IT WAS AFTER TEN BY the time I got back to Myerton. I had stopped on the way back for dinner, realizing I hadn’t eaten anything except the soup Brother Martin had left for me. I was surprised to see the light still on. I was even more surprised to find Anna sitting in the living room.
“So you decided to come back,” she said when I opened the door.
“I should have let you know I was leaving town. Sorry.”
“That’s okay, I’m used to you leaving without warning,” she shot back. “At least you didn’t wait ten years to come back. I guess Detective Parr found you.”
I nodded. “I needed space to pray. I went to Emmitsburg. She pinged my cell phone. She came, she threatened to arrest me.”
“Good. She should have brought you back in handcuffs.” She turned and looked at the fireplace. I just
