Marlena's Possession
(Late 1994 through July 1995)

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Opening - Queen of the Night / Desecration

Unaware it is Celeste who is threatening him, Mike gives her the security system code to Marlena's penthouse. Stefano uses it to roam Marlena's apartment. Stefano wakes Marlena up and she seems to be hypnotized. He is wearing a long black cloak and a mask on his face. Marlena does not recognize him.

Adventure One

Stefano takes Marlena through her bedroom closet's doors. They emerge into a ballroom, where Marlena is treated like royalty. She wakes up suddenly and it is uncertain if the adventure was real or a dream. Marlena remarks to Kate that the dream had a sense of evil to it. Stefano confides in Celeste that he has the penthouse next to Marlena's and it is clear that what happened was indeed real. Celeste warns Stefano that if he continues to visit Marlena, there will be evil, as the Death Card appears in her tarot cards. Marlena tells John of the "dream" she had. Stefano prepares for another nightly visit to Marlena.

Adventure Two

Stefano takes Marlena to a private box at the opera. Marlena still does not recognize him. There, Stefano asks Marlena to come live with him in his world. Marlena remarks there's evil in the air. Marlena again abruptly wakes up, wondering what the "dream" was about. She finds tinsel on her bed stand and in her purse (people at the opera threw it at her). Marlena shows first signs of unexplained immorality. A strong wind throws open the Pub's door and startles Marlena. Marlena feels a sense of evil surrounding her. A mysterious gloved hand torches the Salem Place Tom Horton Memorial Christmas Tree. Celeste warns Stefano again that evil is coming.

Adventure 3

Stefano takes Marlena to the piers. He again asks her to join him in his world. She wakes up in a startle in her room. She meets Caroline on the piers and acts strangely. The mysterious gloved hand torches the Christmas gifts the Horton Center was collecting. Stefano suspects Celeste torched the gifts. She tells him she knows who it was. Some scary items in a wooden box are delivered to Father Francis's office. Celeste prays God for protection from this evil that is lured into Salem.

Adventure 4

Stefano takes Marlena on another nightly adventure in a magical room. Sensing she trusts her masked man now, Stefano reveals his face to her. Marlena doesn't recognize him. Marlena wakes up from her "dream" wondering when she'll see her masked man again. Father Francis wonders why has the evil come to Salem. He tells John someone is in grave danger. He tells John that he wishes never to encounter Evil again. He later receives three ancient scrolls. Father Francis reads the scrolls and fearing what's written in them, he gets up to warn people, but falls to the floor, as his office becomes dark. Kristen finds Father Francis on the floor and he warns her the Devil is in Salem. The mysterious black wearing character knocks off the head of a saint statue in St. Luke's. Celeste keeps attempting to dissuade Stefano from his plans for Marlena, but he would not listen. Marlena tells John the masked man reminds her of Stefano and that she feels attracted to him. Marlena gives Bo a psychological profile of the mysterious person doing all the damage, now nicknamed "The Desecrator." The Desecrator hits Gina over the head at St. Luke's. John, Kristen and Caroline find the church has been desecrated and Gina passed out on the floor. The Desecrator tempers with the Salem Place Christmas Tree Lights' fuse box. The lights don't come on. After an advice from a strange homeless person, John manages to turn the lights on. He realizes the man's name is Gabe and that they met a year before. Shawn D. suggests he is an angel. The Desecrator prepares to desecrate St. Luke's again, as John arrives and jumps him. The Desecrator and John fight, but the Desecrator runs off. John finds grease on his hands. The Desecrator is revealed to be Marlena. All evidence lead to the Desecrator being connected to the Brady's. John comes to tell Marlena about the fight and she almost faints. John leaves Marlena with a St. Michael's Medallion, which she smashes to the floor after he leaves for Midnight Mass. John starts giving the Mass. Marlena's bed starts the rock from side to side. Celeste feels something awful is about to begin. Marlena's bed stops to rock, as she levitates above her bed.

Week One

Quote of the Week: Celeste: "Someone else wants this wedding stopped. Someone even more powerful..."

Marlena levitates again and doesn't remember it. The furniture in her room starts moving. John arrives and takes the passed out Marlena to UH. Kristen brings Father Francis a crucifix and it falls to the floor. Marlena tells John and Mike someone with red eyes and a gruffly laugh jumped through her, in her room. Mike sedates her and Marlena walks, to his amazement. At her home, Marlena's eyes firstly turn green and her voice changes. She makes some ominous threats against John. She almost stabs him with a pair of scissors, but doesn't. The black figure with red eyes firstly appears in Marlena's room. Desecrator Marlena arrives to the St. Luke's and loosens the nuts of the chandelier, as someone is telling her to do. Marlena finds nuts in her hand and doesn't understand where they came from, the next day. Stefano worries about stopping Bo and Billie's wedding, as Celeste is certain a greater power will stop it. The black figure attacks Father Francis at his hospital room. Holy water makes Marlena scream. Her eyes turn green again, as the wedding starts. The chandelier falls. No one is hurt. The wedding resumes. Father Francis's eyes turn green and he attacks Lexie. Jonah saves her and they wonder about his strength and his supernaturally green eyes. At the church, Alice stops the wedding and Marlena's eyes turn normal again and she wonders what's going on with her.

Week Two

Quote of the Week: Father Francis: "Not talking to you, Marlena. I'm talking to him (The Devil) Stop hiding behind her...I'm talking to you!"

Stefano gets ready to make Marlena his, as Celeste warns him Marlena has evil around her. He blames her of being jealous of Marlena. The tarot cards tell Celeste Marlena's evil and dangerous. Marlena is up when Stefano comes to her, and he wonders if things are wrong, like Celeste claims. Billie dreams of Curtis. John takes Marlena to the church. There, Abe tells them and Caroline the chandelier falling was vandalism. Marlena feels uneasy at the church. She lights a candle and it blows out instantly. Abe and John are determined to catch the evil Desecrator. Father Francis tries telling Lexie to save Marlena, but she doesn't understand. Marlena visits Father Francis. He says he sees the Devil behind her. Marlena doesn't understand and then, the Devil firstly enters her body and she laughs diabolically for the first time. He threatens the father not to talk about him (the Devil). Marlena suffocates the father with a pillow and he passes out. John enters the father's room and Marlena is normal. She wonders what was she doing at the father's room with a pillow in her hand. She turns to Laura for help, since she's having gaps in time. The Devil enters Marlena again and makes other threats against ecclesiastical John.

