Motive (2013–2016): Season 1, Episode 10 - Fallen Angel - full transcript
The killer: Felix Hausman, a young man who has had trouble finding his place in life. Having just been fired from his latest job, Felix has tried to make a living through high stakes gambling. But he was hoping that his life would turn around by some information provided to him from his father's old partner, who is currently in prison. Felix grew up in St. Roch Orphanage, since his father left him when he was a child. The victim: Father Noel Barnett, the tough but caring parish priest at St. Roch, he who was basically Felix's father figure growing up. Father Barnett was found dead in the church with blunt force trauma to the head and his throat slashed. Father Barnett managed to call 911 just before his death, but the call was barely audible. Angie and Oscar have to decipher some cryptic information in Father Barnett's day planner to discover his last movements. They learn that he was working on a domestic abuse case of the Sopressas, Rita Sopressa who he managed to get into a protective shelter away from her abusive husband, Mario Sopressa. But it's what Father Barnett gave Rita on which to survive on her own that leads Angie, Oscar and Brian to what Felix is looking for as the salvation to his life.
[Clears throat awkwardly]
Bless me, father,
for I have sinned.
It's been...
A long time
since my last confession.
Is there something
weighing on your mind, my son?
I think I may have
cheated on my wife.
You think?
Here's the thing.
Is it cheating
if you're not the, uh...
active participant?
What would your wife say
about that technicality?
So...
Say a couple of
Hail Marys or something?
No.
Contrition means
taking responsibility
for your actions.
Brood on it.
Can I get a confit
and a ratatouille?
Can I get service, please?
Two osso bucco, table seven!
Lobster bisque
is up to table four!
Felix!
What have you done to my soup?
Why is this fine
and this bowl is so salty
it could cause a stroke?
But I saw you season it
before it went out.
You're blaming me
for your soup?
The food critic
from west coast living
just sent this back!
I don't know if you're
trying to sabotage me,
or you're
too stupid to breathe,
but either way, you're out!
No, no, no, you're not
really doing this.
Ignacio, you're on soup.
Yes, chef.
Sorry I'm late.
What do we got?
Front doors were locked.
Looks like
the back doors were open.
Lights were off,
so it was dark.
Oh, sorry.
You were saying?
Should I be doing that?
- No.
- Okay.
Uniforms responded to
a garbled 911 call,
apparently from the victim.
We should get the lab
to clean that up.
Yes. Yes.
Hey, aren't you supposed to be
on a beach in Hawaii,
drinking Mai Tais?
Tell me about it.
First vacation I plan
in two years,
and half the staff
decide to get the flu.
They can't live without you.
Oh, it's a conspiracy.
Okay, so this is
Father Noel Barnett.
He is the pastor at
St. Roch Catholic Parish.
Call came in 12:43,
uniforms found the body
20 minutes later.
Looks like there's
more than one weapon.
Blunt force injury to the head.
Throat was slashed.
Wound looks ragged.
Could all this damage be
the result of a struggle?
I didn't see any other
defensive wounds.
No other scratches or bruises.
This must have happened
very quickly.
Not a sustained beating.
I'll know more when I do
my internal exam.
All right.
Later.
Nice to see you.
He walks in on a desecration and
is surprised?
He didn't see it coming.
Well, they had a beef
with the catholic church.
Who has this much rage?
Former catholics.
[♪]
Motive 01x10
Fallen Angel
Original Air Date April 25, 2006
So, this door was locked.
Bed wasn't slept in.
So he didn't wake up
to the sound of intruders.
I don't think he
was here last night.
So where was he at midnight?
Doesn't make any sense,
that church is beautiful,
and this priest is living
like a prisoner.
What's the point?
Well,
this level of devotion takes
a lot of discipline, Ange.
I, uh, I find it remarkable.
I thought you left
the catholic church.
That doesn't mean
I don't respect it.
Hey, come here.
What's this?
Parishioner roll?
I got his day planner.
It's his schedule.
Yesterday was the last entry.
"Find RS... DV."
Who's R.S.?
What's "D. V.", initials?
Could be deo volente, which is
Latin for "God willing."
That's very impressive.
What about RS?
I have no idea.
We'll have to go through
the whole thing and decipher it.
Well, we can do that.
I saw the Da Vinci Code.
[Turns off engine]
[Door lock buzzes]
Personals in the tray.
Arms up.
Watch.
Kryztof Woz, number 22936.
His visitor's here.
[Door lock buzzes]
You have half an hour.
Okay, so the lights were off.
It would have been dark.
These were lit.
Wax on the floor.
Lucky the whole church
didn't burn down.
So they're tearing
the place apart,
Father Barnett
walks in on them,
startles them, they attack him.
They?
Well, I'm thinking two weapons,
multiple suspects?
There were no signs
of forced entry.
The keys were found
by the body,
and that's not
signs of break-in.
Either the door was open
or he unlocked it.
Yeah.
What is this?
Is that cast-off spray
from the throat cut?
Why is it so far from the body?
Must have been a wide slash,
more of a swing.
Uh-huh.
I wonder why he came up here.
Hey.
Look at this.
You see the blood
on the outside of the statue?
There's nothing on the inside.
Meaning the blood
hit the statue
before it broke.
Yeah.
So they killed
the priest first,
and then destroyed this room.
They walked in on him.
He didn't walk in on them.
Yeah.
[Door lock buzzes]
I didn't think you would come.
You're all grown up, Felix.
I can't believe it.
Yeah.
What's all this?
This is lung cancer, kid.
So, why call me, Woz?
There was nobody else.
I only knew you
when I was a kid.
That's why I called.
You didn't deserve
what happened to you.
Well, I got good
at being by myself.
And it's not like you could have
done anything about it
from in here anyway, right?
True, but I kept tabs on you.
Why? I'm not
your responsibility.
Look kid, it was
a messed-up situation.
We thought we knew
what we were doing,
but we didn't.
People got hurt.
I never thought I'd be
in this place
as long as I have.
Greed's a terrible thing.
What do you want me
to tell you?
Go talk to a priest.
I have.
A long time ago.
It's not the point.
You got left out to dry.
I'm trying to say
that whatever part
I played in that,
I take full responsibility.
It is what it is.
Looking doom in the eye
makes you rethink things.
They never found
my half of the take.
I want to try to help you out.
How much?
Today's dollars?
It's worth a fortune.
I'll send you a message
with the location.
These walls have ears.
And?
What else is there?
Tell me where he is.
Tell me where my father is.
I wish I could.
Father Heslop is
the associate pastor
with the church.
Father,
this is Detective Vega.
Hi, father.
This must be
a terrible shock for you.
I just don't believe
this is happening.
I saw Noel yesterday.
What time was that?
We closed up
the church at 8:00.
We had our end of day meeting.
How was Father Barnett
acting last night?
Was anything on his mind?
Noel was a little preoccupied.
There was a call for last rites
at the hospice.
I took it because Noel said
he had a matter to attend to.
You have any idea
what that was?
I don't know, but he had
his car keys with him.
He was going somewhere.
Was he in the church
at midnight often?
No.
He usually took to private
prayer in the rectory.
He was a stickler
for saving heat and power.
We're not a wealthy parish.
Did something happen inside?
We're investigating.
What, like a robbery?
Homicide.
It's going to take
a long time, I guess,
the investigating, then?
All the CSI stuff.
Until we catch
the perpetrator, sir.
No, I just mean,
like, this part...
Around the church.
Are you a congregant here?
Me, no, I'm not catholic.
