1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,960 Nocturne Hall presents an original audio  drama intended only for an adult audience. 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:19,280 Devils walk among us. Some just a mile north of  the White House. Whether conjured or elected,   3 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:25,000 they prey on the innocent all  the same. Most won't even listen,   4 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:38,093 so folks knock on the one door in the district  of crime who will. Dupont Investigations. 5 00:00:38,093 --> 00:00:42,980 [Music: I never thought my heart would mend] [Music: You taught me how to love again]  6 00:00:42,980 --> 00:00:49,792 [Music: It's you and me until the end] [Music: Oh, we?ll paint this whole town red]  7 00:00:49,792 --> 00:01:03,080 [Music: Just the devils, the devils of Dupont] [Music: Just the devils, the devils of Dupont]  8 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:12,960 This is The Scourge from Carthage Part 6. [RAIN DOWNPOURING]  9 00:01:12,960 --> 00:01:16,800 C'mon, let's try to hail a cab.  I need to return to my office.  10 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,440 Wait, I thought we were headed straight to the Cairo?  11 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,111 I wouldn't dare at this stage. 12 00:01:21,111 --> 00:01:23,400 I don't understand.  13 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:28,440 There's one with its lights still on. [THE CAR SLOWS, PUSHING WATER] 14 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,727 Where to? 15 00:01:29,727 --> 00:01:31,120 Dupont Circle.  16 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,400 All right, get in. [THE CAR DOOR OPENS. RAIN ON CAR ROOF] 17 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:39,750 You, gents, are lucky. I was just about to turn out my light. I'm an usher for tomorrow's Easter service. 18 00:01:39,750 --> 00:01:44,372 Swell, buster. You can drop us off at the southwest corner of Connecticut Ave.  19 00:01:44,372 --> 00:01:46,120 You got it, boss.  20 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,787 Why are we stopping there first? 21 00:01:47,787 --> 00:01:50,640 I need to consult an old tome.  22 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:55,520 Classic. Well, you enjoy your tome. I'm ready to crack some skulls.  23 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,682 Why so eager? You know something I don't?   24 00:01:57,682 --> 00:02:02,360 Sure. I knew Phillip Steeples. If Abe thought  25 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,200 Phillip was at the end of his morphine  dependence, then there's one bastard   26 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,527 responsible--and it sure as heck ain't Phillip. 27 00:02:08,527 --> 00:02:11,280 Nice hunch, but what facts do you have to go on?  28 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,680 Calder kicked his habit but has no problem procuring dope for Phillip.  29 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:15,473 Meaning what? 30 00:02:15,473 --> 00:02:21,320 Calder had intimate knowledge of the junk--morphine's like any  medicine. You can take it a few ways orally,   31 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:26,360 with varying degrees of absorption. If we assume  Abe was right about Phillip being almost totally   32 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:31,680 weaned off the tablets, the simplest method of  jolting his system would be intravenous delivery.  33 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,097 Please don't tell me you think-- 34 00:02:33,097 --> 00:02:39,560 No, I don't think Calder jabbed  him in the arm. I think he unloaded that syringe into a drink and served   35 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,844 it up like the wolf in sheep's clothing he is. 36 00:02:41,844 --> 00:02:45,560 Devious bastard, if that's how it played out.  37 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,702 What, you think Irma's still the mastermind? 38 00:02:47,702 --> 00:02:51,186 Eh, she's got the smarts for it but perhaps not the heart. 39 00:02:51,186 --> 00:02:54,200 In most cases, I follow the mint-green.   40 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,708 But it's one aspect missing in this case. 41 00:02:56,708 --> 00:03:00,983 That's because there's more to this clam bake than meets the eye. 42 00:03:01,613 --> 00:03:04,012 Is this an alright spot to plop you, gents?  43 00:03:04,012 --> 00:03:04,969 Sure. 44 00:03:05,467 --> 00:03:07,467 I'll get it this time.  45 00:03:07,467 --> 00:03:10,600 [DOOR OPENS. RAINFALL] Keep it. And enjoy your service tomorrow.  46 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,640 Thanks, sir. God bless. [DOORS CLOSE] 47 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:14,103 How long do you need with your tome? 48 00:03:14,103 --> 00:03:16,103 As long as you can give me, why?  49 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:22,150 I'd like to check out the Cairo. Maybe visit with the manager, and see what I can gather about Calder's movements.  50 00:03:22,150 --> 00:03:25,972 Good thinkin', but whatever you do, steer clear of Calder. 51 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:28,480 Why? He got you spooked?  52 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:33,720 Abe's bit about the shadowy figure staring over Phillip's got me more than spooked.  53 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:38,240 Come now. Are you worried more about a ghost than Calder Evans?  54 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:46,493 I'm not sure it is a ghost. Before you go over there, you should stop by the Mayflower and grab your piece.  55 00:03:46,493 --> 00:03:50,360 Now I gotta be wearing iron? Why are you so   56 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:55,360 afraid of this guy anyway? You jumped him once  before with nothing but a toilet roll holder.  57 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,320 Hey, you're the one that almost got  popped by a gunsel earlier.  58 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,760 I thought it was a warning shot? And  speaking of a different kind of gunsel--  59 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:08,560 Oh, I know. Honest Abe had me tearing  up. I didn't see it coming. Not from him.  60 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,266 I'm surprised by Phillip's choices. 61 00:04:10,266 --> 00:04:18,442 Nah, I get it. Handsome lad. Plays the sax. Didn't remind Phillip of the past he ran away from. 62 00:04:18,442 --> 00:04:20,200 Abe Rhodes was his new beginning.  