1. Bless me, Lord, for I have sinned.Copy !req
2. No, that's not right.Copy !req
3. Bless me, Lord, for I am going to sin.Copy !req
4. Tomorrow morning, I'm going
to introduce myself to the parishCopy !req
5. and lie to them
about Monsignor John Pruitt.Copy !req
6. A lie directly, not a lie by omission.Copy !req
7. I won't tell them that John Pruitt
was a lot sicker than they thoughtCopy !req
8. when they sent him on that trip.Copy !req
9. Monsignor? Monsignor Pruitt?
Where are you going?Copy !req
10. We're this way. The group's this way.Copy !req
11. And he wandered
from his tour group frequently.Copy !req
12. He spent hours
lost in Jerusalem that first day,Copy !req
13. and that he wasCopy !req
14. terrified.Copy !req
15. This wasn't a sort of
odd senior moment.Copy !req
16. No, this was a man
in the grips of dementia,Copy !req
17. more advanced than anyone in the parish
had admitted even to themselves.Copy !req
18. A man who had…Copy !req
19. overstayed his allotted time
on this Earth.Copy !req
20. I'm not gonna tell them
any of that.Copy !req
21. I'll say he's recovering
in a hospital on the mainland.Copy !req
22. That things may still go back to normal,Copy !req
23. that he may yet be the same
as they remember.Copy !req
24. That he may yet be the man, the leader,Copy !req
25. the shepherd they have
grown to love over so many years.Copy !req
26. I am going to tell them this lieCopy !req
27. for their benefit,
so that when it starts, they'll be ready.Copy !req
28. For what's to come.Copy !req
29. For the miracles that are to come.Copy !req
30. Father?Copy !req
31. Father!Copy !req
32. Father? Are you all right?Copy !req
33. Should I call Dr. Gunning?Copy !req
34. It's a miracle. A true miracle.Copy !req
35. Isn't it? A miracle, I mean.Copy !req
36. It's amazing, of course.Copy !req
37. I mean, her reflexes are weak,
but they are there.Copy !req
38. Had you felt anything?Copy !req
39. Had you had any sensations
prior to this morning?Copy !req
40. I don't know. I mean,
even when I couldn't feel them,Copy !req
41. I could feel them.
Like we talked about, the phantom—Copy !req
42. Phantom limb syndrome, right.
But nothing new? Nothing different?Copy !req
43. - No.
- Well, I…Copy !req
44. You are standing, you are walking,
that's the most important thing.Copy !req
45. I'm very happy for you, Leeza.Copy !req
46. Your muscles are a little underdeveloped,
which is understandable. Let me…Copy !req
47. I want you to use this cane,Copy !req
48. even for short distances,
for the time being.Copy !req
49. Put your weight on it and put it
one step in front of you.Copy !req
50. - Does that make sense?
- Have you ever…Copy !req
51. Have you ever seen anything like this?Copy !req
52. I mean, it's a miracle, isn't it?
A real one, like a gospels real one.Copy !req
53. Before today? No, I haven't seen
anything like this before today.Copy !req
54. But now I have. Spinal injuries,
they can heal themselves over time.Copy !req
55. It's exceedingly rare, but it does happen.Copy !req
56. I would love to get Leeza to the mainland
for some advanced testing.Copy !req
57. I don't know.Copy !req
58. The more we know about what's happened,Copy !req
59. the more we can help
other people suffering—Copy !req
60. No, I know, it's not that. It's just that,Copy !req
61. over the years,
all the appointments and the specialistsCopy !req
62. and the experimental treatments
that we tried—Copy !req
63. Truth be told, Sarah, um…Copy !req
64. Well, we pay rent
on a house we used to own.Copy !req
65. Half the food we eat
is bought on SNAP benefitsCopy !req
66. and the other half
is donated from the church.Copy !req
67. Oh, we are not complaining, honey. No.Copy !req
68. You are worth every penny
we'll ever have, and so much more.Copy !req
69. But without a CT scanCopy !req
70. or a spinal tap, we're in the dark
about what's happening—Copy !req
71. She's walking and she's standing.
And we're grateful.Copy !req
72. It feels wrong, doesn't it?
To interrogate a miracle?Copy !req
73. Second guess a gift from God?Copy !req
74. Where did you wander off to?Copy !req
75. Mom? Mom, how did you get up here?Copy !req
76. My room is… This is my room.Copy !req
77. - Yeah, Mom, but not for—
- It's different.Copy !req
78. - You cannot do stairs. You just can't.
- My room is…Copy !req
79. Do you know my daughter, Sarah?Copy !req
80. - She's a doctor.
- I don't know how I'll get you down.Copy !req
81. She can tell you,
have a bad hip.Copy !req
82. If he could… My wife.Copy !req
83. - If he could pray over my wife.
