The Lost Angel Page #2

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tough sh*t, man.

You need people not wanting

you dead.

Wait, what, you're telling me they're paying

junkies to move dead bodies around.

Hell, no. I ain't saying that.

Then what are you saying?

I'm saying, check out

the West Side.

He's really in a state,

I got him ready for you though.

Thanks, Margaret.

You two know each other?

Billie, this is Margaret. She is Father Kevin's

ears for about 5 years now.

I'm the church secretary.

This way.

- So she was here last night?

- She was practicing late.

- How late?

- I left at seven, she's still going.

Anyone else here?

Just Father Kevin, but he's deaf.

So he wouldn't know what time she left.

Any other doors besides this one?

Just that to the back parking.

Okay.

This is where it happened.

What makes you so sure?

She was here, I can feel it.

She's coming out to the car,

which was still parked here.

Gets out her phone, about to call 911

and she trips over the garbage can.

We'll bag her phone and

we'll find her prints on it.

This is Palmer, get a CSI to the back parking

of St. Rita's Church now.

Who could thought of anything

happening here?

- You weren't here past 7?

- Nobody heard anything.

Nobody else here besides

the deaf priest?

Well, the neighbours,

I already asked around.

Who are you?

Were you here?

I'm sorry. That's Brother Thadius.

He was here, I forgot.

- Did you hear anything?

- He doesn't speak.

Hear no evil. Speak no evil.

This is great.

I assure you, nothing happened here.

You have to understand something, Margaret,

can't depend much on what you say.

But it wouldn't happen here.

Not at St. Rita's.

This one.

These are the opening words of

the "Gelosilna" Ceremony.

The father would sacrifice his first born son

to "a Rokian."

And give the first son to Baal

in return for his favour.

And this...

One sacrifice a day

for twenty days.

Uh, Father, you dropped some money.

He's deaf. He reads lips.

You know I have to check that out

for myself.

Uh, here, it's all there,

a 19th century copy.

Yeah, this is it.

Uh, the "Gelosilna."

They worshipped "a Rokian."

which was the name of the devil

before he was titled "Lucifer."

Moses sent an army to destroy

the Gelosilanas

on the orders of God.

The tablets were entrusted into

the care of the Levites.

The "Gelosilna" ceremony has been performed

100 times over 4 millennia.

Once the ceremony has begun,

there must be a sacrifice everyday until

the ceremony is finished.

The victims are meant

to be found.

What does this ceremony do?

If you sacrifice 20 victims

in this ceremony,

you will reign in hell forever

at the side of "a Rokian."

20?

It could happen quickly, it could happen frequently,

daily, like this.

And it will not stop...

for nearly 3 weeks.

Father, where have you been

for the last 24 hours?

Here.

Look, I don't think that you did this, but I think

that your life is in danger.

Huh?

I mean, this all seems to be

pointed at you, doesn't it?

The killer knows your language, he kills

members of your congregation.

I mean, is there anything that

you can tell me?

I can tell you nothing

from the confessional.

So something has been said in confessional

that could be connected to this?

I can't say.

Don't you wanna stop

the killing?

Isn't that your job?

Father, thank you.

Okay, we've gotten two messages.

The Father, offers up

the son to Baal.

One human sacrifice a day,

for twenty days.

That is eighteen more murders,

already planned.

Let's just assume, one every day.

Listen, in Lafayette, there was this case.

It was revenge against

a Jesuit priest.

Now, the killer, an abused altar boy,

committed murder tortures based on the

spiritual exercises of Ignatius of Loyola.

He killed everyone of

the church elders,

each one based on

a different spiritual exercise.

So we kept a watch

on the priest,

and when the killer came,

we got him.

What the hell's he

doing here?

He came to ask you

some questions.

Detective Zilinsky has been assigned to

the Morrison investigation.

Brian Wall's suing

the department.

We all have interviews

with I.A. tomorrow.

Come on, guys, we got bodies

stacking up, one a day.

What's going on here?

Please continue.

Inspector Palmer, I have a few

questions for you.

Later, we're busy doing something you I.A. officers

don't understand. It's called work.

Father, please, take the floor.

I was just saying, you're

probably looking for a

white male, with a traumatic childhood,

maybe elapsed Catholic

who used to be a member

at St. Rita's.

- Or a janitor.

- Not again with Brian Wall.

He's still our number one suspect.

With an unshaken alibi that you

provided him with.

Banks, he was a janitor

over at St. Rita's.

Now, we know this because of

the investigation, right?

I'm staying on him.

Really? He's already walked.

Maybe he did the first one and

the second one he had a partner.

Or maybe he did the first one,

the second one was a copycat.

We have no idea what we're dealing with.

I think he's involved.

I'm staying on him.

All right. Let me put one of

my guys on him.

Fine. Just make it your best guys.

I want guys on the Church,

I want guys on the rectory.

Julian, what about your guy?

Well, he said check the West Side for

the next warehouse display.

Okay, did he say how he gets

this information?

Street rumour, Billie, you know.

Yeah, just... stay on him.

I'm so sick of this, all the time.

Every time I go and see this guy, he complains and

moans about growing up in a county orphanage.

It's easy enough to concentrate

black and whites on the West Side.

Problem is, by the time this guy starts

shopping for warehouses,

we got another dead Catholic.

So bring me something better.

La Mont, are you there?

Yeah.

Anything?

Just a lot of snow.

Roger that.

So, do you ever?

Ever what?

You know, you and your partner.

Who's asking?

Don't get pissed.

I'm just curious. That's all.

I got her back, okay?

I can read that. 'Cause she's

your... partner.

- No, not so much like a partner, more like a...

- A boss.

I got her back,

just say it that way.

I guess you better.

I was just curious, that's all.

Why? Is you job

that dull, Banks?

I guess her personal life's

kinda full.

Who's got time for personal life?

Not with that sister and all.

- Something about her sister?

- Yeah.

What's up with that?

Like I said, who's asking?

Damn! Coffee on the lap.

That's great!

Banks, your geniuses lost Brian Wall.

Get out there and find him or I will.

- Nice talking to you, Julian.

- Whatever, Banks.

All right. Whose home?

Brother Thadius and the deaf priest.

Nobody coming, nobody going.

(Sighs) Well, except for you.

Come on, go, scram.

Are you sure?

Yeah. Been staying all day.

Get some sleep.

Someone might as well.

All right.

Call me if anything.

Maybe.

No maybes. You call me.

I'll be there.

A 100 yards away from this one. I want

a floor plan of the church and the rectory.

Why?

Someone killed him and

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