1. Emily!
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2. You're the medical examiner?
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3. Mr. Rose?
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4. I'm sorry, Mr. Rose...
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5. but I cannot state conclusively...
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6. that the cause of death
was natural.
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7. Your daughter, she...
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8. Excuse me, Father?
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9. Father Moore.
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10. You'll have to come with me.
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11. - Father Moore!
- Will you plead guilty?
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12. - Tell us about the exorcism!
- Over here, Father Moore!
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13. We're at Crescent County Courthouse.
We show you Father Richard Moore...
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14. - What about the parents?
- They're not talking to the police.
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15. Do we charge them?
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16. No. Even the priest admits
he ran the show.
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17. We need a Christian on this.
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18. Preferably a Catholic.
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19. Somebody that knows this shit
inside out...
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20. and who the public will see
as unbiased.
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21. We're going after a holy man here.
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22. Ethan Thomas.
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23. He's not Catholic, though.
Methodist, I think.
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24. But the guy practically lives at church.
Choir, teaches Sunday school.
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25. He's no choirboy in the courtroom.
I've seen him tear people up.
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26. He's a shrewd son of a bitch.
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27. All right, pull him off whatever
he's doing. He's lead prosecutor.
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28. There's ambition. She never stops.
She even works while she drinks.
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29. - Gentlemen, you know Erin Bruner.
- Of course.
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30. - Hello.
- I was so sure Van Hopper would fry...
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31. but you proved me wrong, lady.
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32. The system worked, that's all.
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33. Gentlemen, you'll excuse us,
will you?
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34. Have you seen the news
about this priest?
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35. I heard something about an exorcism
gone bad, but I don't know the details.
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36. The DA charged him
with negligent homicide.
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37. They offered a very reasonable plea
bargain, but the priest turned it down.
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38. Do not ask me to take this—
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39. The archdiocese
specifically requested you.
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40. - Why me?
- They followed the Van Hopper trial.
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41. They think you're smart...
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42. and convincing.
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43. They want you to ask the priest
to reconsider.
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44. Well, what if he won't?
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45. This sounds like a quagmire.
If I'm smart, I'll leave it alone.
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46. Erin, the Van Hopper case
got you back on the fast track.
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47. Once again, you're a rising star.
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48. - Chivas, neat, please.
- Tanqueray martini, dry.
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49. - What are you saying?
- I'm saying, you do this for me...
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50. and the rising star keeps rising.
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51. The case is yours.
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52. And just how high
do I get to rise this time?
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53. I've been junior partner
for too long now, Karl.
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54. - It's not like other firms haven't called.
- Erin—
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55. I want my name on the door,
right next to yours.
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56. Okay.
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57. Try to get the deal.
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58. If the priest won't
and this goes to trial...
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59. the archdiocese feels he could
be an embarrassment.
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60. So under no circumstances
is he to testify.
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61. No, of course.
If I'd put Van Hopper on the stand...
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62. he'd be marking time on death row
instead of sunbathing in Miami.
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63. His tab.
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64. Good morning, I'm Erin Bruner.
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65. May I sit down?
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66. They brought the chair
for my public defender.
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67. I guess they left it when they decided
I wasn't going to kill myself with it.
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68. My firm represents the archdiocese.
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69. Yes.
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70. Yes, I was expecting them
to send someone.
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71. - Why did they choose you?
- I wanted this case.
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72. - So you like the spotlight?
- I'm used to it.
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73. I defended James Van Hopper.
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74. And now you've come
to further your celebrity.
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75. No.
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76. I'm here to make senior partner
at my firm.
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77. - Are you a Catholic?
- No.
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78. I'm an agnostic, I guess.
I'm not really sure.
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79. If you're not sure, then you are one.
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80. I don't think you're the right attorney.
I'll stick with my public defender.
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81. He can't get the DA
to get you a better deal. I can.
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82. I won't be making
any plea agreement.
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83. If you don't, the archdiocese
won't post your bail.
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84. You'll be stuck in here for the trial.
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85. Do you understand how long
they can put you away?
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86. It's been explained to me.
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87. The DA's office doesn't like it when
religion holds itself above the law.
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88. And this prosecutor,
Ethan Thomas?
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89. You're gonna need somebody
hungry and smart...
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90. and aggressive
to even have a chance.
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91. What would your strategy be to defend
me against such a formidable man?
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92. - That depends.
- On what?
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93. On how you wanna be defended.
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94. What's your main concern,
other than staying out of jail?
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95. - Is it how you're being portrayed?
- I don't care about my reputation.
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96. I'm not afraid of jail.
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97. What I care about
is telling Emily Rose's story.
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98. I want people to hear
what only I can tell.
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99. And what is that?
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100. What really happened to Emily...
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101. and why.
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102. If I let you defend me...
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103. will you promise to let me testify and
tell the truth about what happened?
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104. And what is the truth you would tell?
That the ritual killed her?
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105. - Was it your fault she died?
- No.
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106. All right.
Then I'll let you tell her story.
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107. But only if you agree to let me do
whatever else it takes to win.
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108. You're not used to
this kind of place.
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109. I'm sure our life is very strange
to you.
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110. Not so strange.
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111. I grew up in a little town.
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112. But our house wasn't as nice
or as big as this.
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113. My mother, she raised me alone.
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114. She was a schoolteacher,
so we had very little money.
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115. What a wonderful thing to be.
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116. That was Emily's dream,
to be a teacher.
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117. That's why she went away
to the university.
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118. A lot of cats live here.
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119. There are...
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120. 11 now, I think.
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121. Emily always brought them home.
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122. Ever since she was a little girl,
she couldn't leave a stray abandoned.
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123. Before these troubles began...
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124. was Emily a happy girl?
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125. Oh, yes.
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126. Before she went away
to university...
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127. my Emily was so very happy.
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128. What is going on—? Girls!
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129. Mama.
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130. Is it—?
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131. It's a scholarship, Mama.
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132. They pay for it.
They pay for everything.
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133. This is your dream, Emily.
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134. You'll be leaving us.
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135. It's okay.
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136. I'll be okay.
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137. I'm gonna show this to your father.
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138. - Counselor. Thanks for meeting me.
- Sure.
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139. Can I buy you a drink, Mr. Thomas?
He makes an excellent martini.
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140. Just water for me, please.
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141. So...
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142. the judge thinks we should offer
a new plea agreement.
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143. She feels the community might be
better served without this trial.
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144. How do you feel about it?
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145. Personally.
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146. My job is to represent
the interests of the people...
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147. and make an effort to be objective.
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148. I ask because I know
you're a churchgoer.
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149. Now you're set to prosecute
a man of God.
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150. Your priest broke the law...
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151. and a young girl is dead.
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152. If he's a man of God, then, personally,
I think he's even more subject...
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153. to the laws of moral behavior.
If it were up to me, he'd get no deal.
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154. And forgiveness and compassion?
Isn't that part of your creed?
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155. Or does that just get in the way
of your work?
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156. If you have compassion
for your client...
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157. you'll persuade him to accept this:
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158. Charges reduced
to reckless endangerment.
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159. Twelve months in a county jail.
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160. Reducible to six, plus probation,
if he stays out of trouble.
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161. Somehow I expect
he can manage that.
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162. But please understand me.
If he refuses, I will seek the maximum.
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163. Father Moore has made it clear
there will be no plea agreement.
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164. He will not lie or admit to something
he is not guilty of.
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165. - And he was never neglectful of Emily.
- "Never neglectful"?
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166. Have you seen
the postmortem photographs?
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167. We'll go to trial. My client wants
the public to know the truth.
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168. Good.
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169. So do I.
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170. Have a good night, counselor.
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171. Let the record show that the defendant
and his counsel are present...
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172. and that the jury is seated.
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173. - Mr. Thomas, you may begin.
- Thank you, Your Honor.