63 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:30,960 He was. [TRANSITION MUSIC. PAGE TURN] 64 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,520 Baaras root? 65 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:37,880 [THE TELEPHONE RINGS ONCE. THE RECEIVER IS  PICKED UP] Dupont Investigations.  66 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,279 It's me. You won't believe this place. 67 00:04:40,511 --> 00:04:44,966 Are you in Phillip's room? The one I told you not to-- 68 00:04:44,966 --> 00:04:48,000 I'm fine. Look, Lilah had them clear the books, right? 69 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Right.  70 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,320 They took out the area rug too, but she didn't mention any symbols chalked onto the flooring.  71 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:54,355 What symbols? 72 00:04:54,355 --> 00:04:57,440 The spooky kind. Arranged in a circular pattern.  73 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:58,539 Get outta there. 74 00:04:58,539 --> 00:05:01,631 Why? You don't think our  Roman ghost will show if I stay? 75 00:05:01,631 --> 00:05:04,584 It's not her I'm worried about. [DEEP BASS] 76 00:05:04,584 --> 00:05:06,120 Alright, I'll head your way then.  77 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:11,040 No. I'll meet you at the corner of 17th  and Q. I need to run an errand first.  78 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,257 What? At this hour? 79 00:05:12,257 --> 00:05:15,840 Yeah. We ain't taking another step before it.  80 00:05:15,840 --> 00:05:17,802 Alright. See you soon. 81 00:05:17,802 --> 00:05:26,803 [TRANSITION MUSIC. LIGHT RAIN] 82 00:05:26,803 --> 00:05:28,372 Where we headed?  83 00:05:28,803 --> 00:05:33,903 First stop is a little shop down the street. You shouldn't have gone into that room alone.  84 00:05:33,903 --> 00:05:37,160 One minute you're a skeptic, and the next paranoid.  85 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,960 You don't get it, Nige. This ain't some  fire pit kiddie tale we're dealing with.  86 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:42,995 What is it then? 87 00:05:42,995 --> 00:05:44,033 We're here.  88 00:05:44,033 --> 00:05:45,329 [STOREFRONT DOOR OPENS. BELL RINGS] 89 00:05:45,329 --> 00:05:49,434 Ah, iyi akşamlar, Torsten Paşa. Hoşgeldiniz. 90 00:05:49,434 --> 00:05:57,880 Hoşbulduk, Evren. Thanks for opening  up this late for us. I promise it's important. Are we awaiting Kadir Bey?  91 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:05,374 No, my father entrusted me with handling your  order alone. He says you always seek the strangest items. 92 00:06:05,374 --> 00:06:08,899 I believe it's sort of a test.  93 00:06:08,899 --> 00:06:13,923 Ahh, I see. Evren, I'd like you to meet my associate, Mr. Nigel Clemmons. 94 00:06:13,923 --> 00:06:18,477 Evren Gültekin. A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Clemmons. 95 00:06:19,008 --> 00:06:20,433 Likewise.  96 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,302 So, how can I help you, gentleman? 97 00:06:24,667 --> 00:06:29,411 We're after something called a Baaras root. Ever heard of it?  98 00:06:29,411 --> 00:06:33,360 Oh, you never cease to amaze, Torsten Paşa. 99 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:38,200 My friend, you folks never disappoint. Please don't make this time your first.  100 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,267 May I ask what need you have of Baaras? 101 00:06:41,532 --> 00:06:43,094 Bir şeytan için. 102 00:06:43,094 --> 00:06:45,857 Ah, bu doğru mu? 103 00:06:45,857 --> 00:06:46,722 Doğru. 104 00:06:46,722 --> 00:06:47,319 What? 105 00:06:47,319 --> 00:06:51,200 Var bende Baaras. But be careful, Torsten Paşa. 106 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,354 What's this thing for? 107 00:06:52,354 --> 00:06:53,880 I'll fill you in on the way.  108 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,057 Way to where? 109 00:06:55,057 --> 00:06:59,317 The Krause residence. Kardeşim, how much for the root? 110 00:06:59,317 --> 00:07:04,160 Baaras very rare. Do you know how it is extracted?  111 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,666 With much difficulty. 112 00:07:05,666 --> 00:07:06,827 And death.  113 00:07:06,827 --> 00:07:07,460 Death?! 114 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:17,040 Yes, Mr. Clemmons. A dog was sacrificed to retrieve this precious root. It is a hard thing to put a price on.  115 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:21,120 Yet, here we are tryin' to buy it,  so if you had to part with it--  116 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,179 Three hundred. 117 00:07:22,179 --> 00:07:23,440 For a root!  118 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,840 He's right. Three Cs is  pushing it, even for Baaras.  119 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,047 Two-fifty. 120 00:07:28,047 --> 00:07:30,047 Two-twenty-five. Final offer.  121 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:38,120 Hmm, okay, Torsten Paşa. But I regret  I must ask for immediate payment.  122 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,120 You don't have a line of credit  here? Seems like you're a regular.  123 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,080 Torsten Paşa is one of our  best customers actually.  124 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:49,040 It's not that my friend here doesn't think I'm good for it--just afraid I   125 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,000 might not last long enough to settle my tab.  126 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,440 What? [WRESTLING OF PAPER BAG] 127 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,294 Here you are. Teşekkürler. Hoşça kal. G le g le kullan dicem de,   128 00:07:59,294 --> 00:08:08,880 Güle güle kullan dicem de, şeytana gidiyorsun. Kolay gelsin. [THE STOREFRONT DOOR OPENS. RINGING OF BELL] 129 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:10,293 Good, the rain's cleared up. 130 00:08:10,293 --> 00:08:13,997 So why's this thingamajig worth two Cs and a quarter? 131 00:08:13,997 --> 00:08:16,160 Most claim it doesn't even exist.  132 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,472 We hailing this cab or what? 133 00:08:17,472 --> 00:08:25,760 Nah. It's a short walk. I'd prefer to  get my head straight on the way. And it's time you understood what we might be walking into.  134 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,399 What do you think we'll find at the judge's house? 