Week Three

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "Go, find John and Kristen together. Cause the biggest scandal this town has ever seen. Bring down that damn priest, and that way, no one will ever be able to bring me down!"

Marlena feels like a bad person, so Caroline suggests she'll go away on a religious retreat. Marlena declines. Gabe comes to see John again and warns him he needs his spiritual strength for a battle that is ahead. Gabe disappears again, before John completely understands what he meant. The Devil tells Marlena she has to get that priest, John Black, off his back. Kristen prays at St. Luke's. A possessed Marlena sneaks up behind her and chloroforms her. She paints pentagrams and other satanical symbols on her naked body. Then, cuffs her to the altar. John finds her there. At home, Tony tells Stefano he feels Kristen is taking birth control pills since she's seeing another man, John. Stefano tries to dissuade him from believing that. Marlena arrives after Stefano leaves and "let it slips" that she saw Kristen's car at the church. Since he doesn't know where Kristen is and is suspicious out of his mind, Tony hurries over. The Devil's pleased. John cleans the paint off of Kristen's back. Stefano sees the naked Kristen cuddling with John in God's house and is shocked, believing they are having an affair. Tony arrives at the scene, as Marlena lurks around.

Week Four

Quote of the Week: Stefano: "What's happening in Salem? It's almost as if I am...my power is being usurped from me. I feel I'm being manipulated like the people I have manipulated in the past. But who? Who? Who is pulling the strings...?"

Stefano intercepts Tony from entering the church. When he does enter it, John and Kristen are in a back room. The Devil is enraged. Kristen tells John about her taking birth control pills. Outside, Tony tells his father he'll replace Kristen's birth control pills with identical sugar-pills. The Devil leaves Marlena and she wonders how she got to St. Luke's. John finds her and brings her in to talk to Kristen. Marlena advises Kristen not to tell Tony of the attack. Stefano feels he is losing control of things. Stefano firstly reveals himself to Peter and asks for his help, but Peter refuses. The black figure pops up in Marlena's home again. Marlena meets with Laura and tells her of the time gaps and all. Laura asks her to be admitted to the hospital. Marlena agrees, only the Devil possesses her again, when Laura is getting the forms and Marlena leaves. Tony is still suspicious of Kristen and decides to spy on her. The Devil is out to destroy John. To do so, Marlena transforms to Kristen. She now looks identically like Kristen. The real Kristen's car breaks down, on her way home. The Devil leaves a message on Tony's machine, telling him to get over to John's loft. "Kristen" arrives at John's, wearing a little slip.

Week Five & Week Six

Quote of the Week(s): The Devil: "With your help I scored a victory tonight. Soon, you'll belong to me completely. You won't even know you're an instrument I use to destroy that priest and the people of Salem, forever!"
Stefano: "Even if it was the Devil himself, I would fight him to the death for those I love!"

"Kristen" undresses and comes on to John, real strong. John doesn't comply, though. He is bewildered by Kristen's strange behavior. Tony hears the message and hurries over to John's. He finds Kristen in John's arms. Furious, he punches John and yells he is a disgrace. On the road, Gabe appears (dressed as an auto-club man) and helps Kristen get her car to work. She thanks him and leaves home. Shawn and Caroline break John and Tony apart, shocked to learn Tony can see. When he gets home, Tony curses Kristen and she does not understand what he's talking about when he tells her about him seeing her in John's arms. John arrives and confirms that. Kristen is doubly confused. She maintains she was not with John. Tony demands proof, but there is none since the auto-club has no record of a truck being sent to her. "Kristen" changes back to Marlena. Marlena doesn't recall anything and passes out when seeing her awful reflection in the mirror. She comes to and arrives at Tony and Kristen's. Kristen begs her to believe her. Tony tells Marlena he was shocked when she had told him she had seen Kristen's car at the church. Marlena doesn't remember that at all. John tells Tony about Kristen's attack and suggests she lost her short-term memory. At home, the Devil tells Marlena she'll be his. Tony tells his father and Celeste about Kristen's attack. Celeste is shocked hearing about Satan's symbols. She tells Stefano it's all Satan's work, but he does not believe. Laura checks Marlena and asks her to reconsider checking into the hospital. Marlena doesn't remember her first considering it. Stefano asks Peter for his help again and tells him of his love for Marlena. Stefano comes to see Marlena again and as she is possessed, she starts choking him. He sees her green eyes. Celeste tries getting into the room, but can't. When she manages to, Marlena throws her to the floor. Celeste cries out to God to help her and Marlena lets go of Stefano. They return to Stefano's penthouse, as John and Kristen arrive and find the now passed out Marlena. At the hospital, Marlena comes to and again doesn't remember what happened to her. Mike finds something fishy in her blood tests results. Kristen visits Father Francis and the black figure appears there. She lets out a horrible scream, heard by the passing-by John.

Week Seven

Quote of the Week(s): The Devil: "I have an important mission tonight. That priest is out to destroy me, but I'll destroy him first. I'll destroy him...and his house..."

Kristen tells John Father Francis's room turned ice-cold, had a foul smell and adds she felt a presence in there. Marlena is rushed into OR, needing a blood transfusion. Stefano visits her later, dressed as a doctor. He writes something on her chart. It reads her eyes turn yellow and Mike wonders what the hell is that. Marlena turns anemic and Mike's at a loss as to its origin. Sami visits her mom and she calls her a hypocrite in the evil voice. The Devil again promises Marlena she'll be his and she silently cries out for help, unheard by anyone. The Devil possesses Marlena again, as Shawn and Caroline pray for Marlena at the chapel room. Marlena suddenly is all fine. The Devil is enraged since it was the prayers that saved Marlena. Father Francis's heart monitor goes crazy when Marlena enters his room. John is also there. Marlena exits the room and the father relaxes. John takes Marlena home. The black figure waits for her there. Kristen realizes she has to tell Tony the truth. She tells him about her affair with John and of the birth control pills. Tony forgives her. Gabe phenomenally appears at St. Luke's and warns John again. Stefano decides he'll save Marlena and have her. He and Celeste try entering her room, but the armoire's doors are jammed. The Devil is responsible for that. He possesses Marlena again now. Kristen and Tony arrive at St. Luke's to renew their vows, and are surprised to learn the only priest there is John. Marlena holds a book of matches and decides to get rid of John and of God's house.

