The Exorcist

Have you noticed anything unusual?

If we could get our hands on a demon

with that level of influence and power...

- ( GROANING ) - ( PANTING )

There's something wrong with me, Rose.

You know you can tell me anything.

Nikki.

Hello, Andy.

You've made quite a mess.

This had potential.

But I can start over.

Where's Grace?

You sent her away.

But you don't need her anymore.

Now you have me.

This isn't real. This, uh... This isn't real.

This...

Do I feel real?

Where'd they take Truck?

To a psychiatric ward, for kids.

- For how long? - I don't know.

Till he's ready to come home, I guess.

He's not coming home. He's going straight to juvie.

Caleb.

Look, Andy's gonna figure something out.

Sure about that?

WOMAN ( WHISPERS ) : Harper.

Come on, Harper. Don't dawdle.

Andy's expecting you all home.

WOMAN ( WHISPERS ) : Harper.

I thought you'd be happy to see me.

A... are you scared?

No.

Then why do you keep pulling away,

when this is everything you've ever wanted?

I think I'm losing my mind.

: Shh.

Shh.

It's okay.

It's me.

It's me.

COLLEEN ( IN DISTANCE ) : Andy, you in here?

I got the kids.

- I have to... - Of course you do.

Go.

You left me.

How could you leave me?

Hey, you don't have to worry anymore.

I will never leave you again.

Where the hell have you been? I've been waiting for hours.

There is no time to waste. Last night, in the house...

You went back?

I specifically told you not to...

I know what you told me, but they're in danger.

What did you see?

There was a presence in the house.

I could feel it.

I went upstairs to the attic. It is... some studio.

Andy's wife, she was a painter before she killed herself.

Tomas...

Tomas.

Tomas.

Tomas, look at me. Focus on me.

Just stay here. Tomas.

You okay?

Just tell me.

Tell me what you saw.

And in the attic, I found a rock.

When I touched it, I...

I saw death.

Children.

So many of them.

All of them killed by someone they loved.

Who knows how long these demons have been on those islands?

Hundreds of years, thousands.

- Using them as... - Hunting grounds.

How are you doing?

I don't like it here.

The other kids are scary...

and the pills make me sleepy all the time.

When can I come home?

We're... we're looking into options for you.

Hopefully, we'll know soon.

Does Verity hate me?

No. No, no, she doesn't.

Do you hate me?

What?

No, of course not, buddy.

Well, can you tell Verity that I'm real sorry?

I... I... I... I didn't want to hurt her.

- She made me. - Who made you?

The person in my head.

He's got an evaluation now.

I don't want to be here. I want to go home.

Andy?

Just try to hang in there. Okay?

Come on.

Don't hate me, Andy. Please don't hate me.

The detention order will expire in a couple of days,

but I have some other options for

some short-term facilities that can take him.

They have beds dedicated to kids with special needs like Truck.

- What about the others? - What do you mean?

Verity. Shelby. Caleb. Harper.

You and I both know there's no way my home stays open,

not after an incident like this.

Well, you know what? No decision has been made yet,

but I can tell you that kind of negative thinking

isn't going to help us resolve the situation.

I don't think I'm being negative.

I think I'm seeing things pretty clearly.

Truck said something in his head made him do it.

Was it you?

I didn't do anything, Andy.

These kids are the way they are.

Sometimes they're unfixable.

I thought I could...

handle it after I lost you.

- That I could protect them. - You did.

No.

I tried.

I tried so hard.

In the end, I just let everyone down.

I just couldn't do it alone.

Hey. You're not alone.

Not anymore.

We won't let them tear us apart.

You know how Truck got his name?

'Cause he likes trucks?

When he first got here, he had all of his stuff in this trunk.

So, Verity started calling him "Trunk Boy."

But he thought she was calling him "Truck Boy,"

and he liked it.

So, we called him "Truck Boy" for a while, and...

and, uh...

then it was just "Truck."

You know the story you told me?

About the Island Witch?

Is she real?

You mean, like, a real person?

Yeah.

Last night, in the woods,

I thought I saw someone.

Hey, Andy.

You always know it's me, don't you?

Is Truck okay?

He's fine.

What are you two doing?

We're gonna send Truck some of his favorite toys.

Dinner's in a few hours.

This is a really bad time.

Why is that then? We had to admit Truck

into a facility last night.

There was an incident.

Was it violent?

He attacked Verity.

She's a little shaken, but she's fine.

You know who we are. You know what we do.

We believe there's something dangerous at work here.

Yeah, your partner has implied as much.

Although he used much less ominous terms.

Yeah, well, sometimes, ominous terms are the most appropriate.

You ignore them, you're risking the lives of all these children.

Are you trying to scare me now?

You're scared already.

You've asked me if I've noticed anything unusual.

Anyone acting out of character.

Have you?

Everyone's just been so stressed,

especially Andy...

That's how it works its way in.

It seeks vulnerability, uh, emotional trauma.

And by "it," you mean a...

A demon.

One that targets families and coerces parents

into murdering their own children.

And you think, what?

It's... it's picked this family?

Let us talk to Andy.

Just talk.

We need to spend some time with him, uh, observe his behavior.

Like you did with Harper?

Exactly.

We need confirmation before we can proceed.

With an exorcism?

If we're wrong, all's well, you'll never see us again.

But if we're right, we can do something about it.

Did you see Truck?

I did.

How did he seem?

Drugged.

You know what I mean.

Did he say anything?

Not really, no. ( SNIFFS )

I'm not gonna press charges against him,

if that's what's keeping him from coming home.

He's not coming home, Verity.

Truck is a disturbed kid.

I thought I could help him, but it's pretty clear

he needs more than I'm capable of providing.