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174. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
My name is Ethan Thomas.
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175. I'm the assistant district attorney,
and I represent the people.
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176. In the case before you,
the evidence will show...
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177. that the victim had a serious medical
condition that demanded treatment.
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178. We will prove that the victim's
condition rendered her physically...
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179. and psychologically incapable
of caring for herself.
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180. Her care...
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181. was then wholly entrusted...
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182. to that man, the defendant,
Father Richard Moore.
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183. She became his responsibility...
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184. and he betrayed
that responsibility...
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185. by persuading her to abandon
her medical treatment...
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186. in favor of religious treatment:
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187. A ritual exorcism,
performed by the defendant...
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188. allegedly to cure the victim
by ridding her of demonic forces.
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189. We will demonstrate
that this course of action...
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190. directly resulted
in the victim's death.
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191. I said a moment ago
that I represent the people.
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192. We all know what that means,
but it's a little abstract, isn't it?
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193. Miss Bruner,
the attorney for the defense...
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194. is seated right next
to the man she represents.
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195. And I stand here
to represent the people.
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196. That's not really why
I stand here today.
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197. I'm here on behalf of someone
who can't sit at a table...
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198. and look at you every day
and gain your sympathy...
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199. someone who can't take the stand
to testify...
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200. and tell you what happened
in her own words.
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201. A young girl...
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202. that could've been your daughter.
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203. Could've been mine.
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204. A girl who trusted
Father Richard Moore with her life.
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205. This is what she looked like...
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206. before the defendant began
his religious treatment.
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207. This is a photograph taken of her
on the day that she died.
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208. I stand here for Emily Rose...
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209. who died horribly...
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210. at age 19.
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211. You won't be able to see Emily sitting
here day after day during this trial.
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212. But I hope you'll remember her
as she was when she was alive...
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213. and full of...
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214. hopes and dreams.
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215. And as she was when Father
Richard Moore was finished with her...
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216. and left her to die.
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217. Thank you.
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218. Is the defense prepared
to make its opening statement?
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219. I'd like to reserve
my opening statement...
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220. until the presentation
of the defense's case.
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221. As is your privilege.
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222. Prosecution may begin.
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223. That was already my plan.
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224. Thank you, Your Honor.
The people call Dr. Edith Vogel.
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225. I've known Emily her entire life.
I took care of all of the Rose girls.
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226. Can you describe Emily
as you knew her growing up?
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227. She was a bit sickly
in her early years.
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228. She stayed inside a lot,
reading, learning music.
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229. How did she feel about
going to school?
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230. Objection.
The witness is not a psychiatrist.
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231. I'll rephrase. Did you talk to Emily
about going off to college?
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232. Yes. She told me she was excited...
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233. but nervous that she would be away
from her family in the big city.
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234. This was an overwhelming change
for her.
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235. Did you stay in touch
after she went away?
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236. Yes. She wrote me a letter
saying that she'd been to a dance...
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237. and she'd met a boy
named Jason.
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238. She didn't want her mother
to know this...
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239. because her mother did not
approve of dancing...
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240. and had warned her
about the boys at school.
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241. Did Emily communicate with you again
last fall after you received the letter?
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242. Actually, it was her mother.
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243. She telephoned me...
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244. waking me out of a deep sleep
at 4 in the morning.
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245. She asked me to call Emily at
a payphone on the university campus.
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246. When Emily answered,
she was quite hysterical.
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247. At first, she just
sobbed uncontrollably.
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248. But eventually she calmed down
enough to tell me what happened.
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249. She said that she was alone
that weekend.
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250. Her roommate had gone home.
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251. She had awakened...
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252. and thought she smelled
something burning.
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253. There was no alarm,
but she got up...
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254. afraid there was a fire.
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255. Dr. Mueller, what's your position
at the university hospital?
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256. I am chairman of
the Department of Neurology.
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257. And after you heard
about the dorm-room incident...
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258. what were your initial thoughts?
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259. At first, I thought perhaps
Emily had taken illegal drugs.
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260. Some type of hallucinogen.
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261. But we ran tests and found no trace
of drugs in her system.
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262. And the more she explained
the incident to me...
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263. the more I began to suspect
something else.
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264. Epilepsy results from uncontrolled
electrical activity in the brain.
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265. In a severe, or grand mal, seizure...
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266. a person may lose consciousness
for several minutes...
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267. and suffer involuntary contractions
of all the muscles of the body.
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268. Is it possible for a person
suffering such a seizure...
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269. to have hallucinations or perceive
the things that Emily described?
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270. The muscle contractions could feel
like an extreme pressure on the body.
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271. And it is certainly possible,
with all that brain activity...
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272. for a person to perceive all sorts
of strange and violent things.
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273. So suspecting that Emily was
epileptic, how did you proceed?
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274. I administered
an electroencephalograph.
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275. What did the EEG reveal?
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276. It showed a possible epileptic focus
in the patient's left temporal lobe.
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277. Did this require a specific treatment?
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278. Yes, I began a medication schedule
for Emily with the drug Gambutrol.
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279. I also advised regular follow-up
examinations and further tests.
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280. But Emily failed to keep
her follow-up appointments with me.
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281. She give any reason for discontinuing
these appointments?
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282. Yes, she told me she was convinced
that her condition was a spiritual one.
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283. It was the conviction of her priest,
she said, and she shared his beliefs.
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284. Was it your impression
that Emily had placed her care...
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285. - ... entirely—?
- Leading the witness.
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286. Sustained.
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287. After the end of October...
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288. did you ask Emily
why she had stopped...
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289. filling her Gambutrol
prescriptions?
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290. Yes. She said that Father Moore had
suggested she stop taking the drug.
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291. And what, in your medical opinion...
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292. was the result
of Father Moore's suggestion?
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293. I believe Father Moore's suggestion
killed her.
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294. Objection, Your Honor!
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295. The witness is asserting outrageous
conclusions based on pure hearsay.
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296. Technically correct, but I'll allow it
as part of his expert opinion testimony.
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297. Thank you, Dr. Mueller.
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298. Your witness.
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299. You said you observed a possible
epileptic focus in the temporal lobe.
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300. Doesn't this imply what you observed
may not have been an epileptic focus?
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301. Yes, that's also possible.
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302. Would Father Moore's advice to stop
taking Gambutrol be good advice...
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303. if Emily were, in fact,
not epileptic?
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304. Of course. But that's not
the case here. She was epileptic.
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305. Really.
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306. When Emily saw objects move
on their own...
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307. and felt an invisible presence
on top of her...
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308. was she experiencing symptoms
typical of epilepsy?
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309. Not typical, no.
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310. Are they typical indications
of any other conditions?
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311. - Say, for example, psychosis?
- Yes, I would say that's correct.
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312. But isn't psychosis an entirely different
medical condition from epilepsy?
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313. - Yes, in my—
- So aren't you selectively choosing...
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314. what parts of Emily's experiences
fit your epilepsy diagnosis...
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315. while ignoring those which
indicate something else?
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316. - Objection. Argumentative.
- Withdrawn.
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317. No further questions.
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318. We have to work fast.
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319. They're only giving me an hour
with you tonight.
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320. Listen.
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321. Before we get started,
there's something I have to tell you...
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322. something I should've said to you
before I let you take the case.
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323. Okay.
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324. There are forces
surrounding this trial.
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325. Dark, powerful forces.
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326. Just be careful, Erin.
Watch your step.
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327. I see.
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328. Look—
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329. Father, you don't have to worry
about me.
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330. I'm an agnostic, remember?
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331. Demons exist,
whether you believe in them or not.
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332. Your involvement in this trial might
just open you up to their attacks.
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333. Look, Father,
I appreciate your concern...
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334. but you need to be worried
about yourself.
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335. Ethan Thomas is using the medical
aspects of this case as ammunition...
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336. and I have to be prepared
for his attacks, so...
