The fish are dead! The fish are dead!
The truck. Please, Mr. Huberty. Quickly, come on.
What do you know about Baal-Dahar, Mr. Huberty?
Baal-Da-what?
I was in Jerusalem for a symposium. I don't even know what I'm doing in here.
Baal-Dahar's is a village, an Arab village. It's been rumored to be a terrorist base.
Or should I say "was"? This morning we found it destroyed.
What does that have to do with me?
It's how it was destroyed. That's where we need your help.
My help? I don't know the first thing about terrorists.
I think you've made a terrible mistake.
Please, Mr. Huberty. Come with me.
You don't understand.
You picked up the wrong man. I can't possibly help you.
- I'm a meteorologist! - Yes, yes. We know.
That's why we brought you here.
You see that...
... was Baal-Dahar.
Yesterday, a kibbutz nearby was attacked.
They threw a petrol bomb into the school and locked the doors.
34 children burned to death.
We tracked the terrorists back to here and found this.
It's incredible.
- Can you explain it? - It cannot be explained.
- I have clearance. - You damn well better.
The Vatican.
I'm sorry...
... Father Lucci.
Can you explain it?
If I would given the proper equipment, I think...
I don't think so.
They'll never explain it.
It'll melt in a day or a week and they'll forget it.
They'll call it a freak, an aberration.
You don't think it is.
I would, I would Colonel except this kind of thing has happened here once before.
What are you saying? Baal-Dahar has stood here for 3,000 years.
Yes, Baal-Dahar, but you see, Colonel...
... the village was built on the ruins of an older place.
A much older place.
And it too was destroyed, but you don't want that to explain what happened to it now.
Why is that?
Because that place that was destroyed was called Sodom.
Destroyed by the wrath of God.
How's he doing?
Well, kiddo, I have to tell you, he's still a boy.
- Is he kicking a lot? - He's been really active.
Moving all over the place.
Well, that's great. We're getting some good soccer in our last trimester.
Thanks, Cherie.
I can't wait. Two months to go.
I want to see you next week.
I'm not completely happy with his growth.
And your amniotic fluid is a little less than normal.
But you said the baby's doing fine.
He is. There's absolutely nothing to be alarmed about.
But Abby, I can't say definitely that we're not gonna run into the same problem again.
I know this time its gonna be okay. I've been eating really well and resting.
That's good, that's good. All right, so I'll see you both next week.
- Bye-bye. - Bye.
... have seen the glory Of the coming of the Lord
He has trampled out the vintage Where the grapes of wrath are stored
He has loosed his fateful lightning Of his terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on
They're so adorable.
Would you like to see the computer room now?
- Oh, that would be great. - At the Oaks we start them early.
So your husband is a lawyer...
... and you restore fine arts for the Hirshenson Collection.
- And the baby's due...? - February 29th.
The 29th?
- It's a leap year. - Oh, of course.
I notice you didn't write anything under "Religious Denomination."
Do you mind if I ask why?
Because I don't have any. Is that a problem?
Oh, no, no. I just don't like blanks.
Hi, baby dog.
Hi, Baby. Oh, Ace, be careful.
Good boy.
Hello?
Well, let's see...
What. It's $650, utilities included.
It's a garage apartment.
No, we never had any problems with the fumes. We park our car outside.
It's partially furnished.
It's got a bed and a table right now, but that's about it.
I see. Well, okay. Sorry.
Bye-bye.
Hi, sweetness. Hi...
Tragedy continues to strike around the globe...
... as the changing weather patterns continue.
- Hi, honey. - Hi.
- That's nice. - Thanks.
How did it go today?
The State Supreme Court denied my appeal.
- Are you kidding? - I couldn't believe it.
- I thought you had such a strong appeal. - So did I.
So did I.
The whole petition was based on the fact that Jimmy's trial lawyer was incompetent.
And he was. I mean, I've told you that.
I thought I proved it.
Shit... So what are you gonna do?
Appeal again. Fight it.
