apprehended.
Thought to be possessed by a demon
who could jump from body to body...
Says she could never account for the
things she said or did during that time.
That sounds remarkably similar
to what the Captain described.
He made a recording
of the encounter.
What you're about to see
is a 19-year-old woman
who attempted to break into my cabin.
I subdued her.
She's not herself. I've known
this woman for a couple of years.
While she's troubled, this is...
This is something different.
I believe she's possessed.
The demon comes and goes.
But it definitely has taken her over.
It's become violent.
Now, I'm gonna try to free her.
I'm recording what'll follow
because, frankly
I'm not sure
either of us will survive it.
Abbie: Oh, my God.
That's Jenny.
Season 1, Episode 11
"Vessel"
So you found my file.
We saw the video.
How much of it did you see?
Merely enough to identify you
as Sheriff Corbin's subject.
We did not wish to violate your
privacy by not consulting you first.
I've never seen it.
I don't remember any of it.
Corbin always said
it was better that way.
Unfortunately, we don't
have that choice.
We need to watch it to see how
Corbin took down the demon.
We think the same one
that came for you is back.
- How do you know?
- We cannot be certain.
But surely it is connected
to Moloch's greater plan.
It wants something from us.
Washington's Bible.
- So give it the Bible.
- We would...
If I was not convinced that Washington
embedded messages within it.
Critical to the war
against Moloch.
He was a leader
in the field of spy craft.
So evil wants
your playbook.
In exchange, it won't
harm Irving's daughter.
Macey?
Must be cool, having a sister
to look out for you like that.
To stop whoever or whatever it is
that's threatening to get to her,
we need to know
what we're dealing with.
Demon Jenny:
This vessel was chosen.
She has been marked.
August: Why? Who are you?
Name yourself.
You are worthless.
Stay away.
(Hisses)
You think that will protect you?
That trinket?
Your faith?
(Chuckles)
"Truly I tell you, if you have
faith the size of a mustard seed,"
(Speaking foreign language)
"You will say to this mountain,
'Move from here to there'."
"The mountain will move, and nothing
will be impossible for you."
The war will come,
and you will be among
its first casualties.
You will die, August Corbin,
at the hands
of the Horseman of Death.
And I will kill the sister.
- August: Jenny's sister?
- Must die.
I will kill her.
I will kill Abbie.
(Snarls)
- You never told me.
- We weren't exactly besties back then.
Jenny, you were possessed by a demon.
I could've done something.
At what point
in the last seven years
would you have believed me
if I told you, "Lieutenant?"
Look, I haven't said anything
because it doesn't matter anymore.
The demon's been gone
for years.
Corbin took care of it.
- But how?
- I don't know.
I don't remember.
You've got all of his files. I'm sure
you have everything you need.
Jenny, Macey is 13.
That is younger than we were
when our worlds fell apart.
No one was there for us.
But we can be there for her.
I wish I could help.
I'm sorry.
(Birds chirping)
Little Bean...
We are here.
I'll get that.
Okay.
There we go.
(Grunts)
Dad, where is here? I don't understand.
What are we doing here?
Let's get you inside, okay?
I told them to stock the place
with your favorite ice cream.
- Which is...?
- All of them. (Chuckles)
Go on. I'll be right in
to share a bowl.
Jones, make sure
Macey gets set up.
Hey. We're not
babysitting here.
I need your A-game.
You up for this?
Yes, sir. Sorry. I'm...
I'm fine.
I didn't wanna upset Macey
on the ride over.
This is really serious,
isn't it?
- Yes.
- Is it someone that you put away?
I would love
to tell you everything, Cynthia.
I'll be waiting.
- Morales.
- Sir.
Check the perimeter.
We're not gonna let anything
get past us.
I rather expected you
to have driven off by now.
Me, too.
Damn thing won't start.
(Chuckles)
Sorry about the mess.
Wasn't expecting company.
Why must you and your sister
insist on keeping
such a stockpile
of strange apparel?
Says the man who wore
powdered wigs and stockings.
I know this is difficult
for you.
But we only have
until nightfall,
and then the demon has warned
he will come for Macey.
It started not long after
we saw Moloch in the woods.
I'd have these spells,
where I'd lose time.
I'd wake up somewhere and have
no idea how I'd gotten there.
People would tell me about all
the things I'd said and done.
(Roaring)
Terrible things.
You will die, August Corbin.
- Unforgivable things.
- That you wanted to kill your sister.
They assumed I was just another
troubled kid, and wrote me off.
It tormented me.
Even after it was gone...
I'd have these thoughts.
About Abbie.