135 00:08:28,399 --> 00:08:35,720 Rhodes had the right idea about Calder seeking out the closest connection to his ghost. But Phillip's room wasn't it.  136 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,040 But Abe told us about Phillip's strange  mumblings while suffering from withdrawal there.  137 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,613 Could just be a natural part of kicking the dope. 138 00:08:42,613 --> 00:08:43,840 And the shadow figure?  139 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,240 That's the type of thing that sticks with a person, not a place.  140 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:48,863 So you suspect something else? 141 00:08:48,863 --> 00:08:49,560 That's right.  142 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:55,400 So, if an ancient Roman ghost didn't visit Phillip, then by who? Or what?  143 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,509 Something far more powerful than a specter. 144 00:08:58,874 --> 00:09:00,000 What do you mean?  145 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,240 You said you were raised Methodist. How would you rate your current reverence?  146 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:05,727 I'm no scholar like you. 147 00:09:05,727 --> 00:09:07,727 No, I'm talking piety, not biblical literacy.  148 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,612 If you're asking if I'm still a believer, the answer's yes.  149 00:09:10,612 --> 00:09:13,532 Good. That's what I wanted to hear. 150 00:09:13,532 --> 00:09:17,199 That's an awfully personal question. What about you? 151 00:09:17,199 --> 00:09:19,960 Me. Ah, I'm both a believer and a skeptic.  152 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,600 You said before you believed stuff other folks wouldn't.  153 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:27,120 Let me ask when Christ was crucified, do you believe he suffered on the cross?  154 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,212 I didn't know there was even a question about it. 155 00:09:29,212 --> 00:09:32,840 Oh, sure. Not anymore. In the fourth century,   156 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:38,440 the Council of Nicaea adopted the Nicene Creed.  It established all the mainstream doctrines we   157 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,578 know today, like the holy trinity. 158 00:09:40,578 --> 00:09:42,440 I've heard of the Nicene Creed.  159 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:47,440 Well, at the start of the fourth century, Roman  Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan,   160 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:52,280 decriminalizing Christianity. Before then,  I'm sure you are familiar with stories of   161 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:53,882 Romans persecuting Christians. 162 00:09:53,882 --> 00:09:55,680 Feeding them to lions, sure.  163 00:09:55,680 --> 00:10:00,200 It's within that timespan when many of the  mainstream doctrines we accept today were   164 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:05,200 fiercely debated among Christians.  One of those topics included whether   165 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:09,520 Christ suffered on the cross. It may  seem straightforward, but what do you   166 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,738 make of Christ rising from the dead? 167 00:10:11,738 --> 00:10:13,600 What do you mean? What do I think?  168 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:19,280 Did he die, and his body refilled with life?  Or did he appear to others more like a ghost?  169 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,749 Never gave it too much thought. 170 00:10:20,749 --> 00:10:24,120 Not many do. Some early Christians believed   171 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:32,040 he may not have suffered due to his ability to  transform into something else, and when he arose,   172 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,918 he did so more as an angel or phantom. 173 00:10:35,496 --> 00:10:37,496 I never heard that in Church.  174 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,840 In the Gospels, Christ appears and  disappears to his disciples like a   175 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:49,000 phantom but also breaks bread and invites  them to touch his flesh to prove he's real.  176 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,759 So, there's no straightforward answer. 177 00:10:51,048 --> 00:10:53,680 Quite the opposite. In defending the   178 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:59,280 position that Christ suffered and returned as  flesh and blood, Ignatius of Antioch claimed   179 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:06,080 Christ urged his disciples to feel his  flesh to prove he was no bodiless demon.  180 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:07,100 Demon? 181 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:15,520 A malevolent spirit lacking human form. Christ was even accused of being possessed by a demon in the Gospel of John.  182 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,976 Wait, you're telling me you believe in demons? 183 00:11:18,976 --> 00:11:21,320 You told me you believe in Jesus Christ.  184 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:22,908 So do a lot of folks. 185 00:11:22,908 --> 00:11:29,409 I'm not begrudging you for it. Perpetua and her companions believed in him enough to get slaughtered by the Romans.  186 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,960 I thought you said we're not  dealing with her anymore.  187 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:38,453 We're not. Who knows what Calder saw over in  France and French Tunisia? It might have been her. Who knows?  188 00:11:38,453 --> 00:11:39,720 But not now?  189 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,600 In Calder's journal, he mentioned how  the column capped with a cross erected   190 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:49,320 in honor of her martyrdom glowed when she  disappeared at Carthage's ruined amphitheater.  191 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:53,600 And still, he turned to the  Theosophists for answers.  192 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,714 Not the brightest bulb in the box. 193 00:11:55,714 --> 00:11:57,640 Not like Phillip.  194 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:03,120 No, Phillip connected all the dots, but their combined devotion to bringing her   195 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:10,280 to his aid wasn't just misguided. It was lethal--and it still is.  196 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:15,360 What, you mean a demon is responsible for Phillip's death?  