Just curious.
What's your name, sir?
Jean.
Badger.
Do you live in
the neighbourhood, Mr. Badger?
No, I'm, actually...
I'm just, uh, picking
some stuff up
from a friend's place,
and I gotta go,
but good luck with
your investigating.
No, let me through!
No! No! No! No!
No!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...
Where is he?
Where's Father Noel?
Ma'am, we are
homicide detectives.
Homicide?
It's true?
He's dead?
Yes, I'm sorry to say.
I knew it. I told him
to stay away from them,
but he wouldn't listen to me.
Stay away from who?
The devil worshippers.
She's crazy.
I mean, she thinks,
like, black jeans
are a sign of devil worship.
I had to ask.
How often did
Father Barnett come here?
Couple times a week.
I mean, he was okay.
You know, he didn't, like,
judge you, or anything.
Everybody here loved him.
Did you see him last night?
Yeah.
Yeah, he came by
around 10:00,
dropped off a scarf
and a dress shirt for me.
Yeah? What for?
I had a job interview today.
He wanted to make sure
that I looked good.
See, like, that's what I mean.
Like, I'm not even
that catholic,
and he cared.
You know where
he went after that?
He's a priest.
It's none of my business.
I'm just trying to find
out who killed him.
I saw a girl in his car.
He drove off with her.
That is a beautifully
marbled steak.
You cook that well done,
I might have to hunt you down.
[Laughing]
Felix, my man!
How's it hanging?
You know, it's hanging.
Well, swing it around this way.
I got some fresh organic
birds I gotta get out.
Hey, you see that
Sacramento game last night?
What a barn-burner!
Nobody took the over,
thank God.
I would have lost my shirt.
So how did that thing work out
with your aunt,
or your cousin, or what?
Un, Uncle.
So, how much you get?
Uh, nothing yet.
Nothing, huh?
No, it's just, uh,
the lawyer needed to do
something or other.
Like paperwork, you know?
Yeah, but you're in the will.
It's not like anybody's
contesting it, right?
Uh, h-hey, I was looking at
the Indiana game tonight.
Wh-what's the line on that?
Uh, ten and a half.
You sure you want to do that?
Yeah. I got a good feeling.
You also got a big tab
that's overdue.
What if I eat the spread,
take them at even,
and wipe out the tab
including the vig?
Yeah, but if you lose,
the vig doubles.
I'll take it.
After this inheritance comes in,
I'll have enough to cover it
and then some.
And it's just
a couple more days, tops.
All right, 20 g's on Indiana.
Don't say I'm not
a fair-minded individual.
All right, see you.
[Pounding on door]
Listen to me, kid!
You want to say sorry,
great, you're forgiven.
Doesn't do me any good.
If you found your father,
what would you do?
I don't know, maybe ask him
if three postcards in 20 years
was all he could manage.
Scream in his face...
Punch him in the nose.
It wasn't his choice.
He had to go.
He could have
taken me with him.
No, he couldn't.
Says you.
But then you're in here, dying.
I'm sorry, I don't mean
to take it out on you.
He made his choice,
and I just wasn't one of them.
There's no law
that says you have to
love your kids.
[Door lock buzzes]
I'll make it up to you, kid.
It's too late.
Looks like
the half an hour is up.
Indiana takes the lead.
Toronto has four time-outs.
Six seconds left on the clock.
Indiana up by two.
It all
comes down to the last shot.
Defense, defense, defense.
Inbound to McCall.
Out to Reddick.
He sets. Three-point shot...
It's good! Toronto wins!
No!
[Screaming in rage] No!
[Stomping]
[Roaring in frustration]
[Screams echo]
He's going to find out.
No, he won't.
I promise you.
If he does, he'll kill me.
I won't let that happen.
But what about money?
I have $30 in my purse.
Nothing else.
Get in.
I'll take care of it.
Please, you have to trust me.
[Starts car]
See, a large bruise covers
the entire side of his face.
He was hit by a wide object
travelling at
a high rate of speed.
So not a bat or a pipe
or something like that.
That's right.
I also found bruising on
the other side of his brain
from where it bashed
against the skull.
Did it knock him out?
Well, it disoriented him
at least.
You know, it takes
a surprising amount of force
to knock somebody out.
Plus, we know he was standing
when his throat was cut.
So he's hit,
but he got away from his killers
long enough to call 911.
You said "killers."
It could be just one person.
See, look,
the skin around the wound
is torn.
Not a particularly sharp blade.
Maybe not a blade at all.
I found this inside the wound.
Soil and a bit
of organic matter.
Grass probably.
So, a shovel.
Yup, you're looking for
a spade with a square edges
and sharp points.
See, it was a flat blow
to the back of the head,
then it was turned on its side,
and it slashed across
the left external carotid.
One person
could have done it all.
Yeah.
Sombeody must have really
been pissed off
with Father Barnett.
The lab couldn't clean it up?
If it was static, maybe,
but with drop-outs,
there's nothing to clean.
We're looking for one attacker.
Sketch artist just
finished with a girl
who saw this woman
with Father Barnett at 10:00.
Listen to this.
It's the 911 call.
[Garbled playback]:
St. Roch, please help me...
[Voice breathless,
sound cutting out]
He's trying to kill me...
[Muffled word]
"St. Roch.
Please help me.
He's trying to kill me."
I'm not sure
about the last word.
Play the last part back again.
[Voice muffled and unclear]:
...Huz...
Husband?
I think you're right.
Now we really
gotta find the wife.
Husband.
Husband, husband.
Was Father Barnett maybe...
Slipping in his vows?
Impossible.
Noel lived a life
of solitude and prayer.
He lived for St. Roch.
His social time was spent
trying to help people
and raising money
for the church.
Father, do you know
what this is?
He must have transposed this
from the master list.
These are graveyard internments.
Is there any way
that you can help us
decipher these initials?
You can see that "R. S."
is mentioned five times
in the last six months.
First three were on Mondays.
It was R.S. plus M.C.
MC stands for
"Marriage Classes."
R.S. stands for
Rita Sopressa.
Married to Mario Sopressa.
And the last entry
was just before the murder.
You can see that
it has a D.V. beside it.
What about that one?
DV stands for
"Domestic Violence."
Felix!
I was gonna call you.
Oh, those buzzer-beaters
are a heartbreak.
Aw, you know,
I feel for you, pal.
So how's that inheritance
working out?
You know, double the vig
is going to be expensive.
Yeah, no, it's just
a few more days.
That's all.
Really?
[Pulls freezer door shut]
Aw, tick tock,
can't stop the clock.
You know, you don't want
to let the meter
run too long, you know?
Hey, which reminds me,
I made a delivery,
some nice New York strips
and some soup bones
to that swank place
you work at,
and what do I find?
You're not there anymore.
I quit.
Is that right?
No point killing myself
if I got all this money
coming in, right?
Minus what you owe.
Yeah.
Yeah, there's
plenty enough to go around.
Gabe and I were
talking about that.
40 grand is a big nut
for a guy
who just quit his job.
Maybe we put Gabe's mind
at ease
and you give him
the name of the lawyer
that's holding up the works,
and he'll check what's what.
Uh, Jean Badger...
And Associates.
[Laughs]
Like the weasel.
Oh, that's a good name
for a lawyer.
Thanks.
Mario Sopressa?
You were married
at St. Roch's Church
four months ago?
Yeah, that's right.
MPD, homicide.
I've got
some questions for you?
Is Rita okay?
You have reason
to believe she isn't?
She took off in
the middle of the night.