Week Eight

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "Damn them! My plan didn't quite work out tonight. I will not let that happen again! I will not let God win! God will not be able to help John Black the next time we meet..."

As Tony and Kristen are reciting their vows in front of John, green-eyed Marlena pours gasoline around St. Luke's doors and sets fire to it. Stefano and Celeste arrive at the scene and see her, lurking about. Bo and Peter save Tony and Kristen and John from the burning church. Tony announces he'd pay for the church's renovations. Gabe breaks into John's loft and warns him again that a battle is ahead of Good verses Evil. John calls Abe to arrest nutty Gabe, but he esoterically disappears again. When John tells Marlena about the fire, she seems to not remember doing it again. Stefano, who is eavesdropping, wonders why Marlena's lying. He decides to get to the bottom of Marlena's odd behavior. John decides to set a trap for the Desecrator at St. Luke's. He donates a precious statue, in hopes that the Desecrator would come to the church to desecrate it. Marlena hears his plan, as she is possessed. Celeste and Stefano find proof Marlena set fire to St. Luke's. Desecrator Marlena arrives to St. Luke's, late as night. John grabs her as she tries getting away. During the fight, Marlena loses her cape and John sees her face.

Week Nine

Quote of the Week: Celeste: "Marlena is possessed by the Devil!!!"

Celeste tells a disbelieving Stefano that Marlena is the Desecrator. They hurry to the church, as Stefano gathers John's setting a trap for the Desecrator. There, Marlena attacks John and chokes him. Mike and Abe arrive and save him. At Marlena's, Abe finds the proof Marlena is the Desecrator. When DA Pat Hamilton gets word of it, she demands Marlena be arrested, but John convinces her to let Marlena stay at her home for now. Stefano kidnaps Marlena from her bedroom, leaving John a forged note from Marlena she had left town. He also has cloned four different "Marlenas" to go all over the country and each to present herself as Marlena Evans. Gabe appears before John again, at St. Luke's. A boy named Kevin, dies in John's arms. Gabe miraculously revives him. John arrives at Marlena's to find she had "left town". The Devil firstly reveals himself to Celeste, when Stefano's away, knocking her out. When Stefano returns, Celeste tells him Marlena is possessed by the Devil, but he does not believe her. John tells Abe about Gabe's miracle, but he doesn't really believe it. Celeste realizes that if Gina opens the Puzzle Box Alice gave her that would help the Devil with his plan. She decides to get it before Gina opens it. She arrives at John's, just as Gina manages to open one side of it. Marlena wakes up, green-eyed, and leaves Stefano's. When he gets back, he wonders where Celeste and Marlena are. Billie and Bo's wedding begins and the Devil is not too happy about it.

Week Ten

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "I thought I made that obvious; I want your immortal soul!"

Celeste breaks into John's and obtains the Box. She disposes of it. Marlena firstly tries fighting off the Devil, but he gets the better of her and she heads to the "Penthouse Grill", where Bo and Billie's reception is held. There, she appears nude in front of all the guests. Pat Hamilton announces Marlena is the Desecrator and orders her to be arrested, but John persuades her to let Marlena be hospitalized. At UH, Mike has no idea what's wrong with Marlena. Kristen visits Father Francis. He tries conveying to her about Evil in Salem, but can not talk. A guard named Chuck is posted at Marlena's door. Marlena attacks him and his gun goes off. The bullet hit his foot. Pat, Abe and John hurry to her room. There, Marlena orders them out and is left with John. The Devil orders her to shot John, but she tries fighting him off, but to no use, the gun goes off. The bullet hits the wall next to John. When she again wakes up later, Marlena doesn't remember anything. Kristen is now sure Marlena's illness is supernatural. She tries convincing John of that. She takes him to Father Francis's office to try translating his ancient scrolls, but they mysteriously catch fire. Kristen senses the same presence she sensed in Father Francis's room that day. Father Francis decides to cast out the demon within Marlena, by throwing holy water at her. Gathering his last strength, he marches down to her room.

Week Eleven

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "You will never get the answer, Dr. Horton. Not before I destroy the priest, John Black and Marlena's soul..."

Father Francis casts the holy water at Marlena and she knocks him out, too. Kristen and John enter her room and find the father. Kristen is now surer than ever Marlena is under an influence of an evil force, but John believes it is Stefano. Mike finds Marlena's palms are burned (from the holy water). The Devil worries Marlena would be arrested. He decides to use Stefano to help him avert Marlena's incarceration. Tony follows Celeste and learns Stefano has the penthouse next to Marlena's. He confronts his father about it, telling him he doesn't want Kristen to find out he's in town. Stefano visits Marlena at the hospital. She is not afraid of him and acts nicely towards him. It's all a part of the Devil's plan, of course. Celeste warns Stefano when he tells her. Marlena tells both Sami and Carrie to "go for" Austin. Carrie arrives to Austin's, as Sami is naked in his bed.

Week Twelve

Quote of the Week: John: "Stefano and I have one last confrontation and in the end there'll be one man standing, and that man is not gonna be Stefano."

John comes to question Marlena about things. The Devil makes her answer she doesn't know. Marlena phones Stefano and he tell her things are ready for him to take her away. John is still sure Stefano is to blame for Marlena's situation. The Devil wants Stefano to kill John, so he won't interrupt him. Stefano is willing to do so. Stefano enters Marlena's room while John is out on the terrace. He hides in the bathroom, as Kristen arrives. She and John wonder how Stefano or anyone would get into the apartment. Stefano enters the armoire and John notices the doors' moving, but finds nothing fishy about it when he bangs on the panels. Marlena gives Kate some "friendly" advice, too. Mike is about to tell John and Abe about him giving the security system number away. Stefano hears him and orders Celeste to phone Mike and threaten him, but she refuses to help the Devil. Stefano makes the call himself. Kristen deduces from Father Francis that only prayers would help Marlena. She enters Marlena's room with a rosary and prays. The Devil is annoyed. When Kristen places the rosary on Marlena's shoulder, the Devil screams with agony, inside Marlena's head. Kristen leaves the rosary with Marlena.

