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Father Dominic!

Father Dominic!

Dom?

I thought we agreed. I had to see you.

I know I have no right to ask this of you.

Beth, it's not a matter of right.

I handled the whole thing so badly.

Beth, we all made mistakes.

doing? You have to talk to him.

Please, Tom.

For his sake.

He's tormented.

Beth, you and Matt are here on a retreat. I really don't think that this

right time or the place.

He was your best friend.

This fight between the two of you, he won't admit it, but it hurt him.

A lot.

And then this feud, all these years. There's no feud, Beth. If that's true,

go and talk to him.

Tell him that.

For me.

For all of us.

Father Dominic, I...

I need you to hear

my confession.

Now?

Please. For the sake of my immortal soul.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. When was your last confession?

I killed a man.

What? What did you say?

I killed a man.

Tonight.

Matthew. May God who loves you forgive all the sins that you may have

committed.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

I found him like that. I was administering lost rights.

What brought you to his room?

Someone told you he was dying?

Father, do you have any idea who might have killed Matthew Scarborough?

That's my room.

Matthew!

No! No!

Mrs. Scarborough?

What happened?

Where did the murder take place?

Building 3, room 110.

What?

I don't know. I was just thinking. When I walked out of the chapel, it was, I

guess, a little after 9.

And I saw someone heading towards building number 3.

It was Father Dominic.

You sure that's who it was? Yeah, I called out to him. He waved back at me.

Let's check out the crime scene.

Sorry to ruin your retreat.

My retreat isn't half as ruined as Matthew Scarborough's.

Yeah, guests in the room next to the Scarboroughs reported the sounds of a

violent struggle at 9 .30 p .m.

A squad car was dispatched. I was in the neighborhood, so I joined them.

I guess it's so hard to believe a man goes on a retreat and gets killed at the

monastery. What I can't understand is why Father Dominic isn't talking to me.

Where's another wrench?

Dad,

why are you fixing that leak? I mean, you must have an entire maintenance

to handle things like this. I got this great book here.

Really makes everything very easy. It's an illustration to cover every problem.

Plumbing by the numbers.

Yep. That's why I said I bother the maintenance crew and I can easily fix it

myself. I guess.

Father Dominic didn't kill Matthew Scarborough.

Why won't he tell me what he was doing in his room?

Well, just because he isn't talking, Steve, doesn't mean he's guilty, you

Oh.

I'll call you when I get back to the table.

Oh,

that's okay.

There's a picture that covers that in here. Right. Have fun. Okay.

Give me the phone.

Father, I'm going to ask you some of the same questions I asked you last night.

What were you doing in Matthew Scarborough's room?

Do you have any knowledge of who might have killed him?

Where were you at 9 .30 just prior to going to the victim's room?

I was here, in the office, counseling somebody.

Who?

Beth Scarborough.

Beth, his wife?

I suppose you can't tell me exactly what you were counseling her about.

I understand that Monsignor D 'Amico was conducting a seminar last night in

Santa Barbara. Is that correct?

Yes. And that you were the only priest on duty?

Yes.

Mena Bentley told me that she saw you sometime shortly after nine o 'clock

walking in the direction of building number three.

At nine o 'clock?

Or shortly thereafter.

No, it wasn't me.

If there was no other priest on duty, who else could it have been?

I don't know.

But I was here counseling Beth Scarborough at nine o 'clock.

I was with him till almost ten o 'clock.

When I left, it had stopped raining.

I walked along the bluff and...

Looked out over the ocean.

At night?

I had a lot of thinking to do.

I saw the police cars arrive. I went back to the room.

And you know what happened after that.

So you consulted with Father Dominic for an hour and a half?

Yes.

About your fight with your husband?

That's right.

Do you mind telling me what this fight was about?

No, it's very... I don't see what...

What did Father Dominic tell you?

I'd like to hear what you have to say.

What does my fight with my husband have to do with his murder?

I'm not sure.

Motive, maybe?

