The Exorcism of Emily Rose Page #2

They pay for it. | They pay for everything.

This is your dream, Emily.

You'll be leaving us.

It's okay.

I'll be okay.

I'm gonna show this to your father.

- Counselor. Thanks for meeting me. | - Sure.

Can I buy you a drink, Mr. Thomas? | He makes an excellent martini.

Just water for me, please.

So...

...the judge thinks we should offer | a new plea agreement.

She feels the community might be | better served without this trial.

How do you feel about it?

Personally.

My job is to represent | the interests of the people...

...and make an effort to be objective.

I ask because I know | you're a churchgoer.

Now you're set to prosecute | a man of God.

Your priest broke the law...

...and a young girl is dead.

If he's a man of God, then, personally, | I think he's even more subject...

...to the laws of moral behavior. | If it were up to me, he'd get no deal.

And forgiveness and compassion? | Isn't that part of your creed?

Or does that just get in the way | of your work?

If you have compassion | for your client...

...you'll persuade him to accept this:

Charges reduced | to reckless endangerment.

Twelve months in a county jail.

Reducible to six, plus probation, | if he stays out of trouble.

Somehow I expect | he can manage that.

But please understand me. | If he refuses, I will seek the maximum.

Father Moore has made it clear | there will be no plea agreement.

He will not lie or admit to something | he is not guilty of.

- And he was never neglectful of Emily. | - "Never neglectful"?

Have you seen | the postmortem photographs?

We'll go to trial. My client wants | the public to know the truth.

Good.

So do I.

Have a good night, counselor.

Let the record show that the defendant | and his counsel are present...

...and that the jury is seated.

- Mr. Thomas, you may begin. | - Thank you, Your Honor.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. | My name is Ethan Thomas.

I'm the assistant district attorney, | and I represent the people.

In the case before you, | the evidence will show...

...that the victim had a serious medical | condition that demanded treatment.

We will prove that the victim's | condition rendered her physically...

...and psychologically incapable | of caring for herself.

Her care...

...was then wholly entrusted...

...to that man, the defendant, | Father Richard Moore.

She became his responsibility...

...and he betrayed | that responsibility...

...by persuading her to abandon | her medical treatment...

...in favor of religious treatment:

A ritual exorcism, | performed by the defendant...

...allegedly to cure the victim | by ridding her of demonic forces.

We will demonstrate | that this course of action...

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