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it goes right up to the Vatican.

MIKE:

Do you have any proof of that, Phil?

SAVIANO:

No, not yet, but think about it,

there are so many of them, how else

could they have hidden it for so

long?

MIKE:

So many what?

SAVIANO:

Priests! I know of thirteen right

here in Boston.

ROBBY:

You know of thirteen priests who

have molested children in Boston?

SAVIANO:

Yeah. Why do you keep repeating

everything I say?

ROBBY:

I just like to clarify things.

SAVIANO:

Maybe you should have clarified it

five years ago when I sent you all

this stuff! It’s all right here.

Phil’s sudden anger catches the room off guard. He stares at

the box, tries to pull himself together.

SAVIANO (CONT’D)

May I use your bathroom?

MATT:

Yeah. Sure, Phil. Come on.

Matt leads Phil out. A beat. Mike quickly starts shuffling

through the packet.

SACHA:

What do you think?

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ROBBY:

He’s got an agenda, that’s for sure.

MIKE:

You think?

SACHA:

He’s obviously been through a

lot.

SACHA:

But he’s smart and if he’s right

about thirteen priests...

ROBBY:

Might be a big ‘if’ with this guy.

(then to Sacha)

Run background on him and follow up

with some of the other survivors in

his group.

MIKE:

I’ll track down this ex-priest Sipe.

ROBBY:

Okay. But stay on Garabedian,

that’s more important.

MIKE:

Garabedian’s a pain in the ass.

ROBBY:

You can be a pain in the ass,

Michael.

52 EXT. STATE STREET, BOSTON - DAY 52

Garabedian walks down State Street. Mike falls in with him.

MIKE:

Mitch, what a surprise. How are you?

GARABEDIAN:

I’m fine, Mr. Rezendes.

The light changes and Garabedian walks. Mike tags along.

MIKE:

Good. You know, I never heard back

from you. I left you a couple

messages.

GARABEDIAN:

I’ve been very busy. I don’t have

time for calls.

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MIKE:

Jeez, I’m sure you don’t. Listen,

Mitch, lemme talk to a couple of

your victims... You can sit in on

the interview, if you’re not happy

you can kill it.

GARABEDIAN:

I spoke to my clients, they don’t

want to be in the press. I’m sorry.

Garabedian walks into --

53 INT. GARABEDIAN’S BUILDING, LOBBY - CONTINUOUS 53

A shitty lobby, Mike follows Mitch in, continues --

MIKE:

I get that but I don’t need to name

names, Mitch.

GARABEDIAN:

I don’t believe you, Mr. Rezendes.

Mitch walks to the elevator, presses the button.

MIKE:

Yeah, I’m sure you don’t.

GARABEDIAN:

I don’t.

The elevator opens. Mitch walks on. Mike follows him into --

54 INT. GARABEDIAN’S BUILDING, ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUS 54

The doors close. It’s cramped, but Mike keeps going.

MIKE:

Listen, Mitch, I’m not writing a

profile here. I’m working on

something bigger.

GARABEDIAN:

Bigger, what does that mean?

MIKE:

I’m not supposed to tell you this,

but I’m digging around for

Spotlight.

This registers with Mitch.

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GARABEDIAN:

Spotlight’s on this?

MIKE:

Yeah, we’re looking into it. But I

need some help, Mitch. You gotta

let me talk to some of these

victims. Please.

GARABEDIAN:

(beat, then)

Come back tomorrow. 9:30am.

MIKE:

Thank you.

Doors open. Garabedian walks out. Mike smiles. Got him.

55A EXT. CAFE FRANCESCA, SOUTH END - DAY 55A

Sacha walks up to a small cafe in the South end.

56 INT. CAFE FRANCESCA, SOUTH END - DAY 56

A small, bohemian cafe, mostly men. JOE CROWLEY, 42, heavy,

boyish face, sits alone WATCHING the door. NERVOUS as sh*t.

The door opens. Sacha walks in, pauses, looking around...

JOE CROWLEY:

Ms. Pfeiffer?

SACHA:

Joe?

He stands, almost knocking over his coffee. He starts to

straighten the messy table, clean the crumbs all over it.

JOE CROWLEY:

Shoot. Sorry.

SACHA:

No, that’s okay, no problem.

JOE CROWLEY:

Uh... please sit. Is this table

okay? I had a muffin while I was

waiting. Two actually. I eat when

I’m nervous.

SACHA:

I do that too.

(then)

I hope I’m not late. Phil said one.

JOE CROWLEY:

No, you’re fine. I got here early.

About an hour.

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SACHA:

Would you mind if I took some of

notes? Would that be alright?

57 INT. GARABEDIAN’S OFFICE, CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY 57

Mike and Garabedian sit with 25-year-old PATRICK MCSORLEY.

McSorley is good looking but ragged. Not outwardly nervous,

but he’s got a high-pitched voice and an ADDICT’S ITCH.

MIKE:

You don’t mind if I take some notes,

do you?

PATRICK MCSORELY

You gonna use my name?

GARABEDIAN:

No.

MIKE:

Not if you don’t want me to.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

I just had a kid. He’s only one but

I’m not sure I want him to know

about this.

MIKE:

Yeah. I get it.

GARABEDIAN:

You can stop this interview any time

you want, Patrick.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Okay. Go ‘head with your notes.

MIKE:

Where did you live when it first

happened?

PATRICK MCSORLEY

In the projects, over in Hyde Park.

MIKE:

Over by the Stop & Shop?

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Yeah, you know it?

MIKE:

Yeah, I drove a cab for years. Opens

early, bad coffee, right?

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PATRICK MCSORLEY

Yeah, I guess.

McSorley isn’t having it.

MIKE:

How old were you? When it happened.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

I was twelve. My dad had just

killed himself.

MIKE:

Jeez.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

He was a real piece of sh*t. And my

mom, she wasn’t so stable to begin

with.

MIKE:

What do mean?

PATRICK MCSORLEY

I mean she was nuts. GARABEDIAN

She was schizophrenic.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Same sh*t.

MIKE:

So how did you meet Geoghan?

PATRICK MCSORLEY

My sister saw him in the Dunkin’

Donuts. She tells him about my old

man and he rushed right over.

Patrick nervously itches at his arm as we CUT TO --

58 INT. CAFE FRANCESCA, SOUTH END - DAY 58

Joe talks very fast. He takes a big gulp of water.

JOE CROWLEY:

...and there was this nun, Sister

Barbara, she ran this group for kids

from troubled families.

SACHA:

Where was that?

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JOE CROWLEY:

St. Ambrose in Dorchester. She’s

the one who introduced me to Father

Shanley. He was a street priest,

long hair, very hip. He invited me

to his apartment in Back Bay.

SACHA:

Where in Back Bay?

JOE CROWLEY:

Beacon Street. Are you from here?

SACHA:

I grew up in Ohio but my mom’s from

Southie.

JOE CROWLEY:

So you get it. I’d never even been

to Back Bay.

SACHA:

What happened on that first visit?

JOE CROWLEY:

Well, he was very nice at first,

very casual, very funny. And I

think he could tell I was gay

because he showed me this mobile he

had, like over a baby’s crib? But

with different words. Homosexual,

bisexual, transsexual...

SACHA:

Did you know you were gay at the

time, Joe?

JOE CROWLEY:

Yes, but that wasn’t information I

was sharing with anybody. Not in

Dorchester.

SACHA:

Right. So, what happened when he

showed you the mobile?

JOE CROWLEY:

Well, I was a little freaked out and

I guess he could tell so he said,

you know what will help is if we

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