Session 3

Patient : So you must be the specialist Doctor Adams promised.

Doctor : Yes, my name is Doctor Kayla.

Patient : Our name is Legion.

Doctor : Yes, I’ve heard. It’s nice to meet you.

Patient : Nice to meet you. You’re prettier than we thought you’d be.

Doctor : Thanks for the compliment. You look much less insane than I expected.

Patient : Perhaps we should thanks. Does that mean you’ll let us go free?

Doctor : I don’t have the authority to do that. I am here to make an assessment and recommend a course of action, either treatment or rehabilitation.

Patient : We were told you specialize in demonomania. Doctor Adams does not believe we are Legion. He believes that we have a type of monomania, an unhealthy obsession with demons. Of course, he doesn’t even believe that demons exist. What about you? Do you believe demons exist?

Doctor : I do.

Patient : Well, that’s a first step. We’d have a tough time convincing you if you didn’t.

Doctor : Of course, I only believe demons have power if you give it to them.

Patient : That is very true. Free will is a strong characteristic of humans. We cannot possess those who do not want to be possessed. We cannot even harm anyone if they do not wish it upon themselves. To be honest, we cannot harm anyone who would not ordinarily harm themselves.

Doctor : The opposite is also true.

Patient : What? We cannot help those... No, that’s not what you mean... You mean angels...

Doctor : ...cannot help those who do not help themselves.

Patient : Indeed. But you didn’t come here to talk about angels, did you?

Doctor : Why not? They are not much different than demons.

Patient : Because we were once like them. We were once beautiful creatures.

Doctor : And then...?

Patient : And then we became demons.

Doctor : Tell me the truth. If you truly are a demon then you can tell me why you were given leave from Hell. What is your mission?

Patient : If we tell you, will you be satisfied?

Doctor : No.

Patient : Then why don’t you tell us what it will take to convince you.

Doctor : Convince me of what? Your power? I laugh at your power.

Patient : You’re an unusual psychologist.

Doctor : You had better believe it. Of course, you’re no ordinary demoniac. I could see the truth of you the moment I laid eyes on you. I’ve had enough dealings with demons and possessions to recognize what ordinary people can’t see.

Patient : You see us for what we are?

Doctor : Yes, I do. You’re a fraud. You are not the Legion mentioned in the Bible.

Patient : What? Why do you say that?

Doctor : Because that Legion had power. I don’t believe any demon would choose to inhabit the body of a weak and unstable mental patient like Joseph Cain.

Patient : You want us to convince you of our power? Help us to go free and we will give you wealth and fame. Our mission is of the utmost importance!

Doctor : Why don’t you do that now? Contact your associates and get them to drop a million dollars in my mailbox. Small, unmarked bills only, please. With a one-way plane ticket to Cuba. And photos of Satan in his underwear.

Patient : You mock us.

Doctor : You’re right. I do mock you. If you are Legion, prove it properly. Show me facts, historical truths that only Legion would know.

Patient : Why? Wouldn’t it be just as easy for us to look it up as it would be for you?

Doctor : That’s true.

Patient : So how can we convince you that we are Legion?

Doctor : Why even bother calling yourself Legion? Your name might as well be Anonymous. You demons are all the same. Even the name Legion is used by any number of demons. You are merely one of many sets who claim the name Legion. You are unlikely to be exactly the same group of demons that Jesus encountered. Yes, your group is notorious. And numerous. In fact, I have encountered five of your number already this year. Your taskmaster keeps you busy.

Patient : She does, yes.

Doctor : I am curious about one thing. The Roman Legion contained about five thousand soldiers. Does your Legion also contain as many? Or is it another one of Hell’s great exaggerations?

Patient : We do not know the number of our ranks... we have never all been together in place.

Doctor : That sounds fair enough.

Patient : In any case, it doesn’t matter how many of us there are. Our history is just as unimportant. All that matters is you believe what we are. If we can tell you our mission, will you believe us?

Doctor : You must know at this point that I already do believe you.

Patient : So will you recommend that we go free?

Doctor : Why would I allow a demon-possessed person free?

Patient : Because if we fulfill out mission, then we will no longer possess this body.

Doctor : And then this body would be that of a mentally-ill patient again.

Patient : We think you will find Joseph is not as weak as he once was.

Doctor : Then you had better tell me what your mission is and I may consider it.

Patient : Away from here. Go back to the place you are staying, a hotel, we assume. There you will find a message.

Doctor : If you are lying...

Patient : Go and see that we are telling the truth.

Doctor : Alright then. I’ll see you in a few days.