(BELL TOLLING)
(CROWD MURMURING AND CHANTING)
(BOTH SPEAKING PORTUGUESE)
(SPEAKS PORTUGUESE)
(CROWD WHISPERING PRAYERS)
(SHOUTING IN PORTUGUESE)
(BEEPING)
- (WOMAN SPEAKING PORTUGUESE) - (SCATTERED SHOUTING)
- Si. - No, no.
(CROWD MURMURS)
(VOICES WHISPERING)
WOMAN: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the...
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(WOMAN SINGING) No virgin, me
For I have sinned
I sold my soul
For sex and gin
Go call a priest
All meek and mild
And tell him Mary
Is no more a child
(WOMEN LAUGH)
It's raining stones
It's raining bile
From the luxury
Of your denial
I press alarms
Place bets on truth
I'm so up and down
And now I'm growing old disgracefully
Whatever happened to Mary?
Whatever happened to
I'll spit on floors
And do more drugs
Burn every bill
Get drunk on love
Wear next to nothing...
MAN: Hey, Frankie, sweetheart! Hey, Frankie!
Let's get out of here. I got work in the morning. I'm trashed.
Are you too tired to go home with me?
I might be tired, but I'm not dead.
I'll be uncareful
I'll cause such scenes
And I'll never talk
Of used-to-bes
Tattoo my face
I won't go grey
Be a dancing queen
I'm growing old disgracefully
I'm so up and down
And I love what's not allowed
I was lost
Now I see
And now I'm growing old disgracefully.
(WATER DRIPPING)
(FAINT WHISPERED VOICES)
(VOICES GROWING LOUDER)
- (PHONE RINGS) - (VOICES STOP)
Oh, hi, Mom.
How do you do that? How did you know that was me?
Of course it's you.
You have the most persistent ring I know.
Well, I just wanted to say hi while I'm near a phone.
- How are you? - Where are you anyway?
- Belo Quinto, near Rio. - (BEEPS)
- It's beautiful... - Mom, hold on.
- I'm getting another call. - (PHONE CLICKS)
Hello?
MAN: It's about time. Where you been, baby?
Ha, ha. I hate it when you just leave.
You could at least say good-bye.
- Why? - "Why"?
Forget it.
Look, I got my mom on the other line long distance.
- I'll see you tonight. - All right, I'll see you later.
Mom? Hi, I'm back. So how do you like Rio?
It was great. Did you get my package?
Yeah, I got it yesterday.
Well, what did you think? Did you like it?
- Did you open it yet? - Hold on, I'm gonna change phones.
(WHISTLING)
Well, what do you think?
Did you get a chance to look at everything?
- I'm opening it now. - Uh-huh, and?
- Ooh! Ah, pretty postcards. - Aren't those pretty?
- Cute brush. - I saw a lady make that.
- A little hat. - The ha... isn't that cute?
- It's for a little doll or something. - A necklace.
Well, no, it's not really a necklace. It's a rosary.
Where'd you get it?
This little village called Belo Quinto.
- I didn't even know you went there. - I took a little side trip over here.
So what do you think of the presents? Do you love 'em?
I'm so glad I got a chance to talk to you.
I'm going on that cruise. I'm not gonna talk to you for a month.
- And I have to run. - Okay, have fun. I love you.
- I love you, too, sweetie, bye-bye. - I'm glad you called, Mom. Bye.
(VOICES WHISPERING)
Can I get two lattes, please? Low-fat.
- Yeah, got it. - Just one. You know, I'm okay.
Let me get a bacon and egg sandwich, too.
- To go. - Coming up.
What's up? You're not eating today?
I threw up this morning from the smell of tea.
Oh, God.
Late?
- Like, a week. - A week?
I don't know, a few days. Kinda feel weird.
You're so dramatic.
I think you're just psyching yourself out.
I feel like my heart went to go live in my stomach.
- (LAUGHS) - Okay, it's not dramatic.
- What if I'm having a baby? - With Steven?
What if I'm bringing a person into this world?
Man, what if? You've got options.
You know what? I don't want to think about it.
- It's making me cranky. - Here's your to-go.
You know what, let's get our tired asses to work...
- Thanks. Hold this. - ...'cause we are late.
You're always late. There's nothing new.
(BELLS TOLLING)
(HONKING HORN)
(WOMEN SPEAKING ITALIAN)
(SPEAKING ITALIAN)
(LAUGHING)
- (ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING) - (MAN SPEAKING ITALIAN OVER RADIO)
(DOOR CLOSES)
Father Andrew Kiernan, welcome back.
Cardinal Houseman.
These are interesting. What's the trick?
Well, to be honest, I don't know.
They probably made a fortune out of her.
And, uh, what's... what was this?
Infrared photographs of tears.
The statue is made of stone, therefore room temperature.
But the tears show up as white because, um...
because they're warm.
- Warm tears? - ANDREW: Yes.
My lab report and analysis confirm
that the blood from the statue is not only warm, but human.
I know what you're thinking.
But with all due respect, Daniel, this isn't a fake.
It's a freestanding mass of solid stone.
And there is no scientific explanation.
Andrew, it's my understanding you were sent to Brazil
in order to investigate the appearance of the Virgin Mary
on the side of a building.
Yes, but while I was in Sao Paulo, I heard about the statue,
- so I decided to go and investigate. - And?
And what?
The face of the Virgin Mary on the building.
It's an oxidation stain caused by rainwater
running down untreated side walls,
causes an optical illusion of a veiled woman.
