Inner Demons Page #3

about demonic possession.

Yeah?

Do you believe in that

stuff, like, actually?

Do you?

That's my camera.

Yeah, so, camera guy...

Yeah?

You believe

in demonic possession?

I don't know, I don't know.

I haven't seen

any evidence of it.

What would you

consider evidence?

I don't know.

Jason!

Sorry, sorry.

I got... I got to

pop off that shot.

Sorry.

Like I have time

for this right now?

I know. Sorry...

Just a second.

If the nuns at Eastlake

knew what I was doing

with this tie...

So, what channel

is this gonna be on?

It's for educational

purposes... schools, stuff like that.

My mom gave me these scented

candles for Christmas.

This one's called

"Holiday Home."

You like it?

It's very festive.

Almost there.

There we go.

I can't even...

It's good.

It's, like, insulating me.

- Carson.

- Jason!

- Your wrist is bleeding.

- Get out of my shot.

Thanks.

Rule number one

for aspiring junkies...

always keep a tissue

close at hand.

You know, I haven't had time

to read the backgrounder today...

It's only three pages,

my friend.

That's... yeah, well, you know,

I've been sitting

on a plane for two hours

and the terminal for four hours,

so the backgrounder really

hasn't entered into my...

thank you.

Suzanne, I have to counsel

these people on camera

in five minutes.

I could appreciate

some goddamn support

and then a little water.

- Yeah, okay.

- Thank you.

Addict's name is Carson.

She's an I.V. heroin user.

She has blackouts, personality

changes, severe mood swings.

- Who are the parents?

- Dad is Steve.

He's enabling.

Guilty about his own

past alcoholism.

Mom is Beth.

She's religious.

Prays for Carson to get better.

Jesus has not

stepped in thus far.

- History of abuse, trauma...

- Nothing yet.

Nothing, nothing,

nothing, nothing.

I've been digging.

Mom spanked her

a couple of times.

Dad drank for a few years.

We can do parental neglect,

but it's not very sexy.

Maybe something else

will come out in rehab.

All right, Mom,

let's start with you.

What are you

prepared to do today

if Carson refuses treatment?

Kick her out of the house.

Dad, are you prepared

to back her up on that?

Can I be honest?

Your daughter's life's at stake.

You better be.

I don't think that I want

to throw her out of the house.

I mean, if she's

out on the street,

what's she gonna

do to buy drugs?

As long as she's here, she's...

As long as she is here,

she has a free place to stay.

She has money for pills.

It is very easy for her

to be an addict here.

Now, I'm not saying

it's your fault, Dad,

but you are helping

her stay addicted.

Understand me?

The only chance she has to get

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