Anyway, how's our bouncing baby boy?
- Good. We had a good day. - Yeah?
- Yeah. - Good.
Babe?
I know we talked about it and decided not to...
... but I went to The Oaks today and put down a deposit.
Deposit?
It only puts us on the waiting list for four years.
- Abby, why are you doing this? - Honey. I just want to be prepared.
I want you to be realistic.
- I am realistic. - We don't know for sure whether the baby...
Look. I saw Dr. Inness today. She said I'm doing perfect. No problems.
Really?
This baby is gonna be fine.
It has to be.
It has to be? What if it isn't? Then what?
Abby...
I just don't want to lose you, that's all.
Okay?
Okay.
Will you die for Him?
- Will you die for Him? - No! No...
What is it?
What's the matter?
I was in these rooms, and... Oh, God, I could feel it coming.
What?
- Death. - It was just a dream, Abby.
It was just a dream.
It's all right. It's all right. It's all right.
It was just a dream.
- Russell Quinn? - Yeah.
- Penny Washburn. - Hi.
- Sorry I'm late. - That's all right.
I understand you're quite an expert on death sentence appeals.
- So they say. - Good. What do you know about this case?
So far, not much. The kid murdered his parents?
He poured gasoline on them and set them on fire while they were sleeping.
I take it this is not someone with a lot of remorse.
His parents were brother and sister. "Executed for the word of God".
That's what he said in his confession. His signed confession.
Jimmy...
- How's it going? - Hello, Russell.
Jimmy, this is Penny Washburn. She's going to help us with your case.
- Hello, Penny. - Hello.
- Listen, Jimmy. Can we talk a minute? - Yes.
Listen...
Penny's going to help me prepare a new appeal...
... but we gonna need your help.
I told you, I do not go to hospital.
Jimmy, I can't help you unless you let me.
Just talk to her, tell her what happened, that's all.
No hospital.
Listen Jimmy, this is important.
If you go to the hospital, the doctors may find you incompetent.
Then I can get the court to reconsider your case. Otherwise...
... we don't have anything.
I know what is right and I know what is wrong.
- I did nothing wrong. - Jimmy...
You admitted killing your parents.
It was not wrong. It was the law of God.
Leviticus.
Isn't murder a crime too, in the eyes of God?
- It is not murder to punish the guilty. - Incest may be against the law of God...
... but it's the law of California that we're dealing with.
They've sentenced you to the gas chamber! Do you want to die?
- No. - Then go to the hospital.
Let the doctors see if you knew what you were doing.
That says I did a crime! That it was wrong!
If it's gonna save your life, then say you're wrong!
- What is it gonna matter? - It matters to God!
No hospital.
Jimmy...
Goodbye, Penny.
Jimmy, think about it. Please.
- Hello. - Hi.
My name is David. David Bannen.
- I'm here about the apartment. - Oh, please, come in.
Ace, get down! He usually doesn't do this.
- Go on, get down. - It's okay.
- Hi, Ace. - Get down! Get down!
Well... Ace, get down!
I'm really surprised. He does never do this.
I'll go get the keys. Come on.
- Would you like a towel? - Please.
You're soaked. It's terrible out there, isn't it?
Thanks.
- Yes, it is. - If I can just find these keys...
Where are you from?
All over. I've moved around a lot.
- Because of work? - Yes.
What do you do?
I'm a teacher. Ancient languages.
Over at the university?
I've been traveling for some time.
I've really just come back to town.
- May I have a glass water? - Sure. Let me get you a glass.
- Use the bottled water, its better. - Thanks.
Your baby is due in February.
The 29th.
How do you know that?
I saw your calendar.
It's kind of nice, isn't it? There isn't a 29th except for a leap year.
Makes it special somehow.
- It is a special day. - Yeah.
I am getting so absent-minded.
Well, I hope you're not expecting something fancy.
No, no. No.
Well, this is it.
It's a bit small.
I don't need much room.
I like it. If that's all right.
- That's great! - Good.