Good. We'll consider the matter closed, then.
Father Dario has your next assignment.
I was hoping that perhaps you could send me back to, um...
to Belo Quinto.
Why?
Because I need to do some more tests on the statue.
You're telling me you left the statue in Belo Quinto?
Yes.
I was going to take it back, obviously,
but when I saw the effect that it had on the people... it's amazing.
It's become almost like a cornerstone of their faith.
Andrew, the cornerstone of their faith is the Church,
not a crying statue.
When you're in the field,
you're a representative of the Catholic Church
and the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints.
Yes, I'm very well aware of that, Daniel.
I am also a scientist and I observe the facts.
And the facts are that this statue has tears of blood.
Well, if that's the case, you know the policy.
The statue is brought back to the Vatican.
We conduct expert tests...
geologists, engineers, medical examiners.
We've examined 50 or 60 crying statues in the last 12 months.
Not a single one of them has turned out...
Yes, I'm very well aware of that, but I just wanted you to know
that in my opinion, I think that this is different.
I'm not going to allow you to go back to Brazil.
We'll get a geologist down there, and if he sees fit,
we'll get the statue sent back for further tests.
Father Dario, get me all the information you can
on this church in Belo Quinto, would you?
Thank you, Andrew.
Thank you.
(DOOR OPENS)
DARIO: I have never seen him this way before.
Andrew's problem is he can't decide if he's a scientist or a priest.
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
Frankie, come on.
- You are gonna drive yourself crazy. - No.
If you're worried about being pregnant,
why don't we go to the store right now and get a test?
Well, let's just give it a couple of days, okay?
- Are you sure? - I'm fine.
And stop mothering me. Yes.
All right, girlfriend. I'll call you later.
Okay, bye. Drive safe.
- DONNA: Late? - FRANKIE: Like, a week.
DONNA: You're always late. There's nothing new.
FRANKIE: What if I'm bringing a person into this world?
DONNA: Frankie, you've got options.
(WATER DRIPPING)
(VOICES WHISPERING)
(WIND HOWLING)
(GASPS)
(SCREAMING)
(SIREN WAILING)
DONNA: Nurse, somebody needs to tell me what's going on.
- I don't understand. - NURSE: Get out of the way!
DONNA: Frankie, can you hear me? I'm right here with you.
Let's go!
I don't understand why there's so much blood.
- DOCTOR: Get me a clamp right now. - DONNA: Frankie!
All right, CBC, electrolytes, UA, tox screen.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
Get me a pulse ox, STAT!
- Get me a tox screen and a STAT CT. - Right away.
Heart rate is irregular.
Blood pressure's off the map. 195 over 120.
- Let's change cuffs. - Where's the IV?
- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER CONTINUES) - (SCREAMS)
I'm calling it, code blue! Get the paddles.
Get some gel. Okay, ready?
- Mark, get the paddle. - All right, clear!
Temperature and blood pressure are back to normal.
(HEART MONITOR BEEPING)
Who are you?
I'm Dr. Reston. Do you know what your name is?
What happened? Where am I?
You're in the emergency room.
You were found unconscious in your apartment.
- Do you remember anything? - No.
Oh, Jesus. Can I get some more help over here?
We need some four-by-fours. We have a very deep laceration here.
Oh, my God, it's gone right through.
Miss, you can't go in there.
- I'm sorry, Doctor, I just need to... - Please have a seat.
I just need to know what's going on with her.
She'll be fine. Please have a seat. Thank you.
These are puncture wounds, Frankie, caused by the entry of a sharp object.
Are you in any pain?
No. That's weird, isn't it?
Wow, will you look at that? It only bleeds when I touch it.
Maybe you should not touch it.
Both wounds are identical... the same size, same shape.
She missed the main artery by less than a centimeter.
You keep saying "she," but I didn't do this.
What's happening in your life, Frankie?
Do you have a lot of stress at work?
I cut hair.
Do you have any trouble with a significant other?
- Yes. - And that is?
I'm not very significant.
Look, how long is this gonna take? I wanna go home.
I think you should stay here at least 24 hours for observation.
- We need to get a handle on this. - There's nothing to get a handle on.
Frankie, I'm not gonna kid you... with wounds like this,
it's pretty obvious that they were self-inflicted.
You think I did this?
It would never happen.
I love being me. Ask anyone.
- (THUNDER RUMBLES) - (SIRENS WAILING)
Frankie, turn the light off, honey, and come to bed.
DONNA: Do you smell flowers in here or something?
(FRANKIE SNIFFS) No.
Smells like jasmine or hyacinth or something.
I don't smell anything.
Mmm. You need anything?
No.
- Good night. - Good night.
(MONKS CHANTING)
(DOOR BUZZES)
(BOTH SPEAKING ITALIAN)
- Grazie, signore. - (INTERCOM BEEPS)
Duty-free.
- Welcome back, Andrew. - Gianni, come stai?
Sto bene. Ah, God is good.
So how was Belo Quinto?
How do you know about Belo Quinto? I was sent to Sao Paulo.
God lives here, remember? We know everything.
- Oh, yes, I forgot. - So how are you doing?
(SIGHS) I don't know.
I don't know.
I travel round the world investigating miracles.
And then I disprove them.
The real miracle is anybody believes anything.
I don't know what I'm doing, to tell you the truth.
None of us know what we are doing.
- So what are you working on? - I have no idea.
Well, how can you translate something if you've no idea?
(CHUCKLES) I'm a linguist, Andrew.