197 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:21,760 A Christian scholar and contemporary of Perpetua  named Tertullian claimed nere a Christian in   198 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,146 Carthage was unaffected by a demon. He also asserted demons disguised themselves as souls   199 00:12:23,146 --> 00:12:31,666 of the dead, driving folks to premature deaths. 200 00:12:32,372 --> 00:12:37,871 So you think Phillip saw Perpetua, but it wasn't Perpetua?  201 00:12:37,871 --> 00:12:40,200 Aces, Nige. Aces.  202 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,417 Then who was it? 203 00:12:42,059 --> 00:12:50,480 Clement of Alexandria claimed the Greco-Roman gods were never gods but demons in disguise. Through their incredible abilities,   204 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:56,040 demons tricked the masses into making sacrifices  in their names. Although they lack bodies like   205 00:12:56,040 --> 00:13:02,120 you or I, Clement claimed they gorged off the  smoke and meat of carcasses prepared for ritual   206 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:11,896 sacrifice and supped the sacrificial wine. With  such nourishment, they grew powerful and continued their vile reign over humanity.  207 00:13:11,896 --> 00:13:14,752 But that was ages ago.  208 00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:20,560 Of course. And for ages, they dwelled in the  upper echelons of power, moving from one vassal's   209 00:13:20,560 --> 00:13:26,880 household to another. Even then, some sought  their aid to expand the boundaries of their   210 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,746 realms. Bring fortune, and ensure a good crop. 211 00:13:30,746 --> 00:13:32,640 Birth sons to carry on the line.  212 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:33,493 Right. 213 00:13:33,493 --> 00:13:39,852 But we don't have any of that now? Though I suppose there are still a few remaining crowns. 214 00:13:39,852 --> 00:13:47,995 No, it's not the crowns they chased. It's the sacrifices. In the last century, we sent children into factories and 215 00:13:47,995 --> 00:13:54,960 didn't question when their little bodies never made it out once the whistle blew. Heck, Irish and Chinese laborers went up in   216 00:13:54,960 --> 00:14:02,280 smoke to build our railroads. We all see more and  more sacrifice from those working for joke wages,   217 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:09,360 struggling just to make ends meet. And at the top, old pharaoh's in charge once more. Only   218 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:13,356 he's traded the largest pyramid for the tallest skyscraper. 219 00:14:13,356 --> 00:14:20,880 The other titans of industries sit around boardrooms arguing about their affairs like the Olympus of old. True,   220 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:28,680 we may not have temples or ziggurats like we used  to, but these days, demons have plenty to chew on.  221 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,405 But they're not being worshiped like before. 222 00:14:32,726 --> 00:14:35,680 No? What do you think the fat cats of industry   223 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:40,840 worship more than being in black instead of red every quarter? The Steeples and the like built   224 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:47,040 empires off the backs of enslaved Africans, and even after being freed, those folks still work for   225 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:53,160 a pittance. And god knows how many perished  to build what's here in Washington alone.  226 00:14:53,160 --> 00:15:00,240 Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are  Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.  227 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,240 Now you see where I get my skepticism about the Bible.  228 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:08,840 You're all over the place. You believe in demons but not our Lord and Savior?  229 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:13,120 I didn't say I didn't believe in the guy. I'm just skeptical that the church got all the facts   230 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:19,680 straight. The Vatican did enough editing to make  yellow journalism seem tame by comparison. And   231 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,659 they threw away a whole mess of good reads. 232 00:15:22,659 --> 00:15:24,200 What? Heresies?  233 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:28,479 Heresies, shmarisies. Knowledge  is power. And I intend to use it.  234 00:15:28,479 --> 00:15:35,320 [CROWS ARE CROWING LOUDLY] What's your plan, then? We're almost there.  235 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,070 You probably think Christ invented exorcisms? 236 00:15:38,070 --> 00:15:40,648 I don't recall them mentioned before the Gospels.  237 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:46,200 Eh, King Saul had his moment, but for the most part,  they're absent. Still, Christ wasn't the first   238 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:54,000 to bark a few lines at a damn demon to get 'em to  scram. There are old litanies in numerous texts.  239 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,491 So, you plan to yell at it? 240 00:15:56,491 --> 00:16:01,348 No, mine's much wiser, but I still might yell at it.   241 00:16:01,733 --> 00:16:06,360 The good thing for you is Tertullian of Carthage wrote true believers in Christ held   242 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:12,040 some sway over demons. So, as I said before, I'm not knockin' your beliefs. On the contrary,   243 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:17,640 I'm envious. I wish I could wield my faith to spear this devil, but when I've tried   244 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,855 before, it's almost gotten me killed. 245 00:16:20,855 --> 00:16:23,680 You mean we're walking into an exorcism?  246 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,400 You bore witness to a human sacrifice. 247 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,400 Hell. You mean Phillip?  248 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:34,400 Yup. And that's the reason you couldn't follow the mint green. There's one thing   249 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:40,880 that outranks it--unbridled power. When you have it, you don't dare share it.  250 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,644 You think that's why Calder took a shot at me? 251 00:16:43,644 --> 00:16:46,607 You heard Abe. Said he became fanatical.  