It was a robbery.

Dominic got there after it happened.

Is that what he told you?

The room was rifled. All my jewelry is missing. Isn't it obvious?

Someone broke into Robinson and killed my husband in the process.

What is your problem, Lieutenant?

Last night when you discovered your husband was dead?

Yes, what?

He looked over at Father Dominic.

I don't remember.

You looked at him as if to ask a question.

He shook his head no.

You have a very vivid imagination, Lieutenant Flung.

Excuse me, you're Lieutenant Flone?

That's right.

You're the guy investigating that murder last night.

You know something about it? I'm Leonard Wilson. Oh, I'm the groundskeeper.

Kind of messy work today after the rain.

Doesn't seem to bother the rabbits much, though.

Rabbits? Oh, yeah, we got an infestation, I guess you'd call it.

Them rabbits get hungry enough, they'll eat about anything.

Right now they're chowing down on all my new plants.

That's not what I stopped you to talk about.

See, I know how everybody out here feels about him.

About who?

Father Dominic. He's a good man. I don't want to say anything to get him in

trouble. Mr. Wilson, if you have information that's pertinent to this

See, that's the thing. And you don't divulge it.

I know, I know.

See, I was out checking my traps last night.

In the rain?

Well, like I said, rain doesn't stop the rabbits from foraging.

Anyway, the traps was all empty.

Well, I was headed back to my room, and I seen Father Dominick going in building

three. You saw him well enough to identify him? Oh, I saw his face all

Yeah, he looked like he was angry about something. I never seen him look like

that before.

What time was it?

First commercial after the 9 o 'clock news. That's when I always check my

I'd put it about 9 .15.

Now, just because he was going in the building doesn't mean he killed anyone.

No. I just thought you should know what I saw.

Thanks.

I've got two eyewitnesses placing him at the scene of the crime minutes before

the murder took place.

One of them's Amanda Bentley.

Motive? I'm not sure yet.

But I do know this.

It's more to the relationship between Father Dominic and the victim's wife

meets the eye.

You think they're in this together?

That's one possibility.

Or how about this?

The wife goes to the priest with some sob story.

And he goes to talk to the husband. They get into a fight. The husband ends up

dead.

Maybe.

Well, Steve, I've seen you go after suspects with no more than this.

Is it because he's a priest?

No.

Memory wants this case resolved.

So do I.

He's got enough PR problems right now. If there's any hint that we're letting

someone hide behind the church... Sloan here.

Yeah, Dad.

All right, I'm on my way.

Monsignor D 'Amico is on his way to the hospital.

I'd like to have a talk with me.

So the church is sending out its big guns.

How long have I known you, Steve?

Since I was an altar boy.

And I knew then that you were a young man of good character.

And solid judgment. Thank you, Mark.

Monsignor, I know you didn't call me down here to tell me not to do my job.

Truth be told, I wasn't looking to talk to you at all. Your father convinced me

that I should. I knew what your answer would be.

I'm going to investigate the murder.

And if Father Dominic is guilty... Father Dominic did not commit this

See, that's why I came to see you in the first place.

Before your well -meaning but sometimes single -minded son arrests an innocent

man.

I need you to prove him wrong.

You don't have to say it.

Say what?

You were going to say I shouldn't go up to the monastery and poke around because

I might contaminate the investigation.

I wasn't going to say that. You were too.

Was not.

Were too.

Because you wouldn't do that anyway.

Why not?

No one to talk to you?

You're too well known.

You're Dr.

Sloan. Your picture's been in a newspaper.

You've been interviewed on television.

Okay, we got your leak problem solved.

There's a worn -out washer.

Oh, great. How much do I owe you?

You're kidding.

Huh, 85 cents for the parts and the rest is labor.

You owe me an hour.

Yeah, right.

I should change professions.

Oh, you got one of those plumbing by the numbers books.

Yeah, you don't like those books? Oh, I love them.

My business has gone up 30 % because of these things.

Well, see ya.

