Hunter (1984–1991): Season 6, Episode 17 - Final Confession - full transcript

Tonight, on Hunter.

Professional hit.

This mental took a
bullet directly to the heart.

Bless me, Father,
for I have sinned.

I killed a man, Father.

Well, we can't put a
priest on the hot seat.

If he got that information
from a confession,

that's out of bounds to us.

God forgave me.

Now I'm going to get the others.

Can I be of any help?



It's too late, Father.

He's dead.

Innocent people are
being gunned down.

Do you think I
want people to die?

We're running
out of time, Father.

Sorry, we're closed.

Pick up an order for Rowan.

It's coming off the press now.

Might as well wait
inside where it's warm.

There's a special charge
for rush orders like these.

You'd better check this out.

What's the idea?

Have I changed that much, Joe?

Ron?



I thought you were in prison.

Twenty years you owe me.

I'm here to collect.

Yeah, so I came by
on my normal rounds

at about 11 o'clock.

Found the lights still on,
and I found the door open.

I looked inside, and
that's when I found

the body lying right
there on the floor.

There's no one
else round, I don't

OK, Mr. Cooper.

Thanks very much, appreciate it.

Officer Williams over
there near the door

will take your
official statement.

Thank you.

Thanks.

What's up?

Doesn't look like a robbery.

According to the
assistant manger,

there was nothing taken
out of the cash register.

It also doesn't look like there
was any sign of a struggle

here, and yet this man took
a bullet directly to the heart.

What does that
sound like to you?

Professional hit.

Yeah, that's what I think.

Dorman didn't usually work
late unless he got a rush order.

Call came in right
before they closed.

That's the only
reason the man stayed.

Order's still here on the press.

He left a phone number
and a credit card number

and said he'd come pick
it up after the shop closed.

Really?

And we didn't happen to get
a name on this order, did we?

Paul Rowan.

Hello, I'm Sgt. Hunter, Los
Angeles Police Department.

Uh, I was wondering if I might
be able to talk to Ms. Dorman.

Come right in.

Thank you.

That's Mrs. Dorman.

Thanks very much.

Ms. Dorman?

Yeah?

Sgt. Hunter, Los Angeles
Police Department.

Oh, yeah, they
told me you called.

I'm very sorry
about your husband.

I was wondering if
you'd like to answer

a couple of questions for me.

OK, I'll do the best I can.

Can you give us a minute?

Thanks.

Thanks very much.

Now, did, did Joe
have any enemies,

at work or in his private life?

Was he in debt?

Did he owe anyone
any money at all?

No.

He always had a
knack for making friends.

I don't know anybody
who didn't like Joe.

I see.

I don't understand.

Wasn't this a robbery?

Well, we don't think so.

There's a good chance this
could be a personal situation.

That's crazy.

Everybody loved Joe.

Faye.

How are you doing?

You OK?

Jack, the police think
that he might have been

murdered over
something personal.

Hi, I'm Sgt. Hunter of LAPD.

I'm Jack Struthers,
this is Ted Madden.

Mr. Madden, how are you?

Sergeant.

Now, did you gentlemen
know Mr. Dorman very well?

We've been friends
of Joe's since we

were, since we were kids.

We all went to high
school together.

Oh, OK.

Listen, uh, I can see this
isn't the time to continue this.

Would you gentlemen mind
if I called you at a later date

to talk to you about it?

If there's anything at all
that we can do to help.

It's a terrible tragedy.

Thank you very much.

It doesn't make any sense.

I mean, Joe never
hurt anybody in his life.

Why would anybody
want to kill him?

I wish I had an answer, Faye.

I wish I had an answer.

Hunter?

Got something interesting here.

Rowan used a stolen
credit card to place the order.

He also gave the
street address in Venice.

Yeah, I saw.

Were there any useful
prints at the crime scene?

No.

OK, I think we ought to
start taking Mr. Dorman's

life apart from the ground up.

Thanks, Ray.

Is this the telephone
all your guests use?

Every bum in Venice
uses that pay phone.

Anybody could
have made that call.

This may be a long
shot, but try the register.

The names is Rowan.

The people who stay
here change their names

more often than they
do their underwear.

I can understand that,
but the name is Rowan.

R O W A N.

Rowan.

Rowan.

No, sorry, you're out of luck.

Say, you wouldn't want to
take a ride with me downtown

and take a look at some
mug books, would you?

