1 00:00:58,491 --> 00:01:00,482 Emily! 2 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:04,813 You're the medical examiner? 3 00:03:28,675 --> 00:03:30,666 Mr. Rose? 4 00:04:28,568 --> 00:04:29,865 I'm sorry, Mr. Rose... 5 00:04:32,071 --> 00:04:34,505 ...but I cannot state conclusively... 6 00:04:34,707 --> 00:04:39,644 ...that the cause of death was natural. 7 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:43,078 Your daughter, she... 8 00:04:57,430 --> 00:04:59,421 Excuse me, Father? 9 00:05:00,266 --> 00:05:02,131 Father Moore. 10 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:04,833 You'll have to come with me. 11 00:05:14,313 --> 00:05:16,781 - Father Moore! - Will you plead guilty? 12 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,543 - Tell us about the exorcism! - Over here, Father Moore! 13 00:05:19,752 --> 00:05:22,949 We're at Crescent County Courthouse. We show you Father Richard Moore... 14 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:25,784 - What about the parents? - They're not talking to the police. 15 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:27,118 Do we charge them? 16 00:05:27,326 --> 00:05:29,521 No. Even the priest admits he ran the show. 17 00:05:29,729 --> 00:05:31,356 We need a Christian on this. 18 00:05:31,564 --> 00:05:32,758 Preferably a Catholic. 19 00:05:32,965 --> 00:05:35,024 Somebody that knows this shit inside out... 20 00:05:35,234 --> 00:05:38,203 ...and who the public will see as unbiased. 21 00:05:39,205 --> 00:05:41,469 We're going after a holy man here. 22 00:05:42,708 --> 00:05:44,335 Ethan Thomas. 23 00:05:45,378 --> 00:05:48,973 He's not Catholic, though. Methodist, I think. 24 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:52,640 But the guy practically lives at church. Choir, teaches Sunday school. 25 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:55,980 He's no choirboy in the courtroom. I've seen him tear people up. 26 00:05:56,322 --> 00:05:58,290 He's a shrewd son of a bitch. 27 00:06:02,161 --> 00:06:05,892 All right, pull him off whatever he's doing. He's lead prosecutor. 28 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:30,585 There's ambition. She never stops. She even works while she drinks. 29 00:06:30,790 --> 00:06:32,781 - Gentlemen, you know Erin Bruner. - Of course. 30 00:06:32,992 --> 00:06:35,256 - Hello. - I was so sure Van Hopper would fry... 31 00:06:35,461 --> 00:06:38,191 ...but you proved me wrong, lady. 32 00:06:38,397 --> 00:06:39,694 The system worked, that's all. 33 00:06:41,133 --> 00:06:43,624 Gentlemen, you'll excuse us, will you? 34 00:06:44,136 --> 00:06:45,899 Have you seen the news about this priest? 35 00:06:46,105 --> 00:06:49,734 I heard something about an exorcism gone bad, but I don't know the details. 36 00:06:49,942 --> 00:06:52,342 The DA charged him with negligent homicide. 37 00:06:52,545 --> 00:06:55,946 They offered a very reasonable plea bargain, but the priest turned it down. 38 00:06:56,148 --> 00:06:57,342 Do not ask me to take this... 39 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:00,781 The archdiocese specifically requested you. 40 00:07:01,454 --> 00:07:04,582 - Why me? - They followed the Van Hopper trial. 41 00:07:04,790 --> 00:07:06,382 They think you're smart... 42 00:07:06,592 --> 00:07:07,991 ...and convincing. 43 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:10,654 They want you to ask the priest to reconsider. 44 00:07:10,863 --> 00:07:12,057 Well, what if he won't? 45 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:15,200 This sounds like a quagmire. If I'm smart, I'll leave it alone. 46 00:07:16,335 --> 00:07:19,498 Erin, the Van Hopper case got you back on the fast track. 47 00:07:19,705 --> 00:07:21,696 Once again, you're a rising star. 48 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:25,469 - Chivas, neat, please. - Tanqueray martini, dry. 49 00:07:26,546 --> 00:07:29,014 - What are you saying? - I'm saying, you do this for me... 50 00:07:29,482 --> 00:07:32,212 ...and the rising star keeps rising. 51 00:07:32,418 --> 00:07:33,646 The case is yours. 52 00:07:36,455 --> 00:07:39,356 And just how high do I get to rise this time? 53 00:07:41,627 --> 00:07:43,925 I've been junior partner for too long now, Karl. 54 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,291 - It's not like other firms haven't called. - Erin... 55 00:07:46,499 --> 00:07:50,367 I want my name on the door, right next to yours. 56 00:07:53,339 --> 00:07:54,931 Okay. 57 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,335 Try to get the deal. 58 00:07:56,742 --> 00:07:58,733 If the priest won't and this goes to trial... 59 00:07:58,945 --> 00:08:01,413 ...the archdiocese feels he could be an embarrassment. 60 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:03,514 So under no circumstances is he to testify. 61 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:06,082 No, of course. If I'd put Van Hopper on the stand... 62 00:08:06,285 --> 00:08:10,278 ...he'd be marking time on death row instead of sunbathing in Miami. 63 00:08:10,489 --> 00:08:11,854 His tab. 64 00:08:37,149 --> 00:08:39,447 Good morning, I'm Erin Bruner. 65 00:08:40,553 --> 00:08:42,077 May I sit down? 66 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:47,156 They brought the chair for my public defender. 67 00:08:48,661 --> 00:08:53,121 I guess they left it when they decided I wasn't going to kill myself with it. 68 00:09:01,807 --> 00:09:04,708 My firm represents the archdiocese. 69 00:09:06,412 --> 00:09:07,709 Yes. 70 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:11,377 Yes, I was expecting them to send someone. 71 00:09:12,418 --> 00:09:15,148 - Why did they choose you? - I wanted this case. 72 00:09:15,354 --> 00:09:18,790 - So you like the spotlight? - I'm used to it. 73 00:09:18,991 --> 00:09:20,515 I defended James Van Hopper. 74 00:09:21,093 --> 00:09:23,152 And now you've come to further your celebrity. 75 00:09:23,362 --> 00:09:24,590 No. 76 00:09:25,931 --> 00:09:27,922 I'm here to make senior partner at my firm. 77 00:09:31,037 --> 00:09:33,699 - Are you a Catholic? - No. 78 00:09:33,906 --> 00:09:37,205 I'm an agnostic, I guess. I'm not really sure. 79 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:39,207 If you're not sure, then you are one. 80 00:09:41,313 --> 00:09:44,840 I don't think you're the right attorney. I'll stick with my public defender. 81 00:09:45,051 --> 00:09:47,519 He can't get the DA to get you a better deal. I can. 82 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,551 I won't be making any plea agreement. 83 00:09:49,789 --> 00:09:52,019 If you don't, the archdiocese won't post your bail. 84 00:09:52,224 --> 00:09:54,283 You'll be stuck in here for the trial. 85 00:09:57,229 --> 00:09:59,459 Do you understand how long they can put you away? 86 00:09:59,665 --> 00:10:00,859 It's been explained to me. 87 00:10:01,067 --> 00:10:04,503 The DA's office doesn't like it when religion holds itself above the law. 88 00:10:04,704 --> 00:10:06,262 And this prosecutor, Ethan Thomas? 89 00:10:06,472 --> 00:10:09,270 You're gonna need somebody hungry and smart... 90 00:10:09,475 --> 00:10:11,238 ...and aggressive to even have a chance. 91 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:14,971 What would your strategy be to defend me against such a formidable man? 92 00:10:15,414 --> 00:10:17,609 - That depends. - On what? 93 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:19,148 On how you wanna be defended. 94 00:10:23,923 --> 00:10:27,324 What's your main concern, other than staying out of jail? 95 00:10:27,526 --> 00:10:30,984 - Is it how you're being portrayed? - I don't care about my reputation. 96 00:10:31,197 --> 00:10:33,028 I'm not afraid of jail. 97 00:10:35,568 --> 00:10:38,901 What I care about is telling Emily Rose's story. 98 00:10:40,072 --> 00:10:42,540 I want people to hear what only I can tell. 99 00:10:42,742 --> 00:10:44,403 And what is that? 100 00:10:44,610 --> 00:10:46,168 What really happened to Emily... 101 00:10:46,378 --> 00:10:48,278 ...and why. 102 00:10:51,717 --> 00:10:53,912 If I let you defend me... 103 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,113 ...will you promise to let me testify and tell the truth about what happened? 104 00:10:58,924 --> 00:11:03,452 And what is the truth you would tell? That the ritual killed her? 105 00:11:04,063 --> 00:11:06,122 - Was it your fault she died? - No. 106 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:08,391 All right. Then I'll let you tell her story. 107 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:12,298 But only if you agree to let me do whatever else it takes to win. 108 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:34,149 You're not used to this kind of place. 109 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,623 I'm sure our life is very strange to you. 110 00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:42,357 Not so strange. 111 00:11:43,602 --> 00:11:46,002 I grew up in a little town. 112 00:11:46,205 --> 00:11:48,969 But our house wasn't as nice or as big as this. 113 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:51,143 My mother, she raised me alone. 114 00:11:51,343 --> 00:11:54,210 She was a schoolteacher, so we had very little money. 115 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:56,643 What a wonderful thing to be. 116 00:11:57,449 --> 00:12:00,441 That was Emily's dream, to be a teacher. 117 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,321 That's why she went away to the university. 118 00:12:11,697 --> 00:12:13,756 A lot of cats live here. 119 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:17,361 There are... 120 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:20,232 ...11 now, I think. 121 00:12:20,439 --> 00:12:21,929 Emily always brought them home. 122 00:12:22,141 --> 00:12:26,908 Ever since she was a little girl, she couldn't leave a stray abandoned. 123 00:12:30,683 --> 00:12:33,015 Before these troubles began... 124 00:12:33,219 --> 00:12:34,550 ...was Emily a happy girl? 125 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:36,711 Oh, yes. 126 00:12:37,656 --> 00:12:40,147 Before she went away to university... 127 00:12:40,359 --> 00:12:43,157 ...my Emily was so very happy. 128 00:12:45,197 --> 00:12:48,166 What is going on...? Girls! 129 00:12:51,303 --> 00:12:53,134 Mama. 130 00:12:55,174 --> 00:12:56,607 Is it...? 131 00:12:58,010 --> 00:12:59,409 It's a scholarship, Mama. 132 00:13:00,846 --> 00:13:03,576 They pay for it. They pay for everything. 133 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:06,050 This is your dream, Emily. 134 00:13:08,087 --> 00:13:09,816 You'll be leaving us. 135 00:13:11,223 --> 00:13:12,918 It's okay. 136 00:13:15,060 --> 00:13:16,925 I'll be okay. 137 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:20,064 I'm gonna show this to your father. 138 00:13:28,207 --> 00:13:31,574 - Counselor. Thanks for meeting me. - Sure. 139 00:13:33,078 --> 00:13:35,979 Can I buy you a drink, Mr. Thomas? He makes an excellent martini. 140 00:13:36,181 --> 00:13:38,081 Just water for me, please. 141 00:13:38,684 --> 00:13:40,083 So... 142 00:13:40,286 --> 00:13:43,084 ...the judge thinks we should offer a new plea agreement. 143 00:13:44,056 --> 00:13:47,423 She feels the community might be better served without this trial. 144 00:13:47,626 --> 00:13:49,753 How do you feel about it? 145 00:13:49,962 --> 00:13:51,623 Personally. 146 00:13:52,264 --> 00:13:54,698 My job is to represent the interests of the people... 147 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:56,561 ...and make an effort to be objective. 148 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:00,835 I ask because I know you're a churchgoer. 149 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,803 Now you're set to prosecute a man of God. 150 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:05,309 Your priest broke the law... 151 00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:07,536 ...and a young girl is dead. 152 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,677 If he's a man of God, then, personally, I think he's even more subject... 153 00:14:11,884 --> 00:14:15,479 ...to the laws of moral behavior. If it were up to me, he'd get no deal. 154 00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:19,419 And forgiveness and compassion? Isn't that part of your creed? 155 00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:21,593 Or does that just get in the way of your work? 156 00:14:24,997 --> 00:14:27,158 If you have compassion for your client... 157 00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:29,664 ...you'll persuade him to accept this: 158 00:14:29,868 --> 00:14:32,166 Charges reduced to reckless endangerment. 159 00:14:32,371 --> 00:14:34,464 Twelve months in a county jail. 160 00:14:34,673 --> 00:14:37,073 Reducible to six, plus probation, if he stays out of trouble. 161 00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:38,937 Somehow I expect he can manage that. 162 00:14:39,845 --> 00:14:43,144 But please understand me. If he refuses, I will seek the maximum. 163 00:14:43,615 --> 00:14:46,379 Father Moore has made it clear there will be no plea agreement. 