"{\move(10,10,190,230,100,400)\fad(0,1000)\fscx25\fscy25\t(0,6000,\fscx125\fscy125)\cH000000\3cH00FFFF}anoXmous" " Michael." " Carl." "Michael, have you seen this?" "What?" " Do you recognize him?" " No." "Haven't you seen Yigael's Wall yet?" "It was only opened up last week." "There are four faces of the Antichrist on his rise to power." "The face ofYigael's Satan as a child is the same." " The same?" "What are you talking about?" " There is no doubt." "Damien Thorn is the Antichrist." "Oh, Carl." "Michael, you must believe me." "Carl, I'm an archaeologist, not a religious fanatic." "Even now, already is he in the world, and his power shall be mighty... and he shall prosper and practice... and shall destroy the mighty and the holy." "I appreciate the sermon, Carl, but what possible facts—" "His own father knew." "A week ago he tried to destroy him." "That's a minor detail these newspapers seem to have omitted." "I gave him the daggers myself." "He's in Chicago living with his father's brother." "Now, you must take this and give it to his new parents." " What is it?" " There is a letter inside explaining everything." " Look, Carl, you can hardly expect me—" " They have to be warned!" "I'm too old." "I'm too ill." "I can't go myself." "And I am the only living person who knows the truth." "But, Carl, I've got a reputation to maintain." "That is why it has to be you." "They will listen to you." "And then have me committed." "No." "Look, Carl, we're old friends." "I think we understand one another." " You can't expect me to believe that—" " Then come to Yigael's Wall!" " What, now?" " Now!" "Here, Michael." "Carl Bugenhagen, I hope this guarantees me a place in the kingdom of heaven." "Michael, you'll be needing your torch now." "It's the Whore of Babylon." "This is priceless!" "Michael." "Michael, come here." "Look." "It is him." " [ Michael ] Is there another way out?" " No." "Carl?" "The Antichrist is with us!" "Carl, we've got to get out!" "Help me, will you?" "Carl... help!" "Don't stop!" "Michael!" "Forces of evil... may seem to overwhelm us and be triumphant... but goodness will prevail... for it is written in the Book of Revelation:" ""Then shall that wicked be revealed..." ""whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth... and destroy with the brightness of his coming."" " [ Boy ] Damien!" " I'm coming." "I'll see you next summer, J im." " Say good-bye to your cousin for me, Damien." " I will." " Bye-bye." " Bye-bye." " Come on!" " Coming." " Did you find him yet?" " Yeah, he's comin'." " Good-bye, Aunt Marion." "It was nice seeing you again." " Who told you?" "Told me what?" "Politeness isn't one ofyour strong points, Damien." "I'm sure you didn't come here to say good-bye to me on your own initiative." "I didn't know you were in here, but I was going to." "Were you really?" "Good-bye, Aunt Marion." " All set?" " We think so." " l'll be right back." " Let's go." "Now, you boys have your allowance... so this is just a little something extra..." "in case of an emergency." "Hold it." "Did you say good-bye to Aunt Marion?" "I did." "Aunt Marion?" "Oh, Mark, I haven't seen enough ofyou." " You should've come to my room so we could talk." " l'm sorry, Aunt Marion." "I know you've been so busy running after that cousin ofyours." "You mustn't let him drag you around the way he does." "He doesn't drag me around." "I like him." "Give me a hug." "You be careful." "Yes, Aunt Marion." "Good-bye." "Just a second!" "[ Laughs ]" "Good-bye, Dad." "Did you forget me?" "Are you sure?" "Here, sweetheart." " Take some biscuits." "Have a good week." " Bye." " She's too much, Aunt Marion." " She's awful!" "Why did they invite her?" "So she could wag her finger, criticize us, generally ruin our weekend." " At least we don't have to have dinner with her." " Right." " God, what's that smell?" " Lavender, you fool." "All old ladies douse themselves in it." "Don't know why." "Boys, just because the woman's getting on—" " On our nerves!" " Come on." "Murray's right." "Let's hear it for Aunt Marion." "[ Together Mockingly ] Hooray." " Murray, give us a cigarette." " You know the answer to that one." " You don't ask, you never know." " Have you boys met your new platoon leader yet?" " Neff?" " Neff for "neffer-mind."" " Oh, geez!" " Come on, they're all the same." "When you've met one platoon leader, you've met them all." "Attention!" "Eyes front!" "Chest out, stomach in!" "You know somethin'?" "You're crazy." " Yeah, 'cause I've practiced." " Oh, God." "Would you like some cream, Aunt Marion?" "You've asked me that six times since I've come here." "I'm sorry, I forgot." "You haven't forgotten." "You just don't care." "Marion, let's don't get into that argument again." " No cream." " No cream." "Charles is going to show us some slides after we've finished here... so why don't you tell us why you've come, Marion." "I own 27% of Thorn Industries... left to me by your father." "And I have every right to dispose of my share in any way that I see fit." " We know that." " You also know... that at the moment, I've left everything to you, Richard." "But I've come here to tell you, that unless you do what I ask—" "Marion, don't threaten me." "Because as far as I'm concerned—" "You can't be unconcerned about a sum that is close to a hundred million dollars!" " l don't see that I should be here." " You're here, Dr. Warren... because you're curator of the Thorn Museum and I also own 