She calls someone,
and she's gone.
I've been looking
everywhere for her.
And yet here you are.
Yeah, I'm not a rich man.
I gotta work.
Can you tell us where you were
the night before last
around midnight?
I was on the highway,
coming back from Abbotsford.
And what's in Abbotsford?
Her parents.
I thought she was there.
Hey, look, you got to find her.
Why did she leave?
I don't know.
Really?
No trouble in the marriage?
No physical altercations?
Hey, that's a lie.
Who told you that?
Father Barnett.
What, the priest
who married us?
What the hell would he know?
I'd like to see him
say that to my face.
It's 923, grave 923.
There is no 9-2-3.
There are only 94 plots
in the cemetery.
You sure?
Forget this foolishness.
Woz is just an old man
playing games.
I wouldn't trust
anything he says.
How did you know
that Woz told me?
Who else could it be?
So... you Haven't
heard from my dad...
Once over all these years?
Other than the postcards
he sent you,
no, never.
He left you to my care,
and I did the best I could.
Do you need money?
Let me help you.
No, no, no, I'll figure it out.
You've done enough, father,
and I don't blame you
for any of this.
It's him.
I hate him.
You have to
unburden yourself, Felix.
There is nothing lighter
than a forgiving heart.
God can forgive him
when he's dead.
The in-laws confirm
Mario Sopressa was
at their home in Abbotsford.
He was banging
on the front door
and screaming for Rita.
They say he gave up
around 11:45
when they called the police,
and dispatch has confirmed.
There's no way he makes it
back to the city
in time to kill Father Barnett.
Then where's the wife?
She was the last one
to see him alive.
She was trying to escape
an abusive husband.
She didn't go to her parents,
she went to her priest.
You know that world.
Tell me what he does.
He would take her
someplace safe,
somewhere where the husband
wouldn't know.
Women's shelter.
Yeah. Women's shelter
run by the Catholic Charities.
Except those lists
are kept confidential.
There's no way we're going
to get a list of those.
Let me make some calls.
I know someone
who can get us there.
I'd rather talk to them alone.
I'll just be a minute.
I can't believe he's dead.
You're sure it wasn't Mario?
We're sure.
You can't tell him where I am.
He'll never find out
where you are,
and if he ever
comes near you again,
I will personally
slap the cuffs on him, okay?
You have my word.
What time did Father Barnett
bring you here?
It was after
11:00, I think.
He was a Saint.
He did everything
he could to help me.
Do you know
where he was going after?
Back home.
Where else would he go?
[Vega]: Did he talk about
meeting up with someone?
No.
Do you know
if anything was troubling him?
He was just focused on
getting me to a safe place.
I owe him my life.
Listen, if you ever
need anything,
you call us, okay?
Anything.
Thank you.
Wait a second.
When I called Father Barnett,
I told him
I didn't have any money.
I just wanted to
get out of there.
He didn't have cash,
but he said he'd make sure
I never had to go back
to Mario.
He gave me these.
( ♪ )
No, no, no, no...
Dammit.
So, it's midnight.
The church lights
are off, it's dark.
There's no one around.
He parks there,
but he doesn't go
into the rectory.
Instead, he goes
into the church.
Does he see something inside?
Well, the doors were locked,
and he's the only one
with the key, so...
So he sees somebody outside
and he runs into the church.
Is he scared?
Somebody with a shovel
and bad intentions?
That's everything.
You don't have one
with a square blade?
What you see here
is what I got.
Nothing's missing.
Okay.
When was the last interrment?
Here?
Uh, maybe 60 years ago.
Have you had any incidents
of graves being disturbed?
Most of these graves
are over a hundred years old.
Nothing ever changes
around here.
Except last week.
Last week?
Felix.
Looks like time isn't
on your side, pal.
Let's talk it over.
What do you say?
He had me replace the old one.
It was worn out.
Why do you replace
an 80-year-old
gravestone?
The family must have
ordered it?
Maybe they didn't like the idea
of grandma being under
a worn-out stone.
Grandma was 10 years old
when she died.
Don't ask me, man.
I just cut the grass
around here.
Is this your doing?
No.
That's new.
I've been pretty good
to you, Felix.
I mean, you win a bet,
it's not like you gotta
come chase me down.
You know where to find me,
and I got the cash,
and you get paid, right?
Yeah, sure, Clive.
Okay, look,
I'm not totally unsympathetic.
I get that 40 grand
is a big whack of money.
Hey, it would take me
a day or two
to come up with that
kind of scratch.
But still, I would do it,
because I honour my agreements,
and I expect the same.
Yeah, no, absolutely, Clive.
It's just,
I just don't have the money yet.
Don't give me this story
about your dead uncle,
because Gabe checked,
and there is no lawyer
named Badger.
So you can stop that right now.
I'm not expecting
everything at once, okay?
Okay.
Now, let me see the watch.
[Chuckling] No, dummy,
the pocket watch.
The one you keep rubbing
every time you get nervous.
Yeah, now, here's something.
I mean, you give me this,
this buys you time.
I saw a watch like this on ebay
for five grand.
It was my father's.
Father should have told you
that taking Indiana
without the spread
was a bad idea.
I'm going to take this,
and you're going to come up
with some more cash soon.
You bring me what you've got,
doesn't matter how much,
and we're going to keep
doing that until you pay me off.
Okay. Sure.
Atta boy.
You got yourself a deal.
Let's shake.
[Screaming in pain,
bones crunch]
[Screams echo]
I doubt anybody visited
that grave in years.
I can't find a Becorn.
There's no Becorns
left in the city.
Getting a court order to dig up
the grave without cause won't be easy.
We need the family.
Anybody.
Closest one I could find
lives halfway
across the country.
Well, give it to me.
It's worth a try.
Hold the phone!
This better be interesting.
It's always interesting
when he gets like this.
Barnett ordered the stone
from Jessop Granite Works
last week.
Bought and paid for
an Oxford Grey marker.
Cost? $563.
That's not interesting.
He called them from the church.
Doesn't tell us
why he changed the gravestone.
That's right.
So I checked
the rest of the phone records.
He only made one other call
that day.
It was three minutes
after he ordered the stone.
15-minute conversation.
Stop burying the lead.
Just tell us who he called.
Harper Maximum Security Prison.
Now, that is interesting.
[Clucks proudly]
The phone records say
that Father Barnett
called Harper Prison
at 1:14 P.M. on the 23rd.
[Guard typing]
1:14 P.M. incoming.
Cell block three.
That's the medical ward.
Prisoner number 22936.
Kryztof Woz.
Can we see him?
He died on the 30th.
Two weeks ago.
Lung cancer.
He's buried in our cemetery.
No family in attendance.
All right, thank you.
He have any visitors
before he died?
Priest, maybe?
Uh...
One. One visitor
on the 20th.
Felix Hausman.
You want his info?
Yeah, you bet we do.
[Typing]
Meet Kryztof Woz.
Born 1948.
From 1981 to 1988,
he was arrested
for a series of B&Es.
- Nine times.
- Convicted...
- Twice.
- Time served...
Four years.
Which brings us to 1993...
When a diamond merchant's
home was robbed,
and two men made off with...
Two million in one-carat
brilliant-cut diamonds.
You know, you two
should book an act in Vegas.
Shush.
We're on a roll.
After a week-long manhunt,
Woz was captured, convicted,
and he received...
A 25-year sentence.
Not granted parole.
His accomplice
was never identified,
and the diamonds
were never recovered.
