1. Holy Ghost, come to me. Praise God.
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2. Praise God. Move up on me, Holy Ghost.
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3. Praise God.
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4. This here sinner repents.
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5. Holy Ghost, move up on me. Protect me
and mine with your quickening power.
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6. Holy Ghost, come to me.
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7. Help me, Jesus!
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8. Help me, Jesus! Help me, Jesus!
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9. Not as far as you know.
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10. Right. Not this time of year.
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11. All right. Thank you, Doctor. Goodbye.
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12. Snakes.
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13. Lots and lots of snakes.
Very pissed off ones, from the look of it.
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14. It's the former Mr Jared Chirp,
of McMinn County, Tennessee.
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15. - Oh, my God.
- 116 separate bite marks.
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16. Judging from the wounds, there were 50
snakes involved - copperheads and rattlers.
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17. It says here he was found dead in his car.
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18. With a pistol in his hand. He fired six shots,
into the floorboards, even into his kneecap.
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19. - The windows were shut, the doors locked.
- But what happened to all the snakes?
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20. No one seems to know that.
There was not a scale found.
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21. I just got off the phone with a herpetologist,
and he's stumped.
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22. Especially because rattlesnakes
tend to hibernate in winter.
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23. So you think that Mr Chirp was murdered?
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24. It would appear that way,
but the question is, how?
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25. There's no physical evidence.
No tyre tracks, no footprints.
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26. I can't see how anyone
could have done this. And then, why?
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27. Why use poisonous snakes
as a murder weapon?
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28. Maybe it's symbolic. I mean, serpents
and religion have gone hand in hand.
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29. They've represented
the temptation of Eve, original sin.
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30. They've been feared throughout history,
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31. as they've been thought to embody Satan,
to serve evil itself.
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32. Maybe these ones actually do.
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33. These particular serpents
actually were serving evil?
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34. Are you gonna type that
on our travel request?
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35. No. But, at the very least, this case
does seem to center around religion.
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36. And you're not the only one
to think that, by the way.
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37. Jared is in a better place now, Gracie.
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38. He's at peace.
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39. You know Reverend Mackey's right, honey.
He is in a better place.
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40. Reverend Samuel Mackey?
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41. My name is Fox Mulder. This is Dana Scully.
We're with the FBI. May we speak with you?
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42. Come on, Gracie. Let's get you home.
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43. We apologize for our timing. We'd like
to ask a few questions about Jared Chirp.
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44. I've already spoken to the sheriff about it.
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45. Though I'm not sure that was a good idea.
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46. Specifically, you had suspicions
about the manner in which he died?
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47. I should be the last one to point a finger
or say a harsh word.
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48. Our church is founded on acceptance
and tolerance of all people, all beliefs.
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49. But?
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50. Before Jared joined us, he belonged to a
fundamentalist congregation outside of town,
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51. the Church of God with Signs & Wonders.
It practices snake handling.
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52. As a sign of faith, worshipers
handle deadly snakes and drink poison.
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53. They believe that the Holy Spirit
protects the righteous.
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54. Jared grew up in that church,
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55. but it is very difficult to walk away
from a belief system that one is raised in.
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56. - It takes great courage.
- Why did he walk away?
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57. He and Gracie, his girlfriend, left it together.
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58. They found that a rigid interpretation
of the Bible was not for them,
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59. Especially when it involves risking
life and limb in the act of worship.
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60. But again, it is not for me to judge.
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that both Jared and Gracie
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62. were persecuted by
the members of their former church.
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63. All this animus stems from
their church leader, Enoch O'Connor.
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64. Animus enough to motivate a murder?
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65. Snake handling -
didn't learn that in catechism class.
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66. That's funny. I knew a couple of Catholic
schoolgirls who were expert at it.
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67. Enoch O'Connor? Federal agents.
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68. - Where's the light switch?
- The nearest one? Probably ten miles away.
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69. Rattlesnakes and
medieval visions of damnation.
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70. I, for one, feel a whole lot closer to God.
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71. I don't know, Scully.
When you get right down to it,
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72. is snake handling any harder to buy into than
communion wafers or transubstantiation?
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73. Or believing in flying saucers.