164 00:14:46,585 --> 00:14:49,349 He will not lie or admit to something he is not guilty of. 165 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:53,047 - And he was never neglectful of Emily. - "Never neglectful"? 166 00:14:53,258 --> 00:14:55,021 Have you seen the postmortem photographs? 167 00:14:59,498 --> 00:15:03,195 We'll go to trial. My client wants the public to know the truth. 168 00:15:04,036 --> 00:15:05,663 Good. 169 00:15:06,772 --> 00:15:08,603 So do I. 170 00:15:10,275 --> 00:15:12,334 Have a good night, counselor. 171 00:16:21,747 --> 00:16:25,376 Let the record show that the defendant and his counsel are present... 172 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:27,245 ...and that the jury is seated. 173 00:16:27,853 --> 00:16:31,584 - Mr. Thomas, you may begin. - Thank you, Your Honor. 174 00:16:31,790 --> 00:16:34,850 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Ethan Thomas. 175 00:16:35,060 --> 00:16:38,461 I'm the assistant district attorney, and I represent the people. 176 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,064 In the case before you, the evidence will show... 177 00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:45,930 ...that the victim had a serious medical condition that demanded treatment. 178 00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:50,336 We will prove that the victim's condition rendered her physically... 179 00:16:50,542 --> 00:16:55,502 ...and psychologically incapable of caring for herself. 180 00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:57,204 Her care... 181 00:16:57,416 --> 00:16:59,111 ...was then wholly entrusted... 182 00:16:59,651 --> 00:17:03,485 ...to that man, the defendant, Father Richard Moore. 183 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:06,283 She became his responsibility... 184 00:17:07,292 --> 00:17:10,125 ...and he betrayed that responsibility... 185 00:17:10,329 --> 00:17:12,820 ...by persuading her to abandon her medical treatment... 186 00:17:13,031 --> 00:17:15,522 ...in favor of religious treatment: 187 00:17:16,268 --> 00:17:19,863 A ritual exorcism, performed by the defendant... 188 00:17:20,072 --> 00:17:25,009 ...allegedly to cure the victim by ridding her of demonic forces. 189 00:17:25,677 --> 00:17:29,306 We will demonstrate that this course of action... 190 00:17:29,515 --> 00:17:32,450 ...directly resulted in the victim's death. 191 00:17:33,385 --> 00:17:35,580 I said a moment ago that I represent the people. 192 00:17:35,787 --> 00:17:38,813 We all know what that means, but it's a little abstract, isn't it? 193 00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:41,519 Miss Bruner, the attorney for the defense... 194 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:44,560 ...is seated right next to the man she represents. 195 00:17:44,763 --> 00:17:48,062 And I stand here to represent the people. 196 00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:51,502 That's not really why I stand here today. 197 00:17:52,738 --> 00:17:56,196 I'm here on behalf of someone who can't sit at a table... 198 00:17:57,409 --> 00:18:00,640 ...and look at you every day and gain your sympathy... 199 00:18:01,313 --> 00:18:04,043 ...someone who can't take the stand to testify... 200 00:18:04,249 --> 00:18:07,582 ...and tell you what happened in her own words. 201 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:11,389 A young girl... 202 00:18:11,590 --> 00:18:13,524 ...that could've been your daughter. 203 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,020 Could've been mine. 204 00:18:16,228 --> 00:18:20,130 A girl who trusted Father Richard Moore with her life. 205 00:18:27,072 --> 00:18:28,403 This is what she looked like... 206 00:18:31,677 --> 00:18:35,977 ...before the defendant began his religious treatment. 207 00:18:38,550 --> 00:18:42,316 This is a photograph taken of her on the day that she died. 208 00:18:56,368 --> 00:19:00,702 I stand here for Emily Rose... 209 00:19:02,474 --> 00:19:04,772 ...who died horribly... 210 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:08,006 ...at age 19. 211 00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:13,611 You won't be able to see Emily sitting here day after day during this trial. 212 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,883 But I hope you'll remember her as she was when she was alive... 213 00:19:18,757 --> 00:19:20,247 ...and full of... 214 00:19:21,693 --> 00:19:24,457 ...hopes and dreams. 215 00:19:26,431 --> 00:19:30,333 And as she was when Father Richard Moore was finished with her... 216 00:19:31,603 --> 00:19:33,093 ...and left her to die. 217 00:19:36,408 --> 00:19:38,103 Thank you. 218 00:19:39,077 --> 00:19:42,308 Is the defense prepared to make its opening statement? 219 00:19:45,284 --> 00:19:47,343 I'd like to reserve my opening statement... 220 00:19:47,552 --> 00:19:49,782 ...until the presentation of the defense's case. 221 00:19:49,988 --> 00:19:51,751 As is your privilege. 222 00:19:52,357 --> 00:19:54,621 Prosecution may begin. 223 00:19:54,826 --> 00:19:56,293 That was already my plan. 224 00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:58,986 Thank you, Your Honor. The people call Dr. Edith Vogel. 225 00:19:59,197 --> 00:20:03,930 I've known Emily her entire life. I took care of all of the Rose girls. 226 00:20:04,136 --> 00:20:07,162 Can you describe Emily as you knew her growing up? 227 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:09,704 She was a bit sickly in her early years. 228 00:20:09,908 --> 00:20:14,504 She stayed inside a lot, reading, learning music. 229 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:16,708 How did she feel about going to school? 230 00:20:16,915 --> 00:20:18,883 Objection. The witness is not a psychiatrist. 231 00:20:19,084 --> 00:20:22,212 I'll rephrase. Did you talk to Emily about going off to college? 232 00:20:22,421 --> 00:20:24,912 Yes. She told me she was excited... 233 00:20:25,123 --> 00:20:29,583 ...but nervous that she would be away from her family in the big city. 234 00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:31,786 This was an overwhelming change for her. 235 00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:33,828 Did you stay in touch after she went away? 236 00:20:34,032 --> 00:20:39,436 Yes. She wrote me a letter saying that she'd been to a dance... 237 00:20:39,638 --> 00:20:41,663 ...and she'd met a boy named Jason. 238 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:43,939 She didn't want her mother to know this... 239 00:20:44,142 --> 00:20:46,633 ...because her mother did not approve of dancing... 240 00:20:46,845 --> 00:20:48,904 ...and had warned her about the boys at school. 241 00:20:49,114 --> 00:20:52,845 Did Emily communicate with you again last fall after you received the letter? 242 00:20:53,051 --> 00:20:54,643 Actually, it was her mother. 243 00:20:57,189 --> 00:20:58,747 She telephoned me... 244 00:20:58,957 --> 00:21:01,551 ...waking me out of a deep sleep at 4 in the morning. 245 00:21:03,028 --> 00:21:07,362 She asked me to call Emily at a payphone on the university campus. 246 00:21:10,302 --> 00:21:13,465 When Emily answered, she was quite hysterical. 247 00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:18,071 At first, she just sobbed uncontrollably. 248 00:21:18,810 --> 00:21:22,302 But eventually she calmed down enough to tell me what happened. 249 00:21:24,249 --> 00:21:26,774 She said that she was alone that weekend. 250 00:21:26,985 --> 00:21:29,510 Her roommate had gone home. 251 00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:35,583 She had awakened... 252 00:21:36,561 --> 00:21:39,530 ...and thought she smelled something burning. 253 00:21:40,565 --> 00:21:43,159 There was no alarm, but she got up... 254 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:46,130 ...afraid there was a fire. 255 00:24:50,589 --> 00:24:53,285 Dr. Mueller, what's your position at the university hospital? 256 00:24:53,491 --> 00:24:56,119 I am chairman of the Department of Neurology. 257 00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:58,592 And after you heard about the dorm-room incident... 258 00:24:58,797 --> 00:25:00,355 ...what were your initial thoughts? 259 00:25:00,565 --> 00:25:03,659 At first, I thought perhaps Emily had taken illegal drugs. 260 00:25:03,868 --> 00:25:05,665 Some type of hallucinogen. 261 00:25:05,870 --> 00:25:09,704 But we ran tests and found no trace of drugs in her system. 262 00:25:09,908 --> 00:25:12,138 And the more she explained the incident to me... 263 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:15,541 ...the more I began to suspect something else. 264 00:25:15,747 --> 00:25:20,207 Epilepsy results from uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain. 265 00:25:21,152 --> 00:25:23,120 In a severe, or grand mal, seizure... 266 00:25:23,321 --> 00:25:25,812 ...a person may lose consciousness for several minutes... 267 00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:29,357 ...and suffer involuntary contractions of all the muscles of the body. 268 00:25:29,561 --> 00:25:31,961 Is it possible for a person suffering such a seizure... 269 00:25:32,163 --> 00:25:35,462 ...to have hallucinations or perceive the things that Emily described? 270 00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:39,159 The muscle contractions could feel like an extreme pressure on the body. 271 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:42,204 And it is certainly possible, with all that brain activity... 272 00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:46,639 ...for a person to perceive all sorts of strange and violent things. 273 00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:50,377 So suspecting that Emily was epileptic, how did you proceed? 274 00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:52,777 I administered an electroencephalograph. 275 00:25:52,984 --> 00:25:54,178 What did the EEG reveal? 276 00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:58,823 It showed a possible epileptic focus in the patient's left temporal lobe. 277 00:25:59,024 --> 00:26:00,787 Did this require a specific treatment? 278 00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:04,120 Yes, I began a medication schedule for Emily with the drug Gambutrol. 279 00:26:04,329 --> 00:26:08,356 I also advised regular follow-up examinations and further tests. 280 00:26:08,566 --> 00:26:11,535 But Emily failed to keep her follow-up appointments with me. 281 00:26:12,203 --> 00:26:14,797 She give any reason for discontinuing these appointments? 282 00:26:15,006 --> 00:26:18,669 Yes, she told me she was convinced that her condition was a spiritual one. 283 00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:23,143 It was the conviction of her priest, she said, and she shared his beliefs. 284 00:26:23,348 --> 00:26:25,908 Was it your impression that Emily had placed her care... 285 00:26:26,117 --> 00:26:27,982 ...entirely...? - Leading the witness. 286 00:26:28,386 --> 00:26:29,614 Sustained. 287 00:26:32,290 --> 00:26:33,780 After the end of October... 288 00:26:33,992 --> 00:26:36,290 ...did you ask Emily why she had stopped... 289 00:26:36,494 --> 00:26:38,155 ...filling her Gambutrol prescriptions? 290 00:26:38,363 --> 00:26:42,766 Yes. She said that Father Moore had suggested she stop taking the drug. 291 00:26:42,967 --> 00:26:44,594 And what, in your medical opinion... 292 00:26:44,803 --> 00:26:46,998 ...was the result of Father Moore's suggestion? 293 00:26:47,205 --> 00:26:49,332 I believe Father Moore's suggestion killed her. 294 00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:50,906 Objection, Your Honor! 295 00:26:51,109 --> 00:26:54,408 The witness is asserting outrageous conclusions based on pure hearsay. 296 00:26:55,146 --> 00:26:59,742 Technically correct, but I'll allow it as part of his expert opinion testimony. 297 00:26:59,951 --> 00:27:01,680 Thank you, Dr. Mueller. 298 00:27:01,886 --> 00:27:03,080 Your witness. 299 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:08,282 You said you observed a possible epileptic focus in the temporal lobe. 300 00:27:08,493 --> 00:27:12,088 Doesn't this imply what you observed may not have been an epileptic focus? 301 00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:13,889 Yes, that's also possible. 302 00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:17,227 Would Father Moore's advice to stop taking Gambutrol be good advice... 303 00:27:17,435 --> 00:27:19,335 ...if Emily were, in fact, not epileptic? 304 00:27:19,571 --> 00:27:22,699 Of course. But that's not the case here. She was epileptic. 305 00:27:23,141 --> 00:27:24,403 Really. 306 00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:28,204 When Emily saw objects move on their own... 307 00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:31,211 ...and felt an invisible presence on top of her... 308 00:27:31,416 --> 00:27:33,907 ...was she experiencing symptoms typical of epilepsy? 309 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:35,313 Not typical, no. 310 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,148 Are they typical indications of any other conditions? 