I'd like to talk it over with my husband, but I'm sure it won't be a problem.
Why won't you give me a call tomorrow and I'll let you know.
- Fine. - Okay. Well talk then.
- I do hope this will work out. - Yes. I hope so, too.
I'm back.
That didn't take very long.
He didn't need much help. About all he had was a suitcase.
But he did have first and last month's rent in cash.
- You know it. - Yeah.
- Did you invite him to dinner? - I did. He said, "No, thanks."
Of course, he didn't use so many words.
I have to admit, the guy is out there. He's a little bit different.
I don't know, I think he's just quiet.
Yeah, he's quiet all right. He doesn't have a stereo or a television.
He doesn't even want us to hook up a telephone.
Really? That's weird.
What's weird is that he got a short-wave radio.
Hey. You think he's a spy?
The spearhead of an invasion force that will take over and bore us to death!
You're such a nut. Toss that up.
- Where are you going? - I'm sure you did a great job inviting him.
Looks tossed to me.
David?
- Honey... Jesus, you scared me to death. - You snuck up on me!
I was trying not to scare you. What are you doing out here?
Look at this. Isn't this wild?
Yeah, it is strange.
Listen, David's in the house. He changed his mind about dinner.
Maybe he'd change it again if he knew you're snooping around.
I'm not snooping.
I'm looking.
So after all that, the senator wouldn't even see me.
This poor kid will die in the gas chamber and I get this aide who tells me...
... he doesn't think their involvement is appropriate.
- Why? - Because he's a politician.
He doesn't wanna get involved in anything that could ever eventually can come back...
- ... and bite his fat ass. - It's typical.
It's typical bullshit.
What would you do?
- Me? What do you mean? - Would you stop it?
Of course I would, but I have any control. I can't do anything.
Maybe you can.
She can't do anything, David.
That's what I'm saying, nobody listens anymore. I'm the kid's attorney...
... and they won't listen to me. So they won't listen to Abby.
Maybe you are right.
It's not up to us.
- Would you like some dessert? - Please.
It's all right, it's all right. There you go. Go on.
Jesus Christ! Look at this!
Abby, get a broom.
Don't! Please don't!
I wasn't going to hurt it.
I'm sorry. I...
That was weird.
Do you know...
... there's a story about a new-born child and the sparrow's song.
It's ancient.
Hebrew.
They believed that in Heaven...
... God's mansion has many halls.
And that one of these halls is the Hall of Souls.
It's called The Guf.
"The Guf"?
They say whenever a baby is born...
... this is where its soul comes from.
As the soul descends from heaven...
... only the sparrows can see it.
So they sing.
So whenever you hear a sparrow singing, a baby is about to be born?
The Guf. I like it.
I'll get the dessert.
- Would you like some coffee? - Yes, please.
Wasn't that the sweetest story?
It sounded like a bunch of guff to me.
"The second angel poured his bowl into the sea.
And it became as the blood of a dead man...
... and every living thing...
... died that was in the sea."
The prophecies...
... they have begun.
The Guf.
Do you like that?
Yes, I do. It reminds me of a story I heard.
It's Italian, you know. It's really good quality.
I don't know. I've spent so much money already.
But it's so cute. Yeah, why not?
You only live once, right? Oh, you gonna put this on your card?
Here it is.
Mr. Quinn?
Mrs. Quinn, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
David?
David!
Shit!
David!
David?
Excuse me, lady. What are you doing here?
- I'm looking for someone. - There's no one here but the minion.
I followed him in, he's wearing a grey overcoat.
No one came in.
But I followed him in.
I've been here for ten minutes. No one has come in lately.
You okay?
Are you okay, lady?
Yes, I'm fine.
You better leave now. We don't want to disturb kaddish.
- Excuse me? - Kaddish. The prayer for the dead.
- You're going to be fine. - Hang on, ma'am.
This won't hurt. You'll just feel some pressure.
- Don't hurt my baby. - I'm not gonna hurt your baby.