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74. I'm just saying that your faith and O'Connor's
seem to be based on the same book.
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75. Uh-oh, Scully. What do you think
O'Connor keeps in here?
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76. Something slithery?
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77. - It's all right. It's empty.
- Why is it empty?
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78. By what right are you here?
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79. Reverend Enoch O'Connor?
We're federal agents.
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80. We're, uh... with the FBI.
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81. Reverend, do something
about these snakes, please.
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82. You got nothing to fear
if you're righteous people.
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83. Just in case we're not,
we could use a little righteous help here.
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84. What do you want?
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85. We're here to ask you questions about a
former member of your church, Jared Chirp.
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86. That boy strayed from the path
and was lost to the Dark One.
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87. I'm sorry for his soul.
There ain't much else to say.
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88. He died from snakebites. We thought
maybe you'd have a special insight into that.
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89. I do.
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90. - It was a test.
- A test? What do you mean?
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91. A test of faith.
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92. A test of righteousness.
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93. When the Devil aims to test you,
you best be ready.
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94. And you sure better know
which side you're on.
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95. Are you speaking about
the Devil's test or your test?
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96. I don't think you people
realize which side you're on.
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97. I do.
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98. You can leave now.
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99. Tennessee. Snakes.
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100. Thank you, Mulder. Thank you so much. I say
we arrest him and catch the first flight out.
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101. He seems a likely suspect,
only the sheriff's office ruled him out.
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102. He was in Kentucky
the night Jared Chirp died.
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103. There are other people in his congregation.
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104. Chirp died with a packed suitcase by his side.
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105. There's gotta be somebody
that knows where he was headed.
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106. Here you go, honey.
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107. Reverend Mackey? This might not be
the best time, but can I speak to you?
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108. Of course.
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109. Jared called the boarding house
late the night he died.
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110. He wanted to talk to Gracie.
I didn't let him.
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111. It was after two. She was sound asleep.
It sounded like the boy had been drinkin'.
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112. He wasn't makin' any sense. He was rantin'
about seein' the Devil, and payin' for his sins.
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113. I don't know how to tell Gracie.
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114. I kept her from speakin' to Jared
his last night on Earth.
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115. I couldn't have known, though. I couldn't.
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116. No, no. You couldn't have known.
I can help you talk to Gracie.
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117. Reverend Mackey? Everybody's here.
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118. Thank you, Gracie.
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119. You and I will see this through, Iris,
right after study group.
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120. Thank you.
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121. Our God is a fearsome God.
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122. - Amen!
- He demands our very lives.
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123. Revelations, three. The sixteenth verse.
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124. 'Tis better to be hot or cold than lukewarm.
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125. Hallelujah!
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126. Yes!
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128. He will vomit you out of His mouth.
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129. Yes! Did you hear what I said?
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130. Yes! God hates the lukewarm!
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131. "So, because you are lukewarm,
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132. I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
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133. Now, that could sound pretty harsh, couldn't
it? I mean, depending on how one reads it.
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134. But if we put this verse
in a historical context,
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135. I think we'll see that John was specifically
addressing the problems of the Church...
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136. God wants you hot!
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137. God wants you on fire!
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139. God wants you to put your money
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140. - Amen!
- Hallelujah!
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141. People ask me why I handle snakes.
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142. Hallelujah!
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143. I tell 'em. It's cos the Scripture tells me to.
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145. Hallelujah.
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146. Hallelujah!
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147. Hallelujah!
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149. Witness the awesome power of God
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150. as He blesses His people
and destroys His enemies.
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151. Thank you, God!
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saw or heard anything. Just her scream.
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153. When we ran in she was lying on the floor.
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154. I cleared everybody out of the building
once I saw the bite marks, but...
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155. Reverend, how close
was Iris to Jared Chirp?
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156. Not particularly close, but I'd spoken
with her not 15 minutes earlier about him.
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157. - What'd you talk about?
- She was upset.
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158. Something about Jared calling her
the night he died, looking for Gracie.
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159. Something about him paying for his sins.
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160. But I don't know. We didn't get
to finish our conversation,
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161. Maybe that was the point.
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162. Why Iris? Why is this happening?
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163. Gracie, we're investigating the leader
of your former church, Enoch O'Connor.