What were we saying? You hired a plumber? No, I mean about the monastery.

didn't want the maintenance crew to know you wrecked your sink. We'd go back to

our other problem.

Well, I was just saying that you're not going to the monastery because people

will recognize you.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Let me see that.

Yes?

Howdy, ma 'am. You call for a plumber?

No, Mark.

I'm the new handyman.

Uh -huh.

I suppose Steve sent you over?

No, he's not so overjoyed I'm here.

But I told him on senior I'd look around, see if I could uncover anything

might not want the police to know.

Well, Mark, almost all the people have left the retreat. They found the murder

to be very unsettling.

Are you saying?

Yeah, I sent all of my notes over to the county coroner. My kids are back east

with my mom, so I figured why not stay here a few extra days and relax?

Well, I'm going to look around and ask a few questions.

Um, Mark, do you actually know anything about plumbing?

Funny you should ask.

Yes,

hello. Could you please send a plumber to room 205 right away?

Thank you.

No worries. I got it. I got it.

It's this. It's this. I got it.

Oh, I can't bear the thought of going back to a house.

full of well -meaning friends.

I don't know what to say.

Beth, you don't have to say anything.

Don, when I came to talk to you the other night, I realized that I never

loving you.

Never.

Beth.

That's why Matthew could never make peace with it.

Because I never did.

Our lives have taken different paths.

Could you ever... What do you think about us being together?

I've taken vows.

Men leave the priesthood.

We can't lose each other again.

Think about it.

Please.

Please.

Leonard, I want you to meet Mark. He's going to be helping us out for a few

days. All right.

Leonard, welcome.

Now, show him the ropes, will you? Thank you, Father.

Well, there's not a whole lot around here to do.

Maybe you can help with the rabbits.

Grab one of them traps. All right.

Oh, Father?

Good.

You know...

Maybe you could give me a little suggestion here. Hi, I'm Mark. I'm the

groundskeeper.

I've been told to set these traps up. I don't know.

What do you think you ought to go?

Gosh, I think Leonard would be the one to ask about that.

I hate to ask him again. He's already explained things a couple of times.

First day on the job, huh?

Yeah. Well, I guess the best place to set them is by the new plantings.

Here, you want me to give you a hand? Oh, thank you. Appreciate it.

A lot of folks talking about that burger the other night.

Oh?

I understand you were a witness?

I think this works much better if you leave the door open.

I guess it'd make it easier for the rabbits to get in there.

You haven't done this kind of work before, have you?

No. And since I didn't hire you, I guess you must be a friend of Monsignor D

'Amico's. Yes.

He's a little concerned about your father.

He thought maybe you'd consider talking to me.

So what does the Monsignor think I should tell you?

Well, let's start with the victim, Matthew Scarborough.

Matthew and I grew up together.

Really? How old were you when you met?

We met in kindergarten.

Oh, you know how few people have friends who go back that far.

I missed something.

We played high school football together.

Let me guess.

Quarterback. How'd you know?

You got quarterback written all over you.

Come on.

Let me buy you lunch. Good.

So, if I'm following the story correctly here, you and Matthew attended the same

college and high school. We were on the same debating team.

Sounds like you two were inseparable.

Well, I guess it was inevitable that we'd fall in love with the same girl.

I never thought I had a chance with Beth. She was so pretty, so gregarious.

And I knew she was seeing Matt. I tried to stay away, but I couldn't.

So Beth and I would see each other when he wasn't around.

I see.

It was... It was the wrong thing to do.

It was wrong for all of us, but... I was young and I... I let Matt down.

I let myself down.

He found out, I suppose.

Oh, of course.

And she had to make a choice. She chose Matt.

I wasn't really that surprised.

It must have been very hard for you.

You know, Mark, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Because I was forced to look at my own behavior and ask myself, is this the

of man that I want to be?

A man that sneaks around?

A man that lies to his friends?

And once I started asking those questions, I realized I had so many

that needed working on.