A couple of days ago,
our victim hands Rita Sopressa
two brilliant-cut diamonds
to get her out of
a violent marriage.
You're not saying
Father Barnett
was the accomplice.
Well, he had the diamonds.
[Chuckling]
No, no. No way.
No way?
No, you're right,
'cause whoever
heard of a priest
doing anything illegal?
Why are you suddenly
not interested in facts?
Why aren't you suddenly
ignoring a motive?
There is nothing in his past
to suggest anything
but that he was a caring priest
who tried to help people.
He gave up everything
for the church.
[Pointedly]
He had the diamonds.
And maybe he pried them
off a chalice.
Everything in churches
is either cubic zirconia
or semiprecious stones.
Nothing with diamonds.
That is inaccurate.
You hate a coincidence
as much as I do.
I can think of a dozen ways
that he got them.
You know, he administered
last rites
and Woz gave it to him
personally.
Maybe the real accomplice
put them in the donation box.
Hey, how about this guy,
Felix Hausman,
what's he doing?
Who is this guy
visiting him in prison?
He would have been 10 years old
when the diamonds were stolen.
What is this,
catholic blinders?
I just don't buy it,
Ange, that's all.
I know this is a
touchy subject for you.
Oh, please don't do that.
It's not a touchy subject.
It feels like it is.
I left the church.
I feel good. I'm grounded.
I'm in a good place.
I'm spiritually...
- Yeah, I need a coffee.
- Oscar...
No, no, I'll be back.
Just continue with your show.
I'm going to go see
Father Heslop.
[Flynn sighs]
I've seen him.
At the crime scene.
I love this church.
Are you catholic,
Detective Vega?
I was raised.
Not anymore.
You shouldn't deny yourself
a spiritual life.
I'm still spiritual, father,
just non-denominational.
Does the name Felix Hausman
mean anything to you?
Is he a suspect?
He's a person of interest.
We found some records
that have Felix Hausman
living next to the church
20 years ago.
Well, it was
long before I got here,
but that used to be
St. Roch's Orphanage.
It was closed.
Budget cutbacks.
Who ran the orphanage?
Father Barnett.
You really fired up
Detective Vega.
Well, it got us a connection
between Felix
and the priest, didn't it?
I suppose.
[Knock on door]
Felix, right?
Yeah.
You remember me.
Yeah.
Your former boss told us
where we could find you.
What was her name?
Jean Baget.
Funny, that.
Didn't you tell Detective Lucas
your name was Jean Badger?
Yeah, I...
I was just curious,
and I didn't really
want to get involved.
Yeah, I can understand that.
Listen, I'm feeling
a little parched here.
Think we could come in
and get a glass of water?
I actually don't
really have anything.
Sorry.
So I guess you've
lied to me twice.
You knew Father Barnett.
You didn't mention
that you grew up
in the St. Roch Orphanage.
Why would I?
It was a long time ago,
and I haven't seen
him in years.
But you just happened
to walk by the church
the morning that we're
investigating his murder?
Coincidence.
Hmm.
Detective Lucas doesn't
believe in coincidences,
but I know,
you do this job long enough,
they happen.
Well, all right,
no harm, no foul.
We just had to tie up
these loose ends
before we put
this thing to bed.
Thanks for your time.
Well, wait, so you...
You found the killer?
No, but after 48 hours,
it gets tough.
We got to move on
to other cases, you know?
Oh, yeah, no,
I heard that somewhere.
Hey, uh, one more thing.
Does the name Leslie Becorn
mean anything to you?
No.
No, nothing. Nope.
Should it?
It's just an old grave
behind the church.
It was disturbed. Just thinking
maybe we'll find some evidence
that'll link us to our killer.
We got to get a court order
to dig it up.
Those things take forever,
but we'll get one.
Anyway, thanks for your time.
You know you've got
to move your van.
I don't understand
what you just did there.
Well, we can't dig up the grave
without a warrant, but he can.
But why would he?
Because he wants the diamonds.
And we want the murder weapon.
[Breathing hard]
Drop it, Felix.
That's not a good idea.
Drop it.
Hey...
you're not going to hurt me,
and I don't want to shoot you.
So drop it.
[Sighs in defeat]
Square blade.
Thank you.
[Handcuffs rattle]
Can I take a shot at him first?
Absolutely.
[Door opens]
[911 call plays back]
St. Roch... please help me...
I think
he's trying to kill me...
Huz...
"Trying to kill me.
Hausman."
It's not that clear.
The shovel my partner
found in your hands
is pretty clear.
Probably matches the wounds
found on Father Barnett's head
and throat.
You know, an orphanage isn't
a perfect place to grow up,
is it?
What would you know about it?
I know that your mother died
in childbirth,
and that's got to weigh on you.
I mean, it's not your fault,
but, you know, there it is.
Kryztof Woz had an accomplice
when he stole those diamonds,
and that was your father.
Cyrus Hausman.
Must have made for interesting
family dinners.
He kept that stuff
away from me.
He was all I had.
I loved him.
Well, sure,
but $2 million
in diamonds comes into play,
and, well,
your father takes off,
Woz goes to prison,
and you end up
in the St. Roch Orphanage
with a friendly priest
trying to take care of you.
I made do.
Right.
You signed for a package
from the jail.
Kryztof Woz's personal effects.
He wanted you to have them.
I wonder what was in the box.
So he goes digging
for the diamonds,
and Father Barnett
gets in the way.
Yeah, I don't think that's
why he killed him.
You want to share?
Well, when we were
digging in that hole,
we didn't find any diamonds.
Father Barnett
found them years ago.
But he didn't know that.
Till he started digging.
Rejection.
Abandonment.
Do you have a job, Felix?
Do you find it hard
to hold down a job?
What about a girlfriend?
Do you have a girlfriend?
Have you ever had a girlfriend?
If I ask around about you,
what will I find out?
Unpaid debt?
Gambling.
See, sometimes,
we run toward the thing
that actually hurts us.
That's our way of learning
to cope with the loss
and the rejection.
What do you want?
I want to understand.
After you killed
Father Barnett,
the man who helped raise you,
you had time
before the cops came,
but you did not go back
and dig up the diamonds.
You went back,
and you covered up the grave.
You want to tell me
what you found in the hole?
Exactly what Woz
wanted me to find.
[Flynn]: You only had to dig
a few feet deep
into an existing grave.
It was the perfect place
for Woz to hide a body.
Your father's body.
[Flynn]:
Then there's this Barnett
with his failing church
to support.
All those years, he knew.
He knew your father was dead,
and he watched you suffer.
[Felix breathing hard]
[Flynn]: Watched you suffer
with that abandonment
and that rejection.
Woz killed
and buried your father.
He asked me to come
to the prison for confession.
He told me everything.
You knew he was here?
And the postcards?
I sent those to you.
I couldn't watch you
in so much pain.
[Screams] Then why
didn't you tell me?
It was confession, a sacrament.
I couldn't tell you.
He told me
the diamonds were here.
I didn't believe it.
But then I found them...
And him.
It was the greater good.
20 years
I've kept St. Roch open.
Those diamonds helped
so many people, Felix.
Even you.
The money I gave you.
I wish I could have stopped you
from gambling it away.
You were like a son to me.
I had a father.
Felix...
Listen to me.
The diamonds are still here,
and whatever's left?
All yours.
I won't say a word.
Felix?
[Cries out]
I think he's trying to kill me.
Felix Hausman.
I'm sorry, Lord,
forgive me for my sins..
Too late.