No, I'd like to
help you, but see,

I try not to get a good look at
the people who stay here, yeah?

Yeah, I see what you mean.

Well, look, why don't I, why
don't I just go upstairs here

and talk to some
of your tenants.

Go ahead, hey.

But compared to
some of these burnouts,

I'm a walking
encyclopedia of knowledge.

I understand, Mrs. Dorman.

I know how difficult it can be.

Yeah, well, everybody
keeps saying that to me,

but they don't have
the slightest idea

what I'm going
through right now.

My husband was a police
officer killed in the line of duty.

I do know how you feel.

I'm sorry.

It's OK.

I know that my partner
already spoke with you.

We were wondering if you
could tell us a little bit more

about your husband's past.

Do you know if he was
ever in any kind of trouble?

Joe?

No, he would have
told me if he was.

Well, you know, anything
would help, no matter

how small it might seem to you.

Well, uh, he mentioned
once something

that had happened to
him back in high school.

Yeah, what was that?

He had some kind
of a runin with the law,

but he wouldn't tell
me what it was about.

Never told you?

I wonder why.

I think he was embarrassed.

He said it was the
dumbest thing he ever did.

Do you know if he was arrested?

He never said.

Do you think,
perhaps, his family

might know what it was about?

Well, both of Joe's
parents are dead,

and he doesn't have any
brothers and didn't have any.

What year did your husband
graduate from high school.

I think it was 1973,
Harbor Hills High School.

Harbor Hills.

Listen, I'm, I'm sorry I
couldn't be of any more help.

Oh, no, you've
been very helpful.

Thank you.

Sergeant did you,
did you catch the man

who killed your husband?

It took a while, but
yeah, we caught him.

Thanks.

Is the job still good?

Well, pay stinks, but it's OK.

I make up for it in tips.

Still got the same
address in Venice?

Same address, same everything.

Considering the
rent, I think you

got a pretty nice apartment.

Yeah, well compared to
the joint, it's like a palace.

I haven't had
that kind of privacy

since I was in solitary.

Still staying out of bars?

Yeah.

Kind of hard meeting women.

Have you tried any of
those clubs for singles?

That's not, not my style.

You've got to get yourself
back into circulation.

Yeah, but I want to, you know,
circulate with the right kind

of people.

Last week, you talked about
going back to the church.

Have you thought
any more about that?

Thought about it.

Going back might be a
big help for you right now.

Maybe I will.

I didn't mean for it
to happen, Father,

but he made me lose my temper.

No one made you do anything.

You keep your own temper.

It's not your husband's job.

But he never listens to me.

How do I make him listen?

This week, every
morning and every evening,

tell your husband you
love him, and really mean it.

See if you lose
your temper as often.

Tell me how it works out.

I will, Father.

Thank you.

And through the
Ministry of the Church,

may God give you
pardon and peace.

I absolve you from
your sin in the name

of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Bless me, Father,
for I have sinned.

Confess your sins now
with trust in God's mercy.

My last confession
was 20 years ago.

I'm listening, go ahead.

I've committed murder.

I killed a man, Father.

When did you do this?

Last night.

A man you know, Joe Dorman.

Joe Dorman?

Why, in God's name

You know why, Jack.

It's me, Ron Nieman.

How did you get out?

I'm on parole.

After 20 years, they
finally let me out.

You had no right to kill Joe.

I had every right in the world.

You were all there.

I was the only one
who paid the price.

Why have you come to see me?

I'm sorry for what I did.

I couldn't help myself.

I want you to absolve
me, of my sins.

Please, Father.

Give me absolution.

Through the Ministry
of the Church,

may God give you
pardon and peace.

I absolve you from
your sins in the name

of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Amen.

I want you to turn
yourself into the police.

God forgave me.

Now I'm going to get the others.

Sorry.

I'll be right back.

You don't have any
other records on Dorman.

Well, thank you for checking.

Byebye.

Any luck at the hotel?

Bogus address.

Nobody in the
history of the world

has ever lived
there by that name.

What of juvenile lab?

Well, juvenile's got
a record on Dorman,

but it was sealed a long
time to go through the courts.

Great, let's get it unsealed.

Yeah, you've got it.

You know what, I was thinking
about doing this checking

in on some of Dorman's friends.

I'd like to talk to Ted Madden.