311 00:27:38,356 --> 00:27:41,416 - Say, for example, psychosis? - Yes, I would say that's correct. 312 00:27:42,460 --> 00:27:46,123 But isn't psychosis an entirely different medical condition from epilepsy? 313 00:27:47,232 --> 00:27:49,496 - Yes, in my... - So aren't you selectively choosing... 314 00:27:49,701 --> 00:27:52,670 ...what parts of Emily's experiences fit your epilepsy diagnosis... 315 00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:55,101 ...while ignoring those which indicate something else? 316 00:27:55,306 --> 00:27:57,672 - Objection. Argumentative. - Withdrawn. 317 00:27:58,977 --> 00:28:00,444 No further questions. 318 00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:35,270 We have to work fast. 319 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,812 They're only giving me an hour with you tonight. 320 00:28:38,917 --> 00:28:40,612 Listen. 321 00:28:41,052 --> 00:28:43,885 Before we get started, there's something I have to tell you... 322 00:28:44,088 --> 00:28:47,182 ...something I should've said to you before I let you take the case. 323 00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:48,723 Okay. 324 00:28:51,629 --> 00:28:54,996 There are forces surrounding this trial. 325 00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:58,861 Dark, powerful forces. 326 00:28:59,938 --> 00:29:03,567 Just be careful, Erin. Watch your step. 327 00:29:04,976 --> 00:29:06,637 I see. 328 00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:10,247 Look... 329 00:29:11,249 --> 00:29:13,683 Father, you don't have to worry about me. 330 00:29:13,885 --> 00:29:15,318 I'm an agnostic, remember? 331 00:29:15,854 --> 00:29:18,084 Demons exist, whether you believe in them or not. 332 00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:22,655 Your involvement in this trial might just open you up to their attacks. 333 00:29:23,761 --> 00:29:26,787 Look, Father, I appreciate your concern... 334 00:29:26,998 --> 00:29:29,228 ...but you need to be worried about yourself. 335 00:29:29,434 --> 00:29:32,733 Ethan Thomas is using the medical aspects of this case as ammunition... 336 00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:36,737 ...and I have to be prepared for his attacks, so... 337 00:29:36,941 --> 00:29:42,675 ...with what little time we have, I think we need to focus on your defense. 338 00:29:54,325 --> 00:29:58,455 Now, what I need from you is more information about Emily's condition. 339 00:29:58,663 --> 00:30:02,656 Specific details of how it progressed after the dorm-room episode. 340 00:30:02,867 --> 00:30:04,926 Well, after the first incident... 341 00:30:05,136 --> 00:30:11,041 ...she was sent to the university hospital for testing and observation. 342 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:50,947 Emily once told me that in her dorm room, she resisted the demons... 343 00:30:51,149 --> 00:30:53,947 ...but at the hospital they overcame her. 344 00:30:54,452 --> 00:30:55,783 So she believed... 345 00:30:55,987 --> 00:30:58,114 ...that her possession began at the hospital? 346 00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:02,182 Yeah, I think she did. 347 00:31:02,393 --> 00:31:05,328 And after that, things just went from bad to worse. 348 00:33:08,419 --> 00:33:10,387 Emily! 349 00:33:49,727 --> 00:33:51,092 Emily? 350 00:34:21,659 --> 00:34:23,650 Oh, my God. Emily? 351 00:34:25,196 --> 00:34:27,721 Don't touch me. 352 00:34:34,372 --> 00:34:37,466 Jason, please... 353 00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:40,909 ...don't leave me. 354 00:34:48,286 --> 00:34:50,777 And I never did leave her. 355 00:34:50,988 --> 00:34:52,546 I stayed until the end. 356 00:34:54,559 --> 00:34:58,461 So much of what we shared was like a nightmare... 357 00:34:58,663 --> 00:35:01,598 ...but I wouldn't give up a single minute I spent with her. 358 00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:06,236 She woke me up, you know? 359 00:35:06,437 --> 00:35:10,931 To things I never felt before, things I never knew I could feel. 360 00:35:13,010 --> 00:35:16,411 I never knew how dead I was until I met her. 361 00:35:20,318 --> 00:35:23,754 - Residential north metro district where James Van Hopper... 362 00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:26,219 ...acquitted after a controversial trial... 363 00:35:26,424 --> 00:35:29,188 - Can you turn that up, please? ...has apparently struck again. 364 00:35:29,393 --> 00:35:31,224 It was inside this quiet suburban home... 365 00:35:31,429 --> 00:35:35,024 ...that police say James Van Hopper murdered a young couple today. 366 00:35:35,233 --> 00:35:37,929 Sources close to the investigation say that Van Hopper... 367 00:35:38,135 --> 00:35:40,365 ...who was acquitted of murder charges in April... 368 00:35:40,571 --> 00:35:42,505 ...may have known both of the victims. 369 00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:46,666 Their names are being withheld pending family notification. 370 00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:37,692 Most glorious prince of the heavenly army... 371 00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:39,836 ...holy Michael, the archangel... 372 00:40:40,037 --> 00:40:42,301 ...defend us in battle against the princes... 373 00:40:42,506 --> 00:40:44,906 ...powers and rulers of darkness. 374 00:41:05,262 --> 00:41:09,392 Counsel Bruner, my courtroom day begins at 9:30 a.m. 375 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:13,536 - I'm sorry, Your Honor, l... - Which was 17 minutes ago. 376 00:41:15,606 --> 00:41:17,130 Ready to proceed? 377 00:41:18,275 --> 00:41:19,640 Yes, Your Honor. 378 00:41:19,843 --> 00:41:22,403 Dr. Briggs, please state your qualifications for the court. 379 00:41:22,613 --> 00:41:24,774 I have advanced degrees in medicine... 380 00:41:24,982 --> 00:41:27,883 ...psychiatry and neurology from Johns Hopkins... 381 00:41:28,085 --> 00:41:32,181 ...and I have had three books and several dozen papers published... 382 00:41:32,389 --> 00:41:35,256 ...in the fields of neurology and neuropsychiatry. 383 00:41:35,459 --> 00:41:38,485 What was the cause of death, as determined by the autopsy? 384 00:41:38,696 --> 00:41:43,030 The decedent expired due to a gradual shutdown of the bodily functions. 385 00:41:43,233 --> 00:41:45,098 Why did her body shut down? 386 00:41:45,302 --> 00:41:48,237 The autopsy found that it was a cumulative effect... 387 00:41:48,439 --> 00:41:52,068 ...from numerous physical traumas exacerbated by malnutrition... 388 00:41:52,276 --> 00:41:57,145 ...which severely inhibited her ability to recuperate from those traumas. 389 00:41:57,348 --> 00:42:01,785 In other words, her starving body had little or no means to recover... 390 00:42:01,986 --> 00:42:05,922 ...from the injuries it was sustaining, and so it eventually just gave out. 391 00:42:06,123 --> 00:42:07,750 How did Emily get these injuries? 392 00:42:07,958 --> 00:42:10,756 Some were the result of violent epileptic seizures... 393 00:42:10,961 --> 00:42:12,588 ...and some were self-inflicted. 394 00:42:12,796 --> 00:42:15,492 And why, in your opinion, did Emily injure herself... 395 00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:17,132 ...and why did she stop eating? 396 00:42:17,334 --> 00:42:20,497 Upon review of her complete medical file... 397 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:23,195 ...I concluded that Emily's epilepsy had evolved... 398 00:42:23,407 --> 00:42:26,865 ...into a condition known as psychotic epileptic disorder. 399 00:42:27,077 --> 00:42:28,840 This is a rare development, to be sure... 400 00:42:29,046 --> 00:42:31,412 ...but one that I have witnessed numerous times. 401 00:42:31,615 --> 00:42:35,381 - Emily was epileptic and psychotic? - Yes. 402 00:42:35,586 --> 00:42:39,044 Explain how this psychotic epileptic disorder would manifest itself. 403 00:42:39,256 --> 00:42:42,054 The seizures would have the symptoms of schizophrenia... 404 00:42:42,259 --> 00:42:45,626 ...such as auditory and visual hallucinations... 405 00:42:46,330 --> 00:42:48,298 ...and sometimes extreme paranoia. 406 00:42:48,499 --> 00:42:51,730 The seizures may lock up the joints and slightly contort the body. 407 00:42:51,935 --> 00:42:54,927 The pupils will dilate, making the eyes appear black. 408 00:42:55,139 --> 00:42:56,936 So you believe that Emily had epilepsy... 409 00:42:57,141 --> 00:42:59,905 ...which developed into a form of violent psychosis... 410 00:43:00,110 --> 00:43:02,408 ...a condition that can be controlled with Gambutrol? 411 00:43:02,613 --> 00:43:06,049 Yes. And it would've been, if she'd continued her treatment. 412 00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:09,014 In your opinion, if Emily had continued with her medication... 413 00:43:09,219 --> 00:43:11,687 ...would she be alive today? - Absolutely. 414 00:43:11,889 --> 00:43:17,259 If treated early, psychotic epileptic disorder is rarely fatal. 415 00:43:17,461 --> 00:43:19,053 I mean, this... 416 00:43:19,263 --> 00:43:22,596 This was a very sick girl. 417 00:43:22,933 --> 00:43:25,458 The defendant should've realized that Emily was in need... 418 00:43:25,669 --> 00:43:28,365 ...of continued medical treatment. 419 00:43:29,306 --> 00:43:32,207 Thank you, doctor. Your witness. 420 00:43:35,179 --> 00:43:39,172 Doctor, you testified that Gambutrol could've controlled Emily's condition. 421 00:43:39,917 --> 00:43:41,111 How do you know that? 422 00:43:41,318 --> 00:43:44,879 It's the inevitable result of taking the drug. 423 00:43:45,089 --> 00:43:46,954 It would've controlled her seizures... 424 00:43:47,157 --> 00:43:49,148 ...which were the root cause of her psychosis. 425 00:43:49,359 --> 00:43:52,294 But wasn't Emily still experiencing psychotic symptoms... 426 00:43:52,496 --> 00:43:54,589 ...even after she started taking the medication? 427 00:43:54,798 --> 00:43:57,665 Yes. Because Gambutrol has a cumulative effect. 428 00:43:57,868 --> 00:43:59,927 It takes time to build up in the system. 429 00:44:00,137 --> 00:44:03,504 You assume that Gambutrol would've helped her, but you don't know. 430 00:44:03,707 --> 00:44:05,937 It's a reasonable assumption, but... 431 00:44:06,510 --> 00:44:08,034 No, of course, I can't be certain. 432 00:44:09,646 --> 00:44:15,016 Doctor, is "psychotic epileptic disorder" a common medical term... 433 00:44:15,219 --> 00:44:16,777 ...or did you just make it up? 434 00:44:17,588 --> 00:44:20,056 Well, I distinguished and named the... 435 00:44:20,257 --> 00:44:23,624 So psychotic epileptic disorder is really your own pet theory? 436 00:44:23,827 --> 00:44:25,488 - Objection. Argumentative. - Sustained. 437 00:44:25,696 --> 00:44:29,598 When Emily chose to stop her medical treatment... 438 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,825 ...what do you think should've been done? 439 00:44:32,035 --> 00:44:33,730 Upon recognizing her condition... 440 00:44:33,937 --> 00:44:37,100 ...I would have tranquilized her and force-fed her. 441 00:44:37,307 --> 00:44:38,604 And then, if necessary... 442 00:44:38,809 --> 00:44:41,300 ...I would've treated her with electroconvulsive therapy. 443 00:44:41,512 --> 00:44:44,413 Electroshock treatment. You would've done this against her will? 444 00:44:46,283 --> 00:44:47,614 To save her life? 445 00:44:50,687 --> 00:44:52,518 Absolutely. 446 00:45:01,298 --> 00:45:02,765 Nothing further. 447 00:45:05,769 --> 00:45:08,101 The witness may step down. 448 00:45:09,473 --> 00:45:13,170 Your Honor, I offer into evidence this photograph as People's Exhibit 3-A. 449 00:45:13,377 --> 00:45:15,004 And having done so, the people rest. 450 00:45:15,212 --> 00:45:17,146 The photograph is entered into evidence. 451 00:45:17,347 --> 00:45:22,284 We are recessed until tomorrow morning, 9:30 sharp... 452 00:45:22,486 --> 00:45:25,353 ...at which time the defense will give its opening statement... 453 00:45:25,556 --> 00:45:27,217 ...and call its first witness. 454 00:45:28,659 --> 00:45:30,559 I'm sorry I was late. 455 00:45:30,761 --> 00:45:34,219 I didn't get a lot of sleep. Big power outage knocked out my alarm clock. 456 00:45:34,431 --> 00:45:36,695 - It won't happen again. - No, I didn't sleep either. 457 00:45:37,401 --> 00:45:38,732 What kept you awake? 458 00:45:39,837 --> 00:45:41,270 Doesn't matter. 459 00:45:43,373 --> 00:45:45,000 You're under attack. 460 00:45:46,643 --> 00:45:48,167 What are you talking about? 461 00:45:49,112 --> 00:45:51,478 You're in a spiritual battle, Erin. 462 00:45:51,682 --> 00:45:54,845 The forces of darkness are trying to keep you away from the light. 463 00:45:56,486 --> 00:45:57,953 Don't let them. 464 00:45:59,323 --> 00:46:02,315 Don't worry about today. We're doing fine. 465 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:06,586 We're getting creamed. I can't believe I walked right into that. 466 00:46:06,797 --> 00:46:09,960 Look, if we don't find a doctor to testify that Emily... 467 00:46:10,167 --> 00:46:15,400 ...wasn't epileptic or schizophrenic or schizo-epileptic, we're gonna lose. 468 00:46:23,747 --> 00:46:26,739 Care of the city's main branch and the university library... 469 00:46:26,950 --> 00:46:29,145 ...I bring you another dozen fun-filled books... 