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337. with what little time we have, I think
we need to focus on your defense.
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338. Now, what I need from you is more
information about Emily's condition.
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339. Specific details of how it progressed
after the dorm-room episode.
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340. Well, after the first incident...
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341. she was sent to the university
hospital for testing and observation.
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342. Emily once told me that in her
dorm room, she resisted the demons...
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343. but at the hospital
they overcame her.
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344. So she believed...
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345. that her possession
began at the hospital?
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346. Yeah, I think she did.
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347. And after that, things just went
from bad to worse.
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348. Emily!
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349. Emily?
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350. Oh, my God. Emily?
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351. Don't touch me.
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352. Jason, please...
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353. don't leave me.
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354. And I never did leave her.
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355. I stayed until the end.
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356. So much of what we shared
was like a nightmare...
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357. but I wouldn't give up
a single minute I spent with her.
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358. She woke me up, you know?
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359. To things I never felt before,
things I never knew I could feel.
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360. I never knew how dead I was
until I met her.
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361. —Residential north metro district
where James Van Hopper...
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362. acquitted after
a controversial trial...
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363. - Can you turn that up, please?
- ... has apparently struck again.
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364. It was inside
this quiet suburban home...
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365. that police say James Van Hopper
murdered a young couple today.
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366. Sources close to the investigation
say that Van Hopper...
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367. who was acquitted
of murder charges in April...
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368. may have known
both of the victims.
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369. Their names are being withheld
pending family notification.
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370. Most glorious prince
of the heavenly army...
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371. holy Michael, the archangel...
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372. defend us in battle
against the princes...
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373. powers and rulers of darkness.
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374. Counsel Bruner, my courtroom day
begins at 9:30 a.m.
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375. - I'm sorry, Your Honor, I—
- Which was 17 minutes ago.
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376. Ready to proceed?
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377. Yes, Your Honor.
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378. Dr. Briggs, please state
your qualifications for the court.
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379. I have advanced degrees
in medicine...
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380. psychiatry and neurology
from Johns Hopkins...
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381. and I have had three books
and several dozen papers published...
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382. in the fields of neurology
and neuropsychiatry.
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383. What was the cause of death,
as determined by the autopsy?
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384. The decedent expired due to a gradual
shutdown of the bodily functions.
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385. Why did her body shut down?
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386. The autopsy found
that it was a cumulative effect...
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387. from numerous physical traumas
exacerbated by malnutrition...
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388. which severely inhibited her ability
to recuperate from those traumas.
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389. In other words, her starving body
had little or no means to recover...
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390. from the injuries it was sustaining,
and so it eventually just gave out.
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391. How did Emily get these injuries?
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392. Some were the result
of violent epileptic seizures...
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393. and some were self-inflicted.
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394. And why, in your opinion,
did Emily injure herself...
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395. and why did she stop eating?
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396. Upon review
of her complete medical file...
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397. I concluded that Emily's epilepsy
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398. into a condition known as
psychotic epileptic disorder.
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399. This is a rare development,
to be sure...
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400. but one that I have witnessed
numerous times.
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401. - Emily was epileptic and psychotic?
- Yes.
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402. Explain how this psychotic epileptic
disorder would manifest itself.
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403. The seizures would have
the symptoms of schizophrenia...
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404. such as auditory
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406. The seizures may lock up the joints
and slightly contort the body.
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407. The pupils will dilate,
making the eyes appear black.
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408. So you believe
that Emily had epilepsy...
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409. which developed into
a form of violent psychosis...
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410. a condition that can be controlled
with Gambutrol?
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411. Yes. And it would've been,
if she'd continued her treatment.
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412. In your opinion, if Emily
had continued with her medication...
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413. - ... would she be alive today?
- Absolutely.
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414. If treated early, psychotic epileptic
disorder is rarely fatal.
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415. I mean, this—
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416. This was a very sick girl.
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417. The defendant should've realized
that Emily was in need...
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418. of continued medical treatment.
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419. Thank you, doctor. Your witness.
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420. Doctor, you testified that Gambutrol
could've controlled Emily's condition.
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421. How do you know that?
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422. It's the inevitable result
of taking the drug.
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423. It would've controlled
her seizures...
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424. which were the root cause
of her psychosis.
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425. But wasn't Emily still experiencing
psychotic symptoms...
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426. even after she started
taking the medication?
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427. Yes. Because Gambutrol
has a cumulative effect.
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428. It takes time to build up
in the system.
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429. You assume that Gambutrol would've
helped her, but you don't know.
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430. It's a reasonable assumption, but...
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431. No, of course, I can't be certain.
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432. Doctor, is "psychotic epileptic
disorder" a common medical term...
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433. or did you just make it up?
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434. Well, I distinguished
and named the—
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435. So psychotic epileptic disorder
is really your own pet theory?
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436. - Objection. Argumentative.
- Sustained.
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437. When Emily chose
to stop her medical treatment...
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438. what do you think
should've been done?
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439. Upon recognizing her condition...
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440. I would have tranquilized her
and force-fed her.
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441. And then, if necessary...
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442. I would've treated her
with electroconvulsive therapy.
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443. Electroshock treatment. You would've
done this against her will?
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444. To save her life?
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445. Absolutely.
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446. Nothing further.
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447. The witness may step down.
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448. Your Honor, I offer into evidence this
photograph as People's Exhibit 3-A.
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449. And having done so, the people rest.
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450. The photograph is entered
into evidence.
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451. We are recessed until
tomorrow morning, 9:30 sharp...
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452. at which time the defense
will give its opening statement...
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453. and call its first witness.
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454. I'm sorry I was late.
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455. I didn't get a lot of sleep. Big power
outage knocked out my alarm clock.
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456. - It won't happen again.
- No, I didn't sleep either.
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457. What kept you awake?
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458. Doesn't matter.
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459. You're under attack.
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460. What are you talking about?
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461. You're in a spiritual battle, Erin.
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462. The forces of darkness are trying
to keep you away from the light.
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463. Don't let them.
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464. Don't worry about today.
We're doing fine.
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465. We're getting creamed.
I can't believe I walked right into that.
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466. Look, if we don't find a doctor
to testify that Emily...
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467. wasn't epileptic or schizophrenic
or schizo-epileptic, we're gonna lose.
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468. Care of the city's main branch
and the university library...
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469. I bring you another dozen
fun-filled books...
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470. about the demonic
and the mentally deranged.
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471. They burned women at the stake...
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472. during witch hunts
for being possessed.
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473. Glad you don't have to defend
those guys.
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474. - How are we on our medical experts?
- Not good.
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475. The psychiatrist you wanted
is tied up in another trial.
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476. And the neurologist is sailing
to Costa Rica.
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477. This book I'm reading,
it's by an anthropologist.
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478. It's about contemporary cases of
possession, mostly in the Third World.
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479. People there are still
primitive and superstitious.
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480. Maybe.
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481. Maybe they see possession
for what it really is.
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482. Maybe we've taught ourselves
not to see it.
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483. - You saying you believe in this stuff?
- No.
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484. Maybe we shouldn't just try
to invalidate the prosecution's case...
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485. by punching holes
in the medical approach.
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486. Maybe we should also try
to validate the alternative.
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487. - Validate possession in a court of law?
- Yes.
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488. Okay. I guess we could bring in
some priests to talk about exorcisms—
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489. No, the archdiocese
won't let us do that.
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490. They wanna limit the Church's
exposure to Father Moore.
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491. I've got three articles by the
anthropologist who wrote this book.
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492. She approaches
the subject of possession...
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493. from a scientific perspective
and doesn't try to debunk it.
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494. - You want me to track her down?
- Yeah.
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495. Keep looking for a medical expert
to refute Dr. Briggs.
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496. But send the case file
to this Dr. Sadira Adani.
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497. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
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498. as you know by now,
my name is Erin Bruner...
