Evil

Help!

Okay.

What am I looking at? A sigil map.

Symbols of demonic houses.

Where did you get it?

Three Vatican assessors showed it to us.

Wait, what? You're not supposed to have that.

They asked us to investigate.

But they did not leave that with you.

Sister, that man in there?

Leland Townsend? You saw something in him.

This shows what he's doing. Look at these.

He had a copy of the sigil map, and made five notations on it.

I-I can't translate them.

They're not Greek, they're not Latin.

Do you recognize the alphabet?

No.

No. No.

What is this about? We think it has something to do with

the manipulating of embryonic implantations

in a local fertility clinic

in order to result in disturbed children.

We think each of these sigils

is connected to another child being born.

Have you checked the records of this fertility clinic?

They've been wiped clean. We can't locate the mothers.

- What are you seeing? - He changes the alphabet

with each letter.

This is Assamese. This is Cyrillic.

This is Syriac.

How do you know this?

And this is, I think, is Burmese.

- What does it say? - M-

O-W-

B-R-A-Y.

"Mowbray."

- What does that mean? - No idea.

M-A-T-H-I-

L-D-A.

"Mowbray, Mathilda."

- So, any idea what we tell them? - That we're from the Church,

and there have been negative reports about RSM Fertility.

And we're here to...?

Mrs. Castle?

Uh, we're here from Saint Joseph's

about your foster child?

- Mathilda? - Oh, you want my husband.

Brian, it's the people from the Church.

You must be really backlogged. He called you two months ago.

W-We have been. Yeah.

- And you attend Saint John's? Uh, just me.

I attend Masjid Al-Hikmah.

And Mathilda? She attend services there?

We're raising Mathilda to appreciate both faiths.

At this point, we feel the more guidance, the better.

- So, uh, what's been going on? - We've had Mathilda

for almost a year, and she's a great kid.

We wanted to adopt her.

- It's just there are issues. - What kind of issues?

Well, since Mathilda came into our home,

there have been three fires.

She said she didn't set them. - They were small.

The first was a dish towel on the stove.

And the second one was worse.

No one seems to have clear answers.

Not even her therapist.

That's why we wanted some spiritual guidance.

I just don't think the therapist can answer everything.

I didn't say he could.

I just think

this might not be psychological.

Her biological mother was arrested

for setting her room on fire.

You know that, right?

Mathilda was distraught.

Would it be possible for me to talk to Mathilda?

Hi, Mathilda. I'm Kristen.

How come they sent three psychologists this time?

Well, just one psychologist. Me.

- Who are those other men? - They work with me.

- What are you doing? - Aren't you here to take me away

- because I'm bad? - Oh, no.

No, no. W-We don't think you're bad.

Just came to see how you were doing.

Hey.

My daughter has that same tea set.

What's her name?

- Lexis. - How old is she?

- She's nine. - Me, too.

I'm not starting the fires.

I'm not saying you were.

But your parents are saying that there have been three fires.

They're not my parents. They're Brian and Jane.

Do you like them, Brian and Jane?

I like them a lot.

That's good. They really like you, too.

- Can I ask you a few questions? - Sure.

Fire away.

That was a joke.

Funny.

Mm...

I like it when the sun is shining and I can go outside.

It makes me happy. What makes you happy?

You don't have to give an example for yourself.

You can just ask.

What makes you happy?

When I have pancakes and watch cartoons

with Brian and Jane.

And what makes you angry?

I get mad, I guess,

after I talk to my mom on the phone.

Because I miss her.

Mathilda, do you like to look at fire?

How does looking at fire make you feel?

I don't know.

Does it make you feel... happy and strong?

- I didn't do anything. - Okay.

So how did those fires happen?

: I'm not supposed to tell you.

If I tell you, something bad will happen.

: To you?

Mathilda, do you think that maybe

you'd feel better if you tell me?

A man comes into my room when I sleep.

Ever since I was a kid.

What kind of a man?

I don't know.

Big.

And his face, it doesn't move.

It's kind of like he doesn't feel anything.

He has no eyes.

And the top of his head is busted open and fire comes out.

But it goes up like that.

When he's angry with me, he sets things on fire.

Have you told your social worker about this monster?

Uh-huh.

Then she took me away from my mom.

But the man found me.

He always finds me.

And that's why no one wants me,

because wherever I go, the man sets fires.

- So, what do you think? I think it could be

denial about her pyromania or modeling behavior

- imitating her mom. That's only if her

mom started the fire.

It could be that she was arrested

for what her daughter did.

She's blaming somebody else for starting the fires.

A man with a flaming head.

It's her version of the boogeyman, I suppose.

Hmm.

You're home early, Mom.

Yeah.

- Just doing some cleaning. Why?

Just trying to be a better mom these days.

- How are you guys? Good.

I don't like school.

I want to go to Alaska and fish.

That's a great idea. I'm gonna make some calls.

Yeah.

- Where you going? - Just taking the trash out.

- It's not till Thursday. - I'm getting a jump.

- Love you. I love you, too. - Love you.

- What was that about? - Mom being crazy.

- Do you think she misses Dad? - Maybe. We should call him.

I thought he was gonna be gone just a month.

Yeah, I think the business isn't going well.

Your 4:00 is here.

Got it. Uh, send her in.

- Ah, Ms. Nielson. Hi. - Yes. Hello.

Hi. Dr. Kurt Boggs. Welcome.

- Thank you. - Please sit down.

Thank you for seeing me so last minute, Doctor.

Oh, no problem. So who referred you?

Uh, no one. It was just a Google search.

- I hope that isn't a problem. - Not at all.

Now, on the phone you mentioned

you were having problems with your daughter Jasmine?

Yes, Jasmine, my-my daughter.

Uh, do you have to take notes? I'm...

No, not if you don't want me to.

Please. I...

So, tell me about your issues with Jasmine.

Well, we're estranged, sadly.

She's keeping me from my granddaughters.

And why do you think she's doing that?

I was engaged to be married to someone she disapproved of,

and she thought he was bad for my grandkids.

You said "was." The status has changed?

- Yes. We-we broke up. - Oh. Well, I'm sorry.

But have you told Jasmine you're no longer with your fiancé?

I tried to, but she doesn't want to talk to me.

And why is that?

I don't know.

She's basically a single mom now.

Her husband may as well be dead; He's off climbing.

Social climbing.

I was the one who was helping her raise her kids.

And you're looking for help in adjusting?

No. No, I want to get back with my daughter,