Psalm 46:5

God will help her at break of day.

**Psalm 46:5** is the first episode of the first season of *Warrior Nun*. It is the first episode of the series overall.

## Synopsis

Confused but excited by her newfound abilities, Ava soon realizes she's in over her head, but her need for a helping hand may be a blessing in disguise.

## Plot

### Resurrected

A monk and a nun in Andalusia Spain a zip open a body bag to reveal the body of a young girl. In voice-over, the girl states that she has dreamed of being dead her whole life and that life has a messed up way of making your dreams come true. The monk says that the death of such a young and pleasant face is tragic and the nun tells him that the devil often presents a pleasant image to seduce and influence the weak-minded and she will burn like those who spawned her. The monk asks if the nun believes the girl is in Hell and the nurse says it wouldn't matter as the girl was in Hell already. The monk asks for the girl's name, age, and cause of death so that he can record it. The nun reports the girl's name as Ava Silva and her age as 19, however she refuses to give a cause of death. The monk receives a text message and tells the nun that he must attend to urgent matters. He asks the nun to remember that Ava cannot ask for forgiveness anymore and that it is up to them to forgive her, as God sees and knows all and will be their judge. The nun tells him that she'll take her chances and leaves. As the nun leaves, she sees several figures enter the yards in the distance.

Once more down in the basement, two Sisters burst in carrying someone who is badly wounded and place her on a table. The woman on the table calls one of the Sisters Mary. Another Sister brings a surgeon, and Mary tells the surgeon that it was Divinium shrapnel and to get it all out before the woman dies and so that she can heal. The surgeon tells the injured woman that the shrapnel has pierced her organs and several of the pieces are preventing her from bleeding out. One of the Sisters requests the surgeon to administer something for pain while Mary argues with the Sister who brought the surgeon, named Lilith. Lilith states that there is a protocol, just before gunshots can be heard in the distance. The second Sister reports six targets incoming and says that the other Sisters will hold them off, while Lilith tells Mary she knows what needs to happen. Mary addresses the second Sister, Beatrice, and tells her to get Lilith out of there before she shoots her. Beatrice tells Mary that Lilith is right, to which Mary responds that the injured woman, Shannon, is their leader and friend and that they will not give up on her. Shannon weakly grabs Mary's arm and tells her she's not going to make it, instructing the surgeon to remove it. Mary aims her gun at the surgeon while Shannon gives her necklace to Mary, who then lowers her gun. Explosions and gunfire continue to happen in the distance and Beatrice reports that they have broken through. Lilith says she'll buy them time, however Beatrice says that Lilith is needed there and says her goodbyes to Shannon. Lilith locks the door and the nurse pulls out a large device. Lilith apologizes to Shannon who in turns tells Lilith that they both know Lilith is ready. They turn Shannon over with Mary comforting her and the surgeon pulls down Shannon's shirt to reveal a red, glowing circle. Shannon tells Mary to keep it safe or else all will be lost, also telling her not to trust anyone. The surgeon clamps the device onto Shannon's back, removing the red hot glowing circle from her back which the monk calls el Halo. Mary tells Shannon that the Halo is beautiful, only to find that she's died.

The surgeon asks if Mary is the next Bearer and Mary says no and mentions Lilith before the door and room explode. The surgeon carrying the Halo tries to run out of the room with attackers shooting at her. As she runs she trips and drops the Halo and an attacker tries to pick it up with his bare hands. The Halo burns through the man's fingers, falling back on the floor as the man screams in pain. The surgeon uses the device to pick the Halo back up and continue running, entering the room with Ava's body. She asks for Ava's forgiveness before inserting the Halo into her back, the flesh healing instantly over the Halo. An attacker sneaks up on the surgeon and she beats him with her device as Ava's body begins to shake and convulse. Flashbacks of a different woman and Ava's time in the orphanage play as Ava convulses before she opens her eyes and screams. Through blurry vision Ava can see the surgeon and her attacker fighter and Ava rolls herself off the table and onto the floor before pushing herself to sit up. She briefly checks over her limbs before looking over at the fight again, just in time to see the attacker kill the surgeon. Ava stands up on shaky legs and looks up, seeing a red cloud standing above the man who killed the surgeon. He starts to walk towards her and she picks up the device, hitting the man. The man explodes into tiny pieces and the red cloud screams and disappears. Ava exits the room still hearing gunfire and explosions, telling herself that it is not a dream.