I translate words, not their relevance.
But this one is a second century gospel.
How many is that you're up to now?
I've helped translate about 15.
That only leaves 20 still to go.
So there are, what, 35 gospels?
Everyone had a different experience of Jesus,
so they all wrote different stories.
You see, all the gospels, they're interpretations.
They're memories, dreams, reflections.
And there's no one gospel in Jesus' actual words?
We're all blind men in a cave
looking for a candle that was lit 2,000 years ago.
So what's in this text?
- I was only given every third page. - Why?
The most sensitive documents are always divided into threes among us...
one-third to the Dominicans, one-third to the Franciscans,
and one-third to us Jesuits.
The truth of any document is only known to a very powerful few.
That's typical of this place, isn't it?
We live in a highly competitive world, Andrew.
- The Church is no exception. - Hmm.
Nothing ever gets out of here, does it?
Unless, of course, they want it to.
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
RESTON: Both wounds are identical... same size, same shape.
She missed the main artery by less than a centimeter.
FRANKIE: You think I did this?
RESTON: What's happening in your life, Frankie?
DONNA: So, Jen, tell us about your date.
It was with a tax lawyer.
- A tax lawyer? - Yeah.
But when I first met him, he seemed really cool.
- Hey. - Hey, hi, guys.
- Hey, Frankie. - How you feeling?
Fine.
Really okay or just okay?
I'm fine.
So how's my day looking?
Well, I started your first client, and you're booked solid until 7:00.
Thanks.
Wanna come over here?
Okay, well, go back to Jen and dish the dirt.
(LAUGHS)
So, uh, he seemed pretty cool.
Divorced, but no kids.
But he left the table in the middle of dinner
to call his mother in Oregon.
Major points for the long-distance mom.
Yeah. You know, I thought I'd give him a shot.
- But you won't believe what he did. - (WOMAN SHOUTING)
Every single time he took a bite of his steak...
he growled.
He growled!
(VOICES WHISPERING)
(BABY CRYING)
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
(HORN HONKS)
(SCREAMS)
Shit!
Stop! There's a baby!
- Frankie! - (TIRES SCREECH)
- Stop! Wait! - MAN: Hey, lady!
- There's a baby! Stop! - MAN 2: Crazy bitch!
Frankie, what are you doing?!
- MAN 3: What's your problem? - MAN 4: You crazy or what?
(HORN HONKS)
Where's the baby?
- Frankie! - Watch it, lady!
- Frankie! - Where's the lady? Did you see her?
- Frankie. - She dropped her baby!
- Frankie, there's no baby, honey. - Jeez.
There's no baby and there's no lady.
- What's happening? - No, honey, it's...
- (SOBS) - It's okay, honey.
Take the night off, okay?
There was a lady. I saw her!
- There was not a lady. - She dropped her baby.
I swear. I swear.
I just wanna get you home, okay?
You all right?
We'll be home in a minute.
- Frankie... - Hey, you!
- Are you speaking to me? - Are you Andrew Kiernan?
Andrew Kiernan? No. My name's Father Durning.
May I help you?
No one can help me now. I'm fucked.
(CRIES OUT)
- (HORN HONKS) - (SCREAMING)
- (WHIP CRACKS) - (SCREAMS)
- (WHIP CRACKING) - (SCREAMS)
(GRUNTING, SCREAMING)
(SQUEALING)
(ALL CLAMORING)
(CRYING)
MAN ON PA: All passengers, please exit the train.
Wait on the platform for assistance.
DONNA: Somebody help!
(HEART MONITOR BEEPING)
(INHALES SHARPLY)
- Ah! - MAN: Frankie Paige?
We're gonna schedule some more tests for this afternoon around 4:00.
Did you run a pregnancy test?
Um... yes.
Am I pregnant?
No.
- Was I? - I don't know.
- (AIR HISSES) - (FRANKIE GASPS)
(HIGH-PITCHED TONE)
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
ANDREW: Take this, all of you, and drink from it,
for this is the cup of my blood,
shed for you and for all men so that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.
This is the blood of Christ.
(MACHINE HUMMING)
- (BEEPS) - (CLANKING, WHIRRING)
Well, am I psychotic or dying or both?
- (BOTH CHUCKLE) - Well, none of the above.
Actually, I think that you're quite rational,
and despite the wounds you suffered, you're in very good health.
There is another possibility that is of concern.
Epilepsy.
Epilepsy?
We've run some preliminary tests,
and all things considered, I think it might explain a lot.
But that seems impossible. (CHUCKLES)
How can you just wake up one day and have that?
Well, you can't, but, uh, you've described blunt trauma to the head,
disturbing hallucinations.
You're hearing voices. These could all indicate epilepsy.
So what do we do now?
We're going to insert some electrodes into the upper neocortex.
Wait a minute, wait.
You want to put wires inside my head?
Frankie, we're gonna do whatever we can to find out what's causing this.
You hang in there.
DONNA: Epilepsy? They don't know what they're talking about, Frankie.
I think you should get a second opinion.
Miss Paige? I'm Father Durning.
You spoke to me on the train?
Oh. Yeah?
I'd like to talk to you about what happened.
Why?
Do you know what the stigmata are?
DONNA: Uh, Father, I gotta get Frankie home, thanks.
I understand how you feel, but please call me if you change your mind.
Okay.
(BELL TOLLING)
DANIEL: Ah, Andrew, come in.
I think we've found your next assignment.
