Chapter 19

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3 YEARS LATERMonie, the kids, and I are over at Phil and Tiff’s to help with their garage sale when we overhear someone talking about a s****l a***e scandal in the Syracuse Diocese of the Catholic Church. When the church the Taratoni family attends is mentioned, we all look at each other. Phil hops in the car and drives down to the local Nice and Easy Mart to get a Sunday paper. After he leaves, Tiff gives me a look, then draws Monie inside the house. Ten minutes later, Phil’s back. He tosses the paper onto my lap. I stare down at the large bold headline. FIVE LOCALS BRING s*x a***e CHARGES AGAINST SYRACUSE DIOCESE. Reading down the page, it’s not long before I see who the defendant is: Father Mancuso. The priest that Monie hates from St. Mark’s Church. No surprise to me, and how convenien

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