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499. and I represent the defendant,
Richard Moore.
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500. Mr. Thomas has contended
that Emily Rose suffered...
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501. from a serious medical condition...
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502. that required medical treatment,
nothing more.
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503. He has asserted that any attempt
by my client...
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504. to help Emily by anything
other than medical means...
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505. was not only inappropriate,
but criminally negligent.
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506. I'm now gonna ask
that you keep an open mind...
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507. to what our evidence
and testimony will show.
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508. Medical treatment was not
the answer for Emily...
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509. because she simply did not suffer
from a medical condition.
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510. She was neither epileptic
nor psychotic.
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511. Emily Rose's condition, in fact,
was demonic possession.
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512. An exorcism was her only hope
for a cure.
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513. Some of you may find yourself unable
to reconcile Emily's beliefs...
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514. or those of the defendant
with your own.
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515. You may not believe demons exist.
You won't have to.
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516. Because you will see that after the
utter failure of doctors to help Emily...
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517. Father Moore simply tried
to help Emily in a different way...
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518. using an approach that he,
Emily and her family firmly believed...
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519. was her only chance for relief.
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520. And we will show that
despite his greatest efforts...
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521. and his sincere love for Emily...
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522. there was nothing he could've done
to prevent the death of Emily Rose.
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523. Are you okay?
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524. Aren't you gonna eat anything?
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525. She said it was terrible to hear
the clinking of spoons and forks.
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526. She was always hungry,
but she said they wouldn't let her eat.
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527. Who did she mean by "they"?
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528. The forces that were
in control of her.
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529. That were inside her.
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530. You know, the demons.
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531. Tell us what else happened
that night.
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532. I walked her back to her dorm...
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533. and she seemed really nervous
and scared.
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534. So I held her for a while,
trying to calm her down.
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535. I fell asleep, but when I woke up,
she wasn't beside me.
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536. Emily?
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537. Hey.
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538. Can you hear me?
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539. I called her father, and he told me
to bring Emily home.
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540. Jason and I put Emily to bed...
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541. hoping she would sleep.
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542. And when did Father Moore
become involved?
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543. Emily stayed home after that.
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544. She didn't return to school,
and she kept getting worse.
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545. Eventually, when she didn't get better,
we called our priest, Father Moore.
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546. When he arrived,
I sent my daughter Alice upstairs...
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547. to see if Emily was awake.
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548. Emily?
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549. Can I come in?
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550. - Our Father, who art in heaven—
- Emily?
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551. Father Moore is here.
Can you come downstairs?
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552. —As it is in heaven.
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553. Give us this day our daily bread...
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554. Emily, can you hear me?
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555. Let's get her off the floor.
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556. Alice, no!
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557. I am the one who dwells within.
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558. And I am the one who comes
in His name.
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559. Think you can force me out, priest?
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560. Try.
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561. I dare you.
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562. You've suffered a terrible loss,
Mr. Rose. I know this is difficult.
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563. So thank you for being here today.
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564. Sir, do you often read the Bible?
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565. - Yes, I do.
- So do I.
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566. What about the DSM?
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567. The Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders...
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568. commonly referred to
as the bible of abnormal psychiatry.
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569. - Have you read that?
- No.
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570. So you're not aware
that according to the DSM...
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571. a person's refusal to eat is
a common indication of anorexia?
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572. Objection. The witness just said
he hasn't read the DSM, Your Honor.
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573. - Sustained.
- Mr. Rose...
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574. are you aware
that catatonic rigidity...
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575. specifically a locking up
of the body's joints...
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576. is a known symptom of psychosis?
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577. No. I haven't studied these things.
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578. Have you ever visited
an insane asylum...
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579. or a hospital for the mentally ill?
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580. Once. My aunt was in one
before she died.
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581. Really? So there's a history
of mental illness in your family?
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582. I suppose.
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583. Sir, if you saw someone
eating insects...
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584. on a street corner, would you say
that that person is mentally ill?
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585. - Probably, yes.
- So can you say with confidence...
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586. that the behavior you saw
in your daughter's bedroom...
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587. could not be the behavior of
someone suffering from psychosis?
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588. I don't know. She never had
any problems like that before.
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589. It just didn't feel that way to me
or to Father Moore.
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590. - And you trusted him, right?
- Yes.
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591. He is our parish priest.
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592. Fair enough. And after that night,
would you say that you...
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593. put your daughter entirely
in Father Moore's care?
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594. Yes. We had done all we could.
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595. We said she was in his hands now...
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596. body and soul.
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597. Thank you. No further questions,
Your Honor.
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598. Thank you, Mr. Rose.
You may step down.
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599. The defense calls Dr. Sadira Adani.
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600. I am currently a professor
of anthropology and psychiatry...
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601. at Northwestern University.
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602. Where did you receive
your education?
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603. At Yale, and then at Cambridge.
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604. And what is your specific area
of expertise?
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605. I study the spiritual experiences
of people in various cultures...
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606. and the physiological
and psychological changes...
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607. they undergo
during these experiences.
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608. Would it be accurate to say that you
specialize in the study of possession?
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609. Yes. "Possession" is one term
for a basic human experience...
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610. reported by a great number
of people all around the world.
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611. In my fieldwork, I've seen
many people who experienced...
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612. a sense of being invaded by
an entity from the supernatural realm.
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613. Why do you think
Emily was invaded?
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614. Why did this possession
happen to her?
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615. Based on my study of the case file...
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616. I believe that Emily Rose
was a hypersensitive.
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617. A person with
an unusual connection...
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618. to what Carlos Castaneda called
"the separate reality."
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619. Hypersensitives are born
different from everyone else.
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620. They can have visions of the future,
or see the dead...
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621. and sometimes be
uniquely susceptible...
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622. to invasion by an entity
that is alien to them.
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623. Objection.
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624. On what grounds?
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625. How about silliness, Your Honor?
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626. A young girl
suffered terribly and died.
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627. Do we have to subject her illness
to this pseudoscientific analysis?
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628. Both counselors,
please approach the bench.
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629. Your Honor, this testimony
is beyond ridiculous. Visions—
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630. Supernatural belief systems
are shared by millions of people.
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631. We're in The Twilight Zone here.
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632. Her expertise is relevant
to the issues in this case.
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633. Let's have a witch doctor
sift through bones—
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634. Stop.
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635. We've heard a great deal
of testimony...
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636. in support of a medical explanation
for Emily's condition.
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637. Now we have a witness
who has spent her career...
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638. studying the defense's
alternative explanation.
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639. An exorcism expert, if you will.
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640. I think we'll hear
what she has to say.
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641. Thank you, Your Honor.
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642. Dr. Adani, why do you think
Emily's exorcism failed?
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643. The medical treatment.
Specifically, the drug Gambutrol.
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644. Please explain.
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645. The exorcism ritual results
in a specific brain activity...
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646. that cuts the person off from
the possession experience.
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647. But Emily's exorcism
could not have achieved this...
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648. because the doctor
gave her Gambutrol...
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649. which has an intoxicating effect
on the brain.
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650. The drug made her immune
to the psycho-spiritual shock...
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651. that exorcism
is intended to provide.
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652. What do you believe was the result of
treatment with this intoxicating drug?
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653. Gambutrol locked Emily
in the possessed state.
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654. This left her unable to respond
to the exorcism...
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655. and therefore, it directly
contributed to her death.
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656. Thank you, doctor.
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657. No further questions.
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658. I'm looking at a list of
your published articles, doctor.
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659. You've been quite busy and prolific.
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660. So based on your time spent
with Holy Roller snake-handlers...
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661. voodoo priestesses
and Indians tripping on peyote buds...
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662. based on observing
these bizarre individuals...
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663. you've concluded
that possession is...
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664. a basic, typical
human experience?
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665. I must say, counselor...
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666. that's quite a laundry list
of disdain...
