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A priest must face the powers of Satan as punishment for a Druidic curse.


== Genre ==
[[Horror, Supernatural]]

== Characters/Groups ==

[[Father Farrow]] - [[Fritz Weaver]]

[[Dr. Maggie Sheridan]] - [[Gretchen Corbett]]

[[Paul Hendricks]] - [[Jon Korkes]]

[[The Monsignore]] - [[Norman Lloyd]]

[[Evelyn (Jaws of Satan)|Evelyn]] - [[Diana Douglas]]

[[Matt Perry]] - [[Bob Hannah]]

[[Elizabeth Perry]] - [[Nancy Priddy]]

[[Kim Perry]] - [[Christina Applegate]]

[[Sheriff Tatum]] - [[John McCurry]]

[[Mayor Thorpe]] - [[Jack Gordon|Jack Gordan]]

[[Nurse Peggy]] - [[Allene Simmons|Alene Simmons]]

[[Mrs. Carson]] - [[Mary Lyons McEvoy]]

[[Trainman]] - [[Bill Gribble]]

[[Carnie Kid]] - [[Jamie Lawrence]]

[[Dr. Owens]] - [[Mark Richards]]

[[Female Medic]] - [[Sarah Wilson]]

[[Male Medic]] - [[William Clutton]]

[[Deputy Jack]] - [[Jordan Williams|Larry Jordan]]

[[Farmer (Jaws of Satan)|Farmer]] - [[David Fawcett]]

[[Farmer's Son]] - [[Stuart Byham]]

[[Denise Williams]] - [[Denise Cannon]]

[[Intern]] - [[Don Isaacs]]

[[Senator (Jaws of Satan)|Senator]] - [[Virginia Samford]]

[[Biker]] - [[Mike Smith]]

[[Cabbie (Jaws of Satan)|Cabbie]] - [[Ed Crick]]

[[Stuntman]] - [[Joe Kurtzo]]

[[Troubled Young Man]] - [[Rick Dowling]]

[[Blue Collar Worker]] - [[Pat Purcell]]

[[Orderly]] - [[Cavanaugh Yelling]]

[[Nurse (Jaws of Satan)|Nurse]] - [[Pam Middaugh]]

[[Man at Motel]] - [[Nick DeMarinis]]

[[Loud Lady at Party]] - [[Jane Berman]]

[[Teens at Sawmill]] - [[Chris Carney]] and [[Melanie Van Reeman]]

[[The Snake]]

[[Bandit (Jaws of Satan)|Bandit]]

== Character thumbnails with links to profiles ==
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File:John_Russell_-_Edited.png|[[John Russell]]
File:Claire_Norman_-_Edited.png|[[Claire Norman]]
File:Senator_Carmichael_-_Edited.png|[[Senator Carmichael]]
File:Joanna_Russell_-_Edited.png|[[Joanna Russell]]
File:Captain_DeWitt_-_Edited.png|[[Captain DeWitt]]
File:Parapsychologist_-_Edited.png|[[Parapsychologist]]
File:Mrs._Norman_-_Edited.png|[[Mrs. Norman]]
File:Leah_Harmon_-_Edited.png|[[Leah Harmon]]
File:Mrs._Grey_-_Edited.png|[[Mrs. Grey]]
File:Minnie_Huxley.png|[[Minnie Huxley]]
File:Albert_Harmon_-_Edited.png|[[Albert Harmon]]
File:Eva_Lingstrom_-_Edited.png|[[Eva Lingstrom]]
File:Robert_Lingstrom_-_Edited.png|[[Robert Lingstrom]]
File:Eugene_Carmichael_-_Edited.png|[[Eugene Carmichael]]
File:Security_Guard_1_-_Edited.png|[[Security Guard 1]]
File:Mr._Tuttle_-_Edited.png|[[Mr. Tuttle]]
File:Joseph_Carmichael_-_Edited.png|[[Joseph Carmichael]]
File:Kathy_Russell_-_Edited.png|[[Kathy Russell]]
File:Linda_Grey_-_Edited.png|[[Linda Grey]]
File:Sergeant_Durban_-_Edited.png|[[Sergeant Durban]]
File:Archives_Clerk_-_Edited.png|[[Archives Clerk]]
File:Coroner_The_Changeling_-_Edited.png|[[Coroner (The Changeling)|Coroner]]
File:Secretary_The_Changeling_-_Edited.png|[[Secretary (The Changeling)|Secretary]]
File:Estancia_-_Edited.png|[[Estancia]]
File:Doorman_-_Edited.png|[[Doorman]]
File:Tony_Grey_-_Edited.png|[[Tony Grey]]
File:Security_Guard_2_-_Edited.png|[[Security Guard 2]]
File:Airport_Guard_-_Edited.png|[[Airport Guard]]
File:Microfilm_Clerk_-_Edited.png|[[Microfilm Clerk]]
File:Sara_Lingstrom_-_Edited.png|[[Sara Lingstrom]]
File:Adam_Lingstrom_-_Edited.png|[[Adam Lingstrom]]
File:Music_Students_-_Edited.png|[[Music Students]]
File:Pilots_-_Edited.png|[[Pilots]]
</gallery>