- Don't worry. Keep breathing. - Take a deep breath.
Just take a deep breath. There you go. Were almost through.
You're doing fine. You're doing just fine.
That's it. Just hold still. Breathe. Take a deep breath.
Breathe. Nice and easy. Nice and easy.
You're doing a good job. A good job.
It's going to come out now.
All right.
Good job, good job.
Why does this keep happening to her? It's gonna be something...
It's too early for Caesarean.
Right. The baby's lungs aren't fully matured yet.
But the immediate threat is over. The important thing right now...
... is just to keep her from going into labor for at least two weeks.
So I've started her on ritodrine again.
- Can I take her home? - No.
I want to keep her here for 48 hours. She needs to rest now as much as possible...
... both mentally and physically.
- Can I see her? - Sure.
There she is.
Hi, babe.
How are you feeling?
It's not like the last time.
Don't even think about that.
Just rest.
I know that feeling. It's different this time.
Something else is causing it. The pain isn't even the same.
- It's not coming from the inside. - Listen...
Margaret said that you can come home in a couple of days.
Then a couple days in bed, you'll be as good as new.
Why won't she believe me? Can't she find out what's really going on?
She's trying, Abby.
I know something's happening.
It's different this time.
I know it is.
"The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers, and they became...
... blood."
There're alarming reports of more fighting near the Nicaraguan border today.
In the fiercest confrontation of the yrar, casualties are mounting on both sides.
Refugee camps have sprung up in areas considered safe...
... but even these have been inside sniper fire.
I love the news.
- How are you feeling? - Good.
- You hungry? Want some dinner? - Want me to cook?
No, no, no. I'll take care of it. How about some pasta primavera?
- Do you know how long that's gonna take? - Yeah. 20 minutes.
I'll go pick it up.
The rescuers can only watch the great beings gasp for breath...
... away from what had always been, for them and for us...
... the protective sea.
In the local news there was a different kind of tragedy today.
A drive-by shooting between rival East Los Angeles gangs...
... claimed the lives of a woman and her 4-year-old child.
Caught in the crossfire...
The death toll in this latest terrorist bombing is expected to climb...
Bloodshed in the war between Iraq and Iran...
... having been raped repeatedly, her body was dumped...
... was apparently set by representatives of a radical group...
Continuing with international news...
... French officials in Paris today announced they have two suspects...
... in the bombing the restaurant on the famous Champs Elysees...
Abby?
I'm sorry.
It's okay. I thought you were away.
I just came back.
No, please.
I just wanted to...
How do you feel?
I'm all right.
You know. I thought I saw you the other day, in the rain.
I wasn't sure if it was you, but I thought you might need a ride.
You are very kind.
That's rare.
Were you there?
So much misery.
Man against man.
They kill each other.
They have no faith.
I used to think the world would change...
... but it hasn't.
No, I guess it hasn't.
It's sad.
The course is chosen...
... and it can't be turned.
What do you mean, "course"?
Toward death.
I really don't think we'll gonna blow ourselves up.
I didn't mean that.
I better go upstairs now.
Excuse me.
Abby.
I'm sorry about the baby.
And after all your travels, Father Lucci...
... you've come to the conclusion I find before me?
I have, Your Eminence.
You have no doubt, no doubt whatsoever, regarding the signs?
No doubt at all. They were not signs.
Not to try your patience, Father, but once again:
The snow in the Negev.
Didn't the Israeli Army report that?
I was there.
I saw a freak, an aberration of convective showers.
Frigid air from the Balkans was swept into a cut off low.
It created a storm of such intensity, it literally sucked the freezing rain from the sky.
It turned everything in its path to ice. A rare occurrence, yes.
It happens once in 100 years. But a sign from God?
Everything you saw...
... was either scientifically explainable or a hoax?
Yes, Your Eminence.
My brothers, all these things I saw were of the natural world.
There have been no miracles.
These were not signs of the Apocalypse.
I will tell His Holiness.
He will be quite relieved.
