Bless the Child Page #4

- Doctor--|- Right now!

Stay here.

Task force hot line.|Can I help you?

Please, ma'am, slow down.

What makes you think that|your landlord is the killer?

[Chatter Continues,|Indistinct]

Crawford, I hate to break it|to you,

but that weed's been dead|for at least two weeks.

Excuse me.

- What is that?|- It's a lily.

- Really.|- Yeah, it just needs a little sun,

and you get sun|through both windows.

I hope you don't mind.|My daughter gave it to me.

No, it's okay.

Good.

Don't let Crawford bug you.

He's a little soft around the edges,|but he's a good cop.

Oh, leave that there.|It's all right.

A little ambiance.

Can I ask you|a personal question?

Depends on the question.

There's a rumor going around|that before you were in the bureau,

that you were some kind of priest|or something.

I was a seminary student. I didn't|make it as far as the priesthood.

Still, that is some kind|of makeover. What happened?

Found another way|to fight him.

- You ready?|- Yeah.

Fight who?

Gentlemen, ladies.

Listen up, please.

Most of you have met|Special Agent John Travis.

For those who haven't,|he's on loan to us...

from the FBI Behavioral Sciences|Division at Quantico.

Agent Travis's area of expertise|is ritual homicide...

and occult-related crime.

He was instrumental in breaking|the Santeria case last summer.

No offense, but didn't that|case just end in an acquittal?

[ Laughter ]

That's right.

The problem with prosecuting|occult crime...

is the judicial concept|of reasonable doubt.

The motives can be so bizarre,|so far beyond reason,

that they're hard|for a jury to accept.

That means we have to work|twice as hard to get a conviction.

But our perp could just be|some run-of-the-mill psycho...

who gets his stuff|off the back of a comic book.

I don't think so.

Whoever did this has a background|in classic occult mysticism.

This symbol was used|in ceremonial sacrifice...

as far back|as 16th century Europe.

The tines on the trident|point left,

signifying the left-hand path|of Satanists.

It was a sign of a sect|of Luciferians...

who took the fallen angel|mythology literally.

Then you think|the perp's got motives...

- besides thrill kills?|- Yes.

The crimes were meant|to be against God, not men.

But all I can give you|right now is a time frame.

All of the victims' bodies|also had these symbols...

branded on them--|Pascua Negra.

The translation would be|''Black Easter.''

Whatever our man is up to|will happen on Easter eve.

That's only about a week away.|Maybe this is almost over.

Or maybe in our perp's mind|that's when it really begins.

No, last night.

I had just taken a blood sample|when she ran off.

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