== Detailed Synopsis ==

Trainman and Carnie Kid are playing dice in a train car transferring Greyhound dogs to a race track and a snake to a carnival.  Carnie Kid tells Trainman the reason he is in the circus is so he can hook up with new women in every town.  Trainman goes into the train car with the Greyhounds to check on why they are barking and the door suddenly closes behind him.  The lock breaks on the box holding the snake and it attacks the Trainman, who falls out of the train.  The Trainman's dog bites Carnie Kid in the hand and then runs away.  The door to the other train car opens and Carnie Kid's snake slithers up to him and bites him in the face.  The train then suddenly stops.

"And the angel seized the serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years...after that he must be loosed for a little while."  Revelations 20:2,3

Father Farrow thanks Mrs. Carson for dinner and jokingly compares a saint to a pig.  He sits and reads a book and as he goes to warm his hands by the fireplace, the fire goes out.  At a dinner party, Evelyn (Jaws of Satan)|Evelyn greets Matt Perry and Kim Perry and Matt tells Kim, Evelyn is a real witch.  Elizabeth Perry tells Matt Mayor Thorpe is boring everyone with a campaign speech and Kim tells Elizabeth this party is better than her last one.  Evelyn explains to Kim how her magic works.  Matt asks Evelyn if his dog track will be successful and Father Farrow interrupts and criticizes gambling and Matt counters with a remark about the church not paying any taxes.  Matt introduces Father Farrow to Evelyn and she brings up the history of his ancestors who personally killed witches and burned temples.  Evelyn takes Father Farrow's coffee cup and after inspecting it, drops it and faints.  Later Father Farrow walks Evelyn to her car and she tells him he is in danger and sensed the presence of Satan in his cup.  Father makes a joke of the matter and walks away.  As a Farmer (Jaws of Satan)|Farmer and Farmer's Son are collecting wood, the Farmer is bit by a rattlesnake.  Farmer's Son runs over and kills the rattlesnake as The Snake watches.  Denise Williams asks Sheriff Tatum about the runaway train that was found in Greene County.  Sheriff Tatum tells Denise they found Carnie Kid dead along with the engineer, with the brakeman being the only survivor.  Nurse Peggy is watching the report by Denise while sitting next to Trainman, who is in the hospital and Trainman starts to whisper snake.  Dr. Maggie Sheridan walks in and Nurse Peggy tells her Trainman has been trying to say something.  Dr. Sheridan says hello to Nurse (Jaws of Satan)|Nurse.  Father Farrow walks in to check on Trainman and Dr. Sheridan tells him Trainman's condition is getting worse.  An Orderly wheels in Farmer as Farmer's Son walks beside his gurney.  Dr. Sheridan sees the Farmer and some doctor tells her what happened.  She goes to the mortuary and Dr. Owens offers her some home cooked chicken before showing her the bodies of the train engineer and Carnie Kid.  He tells her the engineer had a massive heart attack and the Carnie Kid died from a snake bite.  Dr. Sheridan suggests they make a public announcement, but Dr. Owens warns her it could cause a panic and ruin the opening of the dog track and anger Matt.  She suggests they bring in a snake expert and Dr. Owens mentions Carnie Kid also had a virulent case of Syphilis.  Paul Hendricks arrives and is confused when Dr. Sheridan is there to greet him due to his assumption that Dr. Sheridan is a man.  He makes the remark that Dr. Sheridan might be overreacting.  They visit the Farmer's hospital room and Farmer's Son tells Paul about the rattlesnake incident.  Farmer's Son shows Paul the rattlesnake corpse and Paul continues to think Dr. Sheridan is overreacting.  