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164. We believe that he may have had something
to do with what happened here tonight.
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165. We would appreciate
anything you could tell us.
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166. No, he didn't do this.
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167. No, he didn't do this.
This is Satan's work, not man's.
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168. That sounds like something that
Reverend O'Connor might say.
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169. Now, you're not a member
of that congregation any more.
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170. And I understand that's because
you're someone who thinks for herself.
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171. Keeping an open mind, is it conceivable
that O'Connor could have done any of this?
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172. No! Don't you think I would know?
Me of all people.
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173. He couldn't have done this. He just...
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174. Gracie might be biased.
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175. O'Connor is your father.
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176. When Gracie got pregnant...
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177. O'Connor barred her from his church.
She and Jared Chirp.
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178. His church and his home.
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179. - You comin'?
- I think I'll check around back.
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180. "Pray for the souls... lost to us."
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181. You must be judged.
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182. Repent.
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183. Pray for the Lord's quickening power.
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184. By the hand of God!
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185. Let her go!
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186. Your partner could have learned
something about herself
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187. if you hadn't have stopped me.
Some powerful good news maybe.
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188. I'd say it's good news for you
that she's not here right now,
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189. considering what you tried to do to her.
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190. Is that what you did to your wife?
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191. Alice O'Connor.
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192. Succumbed to multiple snakebites
in June 1994.
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193. It happened during a church service.
Or at least that's what you told local police.
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194. You got away with it.
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195. Almost.
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Was she not... righteous enough for you?
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197. Just like your daughters boyfriend?
Or Iris Finster?
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198. Educated man. Too smart to know any better.
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199. Smart enough to know you're a murderer.
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200. Satan is near and you don't even have eyes.
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201. You're just proud and fancy-free.
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202. Ah, no one quite
passes muster with you, huh?
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203. You feel the need to exact
some kind of Old Testament revenge?
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204. What about your daughter?
What were your plans for her?
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205. I pray for her soul.
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you're better than most? You ain't.
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210. the Devil's gonna make a fool of you
and you ain't even gonna know it.
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211. I changed my mind. I don't wanna see him.
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212. Besides, I won't do any better
than you people in gettin' him to talk.
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220. I guess it's looking
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221. Unless he somehow managed to do this to
himself. As a test of his own righteousness.
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222. If so, Mulder, the jury's still out.
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It's a toss-up as to whether he'll pull through.
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224. - Anti-venom treatment?
- He's not receiving it.
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- Gracie stepped in.
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grounds. It's not clear whether she can,
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227. but she says that it's up to God
as to whether he lives or dies.
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228. And you think that she may not be entirely
motivated by concern for her father's soul?
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229. Well, more to the point,
what if she did this?
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230. She told me that her father
would be judged as he deserves.
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231. - This is what she meant?
- She grew up around snakes.
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at handling them as he is?
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233. I can see her being angry enough at her father
to attack him, but... what about the others?
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234. He left in a hurry.
He packed one suitcase and a gun.
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235. Earlier that night, he calls Gracie.
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236. Gets Iris instead.
Starts rambling about paying for his sins.
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237. He's frightened and wants to leave town,
presumably with Gracie.
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239. I don't understand how O'Connor's church
exerts a strong pull on these people.
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240. It's not so hard to understand. It's a culture
with a very well-defined set of rules.
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242. I don't know. Sometimes a little intolerance
can be a welcome thing.
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243. Clear-cut right and wrong,
black and white, no shades of grey.
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by, some people would appreciate that.
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245. You're saying that you would welcome
someone telling you what to believe?
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246. I'm just saying that somebody
offering you all the answers...
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247. can be a very powerful thing.
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248. It's lab results.
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249. Am I reading this right? Did Jared Chirp
have himself tested for sterility?
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250. Which turns out to be more or less the case.
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251. Based on this, that means that Jared
can't be the father of Gracie's baby.
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252. Dated the day he died.
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253. So maybe he was killed
because he discovered the truth.
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254. Gracie... I'd like to ask you to reconsider.
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255. No. This is what he'd want.
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256. He may die without medical treatment.
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257. I've seen him bit a dozen times.
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whether he lives or dies.