He has tickets next week to "Faust".
"2-29." That's the baby's birth date.
This doesn't say anything I can even understand.
What about the baby's birth date on it?
We don't have a corner on February 29th.
You don't know if that's what that means.
What about that strange writing. Have you ever seen writing like this?
- No. - And what about those horrible clippings?
Russell, I'm telling you, he's here because of the baby!
You think David is responsible for what's wrong with the baby?
Is that what you're saying?
Come on, Abby! What's wrong with the baby is called placental insufficiency!
You're wrong!
- I told you, it's different! - It isn't!
Nobody is trying to hurt the baby. It's just like last time.
Abby, what do you want me to do? You want me to kick him out?
Would that make you feel better if I kicked him out?
All right, Abby.
He's gone. I'll tell him as soon as I see him, okay?
Okay.
- Yes? - Excuse me. I'm looking for Dr. Ornstein.
Rabbi Ornstein.
You stay.
- Yes? - Are you Dr. Ornstein, the linguist?
Among other things. May I help you?
I hope so. I'm Abby Quinn.
No, no, no!
Nice move, lady.
- What'd I do? - You touched him.
You don't touch a Hasidic rabbi unless you're his wife.
- Are you serious? - No. I'm making it up...
It's halakah. It's the law.
- Well, then I should apologize. - I wouldn't do that.
Just leave. He won't see you again.
But I have to see him. I need to know what this says.
I need to know what language this is.
- That's Melachim. - What is it?
It's Melachim. It's a secret form of Hebrew.
Kinda like a code. It's very old.
In the Middle Ages, scholars used it to protect their writings.
- And you know it? - I hope so.
- I learned it from him when I was nine. - Then you can translate it?
Yeah, I guess so.
It's just a simple replacement alphabet.
Come on. There's a book I'll need.
Here it is.
Great.
So, what is this? How does this translate? This date.
That's not a date.
Of course it is. "2-29". February 29th.
- Have you ever read the Bible? - Well, yeah.
Well, "2:29", it's a Bible heading. Chapter and verse.
Chapter 2, verse 29.
Are you sure?
Yeah, the whole page is a quote from the Bible, from the book of Joel.
Joel 2:29.
- Can you read it for me? - Sure.
"Even upon the menservants and maidservants in those days...
... I will pour out my spirit.
And I will give portents in the heavens and on the earth...
... blood and fire and columns of smoke.
The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood...
... before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes."
What is "the great and terrible day"?
When God passes judgment on mankind for its sins.
- It's about the Apocalypse. - Come on... The end of the world?
That's what the portents are. The sun going dark, the moon turning red.
They're signs that foretell the end of the world.
There's a whole chain of signs, like a countdown. The Bible's filled with them.
Earthquakes, plagues, water turning to blood.
All kinds of weird natural disasters.
This things are to happen to tell us that God's wrath is about to destroy the world.
- And that's what this paper's about? - Yeah, the signs of the end.
Didn't you at least go to Sunday school?
Yeah, that was a long time ago.
But they taught us that God was a God of love.
- Are you okay? - It just doesn't make any sense.
What do Biblical prophecies have to do with the baby?
- Your baby? - Avi, would you translate it anyway?
Just to be sure? Here's my number.
- I guess I could have it for you by tomorrow. - That would be great. Okay...
- Bye-bye. - Okay, Mrs. Quinn.
The Guf, 358. Okay.
"In Judeo-Christian mythology, The Guf is the Hall of Souls.
Every time an infant is born, this is where its soul comes from.
Folklore has it that the sparrows can see the souls descent...
... and this explains their song.
But a day will come when the sparrow sings no more...
... because there are only a finite number of souls in The Guf.
It's when the last soul is used, and The Guf is empty, that the world will end.
The first infant born without a soul...
... born dead as such a soulless child must be, heralds...
...the death of the world, and so is called...
... 'The Final Sign'."
No. I'm trying to get a hold of the governor, and it's urgent.
I told you it has to do with Jimmy Zaragoza's execution.