I didn't know why,
but I couldn't trust myself.
So I'd break a law or two,
get locked up
whenever I heard the voices.
You would deliberately
have yourself arrested
to avoid
harming your sister.
And you never told her.
- You were protecting her.
- You have no idea what it's like.
This demon jumped from
one person to another
to get to me, to use
me to do its bidding.
Demon Jenny: This vessel was chosen.
She has been marked.
Even when it wasn't inside me,
I had this...
Sick feeling it was coming back.
And now it has.
We attempted to watch more of
the Sheriff's recording, but...
It ends rather abruptly.
Just as the demon charged you
with killing your sister,
it may have charged someone else
with killing Macey.
We need your help.
He brought his priest.
What's a priest supposed to do?
Get the perp to repent?
People believe crazy things.
(Inhales sharply)
What do you think it is?
I think it's... salt.
It's a tool of the church to prevent
demons from crossing a threshold.
(Scoffs)
This is all so...
- Weird.
- Well, then move it.
Thank you.
(Grunting)
Good-bye.
(Neck cracks)
(Roars)
Got it.
- Did you find something?
- The pause button.
Mastering the remote.
You are officially a modern man.
(Scoffs) Not in those rags.
You ever think about changing?
If I may direct
your attention to this...
White substance on the floor
encircling miss Jenny.
I believe it's keeping
the demon restrained.
(Roars)
(Growling)
Salt.
I remember waking up, and
it was... all around me.
And Corbin was there.
I think we finally got him, kid.
It's all over now.
Crane: It seems salt can trap
the demon but not expel it.
There must be something else
your Sheriff used.
Corbin: "Truly, I tell you, if you have
faith the size of a mustard seed,"
"you will say..."
(Speaking foreign language)
The answer could lie
in the language the demon spoke.
I can't identify it.
Perhaps an...
Old dialect of Greek.
There's a possible reference to Thanatos,
the Hellenic demon of death.
No.
Can you rewind it?
Rewind it.
Maybe we need to listen
to it in reverse.
Demons have been known
to speak backwards.
Just to up
the creep factor.
Isolating the audio...
Let's see if this works.
(Speaking foreign language
on loop)
Crane: Indeed it does.
That's ancient Aramaic.
- "Ancitif cannot be defeated."
- Ancitif?
"Ancitif..."
"A powerful demon that has been known
to jump between bodies on contact."
"First cited in 1647, when it possessed
a group of catholic nuns."
So... this is the demon
that wanted me dead.
Crane:
And likely still does.
Ah, as we suspected,
Ancitif is known to be a leader
of a legion of Moloch's minions.
Fabled to have been sent
to destroy disciples.
I suppose Irving could be
considered a disciple in a way.
Did the nuns
defeat it?
Apparently, using a blessed
lantern from the cathedral.
"And the Lord's light shone true
and unmasked the wretched creature."
"Cast from his vessel and
unable to cloak his true face,"
"he was delivered
back into hell."
Okay.
So, a French lantern from
the time of Louis the 14th
casts out the demon
from its host.
Anyone up for a trip
to Paris?
I don't believe we'll need to travel
so far. I recognize this lantern.
I think I do, too.
How do you know it?
Several were given
to Benjamin Franklin
on one of his diplomatic
missions for the war effort.
The French had allied with the Patriots
in 1778, supplying munitions,
and, apparently,
devices for demonic exorcism.
With the Revolution of their own
in the making,
they clearly knew they had to defeat
evil on the American shores,
or it would threaten
their own future.
Where did you see it?
Let's just say I know of one
still in the hands of Patriots,
just not exactly the kind
Crane's familiar with.
(Computer chirps)
Want to play a board game?
I brought a few.
Um... maybe
after I'm done.
I'm applying to the advanced
science program.
Really?
- When did we decide this?
- A couple months ago.
Macey has the highest
grades in her class.
Oh, yeah? Pop quiz.
- Einstein's Laws of Motion?
- You mean Newton's?
Who? The fig guy?
(Laughter)
You're amazing, Bean.
Thanks, dad, but I won't get in
if I don't nail this next test,
- ...so I'm gonna go study in my room.
- Okay.
(Door closes)
They're after our
daughter, aren't they?
Frank, I'm an attorney.
I might be able to help
if you just let me.
I didn't wanna worry you
with the details.
You walk around with the weight
of the world on your shoulders.
Why do you think that you
have to carry it alone?
She did not get hurt
because you weren't there.
- You have to know that.
- I do.
- But this is...
- There's no buts.
We were a team.
But ever since
Macey's accident,
you treat us both like we're broken
and you need to fix us.