I was hoping that perhaps you'd changed your mind
about sending me to Belo Quinto.
We have no record of a church in Belo Quinto.
What?
That's impossible. There must be some mistake.
No mistake, Father. I have checked into it myself.
If there is a church in Belo Quinto, it is not one of ours.
And no record of a priest assigned to that village either.
This was sent to us by a Father Durning in Pittsburgh
from the train's security camera.
What, uh... what are we supposed to be looking for?
Watch.
Stop.
Obviously it is some sort of attack.
Maybe possession.
ANDREW: The wrists are bandaged.
According to Father Durning,
she was whipped repeatedly by an unseen force.
How important is this really, Daniel?
We don't know yet.
Then why are you sending me?
Because of this clipping from the "Pittsburgh Globe."
"20 terrified witnesses, unexplained wounds,
Catholic priest."
The publicity is unfortunate,
but I'm sure by the time I get there, it'll be completely blown over.
We're investigating this one.
(BUZZING)
WOMAN: You know what I heard?
Catholic priest in the paper said that it was some like...
- Hey, Frankie! - Hey, Frankie.
- Hey, Frankie.
Hey, I feel like I should do a monologue or something.
(WOMEN LAUGH)
Hey, Cheryl.
Come on over here and have a seat. I'll just be a second.
Um, you know what? I think I'm just gonna wait for Donna.
Oh. Okay.
(WHISPERING) What's going on with her?
(WHISPERING) She wants to get a second opinion.
They think she might have epilepsy.
Epilepsy? She doesn't look too good.
(DOOR BELL JINGLES)
WOMAN: Why is she even at work?
Hey, would you guys stop whispering like this was a goddamn church?
(CHUCKLES) Hi.
Hello.
You have an appointment or...?
No, I... I don't.
Well, would you like a haircut, a manicure,
or maybe you'd like to have your nipples pierced?
Well, maybe if we just start with a trim,
we could go from there?
- (LAUGHS) - Thank you.
Come on. Have a seat.
All right, here we go.
I'm gonna put this cape on so you don't get a scratchy neck.
Ah, thank you.
So where are you from?
I live in Rome, actually.
Ooh, cool.
- And you? - I'm from Naples.
- Ah, Naples. - Mm-hmm.
Naples, la citta piu bella del mondo.
- Naples, Florida. - Ah. (CHUCKLES)
- I moved here to go to school. - Which school?
Claudia's University of Cosmetology.
- See? I'm accredited. - Oh. Cool.
Am I going crazy or is Frankie hitting on a priest?
What do I call you?
I feel kind of weird calling a guy I could date "Father."
Uh...
I mean, I couldn't date you, but... you know.
Oh, no, no, no. You just made my day.
(CLEARS THROAT) Thank you.
You can call me Andrew.
Andrew Kiernan, that's my name.
- (WHISPERS) Donna. - (MOUTHS WORDS)
I know this is gonna sound kinda strange, but...
I've sorta been expecting you.
FRANKIE: So you live in Rome?
Yes, but I travel a great deal, so I'm rarely there.
- Thank you. - Coffee, honey?
No, thanks. So what brings you to Pennsylvania?
Well, Father Durning asked us to come and speak to you, Miss Paige.
Us? Who's us? I thought you were a priest.
Well, I am a priest, but I'm also an investigator.
I work for a division in the Vatican
called the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.
Do you mind if I switch this on?
- No, go ahead. - Thank you.
What is... what is your full name?
Frankie Paige.
- And your age? - 23.
And which church do you attend?
I don't attend church.
But you are Catholic.
No, I don't go to church because I don't believe in God.
Well, that's... gonna be it for me.
That's all I need to know, Miss Paige.
- That's it? - Yes.
You see, stigmatics are deeply religious people.
- And there's no exceptions? - No.
Well, why do they get stigmata?
When Christ died on the cross, he... he died with five wounds.
His back was scourged by whips.
There were gashes in his forehead from a crown of thorns.
There were nails driven through his hands and feet.
And finally, a spear driven through his side.
Throughout history, only deeply devout people
have been afflicted with these wounds.
Well, why?
There really is no satisfactory scientific explanation.
All stigmatics are haunted by such intense spiritual pain,
in some ways it affects them physically.
They're assaulted by their own visions of evil,
and they manifest this battle in their bodies.
The Church, on the other hand, regards it as a gift,
a gift from God.
(CHUCKLES) A gift? Can I give it back?
(LAUGHS)
Listen, Father...
ahem, can I show you these, and you could tell me what you think?
Yes. Yes, of course.
Coffee, honey?
(CLEARS THROAT) Well, what do you think?
Well, it doesn't really matter what I think, Miss Paige.
What does that mean?
It means officially, this is not a case for the Church.
To say that a self-confessed atheist exhibits the wounds of Christ
is a contradiction in terms.
Look, you know what? Here. Read that.
I found that on my kitchen table the other morning.
Now, I don't know what that says, but that handwriting is mine.
It's Italian.
It says, "Split a piece of wood, and I'm there.
Lift a stone, and you will find me."
It's quite beautiful, actually.
This isn't beautiful. This is a warning!
- It means no matter what I do... - Miss Paige!
...no matter where I go, I can't escape this.
Miss Paige, I would really like to help you...
You know what? You know what? This is not going anywhere.
You don't know what this is. You can't give me any kind of answer.
Coffee's on me. Here.
(DOOR OPENS)
ANDREW: There really is no satisfactory scientific explanation.
Stigmatics are deeply religious people.
