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" Sometimes to take a king you need to sacrifice a pawn ," says Simon . Looking at the likely horrified faces of those around him, he clarifies. " No I'm not suggesting we let Balfour murder his daughter, that's what the police would be there to prevent. But we know with a high certai...

Simon contemplates. " The issue with that is that it's only a temporary solution. Balfour would be out in a short time I suspect, especially as he can argue he was under a lot of stress with his daughter being kidnapped. He'd miss the prophesied date, but his church would receive a massive out...

" The fact he strangled and very nearly killed me when I mentioned the group to him should serve to prove he's dangerously unstable and connected to them. Frankly, I don't understand how he wasn't arrested for that ." He glares at everyone in the room. 'As best we were able to establish, B...

"I spoke with Louise Hayman. She admitted to me she lied about having no contact with Mr. Zero-- he called her up a few weeks ago and asked her to put him in touch with some of his old associates. Given his loyalty to Balfour it seems evident he was on some business for the man."

Simon also follows. Further time removed from his dream allows him to regain his usual skepticism, if only just. But there's a hint of mania peeking up beneath the surface; he is increasingly desperate to catch Balfour in the act and prove that this entire thing was a run of the mill group of relig...

" Billy's mother--a thoroughly unpleasant woman if you'll forgive me saying so-- mentioned that you and her spoke often. We've discovered evidence that she may have been struck with the same obsession and fear of snakes that that poor oil worker was before his untimely demise. We were wondering...

At first, Simon says nothing in response to Jocelyn, a notable rarity in it of itself. He's hardly a Freudian, but the dream had seemed significant in some way. He recognized basic elements; a church, fear of judgement and the eyes of the Almighty upon him, perhaps even the Passover Angel Balfour ra...

Alex has a bad feeling about all this. Father Ortega would deny the accusations, and valid or not they'd lose their most sympathetic contacts in the town.It wasn't as though they even cared if he and Billy's wife were having improper relations (though he would certainly frown upon it.) they were tr...

" Lucy is hysterical. I believe she truly believes that Balfour has the power to call down angels or what have you ." The events that occurred in that motel room are a blur to Simon , but he's sure that as with everything else there was a logical explanation to all this-- that Reverend Bal...

Simon opts to go with Jocelyn , having spent more time in the investigation with her. " I do not like that woman ," He remarks about Julie Thomas . " Had we gotten me on with her I'm quite sure I could have dissuaded her of this foolish sympathy for Balfour . Perhaps after this mess ...

"That she was seeing him for more than spiritual ministering," Alex puts it as delicately as he can. "Of course, Mrs.Trahan seems to dislike everyone, but it did strike us as a bit odd that Father Ortega acted as though he barely knew the younger Mrs. Trahan."

" There's also the worker who was so afraid of snakes and died by them, along with the snake carved into one of the pews here. Seems to be a common concern amongst the town, or at least more common than one would think. Perhaps Billy's wife was harboring similar concerns and her leaving was not...

As does Alex.

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With a respectful nod, Alex follows.

"We need to be careful around Father Ortega ." Alex says once they're out of earshot. It may be nothing, but I did find it odd he's not brought his association with the younger Mrs.Trahan up. There's also the fact he's arrived in town while the older father is at least semi active; what d...

Alex shares Ivy's suspicions. It does seem a bit odd Father Ortega did not mention this. Then again, wasn't confession supposed to be private? Maybe he was being paranoid; this work can make you so. And in this, he was not just talking about his time as a police officer. " Thank you very much ...

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Alex smiles and offers a nod, thinking this woman could give Ivy a run for her money when it came to intensity.

" Yes, it was her own fault. She reacted poorly with you which led us to think she was an accessory ," Simon says after she leaves. " Mind she's not entirely innocent either; Johnny called her and asked her for assistance getting in touch with the old crew he was associated with. We c...