Midnight Mass (TV Mini Series)

Book III: Proverbs (2021)

Zach Gilford: Riley Flynn

Quotes 

• Riley Flynn : Whole town's buzzin'. A miracle at St. Patrick's. You're gonna have every resident with a bum knee and a head cold in the pews. Wouldn't be surprised if you get a phone call from a reporter on the mainland. Might wanna do a human interest story on little Leeza's recovery, about the priest who healed her.

  Father Paul : This isn't about publicity. I'd turn that down. As Matthew says, you know, "If you give something to someone in need, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." And Dolly and Wade, you know, they're not looking to exploit their daughter or sensationalize anything. I just can't actually imagine that it'll summon that much interest outside of Crockett, and that's okay. It's for the best. The important thing is Leeza.

  Riley Flynn : Yeah. See, I'm a pretty rational guy, and you know that all our myths, our religions, come from natural occurrences that we can't explain. So I can pretty easily see my way through that.

  Father Paul : Good for you.

  Riley Flynn : I can wrap my head around a misdiagnosis. I looked. It happens. It's rare, but it does. So, like, her body could have been slowly healing this whole time. I can explain all of it. If I'm honest, it's all explainable.

  Father Paul : That sounds wonderful, frankly.

  Riley Flynn : Except one thing. You had to know. You had to know that she could walk. I mean, you went back up the stairs. You beckoned her. If she hadn't, what would've happened to you? What would this community have thought of you if she hadn't?

  Father Paul : Well, but she did.

  Riley Flynn : And you had to know that.

  Father Paul : Okay. What are you asking?

  Riley Flynn : I'm asking, how did you know that?

  Father Paul : I really don't have an answer that's gonna satisfy you. Not you. I mean, if I told somebody else that I could just feel it as she wheeled past me on that ramp, that I could almost see it, that I could almost hear her voice inside my head. I felt so connected to her at that moment. That might be good enough for someone, but not for you, is it, Riley Flynn?

  Riley Flynn : I suppose I'd want more.

  Father Paul : Yeah, and I'll always wish that I could give you more. But that's all I got.