[Blow thuds]
I was a son to him...
And he sacrificed me
for his church.
He took everything
that I had...
knowing that I spent
my whole life
just hating.
The only person
who ever loved me.
Good morning, father.
I almost became a priest.
Three years at
St. Augustine Seminary.
What changed your mind?
I never liked the politics.
What I really miss
was the quiet times.
Kind of like this,
just sitting here.
So you joined the police force?
[Chuckles]
I guess sometimes
the job picks you.
I don't know, I'm still
figuring it out.
We're works in progress, right?
I hear that.
What about this place?
Father Barnett
was the only reason
St. Roch stayed open
all these years.
Eventually, everything here
will be sold off.
The only thing
of value, of course,
is the gold chalice.
Something troubling you?
That's where
he was headed towards.
Where was the key
to the tabernacle
that night, father?
It was on
Father Barnett's keychain.
I have it here.
Do you mind?
Not at all.
You know, if there was
a false wall in there,
it would be
a perfect hiding place.
Would you care to take a look?
Me? No.
No, this isn't
my church, father.
[Rattling]
[Whispers] Good Lord.
Bless me, father,
for I have sinned.
It's been...
A long time
since my last confession.
Is there something
weighing on your mind, my son?
I think I may have
cheated on my wife.
You think?
Here's the thing.
Is it cheating
if you're not the, uh...
active participant?
What would your wife say
about that technicality?
So...
Say a couple of
Hail Marys or something?
No.
Contrition means
taking responsibility
for your actions.
Brood on it.
Can I get a confit
and a ratatouille?
Can I get service, please?
Two osso bucco, table seven!
Lobster bisque
is up to table four!
Felix!
What have you done to my soup?
Why is this fine
and this bowl is so salty
it could cause a stroke?
But I saw you season it
before it went out.
You're blaming me
for your soup?
The food critic
from west coast living
just sent this back!
I don't know if you're
trying to sabotage me,
or you're
too stupid to breathe,
but either way, you're out!
No, no, no, you're not
really doing this.
Ignacio, you're on soup.
Yes, chef.
Sorry I'm late.
What do we got?
Front doors were locked.
Looks like
the back doors were open.
Lights were off,
so it was dark.
Oh, sorry.
You were saying?
Should I be doing that?
- No.
- Okay.
Uniforms responded to
a garbled 911 call,
apparently from the victim.
We should get the lab
to clean that up.
Yes. Yes.
Hey, aren't you supposed to be
on a beach in Hawaii,
drinking Mai Tais?
Tell me about it.
First vacation I plan
in two years,
and half the staff
decide to get the flu.
They can't live without you.
Oh, it's a conspiracy.
Okay, so this is
Father Noel Barnett.
He is the pastor at
St. Roch Catholic Parish.
Call came in 12:43,
uniforms found the body
20 minutes later.
Looks like there's
more than one weapon.
Blunt force injury to the head.
Throat was slashed.
Wound looks ragged.
Could all this damage be
the result of a struggle?
I didn't see any other
defensive wounds.
No other scratches or bruises.
This must have happened
very quickly.
Not a sustained beating.
I'll know more when I do
my internal exam.
All right.
Later.
Nice to see you.
He walks in on a desecration and
is surprised?
He didn't see it coming.
Well, they had a beef
with the catholic church.
Who has this much rage?
Former catholics.
[♪]
Motive 01x10
Fallen Angel
Original Air Date April 25, 2006
So, this door was locked.
Bed wasn't slept in.
So he didn't wake up
to the sound of intruders.
I don't think he
was here last night.
So where was he at midnight?
Doesn't make any sense,
that church is beautiful,
and this priest is living
like a prisoner.
What's the point?
Well,
this level of devotion takes
a lot of discipline, Ange.
I, uh, I find it remarkable.
I thought you left
the catholic church.
That doesn't mean
I don't respect it.
Hey, come here.
What's this?
Parishioner roll?
I got his day planner.
It's his schedule.
Yesterday was the last entry.
"Find RS... DV."
Who's R.S.?
What's "D. V.", initials?
Could be deo volente, which is
Latin for "God willing."
That's very impressive.
What about RS?
I have no idea.
We'll have to go through
the whole thing and decipher it.
Well, we can do that.
I saw the Da Vinci Code.
[Turns off engine]
[Door lock buzzes]
Personals in the tray.
Arms up.
Watch.
Kryztof Woz, number 22936.
His visitor's here.
[Door lock buzzes]
You have half an hour.
Okay, so the lights were off.
It would have been dark.
These were lit.
Wax on the floor.
Lucky the whole church
didn't burn down.
So they're tearing
the place apart,
Father Barnett
walks in on them,
startles them, they attack him.
They?
Well, I'm thinking two weapons,
multiple suspects?
There were no signs
of forced entry.
The keys were found
by the body,
and that's not
signs of break-in.
Either the door was open
or he unlocked it.
Yeah.
What is this?
Is that cast-off spray
from the throat cut?
Why is it so far from the body?
Must have been a wide slash,
more of a swing.
Uh-huh.
I wonder why he came up here.
Hey.
Look at this.
You see the blood
on the outside of the statue?
There's nothing on the inside.
Meaning the blood
hit the statue
before it broke.
Yeah.
So they killed
the priest first,
and then destroyed this room.
They walked in on him.
He didn't walk in on them.
Yeah.
[Door lock buzzes]
I didn't think you would come.
You're all grown up, Felix.
I can't believe it.
Yeah.
What's all this?
This is lung cancer, kid.
So, why call me, Woz?
There was nobody else.
I only knew you
when I was a kid.
That's why I called.
You didn't deserve
what happened to you.
Well, I got good
at being by myself.
And it's not like you could have
done anything about it
from in here anyway, right?
True, but I kept tabs on you.
Why? I'm not
your responsibility.
Look kid, it was
a messed-up situation.
We thought we knew
what we were doing,
but we didn't.
People got hurt.
I never thought I'd be
in this place
as long as I have.
Greed's a terrible thing.
What do you want me
to tell you?
Go talk to a priest.
I have.
A long time ago.
It's not the point.
You got left out to dry.
I'm trying to say
that whatever part
I played in that,
I take full responsibility.
It is what it is.
Looking doom in the eye
makes you rethink things.
They never found
my half of the take.
I want to try to help you out.
How much?
Today's dollars?
It's worth a fortune.
I'll send you a message
with the location.
These walls have ears.
And?
What else is there?
Tell me where he is.
Tell me where my father is.
I wish I could.
Father Heslop is
the associate pastor
with the church.
Father,
this is Detective Vega.
Hi, father.
This must be
a terrible shock for you.
I just don't believe
this is happening.
I saw Noel yesterday.
What time was that?
We closed up
the church at 8:00.
We had our end of day meeting.
How was Father Barnett
acting last night?
Was anything on his mind?
Noel was a little preoccupied.
There was a call for last rites
at the hospice.
I took it because Noel said
he had a matter to attend to.
You have any idea
what that was?
I don't know, but he had
his car keys with him.
He was going somewhere.
Was he in the church
at midnight often?
No.
He usually took to private
prayer in the rectory.
He was a stickler
for saving heat and power.
We're not a wealthy parish.
Did something happen inside?
We're investigating.
What, like a robbery?
Homicide.
It's going to take
a long time, I guess,
the investigating, then?
All the CSI stuff.
Until we catch
the perpetrator, sir.
No, I just mean,
like, this part...
Around the church.
Are you a congregant here?
Me, no, I'm not catholic.
Just curious.