We're stronger than you think.
How strong is your daughter?
Strong enough to fight for her soul?
(Cell phone ringing)
Take it.
Tell me you have
something, Mills.
Abbie: We know the demon's name.
It's Ancitif.
And there's an ancient lantern
that will remove it from its host.
How fast can you get here?
We are running out of time.
- Working on it.
- I don't care what you have to do.
Just get it here.
(Phone beeps)
Morales. What's going on?
Demon voice:
Sundown is upon us.
You failed.
Morales?!
Macey?!
- Frank!
- Macey!
(Panting) Frank, the door is locked.
What's going on out there?
Macey:
Daddy!
- Macey...?
- Demon Macey: Time's up... dad.
You sure these people still have
one of those lanterns?
100%. The Weavers are
End of Days fanatics.
Meaning they believe
in the coming Armageddon.
- Sensible folk.
- Not so much.
I trained
with them for a while,
helped them get their hands on some...
supplies, including that lantern.
Knew it must do something interesting.
Just never knew what.
By "supplies," you're referring
to guns and munitions.
And they won't
hesitate to use them.
Crane, remind me later
to have a chat
about what your
founding friends
were thinking when they crafted
our right to bear arms.
True, there was concern among us that
it could lead to perverse consequences.
Look, the good news is, I know exactly
where this lantern is locked up.
And I know how to get to it
without riling them up.
Jenny, you're not stealing anything.
You just got out of state custody.
If you get caught,
and they don't shoot you,
you're gonna end up in prison.
- I know what I'm doing.
- So do I.
Which is why
I'm going to steal it.
Guess those social workers were right.
I really am a bad influence.
O, dear God...
(Roaring)
We are united
in the dominion of good!
You shall not defeat us!
(Groans)
Macey?!
(Roaring)
Daddy?
(Whooshing)
(Screaming, crackling)
Daddy!
(Roaring)
Be gone, Satan!
(Gurgled choking)
(Neck cracks)
Please...
Give me back my daughter.
She'll be yours again when
you deliver Washington's Bible.
Macey?!
Macey?
Take me to the Bible.
Now!
Oh, my God. Macey.
- Frank, what's going on?!
- Cynthia!
Or it's mommy next.
(Phone ringing)
Captain.
Irving: I'm sorry, but I'm out of options.
I got to give it what it wants.
Captain, no.
Is Washington's Bible
still at the archives?
Lieutenant!
Please... sir.
Do not do this.
Stay... away.
(Line clicks)
Jenny: Why would Irving
tell you he's going there?
Why not just take
the Bible?
He wants us to get there
in time to stop this.
Irving knows the stakes of this war.
He wouldn't give in just for anything.
Which means his daughter
is indeed in danger.
Though, I doubt
from an outside host.
In order to destroy
the Disciple,
the demon would want
to use the ultimate motivator.
Macey's been possessed.
(Insects chirring)
(Owl hooting)
We're coming up
on the compound.
Jenny: There's an open shed out back
where they park the pickups and ATVs.
I got a visual.
Make your way over and be careful.
There are trip wires everywhere.
- The place is booby trapped.
- Sounds unpleasant.
Just watch where you step.
(Owl hooting)
We're at the carport.
The northwest overhang.
You see the camera?
The moment it starts to turn, get
to the shed about 20 yards to the east.
Move quickly; You'll only have about
eight seconds in its blind spot.
Get ready to run.
Now.
We're at the door.
Okay, take the tension wrench...
I don't need you telling me
how to pick a lock.
- I taught you, remember?
- Well, I continued my studies.
(Grunts)
Pretty sure
I just broke your record.
I want a...
(Static hissing)
Signal cut out.
- That's funny.
- What?
Your ceaseless quarreling only shows
how much you two care about one another.
Just as you're committing
a felony to protect her,
she committed crime after crime
solely to protect you.
She got herself locked up
to stay away from me?
Uh-huh. She was convinced
she may inadvertently harm you.
She had to remand herself
in prison.
Quite a sacrifice.
One that kept me alive.
All the more incentive
to vanquish this demon.
Crane?
Gonna need a hand.
The irony being that your generation is
purportedly two inches taller than mine.
- On average.
- Just grab the lantern.
Mm.
Oh. I'll hoist you up.
Here.
- Mm?
- Mm.
(Exhales)
(Quietly):
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
(Guns click)
Everybody stay calm.
I'm an officer of the Law.
Badge or no badge,
you got no right trespassing
and seizing our private property.
- We know the law.
- Gentlemen...
We don't wish to violate
your constitutional rights.
