“IS ANOTHER INTERVIEW with him really necessary, Helen?”
The Archbishop’s irritation is palpable through the phone. Helen tenses up at his questioning of her professional judgement. She takes a deep breath. “Sir, we have found a direct connection between Father Xavier and two men we have in custody. One of the men appears to have known at least one other person who had close ties to Father Xavier. We need to explore this.”
“Answer me this. Is Father Xavier connected to the attempt on your life, or the shootings in D.C.?”
Helen hesitates. “Your Eminence, I can’t say he is. But I also can’t say he isn’t. At the very least, he’s a common point of contact. Certainly, his rhetoric’s reflected in the letters we received and in what we have from our most recent interview.”
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