Let me talk to
Father Jack first.

Then we'll talk to Madden.

OK.

Jack, wait a minute.

What are the chances of you
making up my foursome today?

It's not very good.

I don't want to pull rank,
but I am your bishop.

You can't turn me down.

Come on, now.

It's do you good.

I don't think I'd give
you much of a game.

If only more priests
would learn to play golf,

I could be out on the course
there now, breaking par.

Yes, I know.

Par would be a large
miracle, even for him.

Well, good luck on the greens.

Are you all right?

You look a little down.

No, I'm, I'm fine, I just didn't

get much rest last night.

I'm, I'm OK.

If you played golf on your
day off, you'd sleep better.

I probably would.

See you later.

Keep your head down.

Father Struthers.

Hello, Sgt. Hunter.

Hey, you did a pretty good job.

They got a green one
here for you, if you like.

No, I don't think so, no.

What can I do for you?

Thanks for seeing me.

I really appreciate it.

I didn't want to have
to go into any type

of questioning at
the Dorman house.

I understand.

You know, and speaking with
some of Joe Dorman's friends,

we find that you and
Mr. Madden were about as close

to him as anybody.

As a matter a fact, you're
his priest, aren't you?

Joe and I were friends
since high school.

As hard as I tried,
I couldn't make

a Catholic out of him, though.

Now, we understand that
Joe had some problems

with the law in high school.

I was just wondering
if you might

be able to elaborate
on that for us.

No, I can't.

You are aware of
the incident, right?

There's nothing I can tell you.

Well, I don't understand.

I just can't.

You can't or you won't?

There's a big difference.

I don't understand.

Don't you want to
help find Joe's killer?

Is that it?

'Fraid so.

I don't know.

It looks to me like that
priest knows something.

Yeah, but he won't talk to me.

But we can't put a
priest on the hot seat.

If he got that information
from confession,

that's out of bounds to us.

That's just it.

It didn't come from confession.

Dorman wasn't a Catholic.

Why won't Father
Struthers talk to us

unless he's trying
to protect Dorman's

memory out of friendship.

No, I don't think so.

Let's face it, somebody
told Struthers something.

That somebody
could be our killer.

Ms. Carter?

Father, how can I help you?

I'm Jack Struthers.

I've done some
checking, and I understand

you're Ron Nieman's
parole officer.

That's right.

Is he in some kind of trouble?

No, no, no, no,
nothing like that.

Just, we're old friends, and
I heard he was out of jail.

And I'd just like to see him.

Well, I do have his
residence and work numbers.

Would those help?

Great!

Great, thanks.

I hate to bother you, but I
don't know who else to ask.

No problem, Father.

I'm sure Ron will
be glad to see you.

You know, he's really
turned his life around.

He even said he wants
to start going to church.

Ron.

Ron.

I want to talk to you.

Sure, Father.

What about?

Last night you
confessed to a murder

and threatened the
lives of two people.

So?

You can't do this, Ron.

I want you to come
with me to the police.

Little tied up, now, Father.

I know what you're doing.

This isn't the answer.

Yes, it is.

What about me?

Kill me.

I'm here.

Do it.

You don't get it,
do you, Father?

That's what I did last night.

So that's the revenge
you want on me.

Bingo.

Dear God.

It's your soul
we're talking about.

I lost my soul years
ago in Quentin.

I'm not going to stop
until you all pay the price.

You're the one who
committed the murder, not us.

You're the ones
who lied in court.

Way I see it, you're
just as guilty as me.

You've got to stop
this right now, Ron.

Turn yourself in, and
ask God for forgiveness.

You turn me in.

Go ahead.

Go to the police.

I'd love to see you
break your vows.

This hatred won't
get you anywhere.

Yes, it will.

See you in hell, Padre.

Please, come on in.

Make yourselves comfortable.

Thank you, Bishop Pine.

Just sit down, will you?

You see, both Jack's parents
died he was quite young.

Now, I was an ordinary
parish priest at the time.

But I had a few contacts, and I
managed to find a home for him

with a wealthy
member of our diocese,

Robert Madden and his family.

Robert Madden,
the industrialist?

That's right, yes.

Well, he raised Jack
alongside his own son Ted.

It was an arrangement
which benefited everyone.

Look, forgive me.

I'm confused.

Why are you so interested
in Father Struthers?