- My husband, he's been so sick.Copy !req
84. Calm down, all of you.
You know that isn't how these things work.Copy !req
85. Let's not overreact.
God does not seek glory, not like that.Copy !req
86. Let's pray.Copy !req
87. "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good."Copy !req
88. "For His steadfast love endures forever."Copy !req
89. "Give thanks to the God of gods,
for His steadfast love endures forever."Copy !req
90. "Give thanks to the Lord of Lords,
for His steadfast love endures forever."Copy !req
91. "To Him, who alone can do great wonders."Copy !req
92. "Whose steadfast love endures forever."Copy !req
93. The fourth step can be very difficult,
but I know you can do it. I really do.Copy !req
94. We really not gonna talk about it?Copy !req
95. No, we can talk about it.Copy !req
96. Whole town's buzzin'.Copy !req
97. A miracle at St. Patrick's.
You're gonna have every residentCopy !req
98. with a bum knee
and a head cold in the pews.Copy !req
99. Wouldn't be surprised if you get a call
from a reporter on the mainland.Copy !req
100. Might wanna do a human interest story
on little Leeza's recoveryCopy !req
101. about the priest who healed her.Copy !req
102. This isn't about publicity.
I'd turn that down.Copy !req
103. As Matthew says, you know,
"If you give something to someone in need,Copy !req
104. don't let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing."Copy !req
105. And Dolly and Wade, you know,Copy !req
106. they're not looking to exploit
their daughter or sensationalize anything.Copy !req
107. I just can't actually imagineCopy !req
108. that it'll summon that much interest
outside of Crockett, and that's okay.Copy !req
109. It's for the best.Copy !req
110. The important thing is Leeza.Copy !req
111. Yeah.Copy !req
112. See, I'm a pretty rational guy,Copy !req
113. and you know that
all our myths, our religions,Copy !req
114. come from natural occurrences
that we can't explain.Copy !req
115. So I can pretty easily
see my way through that.Copy !req
116. Good for you.Copy !req
117. I can wrap my head around a misdiagnosis.Copy !req
118. I looked. It happens.
It's rare, but it does.Copy !req
119. So, like, her body could have been
slowly healing this whole time.Copy !req
120. I can explain all of it.
If I'm honest, it's all explainable.Copy !req
121. - That sounds wonderful, frankly.
- Except one thing.Copy !req
122. You had to know.Copy !req
123. You had to know that she could walk.Copy !req
124. I mean, you went back up the stairs.
You beckoned her. If she hadn't,Copy !req
125. what would've happened to you?Copy !req
126. What would this community
have thought of you if she hadn't?Copy !req
127. - Well, but she did.
- And you had to know that.Copy !req
128. - Okay. What are you asking?
- I'm asking, how did you know that?Copy !req
129. I really don't have an answer
that's gonna satisfy you.Copy !req
130. Not you.Copy !req
131. I mean, if I told somebody else
that I could just feel itCopy !req
132. as she wheeled past me on that ramp,Copy !req
133. that I could almost see it, that I could
almost hear her voice inside my head.Copy !req
134. I felt so connected to her at that moment.Copy !req
135. That might be good enough
for someone, but not for you,Copy !req
136. is it, Riley Flynn?Copy !req
137. I suppose I'd want more.Copy !req
138. Yeah, and I'll always wish
that I could give you more.Copy !req
139. - But that's all I got.Copy !req
140. Does it hurt?Copy !req
141. No.Copy !req
142. Do you want me
to carry your backpack or something?Copy !req
143. Sure, thanks.Copy !req
144. - Does it hurt to walk?
- How do you feel?Copy !req
145. Come on. Leave her be.Copy !req
146. Good morning.Copy !req
147. - Morning, Miss Greene.
- Morning, Miss Greene.Copy !req
148. What are you doing?Copy !req
149. What about your back?Copy !req
150. Just dance with me.Copy !req
151. All right.Copy !req
152. What?Copy !req
153. The body of Christ.Copy !req
154. Fill up the extra cruets this week.
There's quite a crowd out there.Copy !req
155. It is very crowded.Copy !req
156. Do we have another bottle?Copy !req
157. We had some lying around,
but I haven't seen them recently.Copy !req
158. Uh, you boys line up.
I'll take care of it.Copy !req
159. - I don't think it's lit.
- Shit, my bad.Copy !req
160. Uh…Copy !req
161. Lighter.Copy !req
162. Let's go!Copy !req
163. Three weeks ago,
when we began this journey of repentance,Copy !req
164. I asked those of you who were here
that day to keep a few words in mind.Copy !req
165. Rebirth, second chances, eternal life.Copy !req
166. That's a lot to wrap
your head around, isn't it?Copy !req
167. I can barely visualize next week,
let alone eternity.Copy !req
168. But, I mean, for most of us,
eternity, it's an abstract.Copy !req
169. It's a metaphor, a colorful exaggeration.Copy !req
170. When we're waiting for
something we want, it takes forever.Copy !req
171. We sit in traffic for an eternity.Copy !req
172. Abstracts, metaphors,
colorful exaggerations.Copy !req
173. To us, maybe, but not to God.Copy !req
174. Not to Him.
And it shouldn't be for us, either.Copy !req
175. Communion, the transformation
of bread and wineCopy !req
176. into the body and blood of Christ.Copy !req
177. A metaphor? No. God tells us.Copy !req
178. Miracles, walking on water,
rising from the dead. Abstracts?Copy !req
179. No. God tells us.
Eternal life, a colorful exaggeration?Copy !req
180. - No.