252 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,793 But I thought Phillip was his meal ticket. 253 00:16:49,793 --> 00:16:57,040 Those strange symbols you found in Phillip's apartment. That wasn't for no ghost. Calder serves a new master now. 254 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:02,840 For  how long is anyone's guess? The tricky thing is he may not even recognize it yet.  255 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:09,320 You said demons are deceptive. So, I take it this isn't your first exorcism?  256 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:13,840 I've been to exorcisms but I've never played exorcist.  257 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,680 Then what the heck are we doing here? 258 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,404 You ever heard of Ephesus along the Turkish Aegean coast? 259 00:17:19,404 --> 00:17:20,560 Maybe.  260 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:27,600 At one point, a plague afflicted the whole city.  Apollonius of Tyana discovered the root cause. It   261 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:34,080 wasn't an environmental problem, like a poisoned  well, or an epidemic like the Spanish Flu. No,   262 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:40,313 the origin was a primordial evil hosted within the  body of an old beggar outside the city's theater.   263 00:17:40,313 --> 00:17:46,103 The plague emanated from this creature, and the people suffered. Many had died. Do you have 264 00:17:46,103 --> 00:17:49,473 any idea what they did to rid themselves of it?  265 00:17:49,473 --> 00:17:51,360 Commanded it to leave?  266 00:17:51,360 --> 00:17:52,714 They stoned it. 267 00:17:52,714 --> 00:17:53,902 That worked?  268 00:17:54,640 --> 00:18:01,912 Sure, until out of its dead mouth emerged a mangey rabid dog that scurried off into the night.  269 00:18:01,912 --> 00:18:03,085 Bananas. 270 00:18:03,470 --> 00:18:12,040 Humans have been facing off against the evil we're about to face for eons. They used any tool they could muster.  271 00:18:12,682 --> 00:18:14,025 And when that didn't work? 272 00:18:14,025 --> 00:18:17,277 Some bargained with them rather than succumb to their will.   273 00:18:17,919 --> 00:18:22,080 Now, I know you doubt much of what I've told you to be true. I understand   274 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:29,400 there's nothing to prepare you for the reality we are about to face. But up those steps, we will   275 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:36,500 encounter an inhuman force of unspeakable power. It will deceive us and attempt to divide us.  276 00:18:37,624 --> 00:18:38,491 Torsten. 277 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,720 Are those eyes glowing red? I'm not seeing things right.  278 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:51,169 On the lion fountain. Yeah. Your eyes don't deceive you. It's here, alright. 279 00:18:51,169 --> 00:18:59,229 [CROWS ARE CROWING LOUDLY] And that's to scare us off.  280 00:18:59,229 --> 00:19:05,519 [DISTANT CHURCH BELLS] 281 00:19:05,519 --> 00:19:07,519 Great. We're right on time.  282 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:09,575 For what? 283 00:19:09,575 --> 00:19:17,200 It's Easter Sunday now. If it still fears Christ, then Easter may weaken its resolve. But remember,   284 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:22,840 we live in a more inhuman world than ever before. Make no mistake. Electric lines run   285 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:27,960 to the house. Invisible waves transmit from dozens of miles away, transforming into radio   286 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:34,960 programs. We are more at risk of deception than ever before, for we must discern our reality   287 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:41,960 from the one it wants us to see, hear, or feel. This is a thing without a body,   288 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:49,680 but it can use any one of ours. It can also make the doorbell ring or the phonograph play a record.  289 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,525 How are you so calm about all of this? 290 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:55,960 We all go someday. If my end is tryin'   291 00:19:55,960 --> 00:20:03,000 to send a devil back to hell, well, buster, deal me in. Life's a one-way ticket either way.  292 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,440 You'd risk your life to save Calder after what he's done?  293 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:14,800 Calder? Remember Ephesus. This ends with us tonight, or Phillip is the first of many more   294 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:22,600 victims. The devil's loose in Washington. I can only imagine the destruction if its power   295 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,409 grows--why, it's unimaginable. 296 00:20:25,409 --> 00:20:27,409 Bananas.  297 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:34,880 Remember, whatever happens in there,  don't forget yourself. And memorize this:   298 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,606 Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 299 00:20:38,606 --> 00:20:41,712 Hold thy peace, and come out of him.  300 00:20:41,712 --> 00:20:52,237 [Musical Chanting] 301 00:20:52,237 --> 00:20:57,517 I'll snap my fingers. That's your cue. Now let's knock on this door with the vigor of Luther   302 00:20:57,517 --> 00:21:01,720 nailing his thesis. On three. Two. [POUNDING ON THE DOOR] 303 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:08,757 Open up, or we'll break it down. Again. [POUNDING ON THE DOOR. DOOR OPENS]  304 00:21:08,757 --> 00:21:11,480 Careful. This is private property.  305 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,840 Look. There on the table. The journal and--the Manuscript.  306 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,618 Did she send you to collect these? 307 00:21:16,618 --> 00:21:22,436 Ha. You misunderstand. Irma was making a terrible  mistake. 308 00:21:22,436 --> 00:21:28,120 We've uncovered the greatest mystery in history. It's not the sort of thing one publishes.  309 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:31,160 It's a shame Phillip isn't here to enjoy your discovery.  