What's your name, sir?
Jean.
Badger.
Do you live in
the neighbourhood, Mr. Badger?
No, I'm, actually...
I'm just, uh, picking
some stuff up
from a friend's place,
and I gotta go,
but good luck with
your investigating.
No, let me through!
No! No! No! No!
No!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...
Where is he?
Where's Father Noel?
Ma'am, we are
homicide detectives.
Homicide?
It's true?
He's dead?
Yes, I'm sorry to say.
I knew it. I told him
to stay away from them,
but he wouldn't listen to me.
Stay away from who?
The devil worshippers.
She's crazy.
I mean, she thinks,
like, black jeans
are a sign of devil worship.
I had to ask.
How often did
Father Barnett come here?
Couple times a week.
I mean, he was okay.
You know, he didn't, like,
judge you, or anything.
Everybody here loved him.
Did you see him last night?
Yeah.
Yeah, he came by
around 10:00,
dropped off a scarf
and a dress shirt for me.
Yeah? What for?
I had a job interview today.
He wanted to make sure
that I looked good.
See, like, that's what I mean.
Like, I'm not even
that catholic,
and he cared.
You know where
he went after that?
He's a priest.
It's none of my business.
I'm just trying to find
out who killed him.
I saw a girl in his car.
He drove off with her.
That is a beautifully
marbled steak.
You cook that well done,
I might have to hunt you down.
[Laughing]
Felix, my man!
How's it hanging?
You know, it's hanging.
Well, swing it around this way.
I got some fresh organic
birds I gotta get out.
Hey, you see that
Sacramento game last night?
What a barn-burner!
Nobody took the over,
thank God.
I would have lost my shirt.
So how did that thing work out
with your aunt,
or your cousin, or what?
Un, Uncle.
So, how much you get?
Uh, nothing yet.
Nothing, huh?
No, it's just, uh,
the lawyer needed to do
something or other.
Like paperwork, you know?
Yeah, but you're in the will.
It's not like anybody's
contesting it, right?
Uh, h-hey, I was looking at
the Indiana game tonight.
Wh-what's the line on that?
Uh, ten and a half.
You sure you want to do that?
Yeah. I got a good feeling.
You also got a big tab
that's overdue.
What if I eat the spread,
take them at even,
and wipe out the tab
including the vig?
Yeah, but if you lose,
the vig doubles.
I'll take it.
After this inheritance comes in,
I'll have enough to cover it
and then some.
And it's just
a couple more days, tops.
All right, 20 g's on Indiana.
Don't say I'm not
a fair-minded individual.
All right, see you.
[Pounding on door]
Listen to me, kid!
You want to say sorry,
great, you're forgiven.
Doesn't do me any good.
If you found your father,
what would you do?
I don't know, maybe ask him
if three postcards in 20 years
was all he could manage.
Scream in his face...
Punch him in the nose.
It wasn't his choice.
He had to go.
He could have
taken me with him.
No, he couldn't.
Says you.
But then you're in here, dying.
I'm sorry, I don't mean
to take it out on you.
He made his choice,
and I just wasn't one of them.
There's no law
that says you have to
love your kids.
[Door lock buzzes]
I'll make it up to you, kid.
It's too late.
Looks like
the half an hour is up.
Indiana takes the lead.
Toronto has four time-outs.
Six seconds left on the clock.
Indiana up by two.
It all
comes down to the last shot.
Defense, defense, defense.
Inbound to McCall.
Out to Reddick.
He sets. Three-point shot...
It's good! Toronto wins!
No!
[Screaming in rage] No!
[Stomping]
[Roaring in frustration]
[Screams echo]
He's going to find out.
No, he won't.
I promise you.
If he does, he'll kill me.
I won't let that happen.
But what about money?
I have $30 in my purse.
Nothing else.
Get in.
I'll take care of it.
Please, you have to trust me.
[Starts car]
See, a large bruise covers
the entire side of his face.
He was hit by a wide object
travelling at
a high rate of speed.
So not a bat or a pipe
or something like that.
That's right.
I also found bruising on
the other side of his brain
from where it bashed
against the skull.
Did it knock him out?
Well, it disoriented him
at least.
You know, it takes
a surprising amount of force
to knock somebody out.
Plus, we know he was standing
when his throat was cut.
So he's hit,
but he got away from his killers
long enough to call 911.
You said "killers."
It could be just one person.
See, look,
the skin around the wound
is torn.
Not a particularly sharp blade.
Maybe not a blade at all.
I found this inside the wound.
Soil and a bit
of organic matter.
Grass probably.
So, a shovel.
Yup, you're looking for
a spade with a square edges
and sharp points.
See, it was a flat blow
to the back of the head,
then it was turned on its side,
and it slashed across
the left external carotid.
One person
could have done it all.
Yeah.
Sombeody must have really
been pissed off
with Father Barnett.
The lab couldn't clean it up?
If it was static, maybe,
but with drop-outs,
there's nothing to clean.
We're looking for one attacker.
Sketch artist just
finished with a girl
who saw this woman
with Father Barnett at 10:00.
Listen to this.
It's the 911 call.
[Garbled playback]:
St. Roch, please help me...
[Voice breathless,
sound cutting out]
He's trying to kill me...
[Muffled word]
"St. Roch.
Please help me.
He's trying to kill me."
I'm not sure
about the last word.
Play the last part back again.
[Voice muffled and unclear]:
...Huz...
Husband?
I think you're right.
Now we really
gotta find the wife.
Husband.
Husband, husband.
Was Father Barnett maybe...
Slipping in his vows?
Impossible.
Noel lived a life
of solitude and prayer.
He lived for St. Roch.
His social time was spent
trying to help people
and raising money
for the church.
Father, do you know
what this is?
He must have transposed this
from the master list.
These are graveyard internments.
Is there any way
that you can help us
decipher these initials?
You can see that "R. S."
is mentioned five times
in the last six months.
First three were on Mondays.
It was R.S. plus M.C.
MC stands for
"Marriage Classes."
R.S. stands for
Rita Sopressa.
Married to Mario Sopressa.
And the last entry
was just before the murder.
You can see that
it has a D.V. beside it.
What about that one?
DV stands for
"Domestic Violence."
Felix!
I was gonna call you.
Oh, those buzzer-beaters
are a heartbreak.
Aw, you know,
I feel for you, pal.
So how's that inheritance
working out?
You know, double the vig
is going to be expensive.
Yeah, no, it's just
a few more days.
That's all.
Really?
[Pulls freezer door shut]
Aw, tick tock,
can't stop the clock.
You know, you don't want
to let the meter
run too long, you know?
Hey, which reminds me,
I made a delivery,
some nice New York strips
and some soup bones
to that swank place
you work at,
and what do I find?
You're not there anymore.
I quit.
Is that right?
No point killing myself
if I got all this money
coming in, right?
Minus what you owe.
Yeah.
Yeah, there's
plenty enough to go around.
Gabe and I were
talking about that.
40 grand is a big nut
for a guy
who just quit his job.
Maybe we put Gabe's mind
at ease
and you give him
the name of the lawyer
that's holding up the works,
and he'll check what's what.
Uh, Jean Badger...
And Associates.
[Laughs]
Like the weasel.
Oh, that's a good name
for a lawyer.
Thanks.
Mario Sopressa?
You were married
at St. Roch's Church
four months ago?
Yeah, that's right.
MPD, homicide.
I've got
some questions for you?
Is Rita okay?
You have reason
to believe she isn't?
She took off in
the middle of the night.