DOCTOR: We're gonna do whatever we can to find out,
but, all things considered, I think it might explain a lot.
ANDREW: Throughout history, only people who believe deeply in God
have been afflicted with these wounds.
The nearer they come to God,
the more open they are to the torment of their demons.
The Church regards it as a gift, a gift from God.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
DONNA: Whoo-hoo!
- Here's to Friday night! - JEN: Yeah, Friday night, honey.
Frankie!
Don't worry about it. Just order another drink.
I'll be right back. I'm gonna go check it out.
(MAN SINGING) But you just can't tell
Don't hold your breath, but the pretty things are going to hell...
- Hey, girlfriend. What's up? - Hey.
I thought you were staying home to get some rest.
Have you seen Steven?
Man, forget about Steven. What's up with that priest?
Believe me, he's all business. Hey, can we get two doubles each?
Hey, you know what's scarier than not believing in God?
Believing in Him.
I mean, really believing in Him is a fucking terrifying thought.
It's Friday night.
I think you're taking things a little too seriously.
'Cause If there is a God, then He hates me
'cause He's ruining my life.
Come on, Frankie, it's gonna be all right, man.
- Relax. - You don't get it, do you?
I have fucking holes through my wrists!
I have slashes across my back!
If it isn't God that's doing this to me, then who is?
I think you're losing it, man.
Where you goin'?
- (SCREAMS) - Frankie!
Frankie! Oh, God!
Frankie, get up! Get up!
- (SCREAMS) - Frankie...
Frankie, it's all right. Frankie!
Don't just fuckin' stand there! Somebody call an ambulance!
Damn.
(HORNS HONK)
(SCREAMS)
Frankie, where are you?
(HORNS HONKING)
- (SCREAMS) - MAN: Get outta there!
(SCREAMS)
Miss Paige?
Miss Paige!
Miss Paige?
Miss Paige!
(WIND HOWLING)
(VOICES WHISPERING)
Miss Paige?
Miss Paige!
(MUTTERING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Miss Paige?
(BUTTON CLICKS)
ANDREW: Ah!
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Frankie!
(CRYING)
- Let's get you out of here. - Frankie.
We need to get her to a safe place.
Here, I got you. I got you.
(BELL TOLLING)
Welcome back.
Where am I?
You're in Father Durning's church.
DONNA: Hey.
ANDREW: I think she should get some rest.
You all right?
You look like shit. (CHUCKLES)
It smells like...
flowers.
You got stuff all in your hair.
(FRANKIE SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(TOUCH TONES BEEPING)
(PHONE RINGING)
Pronto.
- ANDREW: Gianni, come stai? - Andrew, how are you?
Gianni, listen, could you help me with a translation?
- Si. Do you have it there? - Yes, I have it here.
- Read it to me. - I'll play it for you now.
(FRANKIE SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Thama...
Well, what is it? Is it gibberish?
No, no, no, it's not gibberish at all.
Andrew, who is speaking these words?
Good morning, Miss Paige. You're up early.
Hey. I think you made a mistake.
- What do you mean? - I can't have stigmata.
Jesus was crucified through the palms of his hands, not his wrists.
And look at my wounds. They're through the wrists.
So you're wrong.
Actually, scientists have discovered that in Roman times,
people were crucified through the wrists, not the palms.
There's no way that the hands could have supported the weight of body,
so they did crucify them through the wrists.
No, wait, you're telling me that every painting,
every statue of Christ, every single crucifix
in the whole world is wrong?
No, no, just inaccurate.
They're impressions of the truth.
Icons are meant to be inspirational.
Miss Paige, there's something else you should know.
The words you keep repeating that, uh, you thought were nonsense...
well, it's not.
It's actually a very specific language.
It's a form of Aramaic.
What?
It's a form of Aramaic that hasn't been used for 1,900 years.
It's a dialect that was used in Galilee around the time of Jesus.
"Split a piece of wood and I am there.
Lift a stone and you will find me."
(VOICES WHISPERING)
(VOICES STOP)
- (TATTOO GUN BUZZING) - (LINE RINGING)
- Did you get through? - No.
Her machine didn't even pick up.
(DOOR BUZZES)
- (DOOR KNOCKER KNOCKS) - ANDREW: Miss Paige?
- (DOOR OPENS) - Miss Paige?
(WATER DRIPPING)
(VOICES WHISPERING)
Frankie?
(BUTTON CLICKS)
Frankie?
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
Frankie...
Frankie.
Who are you?
(MALE VOICE SPEAKS ITALIAN)
I feel like my heart is breaking.
(CRYING) Why am I so sad?
It smells like flowers in here.
Like...
jasmine or...
rose or something.
- Can you smell that? - Yes, I can.
- Who wrote that? - You did.
- I wrote that? - Yes.
DANIEL: Have you heard from Father Andrew?
DARIO: No, Eminence.
He hasn't filed a report since he got there.
DONNA: What are these?
DARIO: These are newspaper clippings from our office in New York.
The first one is from Pennsylvania.
The others are from New York and Washington.
DANIEL: These are even more damaging. This one mentions the stigmata.
He doesn't seem to be defusing the situation.
DARIO: Shall I call him home?
Have him conclude his investigation immediately,
present his report to me in New York at the end of next week.
(ALL SPEAKING ITALIAN)
Frankie, can you please come over here and have a look at this?
I... I just can't believe that none of this means anything to you.
(COOING)
Frankie?
- (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) - Frankie.