310 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:37,920 It is indeed. For he would be astonished  at the outcome. We've broken the barrier   311 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,080 between the living and the dead. [HARD SLAP ACROSS THE FACE] 312 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:45,440 You Bastard. Phillip was about to beat the dope. Why'd you ruin it for him?  313 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:51,080 I did as she instructed. She said he was  weak. That only her words could heal him   314 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:57,400 for good. That he needed to return to  a state of withdrawal to reach her.  315 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:03,560 Nice dinner party, by the looks of it. Just the two of you? Let me guess roast pork.  316 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:04,537 How did you know? 317 00:22:04,537 --> 00:22:06,000 Lucky guess.  318 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:11,280 Burning black candles on Easter? You a Theosophist or Satanist?  319 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,719 I resent the implication. 320 00:22:12,719 --> 00:22:14,360 Where's your host?  321 00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:16,677 Look, Torsten. She's on the patio. 322 00:22:16,677 --> 00:22:18,140 Of course.  323 00:22:18,140 --> 00:22:21,057 [SCRAMBLING] Stop right there. [THE GLASS DOOR OPENS] 324 00:22:21,057 --> 00:22:24,000 Now, sister, don't tell me you're contemplating going up. 325 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:30,488 I can't believe my eyes. Don't you see it? What marvelous stairs--  326 00:22:30,488 --> 00:22:31,880 What's she on about?  327 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,560 She's set on climbing the  ladder. Don't you see it?  328 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:35,096 No. 329 00:22:35,096 --> 00:22:41,600 Neither do I,  but it's there, all right. She sees it. Just as Phillip saw it at the same spot, it's no   330 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,960 wonder he lost his footing, though. With all that booze coursing through his veins, I'm astounded   331 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,000 poor Phillip ever made it off the parlor divan. 332 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Climb, my dear, don't pay any attention to them.  333 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,270 But it's a terrible height from which to fall. 334 00:22:54,270 --> 00:22:57,374 Listen, Irma, you might believe it's the same ladder as the one Calder climbed 335 00:22:57,374 --> 00:23:01,785 to escape the trenches in France, but I swear to you it isn't. Come. Step away.  336 00:23:01,785 --> 00:23:05,786 Dear, of course, it is. Don't listen to them. This is a test of faith. 337 00:23:05,786 --> 00:23:11,362 Why I bet Phillip climbed eleven stories before he came crashing down. Or was he thrown down? 338 00:23:11,362 --> 00:23:15,679 The force of his impact suggests he might have been. Broke near every bone in his body.  339 00:23:15,679 --> 00:23:18,835 But I can't see Perpetua slamming poor Phillip into the pavement.   340 00:23:18,835 --> 00:23:23,128 Shh. Disperse. We've awaited this moment for so long. 341 00:23:23,128 --> 00:23:25,280 Ahh, I see. We misjudged you, Calder.  342 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,372 Silence! 343 00:23:26,372 --> 00:23:32,074 Don't trust him, Irma. This wild goose chase was worth more to him than Phillip's life. 344 00:23:32,074 --> 00:23:35,000 Do you think he regards yours with any greater value?  345 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,320 I'm sure you've heard Calder's tale. Phillip  gave his life in blind faith for it but come   346 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,787 now. Perpetua's whole rag doesn't hold up. 347 00:23:41,787 --> 00:23:43,000 Hold up?!  348 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,480 A noble young Roman woman, writing  away in the amphitheater stocks.  349 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,760 She wasn't the sole author  of the martyrs' account.  350 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:54,840 Of course, but you buy that she penned those visions herself? What, the Romans rounded up   351 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:59,960 the catechumens but then allowed their deacons visiting hours? No, it just doesn't add up.   352 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:04,200 If the Romans were so down on the Christians, why'd they suddenly soften their stance? And,   353 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:08,480 of course, wasn't a few of them being enslaved convenient? Almost like Tertullian penned the   354 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:13,400 whole thing to get Romans thinking Christians held no distinction between those enslaved and   355 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:18,960 noble citizens. All enter heaven as equals as long as they bow down and await their slaughter.  356 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,775 Lies. My dear, don't listen to them. 357 00:24:21,775 --> 00:24:25,655 One thing's for sure, no one gets to heaven climbing a ladder straight from hell. 358 00:24:25,655 --> 00:24:33,160 [KRAUSE SCREAMS] Holy Perpetua, is that you?  359 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:37,240 Alright, let's say Perpetua's yarn was genuine. Then, do you know who lamented Perpetua's   360 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:44,600 martyrdom the most? It wasn't the public, not even her family. No, it was the consort of Baal-Hamon,   361 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:46,921 the chief god of Carthage. 362 00:24:46,921 --> 00:24:51,160 Master, command me. I am your servant.  363 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:52,760 Shut it, you bastard. [HARD SLAP] 364 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:57,560 I get it. You bowed down to this demon long ago. She demanded Phillip as a sacrifice. And   365 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:01,760 now she's hungry for another young soul. And what did she promise you in return?  366 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:07,120 Don't you recognize being granted an  audience with such an exaulted being?  367 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:08,560 She looks like hell. 368 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,960 Sounds like it too. She promise you  fame, fortune, that which you wanted   369 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,510 most in life but couldn't attain? 