Midnight

Hurry up!

I think her heel's caught in a trap!

Hon, don't be afraid. I'm right behind you.

I said the prayers that helped catch it.

Look's like Jimmy Peterson's sister.

But it ain't. It's a demon, ain't it, Mama?

They can look like anything they want.

Hit it, Luke.

Is it a demon for sure?

Yes! Hit it!

Hit it!

You did real good.

Now let's drag it back to the house

and give it the last rites.

- Why did it look like Jimmy Peterson's sister?

- I told you they could take any form they wanted to.

A rabbit, a possum,

even a human being.

It's up to us not to be taken in.

If they're sent to us, we've got to destroy them!

Otherwise, this family can fall under a spell.

All right, Cynthia. It's midnight.

Time to begin.

Do it the way I taught you.

Oh, mighty lord Satan,

we ask thee to help us in the destruction of our enemies,

as you have done for us today.

We pledge ourselves to thee

and may we continue to be thy faithful servants.

Whomsoever you send to us

we shall destroy, knowing it is thy will.

Amen.

Now, Cynthia! Now!

Oh, mighty lord Satan,

we worship you with all our hearts

and humbly commit to your desires and commandments.

We believe with everlasting commission

that you are our creator, our benefactor,

our lord and master.

We renounce Jehovah, Jesus Christ and all their works

and we declare to you, lord and savior,

that we have no other wish

but to belong to you for all eternity.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

It's been two years since my last good confession.

You say it's been two years

since your last good confession?

Yes, Father.

Let me get this straight.

Do you mean to tell me that during the past two years

you haven't been to confession,

or do you mean you made bad confessions during this time?

- I made bad confessions, Father. 10 of them.

How do you mean they were bad?

Did you fail to tell some sin you were guilty of?

Yes, Father.

- Why in the world did you do that?

I don't know, Father.

I was afraid.

- What sin were you afraid to tell?

Having carnal relations with my boyfriend, Father.

I see. Is he a Catholic?

He was, Father. But we broke up.

- It was undoubtedly the best thing

that could have happened.

You were living in sin with him, do you realize that?

Yes, Father.

- You have committed the grievous sin of sacrilege

by making false confessions.

This is one of the most awful sins a Catholic can commit.

Do you realize you can burn in hell forever

for this one sin?

Do you understand that, for two years,

the power of sanctifying grace was absent from your soul?

If you had died at any time during those two years,

you would, right at this instant, be burning in hell.

Your immortal soul would have descended directly

into the arms of Satan.

I know, Father. And I am sorry.

You had better be sorry.

Now make a good Act of Contrition.

Oh, my God, I am heartily sorry

for having offended thee

and I renounce all my sins because I dread the loss

of heaven and the pains of hell.

But most of all, I renounce them because they offend thee,

my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love.

I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace,

to confess my sins, to do penance

and to amend my life.

Amen.

- You're tuned to Ken Perry, afternoon show, FM radio.

- He did? Oh, Patty, I'm so happy for you.

I knew Bob would get up the nerve to ask you out.

Well, I saw the way he kept staring at you in homeroom.

He's so shy.

I bet the two of you will hit it right off.

I'm waiting for my stepfather to get home

so I can have the car.

Yeah, he's working night shift,

but he said I could have the car to go to the mall.

Oh, he'll let me have it, all right,

if he doesn't wreck it on the way home.

Yeah, he's been drinking like a fish again,

driving my mother crazy.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, hang on a minute, Patty.

I think I hear my stepfather at the door.

Okay? Mm-hmm.

Hello, Daddy.

Good morning, sweetheart.

How about a big kiss for me, huh?

Daddy!

- Hey, you don't have to call me Daddy all the time.

I'm just your stepfather. We both know that.

Nothing wrong with a little smooch now and then.

Hey, where's your mother?

She went to the beauty parlor

to get her hair done, remember?

Wait. Hold on.

- Hey, Dad, you said I could have the car to go shopping.

Can I?

- (laughs) Sure. Sure you can have the car.

Now how about a big hug and kiss for me, huh?

Oh, Daddy, you're hurting me!

Please, let me go! My girlfriend Patty's on the phone.

She's waiting for me to get back on the line.

I told her you were at the door.

Hello, Patty. I'm back.

Patty, are you there?

Darn it! Why did she have to hang up?

Nancy.

Hey, come on now, baby.

What's the matter with you?

We're all alone.

Nobody home but us.

Why don't you loosen up a little bit?

Show old Bert a little of that loving

he don't get from your mother.

Daddy, leave me alone.

Come on, baby.

Hey, listen, let me just see what you look like

without your clothes on.

I won't lay a hand on you, I promise you.

We don't have to go any further than just looking.

Unless you change your mind and you wanna...

Are you out of your mind? You're drunk.

You don't know what you're saying. You're my stepfather!

Now get out of my room right now

or I'm gonna tell my mother when she comes home!

- I know you have to put up a show of resistance. (laughs)

But you don't fool me.

I know you're no virgin.

I heard you one night on the back porch with your boyfriend.

One thing for sure, you're not as frigid as your mother!

Now get out of my room.

Now how you gonna act, huh?

Daddy, stop it.

Why don't you just relax

and let Daddy make you feel good, huh?

Daddy, please!

Ain't that good, honey? Huh?

How far you going, honey?

California.

That's quite a long trip.

What would you do for me

if I take you as far as 600 miles of it?

What do you mean?

Don't play coy with me, young stuff.

I'll make it simple for you.

300 miles, then we share a motel room.

Tomorrow, another 300 miles, another motel room.

And we kiss each other good-bye in the morning

with no hard feelings.

That way, your conscience is clear, you've paid your way.

- Hey, Hank, I wouldn't mind picking her up.

We're just a couple minutes too late though, huh?

- Yeah, good thing, too. Obviously she's jail bait.

You think so?

I wonder where she's headed.

- Dream on. You're never going to find out.

She's gonna jump into that cat's car and be long gone.

I'm only going as far as Detroit.

You headed for L.A. or Frisco?

Hey, that girl's still back there.

Looks like her and that guy are having some kind