Eight
AT 2:30 P.M, I GO UPSTAIRS, change into my clericals, and go over to the church to hear confessions and prepare for Mass. I’m not surprised that Dominic Trent, Mae’s brother, is already there, praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
What I am surprised to see is a single tear run down his face as he kneels at the rail, as close to the altar as he can be when not serving. I don’t interrupt him but instead go on back to the sacristy.
He joins me there a few minutes later, looking positively grief-stricken. “Father, is it true?”
I know what he’s asking about, but not what he knows. “What have you heard?” I say gently.
He takes a deep breath. “That Nate has been cheating on Gladys with Rick's sister and she was going to tell so he killed her,” he says with a rush.
This, I was