Week Thirteen

Quote of the Week: Marlena: "He's coming Don't let him take me my soul, my soul "

The rosary keeps the Devil away. Marlena hangs on to it. Stefano sends Celeste away, since she disobeyed him. Objects in Marlena's hospital room supernaturally move on their own, as the Devil tries to get her. Stefano tells Tony he wants to take Marlena away. Tony is puzzled, as to why Stefano believes Marlena loves him. Mike tells John and Kristen he gave Marlena's security system code to someone. He explains the situation. Marlena is fighting off the Devil in her room. Caroline and Lexie attend to her. Caroline senses something. John finds the secret door in the armoire, as Tony and Stefano are in the apartment. Aided by Celeste, they escape, before John finds Stefano. Tony acts surprised when Kristen tells him Stefano has the adjoining penthouse to Marlena's. John seals off UH, fearing Stefano would try kidnapping Marlena. Finger print report proves Stefano and Celeste were at the adjoining penthouse. There's another set of prints found (Tony's) and he worries. An anonymous person tips off John over the phone that Stefano is at the Riverview Inn. Stefano and Celeste are staying there. When Bo and John arrive there, Stefano isn't there but Celeste is. They arrest her. Gina spots Stefano at Salem Place and follows him. He evades her and sees Celeste being taken away. Gina arrives at police HQ. She tells Bo and John about seeing Stefano. She's amazed to see Celeste and asks her to tell her who she is, but Celeste remains quiet. Stefano tells Peter he wants him to get Celeste out of jail. He acts as Celeste's attorney and as John agrees to let Celeste go, Bo releases her.

Week Fourteen

Quote of the Week: Marlena: "Stefano is not the one I fear. It's the one who sent him, the Evil one. Don't take me away from here- I'll lose my protection from him and I can lose my very soul..."

Marlena keeps hanging on to the rosary, which keeps the Devil away. Stefano checks himself into UH under an assumed name. Meanwhile, Celeste keeps Bo and John, who placed a homing-device in her beg and who don't know Stefano and Celeste found it, busy at Salem Place. The Devil won't let go of Marlena and keeps haunting her. All her tactics to keep him away go awry. Celeste and Stefano make the hospital go crazy and wheel Marlena out of it, just as Bo and John arrive and realize they have been fooled and that Marlena is gone. At Stefano's hideout, he takes the rosary away from her and the Devil now possesses her again. Celeste approaches Peter and tells him to meet Stefano, making it clear he should not get Stefano angry. Tony decides to look for the finger print report. He opens the file drawer and a cop catches him in the act.

Week Fifteen

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "The final struggle, of course. Stefano against John Black. To the death! Then, when John breaks the oldest taboo there is, his soul will go down to hell, forever."

The Devil reveals himself to Celeste again and tells her his new plan. Marlena transforms to Kristen again, in front of a horrified Celeste. The Devil tells her he plans to entice John and then his soul will be damned, if he sleeps with him. The cop that caught Tony is working for Stefano, so Tony's off the hook. The Devil orders Celeste to get him a new pair of sunglasses. Peter meets with Stefano, who blackmails him using Jennifer. He wants Peter to go pay for the boat for his escape. Marlena phones John and he and Kristen gather where Stefano has Marlena. They hurry over. The Devil tells Celeste of another part of his plan- John is to kill Stefano, thus, committing murder. His soul will be damned forever, then. Celeste runs off to warn Stefano, but the Devil causes her to have an accident. John arrives at Stefano's hideout and strangles him. The Devil is pleased. Tony and Kristen arrive in time to save Stefano's life. Marlena is at bad condition at UH. Kristen harshly confronts her father, at the hospital. Marlena has a vision in which she tries fighting off the Devil, who threatens to take her soul again. Marlena needs an urgent blood transfusion. Stefano donates the blood. John is willing to make a pact with the Devil in order for Doc to live. The Devil hears him say that and decides to let Marlena live, so she could seduce John and he'll have his soul, too. Lexie sees Celeste at UH and finds out she is her long-lost Aunt Frankie. Marlena is O.K. and she is as normal. Lexie bails Celeste out of jail and that causes problem for her with Abe. Father Francis points out the word "Succubus" in the dictionary. Marlena acts very depended on John. Stefano is taken to jail. When John brings Belle to visit her mom, she screams and cries. The Devil now worries again, as Mike wants to check Marlena's eyes and they are of course, evilly green.

Week Sixteen

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "Stop fighting me, Marlena. I have to seduce him, to destroy this priest, then I'll discard this mediocre body of yours before the lingering good in it grows any stronger."

Marlena refuses let Mike examine her eyes and blames him for her condition. John tries explaining the situation Mike was in to Marlena, but she keeps blaming him. Mike is already eaten up with guilt and now even more. Celeste meets with Peter again and makes it clear to him he could not refuse Stefano. At jail, Stefano meets with Peter and blackmails him into acting as his attorney. Peter hires a middleman so that Jennifer won't find out. A nurse tells Father Jansen about Father Francis pointing out the word "succubus". Marlena won't let anyone examine her eyes. Not even the new doctor John gets for her. The Devil calls up Celeste and orders her to get him a pair of contact lenses the color of Marlena's eyes. Although terrified, Celeste obeys. Mike wonders how Marlena knew about him giving away the security system code number. Marlena keeps acting very close and depended on John. The Devil can't wait to seduce him. John takes Marlena home and asks her to let him see her eyes. She doesn't let him and pulls on a few emotional tricks to avert taking the sunglasses off. Father Jansen alerts Kristen and tells her about succubus. They wonder if there's one in Salem. They call John and he reads up about it. He also reads about yellow eyes being the main characteristic that someone is possessed. He wonders if Marlena really is possessed, as Kristen thought. He decides to check it out. He arrives at Marlena's and demands to see her eyes. Celeste is hiding in the terrace. Marlena's eyes are the same, normal color. John tells her about the book Father Jansen showed him, saying he thought it was possible a part of her illness was spiritual. The Devil orders Celeste to get out. She does, and he gets ready to seduce John. The good Marlena tries fighting him off again, but to no use.

Week Seventeen

Quote of the Week: Stefano: "If we are right, Marlena is possessed by Evil. She maybe possessed by the Devil..."