470 00:46:29,353 --> 00:46:32,720 ...about the demonic and the mentally deranged. 471 00:46:34,091 --> 00:46:35,615 They burned women at the stake... 472 00:46:35,826 --> 00:46:37,885 ...during witch hunts for being possessed. 473 00:46:38,095 --> 00:46:39,892 Glad you don't have to defend those guys. 474 00:46:40,097 --> 00:46:42,497 - How are we on our medical experts? - Not good. 475 00:46:42,699 --> 00:46:45,896 The psychiatrist you wanted is tied up in another trial. 476 00:46:46,103 --> 00:46:50,005 And the neurologist is sailing to Costa Rica. 477 00:46:50,274 --> 00:46:52,435 This book I'm reading, it's by an anthropologist. 478 00:46:53,510 --> 00:46:56,775 It's about contemporary cases of possession, mostly in the Third World. 479 00:46:56,980 --> 00:46:59,244 People there are still primitive and superstitious. 480 00:46:59,449 --> 00:47:00,814 Maybe. 481 00:47:01,018 --> 00:47:03,646 Maybe they see possession for what it really is. 482 00:47:03,854 --> 00:47:05,719 Maybe we've taught ourselves not to see it. 483 00:47:07,291 --> 00:47:09,885 - You saying you believe in this stuff? - No. 484 00:47:10,093 --> 00:47:13,392 Maybe we shouldn't just try to invalidate the prosecution's case... 485 00:47:13,597 --> 00:47:16,157 ...by punching holes in the medical approach. 486 00:47:16,366 --> 00:47:20,803 Maybe we should also try to validate the alternative. 487 00:47:24,408 --> 00:47:28,344 - Validate possession in a court of law? - Yes. 488 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,439 Okay. I guess we could bring in some priests to talk about exorcisms... 489 00:47:34,651 --> 00:47:36,881 No, the archdiocese won't let us do that. 490 00:47:37,087 --> 00:47:40,420 They wanna limit the Church's exposure to Father Moore. 491 00:47:40,624 --> 00:47:43,525 I've got three articles by the anthropologist who wrote this book. 492 00:47:43,727 --> 00:47:45,695 She approaches the subject of possession... 493 00:47:45,896 --> 00:47:49,297 ...from a scientific perspective and doesn't try to debunk it. 494 00:47:49,499 --> 00:47:52,297 - You want me to track her down? - Yeah. 495 00:47:53,570 --> 00:47:56,698 Keep looking for a medical expert to refute Dr. Briggs. 496 00:47:56,907 --> 00:47:59,637 But send the case file to this Dr. Sadira Adani. 497 00:48:01,411 --> 00:48:03,572 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... 498 00:48:03,780 --> 00:48:06,340 ...as you know by now, my name is Erin Bruner... 499 00:48:06,550 --> 00:48:08,677 ...and I represent the defendant, Richard Moore. 500 00:48:10,153 --> 00:48:12,986 Mr. Thomas has contended that Emily Rose suffered... 501 00:48:13,190 --> 00:48:15,124 ...from a serious medical condition... 502 00:48:15,325 --> 00:48:18,726 ...that required medical treatment, nothing more. 503 00:48:18,929 --> 00:48:21,591 He has asserted that any attempt by my client... 504 00:48:21,798 --> 00:48:24,858 ...to help Emily by anything other than medical means... 505 00:48:25,068 --> 00:48:28,902 ...was not only inappropriate, but criminally negligent. 506 00:48:30,407 --> 00:48:33,137 I'm now gonna ask that you keep an open mind... 507 00:48:33,343 --> 00:48:36,608 ...to what our evidence and testimony will show. 508 00:48:36,813 --> 00:48:39,748 Medical treatment was not the answer for Emily... 509 00:48:39,950 --> 00:48:43,579 ...because she simply did not suffer from a medical condition. 510 00:48:43,787 --> 00:48:48,281 She was neither epileptic nor psychotic. 511 00:48:51,128 --> 00:48:54,723 Emily Rose's condition, in fact, was demonic possession. 512 00:48:54,931 --> 00:48:58,423 An exorcism was her only hope for a cure. 513 00:48:58,635 --> 00:49:02,594 Some of you may find yourself unable to reconcile Emily's beliefs... 514 00:49:02,806 --> 00:49:05,104 ...or those of the defendant with your own. 515 00:49:05,308 --> 00:49:09,438 You may not believe demons exist. You won't have to. 516 00:49:09,913 --> 00:49:13,440 Because you will see that after the utter failure of doctors to help Emily... 517 00:49:14,217 --> 00:49:17,653 ...Father Moore simply tried to help Emily in a different way... 518 00:49:17,854 --> 00:49:23,383 ...using an approach that he, Emily and her family firmly believed... 519 00:49:23,593 --> 00:49:25,754 ...was her only chance for relief. 520 00:49:25,962 --> 00:49:28,590 And we will show that despite his greatest efforts... 521 00:49:28,799 --> 00:49:30,926 ...and his sincere love for Emily... 522 00:49:32,469 --> 00:49:37,304 ...there was nothing he could've done to prevent the death of Emily Rose. 523 00:49:40,644 --> 00:49:42,475 Are you okay? 524 00:49:43,814 --> 00:49:45,304 Aren't you gonna eat anything? 525 00:50:18,782 --> 00:50:23,082 She said it was terrible to hear the clinking of spoons and forks. 526 00:50:23,587 --> 00:50:26,420 She was always hungry, but she said they wouldn't let her eat. 527 00:50:27,691 --> 00:50:29,818 Who did she mean by "they"? 528 00:50:30,794 --> 00:50:33,695 The forces that were in control of her. 529 00:50:33,897 --> 00:50:36,195 That were inside her. 530 00:50:37,767 --> 00:50:39,257 You know, the demons. 531 00:50:41,371 --> 00:50:43,532 Tell us what else happened that night. 532 00:50:47,577 --> 00:50:50,045 I walked her back to her dorm... 533 00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:53,444 ...and she seemed really nervous and scared. 534 00:50:53,650 --> 00:50:57,450 So I held her for a while, trying to calm her down. 535 00:50:57,654 --> 00:51:03,115 I fell asleep, but when I woke up, she wasn't beside me. 536 00:51:16,173 --> 00:51:17,731 Emily? 537 00:51:29,953 --> 00:51:31,443 Hey. 538 00:51:35,559 --> 00:51:37,493 Can you hear me? 539 00:51:49,506 --> 00:51:52,100 I called her father, and he told me to bring Emily home. 540 00:51:54,711 --> 00:51:56,975 Jason and I put Emily to bed... 541 00:51:57,180 --> 00:51:59,341 ...hoping she would sleep. 542 00:51:59,549 --> 00:52:01,517 And when did Father Moore become involved? 543 00:52:03,353 --> 00:52:05,378 Emily stayed home after that. 544 00:52:05,589 --> 00:52:09,685 She didn't return to school, and she kept getting worse. 545 00:52:09,893 --> 00:52:14,523 Eventually, when she didn't get better, we called our priest, Father Moore. 546 00:52:15,365 --> 00:52:17,925 When he arrived, I sent my daughter Alice upstairs... 547 00:52:18,134 --> 00:52:20,500 ...to see if Emily was awake. 548 00:52:30,013 --> 00:52:31,310 Emily? 549 00:52:34,551 --> 00:52:36,485 Can I come in? 550 00:52:50,634 --> 00:52:53,762 - Our Father, who art in heaven... - Emily? 551 00:52:58,141 --> 00:53:00,803 Father Moore is here. Can you come downstairs? 552 00:53:01,011 --> 00:53:03,206 - As it is in heaven. 553 00:53:03,413 --> 00:53:06,780 Give us this day our daily bread... 554 00:53:55,532 --> 00:53:56,794 Emily, can you hear me? 555 00:54:12,916 --> 00:54:14,281 Let's get her off the floor. 556 00:54:15,652 --> 00:54:16,744 Alice, no! 557 00:55:52,682 --> 00:55:55,845 You've suffered a terrible loss, Mr. Rose. I know this is difficult. 558 00:55:56,052 --> 00:55:58,418 So thank you for being here today. 559 00:55:58,621 --> 00:56:00,111 Sir, do you often read the Bible? 560 00:56:00,323 --> 00:56:02,086 - Yes, I do. - So do I. 561 00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:04,857 What about the DSM? 562 00:56:05,061 --> 00:56:07,928 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... 563 00:56:08,131 --> 00:56:11,191 ...commonly referred to as the bible of abnormal psychiatry. 564 00:56:11,401 --> 00:56:12,891 - Have you read that? - No. 565 00:56:13,102 --> 00:56:15,332 So you're not aware that according to the DSM... 566 00:56:15,538 --> 00:56:19,702 ...a person's refusal to eat is a common indication of anorexia? 567 00:56:19,909 --> 00:56:23,345 Objection. The witness just said he hasn't read the DSM, Your Honor. 568 00:56:23,546 --> 00:56:25,844 - Sustained. - Mr. Rose... 569 00:56:26,416 --> 00:56:28,611 ...are you aware that catatonic rigidity... 570 00:56:28,818 --> 00:56:31,184 ...specifically a locking up of the body's joints... 571 00:56:31,387 --> 00:56:33,048 ...is a known symptom of psychosis? 572 00:56:33,256 --> 00:56:35,554 No. I haven't studied these things. 573 00:56:35,758 --> 00:56:37,885 Have you ever visited an insane asylum... 574 00:56:38,261 --> 00:56:40,354 ...or a hospital for the mentally ill? 575 00:56:41,097 --> 00:56:43,895 Once. My aunt was in one before she died. 576 00:56:44,100 --> 00:56:47,194 Really? So there's a history of mental illness in your family? 577 00:56:47,737 --> 00:56:49,227 I suppose. 578 00:56:49,439 --> 00:56:52,306 Sir, if you saw someone eating insects... 579 00:56:52,775 --> 00:56:57,007 ...on a street corner, would you say that that person is mentally ill? 580 00:56:57,213 --> 00:56:59,704 - Probably, yes. - So can you say with confidence... 581 00:56:59,916 --> 00:57:02,476 ...that the behavior you saw in your daughter's bedroom... 582 00:57:02,685 --> 00:57:05,586 ...could not be the behavior of someone suffering from psychosis? 583 00:57:05,788 --> 00:57:09,588 I don't know. She never had any problems like that before. 584 00:57:10,226 --> 00:57:14,094 It just didn't feel that way to me or to Father Moore. 585 00:57:15,498 --> 00:57:17,329 - And you trusted him, right? - Yes. 586 00:57:17,534 --> 00:57:19,195 He is our parish priest. 587 00:57:19,402 --> 00:57:22,599 Fair enough. And after that night, would you say that you... 588 00:57:22,805 --> 00:57:25,330 ...put your daughter entirely in Father Moore's care? 589 00:57:25,542 --> 00:57:28,067 Yes. We had done all we could. 590 00:57:28,278 --> 00:57:30,576 We said she was in his hands now... 591 00:57:31,080 --> 00:57:32,945 ...body and soul. 592 00:57:34,083 --> 00:57:37,052 Thank you. No further questions, Your Honor. 593 00:57:37,253 --> 00:57:39,221 Thank you, Mr. Rose. You may step down. 594 00:57:41,491 --> 00:57:44,255 The defense calls Dr. Sadira Adani. 595 00:57:44,460 --> 00:57:48,624 I am currently a professor of anthropology and psychiatry... 596 00:57:48,831 --> 00:57:50,924 ...at Northwestern University. 597 00:57:51,134 --> 00:57:52,795 Where did you receive your education? 598 00:57:53,002 --> 00:57:55,197 At Yale, and then at Cambridge. 599 00:57:55,405 --> 00:57:57,805 And what is your specific area of expertise? 600 00:57:58,007 --> 00:58:02,307 I study the spiritual experiences of people in various cultures... 601 00:58:02,512 --> 00:58:05,811 ...and the physiological and psychological changes... 602 00:58:06,015 --> 00:58:09,382 ...they undergo during these experiences. 603 00:58:09,586 --> 00:58:13,579 Would it be accurate to say that you specialize in the study of possession? 604 00:58:13,790 --> 00:58:18,784 Yes. "Possession" is one term for a basic human experience... 605 00:58:18,995 --> 00:58:23,796 ...reported by a great number of people all around the world. 606 00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:28,027 In my fieldwork, I've seen many people who experienced... 607 00:58:28,237 --> 00:58:32,970 ...a sense of being invaded by an entity from the supernatural realm. 608 00:58:33,176 --> 00:58:35,110 Why do you think Emily was invaded? 609 00:58:35,311 --> 00:58:37,575 Why did this possession happen to her? 610 00:58:37,780 --> 00:58:40,214 Based on my study of the case file... 611 00:58:40,416 --> 00:58:44,477 ...I believe that Emily Rose was a hypersensitive. 612 00:58:44,687 --> 00:58:47,155 A person with an unusual connection... 613 00:58:47,357 --> 00:58:51,157 ...to what Carlos Castaneda called "the separate reality." 614 00:58:51,728 --> 00:58:56,324 Hypersensitives are born different from everyone else. 615 00:58:56,532 --> 00:59:00,366 They can have visions of the future, or see the dead... 616 00:59:00,570 --> 00:59:03,801 ...and sometimes be uniquely susceptible... 617 00:59:04,007 --> 00:59:06,999 ...to invasion by an entity that is alien to them. 618 00:59:07,210 --> 00:59:08,336 Objection. 619 00:59:10,279 --> 00:59:11,746 On what grounds? 620 00:59:11,948 --> 00:59:13,779 How about silliness, Your Honor? 621 00:59:13,983 --> 00:59:15,678 A young girl suffered terribly and died. 622 00:59:15,885 --> 00:59:19,377 Do we have to subject her illness to this pseudoscientific analysis? 623 00:59:19,589 --> 00:59:22,490 Both counselors, please approach the bench. 624 00:59:22,892 --> 00:59:25,452 Your Honor, this testimony is beyond ridiculous. Visions... 625 00:59:25,662 --> 00:59:28,825 Supernatural belief systems are shared by millions of people. 626 00:59:29,032 --> 00:59:30,431 We're in The Twilight Zone here. 627 00:59:30,633 --> 00:59:32,999 Her expertise is relevant to the issues in this case. 628 00:59:33,202 --> 00:59:35,295 Let's have a witch doctor sift through bones... 629 00:59:35,505 --> 00:59:36,938 Stop. 630 00:59:40,410 --> 00:59:42,207 We've heard a great deal of testimony... 631 00:59:42,412 --> 00:59:46,473 ...in support of a medical explanation for Emily's condition. 632 00:59:46,683 --> 00:59:48,776 Now we have a witness who has spent her career... 633 00:59:48,985 --> 00:59:52,216 ...studying the defense's alternative explanation. 634 00:59:52,422 --> 00:59:54,413 An exorcism expert, if you will. 635 00:59:55,758 --> 00:59:58,022 I think we'll hear what she has to say. 636 00:59:58,227 --> 00:59:59,489 Thank you, Your Honor. 