### Not just a bad trip

Ava exits the building while reflecting over what just happened. She tries to convince herself that it was just a bad trip and she's just coming down from powerful drugs. Ava walks through the streets of Spain, wondering if she's dead and if this is Hell but noting that her legs work so either way, she doesn't care. Continuing to walk, Ava wonders if maybe she's gone insane and this is just her brain trying to protect her. As she walks and thinks, a small group of men start to follow her and when Ava laughs out loud the men start to talk with her. They ask her if she is drunk to which Ava replies that she is not but she might be dead. The men look confused and Ava says that she doesn't feel so good before throwing up on one of the men. Ava backs up into the street and starts to apologize but is hit by a bus which sends her flying towards the walls of a building. Ava seemingly passes through the walls, landing inside a football merchandise store. She sits up and states that this is not a dream and is in fact, hardcore real life. Ava watches as a huge gash in her leg heals before her eyes. She realizes she is in a clothing store and changes into the football team's merchandise.

Back on the streets of Spain Ava considers that this may be a miracle while also looking at herself in a window reflection for what is the first time in awhile. She acknowledges that most people would be grateful for her second chance and new powers, but also knows she is confused. Ava reflects that someone did this to her and must have answers for what happened.

Back at the church, a Father Vincent enters and the Sisters are shown to be in the sanctuary. Beatrice addresses a Sister, Camila, and tells her that she did well on such a tough fire assignment. Mary is removing the shrapnel fragments from Shannon's body and the priest tells her that she does not have to be doing that. Mary replies that if they can reconstruct the artifact then perhaps they can track what did this. Father Vincent covers Shannon with a sheet and asks what happened before the attack during the recovery mission. Beatrice says that there was more resistance than they expected and Mary adds that there was a private army. Beatrice explains that there were armed mercenaries and that when they attempted to retrieve the object, there was an explosion. Sister Shannon was fatally wounded so they all pulled back to a secondary position but were followed. Mary tells Beatrice to stop acting like she is just reporting on some other mission and Beatrice apologizes, saying she needs something to focus on. Father Vincent asks about the rest of the shrapnel that would've been at the explosion site and Mary replies that she would handle it. Father Vincent asks if Lilith is ready and at that moment, Lilith enters with the monk who has something to show them. He leads them to the room Ava was in, saying that he hid during the attack and saw the surgeon run in with the Halo and place it inside Ava. Mary asks why the surgeon would do that and Father Vincent tells them that human tissue dampens the energy signal from the Halo making it difficult to locate. Father Vincent remarks that he is not aware of the Halo ever bringing someone back from the dead and the monk identifies the body as Ava Silva. Lilith asks if this means some random civilian has the Halo to which Father Vincent says perhaps it is not so random.

### Meeting a friend

Ava approaches her old orphanage, sneaking in and heading to her old room that she used to share with her roommate, Diego. Diego asks Ava if she is an angel before realizing who it is and exclaiming joyfully that she is walking. He is confused that she's here because she died yesterday and asks Ava if this is a dream. Ava says it is not but that something is different and that she has superpowers. Diego tells Ava that nobody at the orphanage can see her like this and Ava agrees, saying that the Catholics are a little twitchy about who gets to be resurrected. In the hallway, Father Vincent walks with a nun towards Ava's old room, saying that he is following up on an inquiry although he will not say from whom. The nun remarks that they believed Ava had no family and Father Vincent just refutes and says that it is from a concerned party and that he is on official Vatican business. The nun tells Father Vincent she will fetch Ava's file. Father Vincent also asks for any information about friends or other places she visited, but the nun tells him that Ava never left the building. Father Vincent states that this seems odd but the nun replies that it is not odd at all as Ava was a quadriplegic. Diego tells Ava to be careful in case her new life is just temporary and the people who did this to her find her. He then helps her out the window. Father Vincent and the nun enter the room to see Diego closing the blinds and Diego gives the excuse of there being a bird. Father Vincent looks at Ava's side of the room and remarks that it certainly isn't twenty-first century care. He asks Diego if him and Ava were good friends to which Diego replies that they were. Father Vincent states that Ava seems like a special girl and Diego responds that she is before quickly correcting to past tense.