Russell, its Abby.
No, I've already spoken to his aide. I need to speak to him directly.
- Well... - Yes, I'll hold.
- Tell her I'll call her back. - Okay. I tried...
... but she's not at home, and she says she has to speak to you right now.
- All right. Cover for me. Abby, are you all... - Russell...
Listen up. I was wrong. It's not the baby's birth date.
It's from the Bible. I knew it he's here because of the baby.
All right, just slow down.
He thinks it's a some king of Bible sign!
Remember, he told us about it, but not the whole story. Listen to this:
"The first infant born without a soul, born dead...
- ... such as a soulless child must be..." - Abby... Abby...
No, it's not! He's some kind of religious fanatic!
Russell, he thinks if he can kill the baby, he'll end the world.
- All right, Abby. All right. Listen to me. - I've got the governor.
Ask him to hold. Just listen. I want you to go home.
Okay.
All right? I promise.
Sorry, Russell, sorry. He wouldn't wait.
- He said to call him... - Oh, Christ...
Keep working on this and I'll try him from home.
- Russell? Russell, are you here? - Abby.
- You not gonna kill my baby. - Your baby is dying because it has no soul.
- Don't say that. - Abby. The Guf is empty.
I know what you are trying to do. I won't let you kill my baby.
Don't you think I cry for man?
I've tried to intercede, but God has judged!
- Mans sins are... - Stay away!
I can't die again, Abby. I wish I could.
- I'm His messenger. - You're crazy.
- I was here before. - Stay away.
It's time for you to know, Abby.
I came as the Lamb...
... and I return as the Lion.
Now I am His wrath.
- Strap her down! - Listen to me!
This is happening! Why won't you believe me?
You have to believe me.
- My baby... - This is gonna make you sleep.
- I just want... - Hold on.
Please...
Will you die for Him?
Russell, I don't know what you could have done.
This can happen.
I know the delusions seem extreme, but she's under enormous amount of stress.
There's incredible amount of guilt involved when...
Well, you certainly know the history.
All right... What do we do now?
I know this sounds pathetic, but the best we can do is wait and see.
Just watch her.
Look. The baby's fine. He's hanging in there.
If this is just an episode, she can go home in a couple of days.
Will you be able to stay with her?
- Not all the time. - Then we should get you a nurse to help.
And I think you should go home now and get some serious rest.
Of course, we believe that God will judge the world.
- It could be happening now? - It could happen any time.
Jesus said the end would come like a thief in the night.
That belief is fundamental virtually to every religion.
Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu.
There are differences amongst them as to how it will actually happen...
... but basically we all believe in a Messiah who delivers God's wrath upon the world.
Then it could be happening. I mean, the moon has turned to blood.
I told you about the paper and the fish.
Yes. In Revelation it is written that the sea will die.
- Then you do see it? - With perfect clarity.
I see a young man with a very large imagination.
What you're forgetting, Avi, is that the prophetic signs are signs.
They're symbols. They're not meant to be taken literally.
They're poetry written by the great prophets...
... to describe the greater concept of divine judgment...
... not to be checked off like a laundry list.
- So the moon and the fish... - Coincidence.
And you're forgetting the most important aspect of eschatology.
That when the end comes, with it comes eternal life...
... for those of us who are saved.
Well, who'll be saved, Reverend?
I mean, the Jew doesn't think it's gonna be the Muslim.
The Muslim doesn't think it's gonna be the Christian.
The Christian doesn't think it's gonna be the Buddhist. So...
... what if nobody is saved? What if we're all wrong?
My God, what if it's just the Hare Krishnas?
- You're too young to worry about these things. - That's what my rabbi said.
Now, believe me, Avi, someday you'll make quite a philosopher.
If there is a someday.
Hello? Hello, Mr. Quinn. She's fine.
I'm sorry. Could you give me that number again?
When? Well, I have to leave. No, it's impossible...
Okay, please try...
No, she's upstairs resting.
I'll tell her.