And I found the place to do that.

Here.

Well, the church.

And I finally found peace.

But I was never able to mend the harm that I had done to my friendship with

Matt. He never forgave you.

Beth brought him here thinking that if we saw each other, he might be able to

let go of some of the old anger.

Did you see him?

I left the office to go see him.

But you didn't go straight to his room.

Was someone else there, Father?

Did you see someone else come out of his room?

I think I've said all I can say about this.

And he graduated from there in 1985?

That's great, Cheryl. Thanks.

Hey, Dad.

Guess we went to college together, played on the same football team, and

the debate squad together.

Father Dominic and Matthew Scarborough.

Lucky guess.

Refresh. Dad, what are you doing here?

Well, just suppose for a moment that Father Dominic didn't commit the crime.

Dad, go with me just for a minute on that.

Because you said...

that he would not talk to you.

Right. Well, every question I asked him, he answered.

Right up to moments before the murder.

Now, why is that?

Because he was guilty?

Maybe.

But I was just thinking, under what circumstances is a priest required to

silent? You're talking about the sacrament of confession?

Possibly. Oh, come on, Dad. You think the murderer confessed to Father

I mean, why would he do something like that?

Well, yeah, out of genuine remorse, maybe.

Or maybe Father Dominic saw the murderer leaving Scarborough's room.

Now, the killer realized the only way he can keep from telling what he saw is to

confess. That's pretty slick thinking for someone who just committed a murder.

Pissed all the facts.

Sloan here.

Yeah.

All right, I'll be right out.

You can put your confessional theory to rest.

In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life -giving

bread and this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your

presence and serve you.

The body of Christ.

Amen.

The body of Christ.

Amen.

The blood of Christ.

Father Dominic, I'm placing you under arrest for the murder of Matthew

Scarborough. You're making a terrible mistake.

A bracelet belonging to Beth Scarborough was found in a tin can in a dumpster on

the premises.

The fingerprints belong to Father Dominic.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

And I think when the blood's analyzed, it's going to be Matthew Scarborough's.

It was carried into the confession by whoever killed him.

Ed, I can understand why you don't want to think that Father Dominic or any

priest could commit a murder.

You know, Steve, I was kneeling right next to Father Dominic when he received

communion. You can't receive communion when you're in a state of mortal sin.

So he went after confession.

Once you're forgiven, you can go to communion, am I right?

All right, let's say for the sake of argument that I was wrong, that it

Father Dominic that I saw walking into Building 3 that night.

But the gardener saw him, too.

Leonard Wilson. He said he was close enough to see Father Dominic's face.

We've got the right guy.

But what do we really know about that gardener?

I'm working on that.

How long have you been working at the monastery?

Me? A couple months.

I guess I better put my glasses on.

Hey, you were here when the cops came back, weren't you? Yeah, yeah, I was

around. What do they want?

Didn't somebody tell me you saw something the night of the murder?

I saw the priest going in the building where the murder was committed.

Huh.

What?

Well, I just thought, you know, that's interesting.

That other witness, the young woman, she said she didn't see you at all.

Sorry.

You're not a handyman.

You're one of Father Dominic's projects.

Projects? Where'd you do time?

I'm not sure I know what you mean.

Come on, you can tell me about it. I'm one of Father Dominic's projects myself.

He loves finding guys like you and me.

Just out of prison, trying to get back into society.

Oh, yeah. Well, I wasn't sure you knew about that.

What were you in for?

Well, I... It's a little hard to explain.

Yeah, I bet.

I bet you were innocent, too.

As a matter of fact, I am. Yeah, like 99 % of the guys on death row.

Funny, isn't it?

Father Dom trying to help out guys like us.

Now him going down for murder one.

Well, I figured you'd learn some skills in the joint.

But I'll tell you what.

I've been told to Monsignor I'm leaving in a week.

I'll teach you what I can in the meantime after that. You're on your own.

I appreciate anything you can teach me.

What are you looking at?