- But we must commandeer this lantern.
- A child's life is at stake.
- That's why we need it.
- Lot of lives at stake.
That's why
we need the lantern.
No.
We're all just spiders.
You. Me. Everyone.
Dangling over the pit of hell.
And at any moment, any one
of us could fall into the fire.
Jonathan Edwards.
"Sinners in the Hands
of an Angry God."
- You know your sermons.
- Mr. Weaver... (Guns click)
Mr. Weaver, I can confirm
what you might already suspect.
The war between Good and Evil
has resumed in Sleepy Hollow.
At this precise moment, Evil
is threatening to claim a young girl.
She could be one of the first
victims of the war
that we can end if we defeat them now,
before they grow stronger.
Which is why...
We require this particular lantern.
I'm begging you.
Don't let that girl
fall into the fire.
Every moment we linger
could hasten the end
you're so diligently
trying to avoid.
Put down the lantern
and get off my property.
Or I swear, I'll show you
the door to hell myself.
Jenny:
Not if I show you first.
(Laughs)
Jenny Mills.
Love to catch up,
Chase, but we're leaving now.
If for no other reason than
you know I'm the best shot here.
When we're done with the lantern,
you have my word, we will return it.
Never could
say no to you.
You may break in quicker,
but I'm better at breaking out.
Noted.
It was here. This is where
they keep Washington's Bible, I swear.
Abbie and Crane
must have taken it.
- Where are they?
- I don't know.
You always fight other
people's battles, Disciple.
And every time you do,
your family suffers.
You cost your daughter her legs.
- That's not true.
- Frank...
What does this all mean?
Where's our baby girl?
Daddy.
Macey.
Macey, I know you're
still in there.
And I need you to fight.
Sweetheart, I was wrong.
I was so angry over
what happened to you,
I didn't think it would
ever be okay again.
I wanted to make it better.
To fix you.
But you don't
need fixing.
You're strong.
Just like your mother.
Macey:
Daddy...
Macey.
Can you hear me,
baby girl?
(Gasps) Demon voice: Macey
is never coming back.
Let her go!
Jennifer Mills.
Seven years ago,
I invaded you.
That was a long time ago.
This is a new day.
Where is your sister?
It must be so hard to see her, knowing
for so long you wanted her dead.
Or do you still have
evil thoughts?
She got rid of you once.
Now... We're gonna
send you back to hell again.
(Growls)
Hand over the Bible, Witness.
Or I will take your sister when
I'm through with this vessel.
- You will never take me again.
- I know you feel it.
The darkness
within your soul...
Whispering in your ear.
Telling you
you must kill your sister.
Never again, Ancitif.
The days of you tormenting my sister...
they're over.
(Growls)
You're a coward.
Why do you prey
on children?
Try me.
Come on.
Witness, we have much more
in store for you.
Abbie: What are you waiting for?
I'm right here.
(Hissing)
- You can't touch us.
- Heard you're not a fan of salt.
Or lanterns.
(Hissing, cracking)
And the Lord's light shone true
and unmasked
the wretched creature.
Cast from his vessel,
and unable to cloak his true face.
Our plan is in motion.
The Witnesses can't stop it.
Darkness will reign.
Ancitif will be delivered
back to hell!
(Loud whooshing)
(Howling)
(Whooshing stops)
Oh.
Mom? Dad?
Oh.
- What happened?
- It's gonna be okay, baby.
It's gonna be okay,
I promise.
Thank you.
♪
♪
(Panel squeaks)
If the Bible had still
been in the archives,
you think Irving
would have handed it over?
I removed it
so we would never find out.
Anticipating the lengths the Captain
would go to to protect his loved ones.
Who's to say what I would have
done in his stead?
And... I know that you would do
anything to protect miss Jenny,
were she so endangered.
All this time,
I was angry with her.
Believing that she kept herself
from me because she hated me.
Well... it's what we do
for family.
Hey.
(Squirts)
(Clears throat)
(Sniffs)
By... the...
Fetid stench still
emanating from the pages,
I have identified
the invisible ink
as one made from the distilled
juice of Lampyris Glowworms.
I read about this.
Have you, now?
A forensics class
in college.
The 17th century method
of making invisible ink glow.
And you could spill
that mess on your coat
and not have to worry about
taking it to the dry cleaners.
Could you snuff out
the light, please?
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"December 18, 1799."
I recognize this penmanship.
This is in
Washington's own hand.
No, according to the history books,
Washington died December 14th.
Four days before he wrote this.
How is that possible?
How could Washington
have written it after he died?
That is what we must discover.