I thought you were investigating
the murder of Joe Dorman.

Well, you see, Father
Struthers and Joe Dorman

went to high school together.

Now, back when Dorman
was in high school,

he got into some
trouble with the law.

We think that may have
something to do with his murder.

Well, I wouldn't
know about that.

You see, when Jack
entered high school, I left here,

and I went to a
parish up at San Jose.

And I lost track
of track of Jack

until he the entered
his seminary.

That was when I came back
to Los Angeles and St. Beatrice.

What did Father
Struthers say to you?

Well, he didn't
say anything to us.

We think he took the
confession of the killer.

Well, if you're
right about that,

there is nothing Jack
can do to help you.

The church is quite
clear about that.

If you'll excuse me.

Bishop Pine, if another
human being is killed,

Father Struthers is
partially responsible.

I'm sure Father Struthers
is well aware of that.

But he just can't wash
his hands of this matter.

It's not that simple.

I know it's not that simple.

Can you imagine
the turmoil Father

Struthers must be going through?

Well, just think of
the turmoil that Mrs.

Dorman is going through.

Jack, I know Sgt. Hunter and
McCall have talked with you.

They talked with me, too.

Have you tried to convince
the killer to give himself up?

Yes.

Yes, of course you have.

What you're going
through is no easy matter.

It's part of being a priest.

We both know the rules.

Well, I know how tough it is
when you're standing all alone.

Is there anything
I can do for you?

I need guidance.

I have doubts
about what I'm doing.

Pray for me.

Yes, of course.

Jack, I've known you
since you were a boy.

You've faced some
tough situations,

but you always come out on top.

And you will this time, too.

Thanks.

I appreciate your confidence.

I know what kind
of priest you are.

I know how seriously
you take your work.

Please be careful.

I will.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for a man
named Phil Lacey.

He's changed a lot
since this was taken,

but this is how he
looked in high school.

Yeah, yeah, I know Phil.

He, um, hangs out
down there sometimes.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot.

Here, take this.

God bless you.

Can I be of any help?

It's too late, Father.

He's dead.

Father, are you all right?

Yes.

Fine.

We were walking our beat, and we

saw what we thought
was a wino down.

So I came and checked it out,
and it turned out to be a 187.

Called the supervisor.

You know the rest.

What time was that?

About 21:00 hours.

By the way, a priest came by.

A priest?

What did he want?

Gave the guy last rites.

Did you detain him?

No, he was in a hurry,
so I just did an FY on him

and cut him loose.

There he is.

OK, good.

Thanks very much
officer, good work.

I'm going to take the
slug down to ballistics,

see if it matches the round
that was used to kill Dorman.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Now, from the looks of Mr. Lacey
here, he's been on the street

an awful long time.

Madden, Dorman, Father
Jack, and now Phil Lacey.

Two of the four dead.

I'm going to go
talk to Ted Madden.

That's a good idea.

I'm going to church.

You knew Lacey was going
to be murdered last night,

didn't you, Father?

That's why you went there.

Were you going to warn him?

Look, you just can't
hang around in here

while innocent people
are being gunned down.

Do you think I
want people to die?

It looks that way.

Sergeant, do you realize you are

talking to a servant of God?

Father, just give
me the connection

between Lacey and Dorman.

I'll do the rest.

Do you think I like this?

I have my laws,
just like you do.

And I've sworn to uphold them.

Now have asked me to
respect your law, and I do.

Please, respect mine.

How do you live with
yourself on a daytoday basis,

Father, knowing what you know?

Huh?

We're running
out of time, Father.

There was another murder
last night, Phil Lacey.

Phil Lacey?

Our lab has determined
that the same gun was

used to kill both
Dorman and Lacey.

Now, you knew both
of them in high school,

and you're also
aware of the fact

that Dorman had a
juvenile record, right?

That's right.

We think the Jack Struthers
knows who the killer is,

but he won't tell us because
of his bonds of confession.

You mean the
killer came to Jack?

That's right.

We think he could be
in a great deal of danger.

You could really
help me out here.

You knew these guys.

Tell me about what
happened with Joe.

What was all the trouble about?

Well, this happened
a long time ago.

Joe Dorman, um, Phil
Lacey, and Jack accidentally,

they were involved in a robbery.

Um, actually, it happened on a
night when Jack was on his own.

My father and I had gone
to the movies together.