Oh, God...
I want my baby.
Oh, God...
We still house novitiates here, of course, but we do get quite a few guests, also.
Mostly people passing through on their way to new parishes.
- Is that what you're doing, Father Lucci? - Yes, it is.
- Then you won't be staying very long? - Father Morrell?
Father Morrell?
May I help you?
- No, Father Byrne, this is Father Lucci. - I'm sorry. I thought that...
But the resemblance is...
... is remarkable.
- I don't believe we've met. - No, it couldn't be. That was long ago.
Very long ago.
- If you'll excuse me. - But the resemblance...
... remarkable!
Really?
Good night, Father.
Abby?
Why is this happening?
God's grace is empty.
There's nothing I can do.
The signs have begun. As each passes, the end draws closer.
Then why are you here?
I'm its deliverer. I'm its witness.
- What if a sign didn't happen? - Abby...
No, please. What if a sign could be stopped before my baby comes?
What would happen?
Please, tell me.
Then the chain would be broken.
But it would take something you don't have: Hope.
How can someone who cared so little for life...
- ... give life to the world? - I do care.
I'm going to try.
Is there any chance, sir? Any chance at all?
What can you do now that the federal appeal has been denied?
With less than 24 hours to go, is there anything you can do to stop the execution?
"The windows of heaven," Mrs. Quinn.
"The windows of heaven are open and the earth is rent asunder.
It falls...
... and will not rise again!"
Please, Mrs. Quinn, it doesn't have to be.
- How do you know my name? - I followed the signs.
They led me to you.
Who are you?
A priest who's come to help you and your baby.
We don't have much time.
Please.
I know what you're going through. I know what's going to happen.
Mrs. Quinn!
Hey, Mrs. Quinn!
Mrs. Quinn!
Please. I must know everything he's told you if I'm to help.
He said if I can stop a sign, the chain will be broken.
- That's what he told you? - Yes.
And God would grant the world a second chance.
- Did he tell you which sign to stop? - No, that's what I'm trying to figure out.
No, no. That's impossible. I don't think a sign can't be stopped.
He wouldn't have told me if there weren't a way.
That's why I have to know what the other signs are.
You said you knew them.
They're no secret, Mrs. Quinn. God has no secrets.
The signs are contained in the Bible and are called the "Seven Seals".
The first four have already begun. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
And their signs are almost over.
- The fifth seal is the death of the last martyr. - The death could be stopped.
But whose? Where?
- What about the sixth? - It begins with the sun turning into darkness.
Then the earth will quake and the stars shall fall from the sky.
"And when the Lamb opened the seventh seal...
... there was silence in Heaven."
The silence of The Guf, empty.
The stillbirth of the soulless child.
You are the seventh seal.
I'm not gonna let my baby die.
- One of the signs has to be stopped. - But how, Mrs. Quinn? Do you know how?
With hope.
Hope?
Can hope stop an earthquake?
Can it stop a murder halfway around the globe?
The fourth horseman still rides.
The angels have unleashed the winds from the corners of the earth.
Can you stop them with hope?
Will you die for Him?
No!
- You hit him in my dream. - It was no dream.
You were there.
You're not here to help.
- You want the world to end. - Yes, Mrs. Quinn. For a very long time.
You are my deliverance.
There's nothing you can do. You can't stop it.
What kind of God are you?
Let me in!
You always were nosy, Harold.
It is you, Morrell.
But that was 70 years ago.
- That was just yesterday to me. - But you haven't aged.
You haven't changed.
- In the name of God, how? - In the name of God is how.
I was cursed by Him, you see, for what I had done.
I struck a man. But, of course, He was no man.
He was the Son of God.
- I am Cartaphilus. - Pilates gatekeeper?
The Roman soldier who was...
... cursed to walk the earth until the Messiah returned.
Cursed to live and never die, not until it was time for the world to die.
And so it has been for 2,000 years.
For me, there's been no escape from the misery of life.
But I always knew my sentence would not be eternal.
