"Thank you for letting me speak to you for a moment. Let me first apologize for Burke's behavior; the man has been a troglodyte this entire case, though I would appreciate you not telling him I said that. I speak to you not as someone with the police but a criminal psychologist they call in to consult from time to time. Perhaps you remember the Thorndike affair?" Preparing to inform her of detail of his successes in the past, Simon forces himself to stay focused.
"I was called in just after young Regina was abducted and helped to find her. As I mentioned in the past, I was there when Lindsay was found and ultimately perished. The woman was half mad and severely troubled, there's no two ways about it, but she had a serious fear of the Balfour's and their church; fear I do not believe to be entirely unwarranted. I'm unable to tell you everything given this is a current police investigation, but as Regina said her father believes the world will end next week with a repeat of the culling of firstborn,a message he wrote in his church's Bible attest to this. I strongly suspect he speaks to Regina about the need to have faith and tells her the story of Issac so much because he intends to sacrifice her.When we first rescued her and she told us the chief lesson of The Binding of Issac was to always have faith and that her father told her God would never have let Issac come to harm, even bringing him back from the dead so long as Abraham had faith. That part in particular concerns me.
"I'm aware how crazy this sounds, but Reverend Balfour already believes that the end of the world is upon us-- is it really a stretch from that belief to believing that God is compelling him to harm his child in some sick display of faith? I firmly believe he believes everything he tells Regina. I also firmly believe that he is dangerous as a result.
"I don't know Lindsay's record here, but I believe by all accounts she was a stellar employee who cared about her job and helping children. her actions were beyond the pail, but I think she was legitimately afraid for Regina and of what the Balfour's intended to do to her. I can also speak to other concerns; John Balfour himself attempted to strangle me when I asked him a question, and we found a firearm in the church last night that has been linked to Johnny Zero, who Regina has attested is a close friend of her father's. Police are currently searching for him. The Balfour's themselves claim ignorance, but that's hard for me to believe given their relationship.
"I know your position is delicate, and I'm not asking you to keep Regina away from her family forever on all this. I know that's not feasible. But Balfour believes the world will end next Tuesday. I implore you in the strongest terms to do whatever you can to keep her out of his custody at least until after that date. Her life may very well depend on it."
OOC: Sorry for the length, Simon just would not shut up! |