- No? That's right. You call it out.Copy !req
181. God's gifts are as tangible
as the ground beneath our feet.Copy !req
182. - And His covenant, it's not abstract.Copy !req
183. No. It's a contract, scrawled in flesh,
inked in the blood of the martyrs.Copy !req
184. And yet, try as we might,
we cannot visualize,Copy !req
185. we cannot mentally picture
the rewards promised.Copy !req
186. Well, if you're here seeking to know
answers to the unknowable,Copy !req
187. it's incumbent upon me
to tell you that I have none.Copy !req
188. And if you want to know why
or how God's will shapes the world,Copy !req
189. brothers and sisters, so do I.
I don't have all the answers. Nobody does.Copy !req
190. What I do have though,
and what God gives us plentifully,Copy !req
191. are mysteries.Copy !req
192. God gives us miracles very rarely,
here and there, but mysteries?Copy !req
193. Sorry. Um…Copy !req
194. As… adults,Copy !req
195. we tend to dislike mysteries.Copy !req
196. We… We feel uncomfortable not knowing.Copy !req
197. No. To be a child.Copy !req
198. To look with awe and wonder,
and live with staggering honesty.Copy !req
199. To be guiltless, light as air.Copy !req
200. To bend softly as the word of God sweeps…Copy !req
201. I'm very sorry. I'm…Copy !req
202. Sorry, I'm just a little bit tired today.Copy !req
203. A tiny dizzy spell.Copy !req
204. It's passed. I'm fine.
Sorry. I'm very sorry.Copy !req
205. Um…Copy !req
206. The more that we know, the less we bend.Copy !req
207. The more brittle we become,
the easier to break.Copy !req
208. Like some would say
this island broke. Was broken.Copy !req
209. But I am here to tell you…Copy !req
210. the resurrection, body and soul,
the redemption, body and soul,Copy !req
211. the miracles waiting for us
here on Crockett Island.Copy !req
212. Not metaphors, not abstracts,
not colorful exaggerations, no.Copy !req
213. Rebirth, second chances.
Eter…Copy !req
214. Go get Dr. Gunning!Copy !req
215. Please give him some room.Copy !req
216. The conversion of Saul took place
on the road to Damascus.Copy !req
217. Saul was a persecutor of Christians,
an enemy of the Church,Copy !req
218. heading to Damascus
to round up believers, take them prisoner.Copy !req
219. But as you know, as he neared Damascus,Copy !req
220. he saw a light so bright
it knocked him to the ground.Copy !req
221. And he was blinded.
And then Jesus spoke to him.Copy !req
222. Days later the scales fell from his eyes
and Saul became a follower of ChristCopy !req
223. and then became the Apostle Paul.Copy !req
224. It was on the same road
outside the city that Monsignor Pruitt,Copy !req
225. bewildered and confused, wandered
from his tour group for the last time.Copy !req
226. They must not have noticed he was missing.Copy !req
227. First his failing mind didn't help him,
and out he wandered, out into that desert.Copy !req
228. No, Monsignor…Copy !req
229. Lost, confused, lost in the world,
lost in his mind,Copy !req
230. separated from his group,Copy !req
231. certain to die out there in that desert,
on the road to Damascus,Copy !req
232. when a horrible sandstorm overtook him.Copy !req
233. There had been, recently,
horrible storms in the area.Copy !req
234. He'd heard this.
These astonishing storms, seismic storms.Copy !req
235. Storms that had, he'd heard, even
unearthed ancient ruins in the desert,Copy !req
236. that churned the ground,
stirred the earth,Copy !req
237. and pulled from it the mouths
of structures and buildings from long ago.Copy !req
238. Ruins long sealed in the earth.Copy !req
239. And so as Monsignor Pruitt wandered,
lost in the storm,Copy !req
240. the sand scratching his eyes,
cutting into his face,Copy !req
241. he saw before him,
there was a darkness in the dunes.Copy !req
242. Mouth of a cave, perhaps.Copy !req
243. A door to some ancient ruin.Copy !req
244. And his failing mind
only sought shelter, so in he went,Copy !req
245. eagerly, into the darkness of the thing.Copy !req
246. The cave-like entrance
that had just opened up in front of him.Copy !req
247. Until all light went…Copy !req
248. - It's just a dizzy spell.
- Maybe so.Copy !req
249. Still, let me listen.Copy !req
250. Deep breath in.Copy !req
251. - I promise that I'm all right.