27% of that!" "Marion, say what you've got to say, because if it's unpleasant, let's get it over with." "I want you to take the boys out of the academy." "I want you to send them to separate schools." " Well, now." " I don't care what you want where the boys are concerned." " They're not your sons." "They're ours." " Neither boy is yours." "May I remind you that Mark is Richard's son by his first wife." " And Damien is his brother's son." " Thank you." " Thank you very much!" " Ann, please." "Marion, just what the hell is this all about?" "Get Mark away from Damien!" "They don't belong together." " Damien's a terrible influence." "Can't you see that?" " What?" "That's it." "As far as I'm concerned, the dinner's over." "Our conversation is over, and I suggest that—" "Richard, you're blind!" "Purposely blind!" "You know your brother tried to kill Damien." "Get out!" " Richard, make her get out." " Why did he try to kill him?" " Answer me!" "Tell the truth!" " Marion, he was ill!" " You know that!" " You don't have to explain anything to her." "Ifyou don't separate those two boys, I'm going to leave everything to charity." "I don't care what you do with the money." "You can burn it, give it away!" "Richard, please listen to me!" "You know what I'm saying is true!" "I may be old, but I'm not insane!" "Your brother tried to kill Damien." "Get out!" "Will you tell her to go?" "I'm going." "I'm sorry, Charles." "I apologize for her." " She's old and not well." " No, that's all right." "I understand." "I should've noticed before dinner that—" "Richard, please." "I assure you, think nothing of it." "I'll go set up the slides." " I want her out of here in the morning." " Ann." " I don't want her in this house anymore." " The poor woman is senile." "That poor woman is dangerous." "She pollutes the air with her craziness!" "She sickens me!" "And she frightens the boys." "They can't stand to be in the same room with her." "All right, she goes first thing in the morning." "Now, calm down." " Why does she hate Damien?" " l don't know." "She hates him so much!" "It's not just me and the boys she has to leave for." "She starts something in you." "Something strange." "All right, it's over." "It's done." "Come on, let's join Charles, huh?" "[ Warren ] A good many of these have already been packed and sent." "We should be getting the first shipment in about three weeks." "Ah, I thought that would interest you." " Oh, dear." " She is a bit frightening, isn't she?" "The Whore of Babylon?" "You're incredible." "Yep, the Whore of Babylon." "She represents Rome." "The 1 0 horns of the beast are 1 0 kings who have no kingdoms yet... but will be granted temporary power by the devil." "His names are carved there." "The Spoiler." "The Little Horn." "The Desolate One." " Why is she riding him?" " I don't know, but it wasn't to be for long." "According to the Book of Revelation, the 1 0 kings shall hate the whore... and make her desolate and naked." "Shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire." "Hmm." "It's not very nice." " Who's the young lady?" " Name is Joan Hart." "She's a friend of mine." "Journalist." "She's doing a biography of Bugenhagen... the archaeologist who worked in the area some years ago." " I've heard of him." " Matter of fact, she's coming to Chicago." " She wants to interview you." " What for?" "Background of the exhibit, patrons of archaeological digs." "I'm not very happy about giving interviews, Charles." " l know." " Of any kind." "I know." "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh." "Right face, march!" "Left turn, ho!" "Ready, halt!" "Present... arms!" "That must be him." " He looks okay." " They're all the same." "Order... arms!" "Bradley platoon, stand fast!" "The other platoons to the mess hall." "By the right flank, march!" "At ease, boys." "This is Sergeant Daniel Neff." "He'll be taking over... as platoon officer from Sergeant Goodrich." "Sergeant Neff is a very experienced soldier... and I'm sure that within a few weeks... you will be the snappiest platoon in the entire academy." "I'll leave any further introductions to the sergeant." "You'll speak to me only when you're spoken to." "And you'll listen to every word I say." "Because I intend to shine in my newjob." "And the only way I can shine is by making you shine." "You're the little unit that I have to polish... until the glare ofyour achievements... blinds everybody on this parade ground." " Am I understood?" " Yes, sir!" "I'll meet each ofyou personally in my office after breakfast." "For now, your names." " Mark Thorn, Sergeant." " Thorn?" "Your family's got strong connections with this place, hasn't it?" " Well, hasn't it?" " My father and grandfather were cadets here, sir." "Good." "But that doesn't entitle you to privileges." "We're all the same here." " Yours." " Damien Thorn, Sergeant." " You don't look alike." " Cousins, Sergeant." "All right." "But understand the same thing goes for you." "Your name." " Good morning, Bill." " Well, Richard!" "By the way, there's something I wanna talk over with you." "I'm the first to admit that Paul's difficult to get along with." "But it took us three years to find a man with his qualifications." " l'm not questioning his qualifications." "It's—" " His manner." "I can even cope with his manner." "I've met and dealt with every kind." "No, I don't like what he's proposing." "It sticks in my craw, and I don't intend to hide my