Jack bumped into Phil and
Joe, they were running around

with an older guy
that they'd met.

And this guy drove to a
liquor store and went inside,

and everyone else
waited in the car.

They heard a couple shots.

The guy came running out.

He had killed a clerk,
trying to rob the store.

What did the others do?

They went to the police,
and later they testified.

And because they were
juveniles, charges against them

were dropped, and
the records were sealed.

Exactly.

I'm assuming that the
killer was convicted.

He got life.

What was the killer's name?

This was, uh, this
was a long time ago.

I know.

Please think hard.

It's very important.

Why didn't you tell me
Nieman was out of prison?

He killed Joe, he killed Phil.

I'm next.

You gotta help me, Jack.

I can't do anything, Ted.

Just calm down.

Calm down.

No, look, I am bound by my vows.

You know that.

I will tell you this much,
I have talked to him.

There's nothing more I can do.

What we should have done
was tell the truth 20 years ago.

And you would have
been tried as an adult,

and you would
have gone to prison.

I should have known.

I should have known
Nieman was going

to come back and haunt me.

Ted, listen to me.

Listen, we've known
each other forever.

Trust me, what we have
now is our trust in God.

I'm going to the police.

If you believe that's
the right thing to do,

then you have to do it.

I'm scared.

I don't want to die.

I know, Ted.

I know.

Don't you think I'm scared, too?

Don't you think I'm scared, too?

We've been together
so long, we've

known each other so many years.

We can't fall apart now.

Hunter, we just hit pay dirt.

Take a look at this.

The guy who killed the liquor
store clerk was Ron Nieman.

Lives in LA,
Caucasian, 40 years old,

five feet eleven, 170 pounds.

Got life, but was
paroled two months ago.

It all fits.

He killed Dorman and
Lacey because they

testified against him.

Where does he live?

I got the name of his
parole officer, Elaine Carter.

She gave me his home
and his work address.

Excuse, me, Ma'am.

Would you mind
if I went in first?

God bless you.

Bless me, Father,
for I have sinned.

You killed Phil Lacey.

I told you I would, Father.

I did the guy a favor.

Lacey was in bad shape.

Guy put it away for
20 years, couldn't even

remember who I was.

You came here to gloat,
not to ask for forgiveness.

If that's the way
you feel about it,

why don't you report
me to the police?

I'd love to see you dirty that
nice, white collar of yours.

I won't give you absolution.

Give it to Ted Madden.

He's next.

Ron.

Leave Ted Madden alone.

Try and stop me.

I'm not afraid of you.

Take my life.

Don't think I wouldn't.

Oh, you haven't got the guts.

No, no, no.

I hit you, I break my parole.

You'll report me,
I'd go back to jail.

Nice try, Father, but no sale.

So you have absolutely

nothing new on Nieman?

No.

We checked his
workplace and his house.

Zero.

You know, we'd like
to put a watch on both

to see if he shows up.

All right, that's a good idea.

Do it.

Yeah, absolutely.

Here's transcripts from the
Nieman trial 20 years ago.

Turn to page one.

As you can see, the
district attorney at the time

was a Thomas Beckworth.

Now, he's now a Superior
Court judge in Torrence.

We have been
thinking he might be

able to shed some
light on this case.

Good thinking.

But I wonder, why hasn't
Nieman tried to kill Struthers?

Maybe we should give
you some protection.

Well, we thought about that,
but we think that Nieman's got

something special
planned for Struthers.

Well, let's find
out what that is.

I prosecuted Ron Nieman.

I was with the
DA's office, then.

That's one case
I'll never forget.

Make sure these are
sent out right away.

Now, Nieman was
paroled two months ago.

That's too bad.

I wanted to hang the
death penalty on him

but had to settle
for a life sentence,

thanks to Robert Madden.

Robert Madden?

What do you mean?

I don't understand.

Robert Madden had a
foster son, Jack Struthers.

He and a couple
of his buddies were

with Nieman the
night of the murder.

They turned state's
witness, and I

was told strictly
to lay off them.

Are you saying that you
think Madden fixed the case?

Madden used every
ounce of influence

he had to make
sure that Struthers

and his friends got off.

He even bought Nieman's silence.

See, Nieman had one of the
best defense lawyers in the city.

Rumor had it that
Madden footed the bill.

How do you think he
avoided the death penalty?

