The Conjuring: Last Rites

Lorraine, who is pregnant, visits an antique shop where a mirror with three faces is believed to house an evil. When she touches the glass, it cracks and her reflection smiles sinisterly, and she experiences visions as labor begins. Ed rushes her to the hospital, where the baby Judy is born after a tense delivery, and the Warrens begin raising her amid dreams of spirits.

A brief montage shows Ed and Lorraine raising Judy after her birth. As a child, Judy runs from spirits she can see in their home, and Lorraine teaches her the Lucy Locket rhyme as a warding method. The smiling mirror and spectral presence hint that the Mirror Entity has left a lasting impression on Judy.

In West Pittston, Pennsylvania, the Smurl family receives an antique mirror as a gift for Heather's birthday. A ceiling light suddenly crashes onto the table, injuring Heather and foreshadowing the malevolent forces tied to the mirror. Strange noises and unexplainable events soon plague the Smurls.

Ed and Lorraine are taking a break from investigations, giving lectures at a university. They dine with Judy, now an adult, who seems to be whispering in tongues, hinting that the haunting continues through her lineage. This visit reopens the possibility that their casework is far from over.

The Smurls report increasingly disturbing phenomena: a phone cord is pulled back by an unseen force, a doll moves on its own, and a hag like spirit appears to terrorize Shannon. The carvings on the mirror unsettle Heather and Dawn, who begin to fear their home. Dawn falls ill with vomiting and blood after the mirror is discarded near the street.

The Smurls bring their haunting to the press, and the Warrens are drawn back toward the case. Father Gordon visits to offer help and performs a blessing with holy water, only to be haunted by the entity. The pressure and danger escalate as the community takes notice.

After an attempt to intervene, Father Gordon is haunted and dies by hanging himself in a church building after a frightening encounter with the entity. Ed and Lorraine mourn the priest who tried to help them, deepening the sense of danger surrounding the haunting. The tragedy propels the Warrens to confront the evil more directly.

At Father Gordon’s funeral, Judy touches his casket and experiences a vision that leads her to vanish. The Warrens search for her and ultimately discover she has gone to the Smurl house to assist. The team reconciles and forms a bond to tackle the escalating haunting together.

Lorraine uses her gifts to uncover a backstory: a woman and her mother were murdered in the house by a husband, and the killer used their deaths as a veil for a greater evil. She concludes the Mirror Entity is tied to Judy's birth and the house's own dark history. The revelation deepens the danger and the need for an exorcism.

Judy is drawn to the attic where the mirror remains intact. She witnesses an apparition that resembles Annabelle growing into a colossal, threatening form and pursuing her through the house. The chase ends when she returns to her parents, signaling the urgency of a confrontation.

Ed and Lorraine, with Tony, attempt to move the mirror while the spirits attack; Judy is briefly possessed and nearly killed. Ed reads from the Bible to drive out the demon, but the mirror burns and the entity closes in on them. Judy and Lorraine join their hands on the mirror, and Judy tells the Entity that it is not there, releasing it and destroying the Mirror Entity.

The dawn after the confrontation finds the family physically spent but safe. The Warrens place the broken mirror in their haunted artifacts museum, next to Annabelle. Judy and Tony are married, with a reception attended by people the Warrens have helped before, symbolizing a beacon of hope after a terrifying ordeal.

The Smurl family remains in their house for three more years, strengthened by the ordeal and their strengthened friendship with the Warrens. The house becomes a symbol of resilience for the family, who credit the experience for strengthening their bond. The resolution marks a turning point in their lives despite ongoing notoriety.

Ed Warren dies in 2006 after years of health decline, with Lorraine caring for him until his death. They had been married for fifty years, sharing a lifelong partnership in their work and personal lives. Lorraine remains devoted to their memory and legacy until her own passing.

Lorraine Warren dies in 2019, leaving behind a controversial yet influential legacy in paranormal history. The couple is remembered for their pioneering work and for the people they helped, inspiring both fear and fascination in popular culture. Their story endures as part of the Warrens' enduring legend.