Celeste tries convincing Stefano Marlena is possessed. She tells him of all that she has seen Marlena do. Stefano is reluctant to believe. John walks in on Marlena naked (the Devil orchestrated that, of course). Celeste meets with Lexie and asks her to forget about her. Stefano tells Abe, Pat Hamilton and John what happened with Marlena and she says he's lying. He is shocked she denies everything. Celeste tells him it's because Marlena is possessed by the Demon. Stefano finally gives in and tells Celeste she may be right. They gather they have to warm John. To do so, Stefano asks Celeste to bring Kristen to him. John invites Caroline and Father Jansen for dinner at Marlena's. Marlena is uneasy by the priest's presence. During dinner, Father Jansen starts talking about Demon possession and Marlena says that as a doctor, she cannot accept that. Caroline tells John Marlena seems different. Father Francis writes "danger" on a piece of paper and shows it to Kristen. Kristen comes to see Stefano. He convinces her he did nothing wrong to Marlena. He tells her about the Evil one taking over Marlena. Kristen is unsure whether to believe him or not. She comes to Marlena to check things out. John talks a jumper off of UH's roof. After a pep talk from John, Lexie makes up with Abe. Kristen sees Marlena's apartment is set for seduction. She tells John something is wrong with Marlena. John doesn't believe that. The Devil decides he has to take care of Kristen. Kristen is not sure what to believe.

Quote of the Week: Kristen: "Could something so horrible have happened to Marlena? God help me, is she possessed?"

John has another sexy dream of Marlena brought on by the Devil. Kristen hears him murmuring Marlena's name. Kristen tells John Marlena is trying to seduce him. She is surer of that when the dictionary falls and lands on the page of the word "succubus". Carrie tells Marlena about her and Austin getting back together again. Marlena urges her to confront Austin about who he slept with. John realizes he has to stick to his vows and wear the collar until he is released from the church. Stefano now firmly believes Marlena is possessed. In another attempt to convince Kristen of that, he gives her a book about demonic possession to read. Seeing her reading it, Tony tells Kristen it's Stefano's way of covering up his crimes. Marlena lures John to the Horton Cabin on Smith Island. Kristen tells Billie of her suspicions. Marlena seduces John on the island, in various ways. He is very tempted. Marlena keeps John from getting of the Island by setting fire to a bush. After a visit with Father Francis, Kristen decides to test Marlena by throwing holy water at her. John misses the last ferry out. Marlena "drowns" and John "saves" her life. They start kissing. Kristen arrives in the nick of time and stops them from making love. She confronts Marlena and throws holy water at her.

Quote of the Week: Marlena: "Yes, I can. I will not let you take my soul. I will not let you take John's soul."

The holy water doesn't affect Marlena, as the Devil switched them with regular water. Kristen and John argue over Marlena being possessed. Marlena strongly and seriously fights off the Devil. She now knows exactly what is going on. The Devil leaves her and she decides to leave the Island and gets into Kristen's boat. A harsh enigmatic storm begins. John and Kristen don't see Marlena after the storm abates. The storm follows Marlena wherever she goes. She runs to St. Luke's for sanctuary. God recovers Father Francis and he hurries to help Marlena. Dead old Curtis Reed raises from hell and appears before Marlena, telling her of her deadly fate. Father Francis comes to rescue Marlena and explains to her what she has to do. Curtis lures Marlena outside the church with a vision of a helpless Sami. Father Francis is hit by a pole and passes out in the street, on his way to John. The Devil possesses Marlena again, as she exited the church. John and Kristen find Father Francis, who mumbles Marlena's and Curtis's names. Kristen and John find Marlena at St. Luke's and she appears to be fine (she has put on the contacts again). They take her to UH. The Devil again promises to have John's soul, as Kristen promise to fight the evil one that has taken possession of Marlena, although John still refuses to believe such thing has happened to Marlena.

John spends the night on Marlena's couch. He has a sexy dream about Marlena. When he awakes, he tells Marlena of it, and the Devil takes advantage of the moment, as John and Marlena kiss. John pulls away and Marlena lets him get dressed. He gets into his priest's attire and when Marlena comes down she tells him she doesn't see him as a priest. With a sigh of anguish unheard by John, she pulls off his priest collar and they kiss. John withdraws and apologizes. He leaves. The Devil is pleased that John is tempted.

Stefano orders Celeste to bring Peter to him. Reluctantly, Peter comes and Stefano threatens him he will tell Jennifer about him gaslighting Laura if he doesn't help him get out of jail, when Peter refuses to help him just like that. Peter gets a lawyer to handle it. In a very suspiciously uncharacteristic moment, Tony lights a fire under the attorney Peter hired. As Stefano is the only one believing her, Kristen comes to see him and tells him of everything that happened with Marlena. When she tells him the holy water not burning Marlena, he suggests the Devil in her switched it with river water. He tells her to be on guard. Kristen decides to go check things out. While John prays, Marlena thrashes about her bed. That's why she doesn't hear Kristen when she comes knocking on her door. Kristen gets John and they find the thrashing Marlena. John and Kristen call Mike, who gives her a sedative which has no effect as Marlena comes downstairs where Mike, John, and Kristen are talking about her. Mike wants to admit her to the hospital for more tests since he can't find anything obviously wrong with her. Marlena attributes her convulsions to residual effects of Stefano's drugs. She refuses to go back into the hospital again. Hearing Kristen recommends that she go to a psychiatric hospital, Marlena plays the innocent victim to John, who falls for the act. He asks Kristen to leave, not before reminding her Stefano is to blame for Marlena's condition. Kristen gets a glimpse of the evil within Marlena, as she sneers at her. She hurries to Stefano's and demands he swears he didn't drug Marlena. Stefano remains adamant Marlena is possessed. After consulting her cards, Celeste hurries to Stefano and tells him and Kristen a horrible history-altering event is about to happen and that three men of faith will arrive to help.

Abe and Lexie find three religious scholars next to Father Francis's bed. They are asking the father to tell them about the evil. They tell Abe and Lexie they came to translate the ancient scrolls Father Francis received. Abe takes them to police HQ, where the remains of the scrolls are kept, and after translating them, they gather a terrible evil will be unleashed in Salem. Kristen is acquainted to the three outside Father Francis's room. To her request, they tell her the scrolls depict the events leading up to the 'Great Battle': chaos, strange weather, people acting strangely, desecration, which will begin when the stars fall from the sky and the moon disappears. Recalling Celeste's words and realizing there is to be a lunar eclipse the next day, Kristen freaks saying it will happen tomorrow. The Devil prepares to unleash his wrath on Salem the next day. Kristen tries to tell John about the prophecy but he dismisses her words.

