Rachel is horrified by the sight of her mother.
Even so, a part of her still wants to run toward her to help.
Gran
Rachel, my darling. I was so afraid!
Gran
Quickly now, we don’t have a moment to lose.
Gran takes out a needle and moves toward Rachel.
Gran
Let me prick your finger.
Gran
This will keep you safe against your mother.
Rachel almost lets Gran prick her finger.
She runs to her dad’s grave
And places both of her hands on the headstone, as if to gain strength from it.
Gran appears with the needle, but she stops short, right before the grave.
It is as if an invisible forcefield prevents her from entering the space around the grave.
Then, another figure appears--
Mom
Gran can’t get to you if you’re touching your father’s headstone.
Mom
If you let her prick your finger, all will be lost.
Rachel
Mom! Why do you look that way?
Rachel
Why are you holding a knife?
Her mother utters a cry that pierces through the graveyard.
It renders Gran immobile and speechless.
Mom
Rachel, listen to me.
Mom
That cry will only hold Gran still for 10 minutes.
Gran has a look of mute fury on her face.
Mom
What did Gran tell you, Rachel?
Rachel
She said she made a deal with the devil.
Rachel
And that the devil took over your soul!
Rachel
And that you will be completely under the devil’s control at midnight.
Mom
That’s all true, Rachel.
Rachel
Oh, Mom! But midnight is only 10 minutes away.
Mom
That’s why I need to you be brave and act fast.
Mom
You are as strong as I am. I believe that.
Rachel
What do you need me to do, Mom?
Mom
First, you need to know that Gran didn’t tell you everything.
Mom
Because that day in the hospital…
Mom
The devil took over HER soul too.
Mom
She is older, so it took less time for him to get full control of her.
Mom
That’s not your Gran standing there.
Mom
That’s a full disciple of the devil.
Mom
That woman has no humanity left in her.
Rachel
I don’t know who to believe.
Rachel
I thought she was trying to help me!
Mom
No. She wanted both of us to come to the graveyard.
Mom
So she had to tell you at least some of the truth.
Mom
And once she got you to listen to her…
Mom
She knew I would follow you here.
Mom
The devil wants all three of us to be here together.
Mom
At midnight, he’ll try to make us place our hands over the grave of Gran’s mother, your great grandmother Beatrice.
Mom
That will create enough power to make YOU a disciple too.
Mom
You can’t let that happen, Rachel.
Rachel
I know. Okay, Mom -- what do I do?
Mom
In a few minutes, I won’t have the strength to stop it from happening any longer.
Mom
The devil will fully control me.
Mom
And the damage he will be able to do is unimaginable.
Rachel
Is the devil that strong?
Mom
WE’RE that strong, Rachel.
Mom
The four of us together will BECOME that strong.
Mom
That’s why he chose us.
Mom
That’s why I need you…
Rachel
I can’t murder my own mother!
Mom
Rachel, look at my face.
There are multiple rivulets of icy blood running down her white, white skin..
Mom
No normal human being looks this way.
Mom
At midnight, I am not going to be human anymore.
Mom
At midnight, I won’t be your mother.
Mom
Rachel, it has to be the blood of my blood that commits my murder.
Mom
That’s the only way to end this nightmare.
Mom
Take this knife and plunge it into my hand.
Mom
If I were still a normal human it would only injure me.
Mom
But because I have so little human blood in me now, it will kill me.
Mom
Please, please let me rest in peace alongside your father.
Mom
Please Rachel. It’s 11:59.
Mom
You need to do it--NOW.
Mom
Honey, I love you so much.
Mom
I’m so proud of you, every day.
Mom
And I know you will do lots of good in this world.
Rachel
I love you too, Mom.
Rachel takes the knife from her mother…
And plunges it into her mother’s left hand.
A few drops of her blood appear,
And then her mother falls lifeless to the ground.
The being inside Gran’s body emits an unearthly scream
And disappears--leaving her corpse vacant on the ground.
Rachel throws herself sobbing on top of her mother.
Rachel
The devil was right.
Rachel
You are the strongest person on this Earth.
