“I’ve heard of these guys. As I recall, the Catholic Church has outlawed this cult. No other Christian sect recognizes it,” I said.
“I think that’s correct,” Mary Smith said. “We don’t know exactly how all of this shakes out. We do know that you and your pals knocked over a hornet’s nest and now you’re in grave danger.”
The state prosecutor’s use of the term hornet’s nest startled me. It’s the same phrase that Dan Ostergaard used when he warned Claire 15 years earlier.
“How do you figure that this cult impacts on Fleet’s murder?” I asked.
“The Cult of Santo Diablo celebrates homicide. Its beliefs are based on ancient myths and legends that claim that their patron suffered a stinging defeat from Michael the Archangel. The Santo Diablo followers call themselves the fallen angels,” Smith
