Father Brown

Gerald.

Father Brown.

Thank you.

I haven't made a decision yet.

Of course. I wouldn't expect you to make a decision on the basis

of a single letter. But I'm glad you're even here.

I've been thinking about what I did.

It's all I've thought about.

The person I was then.

I can barely say his name.

Kalon.

Foolish.

Confused.

Murderous.

And what now?

The psychiatrists all say that I've made a remarkable recovery,

but that's what they said at the last hearing.

But if you were there...

All I'm asking is that you hear my truth.

If after that you decide you can't help me, then I'll accept that.

You want me to gaze into your soul?

And if what you see is good

and it is in your heart to...

You saved me once before, Father.

Please...

..save me again.

He threw his wife out of a window.

Perhaps a cup of tea?

Right. One cup of tea.

And he brainwashed Suzie.

Poor girl was never the same after.

Small wonder she ran off with a Buddhist.

Suzie found her peace. The question is, has Kalon?

Gerald.

Father, sometimes there's such a thing as too much do-gooding.

This is not about "do-gooding".

This is about a second chance. This is about redemption.

So, you've already made up your mind.

I have done no such thing.

Yes, I believe he's a changed man.

And what brings you to that conclusion?

I have spoken with him.

I have spent time with him.

Obviously I am not trained to offer a medical diagnosis,

but as his spiritual adviser...

..Gerald shows genuine remorse for what he has done.

He is tortured by it.

And that agony can only come from one place,

a conscience.

And if he were to be released,

you would be willing to guide him

through his re-assimilation into society?

Yes.

Yes. Of course.

Well, of course I tried, Sidney.

The hospital will tell me absolutely nothing.

I'm going to see if he might...

Oh, I think that's him now.

Just get back here as soon as you can.

So, just how long does it take

to sing the praises of a murdering psychopath?

I waited until the director of the institution had made his decision.

And?

You have gone absolutely mad.

I appreciate your concern,

but I am asking you to trust me.

I would not be doing this unless I was sure.

I promise you.

I am not the "murdering psychopath" you think I am.

That man died a long time ago.

You disgust me.

Sid.

"And the Astral Ancients did command that we till

"the soil to honour their gifts, to entreat their favours.

"We till the soil to bless their light,

"to summon their wisdom, to beg for their healing."

Let me do that. Are you sure?

Of course. You need a break.

I'm all right.

If my daughter wants the blessings of

the Astral Ancients, she has to earn them.

Tell him, child.

"In shadow are the slovenly, denied their blessings."

You may rest.

All of you.

She will be blessed a thousandfold at the Solstice.

She will be healed.

Kalon?

Tobias.

Why are you here?

To seek acceptance.

To beg forgiveness.

Is that why you've brought a priest?

Everything's going to be all right now.

What makes you say that?

Kalon.

Thank you.

You've arrived at an auspicious time.

Chapters will be joining us from all over the country for the solstice.

Chapters?

The religion has been flourishing.

The student becomes the master.

Forgive me for asking -

your forehead markings?

Oh, the five levels of enlightenment,

based on insights delivered to me by the Astral Ancients.

And what about the crystal balls?

You telling fortunes now?

They aren't crystal balls.

They're spirit orbs.

My mistake.

It's all in here. There's nothing to hide.

Perhaps you'd like a tour of our homestead after tea?

Why have you returned?

I wish to rejoin the order.

You killed your astral partner.

You have no right...

It is not up to you.

This does not concern you, Celeste.

You weren't even here in Kalon's time.

Tobias saved us when you abandoned this order.

He brought us together. He's our leader now.

It's not my intention to usurp his leadership.

I wish simply to be amongst the people of the sun.

I will consider it.

You can go.

Your mother's right. He's a murderer.

My mother doesn't know what she's talking about.

How do you think he can help you? He's the founder.

The seer of the light.

If he can't help me, who ca...

Clara? It's happening.

Come.

Astral Ancients, we beseech you to channel your power

through the lens of our bodies.

To guide your light upon the spirit of our daughter.

We beseech you to calm the storm inside her,

to heal her with your blessed power.

We beseech you, we beseech you.

We beseech you.

We beseech you. We beseech you. We beseech you.

The power of prayer is a miraculous thing, isn't it, Father?

What are you doing here?

Please. Leave.

We're a self-sufficient community.

We grow our own food, make our own clothes.

But our ultimate destiny is through here.

The Sun Temple.

A vision from the Astral Ancients.

An instruction.

To build a place for our people,

to be close to them always.

The Astral Ancients show a flair for the extravagant.

All the better to exult their glory.

Wouldn't you agree?

"Glory be to the Astral Ancients."

First testament. Chapter three.

Bet that cost a few bob.

We've been pooling our resources into investments

and with the blessings and guidance of the Astral Ancients,

we will have our paradise.

Our paradise. Not yours.

You are not worthy of this blessing.

Thelma. I want to speak to you alone.

Later. Celeste, show our guests back to the garden.

Kalon, let us speak.

Here.

The originals.

My legacy.

Our legacy.

There are undoubtedly others who feel like Thelma.

And with good reason.

But let me speak to them,

to all of them, at the solstice.

If I'm rejected, so be it.

But as your founder, and your friend,

I simply ask to be heard.

Astral blessings upon you.

Astral blessings upon you.

GONG RINGS OUT

Our founder has returned to us,

and with the blessings of the Astral Ancients,

he shall once again be one of us.

Astral blessings upon you.

GONG RINGS OUT

Kalon, do you accept baptism into the way of the light?

I do. Do you vow to learn the teachings of the Astral Ancients,

to commit them to your heart? I do.

Do you swear to abide by their will, to submit to their authority?

I do. No!

You can't!

You will not interfere with the sacred ritual of baptism...

But he's a murderer!

We will speak of this later. Go.

Kalon...

..be anointed...

..into the light.

Be anointed.

Be anointed. Be anointed.

That's where you keep your spirit orb?