637 01:00:01,864 --> 01:00:06,358 Dr. Adani, why do you think Emily's exorcism failed? 638 01:00:06,836 --> 01:00:11,773 The medical treatment. Specifically, the drug Gambutrol. 639 01:00:11,974 --> 01:00:13,407 Please explain. 640 01:00:13,609 --> 01:00:18,012 The exorcism ritual results in a specific brain activity... 641 01:00:18,214 --> 01:00:21,945 ...that cuts the person off from the possession experience. 642 01:00:22,685 --> 01:00:26,951 But Emily's exorcism could not have achieved this... 643 01:00:27,156 --> 01:00:29,852 ...because the doctor gave her Gambutrol... 644 01:00:30,059 --> 01:00:33,927 ...which has an intoxicating effect on the brain. 645 01:00:34,130 --> 01:00:38,066 The drug made her immune to the psycho-spiritual shock... 646 01:00:38,267 --> 01:00:41,202 ...that exorcism is intended to provide. 647 01:00:41,404 --> 01:00:45,363 What do you believe was the result of treatment with this intoxicating drug? 648 01:00:45,575 --> 01:00:49,272 Gambutrol locked Emily in the possessed state. 649 01:00:49,479 --> 01:00:52,846 This left her unable to respond to the exorcism... 650 01:00:53,049 --> 01:00:57,281 ...and therefore, it directly contributed to her death. 651 01:00:58,888 --> 01:01:00,753 Thank you, doctor. 652 01:01:01,958 --> 01:01:03,653 No further questions. 653 01:01:09,665 --> 01:01:12,498 I'm looking at a list of your published articles, doctor. 654 01:01:12,802 --> 01:01:14,827 You've been quite busy and prolific. 655 01:01:15,138 --> 01:01:18,665 So based on your time spent with Holy Roller snake-handlers... 656 01:01:18,875 --> 01:01:22,936 ...voodoo priestesses and Indians tripping on peyote buds... 657 01:01:23,212 --> 01:01:26,978 ...based on observing these bizarre individuals... 658 01:01:27,183 --> 01:01:29,174 ...you've concluded that possession is... 659 01:01:29,385 --> 01:01:30,943 ...a basic, typical human experience? 660 01:01:31,154 --> 01:01:32,712 I must say, counselor... 661 01:01:32,922 --> 01:01:35,482 ...that's quite a laundry list of disdain... 662 01:01:35,691 --> 01:01:39,183 ...and one that thoroughly mischaracterizes my research. 663 01:01:39,562 --> 01:01:44,124 No, I don't think possession is a typical experience. 664 01:01:44,333 --> 01:01:48,963 But I am convinced that it is a scientifically verified... 665 01:01:49,172 --> 01:01:51,072 ...culturally universal one. 666 01:01:51,274 --> 01:01:53,674 Have you ever used Gambutrol in your studies... 667 01:01:53,876 --> 01:01:57,243 ...to test your theory about its effect on the possession experience? 668 01:01:57,446 --> 01:02:00,904 Absolutely not. That would be dangerous to the patient. 669 01:02:01,117 --> 01:02:04,883 So this notion of Gambutrol locking someone in a possessed state... 670 01:02:05,087 --> 01:02:08,420 ...the key to your assertion that her medical treatment harmed Emily... 671 01:02:08,624 --> 01:02:10,751 ...this would be your own pet theory, correct? 672 01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:13,554 - You're just making this one up? - Objection. Argumentative. 673 01:02:13,763 --> 01:02:15,128 Sustained. 674 01:02:15,331 --> 01:02:18,789 Although I think he's just taking a page from your book, counselor. 675 01:02:20,736 --> 01:02:22,465 No further questions. 676 01:02:31,581 --> 01:02:33,173 Erin! 677 01:02:33,649 --> 01:02:35,549 I've got a doctor who wants to testify. 678 01:02:36,085 --> 01:02:37,746 He's an eyewitness, Erin. 679 01:02:37,954 --> 01:02:39,785 He was there. He was at the exorcism. 680 01:02:39,989 --> 01:02:41,320 - What? - He called us. 681 01:02:41,924 --> 01:02:44,688 Dr. Graham Cartwright, Department of Abnormal Psychiatry... 682 01:02:44,894 --> 01:02:46,828 ...at St. Mary's Hospital. 683 01:02:53,736 --> 01:02:56,967 Dr. Cartwright. Ring a bell? 684 01:02:57,406 --> 01:02:58,896 Yes. 685 01:02:59,375 --> 01:03:01,172 He was there? 686 01:03:01,811 --> 01:03:04,371 - Yes. - Father... 687 01:03:05,181 --> 01:03:07,775 ...if you want me to defend you, you've got to give me... 688 01:03:07,984 --> 01:03:09,508 ...all the information I need. 689 01:03:09,719 --> 01:03:12,620 With all of this medical testimony helping the prosecution... 690 01:03:12,822 --> 01:03:16,223 ...how could you not tell me that a doctor attended the exorcism? 691 01:03:18,327 --> 01:03:21,990 He asked that I keep his involvement confidential... 692 01:03:22,531 --> 01:03:23,930 ...and I said I would. 693 01:03:39,682 --> 01:03:41,513 Dr. Cartwright? 694 01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:47,581 I recognize you from those courtroom drawings on the news. 695 01:03:48,257 --> 01:03:50,919 You're much prettier in real life. 696 01:03:52,361 --> 01:03:55,626 - May I sit? - Yes, please. 697 01:04:02,104 --> 01:04:03,662 You're losing. 698 01:04:06,042 --> 01:04:08,772 I had hoped Father Moore wouldn't need me... 699 01:04:09,145 --> 01:04:11,545 ...but I don't wanna see him put away. 700 01:04:13,349 --> 01:04:14,907 How do you know him? 701 01:04:15,117 --> 01:04:18,712 Well, I was his parishioner at St. Vincent's Church... 702 01:04:18,921 --> 01:04:20,388 ...about 15 years ago. 703 01:04:20,990 --> 01:04:25,154 I hadn't seen or heard of him for years when he called me last fall. 704 01:04:25,561 --> 01:04:27,927 But he needed help, so... 705 01:04:29,699 --> 01:04:31,667 What kind of help, doctor? 706 01:04:32,101 --> 01:04:35,867 He wanted a medical perspective from a psychiatrist... 707 01:04:36,072 --> 01:04:39,337 ...you know, one that he knew, trusted... 708 01:04:39,542 --> 01:04:44,980 ...to observe Emily's physical and mental state during this... 709 01:04:46,816 --> 01:04:48,750 During the exorcism. 710 01:04:49,118 --> 01:04:50,847 Yeah. 711 01:04:57,526 --> 01:04:59,084 Doctor. 712 01:05:00,129 --> 01:05:01,721 Doctor. 713 01:05:03,766 --> 01:05:05,324 Can you help our case? 714 01:05:08,070 --> 01:05:10,971 That girl was not schizophrenic... 715 01:05:11,173 --> 01:05:14,267 ...and she was not epileptic, or any combination of the two. 716 01:05:14,477 --> 01:05:16,672 I've seen hundreds of people with those problems. 717 01:05:16,879 --> 01:05:21,213 They can be terrible afflictions, of course, but they don't scare me. 718 01:05:21,417 --> 01:05:24,284 But what you saw that night in Emily, that did scare you. 719 01:05:24,487 --> 01:05:27,149 God, if I'd known, I never would've been there. 720 01:05:30,459 --> 01:05:33,519 I started praying again since then, you know. 721 01:05:36,766 --> 01:05:40,827 I examined that girl before I drove back to the city that night. 722 01:05:41,203 --> 01:05:42,636 She was lucid... 723 01:05:42,838 --> 01:05:46,706 ...and she was completely aware of this separate entity inside her. 724 01:05:47,076 --> 01:05:52,139 When she wasn't in his grip, she was totally herself, completely normal. 725 01:05:52,348 --> 01:05:56,341 The awareness of her alternate mental state is counterindicative of psychosis. 726 01:05:56,552 --> 01:05:58,179 Crazy people don't know they're crazy. 727 01:05:58,387 --> 01:05:59,820 That's right. 728 01:06:00,523 --> 01:06:03,549 You'll testify to all of this, in detail? 729 01:06:03,759 --> 01:06:05,283 Everything you saw? 730 01:06:05,494 --> 01:06:08,361 Send me the case files and tell me when to be in court. 731 01:06:08,564 --> 01:06:10,555 Thank you, doctor. 732 01:06:11,500 --> 01:06:13,263 We need this. 733 01:06:14,403 --> 01:06:17,634 Before he was arrested, Father Moore sent this to me. 734 01:06:17,840 --> 01:06:20,240 He asked me to take care of it. 735 01:06:21,444 --> 01:06:23,674 It's your burden now. 736 01:06:25,915 --> 01:06:27,644 One more thing. When you saw Emily... 737 01:06:27,850 --> 01:06:30,842 ...did Father Moore ask you to give her any medical help? 738 01:06:31,420 --> 01:06:36,084 He was already trying to stop her from injuring herself and urging her to eat. 739 01:06:36,292 --> 01:06:38,920 And I told him, as a doctor, I couldn't help her. 740 01:06:46,836 --> 01:06:49,202 Dr. Cartwright's going to testify. 741 01:06:54,510 --> 01:06:56,137 Don't you get it? 742 01:06:56,345 --> 01:06:58,575 He's not just an eyewitness to the exorcism. 743 01:06:58,781 --> 01:07:01,944 He can also refute the prosecution's medical case. This is huge for us. 744 01:07:02,151 --> 01:07:04,142 When do I get to testify? 745 01:07:04,987 --> 01:07:07,319 I don't know. Let's take this one step at a time. 746 01:07:07,523 --> 01:07:08,820 No. 747 01:07:09,024 --> 01:07:14,121 What matters most is Emily's story, which only I can tell. 748 01:07:15,598 --> 01:07:17,623 I understand. 749 01:07:20,870 --> 01:07:22,804 Have you thought about what I said before? 750 01:07:23,873 --> 01:07:27,775 About dark forces and demonic attacks? 751 01:07:32,314 --> 01:07:34,509 Yes, I have. 752 01:07:40,122 --> 01:07:43,614 That day, after Briggs testified... 753 01:07:46,328 --> 01:07:48,125 ...I was feeling awful. 754 01:07:48,464 --> 01:07:52,298 And I went out for a walk just to clear my head... 755 01:07:52,501 --> 01:07:56,767 ...and I was thinking about what you said to me. Thinking: 756 01:07:57,506 --> 01:08:00,100 "What if demons really do exist?" 757 01:08:00,309 --> 01:08:03,767 And wondering what that would mean if I believed that. 758 01:08:04,914 --> 01:08:09,647 Because God knows, I have my own demons. 759 01:08:11,453 --> 01:08:13,648 And I saw something lying on the sidewalk. 760 01:08:19,061 --> 01:08:20,653 It was a gold locket... 761 01:08:21,497 --> 01:08:24,955 ...with the initials E. C.B. Engraved on it. 762 01:08:28,103 --> 01:08:30,663 My middle name is Christine. 763 01:08:30,873 --> 01:08:34,240 Erin Christine Bruner. 764 01:08:34,743 --> 01:08:39,646 And of all the people walking by that day, I found that locket. 765 01:08:39,882 --> 01:08:41,577 What are the chances of that? 766 01:08:43,052 --> 01:08:45,680 I don't know, maybe it was a sign. 767 01:08:45,888 --> 01:08:49,915 Or maybe it was just some incredible coincidence. 768 01:08:50,125 --> 01:08:52,491 But it made me feel... 769 01:08:52,695 --> 01:08:56,893 ...like no matter what mistakes I've made in the past... 770 01:08:57,099 --> 01:09:00,865 ...at that moment, I was exactly where I was meant to be. 771 01:09:01,070 --> 01:09:03,231 Like I was on the right path. 772 01:09:05,608 --> 01:09:09,339 You sound more like a mystic than an agnostic. 773 01:09:11,146 --> 01:09:13,410 Are you wearing the locket now? 774 01:09:15,150 --> 01:09:16,378 No. 775 01:09:17,720 --> 01:09:19,483 You should. 776 01:09:24,226 --> 01:09:27,286 The archdiocese doesn't want you to testify. 777 01:09:29,498 --> 01:09:31,728 They're just afraid that I'll embarrass them. 778 01:09:31,934 --> 01:09:35,199 Testify to some medieval-sounding supernatural nonsense. 779 01:09:35,638 --> 01:09:38,198 They're expecting me to talk you out of it. 780 01:09:39,074 --> 01:09:41,065 I've just decided I'm not even gonna try. 781 01:09:42,578 --> 01:09:44,307 Why not? 782 01:09:45,281 --> 01:09:47,442 If the archdiocese wants to avoid embarrassment... 783 01:09:47,650 --> 01:09:50,312 ...they need you to walk out of here a free man. 784 01:09:51,287 --> 01:09:53,653 I believe a jury will find you sincere and credible... 785 01:09:53,856 --> 01:09:56,689 ...and when Dr. Cartwright corroborates your testimony... 786 01:09:56,892 --> 01:09:59,190 ...and refutes the prosecution's medical arguments... 787 01:09:59,395 --> 01:10:01,022 ...we'll get an acquittal. 788 01:10:01,897 --> 01:10:04,263 And everyone will thank me for it. 789 01:10:45,674 --> 01:10:47,369 Emily! 790 01:11:00,155 --> 01:11:01,850 God help me. 791 01:11:09,331 --> 01:11:12,357 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, so help you God? 792 01:11:12,568 --> 01:11:13,762 I do. 793 01:11:13,969 --> 01:11:16,335 Father Moore, before you could perform the exorcism... 794 01:11:16,538 --> 01:11:19,098 ...you had to get the sanction of the Church, correct? 795 01:11:19,308 --> 01:11:21,640 Yes, on October the 27th of last year... 796 01:11:21,844 --> 01:11:25,644 ...I presented my assessment and recommendation to the archbishop... 797 01:11:25,848 --> 01:11:30,308 ...and he authorized the exorcism that day before I left the office. 798 01:11:31,053 --> 01:11:32,486 Tell us what happened that night. 799 01:11:32,855 --> 01:11:34,584 I drove home. 800 01:11:34,790 --> 01:11:38,021 I sat up till after midnight studying The Roman Ritual... 801 01:11:38,227 --> 01:11:39,751 ...thinking about what lay ahead. 802 01:11:39,962 --> 01:11:41,896 You mean The Roman Ritual of Exorcism. 803 01:11:42,097 --> 01:11:43,655 A text used by Catholic priests... 804 01:11:43,866 --> 01:11:45,857 ...as a guide to performing the exorcism rite. 805 01:11:46,068 --> 01:11:48,730 Yes, I think I actually fell asleep with the book in my hand. 806 01:11:48,937 --> 01:11:50,666 What happened next? 807 01:11:50,973 --> 01:11:53,032 I woke up, freezing. 808 01:11:53,776 --> 01:11:56,336 It was exactly 3 a.m. 809 01:11:56,545 --> 01:11:59,241 Three a.m. Is the demonic witching hour. 810 01:11:59,615 --> 01:12:02,516 It's a way for demons to mock the Holy Trinity. 811 01:12:02,718 --> 01:12:05,983 It's an inversion of 3 p.m., the miracle hour... 812 01:12:06,188 --> 01:12:10,852 ...which is traditionally accepted as the hour of Christ's death. 