She calls someone,
and she's gone.
I've been looking
everywhere for her.
And yet here you are.
Yeah, I'm not a rich man.
I gotta work.
Can you tell us where you were
the night before last
around midnight?
I was on the highway,
coming back from Abbotsford.
And what's in Abbotsford?
Her parents.
I thought she was there.
Hey, look, you got to find her.
Why did she leave?
I don't know.
Really?
No trouble in the marriage?
No physical altercations?
Hey, that's a lie.
Who told you that?
Father Barnett.
What, the priest
who married us?
What the hell would he know?
I'd like to see him
say that to my face.
It's 923, grave 923.
There is no 9-2-3.
There are only 94 plots
in the cemetery.
You sure?
Forget this foolishness.
Woz is just an old man
playing games.
I wouldn't trust
anything he says.
How did you know
that Woz told me?
Who else could it be?
So... you Haven't
heard from my dad...
Once over all these years?
Other than the postcards
he sent you,
no, never.
He left you to my care,
and I did the best I could.
Do you need money?
Let me help you.
No, no, no, I'll figure it out.
You've done enough, father,
and I don't blame you
for any of this.
It's him.
I hate him.
You have to
unburden yourself, Felix.
There is nothing lighter
than a forgiving heart.
God can forgive him
when he's dead.
The in-laws confirm
Mario Sopressa was
at their home in Abbotsford.
He was banging
on the front door
and screaming for Rita.
They say he gave up
around 11:45
when they called the police,
and dispatch has confirmed.
There's no way he makes it
back to the city
in time to kill Father Barnett.
Then where's the wife?
She was the last one
to see him alive.
She was trying to escape
an abusive husband.
She didn't go to her parents,
she went to her priest.
You know that world.
Tell me what he does.
He would take her
someplace safe,
somewhere where the husband
wouldn't know.
Women's shelter.
Yeah. Women's shelter
run by the Catholic Charities.
Except those lists
are kept confidential.
There's no way we're going
to get a list of those.
Let me make some calls.
I know someone
who can get us there.
I'd rather talk to them alone.
I'll just be a minute.
I can't believe he's dead.
You're sure it wasn't Mario?
We're sure.
You can't tell him where I am.
He'll never find out
where you are,
and if he ever
comes near you again,
I will personally
slap the cuffs on him, okay?
You have my word.
What time did Father Barnett
bring you here?
It was after
11:00, I think.
He was a Saint.
He did everything
he could to help me.
Do you know
where he was going after?
Back home.
Where else would he go?
[Vega]: Did he talk about
meeting up with someone?
No.
Do you know
if anything was troubling him?
He was just focused on
getting me to a safe place.
I owe him my life.
Listen, if you ever
need anything,
you call us, okay?
Anything.
Thank you.
Wait a second.
When I called Father Barnett,
I told him
I didn't have any money.
I just wanted to
get out of there.
He didn't have cash,
but he said he'd make sure
I never had to go back
to Mario.
He gave me these.
( ♪ )
No, no, no, no...
Dammit.
So, it's midnight.
The church lights
are off, it's dark.
There's no one around.
He parks there,
but he doesn't go
into the rectory.
Instead, he goes
into the church.
Does he see something inside?
Well, the doors were locked,
and he's the only one
with the key, so...
So he sees somebody outside
and he runs into the church.
Is he scared?
Somebody with a shovel
and bad intentions?
That's everything.
You don't have one
with a square blade?
What you see here
is what I got.
Nothing's missing.
Okay.
When was the last interrment?
Here?
Uh, maybe 60 years ago.
Have you had any incidents
of graves being disturbed?
Most of these graves
are over a hundred years old.
Nothing ever changes
around here.
Except last week.
Last week?
Felix.
Looks like time isn't
on your side, pal.
Let's talk it over.
What do you say?
He had me replace the old one.
It was worn out.
Why do you replace
an 80-year-old
gravestone?
The family must have
ordered it?
Maybe they didn't like the idea
of grandma being under
a worn-out stone.
Grandma was 10 years old
when she died.
Don't ask me, man.
I just cut the grass
around here.
Is this your doing?
No.
That's new.
I've been pretty good
to you, Felix.
I mean, you win a bet,
it's not like you gotta
come chase me down.
You know where to find me,
and I got the cash,
and you get paid, right?
Yeah, sure, Clive.
Okay, look,
I'm not totally unsympathetic.
I get that 40 grand
is a big whack of money.
Hey, it would take me
a day or two
to come up with that
kind of scratch.
But still, I would do it,
because I honour my agreements,
and I expect the same.
Yeah, no, absolutely, Clive.
It's just,
I just don't have the money yet.
Don't give me this story
about your dead uncle,
because Gabe checked,
and there is no lawyer
named Badger.
So you can stop that right now.
I'm not expecting
everything at once, okay?
Okay.
Now, let me see the watch.
[Chuckling] No, dummy,
the pocket watch.
The one you keep rubbing
every time you get nervous.
Yeah, now, here's something.
I mean, you give me this,
this buys you time.
I saw a watch like this on ebay
for five grand.
It was my father's.
Father should have told you
that taking Indiana
without the spread
was a bad idea.
I'm going to take this,
and you're going to come up
with some more cash soon.
You bring me what you've got,
doesn't matter how much,
and we're going to keep
doing that until you pay me off.
Okay. Sure.
Atta boy.
You got yourself a deal.
Let's shake.
[Screaming in pain,
bones crunch]
[Screams echo]
I doubt anybody visited
that grave in years.
I can't find a Becorn.
There's no Becorns
left in the city.
Getting a court order to dig up
the grave without cause won't be easy.
We need the family.
Anybody.
Closest one I could find
lives halfway
across the country.
Well, give it to me.
It's worth a try.
Hold the phone!
This better be interesting.
It's always interesting
when he gets like this.
Barnett ordered the stone
from Jessop Granite Works
last week.
Bought and paid for
an Oxford Grey marker.
Cost? $563.
That's not interesting.
He called them from the church.
Doesn't tell us
why he changed the gravestone.
That's right.
So I checked
the rest of the phone records.
He only made one other call
that day.
It was three minutes
after he ordered the stone.
15-minute conversation.
Stop burying the lead.
Just tell us who he called.
Harper Maximum Security Prison.
Now, that is interesting.
[Clucks proudly]
The phone records say
that Father Barnett
called Harper Prison
at 1:14 P.M. on the 23rd.
[Guard typing]
1:14 P.M. incoming.
Cell block three.
That's the medical ward.
Prisoner number 22936.
Kryztof Woz.
Can we see him?
He died on the 30th.
Two weeks ago.
Lung cancer.
He's buried in our cemetery.
No family in attendance.
All right, thank you.
He have any visitors
before he died?
Priest, maybe?
Uh...
One. One visitor
on the 20th.
Felix Hausman.
You want his info?
Yeah, you bet we do.
[Typing]
Meet Kryztof Woz.
Born 1948.
From 1981 to 1988,
he was arrested
for a series of B&Es.
- Nine times.
- Convicted...
- Twice.
- Time served...
Four years.
Which brings us to 1993...
When a diamond merchant's
home was robbed,
and two men made off with...
Two million in one-carat
brilliant-cut diamonds.
You know, you two
should book an act in Vegas.
Shush.
We're on a roll.
After a week-long manhunt,
Woz was captured, convicted,
and he received...
A 25-year sentence.
Not granted parole.
His accomplice
was never identified,
and the diamonds
were never recovered.