She takes him to see the corpse of Carnie Kid, and after she can't find the body, she asks the Orderly (maybe the same one?)  where Dr. Owens is and the Orderly tells her he got a call from Mayor Thorpe.  The Orderly then tells her Dr. Owens released the body of the Carnie Kid to Freeburg Crematorium.  Father Farrow tells Troubled Young Man that smoking weed won't solve his problems and suggests he come to church more often to relate his problems to God.  Evelyn calls Father Farrow and tells him, his enemy has arrived and they agree to meet later that night.  As Cabbie (Jaws of Satan)|Cabbie is taking Paul back to the airport, Cabbie is pulled over by an ambulance.  Dr. Sheridan gets out and shows Paul the body of Evelyn and Paul is shocked by her wound.  Deputy Jack tells Sheriff Tatum that there is a snake at Willard's Hardware.  Sheriff Tatum goes to Willard's Hardware and shoots the snake.  Dr. Sheridan lets Paul borrow her car and he drops her off at her home.  As she is undressing, a snake slithers in her bedroom.  She takes a shower and as she crawls into bed, the rattlesnake slithers onto her bed.  She calls Paul and he runs to her car and The Snake appears to order the rattlesnake to slither towards Dr. Sheridan.  Paul breaks into Dr. Sheridan's house and uses a snake tong to grab the rattlesnake and then shoots it.  Dr. Sheridan starts to cry and after Paul slaps her, she slaps him back and they hug.  In the morning, Mrs. Carson asks Father Farrow if Evelyn stopped by the night before and then tells him Evelyn is dead.  Father Farrow goes to see Dr. Sheridan and asks her how Evelyn died.  She and Paul tell Father Farrow Evelyn was killed by a snake.  Father Farrow goes to see The Monsignore and The Monsignore tells him the Bishop came to speak with him about Father Farrow, who is apparently not well liked in the parish.  Dr. Sheridan goes to speak with Mayor Thorpe and he ignores her advice to warn the public.  Father Farrow tells The Monsignore about what Evelyn told him and The Monsignore tells Father Farrow, his father didn't die in the war, but committed suicide.  He continues that while researching family history, The Monsignore found a history of violent deaths every third generation since O'Farough, who was a follower of St. Patrick.  O'Farough was known to have burned the shrines of the Druids and destroyed their sacred oaks, until the Druid High Priest put a curse on O'Farough.  The Monsignore tells Father Farrow that he must have faith and Satan wants his soul.  A couple of Teens at Sawmill are kissing when they are attacked by a rattlesnake.  The Teens are put into an ambulance and Deputy Jack asks Sheriff Tatum what is going on and Sheriff Tatum tells him Mayor Thorpe doesn't want to the public to know.  Deputy Jack goes to search for snakes and when he sees some rustling in the brush, it turns out to be a little girl.  Sheriff Tatum finishes searching the sawmill and radios Deputy Jack, who is attacked by a snake and Sheriff Tatum finds Deputy Jack dead with a snake bite to the face.  Father Farrow presides over the funeral of Evelyn, which is attended by Sheriff Tatum, Mayor, Thorpe, Matt Perry, Elizabeth Perry, Kim Perry and Mrs. Carson.  After the funeral, Father Farrow's cross falls from his necklace and The Monsignore shows him a book written in Gaelic consisting of a Farrow family history.  He tells him there was an ancestor named Timothy who was a Priest and third generation son who died a natural death, and apparently killed the demon that was in the form of a snake.  The Snake appears and starts to chase Father Farrow and The Monsignore.  The Snake ignores The Monsignore and chases Father Farrow into an empty grave.  As Father Farrow is trying to climb out of the grave, he grabs a rod iron fence and a portion breaks off that is in the shape of a cross.  Father Farrow hold it in front of him as a weapon, and The Snake is repulsed.  The Monsignore eventually collapses and dies from a heart attack.