At a party for Austin and Carrie, Kristen watches as Marlena spends time with John. Marlena gets John to be alone with her in the garden and again tempts him, but Kristen, who is watching Marlena's every move, interrupts them. The Devil realizes that she must get rid of Kristen if she is to have John. John leaves to call the baby sitter, and Kristen confronts Marlena again about her belief that she is controlled by evil. Marlena gives Kristen a very harsh evil stare and warns her that she will fight her if she tries to resist her. Kristen is called to the study for a phone call, where she is frightened by a deadly looking snake courtesy Marlena. As she screams to John for help, the snake suddenly evaporates. John tells Kristen she must have imagined the snake, when she accuses Marlena of sending it. Marlena enters the room and Kristen prays out loud. John finds it crazy and Marlena asks him to take her home. He doesn't see Marlena's scraped palm, as she clenched her hand while Kristen was reciting. Marlena tries to entice John in his car, but he doesn't give in. She shows up in his apartment, when he returns home, but John refuses to sleep with her. The Devil becomes enraged and instead of revealing himself to John, he decides to harm the ones John loves- he arranges for a swarm of killer bees to take over the Kiriakis Mansion, where Austin and Carrie's party is held. The Devil promises this is only the beginning.

Week Twenty-One

The swarm of bees attacks Shawn and he is unconscious. He is taken to the hospital. Mike attends to him and Caroline is relieved to hear he'll be OK. The Devil turns Marlena's body into a black panther. Still unable to believe that the evil is within Marlena, Kristen takes John to see the three religious scholars. Kristen talks to the three scholars about being attacked in the church. They tell John that it is entirely possible that Marlena is possessed, but John still maintains that she's very ill and perhaps emotionally unbalanced, but not possessed. The three scholars are in the park with their telescope watching the upcoming lunar eclipse and trying to decipher what is going to happen. The black panther (Marlena) appears. It is sent away when the cross is shown, but when one of the scholars drops his cross, the panther jumps him. The other two drive the panther away again and rush to UH. Kristen runs into them there and decides to put an end to it. She heads for Marlena's. Kristen faces Marlena and spots blood under her nails. Marlena tries to choke Kristen, but is punched in the face, causing one of her contacts to fall out. Kristen then notices Marlena's green eye. Shooting stars begin appearing in the sky, as Father Francis awakens and prays for help. Kristen tells Marlena her green eye is a sign that she is possessed. The Devil reveals himself to Kristen and boasts it is too late to help Marlena, or anyone else in Salem. Kristen tries to leave, but Marlena blocks her way. She knocks her out cold and ties her hands. While John is considering Kristen's claims to be true, he gets a phone call from her. It is really Marlena speaking in Kristen's voice. "Kristen" tells John she realizes she was wrong about Marlena. John finds it odd. He later learns from one of the scholars about the panther attack and about Kristen going to see Marlena. He hurries over and arriving there, Marlena acts normal, telling him Kristen was not over there. On his way down, the building super tells him he did see Kristen entering the building and adds a tenant has complained about noises on the roof. John hurries to the roof and finds Kristen unconscious and tied. While on the roof, he notices the shooting stars and seeing Kristen in her condition, realizes she might be right about Marlena. The Devil prepares to make himself known to all of Salem. Kristen comes to and tells him about Marlena's voice and eyes. They go down to her apartment and Marlena again denies everything. When John asks her to let him see her eyes, she gets angry with him and throws him out of her apartment. She also announces he will never see their daughter again. John finally believes Marlena is possessed, as Marlena would never deny him seeing their daughter. Stefano is released from jail (out on bail). He arrives at Marlena's and tells Kristen and John Marlena must be helped. John and he start arguing, as John accuses him of Marlena's condition. They are distracted by noises upstairs. They go up to her bedroom and are amazed to see Marlena levitating. Father Francis again miraculously regains his strength and appears at Marlena's. Tony arrives, too. Father Francis manages to bring Marlena down from the air by prayer and holy water. She awakens and attempts to suffocate John. Father Francis tells John Marlena is possessed and that they must act quickly before the Devil will claim Marlena's soul completely. Tony asks his father to leave the scene. Everyone is shocked to hear the Devil speaking from Marlena's throat. Father Francis warns John that the Devil is after his soul.

Week Twenty-Two

John and Father Francis bound and restrain Marlena to her bed. They approach Bishop Andrews about performing an exorcism, but the request is denied until there is more proof Marlena is possessed. Meanwhile, Mike is left to keep an eye on Marlena, after being told by John that she is possessed. The Devil manages to knock Mike out. An unsuspecting Caroline arrives to Marlena's to find her bound. Marlena claims to have been robbed. She releases Marlena and then finds the knocked out Mike aside. Marlena levitates in front of them and the two are petrified especially after Caroline notices Marlena's green eyes. John tells Bishop Andrews he will be responsible for the shattered blood if he does not give them permission to exorcise Marlena. The Devil knocks Mike out and ties Caroline up. John and Father Francis take Bishop Andrews to Marlena's, where they find Marlena hovering about the room and find Mike and Caroline in their condition. Mike comes to and everyone is petrified seeing Marlena in her current state. John distracts the Devil and Mike shoots Marlena in the leg with a sedative. She is brought down and restrained to the bed. The Bishop gives permission for an exorcism to be performed. Father Francis says he will do it, as he has experience in the area. John agrees to assist. He gets another visit from his angel, Gabe, and asks him for strength. Father Francis warns the exorcism is a harshly excruciating procedure that might kill Marlena. Kristen feels faint. Father Francis asks her to be part of the exorcism. Worried, Tony and John object, but Kristen insists, adding it will help atone some of her family's sins. Father Francis tells Kristen she has to be in perfect shape. She doesn't tell him of the dizzy-spells she's been having. Stefano demands to be part of the exorcism, but John tells him he will never see Marlena again.

