Paul, Apostle of Christ Page #3

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my whole life behind.

You would write it in here?

What did you say?

You would write it here?

Yes.

I could smuggle the tools in here.

This is not like our last visit to Rome.

If you were caught with documents

coming from this prison,

it could mean certain death.

Greek. Get up.

Usually people try to escape this place,

not break into it.

They tell me you're a physician.

I am.

You have high-ranking friends

for a physician.

Especially a Greek physician.

The emperor has declared

Christianity a forbidden cult

and Paul of Tarsus, the chief offender.

You understand the risk is death,

and yet you, a Greek Christian,

boldly walk into a Roman prison.

Boldly walk into my prison.

My apologies...

Prefect.

As you have said,

I have high-ranking friends.

I know the men that you have favor with.

These are good men,

that have fought and bled

for Rome and her gods.

It's the only reason

I honor this request.

I am grateful for it.

Escort the Greek back to the streets.

He must, of course, still

take his chances out there.

What are you doing here?

Only passing through.

Of course, you are.

Only passing through.

Let's have a look at those documents.

I would never betray our gods. Never.

Oh, yeah?

I would never betray our gods. Never.

All right.

Hey, you. You, come here.

You, out.

Show me your documents.

I swear, I will...

I will tell the others.

What are you going to do about it?

What? Why do you bring it up?

Get away from me, okay?

You get away from me!

This is...

Set him on fire!

More oil!

Here's your torch.

Like a candle.

You see this?

Burn him alive.

Pray unto your God now.

No. No.

Traitor.

We want to hear you scream!

Aquila.

I woke up. You weren't there.

I couldn't sleep.

Luke's back. He's safe.

Good.

That's good.

We've loved

this city as our own.

I only see what it's become.

Nero's Rome.

Nero's madness.

It'll pass.

He can't be emperor forever.

How many more people

will die before then?

This decision weighs heavily on me.

I receive no wisdom in prayer.

In staying, we put the lives

of all our brothers and sisters

under this roof in danger.

And if we go,

how many people that rely on us

do we condemn to a terrible fate?

Christ was clear when he said

he was sending us out

amongst the wolves.

He also told us

to be as wise as serpents.

And harmless as doves.

As Paul has said,

we must each make our own decision.

She loves these people.

Like her children.

And yet she still finds room

in her heart

for all of those lost in Rome.

Something that doesn't come

as easily to me.

Aquila, I saw them burning

a body this morning.

He was a man I recognized from here.

Someone I helped.

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