Frankie, can you please?
Can you please look at this?
Sometimes subjects retain fragments or images
that can be transmitted subconsciously and...
This subject doesn't retain fragments of images.
You don't get it, do you, Father Kiernan?
I don't know what the hell that means!
I don't know what the hell this means. I just want my life back, okay?
- (DOOR OPENS, CLOSES) - (POP MUSIC PLAYING)
(WOMAN SINGING) I'm sitting amongst yourselves
Don't think you can see me
I haven't gone anywhere
But out of my body
Reach out and touch me
Make effort to speak to me
Call out and you'll hear me
Be happy for me...
Miss Paige?
Miss Paige, I, uh... I'm sorry.
Don't "Miss Paige" me just because you messed up.
I'm not gonna let you off the hook.
Okay, but, uh... I am sorry.
You know, for a priest, you're pretty relentless.
Yeah, I guess I stopped being a priest and slipped back into being a scientist.
It, uh... it happens.
Hey, what kind of a scientist is a priest, anyway?
You don't want to know.
(LAUGHS) Oh, yes, I do.
You were an organic chemist?
Okay, did you walk around with those glasses
with Scotch tape around the sides and pocket protectors?
- (BOTH LAUGH) - I did, actually.
Anyway, one day, I just decided that I was going to become a priest.
Well, why?
- The holes. - The holes?
- Mm, the holes in the theories. - What theories?
The world is six billion years old, right?
There's been life on this planet for three billion years,
but for three billion years before that, there was nothing.
No life. Just a bunch of elements swirling around.
And then one day, for no apparent reason whatsoever,
all these elements came together in perfect harmony,
and there was suddenly life,
living things like lilac and... and hedgehogs and snails...
- Beer and cheesecake. - Beer and cheesecake.
Did you know that monks invented alcohol?
- Yeah. Everybody knows that. - You knew that?
- Yeah. Yeah. - Okay.
Well, anyway, to get back to the big hole.
- There really... - (LAUGHS)
There really isn't any explanation.
And I figured that there was something more than...
well, more important than organic chemistry going on,
and I figured that it was God
and that God was responsible for all this life.
- I really can't get a line on you. - Why not?
First of all, I can't understand a man who's never, you know.
Never made love to a woman?
Well, ahem, this may come as a great surprise to you,
but... I wasn't born a priest.
- But you didn't like it? - Well, what's not to like?
- But you don't miss it? - Yes, of course I miss it.
I mean, I'm human, you know?
I struggle with it, but I've made a choice.
Basically, what I've done is I've exchanged
one set of complications for another.
(NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE)
(SCREAMING)
- Frankie. - (WHIP CRACKING)
- (CROWD GASPING) - Frankie...
(SIREN WAILING)
FRANKIE: So this is the fourth?
- What do you mean? - When I first met you,
didn't you say that there were five wounds?
Well, this is the fourth.
What's the fifth?
The spear.
That's the wound that killed him.
Don't worry, Frankie.
No stigmatic has ever received the full five wounds.
Have you ever met another person who had stigmata?
I did make a pilgrimage to a small village
in the mountains of Southern Italy.
There I met a priest called Padre Pio.
He first received the wounds when he was 23 years of age,
the same age as Saint Francis of Assisi.
Who's Saint Francis of Assisi?
Saint Francis was the first person to receive the stigmata,
in the 13th century.
He was a wild young man, but he suddenly changed his ways
after he'd had a vision of being crucified alongside Christ.
When he woke up,
his hands and his feet were... were bleeding.
This priest, were his wounds as bad as mine?
Padre Pio.
Sometimes he lost a pint of blood a day
and he suffered terrible demonic attacks.
A priest?
All stigmatics suffer the most intense spiritual conflict.
The nearer they come to God,
the more open they are to temptation, to evil visions...
to the torment of their demons.
There was also a smell which accompanied the wounds,
the odor of sanctity, the smell of...
Flowers.
Yes, flowers.
Well, what happened to him?
How many wounds did he receive?
He, um...
(CLEARS THROAT) He lived to old age.
How many wounds did he receive?
Two.
I'm dying, aren't I?
This thing is killing me.
Here's a closer shot.
My guess is it's probably Aramaic.
Aspetta. I'm looking at it.
Is there a... is there a problem, Gianni?
Yes, don't send me any more of these pictures.
- How many did you send? - Six. Why?
- The problem is what it says. - Well, what does it say?
It says, "The kingdom of God is inside you
and all about you."
Andrew, forget you saw this. Drop it immediately.
- Don't send me any more... - Gianni, what is the problem?
Do you remember the Gospels...
(SPEAKS ITALIAN)
ANDREW: Gianni?
Gianni, are you still there? Gianni?
Do you remember the Gospels Commission?
It was closed down suddenly by your friend Cardinal Houseman.
Yes, a few years ago, yes.
We discovered a document that looked like it was a completely new gospel.
Well, what's the significance of that?
I was one of the three translators of this gospel.
It was written entirely in Aramaic,
the language of Jesus and his disciples.
It may be Jesus' actual words. His own...
- Where is it now? - (SPEAKING ITALIAN)
Gianni? What's going on?
Gianni, are you there? Gianni?
Buona sera.
What's this?
- Is that a painting? - No, it's a mirror.
Well, who else was in the room?
I don't know.
I thought you said it was just you two.
16-A. Do you have the neg?
Who is that?
ANDREW: I'll be back as soon as I can.
- Cardinal Houseman. - I'm late for a meeting with a courier.