feelings." "You worried that it could get us in trouble with the Justice Department?" "He's dealing with highly emotive stuff." "Bill, let's hear him out." "The only thing I ask is that you couch your objections... with a little more delicacy than usual." "Jennie, is Miss Marion dressed yet?" "I don't think she's awake yet, M rs." "Thorn." " I knocked earlier, but she didn't answer." " Thank you." "Aunt Marion, you'll miss your plane." "[ Bill ] No matter how you slice it, Paul... what you're saying is that we should give up our leadership in electronics." "Bill, you're wrong." "My report points to the indisputable fact... that Thorn Industries' main interest is in energy and electronics." "What I'm maintaining is that because of this bias... we tend to ignore what's going on here at this plant, and we ignore it at our own risk." "Our profitable future, aside from energy, lies also in famine." " What?" "That statement is typical ofyou." "It's heartless and—" " True." "Not heartless, realistic." "Pasarian, hold it here." "Are these solutions designated?" "No, not yet." "Each tank has a different fertilizer and pesticide." "They won't be designated until we pump it into the experimental crop beds." "All right, let's go on." "[ Paul ] One person dies of starvation every 8.6 seconds." "Seven every minute." "Four hundred twenty every hour." "Ten thousand every day." "To feed these people, we have to farm the ocean." "We have to develop new strains of high yield, disease-resistant grain crops." "The oil countries didn't hesitate to put their fingers on ourjugular vein." "So, what's so different about food?" "Ifyou've got a knife at your belly, you'll keep your hands at your sides." "Why then call my policy unethical?" "It's callous and inhuman, and in my opinion illegal." "What is inhuman or illegal about feeding people?" " Telephone, Mr. Thorn." " I'm not available." "It's an emergency, sir." "Bill's point is ifwe control the food people eat... it's tantamount to making slaves of them." " Ah, customers!" " But you want us to buy up their land." "That's right." "Thorns already have the hardware and knowledge... that's easily adaptable to the purpose of large-scale and highly sophisticated farming." "This together with the pesticides and fertilizers we're producing... give us the jump on any governmental or corporate entity in the world." "If we control their land, we make them tenants." "Bill, we make their bellies full." "I have to agree with Paul." "I'll be right back." " Marion died in her sleep last night, a coronary. - l'm sorry." "I've got to go." "I'll talk to you later, Bill." " Paul, how about breakfast at the office in the morning?" " Certainly." "[ Bill ] Have they moved into the apartment yet?" "Today." "Winter is here again." "That's Damien's father right there in the back." "My old man played on that team too." "That's him." "He was on the line, but Robert Thorn was quarterback." "Even back then he was callin' the plays for everybody." " You're next, Damien." " Hey, Teddy." "Don't ever talk about my father again." "Do you understand?" " Can't you take a joke?" " Yeah." " What was that all about?" " Your cousin really thinks he's somebody, doesn't he?" "My old man tells me the Thorns make their own hats... because the stores don't sell 'em large enough for their big heads." "You're gonna regret that, Thorn." "Mathematics, good." "Science, very good." "Military history, fair." " Room for improvement." " Yes, Sergeant." "Physical training is excellent." "I hear you're quite a football player." "Be proud ofyour accomplishments." "Pride's all right when there's reason to be proud." "Yes, Sergeant." "I'm here to teach you, but also I'm here to help you." "Any problems, you come to me." "Don't be afraid." "Day or night." "Any advice." "You understand?" "Whatever you say, Sergeant." "We're gonna get to know each other." "I see you're an orphan." "That's something we have in common." "Send Foster in." "What's the matter, Thorn, don't you like it on your back?" "Teddy." "Another Thorn." "Stop!" "No!" "[ Grunting ]" "What the hell are we waiting for?" "Foster?" " Yes, sir." " You two, you finished?" "Out!" "What are you doin'?" "Polishing the floor?" "What did you do to him?" "I don't know." "Come on." "Once around the field." "I'll give you a head start." "When do you plan to open the exhibit?" "A lot depends on when we get the last of the crates from abroad." " I'd say around Easter." " Oh, good." " Are you going to make Mark's birthday party?" " Mm-hmm." "You know I will." "Will the lake be frozen?" " Bring your skates." " Great." " [ Door Closes ]" " I've made a decision concerning your report." " Let me ease your mind— - l've come down on Bill Atherton's side." "Yes." "It might be premature for the company to embark on such a radical program." "I wouldn't want to risk defusing it before its time." " We'll keep it on ice?" " Good." "Richard, ifyou think I've gone too far... if Bill's antagonism towards me is going to continue... maybe I should step down, leave the company." "Forget it." "Your time will come." "Looks like it might rain, Murray." " Could be, sir." " Let's go." "Mr. Thorn!" "I'm sorry to shout at you like that. I didn't want to miss you." "My name is Joan Hart. I believe Charles Warren told you about me." " Yes, he did." " I must talk to you." " I asked him to— - lt's absolutely freezing." " Couldn't we possibly sit in your car?" " Miss Hart—" " I