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play strip poker. Of course I lost.

And things went on from there.

11/26/14 47.

SACHA:

What happened specifically?

JOE CROWLEY:

Specifically, he molested me.

SASHA:

Joe, I think the language here is

going to be very important. We

can’t sanitize this, just saying

molest isn’t enough. People need to

know what actually happened.

Joe sits back, getting it as the waiter serves two coffees.

JOE CROWLEY:

Maybe we should get these to go.

59 INT. GARABEDIAN’S OFFICE, CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY 59

Mike sits with McSorley and Garabedian.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Geoghan shows up and my mom, she’s

thrilled. I mean this was like God

showing up, you know?

MIKE:

Sure. So what happened then?

PATRICK MCSORLEY

You really want to hear this sh*t?

MIKE:

Yeah, Patrick. I do.

Patrick is struggling a bit. But he continues.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

He offers to take me to get ice

cream. He’s a priest, I’m a kid, so

I go.

MIKE:

Sure.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

So we’re driving home and he starts

patting my leg and then... his hand

just slides up and he grabs my dick.

I just froze up, I was f***ing

petrified. I couldn’t move. I

didn’t know what to do, I was just a

little kid.

11/26/14 48.

(MORE)

(then)

I never even touched my freakin’ ice

cream, it just melted down my arm.

MIKE:

Did you see him again after that?

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Yeah.

GARABEDIAN:

Alright, it’s good. Let’s stop

there for now...

McSorley stares down at his hands. Trembling. Then he

itches his arm. This time, Mike notes the HEROIN TRACKS.

60 EXT. TITUS SPARROW PARK, SOUTH END - DAY 60

Sacha and Crowley walk through Peter’s Park. We can see the

Cathedral in the distance. Crowley’s a little less nervous.

JOE CROWLEY:

He said it was a way to make me more

comfortable with my body.

SACHA:

And what happened next.

JOE CROWLEY:

...he took off his clothes and said

I’ve been depressed, maybe you can

cheer me up and give me a blow job.

Classy guy.

SACHA:

And did you?

JOE CROWLEY:

Yeah. I know what you must be

thinking, why I would ever do that

with some creepy guy thirty years

older than me. But you have to

understand, this was the first time

in my life that someone told me it

was okay to be gay. And he was a

priest.

SACHA:

So you had oral sex. Did you have

intercourse as well?

11/26/14 49.

PATRICK MCSORLEY (CONT'D)

JOE CROWLEY:

Yes. Not then, but later. It

really messed me up. I’m sober now

but that was the beginning of it

all. It’s very confusing, you know,

to be introduced to sex like that

and then to be attracted to men...

Joe tears up a bit. He stops, wipes his eyes.

JOE CROWLEY (CONT’D)

I’m sorry, I knew I was gonna

do this. I’m sorry.

SACHA:

Don’t be sorry. It’s okay,

Joe. It’s okay.

Joe notices the kids on the church playground.

JOE CROWLEY (CONT’D)

And of course there’s a church right

here. And a playground.

Joe laughs nervously.

SACHA:

Joe, did you ever tell anyone?

JOE CROWLEY:

Like who, a priest?

61 INT. GARABEDIAN’S OFFICE, CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT 61

It’s dark now. Mike’s writing up some notes as McSorley puts

on his coat. Mike stands as McSorley heads for the door.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Can I use your phone?

GARABEDIAN:

Yeah, you know where it is.

McSorley nods in thanks. Then turns to Mike.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

You can use my name if you want.

MIKE:

Thanks, Patrick.

PATRICK MCSORLEY

Don’t thank me, just get that

a**hole, will you?

He exits. Mike lets out a breath. It’s a lot, even for him.

11/26/14 50.

GARABEDIAN:

He’s one of the lucky ones.

(off Mike’s look)

He’s still alive.

61A INT. KITCHEN, SACHA’S GRANDMOTHER’S APARTMENT - DAY 61A

Sacha sits at the table looking through her notes. Her

grandmother is at the stove cooking.

Sacha notices something in her notes, stands and takes out

her cell. She walks out while she dials.

SACHA’S GRANDMOTHER

Would you like a cup of tea, Sacha?

SACHA:

I’m fine, Nana. Thanks.

Sacha walks into --

61B INT. DINING ROOM, SACHA’S GRANDMOTHER’S APARTMENT - CONTINU6O1UBS

Sacha on her phone, looking over her notes.

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

Hello?

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

Hi Joe, it’s Sacha Pfeiffer.

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

Hi Sacha. How are you?

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

I’m good, thanks. Listen, Joe,

there’s one thing that I wanted to

follow up on. You talked to Phil

Saviano about all this, right?

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

Yeah. I went to a couple SNAP

meetings.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

Right. And did Phil ever suggest

doing anything about it?

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

No. The meetings weren’t really

about that. I mean, a couple of

them had gone to a lawyer but I

didn’t think it was worth it.

11/26/14 51.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

Why not?

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

There were so many forms to fill

out, it was overwhelming. And he

said he could get only get me a

small settlement.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

Who said that?

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

The lawyer.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

So you did go to see a lawyer?

Sacha takes out her pen, starts taking notes.

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

Yeah, but I didn’t end up using him,

so I didn’t think it was important.

I’m sorry. I’m not trying to hide

anything.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

No, I know, Joe. Do you remember

his name? The lawyer?

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

No. But maybe Phil would know. The

guy was on TV a lot during the

Porter case. He was handsome.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

Was it Eric MacLeish?

JOE CROWLEY (OVER THE PHONE)

Yeah, that’s it. MacLeish. I

thought he was very handsome.

Off Sacha --

62AA INT. GLOBE, CANTEEN - NIGHT 62AA

Robby getting a coffee, paying. Matt enters.

MATT:

Hey.

ROBBY:

Hey.

11/26/14 52.

Matt heads for the Peanut M&Ms as Robby pays.

MATT:

I was just in the newsroom, Judge

Sweeney set a date for the hearing.

ROBBY:

When?

MATT:

Two weeks. Canellos started a pool.

Ten bucks to get in.

ROBBY:

Anyone picking the Globe?

MATT:

He’s only taking bets on how fast

Sweeney rules against us.

Robby’s phone rings.

ROBBY:

Huh.

He heads into the hall --

62A INT. GLOBE - LATER 62A

Robby picks up.

ROBBY (INTO PHONE)

Robby.

SACHA (OVER THE PHONE)

Hi, it’s me. Did you get my message?

ROBBY (INTO PHONE)

I did. Looks like Father Shanley

could be our fourth priest.

SACHA (OVER THE PHONE)

I think he is.

ROBBY (INTO PHONE)

Did you follow up on MacLeish?

SACHA (OVER THE PHONE)

I just talked to Phil. He said

MacLeish dealt with a number of

these cases.

11/26/14 53.

62B INT. NANA’S HOUSE - LATER 62B

Sacha is alone at the dining room table.

ROBBY (INTO PHONE)

Guess he forgot to mention that.

SACHA (INTO PHONE)

I’m gonna go to the courthouse

tomorrow to see if I can find any

cases he settled against the church.

ROBBY (OVER THE PHONE)

Call me after you do. Good work.

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