Week Twenty-three

John, Father Francis, Caroline and Kristen prepare to begin the exorcism. Father Francis warns them the Devil is capable of tremendous deceit. The Devil tells Caroline he has arranged for the bees to attack Shawn and adds she will lose him sooner than she thinks. Caroline loses her temper and attacks Marlena, but John arrives in time to stop her and Father Francis explains what just happened is an example to how the Devil operates. A strong wind blows through Marlena's room and prevents John from entering it. After a group prayer, the wind stops. Everyone is amazed to see the room was not trashed by the wind. Carrie comes to see Marlena, but John turns her away. John, Father Francis and Kristen begin the exorcism. They pray and hold crucifixes above Marlena. A thing that agitates the Devil gravely. Marlena's blood pressure is very high and Mike suggests they stop. John has set up a tape recorder to document the procedure. The Devil has a surprise in store for John on the tape. Kristen and John hear it and Kristen swears she hears a woman's voice on the tape saying, "I love you, Karo." John becomes very emotional when he realizes it's Isabella's voice. She used to call him Karo. The Devil rocks the chair Caroline sits on, but by power of prayer, the chair stops rocking, but Caroline needs a break. John arrives and releases her. The Devil taunts John with memories of Isabella and tells him she is with him, in hell. John doesn't believe that and tells the Devil Isabella was good and honest. John is about to leave, but the Devil orders him to turn around. An image of Isabella is standing in the room. John becomes even more emotional. He embraces Isabella and can not believe it is really she. Isabella tries to convince him it is really her and tries to shatter his faith in the God that took her away from him. She asks John to renounce God and then they'll be together, unless she will go to hell with the Devil. John debates with her about God and his kindness and goodness, but Isabella maintains God can not be loved, as he separated them. John doesn't know what to believe. It is really hard to tell if it's really Isabella or not, but a suggestive look exchanged by Isabella and Marlena, while John and her hug, reveals it is not really IzzyB. John tells Isabella the real good and kind, loving Isabella would not ask him to deny the things he believe in. He also adds she didn't ask about Brady and that proves she is not Isabella. Meanwhile, Kristen tells Father Francis and Caroline about Isabella's voice on the tape. Father Francis realizes it's another one of the Devil's tricks and hope John will get through it. They try to enter the room. They again can not open the door. Kristen bangs on the door, but the Devil prevents John from hearing her cries and knockings. They three pray again and manage to open the door. They see John talking to no one. Only John can see Isabella. He tells Isabella to go back where she came from, as she turns into an alarmingly scary grotesque creature of hell and disappears. Kristen hugs the upset John and thanks God he is O.K. The Devil is enraged his plan to distraught John hasn't work, and John promises him he will not win.

Quote of the Week: The Devil: "We are so alike, you and I, Tony. You belong on my side. You will see I marked you. Kristen has goodness, yes, but I have the power. With time, her influence will fade and you will be mine!"

Carrie comes to see Marlena and she tells her Austin is again seeing the woman he had slept with. She tells her they will not be married. Father Francis and Kristen debate with John about his excusing himself from the rest of the exorcism, claiming it's taking a huge toll on him. They tell him to think about his and Marlena's children. Stefano is very worried over Marlena. He asks Tony to ask John and Kristen to let him see Marlena. The Devil decides to recruit Tony to his ranks. Carrie accuses Austin of being unfaithful to her. Seeing Carrie so upset, John tells her and Austin about Marlena being possessed. John decides to continue fighting for Marlena's soul and lets the Devil know he will not win. Celeste senses something disturbing coming from Tony. The Devil empties Marlena's IV bags and Caroline is forced to go get some more. Tony arrives and replaces Caroline. The Devil has him in a trance and Tony looks into Marlena's eyes, where he sees John and Kristen making love. The Devil tries convincing him the two are having an affair. Stefano bumps into Father Francis, John and Kristen and demands to know about Marlena. They fill him in and walk away. John feels the Devil has put someone else a target. Celeste senses the same. Stefano feels he has to do something to help Marlena, but Celeste warns him to stay away. The exorcism continues- John burns Marlena's forehead with holy water. Marlena's weak so they stop again. Tony is haunted by the image of John and Kristen making love and doesn't understand why. John decides to try and contact the real Marlena. He thinks he has, but it is only the Devil, playing him for a fool again. Kristen and John go to St. Luke's to pray for Marlena. Tony comes to see Marlena again and is left alone with her. The Devil again has him under his spell. He seems to have some sort of a dreadful plan for Salem and Tony has something to do with it.

Week Twenty-Five

Quote of the Week: Marlena: "Keep the exorcism going, it's my only hope!"

John, Kristen and Father Francis discuss the possibility Marlena's presence is not there, inside of her, anymore. John believe Marlena is there, deep down. The Devil keeps infuriating Tony and asks him to join him in Hell. He has Tony in another trance and when Caroline comes in, the Devil talks in Tony's voice. Tony tries fighting the Devil's words, but it is very hard for him. The ritual resumes. It is stopped again, as Marlena's health condition deteriorates. John wishes for a sign from the real Marlena, as Caroline and Kristen find the words "Help Me" scratched on Marlena's stomach. John is determined to get to Marlena now. He manages to, as we finally see the real Marlena is deep down inside. She tells John to continue with the exorcism. John can't hear her, but feels her presence. The Devil warns Marlena not to try and contact John again. The Devil causes Marlena to have another stroke, but Mike saves her. The Devil keeps talking to Tony from a far, trying to persuade him John and Kristen are lovers. Tony doesn't understand who is it that's talking to him. Mike warns John Marlena might not survive the rest of the exorcism. John is again faced with the dilemma whether or not to continue with it. After playing with Belle, he decides to continue. The ritual resumes again. The Devil is very agitated. He now wants Tony to kill John. A gun appears in Tony's hand. He doesn't understand what's happening to him. Stefano again wants to go see Marlena, but after consulting her cards, Celeste warns him not to go. Stefano confronts Mike at UH, asking him to see Marlena. Mike threatens him not to come close to her. Stefano knocks out a delivery man, delivering medical supplies to Marlena's, in order to get into her apartment. The cards show Celeste someone is going to die.

Week Twenty-Six

Quote of the week: Stefano: "The Devil was not exorcised. It was all a trick! She is mine, Demon! Demon! Mine, not yours!"