Oh, caught a rabbit, huh?

Yeah, this morning.

This time tomorrow, he's going to be stewed.

You're going to kill him?

What else?

You know, he's got to find a home for him somewhere, a local school or

something. You're the strangest con I ever saw.

Here, go on, take it.

Thanks.

Hi.

How you doing?

The police have found blood in the confessional.

They think it's Matthew.

Left there by his killer.

You know who killed him?

He confessed it to you, didn't he?

Who was it? Beth.

You know who killed my husband and you won't tell me?

I want to know.

I can't.

I took vows.

You'd throw your life away?

You'd risk execution because you took some vow not to tell?

What kind of God expects you to protect a violent criminal?

I don't expect you to understand.

You're right, I don't.

I don't understand how any man, any caring, loving man could let some mumbo

-jumbo ritual stop him from bringing a killer to justice.

I don't understand how you would let everybody else suffer because you once

you wouldn't tell.

Don't you think God allows a little room here?

Aren't you ever supposed to think for yourself?

What good is a man's word if it's conditional?

Amanda?

Blood work came back.

The blood on the floor of the confessional matches Matthew

So your father is right. Father Dominic was innocent.

Well, not necessarily.

Father Dominic could have just left the blood there himself.

It was on the wrong side.

Yep, he's selling the truth.

Is he out on bail?

Who? Father Dominic. He's right over there.

Father Dominic!

When I found this raincoat and that tool shed, I thought maybe you mistook the

gardener for Father Dominic that night.

You still haven't proved anything, Dad.

Except that now we only have one witness who can place Father Dominic at the

scene of the crime. And that witness is the owner of this raincoat.

What about Wilson? Did he find out anything?

He served time for armed robbery.

When?

Twice. Once in 75 and then again in 89.

Father Dominic placed him here when he was released a second time.

He's our man. I know what he is.

Just because the man has a record doesn't mean he killed Scarborough.

Well, Wilson's a lot more likely to be the killer than Father Dominic.

Why? Because criminals never change?

And men of God never break the law?

What's gotten into you?

Ordinarily, you'd be fighting the other side of this.

You know as well as I do that the simplest solution is usually the right

And we found Father Dominic over the body with a weapon next to him.

I'm not going to let him go and then rush out and arrest someone we can't

place at the scene of the crime.

Then we're just going to have to put him there.

I heard you were looking for me.

I would ask you to turn yourself in, Lennon.

For what?

For the murder of Matthew Scarborough.

You already confessed to Father Dominic.

Time to tell the police.

Father Dominic told you that?

I didn't think so.

You don't know nothing.

You were wearing a black raincoat that night.

you broke into the Scarborough's room to rob them.

When you got caught, you killed Matthew, and you used the sacrament of

confession to shift the blame to somebody else.

You hadn't got any proof at all. If you did, the cops would be in here cuffing

me right now.

We found Matthew's blood in the confessional.

Yeah, left there by Father Dominic.

Why did you expect the police to believe that Father Dominic killed a man, came

to the confessional...

left the victim's blood there, and then hurried back to the scene of the crime

to be caught by the police.

Well, he's the one they've got in jail, though, isn't he?

Leonard, Father Dominic gave you a job. He helped you when you got out of

prison. Is this the way you want to repay him?

Let me tell you something, sport.

Even if I was guilty, which I'm not, I learned one thing in the joint.

That's to look out after numero uno.

Murder conviction?

I'd never see the outside of a prison again.

There are all kinds of prisons, Leonard.

Now, you sounded something like a priest.

Tell me you didn't, Leonard.

We all know you didn't.

You know, it's a shame about Father Dominic.

He's an okay guy.

He never said it.

Hungry little fella, isn't he?

Let me know he's still here.

You know how hard it is to find a home for a wild rabbit?

Well, the stolen Rolex has a serial number, and I sent it to all of the pawn

shops in the area.

Leonard won't pawn it right away. He's too smart for that.

What?