know." "You hardly ever talk to reporters." " l'm on my way to the airport." "Two minutes, that's all." "Please." " l can't miss my plane." " l'll come to the airport with you." "All right." "Get in." "All right, Miss Hart, our time is short." "What would you like to know?" "Did you ever meet the archaeologist, Carl Bugenhagen?" "No, I heard of him." " He was also an exorcist." "Did you know that?" " No." "His skeleton was found last week on your dig at Hazor, close to Yigael's Wall." "Seven years after his disappearance." "Anotherjournalistic assumption." "The skeleton has not been verified as that of Bugenhagen." "But it has!" "I've just come from there." "Your brother met him." "Did you know that?" "Where did you get that information?" "A photographer that I used to work with went with your brother." " He died there." "He was decapitated." " Murray, stop the car." "Your brother went to see Bugenhagen the week before he died." "A few days later Bugenhagen himself disappeared." " Please get out." " Do you know why your brother went to see Bugenhagen?" "Don't make me throw you out, Miss Hart." "Please, you must listen." "I've been working on the story for years now!" "I think I've pieced it together." "I never believed in the prophecies of the Bible before." "I was never religious!" "But now— You are in grave danger!" "Don't try to contact me again!" "Put your strength in Christ!" "Only he can protect you!" "Oh, please, please!" "You must listen to me!" "Please, please!" "You must listen to me!" "Bugenhagen warned your brother!" "Oh, God!" "And just last week we finally uncovered Yigael's Wall." " Who is Yigael?" " Incredible person." "Very mysterious." "We're not really sure." "He was a monk, he was an exorcist." "Apparently he lived about the 1 3th century." "The story goes that Satan appeared in person to Yigael... who not unexpectedly, went out of his mind." "He also went into hiding, obsessed with painting what he had seen." "Incredible visions of the Antichrist from birth to downfall." "But the reason why I don't want you to say anything to Richard is..." " I want it to be a present." " Good." "I've got a surprise for you too." "Your favorite piece." "So nobody misses it... we're gonna put it right in the middle of gallery four." "I think you should lean her up against one of the back doors." "Charles." " Joan, when did you get in?" " Last night." "Excuse me." "This is Joan Hart, the young lady—" "Who wanted to interview my husband." " Yes, I did interview him." " You did what?" "I couldn't take "no" for an answer." "It was too important to me." "You must be very persuasive." "He doesn't have a very high opinion of reporters, does he?" "Excuse me." "I have a call." "Your husband is a little unfair on the press." "They were very kind to his brother." "Were they?" "I never knew his brother." "That's right." "You're Richard Thorn's second wife." "Tell me about Damien." "What sort of a boy is he?" " Is he enjoying life at the Military Academy?" " Ann!" "Ann!" "Don't say another word!" "Richard is absolutely furious!" "Charles, you are in danger!" "All ofyou!" " What's got into you?" " I've seen Yigael's Wall." " I don't care what you've seen." " You must care!" "Damien—" "[ Charles ] What about Damien?" "I'm not sure yet." "What was that all about?" "Which one is Damien Thorn?" "He's the wide receiver right over there." "[ Coach ] Take a break." "...who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is—" " [ Clunking Sound ]" " Oh, no." "No." "What?" "Come on." "Please." "What is this?" " [ Sputtering Continues ]" " Please." "Oh, God." "Help me!" " Hey, Dad!" " Oh, oh!" "This is not fair!" "Now you're gonna get it." "[ All ] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪" "♪ Happy birthday to you ♪" "♪ Happy birthday, dear Mark ♪" "♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ ♪" "Make a wish, and blow out the candles." "[ Man ] Go ahead, Mark." "Blow them out." "All of them, Mark!" "[ Man ] Hold it, Mark." "Cut the cake." " Make a wish, Mark." " He's already made one." "Ooh, there goes the lake." "Paul, I'm really gratified to learn... that you finally decided to shelve your land acquisition project." "It may be in the best interest of the company, Bill." "But I still don't understand your vehement opposition." "Just because it's never been done before doesn't make it illegal." "No, but is it ethical?" "There we are." "Take a fork, darling." "All right." "Thanks." " How are things at the academy, Damien?" " Okay, Mr. Buher." " And Sergeant Neff?" " Do you know him?" "I've asked about him." "Just keeping an eye on you, Damien." " By the way, do you know exactly what I do for Thorn I ndustries?" " Not really, sir." "You should." "You should know everything about the Thorn business." " After all, it'll be yours one day." " And Mark's." "And Mark's, of course." "Say, why don't you pay a visit to the plant soon?" " Could I bring some friends from the academy?" " Of course." "May I have your attention?" "Listen, everyone." "Before Mark opens his presents, I have a surprise for you..." " so I want you to all follow me." " [ Chattering ]" "A boy's 1 3th birthday is considered by many... as the beginning of puberty, of manhood." "Many cultures have initiation rites." "You'll be initiated too, Damien." "Yes." "The time is coming for you... to put aside childish things and face up to who you are." "A great moment, Damien." "Surely you must be feeling it." "I think so." "I'm not sure." "But I feel that something's happening to me, is going to happen." "Suspicions of destiny." "We all have them." "Your uncle has, I'm sure, and Bill Atherton... and myself." "A deep, wordless knowledge that our time has come." "Damien, come on!" "We got fireworks!" "♪ Happy birthday to you ♪" " ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ - [ Mark ] Whoa!" "Look at that!" "♪ Happy birthday, dear Mark ♪" "♪ Happy birthday to you ♪♪" "Hey, hey, hey!