813 01:12:11,427 --> 01:12:13,861 I thought I smelled something burning. 814 01:12:15,731 --> 01:12:17,699 Only later did I connect it... 815 01:12:18,100 --> 01:12:21,160 ...and I remembered that that same smell of something burning... 816 01:12:21,370 --> 01:12:23,895 ...had been perceived by Emily. 817 01:13:33,141 --> 01:13:38,340 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and... 818 01:13:42,384 --> 01:13:47,048 Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our... 819 01:13:51,827 --> 01:13:53,590 At the hour of... 820 01:14:24,092 --> 01:14:28,620 What do you make of this gesture, this nod in your direction? 821 01:14:29,665 --> 01:14:34,728 I don't know. Some kind of acknowledgment, I guess. 822 01:14:35,370 --> 01:14:37,429 That the game is on. 823 01:14:40,742 --> 01:14:43,438 You're really God's gunslinger, aren't you, Father? 824 01:14:43,645 --> 01:14:47,103 Standing tall and facing the devil with your prayer book at your side. 825 01:14:47,316 --> 01:14:49,682 Objection, Your Honor. Counsel's harassing my witness. 826 01:14:49,885 --> 01:14:54,288 Sustained. Mr. Thomas, you know I won't allow that in my courtroom. 827 01:14:54,489 --> 01:14:56,514 Forgive me, Your Honor. 828 01:14:58,093 --> 01:15:02,359 Father, did you understand this black-robed figure to be the devil? 829 01:15:02,564 --> 01:15:04,327 I believe it was a demonic manifestation. 830 01:15:04,533 --> 01:15:06,899 Like the demonic force you believe possessed Emily? 831 01:15:07,102 --> 01:15:09,070 - Yes. - Why do you think it appeared to you? 832 01:15:09,271 --> 01:15:11,603 I believe the demonic can appear as an apparition... 833 01:15:11,807 --> 01:15:14,776 ...much like a ghost, in an attempt to excite our fear. 834 01:15:15,210 --> 01:15:18,270 - Did it excite your fear, Father? - It scared the hell out of me. 835 01:15:19,214 --> 01:15:21,944 So this night, when you began to prepare Emily's exorcism... 836 01:15:22,150 --> 01:15:24,584 ...was it your first encounter with this demon ghost? 837 01:15:24,786 --> 01:15:26,651 - Yes. - Have you seen it again? 838 01:15:30,258 --> 01:15:31,520 I've seen it ever since. 839 01:15:37,199 --> 01:15:39,599 No further questions at this time. 840 01:15:44,106 --> 01:15:46,165 Redirect, Your Honor. 841 01:15:48,076 --> 01:15:50,806 Father Moore, after you received the bishop's authorization... 842 01:15:51,013 --> 01:15:52,776 ...when did you proceed with an exorcism? 843 01:15:52,981 --> 01:15:54,278 October 31 st. 844 01:15:54,850 --> 01:15:57,284 On Halloween. Isn't that a bit dramatic? 845 01:15:58,086 --> 01:16:01,317 Halloween tradition is based on legends throughout history... 846 01:16:01,523 --> 01:16:04,651 ...that indicate a real increase in spiritual activity on that night... 847 01:16:04,860 --> 01:16:07,920 ...and I thought we could use the occasion to draw them into the open. 848 01:16:08,130 --> 01:16:10,291 - The demons, you mean? - Yes. 849 01:16:10,499 --> 01:16:11,932 Father Moore... 850 01:16:13,669 --> 01:16:15,728 ...can you identify this? 851 01:16:16,004 --> 01:16:19,701 It's my tape recorder. I used it to record the exorcism. 852 01:16:20,409 --> 01:16:22,934 Inside is the tape I made that night. 853 01:16:24,046 --> 01:16:25,843 Why would you make such a tape? 854 01:16:26,048 --> 01:16:28,107 Ever since the technology has been available... 855 01:16:28,316 --> 01:16:31,752 ...exorcists have used tape recorders to authenticate the ritual... 856 01:16:31,953 --> 01:16:33,648 ...and provide a record for review. 857 01:16:33,855 --> 01:16:36,847 I offer into evidence this cassette recorder and audiotape... 858 01:16:37,059 --> 01:16:40,290 Objection. The people were not aware of the existence of this tape... 859 01:16:40,495 --> 01:16:42,156 ...until last night. - Neither were we. 860 01:16:42,364 --> 01:16:45,333 This tape is new evidence that came into our possession yesterday. 861 01:16:45,534 --> 01:16:48,731 We provided counsel for the people with a transcript of its contents. 862 01:16:48,937 --> 01:16:51,337 You mean this tape was not given to you by your client? 863 01:16:51,540 --> 01:16:54,065 No, Your Honor. We received it from a reluctant witness... 864 01:16:54,276 --> 01:16:57,837 ...Dr. Graham Cartwright, who will also be called to testify to its authenticity. 865 01:16:58,046 --> 01:17:00,776 The people will find his name on the updated witness list... 866 01:17:00,982 --> 01:17:02,643 ...we provided to them this morning. 867 01:17:07,022 --> 01:17:09,320 Very well. I'll allow it into evidence. 868 01:17:13,128 --> 01:17:14,891 Father Moore. 869 01:17:16,631 --> 01:17:18,826 Will you play the tape for us now? 870 01:17:26,274 --> 01:17:29,209 This is the exorcism of Emily Rose. 871 01:17:29,711 --> 01:17:33,169 Those present are myself, Father Richard Moore... 872 01:17:34,249 --> 01:17:37,650 ...Nathaniel, Emily's father... 873 01:17:38,720 --> 01:17:41,780 ...Jason, her friend... 874 01:17:42,524 --> 01:17:47,154 ...a doctor who is here to monitor Emily during the ritual... 875 01:17:47,896 --> 01:17:49,761 ...and Emily herself... 876 01:17:49,965 --> 01:17:53,867 ...who has given her permission for the ritual to be performed. 877 01:17:55,303 --> 01:17:57,066 All right, now listen. 878 01:17:59,141 --> 01:18:03,077 You may say the rosary or any private prayer for her deliverance... 879 01:18:03,278 --> 01:18:06,270 ...when you're not responding to my words. 880 01:18:06,481 --> 01:18:08,244 Above all... 881 01:18:08,817 --> 01:18:11,581 ...do whatever I ask, without question. 882 01:18:13,555 --> 01:18:15,921 Don't ask it any questions... 883 01:18:16,124 --> 01:18:19,457 ...or pay any attention to what it says. 884 01:18:20,896 --> 01:18:22,261 "It"? 885 01:18:22,464 --> 01:18:24,830 We won't be dealing with Emily tonight. 886 01:18:30,071 --> 01:18:31,663 Restrain her. 887 01:18:39,014 --> 01:18:43,007 Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. 888 01:19:04,506 --> 01:19:05,700 It has begun. 889 01:19:06,208 --> 01:19:07,300 Let us pray. 890 01:19:14,382 --> 01:19:16,782 "Because she hopes in you, my God." 891 01:19:16,985 --> 01:19:19,886 "Send her help from the holy place, Lord." 892 01:19:20,255 --> 01:19:22,746 "And give her heavenly protection." 893 01:19:22,958 --> 01:19:25,051 "May the Lord be with you." 894 01:19:25,260 --> 01:19:27,626 "And with your spirit." 895 01:19:27,829 --> 01:19:32,960 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 896 01:19:35,704 --> 01:19:36,830 My God. Are you all right? 897 01:19:46,381 --> 01:19:49,817 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 898 01:19:50,018 --> 01:19:51,713 I'm fine. 899 01:19:51,920 --> 01:19:54,480 Give us this day our daily bread. 900 01:19:54,689 --> 01:20:00,093 And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us. 901 01:20:00,295 --> 01:20:02,195 And lead us not into temptation... 902 01:20:02,397 --> 01:20:06,663 But deliver us from evil! 903 01:20:08,069 --> 01:20:11,527 Who are you, demon? Tell me your name. 904 01:20:27,923 --> 01:20:31,381 One, two, three, four, five, six. One, two, three, four, five, six. 905 01:20:31,593 --> 01:20:34,687 Trick or treat. I give you treats and tricks. 906 01:20:34,896 --> 01:20:37,763 One, two, three, four, five, six. 907 01:20:43,571 --> 01:20:44,902 Father Moore! 908 01:20:56,017 --> 01:20:57,211 Papa! 909 01:21:08,630 --> 01:21:10,359 Emily! 910 01:21:23,678 --> 01:21:25,305 Emily! 911 01:21:26,247 --> 01:21:30,650 She feels so hot, Father! She's burning up! 912 01:21:34,622 --> 01:21:37,750 Hold her down there on the straw! Hold her! 913 01:21:42,831 --> 01:21:44,025 Emily! 914 01:21:59,481 --> 01:22:02,143 Doctor! I need you here now. 915 01:22:05,754 --> 01:22:06,948 Watch her vital signs. 916 01:22:08,089 --> 01:22:10,580 In the beginning was the word. 917 01:22:10,792 --> 01:22:12,555 And the word was with God. 918 01:22:12,761 --> 01:22:16,197 And the word was the word, and what a wonderful word it was. 919 01:22:16,398 --> 01:22:17,729 Through him all things remain. 920 01:22:17,932 --> 01:22:20,526 Without him, nothing was made that has been made. 921 01:22:22,670 --> 01:22:25,730 And the 70 disciples returned again with joy, saying: 922 01:22:25,940 --> 01:22:29,671 "Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name." 923 01:22:29,878 --> 01:22:33,075 Her heart is racing. It's almost 180 beats a minute. 924 01:22:33,281 --> 01:22:37,047 I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 925 01:22:37,986 --> 01:22:42,013 Behold. I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions... 926 01:22:42,223 --> 01:22:44,350 ...and over all the power of the enemy. 927 01:22:44,559 --> 01:22:47,619 And nothing shall, by any means, hurt you. 928 01:23:07,949 --> 01:23:12,045 Get it off! Get it off! Get it off! 929 01:23:19,194 --> 01:23:23,631 Release him, demon. I command you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. 930 01:23:35,743 --> 01:23:37,301 Tell me your name, wicked one. 931 01:23:39,581 --> 01:23:42,175 He who commands you is he who ordered you thrown down... 932 01:23:42,383 --> 01:23:44,874 ...from the highest heaven into the depths of hell. 933 01:23:45,086 --> 01:23:49,819 In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, I now command you: 934 01:23:50,291 --> 01:23:51,485 Tell me your name! 935 01:23:53,828 --> 01:23:57,924 Hear, therefore, and fear, Satan, enemy of the faith. 936 01:23:58,366 --> 01:23:59,958 Give me your name, demon! 937 01:24:00,401 --> 01:24:03,632 Names! 938 01:24:03,838 --> 01:24:06,864 Names! 939 01:24:13,314 --> 01:24:15,509 Ancient serpents... 940 01:24:16,184 --> 01:24:19,620 ...depart from this servant of God! 941 01:24:20,021 --> 01:24:22,353 Tell me your six names! 942 01:24:23,525 --> 01:24:27,985 We are the ones who dwell within! 943 01:24:45,146 --> 01:24:47,478 And I am Lucifer... 944 01:24:47,682 --> 01:24:50,515 ...the devil in the flesh. 945 01:25:06,434 --> 01:25:07,628 Mr. Rose. 946 01:25:07,835 --> 01:25:09,860 Doctor, help him! 947 01:25:27,488 --> 01:25:29,888 After a few moments, Mr. Rose revived... 948 01:25:30,091 --> 01:25:32,855 ...but the exorcism had to be abandoned. 949 01:25:33,328 --> 01:25:38,356 Emily was taken to her room and soon fell into a deep sleep. 950 01:25:38,566 --> 01:25:41,399 The whole thing was a complete failure. 951 01:25:41,869 --> 01:25:45,327 Describe her behavior from the night of the failed exorcism... 952 01:25:45,540 --> 01:25:47,132 ...until the time of her death. 953 01:25:47,875 --> 01:25:49,638 Violence towards others and herself. 954 01:25:49,844 --> 01:25:52,711 Sometimes she screamed for hours on end. 955 01:25:52,914 --> 01:25:56,042 She drove her head through windows, tried to bite... 956 01:25:56,251 --> 01:25:59,448 Tried to bite holes in the walls, breaking several more of her teeth... 957 01:25:59,654 --> 01:26:02,088 ...as you saw in the postmortem photograph. 958 01:26:02,290 --> 01:26:04,417 - You witnessed this? - Some of it, yes. 959 01:26:04,626 --> 01:26:06,787 I tried to visit every day... 960 01:26:07,428 --> 01:26:08,986 ...and the family told me the rest. 961 01:26:09,197 --> 01:26:10,755 Did you attempt another exorcism? 962 01:26:11,733 --> 01:26:14,429 I wanted to, but Emily refused. 963 01:26:14,636 --> 01:26:16,467 And without the consent of the possessed... 964 01:26:16,671 --> 01:26:19,105 ...the exorcism ritual can't be performed. 965 01:26:19,307 --> 01:26:20,899 Did you encourage her to eat? 966 01:26:21,542 --> 01:26:23,567 Yes, every time I saw her... 967 01:26:23,778 --> 01:26:26,770 ...but the few times she tried, it seemed like... 968 01:26:27,348 --> 01:26:30,181 Seemed like she couldn't swallow, or she couldn't keep it down. 969 01:26:30,385 --> 01:26:31,682 What about medical care? 970 01:26:31,886 --> 01:26:35,287 I wanted her to continue. I never said she should quit seeing her doctors. 971 01:26:35,490 --> 01:26:37,890 That would be wrong. Medical care is not my field. 972 01:26:38,092 --> 01:26:41,289 But you did suggest she stop taking the drug Gambutrol. 973 01:26:44,265 --> 01:26:45,960 Yes. 974 01:26:48,503 --> 01:26:51,961 After the exorcism, she asked for my counsel. 975 01:26:52,373 --> 01:26:54,637 She told me that the drugs had never helped her. 976 01:26:54,842 --> 01:26:57,675 After all, she was on Gambutrol during the exorcism... 977 01:26:57,879 --> 01:27:00,370 ...when her so-called symptoms were at their peak. 978 01:27:01,215 --> 01:27:05,914 Ultimately, we both felt that she was beyond medical care... 979 01:27:06,120 --> 01:27:10,489 ...and that she had to see this through to the end... 980 01:27:10,958 --> 01:27:13,051 ...by faith alone. 981 01:27:17,865 --> 01:27:21,232 The dual voices we just heard on this tape... 982 01:27:22,103 --> 01:27:26,403 ...you're certain that they were both coming from Emily at the same time? 983 01:27:26,607 --> 01:27:27,869 Yes. Yes, I heard them. 984 01:27:28,076 --> 01:27:30,567 Have you tampered with this tape in any way? 985 01:27:30,978 --> 01:27:32,639 No. No, I have not. 986 01:27:34,182 --> 01:27:36,582 No further questions at this time. 987 01:27:41,356 --> 01:27:42,584 Mr. Thomas. 988 01:27:46,427 --> 01:27:50,557 Father Moore, you consider this tape to be proof of the supernatural? 989 01:27:51,699 --> 01:27:55,294 I think it's a record of certain indications... 