At your discretion, but I think this might be of interest.
What is it?
Where did you get this?
It was emailed to Father Delmonico.
- By whom? - Father Kiernan in Pittsburgh.
- Do you know what it means? - No.
Is it important?
Uh, will you tell the meeting I'll be with them in a few minutes?
(TOUCH TONES BEEPING)
(PHONE RINGS)
Who is it?
(GIANNI SPEAKING ITALIAN)
(SPEAKS ITALIAN)
- (INTERCOM BUZZES) - FRANKIE: Hi, come in. The door's open.
(DOOR BUZZES)
- Frankie? - I'm in here!
(MAN SINGING) Raise me to your lips
Two undernourished egos, four rotating hips
Hold on to me tightly, I'm a sliding scale...
How you doin'? Want a beer?
Sure.
Check these out. Looks like they're getting better.
- That's great. - Mm-hmm.
Really good.
You'll be able to get these stitches out soon.
That's great. Let me see your forehead.
Mm-hmm. Right.
- Does this... does this hurt? - It's good.
Right, you'll...
Between us is our kitchen
Where she found my irritants itching
Been here before
Been here forever
Moving up slowly, inertia keeps
Moving up slowly, inertia creeps
Moving up slowly, inertia keeps
Moving up slowly, she comes moving up slowly...
Why did you paint over the wall?
Well, I got bored and I got sick of looking at that thing.
Inertia creeps, moving up slowly...
There be no sound in my eiderdown
Awake I lie in the morning's bloom
Hold me still, my antenna in you
Nylon burns the bedspread with two
Gravity zero, see me stall
I bounce off walls, lose my footing and fall
Can be sweet though incomplete, though...
FRANKIE: I really wish you weren't wearing that uniform right now.
It's got nothing to do with the uniform, believe me.
Well, what is it, your vow?
You took a vow to be dead from the neck down?
Come on.
I've seen the way you look at me.
You know the way that I feel about you.
Come on, I'm not blind. It's okay.
It's okay.
No.
Why? Because I... I painted the wall out?
Is that it? So now I'm no use to you, right?
Is that it?
(DEEP VOICE) Answer me!
(DISTORTED VOICE) You are so proud of your holy abstinence!
Like touching a woman would kill you!
Women are dirty little complications!
That's why you became a priest!
It has nothing to do with your convenient little stories!
Oh, you're so proud of your church, of virgins and eunuchs!
(GRUNTS)
(MALE VOICE) How's your faith these days, Father?
How's your faith these days?
This is what you fucking call God?
Huh? Huh?
Blood of Christ!
(SCREAMING)
(SCREAMING IN NORMAL VOICE)
- (GASPS) - (DEEP GROWL)
(WATER DRIPPING)
I've never seen you pray before.
I haven't prayed for a very long time.
Come here.
It's okay. Come on.
(DOOR KNOCKER KNOCKS)
Go in.
Daniel.
We've come to help.
Take her to the archdiocese straightaway.
I'll be downstairs if you need me, Sister.
Where did you get this from, hmm? What does it mean?
The girl wrote it. I don't know what it means.
Neither does she.
Why was it painted over? What language is it in?
It's Aramaic.
How do you know that?
That's completely irrelevant.
See, what I don't understand is why you would send this
to anyone other than me.
What are you hiding from me, Andrew?
Look, all I know is that the girl is fighting for her life.
If she receives another wound, she's going to die unless we help her.
Right. I'm taking over this case. Go back to Father Durning's.
- Get some rest. - I'm not leaving her alone.
You're not leaving her alone.
You're leaving her in the care of the sisters.
Look, you sent me here. I didn't want to come.
You told me to deal with her! That's what I'm doing!
She's in no condition to take on you or the Church.
This is not about a girl taking on me or taking on the Church!
Why are you so concerned about those photographs?
Why is that more important than a girl bleeding to death?
Andrew, what's happened to you? Where's your loyalty?
Don't you lecture me about loyalty, Daniel.
The only reason you've been tolerated by the congregation for so long
is because you were a good scientist, because of your objectivity.
But you've lost that.
The last thing I expected to see when I walked into that girl's apartment
was the two of you lying on a bed together.
Oh, come on.
Look, I know you think you're helping her, but you're not.
If anything, she's getting worse.
Andrew, you're in no state to help anyone right now.
You're exhausted. Look at you.
Go to Father Durning's. Get some rest.
We'll talk about it tomorrow.
Why are you so concerned with these photographs?
Father Delmonico showed them to us.
He seemed to think they were important.
What do they mean?
We've no idea, but we're working on it.
Does it have anything to do with the Gospel Commission?
We don't know. Good night, Andrew.
(BELL TOLLING)
MAN: Andrew Kiernan?
- I'm Kiernan. - I want to see Alameida.
I don't know any Alameida.
Delmonico faxed me this copy of his document.
A girl wrote this. I saw her do it. What is this?
It's maybe the most significant Christian relic ever found.
Why?
It's an Aramaic scroll from the first century
discovered near the caves of the Dead Sea Scrolls
outside Jerusalem.
Alameida and I concluded that it is a gospel
of Jesus Christ in his own words, Aramaic.
But there are some factions in the Vatican
who believe that this document could destroy
the authority of the modern Church.
How?
It was Jesus' words to his disciples on the night of his last supper,
his instructions to them
on how to continue his church after his death.
Why would that be so... so threatening?
When we gave our initial conclusions to the Gospel Commission,
Houseman ordered us to stop our work immediately.