- And out.Copy !req
252. Your heart rate's elevated,
and your body temperature is too.Copy !req
253. It's like your body is fighting a virus,
but nothing jumps out as too alarming.Copy !req
254. So he's okay then?Copy !req
255. He'll live.Copy !req
256. You are dehydrated though, Father.
So cut out all the salty foods,Copy !req
257. drink lots and lots of water,
get some rest,Copy !req
258. and let this work its way
out of your system.Copy !req
259. - Thank you.Copy !req
260. Just doing my job.Copy !req
261. No, it's more than that.
You take care of people.Copy !req
262. Me and your mother, this whole island.
You are a comfort to people.Copy !req
263. I'm proud of you.Copy !req
264. Thank you.Copy !req
265. You heard the doctor. Drink up.Copy !req
266. And I'm canceling
all your afternoon appointments.Copy !req
267. - Oh, Bev.
- You need rest and you will get it.Copy !req
268. Not all. There are some I will not miss.Copy !req
269. - Lunch is ready.
- Be right there!Copy !req
270. Fuck off.Copy !req
271. Fuck you want from me?Copy !req
272. You won't leave a guy alone.
Fuck you want?Copy !req
273. Hello.Copy !req
274. Is that the one?Copy !req
275. - Is it?
- No.Copy !req
276. Is it here?Copy !req
277. I'd like to see it if it's here.Copy !req
278. No, that's my grandfather's gun.Copy !req
279. The other one, that one,
I threw it into the bay right after.Copy !req
280. I couldn't look at it anymore.Copy !req
281. It's just like I pictured it.Copy !req
282. So here goes.Copy !req
283. I was walking with my dad,Copy !req
284. and we weren't going anywhere special,
it's just something we did.Copy !req
285. It's when he'd talk the most to me,
so I'd ask him,Copy !req
286. since I was a little girl.Copy !req
287. And we're walking,Copy !req
288. like any other evening,
and then there it is.Copy !req
289. Like a clap of thunder,
and I was just on the ground.Copy !req
290. But I didn't feel it.Copy !req
291. And my dad is screaming, like an animal.Copy !req
292. Never heard his voice like that,
I never have since, but I didn't feel it.Copy !req
293. I didn't feel it at all.Copy !req
294. And it was when I realized
just how much I couldn't feel,Copy !req
295. that's when I got really scared.Copy !req
296. - I hate you.Copy !req
297. Honesty is important,
so we'll start there.Copy !req
298. I hate you, Joe Collie.Copy !req
299. I've hated you for years,Copy !req
300. and the things I've imagined
doing to you… I want you to hurt.Copy !req
301. I want you to suffer.Copy !req
302. I want you to make
those noises my dad madeCopy !req
303. when he put his hand
over the bullet hole in my spine.Copy !req
304. I want you to beg for my forgiveness
so that I can tell you no.Copy !req
305. I want you to live
in complete, absolute misery.Copy !req
306. So when I say this place
is just like I pictured it,Copy !req
307. what I really mean is
it's just like I hoped it would be.Copy !req
308. - I'm sorry.
- Damn right, you're sorry!Copy !req
309. You stole from me.Copy !req
310. Not just who I was,
but who I could've been.Copy !req
311. You stole from me
things I didn't even have yet.Copy !req
312. You reached through time, Joe Collie!Copy !req
313. You reached through time and you stole…Copy !req
314. All of that is true,Copy !req
315. and all that is still in here,Copy !req
316. but that's not why I came here today.Copy !req
317. I came here today…Copy !req
318. I came here today…Copy !req
319. I forgive you.Copy !req
320. I forgive you, Joe Collie.Copy !req
321. I forgive you, and I see you now.Copy !req
322. I see you. And I'm still angry with you.Copy !req
323. But it's different.
Even now just saying it, it's different.Copy !req
324. - Do you wanna know why?
- Yeah.Copy !req
325. Because the only thing standing
between you and a better life is you.Copy !req
326. The only thing
standing in my way was hate.Copy !req
327. The only thing
standing in your way is you.Copy !req
328. "Whoever is slow to anger
is better than the mighty."Copy !req
329. "And he who rules his spirit
than he who takes the city."Copy !req
330. That's Proverbs32, Joe.
Do you know what Proverbs means?Copy !req
331. What the Book of Proverbs is?Copy !req
332. It means wisdom.Copy !req
333. Wisdom and knowledge. So…Copy !req
334. if God can forgive you,
and He says He can,Copy !req
335. all over the place, He says it…Copy !req
336. then I can forgive you.Copy !req
337. And if I can forgive you, Joe Collie,Copy !req
338. then anyone can.Copy !req
339. I understand
that a few of you are upset,Copy !req
340. but let me be the first one
to help calm you down.Copy !req
341. No one is taking a single thing away.Copy !req
342. All of the required lessons
are still being taught.Copy !req
343. We haven't touched the curriculum,
so we get that off the table right now.Copy !req
344. Respectfully, that's not the issue—Copy !req
345. I understand
given your religious affiliation,Copy !req
346. you might find the fact that your son is
interested in the Bible offensive…Copy !req
347. - Not at all.
