Way of the Wicked

Father Henry suspects Robbie because he believes Robbie's supernatural abilities caused the death of a bully who tormented him. Henry visits Robbie's home to investigate, holding his cross and pressing for answers. However, Robbie denies any involvement and claims innocence, telling the priest to speak with Heather Elliot. Robbie's mother ultimately forces Henry to leave before any confession is obtained.

Greg dies when a piece of farm machinery activates on its own and kills him. This occurs after Greg has a confrontation with Robbie while walking home. Detective Fleming reveals to John Elliott that the farm machine mysteriously had no engine inside it, making the death appear supernatural rather than accidental.

Earlier, Greg is thrown into lockers by an invisible force during a fight with Robbie, hinting at supernatural protection surrounding Robbie.

Father Henry is killed when the cross he wears around his neck mysteriously chokes him. This occurs shortly after he meets with John Elliott to warn him about Robbie being connected to a prophecy foretelling evil. His death is chilling and sudden, signaling the growth of the supernatural threat.

Earlier, Henry holds his cross while questioning Robbie, showing his reliance on religious symbolism as protection.

Heather Elliot possesses the supernatural ability, not Robbie. This is revealed at the end when Robbie is dead and Heather finally tells her father John that she was the person with the supernatural ability all along. Robbie was innocent of the murders, though Heather's powers were responsible for the deaths of the bully, Greg, and Father Henry.

Heather claims not to know what happened when Henry first interviews her about the bully's death, and she consistently defends Robbie while the murders continue around those who threaten him.

An invisible force causes Robbie's gun to fly from his hand during the confrontation with John Elliott at the cemetery. When Robbie scrambles after the gun and aims it at John again, John is forced to shoot him. The force appears to be protecting John, though the movie never explicitly explains its source, possibly Heather's powers activating to protect her father.

Throughout the film, an invisible force protects Robbie during conflicts, throwing attackers away and slamming Greg into lockers.

John suspects Robbie because Father Henry tells him about suspicions regarding Robbie being connected to a prophecy foretelling evil. Additionally, John sees his daughter Heather developing a relationship with Robbie while violent deaths occur around him. John's suspicions intensify as the killings continue, leading him to confront Robbie repeatedly at school, which angers Robbie and alienates Heather.

Henry's warning about the prophecy and Robbie's connection to it planted the seed of suspicion in John's mind.

After being released from the hospital, Greg takes Heather for a drive and becomes overly physical with her. Heather escapes by kicking Greg and fleeing in his convertible. This incident occurs shortly before Greg's death, after he has already been thrown by the invisible force once before.

Earlier, Greg confronts Robbie in front of Heather and is attacked by the invisible force, establishing him as a threat.

Robbie is shot and killed by John Elliott at the cemetery during a confrontation. John confronts Robbie at gunpoint while Heather defends Robbie's innocence. Robbie pulls his own gun and points it at John, but the gun flies away due to an invisible force. When Robbie retrieves the gun and aims it at John again, John is forced to shoot, killing Robbie.

Robbie's threats and aggressive behavior throughout the film build toward this violent climax.

Heather protects Robbie because she genuinely cares for him and he is innocent of the murders. Throughout the film, Heather does not know that her own powers are causing the deaths, Robbie is merely a scapegoat. She defends him to her father because she believes in his innocence, unaware that she is the actual source of danger.

Heather's attraction to Robbie begins when he returns to town as a new student, and she consistently sides with him despite her father's suspicions.

The farm machine that kills Greg has no engine inside it, which is why Detective Fleming considers the death mysterious and supernatural. This detail supports the theory that Heather's telekinetic powers activated the machine remotely to kill Greg, rather than it being a mechanical accident.

The mysterious nature of the death connects to the pattern of supernatural killings that began with the bully's death.

Father Henry tells John Elliott that Robbie is tied to a prophecy foretelling evil. Henry believes Robbie is connected to this prophecy and suspects him of being the source of supernatural evil in the town. However, this prophecy is ultimately misleading, Robbie is not the one with powers, and the prophecy's true significance remains ambiguous, though it drives the investigation and Father Henry's actions.

Henry's initial visit to Robbie's home suggests he has been investigating this prophecy for some time.