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667. and one that thoroughly
mischaracterizes my research.
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668. No, I don't think possession
is a typical experience.
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669. But I am convinced that it is
a scientifically verified...
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670. culturally universal one.
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671. Have you ever used Gambutrol
in your studies...
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672. to test your theory about its effect
on the possession experience?
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673. Absolutely not. That would be
dangerous to the patient.
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674. So this notion of Gambutrol locking
someone in a possessed state...
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675. the key to your assertion that
her medical treatment harmed Emily...
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676. this would be your own
pet theory, correct?
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677. - You're just making this one up?
- Objection. Argumentative.
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678. Sustained.
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679. Although I think he's just taking
a page from your book, counselor.
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680. No further questions.
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681. Erin!
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682. I've got a doctor
who wants to testify.
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683. He's an eyewitness, Erin.
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684. He was there.
He was at the exorcism.
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685. - What?
- He called us.
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686. Dr. Graham Cartwright,
Department of Abnormal Psychiatry...
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687. at St. Mary's Hospital.
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688. Dr. Cartwright. Ring a bell?
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689. Yes.
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690. He was there?
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691. - Yes.
- Father...
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692. if you want me to defend you,
you've got to give me...
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693. all the information I need.
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694. With all of this medical testimony
helping the prosecution...
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695. how could you not tell me
that a doctor attended the exorcism?
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696. He asked that I keep
his involvement confidential...
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697. and I said I would.
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698. Dr. Cartwright?
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699. I recognize you from those
courtroom drawings on the news.
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700. You're much prettier in real life.
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701. - May I sit?
- Yes, please.
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702. You're losing.
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703. I had hoped Father Moore
wouldn't need me...
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704. but I don't wanna see him
put away.
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705. How do you know him?
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706. Well, I was his parishioner
at St. Vincent's Church...
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707. about 15 years ago.
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708. I hadn't seen or heard of him for years
when he called me last fall.
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709. But he needed help, so...
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710. What kind of help, doctor?
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711. He wanted a medical perspective
from a psychiatrist...
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712. you know, one that he knew,
trusted...
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713. to observe Emily's physical
and mental state during this...
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714. During the exorcism.
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715. Yeah.
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716. Doctor.
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717. Can you help our case?
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718. That girl was not schizophrenic...
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719. and she was not epileptic,
or any combination of the two.
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720. I've seen hundreds of people
with those problems.
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721. They can be terrible afflictions,
of course, but they don't scare me.
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722. But what you saw that night in Emily,
that did scare you.
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723. God, if I'd known,
I never would've been there.
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724. I started praying again
since then, you know.
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725. I examined that girl before I drove
back to the city that night.
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726. She was lucid...
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727. and she was completely aware
of this separate entity inside her.
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728. When she wasn't in his grip, she was
totally herself, completely normal.
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729. The awareness of her alternate mental
state is counterindicative of psychosis.
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730. Crazy people
don't know they're crazy.
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731. That's right.
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732. You'll testify to all of this, in detail?
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733. Everything you saw?
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734. Send me the case files
and tell me when to be in court.
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735. Thank you, doctor.
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736. We need this.
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737. Before he was arrested,
Father Moore sent this to me.
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738. He asked me to take care of it.
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739. It's your burden now.
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740. One more thing.
When you saw Emily...
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741. did Father Moore ask you
to give her any medical help?
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742. He was already trying to stop her from
injuring herself and urging her to eat.
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743. And I told him, as a doctor,
I couldn't help her.
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744. Dr. Cartwright's going to testify.
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745. Don't you get it?
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746. He's not just an eyewitness
to the exorcism.
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747. He can also refute the prosecution's
medical case. This is huge for us.
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748. When do I get to testify?
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749. I don't know. Let's take this
one step at a time.
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750. No.
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751. What matters most is Emily's story,
which only I can tell.
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752. I understand.
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753. Have you thought about
what I said before?
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754. About dark forces
and demonic attacks?
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755. Yes, I have.
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756. That day, after Briggs testified...
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757. I was feeling awful.
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758. And I went out for a walk
just to clear my head...
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759. and I was thinking about
what you said to me.
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760. "What if demons really do exist?"
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761. And wondering what that
would mean if I believed that.
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762. Because God knows,
I have my own demons.
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763. And I saw something
lying on the sidewalk.
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764. It was a gold locket...
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765. with the initials E.C.B.
engraved on it.
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766. My middle name is Christine.
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767. Erin Christine Bruner.
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768. And of all the people walking by
that day, I found that locket.
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769. What are the chances of that?
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770. I don't know, maybe it was a sign.
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771. Or maybe it was just some
incredible coincidence.
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772. But it made me feel...
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773. like no matter what mistakes
I've made in the past...
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774. at that moment, I was exactly
where I was meant to be.
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775. Like I was on the right path.
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776. You sound more like a mystic
than an agnostic.
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777. Are you wearing the locket now?
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778. No.
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779. You should.
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780. The archdiocese
doesn't want you to testify.
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781. They're just afraid
that I'll embarrass them.
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782. Testify to some medieval-sounding
supernatural nonsense.
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783. They're expecting me
to talk you out of it.
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784. I've just decided
I'm not even gonna try.
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785. Why not?
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786. If the archdiocese
wants to avoid embarrassment...
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787. they need you to walk out of here
a free man.
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788. I believe a jury will find you
sincere and credible...
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789. and when Dr. Cartwright
corroborates your testimony...
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790. and refutes the prosecution's
medical arguments...
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791. we'll get an acquittal.
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792. And everyone will thank me for it.
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793. Emily!
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794. God help me.
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795. Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth, so help you God?
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796. I do.
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797. Father Moore, before you could
perform the exorcism...
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798. you had to get the sanction
of the Church, correct?
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799. Yes, on October the 27th
of last year...
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800. I presented my assessment and
recommendation to the archbishop...
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801. and he authorized the exorcism
that day before I left the office.
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802. Tell us what happened that night.
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803. I drove home.
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804. I sat up till after midnight
studying The Roman Ritual...
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805. thinking about what lay ahead.
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806. You mean The Roman Ritual
of Exorcism.
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807. A text used by Catholic priests...
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808. as a guide to performing
the exorcism rite.
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809. Yes, I think I actually fell asleep
with the book in my hand.
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810. What happened next?
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811. I woke up, freezing.
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812. It was exactly 3 a.m.
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813. Three a.m. is the demonic
witching hour.
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814. It's a way for demons
to mock the Holy Trinity.
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815. It's an inversion of 3 p.m.,
the miracle hour...
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816. which is traditionally accepted
as the hour of Christ's death.
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817. I thought I smelled
something burning.
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818. Only later did I connect it...
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819. and I remembered that that same
smell of something burning...
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820. had been perceived by Emily.
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821. Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now and—
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822. Pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our—
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823. At the hour of—
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824. What do you make of this gesture,
this nod in your direction?
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825. I don't know. Some kind
of acknowledgment, I guess.
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826. That the game is on.
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827. You're really God's gunslinger,
aren't you, Father?
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828. Standing tall and facing the devil
with your prayer book at your side.
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829. Objection, Your Honor.
Counsel's harassing my witness.
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830. Sustained. Mr. Thomas, you know
I won't allow that in my courtroom.
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831. Forgive me, Your Honor.
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832. Father, did you understand this
black-robed figure to be the devil?
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833. I believe it was
a demonic manifestation.
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834. Like the demonic force
you believe possessed Emily?
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835. - Yes.
- Why do you think it appeared to you?
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836. I believe the demonic
can appear as an apparition...
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837. much like a ghost,
in an attempt to excite our fear.
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838. - Did it excite your fear, Father?
- It scared the hell out of me.
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839. So this night, when you began to
prepare Emily's exorcism...
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840. was it your first encounter
with this demon ghost?
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841. - Yes.
- Have you seen it again?