- …I suppose.Copy !req
348. But I would say
that if he's interested in Jesus,Copy !req
349. why not allow him
to learn a little about it?Copy !req
350. That's so not the issue, and thank you
for this opportunity to clarify.Copy !req
351. Uh, he knows all about Jesus.Copy !req
352. Well, I imagine not quite all.Copy !req
353. Muslims believe
that Jesus is a prophet of God,Copy !req
354. and that the Injeel, the Bible,Copy !req
355. was revealed to him as the Torah
was revealed to Moses before that.Copy !req
356. See, we love Jesus. And we love
the message that was revealed to him.Copy !req
357. Well!Copy !req
358. I suppose we learn
something new every day, don't we?Copy !req
359. But we also believe,
after the time of Jesus,Copy !req
360. thanks to the interference of men,
there were deviations in Christianity.Copy !req
361. People altered the message.
Priests, popes, kings.Copy !req
362. That's why there's
so, so many versions of the Bible.Copy !req
363. - People got in there, made their changes.
- I don't think this is relevant.Copy !req
364. Okay, we do though believe that the Bible
contains some of the original word of God.Copy !req
365. That's very generous of you.Copy !req
366. But we also believe that God
revealed the Quran as the final message.Copy !req
367. Never to be altered.Copy !req
368. To reassert the original revelations
of the previous prophets.Copy !req
369. I don't think that
this is the place to discussCopy !req
370. where our beliefs
about scripture might diverge.Copy !req
371. Exactly.Copy !req
372. There it is. That's the issue.Copy !req
373. That's why I think
some of the people in this room,Copy !req
374. including myself, are a little concerned.Copy !req
375. See, Muslims encourage
everyone to seek knowledge,Copy !req
376. so I am more than comfortable
with my son studying a Bible.Copy !req
377. Thrilled, actually. I've done it myself.Copy !req
378. But where I think there's an issue
is that this is a public school.Copy !req
379. That's the thing.Copy !req
380. And I think what's concerning
some of us is not the Bible itself,Copy !req
381. but that it was handed out.
Distributed to the kids here.Copy !req
382. I just ask you to consider how you'd feel,Copy !req
383. if you sent your child to a public school…Copy !req
384. Sheriff.Copy !req
385. …and they came home
with a copy of the Quran,Copy !req
386. asking about the Prophet Muhammad.
You'd feel it was an issue.Copy !req
387. If I went around handing out
copies of the QuranCopy !req
388. to the children on this island,Copy !req
389. purely in the interest
of the pursuit of knowledge,Copy !req
390. I'd expect you
chase me out of town, Miss Keane.Copy !req
391. If I may, um…Copy !req
392. This is a public school.Copy !req
393. And he's absolutely right.Copy !req
394. And I belong to
the same congregation as most of you,Copy !req
395. so you know where I fall,
but reading scripture in homeroom—Copy !req
396. Why, Sheriff, of course,
I wouldn't run you out of town.Copy !req
397. And it makes me sad
that you would think that of me.Copy !req
398. People of faith, any faith,
well, we're all of the same cloth.Copy !req
399. Cousins, really.Copy !req
400. And it was never my intention
to disrespect anybody.Copy !req
401. Never, in the least. It's just…Copy !req
402. Having a Bible present in the room,Copy !req
403. why, it's just a book in the room
like a science book or a history book—Copy !req
404. It's actually very different.Copy !req
405. Kids can take them or leave them.Copy !req
406. Sure, I may read an inspiring passage
during homeroom from time to time,Copy !req
407. but I am not evangelizing.Copy !req
408. I am simply sharing my faith
with the childrenCopy !req
409. in the hopes that they might be inspired.Copy !req
410. If we had a Muslim faculty member,
and they quoted the Quran to the kids,Copy !req
411. I would be fine with that
so long as the text wasn't offensive,Copy !req
412. which, forgive me for saying so,
a good deal of that text can be, at times.Copy !req
413. - That is not an attack, Sheriff.Copy !req
414. I certainly admit that the Holy Bible,
the Old Testament in particular,Copy !req
415. has passages
that are not suitable for children.Copy !req
416. Invaluable to adults, of course,Copy !req
417. but I would never read the tale of Lot
and his wife to a group of kids.Copy !req
418. Anything that I quote, I vet beforehand.Copy !req
419. That's not the point he's making—Copy !req
420. And what is education,Copy !req
421. if not providing a student
with the option to learn.Copy !req
422. Why be afraid
to let them read a particular text?Copy !req
423. What, are we gonna burn books
we find even a smidge controversial?Copy !req
424. And in this case, current events,Copy !req
425. local events, well,
they beg further study, don't they?Copy !req
426. I'm just gonna say it,Copy !req
427. there is no point in pretending
there isn't an elephant in the room.Copy !req
428. We are living in a miraculous time.
Right here, right now, on Crockett Island.Copy !req
429. There are actual bona fide miraclesCopy !req
430. happening before our eyes
at St. Patrick's.Copy !req
431. And this community…
Sheriff, you should know this,Copy !req
432. you are responsible
for observing this community.Copy !req
433. This community is in the midst
of a full-blown religious revivalCopy !req
434. at the moment.Copy !req
435. And if the children of this community
cannot discuss that in their local school,Copy !req
436. well, I just don't know what that is.Copy !req
437. I couldn't stay in that room
listening to her bullshit one more minute.Copy !req
438. It's like this particular brand
of self-righteousnessCopy !req
439. that is exclusive
to a certain breed of religious.Copy !req
440. I've never liked that.Copy !req
441. Never.Copy !req
442. - Sorry, that was…
- No.Copy !req
443. How are you? How's it going?Copy !req
444. Slowly. I guess I'm having troubleCopy !req
445. approaching people directly for my amends.Copy !req
446. So Father Paul
said I should write letters,Copy !req
447. so I'm writing letters. Lots of letters.Copy !req
448. - That's difficult.