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "[ Man ] Shoot!" "I still can't stop." "A little girl was giving me lessons, but she got disgusted." "What'll you have?" "Hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs." " You want some hot soup?" " Everything." "I'm famished." " Why don't you go to one of the warming tents?" " I will." "Charles, I heard about your reporter friend." "What's her name?" " Joan Hart." " I'm so sorry." "Yes, it was so strange, to get hit by a truck on a deserted highway." "I know." " Here." " Thank you." "[ Man ] Shoot." "Here it comes." "No." "Aaah!" "Aaah!" "Bill!" " No!" "Get off the ice!" " Bill!" "Bill, hold on!" " Who is that?" " Mr. Atherton!" "Hold on, Bill!" "Somebody get a pole!" "Oh, God, he's gone!" " He's here!" " The current's got him!" " We've lost him!" " Spread out, everybody!" "Anybody see him?" " Here he is!" " Come on, come on!" " Wait!" "He's gone!" "Dad, what'll we do?" " Here he is!" " Somebody get an ax!" " God!" "[ Richard ] He's caught in the current." " Dad!" " How long can he stay under?" "He's moving!" "Stand back, everybody!" "Mr. Thorn!" " Hurry!" " [ Gasping ]" "Hold on!" "We'll get you!" "Spread out!" "Everybody, spread out!" "Richard, I'm leaving soon." "Well, Paul, your time came sooner than we expected." "You're going to be alone as the new president for a while... because Ann and I are going to take a vacation." "Don't worry, Richard, I think we've covered everything." "Thanks for staying around the last few days." "I appreciate it." " Good morning, Byron." " You're on the newsstands this morning." " How 'bout it?" "Oh, you must've seen it." " Yes." " l think it's neat." " Have you heard from Pasarian?" "No." "He seems to have completely disappeared." "Oh, Richard wants to see you right away." " He's back from his vacation already?" " Yeah, he looks great too." "He needed it." "What the hell is Pasarian doing in India?" "I needed a second opinion on our proposed land purchases there." "Who better?" "We're not buying already?" "You agreed I could activate the conclusions of my report in full." "That was a condition of my acceptance." "But that doesn't exclude me from making policy decisions as far as the company's concerned." " You were on holiday." " You could've reached me by phone!" "Bill Atherton wouldn't have made those decisions without informing me!" " l'm not Bill Atherton." " I don't expect you to be." "But I do expect you to observe the rules of company conduct." "I'll remember." "What did you want with Pasarian?" "There's something wrong with the design of his P-84 unit." "Walker's agitated." "I know he's the voice of doom and disaster, but this time he's got a point." "Leave it to me, Richard." "[ Teacher ] Understand that by this time Napoléon thought he was invincible." "And this is where he made his big mistake, for when he attacked... the Russians skillfully retreated into their own country." "They lured him on, and he reached Moscow to find it in ruins." "Who laughed?" "I did, sir." "You?" "Come here." "With that piece of paper." "So we have an artist in the class." "What's wrong, Thorn?" "Am I boring you?" "You, of course, know all about Napoléon's campaigns?" "Something about them, sir." "Do you now?" "How many men did he lose on the march to Moscow?" "450,000, sir." "The Russians played at surrender until the winter set in... and then he began his disastrous retreat." "Despite Marshal Ney's heroic rear-guard action... the Grand Army was cut down from 600,000 to less than 50,000." " Date." " 1 81 2." "He was deposed as emperor in 1 81 4." " And then?" " After a brief exile in Elba, he returned to France... and began the so-called "H undred Days War" until he was defeated at Waterloo." " Date?" " 1 81 5." " Let's stick with dates." "The emperor's death?" " 1 82 1." " Battle of the Nile?" " 1 789." " Trafalgar?" " 1 805." " Thirty Years War?" " Start or finish?" " Start." " 1 61 8." " The Black Death?" " 1 334." " Abraham Lincoln's death?" " 1 865." " Charles I?" " 1 649." " Oliver Cromwell?" " 1 658." " Thomas More?" " 1 535." " Thomas à Becket?" " 1 1 70." " The Black Prince?" " 1 376." " Jean-Paul Marat?" " 1 793." " Danton's death?" " 1 794." " William McKinley?" " 1 901." " Death of Socrates?" " 399 B.C." " Aristotle?" " 322 B.C." " Alexander the Great?" " 323 B.C." " U h, Sir Francis Drake?" " 1 596." " Julius Caesar?" " 44 B.C." " Roosevelt?" " 1 945." " Richard I I I?" " [ Neff ] Thorn!" "Come here." "Outside." "Copy the blackboard." "What were you trying to do, Damien?" " What were you trying to do?" " l was just answering questions, Sergeant." "You were showing off." "No, I just knew all the answers." "Somehow I just knew them all." " You mustn't attract attention." " l wasn't trying to. I just—" "The day will come when everyone will know who you are, but that day is not yet." " What do you mean, who I am?" " Damien, there are things you don't understand." "Read