370 00:25:14,510 --> 00:25:21,373 You don't know what it's like to be  a useless fool. Every night awakening 371 00:25:21,373 --> 00:25:29,225 drenched in sweat, hearing the ringing cries of fallen comrades who died in your arms. 372 00:25:29,225 --> 00:25:33,400 Perpetua may have saved my life, but what a life to save. 373 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:41,480 What am I but a thief, a swindler, a poor tradesman, a wretch--without a penny to my name? 374 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:49,281 We get but one life, gentlemen. I choose to make the most of mine. Oh, exaulted one. 375 00:25:49,281 --> 00:25:53,160 Let us be done with these pests. Destroy them. [KRAUSE HOWLS] 376 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:59,720 Not so fast, your grace. No creature so powerful heeds the rash commands of mortal men. Although,   377 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:05,120 my, how times have changed. Tens of thousands used to pray to you. I bet you can almost still   378 00:26:05,120 --> 00:26:09,360 smell the charred olive wood they used in your pyres. And, they didn't just bring you   379 00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:14,480 a hog like your feast tonight. No, for mortals revered you enough to offer up their youngest   380 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:21,400 child on your altar for sacrifice. But, oh,  how you've fallen. Have you stooped so low   381 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:26,240 to taking the lives of young men and women full of promise, on the brink of happiness?  382 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:31,587 Hold thy peace, and come out of her. [KRAUSE LAUGHS. BLAST. CRASH AGAINST WALL] 383 00:26:31,587 --> 00:26:32,800 You alright?  384 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:37,200 I'll be fine. Although, I bet that line  worked better for Jesus of Nazareth.  385 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:42,120 Sure did, but you've got balls,  kid. Don't fret I got this.  386 00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:49,400 So, he called you, exhalted one, huh? Well, I bear an offering, but on one condition. Tell me,   387 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:54,580 exaulted one, how long has it been  since you smelt the root of Baaras?  388 00:26:54,580 --> 00:26:56,600 [SNIFFING] Only one with such   389 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:01,640 an illustrious pallet could know the delicacy I offer. But, in exchange, I would be remiss   390 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:07,662 if I did not oblige thee to leave this man  unscathed and to depart this realm with haste.  391 00:27:07,662 --> 00:27:10,600 Oh, how I know thou desires to inhale this   392 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:17,440 treasured root. For how long hast thee awaited its auspicious odor? A century or more, a millennium?  393 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:18,563 Give it over. 394 00:27:18,563 --> 00:27:21,560 Not so fast. You have my terms.  395 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:28,186 Agreed. Let us have it, Torsten, son of Sven. 396 00:27:28,186 --> 00:27:31,182 Take a big whiff, sister. [DEEP INHALATION] 397 00:27:31,182 --> 00:27:36,000 You hold no dominion here. I adjure you,   398 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:45,106 Tanit, Chief Goddess of Carthage, begone. Depart from this gal and go back from whence you came.  399 00:27:45,106 --> 00:27:46,720 Use its name this time.  400 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:53,310 Cruel Tanit. In the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Hold thy peace, and come out of her.  401 00:27:53,310 --> 00:28:01,302 [WHISTLING SCREAM. BLAST. SPLASH OF WATER] 402 00:28:01,302 --> 00:28:03,912 C'mon! Help me drag her out of the pool before she drowns.  403 00:28:03,912 --> 00:28:07,863 Sure, but look at Calder. There's blood pooling from his head.  404 00:28:07,863 --> 00:28:09,200 Help her first.  405 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:18,648 Alright. [DRAGGING PERSON OUT OF POOL. WATER SPLASHES. COUGHING] 406 00:28:18,648 --> 00:28:21,020 We got ya, sister.  407 00:28:21,020 --> 00:28:25,200 Heavens. I don't remember taking a dip in the pool.  408 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,580 What's the last thing you do remember?   409 00:28:27,580 --> 00:28:38,560 A fine dinner with roast ham. Then we cheered to something in Latin. The next thing I know, I'm in the damn pool.  410 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:39,757 Torsten. 411 00:28:39,757 --> 00:28:44,360 Sorry, sister. Gotta check on this crumb over there. [HEELS ON PAVEMENT] 412 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,100 You need something to keep pressure on the-- 413 00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,920 He's a goner.  414 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:53,000 As Sophocles would say, "There is a  point at which even justice does injury."  415 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,000 You mean he's dead?! 416 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,600 Sister, don't feel so bad. He was trying to turn you into a human sacrifice. 417 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,280 I think I may faint.  418 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:03,480 When you come to your senses, better  prepare yourself an alibi. Just cause we   419 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,880 knocked your horns off doesn't mean  you aren't still a fucking devil.  420 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:11,320 C'mon, Nige. Leave her be. Say,  you're right. These bricks are   421 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,824 broken. Phillip must've hit hard here. 422 00:29:14,824 --> 00:29:21,258 It wasn't the climb that killed him. It was his faith these jackals wished to help him change. 423 00:29:21,258 --> 00:29:38,920 [THEME MUSIC. DOWN TEMPO JAZZ MUSIC. CLOCK TICKING] 424 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:43,160 Lilah's waiting for me at the coroner's  office. But I wanted to thank you for   425 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:50,760 all you've done. I admit being part  of all this . . . well, it changes a man.  426 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:58,840 I know. Bring Phillip home to his folks. Maybe then they can find some peace. But afterward,   427 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,800 you should consider returning. We  could go into business together.  428 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,663 What Clemmons & Somersby? 