Ritual of Evil (1970 TV Movie)

Diana Hyland: Leila Barton

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• Leila Barton : David, oh David, I knew we were old souls meeting for a second time. We must stay together now.

  David Sorell : We can't.

  Leila Barton : We must. We could live so gloriously. Live so many different lives together. David, the world has always been ruled by Lucifer. Acknowledge him. That's all you have to do. Just call his name, my love.

• Leila Barton : David, what is it? What's the matter?

  David Sorell : It's difficult to explain. It's something Larry Richmond told me.

  Leila Barton : And what was that?

  David Sorell : He called it a nightmare. He didn't seem to be sure if he dreamed it or lived it.

  Leila Barton : What?

  David Sorell : That a human sacrifice took place the night Aline died.

  Leila Barton : A human sacrifice for what?

  David Sorell : Now, Leila. You must know there are certain cults, certain demonology games...

  Leila Barton : You mean calling up the devils? Calling on poor, tired old Beelzebub?

  David Sorell : Well, there might be a dance or two still left in the old boy.

  Leila Barton : Oh David. All that went out with the middle ages. And those were the frightened ideas of people who couldn't face the truth that humanity is evil. They tried to burn the evil out of themselves by burning those poor women they called witches.

  David Sorell : "Humanity is evil." You believe that?

  Leila Barton : Evil, what is evil? Unhappy, frustrated women dreaming of nightly visitations? Uptight men dreaming of the same thing? The succubus and the incubus. David, is the need for love so very evil?

  David Sorell : You didn't answer my question.

  Leila Barton : You didn't answer mine.

• Leila Barton : I'm sorry, doctor, I really wish I could help, but I don't see how I can. It was true Aline and I were very close, but I didn't expect this.

  David Sorell : Nor I. I never would have thought Aline would want to kill herself.

  Leila Barton : Perhaps she didn't know it herself. You know everyone has a secret thought. Sometimes so secret we don't even bother to tell ourselves.

  David Sorell : Psychiatrists think they know a little more than most about secret thoughts. But I'm not sure we do.

• Leila Barton : We haven't seen you for a while, we thought you'd vanished.

  Chris : Hey, it's beautiful out here. Get to be by myself with nature. There's always lots of flowers. Can even be stoned if I want, and nobody bugs me. I guess I kinda dig graves.

  Leila Barton : No comment?

  David Sorell : I don't think I have one.

• David Sorell : I like your ring.

  Leila Barton : I've had it for ages.

• David Sorell : I'm sure you know that "Elmer's" other name is Priapus, the ancient god of lust, if I'm not mistaken?

  Leila Barton : Lust... isn't that the mean little word that deeply repressed people use to describe simple, unrestrained pleasure? But then you would know more about that than I.