A man walks into a church that is filled with worshipers, all holding candles and staring at a sculpture at the front altar. He steps forward and observes a white statue of the Virgin Mary, with two streams of red tears flowing out of its eyes. As another priest greets him, you learn that the man is Father (NAME), an investigator sent from the Vatican to determine the validity of divine occurrences. The priest explains to Father (NAME) that the tears began flowing when Father Almedia died; his body still on display in a coffin to the side of the statue. While (NAME) takes pictures and samples of the liquid, a small young boy steals the rosary wrapped around Father Almedia’s hands in the coffin.

In a local market, the boy sells the rosary to an older white woman, while a local stall vendor warns them that it isn’t right to steal from the dead.

In Pittsburg, Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) lives a fast and free lifestyle, working at a hair salon and partying with her friends at clubs. After a long night of partying, she wakes up to a phone call from her mother. Her mom was the lady at the Brazilian market, and had sent Frankie a package of trinkets and gifts from her travels – the rosary among the presents. Frankie gives the gifts a cursory look, and stares at the rosary after she hangs up the phone. While examining the rosary, she suddenly feels extremely nauseous and vomits.