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842. I've seen it ever since.
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843. No further questions at this time.
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844. Redirect, Your Honor.
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845. Father Moore, after you received
the bishop's authorization...
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846. when did you proceed
with an exorcism?
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847. October 31 st.
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848. On Halloween.
Isn't that a bit dramatic?
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849. Halloween tradition is based on
legends throughout history...
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850. that indicate a real increase
in spiritual activity on that night...
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851. and I thought we could use the
occasion to draw them into the open.
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852. - The demons, you mean?
- Yes.
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853. Father Moore...
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854. can you identify this?
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855. It's my tape recorder.
I used it to record the exorcism.
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856. Inside is the tape I made that night.
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857. Why would you make such a tape?
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858. Ever since the technology
has been available...
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859. exorcists have used tape recorders
to authenticate the ritual...
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860. and provide a record for review.
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861. I offer into evidence this
cassette recorder and audiotape...
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862. Objection. The people were not aware
of the existence of this tape...
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863. - ... until last night.
- Neither were we.
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864. This tape is new evidence that came
into our possession yesterday.
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865. We provided counsel for the people
with a transcript of its contents.
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866. You mean this tape was not
given to you by your client?
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867. No, Your Honor. We received it
from a reluctant witness...
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868. Dr. Graham Cartwright, who will also
be called to testify to its authenticity.
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869. The people will find his name
on the updated witness list...
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870. we provided to them this morning.
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871. Very well. I'll allow it into evidence.
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872. Father Moore.
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873. Will you play the tape for us now?
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874. This is the exorcism of Emily Rose.
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875. Those present are myself,
Father Richard Moore...
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876. Nathaniel, Emily's father...
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877. Jason, her friend...
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878. a doctor who is here
to monitor Emily during the ritual...
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879. and Emily herself...
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880. who has given her permission
for the ritual to be performed.
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881. All right, now listen.
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882. You may say the rosary or any
private prayer for her deliverance...
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883. when you're not responding
to my words.
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884. Above all...
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885. do whatever I ask,
without question.
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886. Don't ask it any questions...
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887. or pay any attention
to what it says.
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888. "It"?
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889. We won't be dealing
with Emily tonight.
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890. Restrain her.
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891. Lord Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us.
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892. It has begun.
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893. Let us pray.
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894. "Because she hopes
in you, my God."
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895. "Send her help from
the holy place, Lord."
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896. "And give her heavenly protection."
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897. "May the Lord be with you."
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898. "And with your spirit."
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899. Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
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900. My God. Are you all right?
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901. Dolls and kisses
and crosses and wishes...
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902. you think that can save
your little girl?
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903. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
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904. I'm fine.
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905. Give us this day our daily bread.
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906. And forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those that trespass against us.
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907. And lead us not into temptation—
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908. But deliver us from evil!
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909. Who are you, demon?
Tell me your name.
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910. I am the one who dwells within...
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911. In the Name of Christ...
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912. identify yourself!
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913. One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
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914. Trick or treat.
I give you treats and tricks.
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915. One, two, three, four, five, six.
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916. Father Moore!
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917. Papa!
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918. Emily!
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919. She feels so hot, Father!
She's burning up!
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920. Hold her down there on the straw!
Hold her!
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921. Emily!
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922. Doctor! I need you here now.
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923. Watch her vital signs.
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924. In the beginning was the word.
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925. And the word was with God.
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926. And the word was the word,
and what a wonderful word it was.
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927. Through him all things remain.
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928. Without him, nothing was made
that has been made.
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929. And the 70 disciples
returned again with joy, saying:
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930. "Lord, even the devils are subject
unto us through thy name."
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931. Her heart is racing.
It's almost 180 beats a minute.
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932. I beheld Satan as lightning
fall from heaven.
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933. Behold. I give you power to tread on
serpents and scorpions...
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934. and over all the power
of the enemy.
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935. And nothing shall,
by any means, hurt you.
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936. Nothing...?
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937. Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!
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938. Release him, demon. I command you
in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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939. Tell me your name, wicked one.
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940. One, two, three, four, five, six!
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941. He who commands you is he
who ordered you thrown down...
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942. from the highest heaven
into the depths of hell.
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943. In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
I now command you:
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944. Tell me your name!
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945. One, two, three, four, five, six!
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946. Hear, therefore, and fear,
Satan, enemy of the faith.
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947. Give me your name, demon!
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948. Names!
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949. One, two, three, four, five, six!
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950. Ancient serpents...
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951. depart from this servant of God!
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952. Tell me your six names!
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953. We are the ones who dwell within!
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954. I am the one who dwelt within Cain!
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955. I am the one who dwelt within Nero!
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956. I once dwelt within Judas!
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957. And I was with Legion!
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958. I am Belial!
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959. And I am Lucifer...
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960. the devil in the flesh.
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961. Mr. Rose.
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962. Doctor, help him!
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963. After a few moments,
Mr. Rose revived...
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964. but the exorcism
had to be abandoned.
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965. Emily was taken to her room
and soon fell into a deep sleep.
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966. The whole thing
was a complete failure.
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967. Describe her behavior from the night
of the failed exorcism...
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968. until the time of her death.
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969. Violence towards others and herself.
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970. Sometimes she screamed
for hours on end.
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971. She drove her head through windows,
tried to bite...
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972. Tried to bite holes in the walls,
breaking several more of her teeth...
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973. as you saw in
the postmortem photograph.
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974. - You witnessed this?
- Some of it, yes.
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975. I tried to visit every day...
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976. and the family told me the rest.
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977. Did you attempt another exorcism?
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978. I wanted to, but Emily refused.
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979. And without the consent
of the possessed...
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980. the exorcism ritual
can't be performed.
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981. Did you encourage her to eat?
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982. Yes, every time I saw her...
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983. but the few times she tried,
it seemed like...
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984. Seemed like she couldn't swallow,
or she couldn't keep it down.
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985. What about medical care?
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986. I wanted her to continue. I never said
she should quit seeing her doctors.
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987. That would be wrong.
Medical care is not my field.
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988. But you did suggest she stop
taking the drug Gambutrol.
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989. Yes.
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990. After the exorcism,
she asked for my counsel.
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991. She told me that the drugs
had never helped her.
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992. After all, she was on Gambutrol
during the exorcism...
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993. when her so-called symptoms
were at their peak.
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994. Ultimately, we both felt that
she was beyond medical care...
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995. and that she had to see this
through to the end...
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996. by faith alone.
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997. The dual voices we just heard
on this tape...
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998. you're certain that they were both
coming from Emily at the same time?
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999. Yes. Yes, I heard them.
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1000. Have you tampered
with this tape in any way?
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1001. No. No, I have not.
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1002. No further questions at this time.
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1003. Mr. Thomas.
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1004. Father Moore, you consider this tape
to be proof of the supernatural?
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1005. I think it's a record
of certain indications...
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1006. that Emily was possessed.
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1007. Signs of possession,
you may call them.
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1008. By "signs of possession," would you
mean her speaking in languages...
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1009. we might assume
she couldn't possibly know?
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1010. And the vocalization of two
distinct voices simultaneously?
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1011. Yes. Among other signs that I
observed and described to the court...
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1012. while the tape was playing.
Things I saw.
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1013. Things you can't hear
on the tape.
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1014. We'll just have to take
your word, won't we?
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1015. - Your Honor.
- Mr. Thomas.
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1016. I apologize.
Father, as Emily's parish priest...
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1017. are you aware that she underwent
advanced catechism training?
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1018. Yes. Yes. Her family is very devout.
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1019. And in that training, did she study
Ancient Greek, Hebrew and Latin?
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1020. Yes, I think that's right.
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1021. Might have even studied Aramaic,
Christ and his disciples' language...
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1022. which, according to the transcripts,
we also heard on the tape, correct?
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1023. She spoke Aramaic on the tape.