your Bible." "I n the New Testament there's a Book of Revelation." "For you it is just that: a book of revelation." "For you, about you." "Read it." "Thirteenth chapter." "Read, learn, understand." "But what am I supposed to understand?" "Who you are." "[ Damien's Voice ] "And all the world wondered after the beast." ""And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast." ""And they worshipped the beast, saying..." ""'Who is like unto the beast?" "Who is able to make war with him?" "'" " "And I saw the beast." " March!" ""And the kings of the Earth and their armies gathered together..." ""to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army." ""And through his policy also shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand..." ""and he shall magnify himself in his heart." ""And by peace, shall destroy many." ""He shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes." ""And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor..." ""free and bond to receive a mark..." ""in their right hand, or in their foreheads." ""And that no man might buy or sell save that he had the mark..." ""or the name of the beast or the number of his name." ""Here is wisdom." ""Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast... for it is the number of a man and his number is 666."" "Right face!" "What's wrong?" "Why?" "Why me?" "Where did you go to?" "Why aren't you speaking to me?" "Damien, are you all right?" "I'm okay now." "Go to sleep." "[ Woman On P.A. ] Flight 63 to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport... now loading at gate 37." "All passengers scheduled on Flight 59 to Houston, Fort Worth... please check with your airlines agent." "There will be an approximate delay of one to two hours." "This is the Thorn residence." "No, Mr. Pasarian, he's out for the moment." "Yes?" "Pasarian, where the hell are you?" "Uh-huh." "Listen." "Listen, I think you'd better get over here right away." "All right." " Not in." " Oh." "Why would Pasarian call me here?" "Oh, well, I'll call him tomorrow." "Hello." "When I telephoned him the next day, they told me he was dead!" "Murdered!" " What?" " Strangled." "Wait." "You're trying to tell me that because he refused to sell to us... he was killed and that he was killed by one of our people?" " I'm almost sure of it." " That's impossible." "Look, I was in eight provinces evaluating land you want to buy... and in three of them, three killings!" " Who's responsible?" " No idea." "I'll look into it." " Shouldn't we tell M r." "Thorn?" " We'll have to." "I'll talk to him." "By the way, he wants to see you." " Oh?" "What for?" " The P-84's been acting up." "There's a report on your desk." "It's urgent you take care of it." "I don't want to shut it down." "Yeah, I'll, uh— I'll take care of it." "I hope we don't have some overenthusiastic men in the field." "Come on, everybody." "Let's go." "[ Damien ] All right, you guys, how do you like it so far?" "Oh!" "This huge complex I'm about to show you is run entirely... by a three-man team at the controls of this computer." "Mr. Thorn's office, please." "Hello." "Is Mr. Thorn in yet?" "It's Pasarian." "He still hasn't called?" "I know, I know." "Please, keep trying." "Thank you." "Have you got the P-84 checklist?" "Put your hats on, please, gentlemen." "Hats on." "Keep your glasses on at all times." "Put your hats on, and your glasses." "Thank you." "As you know, to make crops grow faster and fatter... you need more improved and powerful fertilizers, pesticides as well." "[ Teddy ] Isn't there a pesticide that works on sex?" "That's right." "Sex attractants, pheromones... are extracted from one sex, put into traps... to attract other insects of the opposite sex and kill them." "Past policy has made a forceful case... for this company's continued adherence to electronics, to energy." "But the future ofThorn I ndustries lies not only in solar energy... in shale oil and the force of gravity." "Our profitable future, gentlemen, is also in famine." "We now possess, potentially... the most formidable force in the world for large-scale agricultural endeavors." "However, we have to guard against the indigenous populations... ever thinking we are in the business of exploitation." "We are not." "I emphasize that." "We are there to help." "Yes, Jane?" "Mr. Pasarian is working on the P-84." "You asked me to let you know when he got there." "Thank you." "Gentlemen, take a half hour break." "We are about to enter a highly complex experimental area... where the use of toxic chemicals, we hope... will one day feed the world's hungry." "This is P-84." "Proceed with check on vat 29." "Start with 22-L." "Check." "93-D." "Check." "This is a 1 0-inch valve, computerized." "Programmed to deliver precise mixes of gases and solutions... from storage vats into the main plant." "However, at this time, this is closed for repairs." " [ Man Over Speaker ] Check." " 1 4-S." " Uh-oh." " What's wrong?" "Shut down P-84!" "All right, everybody, back the way we came!" "H urry up!" " Shut down P-84!" " lt won't shut off." "It has to." "Oh, my God!" "I want a complete report of what happened... on my desk first thing in the morning, understand?" "[ Woman Over P.A. ] Dr. Zimmer, please contact intensive care." "Dr. Zimmer, please contact intensive care." "Mr. Thorn, they're going to be all right." "We've checked every boy for lung damage." "There's not a sign of it." "They're going to be