Ava walks barefoot on the beach close to the ocean, as she stands there she listens to the waves and boat horns before starting to run across the beach in excitement. She lays down on the sand and feels the sand in her hand, crying with joy as she looks up at the stars. She promises Diego that she will make the most of her second chance. It cuts back to Ava walking down streets and she notices a cloud trail of red in the air. She follows the trail, remarking that she knows its a bad idea. The trail leads her down an alley and turns a corner, however she gets distracted by music coming from a bar. She goes inside and starts to dance enthusiastically and erratically to the music with a woman watching from the side. The woman offers Ava some of her beer, which Ava spits out as she realizes its alcohol. The woman asks if Ava is sober to which Ava tells her its not on purpose. The bartender comes up to them and tells Ava no spitting which Ava pretends to mishear as spinning and starts to spin. The man repeats himself and grabs Ava by the shoulder, Ava responds by pushing him away but the man flies across the room and smashes into a table. Ava apologizes, finishes the woman's drink, and runs out of the bar.

Back at the orphanage, Father Vincent asks how Ava got there. The nun tells him that Ava came to the orphanage at 7 years old already a quadriplegic, which was due to a car accident that killed her mother while they were in Spain on holiday. Ava's father was unknown and no other family could be found and because her mother had been Catholic, Ava was placed with the nuns. The nun tells the Father Vincent that Ava was difficult and would not be missed at the orphanage. Father Vincent states that he has one more question and asks the nun how Ava died.

### The new crew

Ava stands in the sun by the beach, remarking that she is very tired but she cannot go to sleep, just in case she wakes up as she was before. She is determined to stay awake so that she can experience new things. Spotting a pool, she heads over believing that cold water would wake her up. As Ava jumps into the pool she realizes she cannot swim and begins to drown. A boy jumps into the pool to help her gets her to where she can stand. He introduces himself as J.C. and Ava replies that she is hungry before telling J.C. her name is Ava. J.C. gets Ava some food which she very enthusiastically eats. Three individuals enter the gates and approach them, J.C. introducing them as his friends Chanel, Zori, and Randall. All three of them view her coldly as they sit at the table, and Ava tries to swallow her mouthful of food so that she can introduce herself. Chanel asks Ava who she is and Ava replies that she is nobody before telling them her name. She tells them that she is from here and there which Randall says is obtuse. J.C. tries to lighten the mood by saying that Ava is a mystery and that they all love a good mystery. Chanel and Zori continue to look unimpressed while Ava explains that some people might be looking for her and that she'd like to keep a low profile. J.C. asks Ava where she is staying and Ava responds by asking if the beach house is theirs. Zori tells Ava not to worry about who owns what. Ava laughs and says that it's not like they are squatting at the beach house but the table goes silent.

Mary rides her motorcycle into the gates of the convent, passing Sisters who are training with weaponry and reading. She enters Father Vincent's office and tosses a manila envelope that contains pictures of Ava and asks if they know who was at the docks receiving a shipment of Divinium. Father Vincent tells her that they don't know yet but that he wants every priest, nun, and deacon to be looking for Ava. Mary says that the explosion of Divinium at the docks was exactly what was needed to kill a Warrior Nun and that they must have known the Sisters were coming if they had mercenaries waiting for the Sisters. Mary wonders what has changed to cause this and Father Vincent says he doesn't know but that he wants to find the Halo quickly. Mary says that she can find Ava but reminds Father Vincent that the Halo brought Ava back to life and asks if removing the Halo will kill Ava. Father Vincent says nothing which Mary takes as a yes and is the reason he called her. Father Vincent says he needs someone he can trust, which has always been Mary.

Ava explores the extravagant beach house, looking around at the different rooms and porches before heading back outside to the group. She confirms with J.C. that she can stay there and he tells her that she can only stay a few nights as they tend to move around a lot. J.C. asks Ava why people are looking for her, however Ava seems reluctant to answer with people around. J.C. suggests they take a walk on the beach where Ava confirms that J.C. and his group are scam artists. J.C. explains that they are simply opportunists, as the fancy beach house sits empty almost all year round and that they get it cleaned before they leave. He explains that the system is rigged against people like them, that people will say you can work hard and earn everything but that it is a lie. As J.C. explains it to her Ava zones out and focuses on how kissable his lips are. Once he stops talking Ava realizes he expects a response, to which she tells him she understands and also hates institutions. Ava asks if she can help push back against the system and J.C. says she can join them. Ava tells him that she doesn't have a lot of life experiences and may need help to figure stuff out, although at his reaction she tries to play it off. J.C. says that he will help her.

