Sixteen
IT’S AFTER NORMAL VISITING hours by the time I get back to the station. I called Helen on the way, letting her know I was on my way to see Father Leonard. She told me she would let the guards know I had permission to see him for a few minutes. I didn’t tell her what I had just learned. I wanted to talk to Father Leonard first. He had to tell me the story himself, but what I knew explained so much.
The guard escorts me to the visiting room. After about ten minutes, the door opens, and the guard escorts Father Leonard in. He’s not handcuffed or shackled, and he’s still wearing the same clothes he had on.
Except he has no belt, and his shoes are missing the laces.
He sits in the chair in front of me, looking desolate. He sees the breviary on the table in front of me and I notice h