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260. There are many ways to trust God, Gracie.
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261. One of them is to trust
to the miracles of doctors and medicine.
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262. Or, in your heart...
do you really not want him to get better?
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264. I can't risk his soul.
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265. When you first came to me, you said
that you wanted to think for yourself.
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266. To live your life as you saw fit.
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267. If you stand here and let your father die,
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268. whose beliefs are you living?
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269. Yours?
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270. Or his?
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271. You're doing the right thing.
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272. I'll go tell the doctor, OK?
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273. Agents! Enoch O'Connor is gone.
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274. I was away for five minutes.
His bed's empty. Gracie is gone, too.
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275. How could Gracie
have possibly gotten him out?
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276. - Maybe he took her.
- He was on his deathbed. That's impossible.
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277. - Besides, what's his motivation?
- I may be able to answer that.
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278. Jared Chirp wasn't the father of Gracie's child.
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279. We know that. What about it?
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280. Enoch O'Connor is.
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281. That's why she wanted to get away from
him and his church as fast as she could.
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282. And I tried to teach her to forgive him.
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283. Daddy, please!
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284. I'm bringing you home.
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285. Somebody help me!
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286. In the name of our holy
and most fearsome God.
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287. Hallelujah!
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288. Resist the Devil and he will flee.
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289. Resist him!
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290. Something's wrong.
Something's wrong with my baby.
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291. Jesus, put your hands on this one.
You can heal her.
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293. Jesus, dear Lord.
Dear Jesus, deliver this woman.
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295. No. Don't. Don't!
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296. Dear God, dear Heavenly Father,
deliver this woman.
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- Lay your hands on this woman, God.
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- No.
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300. Hallelujah, praise the Lord.
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301. Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
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302. Dear Jesus. Dear Jesus.
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304. Dear Jesus! Hallelujah!
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305. Hallelujah!
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306. - How is she?
- Deep shock. Some loss of blood.
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308. - These folks aren't talkin'.
- Scully?
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311. She gave birth to snakes?
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312. The Devil has been cast out.
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313. - Stay with her.
- Where are you going?
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314. Find her father.
He's gonna wanna tie up some loose ends.
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317. She came to me on her own.
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318. She wanted to escape a life of fear
and judgment, of intolerance.
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319. She fled a harsh and vengeful god.
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323. Daddy? Daddy?
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you to the doctor right now, OK?
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325. - No. I gotta...
- Can you tell me what happened, Gracie?
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326. - Where's my daddy?
- You're safe. My partners gone after him.
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327. You're gonna be OK.
He can't hurt you any more.
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329. He saved me.
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330. I'll call for an ambulance.
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331. Relax. Help's on the way.
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332. No, it's not. I told you, boy.
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336. They're on their way.
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337. - Agent!
- It wasn't O'Connor.
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339. - Are you joking?
- No. I'm just beginning to see it now.
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that he wasn't the father of Gracie's baby.
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342. Did he confront you earlier that night,
only to see you for who you really are?
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343. Just who is it you think I am?
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345. Was she beginning to catch on?
Is that why you killed her?
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346. Or was it just to further frame
Enoch O'Connor?
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347. Is that what this is really about?
Ruining O'Connor? Seducing his daughter?
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348. Destroying him by any conceivable means?
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349. Are you a righteous man, Agent Mulder?
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350. Stay where you are.
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351. It's just a simple question.
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352. Most people believe they're
on the side of angels. But are they?
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353. If you were put to the test...
how would you do?
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356. You can't help him. This is his alone.
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357. Mulder?
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358. Argh!
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359. - Mackey?
- Still no trace.
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360. Even though every law enforcement agency
in Tennessee is lookin' for him.
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361. They won't find him.
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362. People think the Devil has horns and a tail.
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363. They're not used to lookin'
for some kindly man.
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364. He's just a man, Mulder. Just like O'Connor.
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365. Not like O'Connor.
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366. If this was some kind of test,
looks like I failed.
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367. I'd say if it was,
you passed with flying colours.
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368. - You're alive, aren't you?
- Proud and fancy-free.
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to have a man in the pulpit
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modern way of looking at God.
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I just wanted to welcome you to Hamden.
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I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.
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