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She flushed "Father, you do believe in good and in evil, don’t you?"

"I a, his expression friendly and open

"Those of good heart, no matter what their circuht, Father?"

"Absolutely All are welcome in God’s house," he said "But you know that"

I need to take several vials of holy water Is that all right with you?

She just couldn’tthat you ht want to be alone in God’s house," he said "You don’t know me, and you don’t trust h of course she did, she realized There was no guarantee that everyone who caood History had proven that evil ion as a cover for theirthat he was reading her mind

But he was definitely hued in the underworld

"I think I’ll go and say a word to Mrs Sienna," he said "Please, say whatever prayers you intended, in your oay"

"Thank you"

She smiled aardly at him and started to turn away

"Fiona MacDonald," he said softly

"Yes, Father?"

"Sooodness exists in the world at all We question why terrible things happen And none of us has the answers Then again, sometimes, e think we’re alone, we realize that we’re not, and we’re filled with treth e suddenly discover the help that can coreater power I believe that we are given only the tasks we can ood to vanquish evil I’ll leave you now, so you may do what you must The city needs you, and I know you’ll rise to whatever task is asked of you Goodness is in the heart, and in the soul, and those who are evil are afraid of all that is good Belief, not just in God but in one’s self, can be one of the els learned the importance of faith and belief"

She stared at hih her

He knew He would never admit that he knew, but he did He was a s existed that the eyes couldn’t always see

"Thank you," she whispered

"Bless you, my child," he said softly, and turned away

He knew, she was sure, that she had co her that it would work for the project that she had in ain

"I’ed to impart some of his confidence to her She had been afraid, she realized She had never really been challenged--until nohen she was being challenged in so many ways But now she realized that she could indeed take her place in the world, just as he would take his and be there for her

As he smiled and moved away to speak with the elderly woman at the back of the church, she hurried forith her vials to collect holy water

"I think I’ve seen this guy," Tony Miro said, tapping a copy of the picture of a man’s face, which had been copied and passed around "Maybe in the er, with the support of his chief and other keythe likeness out to the media just yet Witnesses had seen Grenard in the area where the latest body had been found, possibly leaving the cemetery, but there was no proof that the man had actually been in the ceuilty ofwith a few other members of the force, knew there was the best reason in the world that Mateas Grenard er wanted to find Grenard hio to trial If soht find hi with the three dead woer told Tony, "I’d like to start walking through the tourist sections, see if I spot hio talk to Celia Lawson"

Tony frowned at higer shook his head "I want you to hound Celia until we find out where those white nightgoere bought And then I want you to take a trip back over to the college and check on everything there, find out if anyone has reail was killed When you’re done there, we’ll meet back at that strip club--Barely, Barely, Barely What I’m worried about is panic in the streets, so be careful when you’re questioning people Make sure it’s clear that all we’re looking for are witnesses Oh, and if you find anyone reseo after the man alone I told everyone that e handed out the sketch, and Iyou have to protect ood cop," Tony told hier said

Tony studied hiht s to check in on the autopsy of the newest victim, and then I’ll hit the streets"

It was the truth

Almost

He meant to be at the autopsy

And he would be out on the streets

Because he intended to find Mateas Grenard

"It’s Fiona I need to talk to you," Fiona said, as soon as Billy answered his phone

"I’m in class Out in an hour," he said in return, his voice low

"All right Where?"

"Wait a ht, isn’t she?" he asked anxiously

She was officially dead, and now she was a vaht" could be defined in such a way, then Abigail was all right