The DA's called a press conference tomorrow.

Lemery's going to be there, and they are moving ahead with the priest.

Leonard, all but confessed. What more do they want?

All but doesn't count. You know that.

Wilson is bound to make a mistake. He needs money. His bank account shows a

whopping balance of $28.

Look, but I need some time.

Well, you have until tomorrow morning.

Well, maybe... What?

Maybe, Cheryl, you could, uh...

Talk the captain into releasing Father Dominic into your custody?

No way.

Well, sure you could. You could talk him into anything. He likes you. He likes

me because I follow the rules. Well, good then. He won't suspect anything.

Come on. I think I can get Wilson, but I'm going to need some help.

Steve, what am I supposed to say to him?

Tell him I'll get rid of the rabbit.

Now, that might work.

Nothing so far this time.

What are you doing in here?

Leonard Wilson?

You know I am.

I've got a court order signed by Judge Thompson to search your room for

relating to the death of Matthew Scarborough. Hey, you had no basis.

did. Your previous record and your suspicious raincoat. Get out. Get out of

room.

Ah, gee, boys, take it easy, will you?

There's nothing in here for you to find.

I didn't think there was.

That's all right. Keep looking, boys.

Make the most thorough search you've ever done.

All right, these are all signed, ready to send.

Hey, I don't have to put up with this. Which one? And you're the one that set

them up to it. They're searching. They're trying to scare me into saying I

something I didn't do. What's that like? Well, it isn't going to work, and you

can forget about that one week's notice. I'm leaving right now.

Senator,

we meet again.

You've got a warrant to search your truck and your person before you leave

premise. Go ahead.

line shot well how'd that happen it looks like it was eight through uh that

or something a rat can't miss them teeth marks well how long till it's fixed oh

i'll have it for you tonight now towing labor and replacement parts gonna run

you 400 maybe 500 what you're welcome to call somebody else if you ain't going

to get a better deal you take credit cards

I have to call it in.

Well, look, what would you just give me for the truck?

Look, buddy, I got work to do.

Now, you want me to take it and replace the fuel line or not?

All right, go ahead. I'll get you the money.

I tell it, you default.

That truck's mine, you know.

That's the law.

Look, I said I'd get you the money.

I'll take those.

Oh, and thank you, by the way.

For what?

For digging up the evidence for us.

It wasn't me. It was that priest.

Yeah, sure.

You have the right to remain silent.

And you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. It's not me.

It's that priest. You have the right to an attorney. You got it wrong. If you're

an attorney, one will be appointed for you by the court.

What time is your flight?

Four o 'clock.

Matthew's friends.

My friends are anxious for me to come home.

All these years, I thought you joined the priesthood because... Because I was

running away from you.

Until this week, I wasn't sure myself.

I still don't understand.

I know.

It was wrong of me to question you. No, Beth, it wasn't wrong.

How would I know if I was capable of keeping my vows if no one ever tempted

to break them?

I wanted to tell you for your own peace of mind, but I had to trust that in the

end, the right thing would happen.

Can I write to you?

Call you from time to time.

I'd like that.

But you specifically said that you were planning on getting a pet for CJ and

Dayla. Right, a pet, a dog, a cat, a turtle.

Rabbits make great house pets.

Notice the plural word pet.

Not in my house. You start with one rabbit, you end up with a dozen.

Amanda, this rabbit single -handedly saved Father Dominic's life. He hadn't

chewed through that fuel line. I didn't mean to ask you. How did you get him to

do that, anyway?

I put a little honey on it.

Oh, your usual tactics. Spread a little honey, get your own way. It won't work

on me.

Oh, Amanda.

No rabbits, Mark.

How can you say no to a face like that?

No.

Well, I've even got a book to go with it, Pet Care by the Numbers. Mark.

Did I mention that this rabbit...

saved Father Dominic's life.

I don't know how you always talk me into doing these things.

Okay, Mark.

This is the last time.

The last time I'm a big old softy.

I mean it.

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