It wasn't part of her training.
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1024. But it was offered as an elective
at her catechism school.
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1025. I have the school's curriculum
here if you'd like to see it.
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1026. No. I'll accept that she might have
been exposed to that language.
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1027. And according to
her high school records...
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1028. German was the foreign language
she studied there, yes?
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1029. I don't know. If you say so.
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1030. So that covers the strange languages
we heard on the tape, correct?
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1031. Did I miss any?
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1032. - No.
- Good.
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1033. We've already established
you're no medical expert.
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1034. You said it's not your field.
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1035. But are you aware of the dual sets of
vocal cords every human possesses?
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1036. - No.
- Have you heard of...
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1037. the superior vocal cords, which are
higher than the ones we use to speak?
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1038. No. So you didn't know that
Tibetan monks, for example...
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1039. as part of their religious training,
teach themselves...
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1040. to activate both sets
of vocal cords at once?
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1041. No, I didn't know that.
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1042. Well, now that you do know,
would you think it's possible...
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1043. that Emily, in her psychotic state...
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1044. might have activated both sets
of vocal cords...
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1045. so as to achieve the amazing effect
we heard captured on your audiotape?
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1046. Her state was not psychotic.
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1047. Father Moore, you told us
that in the exorcism we heard...
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1048. you actually saw, once again,
this black-robed figure...
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1049. - ... or demonic apparition, am I right?
- Yes.
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1050. But we couldn't see him
when you played the tape, correct?
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1051. - No, of course not.
- Of course not.
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1052. So that would be another
supernatural aspect of the exorcism...
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1053. - ... your tape doesn't prove, correct?
- Yes.
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1054. Where is your dark figure, Father?
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1055. Is he here now?
Do I look like your demon ghost?
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1056. - Your Honor.
- Counselor.
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1057. I have nothing further.
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1058. Does the defense wish to redirect?
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1059. No, Your Honor, but we reserve
the right to recall the witness later.
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1060. Very well.
The witness may step down.
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1061. Your Honor, my next witness
must have been detained.
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1062. If we could take a short recess
so I could—
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1063. You've made this court wait before,
counselor. I'm inclined to—
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1064. Your Honor, please.
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1065. Dr. Cartwright came to us
in good conscience...
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1066. as an eyewitness to the exorcism
on Father Moore's tape.
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1067. He can substantiate
all of my client's testimony—
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1068. Your Honor, the defense has already
presented its exorcism testimony...
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1069. in dramatic fashion.
Do we really have to—?
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1070. We have absorbed some
extraordinary testimony today.
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1071. I think we'll take some time
to consider it.
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1072. Court is adjourned
until 9:30 tomorrow morning.
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1073. - You can't find him?
- I went to meet him, he didn't show.
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1074. I called his office, I called his house.
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1075. Okay. Go to the hospital, ask around.
Somebody's gotta know where he is.
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1076. What the hell happened?
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1077. Tell Father Moore I'm sorry.
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1078. Tell him I know the demons are real
and I admire his courage...
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1079. for standing and speaking
against them.
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1080. Tell him I know what they can do.
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1081. - Cartwright's dead.
- I heard.
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1082. Are you drunk?
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1083. - Not yet, but I'm working on it.
- Have you seen this?
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1084. - What the hell were you thinking?
- Karl...
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1085. You told me you'd talk him out
of testifying.
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1086. Instead, you put on a freak show
with taped demons...
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1087. and a dead girl
speaking in tongues...
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1088. and your client testifies that the
archbishop sanctioned the exorcism.
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1089. We'll be lucky if
the archdiocese isn't named—
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1090. I had a doctor
who was gonna corroborate.
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1091. Besides that, Father Moore's
testimony's crucial to his defense.
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1092. Did you forget the archdiocese
is paying for this defense?
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1093. The archdiocese isn't on trial.
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1094. I swore an oath to do
what's best for my client.
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1095. Spare me the law school pieties,
Bruner.
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1096. You cashed in your conscience
at the door.
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1097. - People can change.
- Like James Van Hopper?
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1098. It's not over.
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1099. I can put Mr. Rose on the stand...
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1100. to corroborate Father Moore
about the exorcism.
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1101. And there are the girls.
Her sister Alice, she saw part of it.
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1102. They all look like superstitious rubes.
They've got no credibility.
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1103. Thomas will rip them to pieces.
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1104. You'll be worse off than you are now,
if that's possible.
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1105. You're gonna replace me
on this case.
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1106. You've screwed it up
beyond all repair.
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1107. But the archdiocese feels
that replacing you now...
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1108. would only draw more
unnecessary attention to the trial.
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1109. But just so we're clear, Bruner...
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1110. if you put that priest
on the stand again, I will fire you.
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1111. You've been crying.
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1112. - Dr. Cartwright is dead.
- What?
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1113. He was killed.
There was an accident. I'm sorry.
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1114. I know he was your friend.
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1115. We've lost.
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1116. Without his testimony, it's over.
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1117. No.
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1118. No, no, no, it isn't over. We're telling
Emily's story. That's what matters.
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1119. - It can't be worth all this.
- Yes, it is worth it.
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1120. Just let me go back on the stand
and tell the rest of the story.
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1121. - I can't do that.
- You must!
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1122. You must.
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1123. Erin, you once said that you felt
you were on the right path.
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1124. Don't stray from that path.
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1125. Here, take this.
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1126. - What is this?
- Just read it.
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1127. And then decide
what you want to do.
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1128. I saw your eyes today in court when
I explained the significance of 3 a.m.
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1129. It's not going to stop
until Emily's story is told.
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1130. Are you gonna make a statement?
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1131. Do you believe it was the devil?
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1132. Is the defense ready to proceed?
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1133. Yes, Your Honor. The defense
recalls Father Richard Moore.
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1134. The witness is reminded
that he is still under oath.
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1135. - When did you last see Emily alive?
- The night before she died.
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1136. Her mother, Maria, called me
and said that Emily had asked for me.
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1137. - Why did she ask to see you?
- To give me this.
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1138. Did Emily explain to you
the letter's significance?
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1139. Yes. She said she'd written it the
morning after the failed exorcism...
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1140. and that it was important
for me to share.
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1141. Father Moore,
was Emily a good person?
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1142. I believe that one day
Emily will be recognized as a saint.
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1143. - So she loved God.
- Yes. She was very devout.
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1144. Father Moore, if Emily loved God...
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1145. if she was so good and so devout,
why do you think God...
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1146. - ... allowed this to happen?
- Objection.
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1147. What is the relevance
of that question?
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1148. Father Moore's belief
in this matter is crucial...
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1149. in establishing his and Emily's
understanding of her condition.
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1150. And that mutual understanding
is paramount in determining...
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1151. whether Father Moore was,
in fact, negligent.
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1152. I'm going to allow it.
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1153. Your Honor, you're not really gonna
let someone testify...
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1154. about why God would allow
the death of a young girl?
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1155. The objection has been overruled.
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1156. Again, Father Moore:
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1157. Why did God allow Emily to become
possessed by demons and then die?
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1158. I can let Emily answer that.
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1159. "Last night, on Allhallows' Eve...
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1160. Father Moore tried to cast
six demons from my body.
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1161. They refused to go.
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1162. After the attempted exorcism..."
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1163. I was taken to my room,
and I fell into a deep sleep.
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1164. I awoke a few hours later,
hearing a voice calling out my name.
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1165. "Again, I heard a voice
calling my name.
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1166. It was the Blessed Holy Mother
of God.
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1167. And when I looked at her...
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1168. she smiled at me and said:
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1169. 'Emily, heaven is not blind
to your pain."'
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1170. She said the Virgin Mary spoke to her
in the middle of a field?
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1171. - Yes.
- And do you believe her?
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1172. I believe Emily spoke the truth.
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1173. Please continue.