429 00:30:04,663 --> 00:30:07,091 How about Somersby and Sons?  430 00:30:07,091 --> 00:30:13,080 Ha ha ha. Like a piano maker? No, I  like Dupont Investigations just fine.  431 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,468 Will you at least consider it? 432 00:30:14,468 --> 00:30:20,605 Sure, I'll give it some thought. But I don't want to encounter any more demons. 433 00:30:20,605 --> 00:30:27,360 Ha ha ha. No guarantees, but most of Washington's devils wear mohair suits and get reelected every two years.  434 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:31,480 Them, I'd have no problem slugging. I mean it, though.   435 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,074 I couldn't have done any of this without you. 436 00:30:34,074 --> 00:30:39,600 Ah, don't go soft on me all of a sudden. Come here. I know. [HUG. PAT ON BACK] 437 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:44,480 I never thought taking a job would cause me to lose him. He was my first.  438 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:50,280 Take it from me, Nige. First loves make fools of us all.  439 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:58,749 You're the only man I've met who I've told all of this. And you've treated me with nothing but respect. 440 00:30:58,749 --> 00:31:03,383 Everyone deserves respect and dignity. Once we've lost sight of that--  441 00:31:03,383 --> 00:31:05,480 We've lost everything.  442 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:12,320 There now. Hold your head high. Your journey isn't over yet. Return Phillip to his folks,   443 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:19,760 knowing you solved the case. Tell them the truth, though they won't be able to believe it. 444 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,304 "How do you know I'm mad?," said Alice. 445 00:31:22,304 --> 00:31:27,480 "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." [KNOCK AT THE GLASS DOOR]  446 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,760 It's open. [THE OFFICE DOOR OPENS] 447 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:31,807 I better let you go. 448 00:31:32,271 --> 00:31:34,271 Safe travels, friend.  449 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,385 Good evening, Mr. Somersby. [THE OFFICE DOOR SHUTS] 450 00:31:37,385 --> 00:31:39,097 Why, Ms. Axton?  451 00:31:39,097 --> 00:31:40,560 Please, call me Vivan.  452 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,840 Lady, you've got some nerve  coming here--why I outta . . .  453 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,601 Before you tell me to scram-- 454 00:31:45,601 --> 00:31:50,451 Scram and go tell your editor at the Star to send someone else to cover this beat. 455 00:31:50,451 --> 00:31:53,521 After all the trouble I had in finding this place.  456 00:31:53,521 --> 00:31:59,280 Ohh, lemme guess, you forgot the office name. That's why Dupont Investigations never appeared in print.  457 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,440 Fine. If that's what it'll cost to get you to comment--  458 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,136 I'm through with reporters. Especially you. 459 00:32:05,136 --> 00:32:10,353 Alright, but I thought I owed you an opportunity to comment on tomorrow's story 460 00:32:10,353 --> 00:32:14,886 about a triple murder-suicide involving your former client.  461 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:15,781 Which client? 462 00:32:15,781 --> 00:32:22,781 The little girl thought to be possessed by the Archdiocese. Yet, before, you claimed otherwise. 463 00:32:22,781 --> 00:32:25,600 I hadn't heard the grim news.  464 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:32,040 Sorry for bearing it, but the police suspect the little girl killed her parents and then herself.   465 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:37,520 At least, that's the detective's top theory,  off the record, of course. Care to comment?  466 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:43,480 It figures--just my luck. I run to the  press and call the parents hoaxsters,   467 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,630 and a devil visits her after all. 468 00:32:45,630 --> 00:32:49,952 How do you know she wasn't just cross with her parents for claiming she was possessed?   469 00:32:49,952 --> 00:32:53,340 I mean, they put her through all those painful medical procedures? 470 00:32:53,340 --> 00:32:57,338 Sure, anything's possible. But, you see Ms. Axton,   471 00:32:57,338 --> 00:33:03,400 I bargained with a devil earlier on behalf of another client. And you know what they say.  472 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:04,342 What's that? 473 00:33:04,342 --> 00:33:06,000 Payback is hell.  474 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:14,738 [OUTRO MUSIC] 475 00:33:15,380 --> 00:33:18,953 Dupont Investigations is written by Marc Benjamin  Langston 476 00:33:18,953 --> 00:33:24,960 and directed, edited, and sound-designed  by Bryce Bowyn. 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Access our private   478 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:34,440 discord server "The Inside Scoop" or explore Torsten   479 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:40,640 Somersby's recovered case file by  visiting nocturnehall.com/investigator 480 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:45,480 Dupont Investigations The Scourge  from Carthage Part 6 features 481 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,600 Marc Benjamin Langston as TORSTEN SOMERSBY 482 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,160 Jacob Lowman as NIGEL CLEMMONS 483 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,480 Bryan Langston as DRIVER 2 484 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:57,160 Gem Aydın as EVREN GÜLTEKIN 485 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:59,800 Joshua Hall as CALDER EVANS 486 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,280 Kara Turner as IRMA KRAUSE 487 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,440 AND Kendall Lysek as VIVAN AXTON 488 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,320 The Original theme song, Devils of Dupont,   489 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:12,920 written and performed by Bryce Bowyn,  is available wherever you stream music. 490 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:18,720 For individuals and families facing mental health or substance use disorders in the United States,   491 00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:21,400 listeners can call the free, confidential National   492 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:37,000 Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.  That's 1-800-662-H-E-L-P.