- Writing them is hard.Copy !req
449. Delivering them, that's gonna be harder.Copy !req
450. That I'm not looking forward to.Copy !req
451. I did my fearless moral inventory,
and I found out that,Copy !req
452. man, I am a coward.Copy !req
453. Don't do that.Copy !req
454. Don't talk about yourself like that.Copy !req
455. If anyone else
talked about you like that, I'd…Copy !req
456. You'd what?Copy !req
457. I'd kick their ass.Copy !req
458. - Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.Copy !req
459. - You'd kick their ass?
- I'd kick it, just like this.Copy !req
460. That was actually my thigh, so…Copy !req
461. - So I'd kick their thighs.
- Yeah.Copy !req
462. All right, Mom, time for a bath before…Copy !req
463. God, Mom.Copy !req
464. We're gonna have to start tying you down
unless you want to shatter both hips.Copy !req
465. Sarah.Copy !req
466. Don't know why I bother telling you this.
It's like I'm speaking in German.Copy !req
467. Sarah, honey.Copy !req
468. Mom.Copy !req
469. I've been…Copy !req
470. Where have I been?
Somewhere… somewhere dark?Copy !req
471. But just now… it's like I woke up,Copy !req
472. and… there you are.Copy !req
473. My beautiful…Copy !req
474. Mom?Copy !req
475. When did you move me into the living room?Copy !req
476. Sorry I'm late.Copy !req
477. Told you he'd catch on. We're a trio now.Copy !req
478. Hey, Joe.Copy !req
479. So much for the anonymous part,
eh, partner?Copy !req
480. And after she left,
I didn't even want to drink.Copy !req
481. I mean, I did, but I didn't want to.Copy !req
482. If that makes any sense.
I mean, I don't know.Copy !req
483. I don't fucking know. I walked up
the length of the whole goddamn island,Copy !req
484. and I figured, you know,
what happened for her,Copy !req
485. it happened here, at St. Patrick's.Copy !req
486. That's what everybody's saying, right?Copy !req
487. So I figured fuck it.Copy !req
488. And I came here
and then Father Paul tells meCopy !req
489. you guys have this meetin'.Copy !req
490. So Leeza's forgiven you.Copy !req
491. And I heard your confession today,
and God forgave you.Copy !req
492. Who does that leave?Copy !req
493. I guess I'm not
as quick to forgive as they are.Copy !req
494. All right. What do you think, Riley?Copy !req
495. I think I'm not really in a positionCopy !req
496. to say anything to anyone
about their drinking.Copy !req
497. That's bullshit.Copy !req
498. No, I'm sorry, it's bullshit.
That's bullshit. I'm sorry.Copy !req
499. You've been coming here once a week,
sometimes more, if we're honest, isn't it?Copy !req
500. That's all you have to say?
Remember that first time?Copy !req
501. Remember that Riley who walked in here,
arms folded, walls up? I remember him.Copy !req
502. Think about him for a minute, then talk.Copy !req
503. Because I think there's somethin'
you can say to Joe that I can't,Copy !req
504. that nobody else can.Copy !req
505. And that's what this is for.
So don't bullshit me and just do it.Copy !req
506. Okay, Riley?Copy !req
507. Um…Copy !req
508. You showed up, Joe.Copy !req
509. You're here, that's… that's enough.Copy !req
510. It won't be forever,
but for tonight it is.Copy !req
511. For tonight, it's everything.Copy !req
512. All right, I got it
from here, gentlemen. You two go on ahead.Copy !req
513. You sure?
We can help you with the coffee—Copy !req
514. Absolutely. I'll see you both
at the next meeting?Copy !req
515. - Yeah.
- Yeah, of course.Copy !req
516. - I'll be there. Good night, Father.
- Good night.Copy !req
517. - Good night.