Ava sits on a couch inside the beach house while Chanel carries an armful of clothes out. Ava asks what they are for and Chanel tells her there is a dance rave at the prison tonight. Ava is confused at the name and Chanel says that it was a real prison once upon a time. Chanel apologizes about how cold she was earlier and shows Ava a dress that she believes would look good on Ava. Ava agrees and states that she trusts Chanel's decision.

At the rave Ava begins to dance with the crowd and notices J.C. handing out drugs, which a couple then share by making out with each other. Ava approaches J.C. and asks for one which he gives her. She then tries to lean up for a kiss, but is pushed by another party goer and swallows the drug. Ava continues to dance with the rest of the party.

### The creature

At the convent, Mary sits on the steps of the main room remembering Shannon's last moments. She has a flashback to a time after a sparring session with Shannon where Mary noticed that Shannon had been distracted while they sparred. Shannon tries to brush off Mary's concern but Mary tells her to give her something. Shannon tells Mary that she loves her and all the Sisters and that people protect the ones they love. She says she knows it doesn't make sense yet but that it will in the future and that Mary needs to trust her. Mary agrees and tells Shannon that they also love her. Back in present day Sister Camila begins to play and sing Pink + White by Frank Ocean on the piano and a small group of the Sisters gather around her. Father Vincent approaches the piano and Camila invites him to join them but Father Vincent says he has somewhere to be. Camila resumes playing as she cries and Mary remembers Shannon walking away. Beatrice holds Mary and Lilith in a hug and Camila stops playing.

Ava, whose drugs have taken affect, dances slowly at the rave. J.C. asks if she's okay and Ava tells him she has to pee and will be right back. Ava notices another cloud trail of red and begins to follow it. She follows it into a bathroom where she sees the red cloud hovering over two drugged out individuals. The red cloud turns to look at her and Ava turns and walks away. She runs from the bathroom pushing through the crowd to find J.C. and hugs him. Ava walks off with J.C. as the Halo in her back glows.

Father Vincent sits at a bar and the bartender pours him a drink. Father Vincent says he is not actually drinking and that he is just going to look at the drink. The bartender says he understands and that sometimes it helps to share whats on someone's mind. He remarks that him and the father have the same job which is listening. Father Vincent tries to figure out where to begin and wonders what would happen if he told the bartender that demons were real. He says that some demons feed off souls and push people to do evil, and some are beasts from Hell that could swipe people in half with their claws. He says that the bartender would simply nod and say he understands because he expects a priest to say such things but that if he were simply a regular person the bartender would think he was mad.

At the morgue where Sister Shannon's body is kept, an unseen creature kills the monk that was with Shannon's body. Large crackling hoofs come into view and march over to Shannon's body, turning her over and slashing open Shannon's back only to find that the Halo is gone. It screeches in anger.

## Cast

* Toya Turner as Shotgun Mary
* Lorena Andrea as Sister Lilith
* Kristina Tonteri-Young as Sister Beatrice
* Tristán Ulloa as Father Vincent
* Dimitri Abold as Randall
* May Simón Lifschitz as Chanel
* Emilio Sakraya as J.C.
* Melina Matthews as Sister Shannon
* Olivia Delcán as Sister Camila
* Charlotte Vega as Zori
* Fred Pritchard as Diego

### Co-Starring

* Isabella Tabares as Little Ava
* Pedro Rudolphi as Party Boy
* Pedro Aijon as Bartender
* Eva Muñoz as Young Woman
* Daniele Fileti as Monk
* Guiomar Alonso as Areala
* Hatya Fernández as Surgeon
* Alejandro Toro Cuenca as Bouncer
* Laurent Demianoff as Mercenary

## Trivia

* The Bible text means in general: Since she has God within her she is able to do anything.

## Gallery

### Behind the Scenes

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