Alameida refused. He stole the document and disappeared.
Houseman excommunicated us in our absence.
You have no idea where he is?
He doesn't want to be caught until he finishes the translation.
I'll show you this guy. That's Delmonico, me, and Alameida.
We were all translating the new gospel together.
I've seen this man. Three weeks ago in Brazil.
- Yeah? - He's dead.
How do you know this?
Because I saw him in his coffin in a church in Belo Quinto.
I'm sorry.
(SIGHS)
Then it's all over. It's gone forever.
Why was your work stopped?
What was so threatening about this gospel?
Look around you, Father. What do you see?
- I see a church. - It's a building.
The true church of Jesus Christ is so much more,
not in buildings made of wood and stone.
I love Jesus.
I don't need an institution between him and me.
You see? Just God and man.
No priests, no churches.
The first words in Jesus' gospel are,
"The kingdom of God is inside you
and all around you,
not in buildings of wood and stone.
'Split a piece of wood, and I'm there.
Lift a stone and"'...
"'You will find me."'
Yes, Father.
Why is Father Alameida wearing gloves?
Alameida was a tormented man.
Holy man. A very holy man.
He wore the gloves to cover the marks of the stigmata.
She has the stigmata.
That's why.
She's just his messenger.
Houseman will never let this gospel get out.
Almighty God, bless Your humble servant.
Guide me with Your Holy Spirit and forgive me,
for I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed.
(HORN HONKING)
My sins deserve Your punishments
because they have crucified my loving savior, Jesus Christ, amen.
(HORN HONKS)
Lord, do not remember our sins or those of our forefathers.
- Where's Andrew? - And do not punish us for our offences.
- Lead us not into temptation. - But deliver us from evil.
Save this woman, your servant.
Spirit of lust, by the power of Jesus Christ,
I command you, come out of her body now and for always.
In the name... in the name of Jesus Christ, I command you,
come out of her body now and for always.
(DEEP GROWLING)
In the name of Jesus Christ...
(MALE VOICE SPEAKING ITALIAN)
Be a tower of strength to her, O Lord!
Why do you persecute me?
Send her help from the holy place, O Lord!
(SCREAMS)
Give her heavenly protection!
Lord, hear my prayer! Let the enemy have no victory over...
Behold!
Your servant, dripping with blood!
Embrace me, my child. I am the Church!
- I'm the Church. - Stop! Stop!
- No! Get away from me! - (GRUNTING)
Get them out of here! Get out of here! Get out!
- Eminenza. - Get out!
Save this woman from woe, O Lord!
- Save this woman, your servant! - (GROWLS)
(TIRES SCREECHING)
Send her help from the holy place, O Lord.
Give her heavenly protection.
Save this woman, O Lord! Let the enemy have no victory over her!
Send her help from the holy place, O Lord.
(CHOKING)
Frankie!
You will not destroy my Church.
Frankie!
You must not interrupt...
What are you doing? Get away from her!
- Get away from her! - No! No!
Get away!
- (GASPS, COUGHS) - It's all right. It's okay.
- I know what... - Andrew!
Get away from her! You don't know what's going on here!
You get off me! You lied to me!
You tried to silence her. You lied to me, you bastard.
- Andrew... - You tried to kill her!
No!
Listen! I know everything.
I know why you closed down the Gospel Commission.
I know why you had Petrocelli and Alameida excommunicated.
I know all about the lies you've been telling for years.
There is no way you'll get away with what you did to her!
I will not let you destroy the Church.
I promise you, you've spent your last days in the Church.
(VOICES WHISPERING)
Are you Paolo Alameida?
Give me your wisdom. Let me be your messenger.
FRANKIE AND PAOLO: A messenger believes.
A messenger has faith. You have only doubt.
(FRANKIE WHISPERING) Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is inside you
and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone.
Split a piece of wood, and I am there.
Lift a stone... and you will find me."
Brother Alameida, I call upon you to release this woman.
Give her grace and let her not come into the ways of harm.
- (SCREAMS) - Through Jesus Christ,
we have all been saved.
Let us not fear any ill,
for Jesus is with us in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
world without end, forever and ever.
- (SCREAMING) - (WHIP CRACKING)
God bless your soul, Brother Alameida.
(SCREAMING)
And go in peace.
(SCREAMS)
(SOFTLY) Don't go, Frankie.
Stay with me.
FRANKIE: Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is inside you
and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone."
ALAMEIDA: The kingdom of God is inside you and all around you,
not in buildings of wood and stone.
Split a piece of wood, and I am there."
ANDREW: These are the hidden sayings that the living Jesus spoke.
Whoever discovers the meaning of these sayings will not taste death.
(POP MUSIC PLAYING)
(WOMAN SINGING) Your eyes, they send me
To eternity
Your heart may cast me
Down to hell
I'm bound
But lately
It's your love
It's condemnation enough
Identify
Please identify
If it's me you want
Standing by your side
Identify
These tears of mine
Am I lonely
Or am I just alive?
I let time decide
Who and what will stand this test
Of love
Your hands were speaking
No
I felt the movement
Go
The ice was breaking
So I wonder why
Did I
Identify
With you, my life?
To leave me empty
And see if I'd survive?
For every questioned hour
For every second devoured
You let me wander you
Into a myth
That I live
Identify
Please identify
If it's me you want
Standing by your side
Identify
These tears of mine
Am I lonely
Or am I just alive?
Am I lonely
Or am I just alive?
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)