990 01:27:55,503 --> 01:27:57,368 ...that Emily was possessed. 991 01:27:57,572 --> 01:27:59,233 Signs of possession, you may call them. 992 01:27:59,440 --> 01:28:02,637 By "signs of possession," would you mean her speaking in languages... 993 01:28:02,844 --> 01:28:04,812 ...we might assume she couldn't possibly know? 994 01:28:05,012 --> 01:28:08,106 And the vocalization of two distinct voices simultaneously? 995 01:28:08,316 --> 01:28:11,683 Yes. Among other signs that I observed and described to the court... 996 01:28:11,886 --> 01:28:13,786 ...while the tape was playing. Things I saw. 997 01:28:13,988 --> 01:28:15,455 Things you can't hear on the tape. 998 01:28:15,656 --> 01:28:17,590 We'll just have to take your word, won't we? 999 01:28:17,792 --> 01:28:19,419 - Your Honor. - Mr. Thomas. 1000 01:28:19,994 --> 01:28:22,895 I apologize. Father, as Emily's parish priest... 1001 01:28:23,097 --> 01:28:25,930 ...are you aware that she underwent advanced catechism training? 1002 01:28:26,134 --> 01:28:27,692 Yes. Yes. Her family is very devout. 1003 01:28:27,902 --> 01:28:31,269 And in that training, did she study Ancient Greek, Hebrew and Latin? 1004 01:28:31,472 --> 01:28:32,598 Yes, I think that's right. 1005 01:28:32,807 --> 01:28:36,174 Might have even studied Aramaic, Christ and his disciples' language... 1006 01:28:36,377 --> 01:28:39,835 ...which, according to the transcripts, we also heard on the tape, correct? 1007 01:28:40,047 --> 01:28:42,777 She spoke Aramaic on the tape. It wasn't part of her training. 1008 01:28:42,984 --> 01:28:45,544 But it was offered as an elective at her catechism school. 1009 01:28:45,753 --> 01:28:48,586 I have the school's curriculum here if you'd like to see it. 1010 01:28:48,790 --> 01:28:52,521 No. I'll accept that she might have been exposed to that language. 1011 01:28:52,727 --> 01:28:54,558 And according to her high school records... 1012 01:28:54,762 --> 01:28:57,287 ...German was the foreign language she studied there, yes? 1013 01:28:57,498 --> 01:28:58,692 I don't know. If you say so. 1014 01:28:58,900 --> 01:29:02,461 So that covers the strange languages we heard on the tape, correct? 1015 01:29:03,237 --> 01:29:05,102 Did I miss any? 1016 01:29:06,374 --> 01:29:07,568 - No. - Good. 1017 01:29:07,775 --> 01:29:10,039 We've already established you're no medical expert. 1018 01:29:10,244 --> 01:29:11,506 You said it's not your field. 1019 01:29:11,712 --> 01:29:15,409 But are you aware of the dual sets of vocal cords every human possesses? 1020 01:29:15,716 --> 01:29:16,944 - No. - Have you heard of... 1021 01:29:17,151 --> 01:29:21,451 ...the superior vocal cords, which are higher than the ones we use to speak? 1022 01:29:21,656 --> 01:29:24,318 No. So you didn't know that Tibetan monks, for example... 1023 01:29:24,525 --> 01:29:27,255 ...as part of their religious training, teach themselves... 1024 01:29:27,462 --> 01:29:30,863 ...to activate both sets of vocal cords at once? 1025 01:29:31,065 --> 01:29:32,692 No, I didn't know that. 1026 01:29:32,900 --> 01:29:35,528 Well, now that you do know, would you think it's possible... 1027 01:29:35,736 --> 01:29:37,499 ...that Emily, in her psychotic state... 1028 01:29:37,705 --> 01:29:39,969 ...might have activated both sets of vocal cords... 1029 01:29:40,174 --> 01:29:43,575 ...so as to achieve the amazing effect we heard captured on your audiotape? 1030 01:29:43,778 --> 01:29:45,040 Her state was not psychotic. 1031 01:29:45,246 --> 01:29:47,942 Father Moore, you told us that in the exorcism we heard... 1032 01:29:48,149 --> 01:29:51,550 ...you actually saw, once again, this black-robed figure... 1033 01:29:51,752 --> 01:29:54,380 ...or demonic apparition, am I right? - Yes. 1034 01:29:54,589 --> 01:29:57,183 But we couldn't see him when you played the tape, correct? 1035 01:29:57,391 --> 01:29:58,881 - No, of course not. - Of course not. 1036 01:29:59,093 --> 01:30:01,891 So that would be another supernatural aspect of the exorcism... 1037 01:30:02,096 --> 01:30:05,554 ...your tape doesn't prove, correct? - Yes. 1038 01:30:06,367 --> 01:30:08,335 Where is your dark figure, Father? 1039 01:30:08,536 --> 01:30:10,834 Is he here now? Do I look like your demon ghost? 1040 01:30:11,038 --> 01:30:12,938 - Your Honor. - Counselor. 1041 01:30:16,611 --> 01:30:18,476 I have nothing further. 1042 01:30:19,580 --> 01:30:21,480 Does the defense wish to redirect? 1043 01:30:21,682 --> 01:30:25,118 No, Your Honor, but we reserve the right to recall the witness later. 1044 01:30:25,419 --> 01:30:28,149 Very well. The witness may step down. 1045 01:30:35,162 --> 01:30:37,960 Your Honor, my next witness must have been detained. 1046 01:30:38,165 --> 01:30:40,133 If we could take a short recess so I could... 1047 01:30:40,334 --> 01:30:43,792 You've made this court wait before, counselor. I'm inclined to... 1048 01:30:44,005 --> 01:30:45,632 Your Honor, please. 1049 01:30:45,840 --> 01:30:48,468 Dr. Cartwright came to us in good conscience... 1050 01:30:48,676 --> 01:30:51,770 ...as an eyewitness to the exorcism on Father Moore's tape. 1051 01:30:51,979 --> 01:30:55,039 He can substantiate all of my client's testimony... 1052 01:30:55,249 --> 01:30:58,377 Your Honor, the defense has already presented its exorcism testimony... 1053 01:30:58,586 --> 01:31:01,146 ...in dramatic fashion. Do we really have to...? 1054 01:31:07,595 --> 01:31:11,053 We have absorbed some extraordinary testimony today. 1055 01:31:11,566 --> 01:31:14,194 I think we'll take some time to consider it. 1056 01:31:14,402 --> 01:31:17,064 Court is adjourned until 9:30 tomorrow morning. 1057 01:31:19,540 --> 01:31:22,441 - You can't find him? - I went to meet him, he didn't show. 1058 01:31:22,643 --> 01:31:24,634 I called his office, I called his house. 1059 01:31:24,845 --> 01:31:29,475 Okay. Go to the hospital, ask around. Somebody's gotta know where he is. 1060 01:31:42,163 --> 01:31:43,630 What the hell happened? 1061 01:31:45,166 --> 01:31:47,532 Tell Father Moore I'm sorry. 1062 01:31:47,802 --> 01:31:51,761 Tell him I know the demons are real and I admire his courage... 1063 01:31:51,973 --> 01:31:54,134 ...for standing and speaking against them. 1064 01:31:54,475 --> 01:31:57,205 Tell him I know what they can do. 1065 01:32:19,800 --> 01:32:22,667 - Cartwright's dead. - I heard. 1066 01:32:23,771 --> 01:32:25,261 Are you drunk? 1067 01:32:26,907 --> 01:32:30,468 - Not yet, but I'm working on it. - Have you seen this? 1068 01:32:35,916 --> 01:32:37,850 - What the hell were you thinking? - Karl... 1069 01:32:38,052 --> 01:32:40,384 You told me you'd talk him out of testifying. 1070 01:32:40,588 --> 01:32:42,886 Instead, you put on a freak show with taped demons... 1071 01:32:43,090 --> 01:32:44,853 ...and a dead girl speaking in tongues... 1072 01:32:45,059 --> 01:32:49,257 ...and your client testifies that the archbishop sanctioned the exorcism. 1073 01:32:49,897 --> 01:32:51,956 We'll be lucky if the archdiocese isn't named... 1074 01:32:52,166 --> 01:32:54,600 I had a doctor who was gonna corroborate. 1075 01:32:54,802 --> 01:32:57,771 Besides that, Father Moore's testimony's crucial to his defense. 1076 01:32:57,972 --> 01:33:00,497 Did you forget the archdiocese is paying for this defense? 1077 01:33:00,708 --> 01:33:02,471 The archdiocese isn't on trial. 1078 01:33:04,311 --> 01:33:06,779 I swore an oath to do what's best for my client. 1079 01:33:06,981 --> 01:33:09,074 Spare me the law school pieties, Bruner. 1080 01:33:09,283 --> 01:33:11,308 You cashed in your conscience at the door. 1081 01:33:11,519 --> 01:33:14,420 - People can change. - Like James Van Hopper? 1082 01:33:18,025 --> 01:33:19,617 It's not over. 1083 01:33:20,394 --> 01:33:22,021 I can put Mr. Rose on the stand... 1084 01:33:22,229 --> 01:33:24,390 ...to corroborate Father Moore about the exorcism. 1085 01:33:24,598 --> 01:33:27,396 And there are the girls. Her sister Alice, she saw part of it. 1086 01:33:27,601 --> 01:33:30,536 They all look like superstitious rubes. They've got no credibility. 1087 01:33:30,738 --> 01:33:32,069 Thomas will rip them to pieces. 1088 01:33:32,273 --> 01:33:34,969 You'll be worse off than you are now, if that's possible. 1089 01:33:35,976 --> 01:33:37,739 You're gonna replace me on this case. 1090 01:33:38,512 --> 01:33:40,571 You've screwed it up beyond all repair. 1091 01:33:41,215 --> 01:33:43,581 But the archdiocese feels that replacing you now... 1092 01:33:43,784 --> 01:33:46,651 ...would only draw more unnecessary attention to the trial. 1093 01:33:46,854 --> 01:33:48,378 But just so we're clear, Bruner... 1094 01:33:49,123 --> 01:33:53,321 ...if you put that priest on the stand again, I will fire you. 1095 01:34:20,588 --> 01:34:21,919 You've been crying. 1096 01:34:25,359 --> 01:34:28,419 - Dr. Cartwright is dead. - What? 1097 01:34:29,463 --> 01:34:33,695 He was killed. There was an accident. I'm sorry. 1098 01:34:36,604 --> 01:34:38,697 I know he was your friend. 1099 01:34:42,710 --> 01:34:44,200 We've lost. 1100 01:34:46,480 --> 01:34:48,914 Without his testimony, it's over. 1101 01:34:50,151 --> 01:34:51,675 No. 1102 01:34:51,886 --> 01:34:56,220 No, no, no, it isn't over. We're telling Emily's story. That's what matters. 1103 01:34:56,423 --> 01:34:58,584 - It can't be worth all this. - Yes, it is worth it. 1104 01:34:58,793 --> 01:35:01,819 Just let me go back on the stand and tell the rest of the story. 1105 01:35:02,029 --> 01:35:04,156 - I can't do that. - You must! 1106 01:35:04,732 --> 01:35:06,461 You must. 1107 01:35:11,739 --> 01:35:16,767 Erin, you once said that you felt you were on the right path. 1108 01:35:17,878 --> 01:35:20,904 Don't stray from that path. 1109 01:35:22,249 --> 01:35:23,910 Here, take this. 1110 01:35:24,118 --> 01:35:26,450 - What is this? - Just read it. 1111 01:35:26,654 --> 01:35:30,021 And then decide what you want to do. 1112 01:35:31,525 --> 01:35:36,462 I saw your eyes today in court when I explained the significance of 3 a.m. 1113 01:35:37,198 --> 01:35:43,262 It's not going to stop until Emily's story is told. 1114 01:36:24,745 --> 01:36:26,679 Are you gonna make a statement? 1115 01:36:29,016 --> 01:36:31,041 Do you believe it was the devil? 1116 01:36:42,596 --> 01:36:45,224 Is the defense ready to proceed? 1117 01:36:45,432 --> 01:36:49,300 Yes, Your Honor. The defense recalls Father Richard Moore. 1118 01:36:56,677 --> 01:36:59,976 The witness is reminded that he is still under oath. 1119 01:37:09,490 --> 01:37:12,653 - When did you last see Emily alive? - The night before she died. 1120 01:37:12,860 --> 01:37:16,125 Her mother, Maria, called me and said that Emily had asked for me. 1121 01:37:16,330 --> 01:37:18,924 - Why did she ask to see you? - To give me this. 1122 01:37:19,433 --> 01:37:21,731 Did Emily explain to you the letter's significance? 1123 01:37:22,169 --> 01:37:27,232 Yes. She said she'd written it the morning after the failed exorcism... 1124 01:37:27,541 --> 01:37:29,907 ...and that it was important for me to share. 1125 01:37:33,948 --> 01:37:36,781 Father Moore, was Emily a good person? 1126 01:37:38,385 --> 01:37:43,687 I believe that one day Emily will be recognized as a saint. 1127 01:37:44,792 --> 01:37:47,590 - So she loved God. - Yes. She was very devout. 1128 01:37:48,629 --> 01:37:50,563 Father Moore, if Emily loved God... 1129 01:37:50,764 --> 01:37:53,460 ...if she was so good and so devout, why do you think God... 1130 01:37:53,667 --> 01:37:55,362 ...allowed this to happen? - Objection. 1131 01:37:55,569 --> 01:37:57,230 What is the relevance of that question? 1132 01:37:57,438 --> 01:37:59,633 Father Moore's belief in this matter is crucial... 1133 01:37:59,840 --> 01:38:02,832 ...in establishing his and Emily's understanding of her condition. 1134 01:38:03,043 --> 01:38:06,012 And that mutual understanding is paramount in determining... 1135 01:38:06,213 --> 01:38:08,408 ...whether Father Moore was, in fact, negligent. 1136 01:38:11,185 --> 01:38:12,379 I'm going to allow it. 1137 01:38:12,586 --> 01:38:15,111 Your Honor, you're not really gonna let someone testify... 1138 01:38:15,322 --> 01:38:18,485 ...about why God would allow the death of a young girl? 1139 01:38:18,692 --> 01:38:21,183 The objection has been overruled. 1140 01:38:21,729 --> 01:38:23,526 Again, Father Moore: 1141 01:38:25,065 --> 01:38:29,559 Why did God allow Emily to become possessed by demons and then die? 1142 01:38:30,237 --> 01:38:32,330 I can let Emily answer that. 1143 01:38:36,844 --> 01:38:39,836 "Last night, on Allhallows' Eve... 1144 01:38:40,047 --> 01:38:44,450 ...Father Moore tried to cast six demons from my body. 1145 01:38:45,119 --> 01:38:46,882 They refused to go. 1146 01:38:48,122 --> 01:38:50,590 After the attempted exorcism..." 1147 01:38:50,958 --> 01:38:55,588 I was taken to my room, and I fell into a deep sleep. 1148 01:38:57,464 --> 01:39:02,492 I awoke a few hours later, hearing a voice calling out my name. 1149 01:40:17,044 --> 01:40:20,343 "Again, I heard a voice calling my name. 1150 01:40:20,948 --> 01:40:24,111 It was the Blessed Holy Mother of God. 1151 01:40:25,152 --> 01:40:27,279 And when I looked at her... 1152 01:40:27,888 --> 01:40:31,119 ...she smiled at me and said: 1153 01:40:31,925 --> 01:40:35,088 'Emily, heaven is not blind to your pain."' 1154 01:40:35,295 --> 01:40:38,787 She said the Virgin Mary spoke to her in the middle of a field? 