“I TELL YOU, I’VE NEVER seen anything like it.”
We’re back at the Rectory about two hours later. I finish regailing Helen and Gladys with the story of our quest, praising Nate for what I consider his heroic genius.
“Nate,” Helen says, shaking her head, “I guess you’re not quite the i***t I thought you were. Good job.”
“Thanks, Detective,” Nate grins. “So now I’m just a pain in your backside?”
Helen chuckles. “Always, Nate. Always.”
Nate smiles sheepishly. He looks at Gladys and says, “So, Gladys, what do you think?”
She shrugs. “Meh. Father Tom was in his collar. They’d have believed him anyway. The social media thing was clever. I would have just hacked into the community’s security system and added his visit to their list.”
“I tried to do that,” Nate says, helping me put a plastic