nauseous for a little while, but there's no permanent damage." " I don't care what it costs— - l assure you," "Mr. Thorn, they'll receive the best care." "There is one thing, though." "We've made every possible test of blood damage, tissue damage... and every boy was affected to some degree, though as I said, not seriously." " That is, every boy except your nephew Damien." " Do you mean—" "No, no, Mr. Thorn, he wasn't affected at all." "I'd like to keep Damien here for a couple of days to run some routine tests on him." "You're gonna be all right." "There's just one thing, though." "The doctor would like to have Damien stay for a few more days... to run some additional tests." "I'm okay!" "Why do I have to stay here if I'm okay?" " [ Ann ] Why do you have to do more tests?" " I don't wanna stay here." "Couldn't I bring him back next week?" "Your permission, Doctor?" "That's fine." "Good." "All right, you rest." "We'll collect you later." "Maybe go up to Lakeside, hmm?" "Think the air would do you good?" "[ Richard ] Be good now." "Jackal?" "Hello, Ben?" "I need to see you urgently." "Can I come down?" "No, no, there's something here that I just don't understand." "[ Choir Whispering In Latin ] ♪ Iesus Christus, Iesus Christus ♪" "Oh, my God, it's horrible." "We were just talking to him yesterday when he wanted to do those tests on Damien." "What kind of tests were they?" "I'm not sure." "I don't think he knew." " Where are the boys?" " Still sleeping." " Damien was not affected by the gas." " Oh." " We can be thankful for that." " Why all the other boys and not Damien?" "I don't understand." "What did the doctor say?" "The tissue tests he made... indicate that Damien has a different cell structure." "Different?" "That's absurd." "Not to Dr. Kane." "He was quite concerned about it." "What does it mean?" "I don't know." "Come on." "Come on." "[ Woman On Screen ] Nicky, what you done for yourself is good enough... but what you done forJim is a miracle!" "Projectionist!" "Drop dead!" "♪ So if she's the one ♪" "♪ Don't let her run away ♪" "♪ She will come ♪ ♪" "Mmm." "At last, a happy ending for a change." " Boring." " You're too young to be so cynical." " Who wants a corn beef sandwich?" " One." " Two." " All right." " [ Doorbell Rings ]" " I'll go." " Hello, Damien." " Dr. Warren." "Is Richard home?" "Yes, he's in the family room." "[ Richard ] Charles, what a nice surprise." "Let me fix you a drink." " Brandy?" " No." " Richard, I have to ask you something very personal." " We're friends." "Can you tell me what actually happened to your brother in London?" "Why do you ask that?" "I've just opened a leather box that was sent from Israel." " It belonged to Bugenhagen." "They found it near his skeleton." " So?" "Did you know it was Bugenhagen who gave your brother the daggers to kill Damien?" "What the hell are you talking about?" " Seven years ago Bugenhagen wrote you a letter." " I never got a letter." "It was never sent." "It was still in the box." "Richard, you know that I'm a rational man, but what I have to say to you isn't rational." "Bugenhagen claims that Damien..." "is the devil's son." "The beast foretold in the Book of Revelation." "He isn't human." "He was born of a jackal." "I know it sounds incredible." " Why do you tell me this?" " Richard, your brother was convinced." "He went to Bugenhagen for help." "Bugenhagen told him how to kill the boy." "My brother was ill, Charles." "Mentally ill." " And his wife was—" " Killed by Damien." "Five deaths, Richard." "Five unexplained horrible accidents." " According to Bugenhagen—" " Who was obviously insane." " I know how it sounds." " And you believe it!" " Read his letter yourself. - l will not read the ravings of a senile old man!" "Richard, I knew Bugenhagen." "He wasn't senile." "Ifwhat he says is true, we are all in great danger!" "You, Ann, Mark, all of us!" " Haven't you noticed anything suspicious?" " No." " Something the boy has said or done?" " Nothing." " There have been deaths among us." "Joan Hart, Atherton, Pasarian." " Coincidental." " What about Aunt Marion?" " Aunt Marion was an old lady." " There's proof." " What proof?" "Yigael's Wall!" "Bugenhagen saw it." "He says that that's the final thing that convinced him." "That's enough, Charles!" "I don't wanna hear any more ofyour religious ranting!" " The wall arrives in New York tomorrow." " Then you go and look at it!" "I will." "You can't believe this." "Damien?" "I didn't say I believe it." "I just told you what he said to me." "You're thinking of going to New York." "Doesn't that mean anything?" "It's damn nonsense!" "The only thing is that Robert was shot in the church while he was trying to stab Damien." "He's gotten to you, hasn't he?" "He's gotten his craziness." "I am not gonna let him poison you." "You're not going away." " Ann." " You're gonna forget that you've ever spoken to him." "It's over!" "It's over!" "It is a filthy, stupid story!" "And it's over." "Richard, stop it." "Stop it, please." "God!" "All right, all right." "I won't go." "You're not gonna treat Damien any differently, not gonna look at him, talk to him differently." " l won't." "I promise." " Give me your word." "I promise." "Look, we can both use some air... so why don't you get into some clothes and we'll go out and hunt up the kids." "Mark?" "I know you're there." "Why are you running away from me, Mark?" " l know who you are." " You do?" " Dr. Warren knows." "I