Earlier in the day, Father Mulroy had given the most succinct sermon of his ecclesiastical career as he watched the parishioners perspire and fan themselves with the missals and their church bulletins in the hundred-degree weather.
After finishing the gospel reading, he said, "You think it's hot out there today? Hell is a lot hotter!"
Many people later remarked it was the best sermon they had ever heard in their lives.
The hot July night air felt stifling to many people in Slaters Falls, but not to Melinda Rollins. She pulled her long auburn hair away from her petite face and took in a deep breath. There was something exhilarating about being outside and enjoying the weather.
Actually, she was enjoying the fact that she was no longer deceiving Michael Harrison and that the truth was