- Night.Copy !req
518. "Pruitt Recreation Center,"
what a fucking legacy.Copy !req
519. I mean, why not just name it
"Bev Keane's Money Laundry"?Copy !req
520. That's all it really was. Hmm?Copy !req
521. "Bev Keane's Coin Laundry."Copy !req
522. Or "Bev Keane's Con Laundry."Copy !req
523. Or "Beverly fucking Keane's
Queen Evil Bitch Emporium,Copy !req
524. Embezzlement "R" Us Incorporated,
L-L-fuckin'-C."Copy !req
525. Well, you'd need a bigger sign.Copy !req
526. But the point is that I…Copy !req
527. I never thought
I'd step foot in that building.Copy !req
528. Never.Copy !req
529. Thought I'd die on this island
before I ever saw the inside.Copy !req
530. But then being in there with youCopy !req
531. and Father Paul, and talking like that,Copy !req
532. under this fuckin' circumstance,
where I feel like…Copy !req
533. maybe my life might be worth…Copy !req
534. I mean, after… all that…Copy !req
535. Well, it just shows to go you, don't it?Copy !req
536. Never assume.Copy !req
537. Words to live by, them.Copy !req
538. Never assume.Copy !req
539. I'm glad you were there, Joe.Copy !req
540. Wait, you really are, aren't you?Copy !req
541. It's… What a fucking trip.Copy !req
542. Only person that ever gave a damn
about me was my sister.Copy !req
543. She left Crockett ages ago.Copy !req
544. - She never understood why I stayed.
- Well, why did you?Copy !req
545. I don't know. It just seemed…Copy !req
546. It just felt too easy to leave.
Like, I shouldn't be able to just leave.Copy !req
547. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.Copy !req
548. She died a few weeks back.Copy !req
549. I'm so sorry.Copy !req
550. Her kids buried her on the mainland.Copy !req
551. She didn't want to come back here,
not even in death.Copy !req
552. I just wish I'd gone to see her.Copy !req
553. You know, made the effort.
I just… I couldn't. I couldn't then.Copy !req
554. But I think I could now.Copy !req
555. And that just… Well, that's…Copy !req
556. It just fuckin' sucks.Copy !req
557. Well, I'll let you get to it.Copy !req
558. Does it ever get any different?Copy !req
559. For people like us?Copy !req
560. I don't think so.Copy !req
561. Nothing around us changes.Copy !req
562. I mean, maybe if we work
really hard, then maybeCopy !req
563. we become different.Copy !req
564. Then maybe at least it feels different?Copy !req
565. I don't know.Copy !req
566. Here's to becoming different people.Copy !req
567. - Good night, Joe.
- Night, Riley.Copy !req
568. Can I talk to you?Copy !req
569. Sure.Copy !req
570. I wanted to go to St. Patrick's Sunday,
just to check it out.Copy !req
571. Why?Copy !req
572. - Everyone from school goes there, so I—
- No. No, they don't.Copy !req
573. Well, a lot of them do, so I thought
it'd be cool to go see what it's about.Copy !req
574. No. No, I don't think so.Copy !req
575. There's no good reason for me not to.Copy !req
576. There's an excellent reason.
You're not a Christian.Copy !req
577. Well, that wasn't up to me, was it?Copy !req
578. None of this has been up to me.Copy !req
579. You didn't ask me
if I wanted to be a Muslim.Copy !req
580. You are a Muslim.Copy !req
581. You didn't ask me
if I wanted to move here.Copy !req
582. - I know.
- You never ask me about anything.Copy !req
583. You're the one who decided
to become Muslim for Mom,Copy !req
584. and you decided to move here because
your precinct was too fucking racist.Copy !req
585. - You couldn't take it—
- Hey!Copy !req
586. It's always been up to you, Dad.
You make the decisions. You.Copy !req
587. But now that we're here,
and these things are happening, these—Copy !req
588. - What things?
- You know what things.Copy !req
589. Son, I know Leeza Scarborough's recovery,Copy !req
590. her misdiagnosis,
okay, I know that's a compelling thing.Copy !req
591. Dad, I know Leeza,
pretty well actually, and her case is…Copy !req
592. - It's a miracle, okay? It just is.
- No, that isn't how it works, Ali.Copy !req
593. That isn't how Allah…Copy !req
594. Do you know what it does?Copy !req
595. What pancreatic cancer does to someone?Copy !req
596. Would you like me to tell you?Copy !req
597. Because I don't want to.Copy !req
598. I never, ever want you to know
what she went through.Copy !req
599. I bear that for both of us,
and that's right.Copy !req
600. She kept her faith. She honored Him
to her last moment, and if…Copy !req
601. If God really worked that way…Copy !req
602. If He decidedCopy !req
603. that He was gonna heal
some people and not others,Copy !req
604. if He chose to spare some and not others,Copy !req
605. if He handed Leeza Scarborough a miracle,Copy !req
606. but let a child die of a brain tumor
across the way in the mainland…Copy !req
607. No.Copy !req
608. No, that's not
how it works, Ali. It's not.Copy !req
609. That's not how God works.Copy !req
610. No matter how exciting
the stories are at St. Patrick's.Copy !req
611. Or the Buddhists or Scientologists.
It's not magic. It's not.Copy !req
612. Kiss your mother.Copy !req
613. Tomorrow, we can
talk about it more if you'd like.Copy !req
614. Fuck!Copy !req
615. What happened?Copy !req
616. Nothin'. Um…Copy !req
617. I'm seeing things. Oh.Copy !req
618. Good night.Copy !req
619. Will we be able to turn the water on
before the Father returns?Copy !req
620. Almost done, Miss Keane.Copy !req
621. Thank you again for the dish.Copy !req
622. Gonna start putting things
in the deep freezer.Copy !req
623. - People have been so generous.
