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What happened at the end?


I didn't want to ask anyone because I feel stupid for not understanding what happened, but I've watched this movie a few times by now and I can't figure out what the hell the conclusion was. What was the twist/climax/resolution? What was the satanic priest talking about when Henderson shot him? I didn't get it. Sorry.

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Don't feel alone. I have no idea what was supposed to have happened.

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Me either. I just finished watching it and I'm clueless.

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From what I understand, the priest had either been possessed or delved too deep into the dark arts (I presume possession by the devil himself as his talk about the detective's wife would hint). Being killed broke the hold over him, allowing him to be "set free".

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Just agreeing, really. Satan himself was supposedly talking to the detective through the fallen (and then some) priest. As smb92 says, Satan/the demon knew that he'd been relieved when his wife died, and that he "knew" *him*, so something supernatural was going on. But to be honest, I was utterly confused by the preceding 20 minutes or so; was the detective somehow "watching" the ceremony??

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It got worse as it went along. In the end, I suppose the killer was just crazy, and rich. There was no solid evidence that would support anything supernatural, just an implication when Keerson guessed as to Henderson's state of mind after his wife's death. Evidently he guessed right and then continued to talk, which is what, I suppose, got him shot.

Typical bad movie... not so bad as to be offensive, yet far from average.

03/10

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