1155 01:40:39,333 --> 01:40:41,699 - Yes. - And do you believe her? 1156 01:40:41,902 --> 01:40:43,802 I believe Emily spoke the truth. 1157 01:40:45,472 --> 01:40:46,837 Please continue. 1158 01:40:49,409 --> 01:40:53,607 "I asked the Blessed Mother, 'Why do I suffer like this?"' 1159 01:40:54,248 --> 01:40:57,217 Why did the demons not leave me tonight? 1160 01:40:58,685 --> 01:41:01,984 "She said, 'I am sorry, Emily. 1161 01:41:02,256 --> 01:41:05,316 The demons are going to stay where they are. ' 1162 01:41:06,160 --> 01:41:09,459 Then she said, 'You can come with me in peace... 1163 01:41:09,930 --> 01:41:12,421 ...free of your bodily form... 1164 01:41:12,966 --> 01:41:16,060 ...or you can choose to continue this. 1165 01:41:17,471 --> 01:41:19,405 You will suffer greatly. 1166 01:41:19,606 --> 01:41:25,272 But through you, many will come to see that the realm of the spirit is real. 1167 01:41:27,347 --> 01:41:30,145 The choice is yours. "' 1168 01:41:38,025 --> 01:41:40,084 I choose to stay. 1169 01:42:09,890 --> 01:42:14,054 "In the end, good will triumph over evil. 1170 01:42:14,861 --> 01:42:17,022 Through my experience... 1171 01:42:17,598 --> 01:42:20,431 ...people will know that demons are real. 1172 01:42:22,703 --> 01:42:26,571 People say that God is dead. 1173 01:42:29,243 --> 01:42:31,711 But how can they think that... 1174 01:42:32,279 --> 01:42:34,338 ...if I show them the devil?" 1175 01:42:39,953 --> 01:42:43,912 Did you see these wounds on both of Emily's hands and both feet? 1176 01:42:44,124 --> 01:42:49,061 Yes. Yes, the wounds lasted for some time. 1177 01:42:49,263 --> 01:42:53,461 And did you attach any supernatural significance to these wounds? 1178 01:42:53,867 --> 01:42:57,769 I believe they were stigmata. 1179 01:42:57,971 --> 01:42:59,939 By that, you mean supernatural injuries... 1180 01:43:00,140 --> 01:43:03,109 ...that correspond to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ? 1181 01:43:03,310 --> 01:43:04,937 Yes. 1182 01:43:06,113 --> 01:43:12,279 Stigmata are a sign, a mark indicating one is touched by God. 1183 01:43:16,189 --> 01:43:20,649 After that night, why do you think Emily refused another exorcism? 1184 01:43:21,895 --> 01:43:25,296 I believe she'd accepted her fate. 1185 01:43:27,734 --> 01:43:30,760 Is there anything else you'd like to say about Emily? 1186 01:43:35,008 --> 01:43:36,407 No. 1187 01:43:39,479 --> 01:43:41,140 The defense rests. 1188 01:43:50,190 --> 01:43:52,590 Father Moore attaches divine significance... 1189 01:43:52,793 --> 01:43:56,320 ...to the wounds on Emily's hands and feet. 1190 01:43:56,530 --> 01:43:57,963 Why? 1191 01:43:59,333 --> 01:44:03,292 Because he sees them as confirmation of what he wants to believe. 1192 01:44:04,571 --> 01:44:07,836 That Emily was a saint, touched by the hand of God. 1193 01:44:08,842 --> 01:44:12,403 I'm afraid the truth is far less inspiring. 1194 01:44:13,080 --> 01:44:18,382 Because the truth is, by the time these miraculous wounds appeared... 1195 01:44:18,919 --> 01:44:21,717 ...Emily had already shown a tendency to injure herself... 1196 01:44:21,922 --> 01:44:25,187 ...and simply did so again on one of the barbed-wire fences... 1197 01:44:25,392 --> 01:44:28,725 ...surrounding the Rose family farm. 1198 01:44:33,667 --> 01:44:39,902 Father Moore's beliefs are based on archaic and irrational superstition. 1199 01:44:40,107 --> 01:44:43,099 Emily suffered because she was sick... 1200 01:44:44,511 --> 01:44:46,240 ...not because she was a saint. 1201 01:44:48,548 --> 01:44:52,177 I'm a man of faith. And I am also a man of facts. 1202 01:44:52,853 --> 01:44:58,416 And in here, facts are what must matter. 1203 01:44:59,760 --> 01:45:02,228 And these are the facts of this case: 1204 01:45:03,063 --> 01:45:07,329 Emily Rose had epilepsy, which caused psychosis. 1205 01:45:07,701 --> 01:45:11,228 And, given time, medicine would have cured her. 1206 01:45:11,438 --> 01:45:15,875 But it didn't. Why? Because Father Richard Moore convinced Emily... 1207 01:45:16,076 --> 01:45:20,513 ...that she wasn't ill, that she didn't need medicine. 1208 01:45:20,714 --> 01:45:23,512 And in the weeks leading up to her death... 1209 01:45:23,717 --> 01:45:27,778 ...when she was clearly in need of medical treatment... 1210 01:45:28,455 --> 01:45:30,685 ...he failed to have her hospitalized. 1211 01:45:40,400 --> 01:45:42,265 So... 1212 01:45:43,036 --> 01:45:46,233 ...the defense has given us an extraordinary... 1213 01:45:46,706 --> 01:45:51,405 ...creative explanation for the events that led to this. 1214 01:45:51,912 --> 01:45:58,249 Ladies and gentlemen, don't you believe it. 1215 01:45:58,752 --> 01:46:03,655 Because the fact is, it wasn't the devil that did this to Emily Rose. 1216 01:46:07,461 --> 01:46:09,019 It was the defendant. 1217 01:46:30,116 --> 01:46:31,708 Counselor. 1218 01:46:37,390 --> 01:46:41,019 Ethan Thomas calls himself a man of faith. 1219 01:46:46,433 --> 01:46:49,163 I, on the other hand, am a woman of doubt. 1220 01:46:53,306 --> 01:46:55,433 Angels and demons. 1221 01:46:56,276 --> 01:46:58,141 God and the devil. 1222 01:47:02,182 --> 01:47:05,549 These things either exist, or they do not exist. 1223 01:47:08,288 --> 01:47:09,983 Are we all alone in this life? 1224 01:47:10,657 --> 01:47:12,716 Or are we not alone? 1225 01:47:13,627 --> 01:47:16,425 Either thought is astonishing. 1226 01:47:19,299 --> 01:47:23,429 Do I really believe that this tragedy is the work of the devil? 1227 01:47:23,637 --> 01:47:25,400 To be honest, I don't know. 1228 01:47:27,073 --> 01:47:29,803 But I cannot deny that it's possible. 1229 01:47:30,477 --> 01:47:32,274 The prosecution wants you to believe... 1230 01:47:32,479 --> 01:47:35,778 ...that Emily's psychotic epileptic disorder was a fact... 1231 01:47:35,982 --> 01:47:40,078 ...because facts leave no room for reasonable doubt. 1232 01:47:40,287 --> 01:47:42,517 But this trial isn't about facts. 1233 01:47:43,456 --> 01:47:46,220 This trial is about possibilities. 1234 01:47:46,793 --> 01:47:49,523 Is it a fact that Emily was a hypersensitive... 1235 01:47:49,729 --> 01:47:51,219 ...as Dr. Adani suggests? 1236 01:47:51,431 --> 01:47:57,131 A person who's more likely, by her very nature, to become possessed? 1237 01:47:58,471 --> 01:48:02,373 I can't say that, but the question is: 1238 01:48:03,043 --> 01:48:04,237 Is it possible? 1239 01:48:06,479 --> 01:48:10,142 Is it a fact that Gambutrol anesthetized Emily's brain... 1240 01:48:10,350 --> 01:48:13,786 ...so that the exorcism ritual was rendered ineffective? 1241 01:48:16,022 --> 01:48:17,819 I can't be sure of that. 1242 01:48:20,226 --> 01:48:21,454 But is it possible? 1243 01:48:23,163 --> 01:48:27,429 Is it a fact that Emily was beloved by God? 1244 01:48:29,336 --> 01:48:32,999 And that after her exorcism, she chose to suffer till the end... 1245 01:48:33,206 --> 01:48:36,107 ...so that we might believe in a more magical world? 1246 01:48:36,309 --> 01:48:39,972 A world where the spiritual realm really exists? 1247 01:48:40,680 --> 01:48:42,648 I can't say that's a fact. 1248 01:48:43,850 --> 01:48:45,477 But ask yourself: 1249 01:48:47,854 --> 01:48:49,116 Is it possible? 1250 01:48:50,790 --> 01:48:52,849 It's what Emily believed. 1251 01:48:53,059 --> 01:48:54,754 It's what Father Moore believed. 1252 01:48:54,961 --> 01:48:59,557 And that sincere belief is what determined her choices and his. 1253 01:48:59,766 --> 01:49:03,497 Now, for the most important question: 1254 01:49:05,005 --> 01:49:07,667 Is Father Richard Moore guilty... 1255 01:49:07,874 --> 01:49:11,605 ...beyond a reasonable doubt, of negligent homicide? 1256 01:49:12,145 --> 01:49:17,014 Did he, in fact, neglect Emily's needs in such a way... 1257 01:49:17,217 --> 01:49:19,617 ...that her death is now on his hands? 1258 01:49:19,819 --> 01:49:23,846 No! That is not a fact. 1259 01:49:24,057 --> 01:49:26,753 It is not a fact that Emily was epileptic. 1260 01:49:26,960 --> 01:49:31,363 It is not a fact that she was psychotic. 1261 01:49:31,564 --> 01:49:33,031 Facts... 1262 01:49:33,767 --> 01:49:37,032 ...leave no room for possibilities. 1263 01:49:38,505 --> 01:49:39,870 The only fact... 1264 01:49:40,073 --> 01:49:45,136 ...the only thing I know beyond a doubt in this case... 1265 01:49:45,345 --> 01:49:48,837 ...is that Father Moore loved Emily with his whole heart. 1266 01:49:49,249 --> 01:49:52,548 He did everything in his power to help her. 1267 01:49:52,752 --> 01:49:57,485 He has risked his very freedom so we could hear her story. 1268 01:50:04,464 --> 01:50:05,988 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... 1269 01:50:06,199 --> 01:50:09,532 ...in my job I sometimes have to defend bad men. 1270 01:50:10,937 --> 01:50:13,838 Father Richard Moore is not one of them. 1271 01:50:17,043 --> 01:50:18,908 Don't send a good man to prison. 1272 01:50:19,112 --> 01:50:22,172 I'm not asking that you believe everything that Father Moore believes. 1273 01:50:22,382 --> 01:50:25,783 I'm simply asking that you believe in Father Moore. 1274 01:50:42,902 --> 01:50:44,927 Madam Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict? 1275 01:50:45,271 --> 01:50:46,795 We have, Your Honor. 1276 01:50:58,952 --> 01:51:01,045 Please read the verdict out loud. 1277 01:51:05,658 --> 01:51:08,718 "In the case of The People v. Father Richard Moore... 1278 01:51:08,928 --> 01:51:11,658 ...we, the jury, find the defendant... 1279 01:51:11,865 --> 01:51:14,766 ...guilty of negligent homicide." 1280 01:51:16,603 --> 01:51:19,003 The court thanks the jury for its service. 1281 01:51:20,306 --> 01:51:24,299 Sentencing for this case will be set for April 3rd. 1282 01:51:24,511 --> 01:51:26,638 Your Honor, if it pleases the court... 1283 01:51:26,846 --> 01:51:29,007 ...Father Moore requested at the start of trial... 1284 01:51:29,215 --> 01:51:31,979 ...that if found guilty, he would be sentenced immediately. 1285 01:51:32,185 --> 01:51:34,119 Yes, I recall that. 1286 01:51:34,320 --> 01:51:38,484 Does the prosecution have any objection to expedited sentencing? 1287 01:51:39,526 --> 01:51:41,016 Very well. 1288 01:51:44,798 --> 01:51:47,790 Father Richard Moore, do you understand this sentence... 1289 01:51:48,001 --> 01:51:50,629 ...which has been found against you? - Yes, Your Honor. 1290 01:51:50,837 --> 01:51:53,169 And do you understand the gravity of this crime? 1291 01:51:53,373 --> 01:51:57,833 That you may, under the law, be sentenced to a term of up to 10 years? 1292 01:51:58,044 --> 01:51:59,341 Yes, I do. 1293 01:51:59,546 --> 01:52:01,446 Are there any statements you wish to make... 1294 01:52:01,648 --> 01:52:03,206 ...before I impose this sentence? 1295 01:52:03,416 --> 01:52:05,281 - No, Your Honor. - Very well. 1296 01:52:05,485 --> 01:52:07,578 Excuse me, Your Honor... 1297 01:52:07,787 --> 01:52:10,153 ...but the jury would like to make a recommendation... 1298 01:52:10,356 --> 01:52:12,187 ...regarding the sentence. - Objection. 1299 01:52:12,692 --> 01:52:14,159 Sit down, counselor. 1300 01:52:14,360 --> 01:52:17,852 It's only a recommendation, and I would like to hear it. 1301 01:52:20,366 --> 01:52:22,857 We recommend a sentence of time served. 1302 01:52:33,012 --> 01:52:34,309 I'll accept that. 1303 01:52:39,352 --> 01:52:40,842 You are guilty, Father Moore. 1304 01:52:42,121 --> 01:52:43,850 And you are free to go. 1305 01:52:45,225 --> 01:52:48,194 - This court is dismissed. - All rise. 1306 01:52:56,236 --> 01:52:57,533 Thank you. 1307 01:53:24,731 --> 01:53:27,495 Well, you shocked us all. 1308 01:53:28,101 --> 01:53:30,501 Everyone at the firm sees this as another victory. 1309 01:53:30,703 --> 01:53:32,728 The archdiocese is pleased. 1310 01:53:32,939 --> 01:53:35,806 They feel the trial has raised public interest in the Church. 1311 01:53:36,009 --> 01:53:37,738 Have you seen the news? 1312 01:53:37,944 --> 01:53:40,469 There's our priest, leaving the courthouse a free man... 1313 01:53:40,680 --> 01:53:42,307 ...right next to you. 1314 01:53:42,715 --> 01:53:44,910 Just like James Van Hopper. 1315 01:53:46,786 --> 01:53:48,720 All right, I'll say it. I was wrong. 1316 01:53:49,022 --> 01:53:50,387 But I'm ready to make it right. 1317 01:53:51,024 --> 01:53:53,720 I'm offering you a full partnership in the firm. 1318 01:53:57,430 --> 01:53:58,920 Keep it. 1319 01:54:23,356 --> 01:54:26,052 Will you be able to return to your parish? 1320 01:54:29,462 --> 01:54:31,123 I can't go back. 1321 01:54:31,564 --> 01:54:33,122 Not now. 1322 01:54:35,401 --> 01:54:37,301 Once you've looked into the darkness... 1323 01:54:38,571 --> 01:54:41,972 ...I think you carry it with you for the rest of your life. 1324 01:54:46,279 --> 01:54:47,803 What about you? 1325 01:54:50,316 --> 01:54:52,944 I believe you've seen the darkness too. 1326 01:54:56,589 --> 01:54:58,250 I don't know. 1327 01:55:00,760 --> 01:55:03,024 I'm not sure what I've seen. 1328 01:55:12,071 --> 01:55:15,472 - Who chose the epitaph? - I did. 1329 01:55:16,376 --> 01:55:20,244 It's from the second chapter of Philippians, verse 12. 1330 01:55:20,913 --> 01:55:24,314 Emily recited it to me the night before she died.