Sisters of Mercy
Monday Afternoon
A deputy Evan didn’t recognize stood at the portal of the convent. He stopped Evan and Leon with a wave of the hand.
Evan explained, “I’m Reverend Wycliff. The sheriff asked me to meet him.”
“The sheriff is on his way,” the officer said. “You’ll have to wait for him out here.”
“How about Deputy Griggs? Is he inside?”
“Come and gone.”
“And Dr. Wilmer?”
“Here earlier. Called back to the clinic, they say.”
The deputy turned to Leon. “And who would you be?”
Leon reverted to his mild-mannered insurance-man persona and simply stated, “Designated driver. I was almost his brother-in-law. Long story.”
The cop was not amused.
Leon turned back to Evan and confided, “For now, I’ll just hang around outside. If you can find the Mother Superior, now might be