I know I could count on men on that. And so, I win!
An end has come! My death is at hand.
I won't be stopped by anyone. Not her, not you.
I can't allow it.
You understand, don't you, old friend?
Thank you.
Did you see him?
I'm gonna die?
I tried, Jimmy. I did everything I could. They just... They don't wanna...
They don't understand.
Do you think God will forgive them?
I don't know, Jimmy.
So we've got to stop this death. Whose death?
I don't know. That's what I'm saying. It's somebody who's a martyr.
- And that's the fourth sign? - No, I think it's the fifth.
The last martyr, an earthquake and...
Look, I don't know. I can't think anymore. You should know this!
That's not my book, it's the New Testament.
Pull over. Pull over there! Over there!
- What are you doing? - Getting us a Bible!
Hey!
We need a room!
30 bucks.
- Got it. Revelation 5. "A Scroll..." - Read me the sixth sign.
"And I looked when he broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake...
... and the sun became black as sackcloth...
- ... and the moon became red as blood." - Eclipse.
- What? - The sun turning black. An eclipse.
It's on my calendar for tomorrow.
- Are you sure? - Go back to the fifth sign.
"When he opened the fifth seal...
... I saw the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God.
And they cried, O Lord, how long before thou will judge and avenge our blood...
... on those upon on the earth?
They were told to rest until the number of their brethren should be complete...
... who were to be killed as they themselves had been."
The death of the last martyr.
It's someone who dies for the word of God, dies before the eclipse.
How?
Tortured to death? Murdered?
Executed.
Attorneys were unable to get a stay of execution for Jimmy Zaragoza...
... the "Word of God Killer," whose parents were brother and sister.
He murdered them, he said, "because it was God's law."
This morning, Jimmy will die according to mans law.
Hello? Hello?
Abby, where are you? I've been looking all over for you.
Russell, listen to me. I know how to stop it.
An eclipse?
- Abby, I can't stop the execution. - You have to.
He is the last martyr. Please, believe me. You can't let them kill him.
There's nothing I can do now. Just tell me where you are.
Abby! Abby, are you all right?
Look. There isn't time. I gonna meet you at the prison, okay?
- No, no, no! Abby, you can't stop...! - I'm gonna leave now.
Penny! Thank God! You've got to get me in! You've got to help us.
Okay, breathe, breathe, okay? Breathe.
- Okay? - Yeah.
Stop!
Somebody stop him!
Abby!
Abby...
I did it. It's over.
Help... Somebody...
Somebody help us!
No!
- No! No! - Please!
- Somebody help us! - No!
- It's all right, Abby. - No! No!
God, no!
No...!
No...
Get out of the way, please! Get out of the way!
I'm sorry. It's all my fault.
It's all right, Abby. Abby...
What is it?
Breathe deep, baby. Breathe deep.
Relax. Breathe.
Come on!
Okay, okay.
All right, we're gonna push now.
- Here we go, Abby. Ready? - The contractions are only a minute apart.
- Breathe, Abby. Come on, breathe. - Push!
Push!
You're fine, Abby!
- Please, Abby, push! - That's good.
It's all right, Abby. You're doing good. Deep breaths! Deep breaths!
- Can you do it one more time? - Okay. One more time, Abby. Okay?
- Okay. Okay. - One more time.
- Come on. - Come on, Abby!
One more time!
- Push! - Attagirl. Come on, push!
Attagirl. Come on, push!
Hold on, Abby! The head is out!
Come on, sweetheart, were almost there!
Come on, Abby!
Push!
We've lost the baby's heartbeat.
No!
Will you die for Him?
Yes, I will!
I will die for Him.
- Abby? Abby? - Nurse!
Yes, doctor.
He's beautiful, Abby.
Just like you said he'd be.
You can't see him...
... but you know.
You always knew.
The Hall of Souls is full again.
It was you, Abby.
Just the one person with hope enough for the whole world.
Remember it all.
Write it down.
Tell it...
... so people will use the chance she has given them.