What, you mean, Robert
Madden covered something up?

Yeah.

I always felt that Jack
Struthers was more involved

in that murder
than anybody knew.

Madden loved that kid like
his own son, but only a theory.

Well, Judge, is there anybody
that could confirm that?

Nobody wanted to talk then,
I doubt if anybody would now.

But you might try Ted Madden.

Well, we already
talked with Ted Madden.

Try it again.

This time turn the screws.

I questioned Madden myself.

I got the distinct impression
that Ted Madden couldn't tell

you a street
address without lying.

I already told your
partner everything.

Not quite, Ted.

You see, Ron Nieman murdered
your two high school friends,

but we can't prove that
because Father Struthers

can't break his
seal of confession.

Great, why come to me?

Because we think you
know why Nieman's

back in town for revenge.

Look, all I know is what
my father and Jack told me.

Struthers was involved in that
murder 20 years ago, wasn't he?

No.

How do you know?

You weren't there.

All I know is what my
father and Jack told me.

You're a liar, Ted.

I don't care what you think.

Look, I don't know anything.

I'm talking to my attorney.

I don't need to put up with
this harassment from you.

If you're holding
back information

to try to protect Jack for
something he did 20 years ago,

it could cost him his life now.

Hello.

Jack, it's me.

Look, the cops were just here.

They know about Nieman.

They know that I'm lying.

We've got to talk.

No, you talk all you want.

I'm packing.

See you later.

Hunter, I've been going
through these transcripts.

Aside from Dorman,
Lacey, and Struthers,

there was only one
other witness at Nieman's

trial, a Martha Patterson.

All she saw was
Nieman's car drive

off from the liquor
store after the shooting.

Right, and she testified
she saw Nieman driving

with his friends
in the back, right?

Yeah, exactly.

But this is the
part that I don't get.

Mrs. Patterson
says she saw three

people sitting in the back seat.

Three people in the back seat.

Now, why would there be
three people in the back seat,

unless there was two
people in the front seat?

But Struthers, Dorman, and Lacey

swore that there were only four
people involved in the robbery.

They have to be
covering for a fifth person.

You know, we've been
going on the assumption

that Robert Madden
got involved in the case

to protect Jack Struthers.

What if he was
protecting the fifth person?

It's got to be Ted Madden.

My, my, my.

Aren't we in a hurry?

How do you get in here?

You really think that's a
problem for a guy like me?

You've done all
right for yourself, Ted.

I guess you really
thought you were

going to get away
with this forever.

My father made a deal with you.

You agreed to it.

Yeah, I know about that deal.

I had a long time
to think about it.

It was a lousy deal.

You really should have
served time with me, Ted.

I didn't kill the clerk.

You were in the store.

How come your friends
didn't testify to that at the trial?

You were the one
who pulled the trigger.

The holdup was your
idea in the first place.

You're an accessory
to murder, Ted.

You still are.

But I'm the only
one who got burned.

I can't wait to confess
this one to Father Jack.

No, don't.

Ron!

Don't!

Go ahead.

Go ahead, you hypocrite.

You lied at the trial.

Maybe God will
forgive you, but I won't.

I didn't mean for it to happen.

Jack, you saved my life.

Yeah, yeah.

This time we told the truth.

All of it.

Father Struthers, we were
speaking with Bishop Pine.

He says you're thinking
about leaving the priesthood.

Maybe I was never really in it.

I ask the members of
my church to tell the truth,

but I've held onto a
lie for all these years.

But you were just
trying to help a friend.

Father, when Robert Madden
found out that his son helped hold up

a liquor store, he convinced
all of you to lie for Ted.

But I never corrected that lie.

If I had, Joe Dorman and
Phil Lacey might still be alive.

And so would Ron Nieman.

How many confessions have
you taken over the years, Father?

Thousands, probably, right?

At least.

You probably absolved every one.

Of course.

Don't you think it's time
you absolved yourself?

That's a lot easier
said than done.

I never intended to hurt
Nieman, but the moment I

had that gun in
my hand, I really

wanted to pull the trigger.

What kind of a priest is that?

A human one.

Anybody in your shoes would
have felt exactly the same way.

We're not gods, Father.

We're just human beings
trying to do the best we can.

Got to give yourself
a second chance.

Maybe.

Maybe.

Thanks.

Thanks, Father.

Good luck.

Thanks.