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INT. CHURCH, SAINT MARTIN'S - NIGHT .
A once-grand House of God, now reduced to a crime scene.
Csu at work, Unis at the doors. While Eames talks to
father Manning, Goren kneels by Dorothy’s corpse, inspects
the vandalized scene. A plaster statue lies broken, pieces
of plaster on Dorothy; a three-tiered votive candle stand
fas been dragged a ways, and turned over onto its side.
The wax has spilled and pooled next to Dorothy, over the
blood seeping from her head.
L FATHER MANNING
—> Thursdays the Sextant has the night
off. Tonight was Sister Dorothy's turn
to do a final check.
~
EAMES
You notice iF any valuables were taken?
FATHER MANNING
Besides a human life? If we ever had a
gold chalice, it was stolen a long time
ago. -
FATHER MANNING
Just the usual annoyances, homeless
urinating on our flowerbeds, graffiti --
aMES/
We'll take photos of those. The
officers said you run a shelter here --
FATHER MANNING
The sisters do, for rescued girls, from
prostitution. Sister Olivia started
the program. She's the one who found
Dorothy.
Ss
We'll need Aes to her.
FATHER MANNING
She’s downstairs calming her girls.
I'll get her.
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34 INT. CONFESSIONAL, SAINT MARTIN'S - EVENING
sister Olivia confessing through screen to Father Manning.
FATHER MANNING
stark) It's vanity to think any of us could
have prevented Sister Dorothy's death.
She was called home by God. We can’t
prevent His plan from unfolding.
Cstsrer_oLivia
qhat‘s what I fear now. The unfolding.
T don't know if I’m strong enough.
FATHER MANNING
You mean for your girls? To continue
your work?
SISTER OLIVIA
God's voice seems so far away.
Sometimes I wish I was back in the
cloister. Safe and not of this world.
FATHER MANNING
But you belong in this world. It's
what God chose for you. He‘ll find you
here, and give you the strength to face
what comes.
SISTER OLIVIA
I hope so, Father. I pray for it f
off Olivia's torn expression ~~
FADE OUT
END OF ACT THRE!