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1174. "I asked the Blessed Mother,
'Why do I suffer like this?"'
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1175. Why did the demons
not leave me tonight?
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1176. "She said, 'I am sorry, Emily.
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1177. The demons are going to stay
where they are.'
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1178. Then she said,
'You can come with me in peace...
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1179. free of your bodily form...
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1180. or you can choose
to continue this.
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1181. You will suffer greatly.
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1182. But through you, many will come to
see that the realm of the spirit is real.
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1183. The choice is yours."'
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1184. I choose to stay.
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1185. "In the end,
good will triumph over evil.
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1186. Through my experience...
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1187. people will know
that demons are real.
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1188. People say that God is dead.
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1189. But how can they think that...
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1190. if I show them the devil?"
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1191. Did you see these wounds on both
of Emily's hands and both feet?
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1192. Yes. Yes, the wounds
lasted for some time.
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1193. And did you attach any supernatural
significance to these wounds?
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1194. I believe they were stigmata.
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1195. By that, you mean
supernatural injuries...
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1196. that correspond to the crucifixion
wounds of Jesus Christ?
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1197. Yes.
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1198. Stigmata are a sign, a mark
indicating one is touched by God.
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1199. After that night, why do you think
Emily refused another exorcism?
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1200. I believe she'd accepted her fate.
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1201. Is there anything else
you'd like to say about Emily?
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1202. No.
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1203. The defense rests.
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1204. Father Moore attaches
divine significance...
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1205. to the wounds
on Emily's hands and feet.
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1206. Why?
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1207. Because he sees them as confirmation
of what he wants to believe.
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1208. That Emily was a saint,
touched by the hand of God.
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1209. I'm afraid the truth
is far less inspiring.
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1210. Because the truth is, by the time
these miraculous wounds appeared...
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1211. Emily had already shown
a tendency to injure herself...
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1212. and simply did so again
on one of the barbed-wire fences...
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1213. surrounding the Rose family farm.
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1214. Father Moore's beliefs are based on
archaic and irrational superstition.
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1215. Emily suffered
because she was sick...
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1216. not because she was a saint.
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1217. I'm a man of faith.
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1218. And in here,
facts are what must matter.
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1219. And these are the facts of this case:
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1220. Emily Rose had epilepsy,
which caused psychosis.
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1221. And, given time,
medicine would have cured her.
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1222. But it didn't. Why? Because Father
Richard Moore convinced Emily...
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1223. that she wasn't ill,
that she didn't need medicine.
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1224. And in the weeks
leading up to her death...
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1225. when she was clearly in need
of medical treatment...
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1226. he failed to have her hospitalized.
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1227. So...
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1228. the defense has given us
an extraordinary...
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1229. creative explanation
for the events that led to this.
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1230. Ladies and gentlemen,
don't you believe it.
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1231. Because the fact is, it wasn't the devil
that did this to Emily Rose.
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1232. It was the defendant.
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1233. Counselor.
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1234. Ethan Thomas calls himself
a man of faith.
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1235. I, on the other hand,
am a woman of doubt.
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1236. Angels and demons.
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1237. God and the devil.
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1238. These things either exist,
or they do not exist.
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1239. Are we all alone in this life?
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1240. Or are we not alone?
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1241. Either thought is astonishing.
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1242. Do I really believe that this tragedy
is the work of the devil?
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1243. To be honest, I don't know.
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1244. But I cannot deny that it's possible.
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1245. The prosecution
wants you to believe...
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1246. that Emily's psychotic
epileptic disorder was a fact...
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1247. because facts leave no room
for reasonable doubt.
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1248. But this trial isn't about facts.
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1249. This trial is about possibilities.
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1250. Is it a fact that Emily
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1251. as Dr. Adani suggests?
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1252. A person who's more likely, by her
very nature, to become possessed?
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1253. I can't say that, but the question is:
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1254. Is it possible?
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1255. Is it a fact that Gambutrol
anesthetized Emily's brain...
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1256. so that the exorcism ritual
was rendered ineffective?
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1257. I can't be sure of that.
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1258. But is it possible?
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1259. Is it a fact that Emily
was beloved by God?
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1260. And that after her exorcism,
she chose to suffer till the end...
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1261. so that we might believe
in a more magical world?
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1262. A world where the spiritual realm
really exists?
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1263. I can't say that's a fact.
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1264. But ask yourself:
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1265. Is it possible?
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1266. It's what Emily believed.
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1267. It's what Father Moore believed.
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1268. And that sincere belief is what
determined her choices and his.
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1269. Now, for the most
important question:
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1270. Is Father Richard Moore guilty...
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1271. beyond a reasonable doubt,
of negligent homicide?
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1272. Did he, in fact, neglect
Emily's needs in such a way...
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1273. that her death
is now on his hands?
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1274. No! That is not a fact.
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1275. It is not a fact
that Emily was epileptic.
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1276. It is not a fact
that she was psychotic.
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1277. Facts...
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1278. leave no room for possibilities.
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1279. The only fact...
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1280. the only thing I know
beyond a doubt in this case...
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1281. is that Father Moore
loved Emily with his whole heart.
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1282. He did everything in his power
to help her.
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1283. He has risked his very freedom
so we could hear her story.
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1284. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
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1285. in my job I sometimes
have to defend bad men.
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1286. Father Richard Moore
is not one of them.
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1287. Don't send a good man to prison.
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1288. I'm not asking that you believe
everything that Father Moore believes.
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1289. I'm simply asking that you believe
in Father Moore.
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1290. Madam Foreman,
has the jury reached a verdict?
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1291. We have, Your Honor.
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1292. Please read the verdict out loud.
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1293. "In the case of The People
v. Father Richard Moore...
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1294. we, the jury, find the defendant...
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1295. guilty of negligent homicide."
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1296. The court thanks the jury
for its service.
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1297. Sentencing for this case
will be set for April 3rd.
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1298. Your Honor, if it pleases the court...
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1299. Father Moore requested
at the start of trial...
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1300. that if found guilty,
he would be sentenced immediately.
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1301. Yes, I recall that.
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1302. Does the prosecution have any
objection to expedited sentencing?
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1303. Very well.
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1304. Father Richard Moore,
do you understand this sentence...
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1305. - ... which has been found against you?
- Yes, Your Honor.
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1306. And do you understand
the gravity of this crime?
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1307. That you may, under the law, be
sentenced to a term of up to 10 years?
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1308. Yes, I do.
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1309. Are there any statements
you wish to make...
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1310. before I impose this sentence?
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1311. - No, Your Honor.
- Very well.
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1312. Excuse me, Your Honor...
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1313. but the jury would like to make
a recommendation...
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1314. - ... regarding the sentence.
- Objection.
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1316. It's only a recommendation,
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1317. We recommend a sentence
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1318. I'll accept that.
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1319. You are guilty, Father Moore.
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1320. And you are free to go.
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1321. - This court is dismissed.
- All rise.
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1322. Thank you.
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1323. Well, you shocked us all.
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1324. Everyone at the firm sees this
as another victory.
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1325. The archdiocese is pleased.
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1326. They feel the trial has raised
public interest in the Church.
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1327. Have you seen the news?
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1328. There's our priest,
leaving the courthouse a free man...
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1329. right next to you.
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1330. Just like James Van Hopper.
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1331. All right, I'll say it. I was wrong.
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1332. But I'm ready to make it right.
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1333. I'm offering you
a full partnership in the firm.
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1334. Keep it.
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1335. Will you be able to return
to your parish?
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1336. I can't go back.
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1337. Not now.
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1338. Once you've looked
into the darkness...
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1339. I think you carry it with you
for the rest of your life.
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1340. What about you?
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1341. I believe you've seen
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1342. I don't know.
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1343. I'm not sure what I've seen.
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1344. - Who chose the epitaph?
- I did.
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1345. It's from the second chapter
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1346. Emily recited it to me
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