- Well, Father Paul deserves it.Copy !req
624. Yes, he does. And that's why
I wanted you to help me plan this.Copy !req
625. I was thinking a community dinner
to show our appreciation.Copy !req
626. Nothing too extravagant.Copy !req
627. But we could
fill the rec center, no doubt.Copy !req
628. And I thought you two
could give the primary address.Copy !req
629. - Well, we'd be happy to.
- Sure.Copy !req
630. Given what he's done for your family,
and your standing in the community, Wade,Copy !req
631. it would mean a lot as a father, as a…Copy !req
632. - Hey.
- Father?Copy !req
633. - Oh, God, not again!
- What's wrong with him?Copy !req
634. Father?Copy !req
635. He's…Copy !req
636. Father Paul? Please…Copy !req
637. I don't…Copy !req
638. I don't understand. I don't understand.Copy !req
639. I don't understand.Copy !req
640. Darkness.
It was darkness in those ruins.Copy !req
641. No light.
Every step forward, a step into nothing.Copy !req
642. And the pain, pain, pain.Copy !req
643. Pain, yes.Copy !req
644. And then the fear
was drained from his body.Copy !req
645. Drained from his body
was all the fear, pain…Copy !req
646. It was just drained. Drained.Copy !req
647. Our Father, who art
in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.Copy !req
648. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,Copy !req
649. on Earth as it is in Heaven.Copy !req
650. Those eyes.Copy !req
651. Eyes and skin and hands, but also wings.Copy !req
652. A sense of great wings enfolding him,Copy !req
653. and his mind finally found the word.Copy !req
654. The word was unearthed by his fear
like the tomb was unearthed by the storm.Copy !req
655. And the word was "angel."Copy !req
656. Angel.Copy !req
657. And he was so afraid.Copy !req
658. As a hand in the dark,
a hand outstretched,Copy !req
659. stigmata, the wound of the Lord,Copy !req
660. and from the angel's wrist,Copy !req
661. the blood of life flowed,
and a new word took shape.Copy !req
662. "Drink. Drink."Copy !req
663. "Take this, all of you,
and drink from it. This is my blood."Copy !req
664. "The blood of the new
and everlasting covenant shed for youCopy !req
665. and for all so that sins may be forgiven."Copy !req
666. These words in the old man's old mindCopy !req
667. again and again and again
and again as he drank.Copy !req
668. Monsignor John Pruitt
woke the next morning.Copy !req
669. The storm had passed.Copy !req
670. The sun was coming in
through the cave's entrance,Copy !req
671. and he walked to it. He walked to it.Copy !req
672. And he raised a hand
to shield him from the sun.Copy !req
673. His hand was young again.Copy !req
674. The decades washed away.Copy !req
675. Behind him, the entrance of the church,
I thought it must've been a church.Copy !req
676. It was an ancient church
hiding an angel behind me.Copy !req
677. An angel of the Lord, afraid of the light.Copy !req
678. Hiding in shadows.
And I bowed, and I wept.Copy !req
679. I knew the journey would be long.Copy !req
680. But I knew where this angel was needed,
and so I'd travel and I'd wait,Copy !req
681. and the angel would catch up.Copy !req
682. I'd travel and wait in fear, Lord,
fear that someone would discover itCopy !req
683. or that one night it wouldn't be there,
it wouldn't fly to me.Copy !req
684. Uh, and when it did,
I knew I'd have to hide it.Copy !req
685. And so I'd hid it in earth,
and packed it with antiquities,Copy !req
686. and I'd leave the rest to God.
Leave it to GodCopy !req
687. that I might bring it safely home
to the people who needed it most.Copy !req
688. And by Your grace, I did.Copy !req
689. And I knew all the while
that I'd have to lie…Copy !req
690. Lie to the very people I'm here to save.Copy !req
691. To the dear souls of this island,Copy !req
692. so that we may bring them
Your love and Your mercyCopy !req
693. and Your miracles.Copy !req
694. So…Copy !req
695. Forgive me, Lord, for the small lies
I must tell in Your service.Copy !req
696. Oh, my God. I am heartily sorry
for having offended Thee,Copy !req
697. and I detest all my sins
because I dread the loss of HeavenCopy !req
698. and the pains of Hell.
But most of all because they offend Thee.Copy !req
699. Oh, my God, who are all good
and deserving of all my love.Copy !req
700. I firmly resolve with the help
of Thy grace to confess all my sins,Copy !req
701. to do penance and to amend my life. Amen.Copy !req
702. Monsignor! Oh, thank God!Copy !req
703. It's a miracle!Copy !req
704. Oh, thank God! Oh, thank God!Copy !req
705. It's a miracle.Copy !req
706. Thank God. Thank God for you, Monsignor.Copy !req
707. It's a miracle.Copy !req
708. It's okay. It's okay.Copy !req
709. It's okay.Copy !req