Chapter 8
DETECTIVE ISABELLA Savino is a tough detective. She was sitting at her desk reviewing a cold case.
Father Terrence Conors was assistant pastor at Holy Cross Church on Niagara Street. It was a popular Catholic church with many West Side Italians. Father Conors was young, handsome, and wedded to his god. He was well-liked, and his masses were some of the best attended in the Catholic Diocese.
One Sunday afternoon after mass Conors was in the rectory, a 1890s house next to the church. His office was a sizeable well-furnished room with dark wood paneling and a massive stone fireplace.
The priest was working at his large wooden desk. He sat in a plush leather chair as he went over the receipts for the weekend. Collections had been slow the past few weeks, and this week didn’t look