overheard him talking to Dad." " What did he say?" "He said the devil could create his image on Earth." "The devil?" "What else did he say?" "Say it, Mark." "He said you're the beast!" "Come on!" "What are you talking about?" "I've seen what you can do!" "Your father tried to kill you!" "They say he was crazy, but it was because he knew!" "I love you, Mark!" "You're like my brother." " No!" "No!" " You are my brother." "And you mean more to me than—" " The beast has no brother!" "Don't call me your brother!" " Listen to me, Mark!" "Admit it!" "You killed your mother!" "No!" "She wasn't my mother." "I was adopted." "A jackal!" "You were born of a jackal!" "Yes." "Born in the image of the greatest power in the world!" "The Desolate One." "Desolate because his greatness was taken from him and he was cast down." "But he has risen, Mark, in me!" "Come with me, Mark." "I can take you with me." "No." " Don't make me beg you, Mark." " No, Damien." "Mark?" "Look at me, Mark." "I'll ask you once more." "Please come with me." "Mark." "Oh, Mark." " What happened?" " l don't know." "We were walking and he fell." " He fell." " Get back to the house." "I didn't do anything!" "He just fell." "I didn't do anything!" "[ Minister ] All that the Father giveth to me shall come to me." "And him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out." "He that raised up Jesus from the dead will also give life... to our mortal bodies by his spirit that dwelleth in us." "In sure and certain hope of the resurrection... to eternal life through our Lord, Jesus Christ." "We commend to almighty God, our brother, Mark." "And we commit him to the ground." "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes... dust to dust." "Let us pray." "Merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ... who is the resurrection and the life." "[ Richard's Voice ] How could it be, Doctor?" "There would've been some sign." "You've examined him a dozen times yourself." "[ Doctor's Voice ] I've seen it happen before, I'm afraid." "A perfectly normal boy or man, seemingly healthy in all respects... but waiting in his brain a thin artery wall, the wall collapses." "[ Ann's Voice ] And— And it was there from the time he was born?" "[ Doctor's Voice ] More than likely." "I'm sorry." "I'm very sorry." "I don't want to go, Ann, I have to." "Why can't you phone him?" "Why do you have to go all the way to New York?" "Because I've heard that he's in trouble." " Look, he needs me!" " I need you." "I'll be back as soon as possible." " Reverend Weston?" " Yes." "May I help you?" " l'm Richard Thorn." " Mr. Thorn, I'm so glad you could come." " Come this way, please." " I want to thank you for calling me." "Can you tell me what's wrong with him?" "He refuses to speak to me." "All I can tell you is that he's absolutely terrified." "Who is it?" "Mr. Thorn is here." " Richard?" " It's me, Charles." "I came as quickly as I—" "I saw the wall." "It's true." "It's all true." "The beast is with us." "I've seen the wall." "It's horrible!" " It drove Joan Hart mad." "Bugenhagen—" " Where is it?" " It's already been loaded. I saw Damien's face!" " Where is it?" "Come on, Charles." "I can't go back in there." "I'm so frightened." "Please hurry." "Please hurry!" "Please?" "No!" "No!" "No!" "[ Officer ] And now on this graduation day... it gives me great pleasure to honor those cadets... who have excelled in individual achievement." "The highest honor, the Officer's Saber... is awarded each year to that cadet who best exemplifies... the character and spirit of the academy." "This year's recipient is Cadet Sergeant Damien Thorn." "Congratulations, Damien." "Davidson Military Academy... is now proud to promote the following cadets to the grades as indicated." "I have to go." "Richard will be at the airport in half an hour." " Will you be coming back for the cotillion?" " l'll try." "Michael Fennig, promoted to second lieutenant." "John Hickox, promoted to second lieutenant." " Where's Damien?" " He's at the cotillion, sir." " Get him and bring him to the museum immediately." " Why?" " What about you, sir?" " We'll take a cab." "[ Ann ] Why do you want Damien?" "You can't!" "You can't make me believe it." "How you doing?" " You can't make me believe it." " You've got to believe it." " He killed Mark." "He killed Atherton and Pasarian." " What are you talking about?" "And he'll keep on killing." "He'll kill anyone he thinks is threatening him!" " How?" "How did he kill them?" "Did he make the ice crack?" " Not himself." "Did he pull the gas pipe apart?" "Did he?" "Excuse me, I have to go." "[ Girl ] Oh." "There are others." "Surrounding him, helping him, keeping him safe." "Richard, listen to yourself." "Listen to how crazy you sound." "Others!" "Devils!" "A conspiracy of devils?" "Richard, please!" "Ann, I saw Charles killed!" "I saw Damien's face on the wall!" "What are you going to do?" "Richard?" "What are you doing?" "The daggers have to be here somewhere." "What do you want them for?" " No." "No!" " He's not human!" "He's your brother's son." "He's a boy you've loved for seven years!" "The boy has got to die!" "Richard!" "For me, Richard, don't." "Ann, what are you doing?" "Get away from that drawer!" "[ Ann ] What you want to do is crazy." "I can't let you!" " Ann!" " You're obsessed with Damien." "It's making you sick." "Give me the daggers." " There are your daggers!" " Ann?" "I've always belonged to him." "Damien!"