The exorcism is stopped again, so Marlena and everyone could rest. The Devil urges Tony to kill John. Celeste tries to warn John and Kristen something awful is about to happen, but John thinks she's up to her old tricks again. Tony follows John and Kristen with a gun in his hand and almost shoots John, but is stopped by Celeste. Stefano snicks into Marlena's room, dressed as a delivery man. Tricked by the Devil, he unties Marlena and she turns into a hideous creature. The creature and Stefano fight and when the creature turns back to Marlena, she throws him off her terrace. He lands next to John and Kristen on street-level. Stefano is taken to the hospital, as he is still alive. The Devil promises someone will die. Tony still doesn't know what's coming over him. The DA office is informed about the incident at Marlena's. When John comes to ask why he threw Stefano off the terrace, the Devil explains that that way Marlena will be in jail and they won't be able to keep the exorcism going. Pat Hamilton wants Marlena's head. The Devil cuts off the power at UH to interfere with Stefano's surgery, but prayers on John and Kristen's side restore power. Curtis appears before Tony outside UH and tries convincing him to give in to his dark side. Tony believes his father is causing him to act the way he does. John tells Abe and Pat about Marlena being possessed, to stop Pat from arresting Marlena. When Pat doesn't believe, John proves it to her and she and Abe are amazed. Tony arrives to the hospital with Celeste to confront his father. Stefano comes out of OR and is fine. When he comes to, he seems to suffer from amnesia. The Devil keeps Father Francis away from his heart medication and he collapses. Urged by Kristen, John decides to finish the exorcism on his own. Celeste explains to Tony the evil in Marlena is behind his feelings of envy and violence. When Abe comes to question Stefano why he was at Marlena's, Celeste stops him and shows him Stefano's missal, saying it proves Stefano had no intention of harming Marlena. Abe accepts it. The Devil decides to keep tempting John and inserts images of John and Marlena making love into his mind. Tony overhears Abe and Lexie talking about John and Kristen, and getting the wrong impression, he believes the two are having an affair. The Devil rips Marlena's close off her body, exposing her to John.

Week Twenty-Seven

The Devil's attempts to tempt John do not succeed. John is not tempted. Kristen and John go to his loft to go through some books. She lets Tony know she'd be late. Tony wonders if Kristen's being truthful with him. The Devil arranges for sleeping pills to drop into John and Kristen's drinks. They fall asleep on top of each other. The Devil sends Kristen and John a dream in which they make love. Celeste wonders what the Devil wants with Tony. The Devil keeps trying to convince Tony that Kristen and John are lovers. He shows him more misleading images of the two making love. Kristen is startled by the dream she had, but John relaxes her, saying it's Satan's work. Tony almost shoots John again, but can't. He keeps fighting his demons. Literally, too: Curtis appears before him again and lures him to shoot John. He also threatens Tony "they" would take Kristen away from him. Celeste gives Tony a medal to protect him. Mike tells John the exorcism will kill Marlena. John is determined to finish it. Curtis keeps taunting Tony- he appears at his home. John movingly talks to a very weak Marlena. The ritual resumes. The Devil trashes Marlena's room in retaliation. Tony asks Celeste to lock him in his wine cellar, to make sure he doesn't do anything rash, while fighting his dark side. She does and Curtis appears there, too, telling Tony he has lost Kristen. The Devil tells Kristen that Tony has switched her birth control pills with fakes. During the rest of the exorcism, Marlena has another seizure. Mike tries to save Marlena. Caroline asks John to give Marlena last rights. He attempts to cast out the Demon one more time, but fails. He gives Marlena last rights. Mike shuts of the heart monitor and tells John it is over.

Ending - The Ultimate Battle / Expurgation

Devastated, John returns to the loft. He mourns Marlena's death and blames himself for not fighting hard enough. Father Jansen arrives and asks him to go through the painful task of recounting the events of the exorcism for the church's records and for the sake of other people. John agrees and unrolls the story before the father. He tells him everything from seeing Marlena levitating with his own eyes, to the excruciating exorcism. When Father Jansen remarks the fight against evil might not be over, John swears to take on the Devil. Still locked in the basement, Curtis threatens Tony he will turn the basement into hell on earth if he tries to fight him. John is disappointed with God and removes his priest collar. Tony leaves the basement and returns to Marlena's apartment, where he learns from Caroline Marlena has died. Kristen confronts Tony about the sugar pills. He confesses. She leaves and heads to John's. When Tony finds her there and she refuses to talk to him, Tony remarks he should have killed John when he had the chance. Curtis appears before him and says that could be arranged. At the Pub, John let everyone know Marlena is dead. Caroline asks him to keep his faith in God, but John can not. Caroline tells Maggie and Victor how hard John fought to save Marlena's soul. An article about Marlena being possessed is published in the paper. When Stefano wakes up, he reads about it in the paper, but seem to remember nothing. Kristen learns Tony could see long before he told her and tells him their marriage is over. Father Francis calls John and tries to convince him that things are not as they seem and to keep his faith. John rushes to the morgue where he notes Marlena's body is not cold, but still thinks she is dead, in spite of what Father Francis said. Everyone gathers at Alice's before leaving for St. Luke's for Marlena's memorial service. Caroline says power of prayer will help John. Kristen remarks John told her he was planning of leaving Salem. Shawn and Caroline hurry to locate him. The lights at the morgue flicker, but a repairman tells John they're having power problems. After John leaves, Marlena is revealed to be still alive, trapped inside her own body. She prays that her dear ones are all right. She dreams of Belle. At John's, Caroline and Shawn find him packing. They try convincing him to stay, but John says he can't look everyone in the eye after not being able to save Marlena. Hearing Belle say "Momma", John believes it is a sign, but Caroline is sure Marlena's dead. John returns to the morgue to check one last time. John kisses Marlena and she moves. He sees she's breathing. John says he'll go call Mike, but Marlena faintly asks him to stay with her. She opens a pair of green eyes and grabs John by the throat. Celeste fears for John and tells Kristen to pray for him. At the morgue, John promises the Devil he will win as he starts fighting with the possessed Marlena. She throws him about the room. John breaks down and tells the Devil to take him instead. Victorious and ecstatically happy to hear what he has been craving for, the Devil leaves Marlena. As Marlena's memorial service begins at St. Luke's, John is taken by the Devil and his eyes turn green. John screams "no" and prays God to help him. The Devil is very strong. During this, a horrible storm begins; lighting knocks down a tree outside St. Luke's. When everyone exits the church to see what happened, it's start to hail fire. The bushes catch fire and the men put it out. His cry for help answered, the Devil leaves John and leaps into Marlena again. Gabe appears suddenly and Marlena and the Devil in her freeze. Gabe tells John that now after he showed God he did trust in him, by calling out to him, it's time to oust this demon from Marlena. John orders the Devil to leave Marlena, as Marlena convolutes and falls to the floor. John begs God not to let her die now. Gabe tells him he has to make her well now and disappears. John picks her up and carries her to the church. Everyone is amazed. He places her on the altar and asks God to do his thing. God revives Marlena, as to everyone's elation, she opens her eyes and stands up. She is all right and freed from the demon and joins her family and loved ones in rejoice. An expurgating rain starts to fall as everyone exits the church.

Thanks to Tzach Ben-Jossef for writing this story.

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