A couple of days ago,
our victim hands Rita Sopressa
two brilliant-cut diamonds
to get her out of
a violent marriage.
You're not saying
Father Barnett
was the accomplice.
Well, he had the diamonds.
[Chuckling]
No, no. No way.
No way?
No, you're right,
'cause whoever
heard of a priest
doing anything illegal?
Why are you suddenly
not interested in facts?
Why aren't you suddenly
ignoring a motive?
There is nothing in his past
to suggest anything
but that he was a caring priest
who tried to help people.
He gave up everything
for the church.
[Pointedly]
He had the diamonds.
And maybe he pried them
off a chalice.
Everything in churches
is either cubic zirconia
or semiprecious stones.
Nothing with diamonds.
That is inaccurate.
You hate a coincidence
as much as I do.
I can think of a dozen ways
that he got them.
You know, he administered
last rites
and Woz gave it to him
personally.
Maybe the real accomplice
put them in the donation box.
Hey, how about this guy,
Felix Hausman,
what's he doing?
Who is this guy
visiting him in prison?
He would have been 10 years old
when the diamonds were stolen.
What is this,
catholic blinders?
I just don't buy it,
Ange, that's all.
I know this is a
touchy subject for you.
Oh, please don't do that.
It's not a touchy subject.
It feels like it is.
I left the church.
I feel good. I'm grounded.
I'm in a good place.
I'm spiritually...
- Yeah, I need a coffee.
- Oscar...
No, no, I'll be back.
Just continue with your show.
I'm going to go see
Father Heslop.
[Flynn sighs]
I've seen him.
At the crime scene.
I love this church.
Are you catholic,
Detective Vega?
I was raised.
Not anymore.
You shouldn't deny yourself
a spiritual life.
I'm still spiritual, father,
just non-denominational.
Does the name Felix Hausman
mean anything to you?
Is he a suspect?
He's a person of interest.
We found some records
that have Felix Hausman
living next to the church
20 years ago.
Well, it was
long before I got here,
but that used to be
St. Roch's Orphanage.
It was closed.
Budget cutbacks.
Who ran the orphanage?
Father Barnett.
You really fired up
Detective Vega.
Well, it got us a connection
between Felix
and the priest, didn't it?
I suppose.
[Knock on door]
Felix, right?
Yeah.
You remember me.
Yeah.
Your former boss told us
where we could find you.
What was her name?
Jean Baget.
Funny, that.
Didn't you tell Detective Lucas
your name was Jean Badger?
Yeah, I...
I was just curious,
and I didn't really
want to get involved.
Yeah, I can understand that.
Listen, I'm feeling
a little parched here.
Think we could come in
and get a glass of water?
I actually don't
really have anything.
Sorry.
So I guess you've
lied to me twice.
You knew Father Barnett.
You didn't mention
that you grew up
in the St. Roch Orphanage.
Why would I?
It was a long time ago,
and I haven't seen
him in years.
But you just happened
to walk by the church
the morning that we're
investigating his murder?
Coincidence.
Hmm.
Detective Lucas doesn't
believe in coincidences,
but I know,
you do this job long enough,
they happen.
Well, all right,
no harm, no foul.
We just had to tie up
these loose ends
before we put
this thing to bed.
Thanks for your time.
Well, wait, so you...
You found the killer?
No, but after 48 hours,
it gets tough.
We got to move on
to other cases, you know?
Oh, yeah, no,
I heard that somewhere.
Hey, uh, one more thing.
Does the name Leslie Becorn
mean anything to you?
No.
No, nothing. Nope.
Should it?
It's just an old grave
behind the church.
It was disturbed. Just thinking
maybe we'll find some evidence
that'll link us to our killer.
We got to get a court order
to dig it up.
Those things take forever,
but we'll get one.
Anyway, thanks for your time.
You know you've got
to move your van.
I don't understand
what you just did there.
Well, we can't dig up the grave
without a warrant, but he can.
But why would he?
Because he wants the diamonds.
And we want the murder weapon.
[Breathing hard]
Drop it, Felix.
That's not a good idea.
Drop it.
Hey...
you're not going to hurt me,
and I don't want to shoot you.
So drop it.
[Sighs in defeat]
Square blade.
Thank you.
[Handcuffs rattle]
Can I take a shot at him first?
Absolutely.
[Door opens]
[911 call plays back]
St. Roch... please help me...
I think
he's trying to kill me...
Huz...
"Trying to kill me.
Hausman."
It's not that clear.
The shovel my partner
found in your hands
is pretty clear.
Probably matches the wounds
found on Father Barnett's head
and throat.
You know, an orphanage isn't
a perfect place to grow up,
is it?
What would you know about it?
I know that your mother died
in childbirth,
and that's got to weigh on you.
I mean, it's not your fault,
but, you know, there it is.
Kryztof Woz had an accomplice
when he stole those diamonds,
and that was your father.
Cyrus Hausman.
Must have made for interesting
family dinners.
He kept that stuff
away from me.
He was all I had.
I loved him.
Well, sure,
but $2 million
in diamonds comes into play,
and, well,
your father takes off,
Woz goes to prison,
and you end up
in the St. Roch Orphanage
with a friendly priest
trying to take care of you.
I made do.
Right.
You signed for a package
from the jail.
Kryztof Woz's personal effects.
He wanted you to have them.
I wonder what was in the box.
So he goes digging
for the diamonds,
and Father Barnett
gets in the way.
Yeah, I don't think that's
why he killed him.
You want to share?
Well, when we were
digging in that hole,
we didn't find any diamonds.
Father Barnett
found them years ago.
But he didn't know that.
Till he started digging.
Rejection.
Abandonment.
Do you have a job, Felix?
Do you find it hard
to hold down a job?
What about a girlfriend?
Do you have a girlfriend?
Have you ever had a girlfriend?
If I ask around about you,
what will I find out?
Unpaid debt?
Gambling.
See, sometimes,
we run toward the thing
that actually hurts us.
That's our way of learning
to cope with the loss
and the rejection.
What do you want?
I want to understand.
After you killed
Father Barnett,
the man who helped raise you,
you had time
before the cops came,
but you did not go back
and dig up the diamonds.
You went back,
and you covered up the grave.
You want to tell me
what you found in the hole?
Exactly what Woz
wanted me to find.
[Flynn]: You only had to dig
a few feet deep
into an existing grave.
It was the perfect place
for Woz to hide a body.
Your father's body.
[Flynn]:
Then there's this Barnett
with his failing church
to support.
All those years, he knew.
He knew your father was dead,
and he watched you suffer.
[Felix breathing hard]
[Flynn]: Watched you suffer
with that abandonment
and that rejection.
Woz killed
and buried your father.
He asked me to come
to the prison for confession.
He told me everything.
You knew he was here?
And the postcards?
I sent those to you.
I couldn't watch you
in so much pain.
[Screams] Then why
didn't you tell me?
It was confession, a sacrament.
I couldn't tell you.
He told me
the diamonds were here.
I didn't believe it.
But then I found them...
And him.
It was the greater good.
20 years
I've kept St. Roch open.
Those diamonds helped
so many people, Felix.
Even you.
The money I gave you.
I wish I could have stopped you
from gambling it away.
You were like a son to me.
I had a father.
Felix...
Listen to me.
The diamonds are still here,
and whatever's left?
All yours.
I won't say a word.
Felix?
[Cries out]
I think he's trying to kill me.
Felix Hausman.
I'm sorry, Lord,
forgive me for my sins..
Too late.
[Blow thuds]
I was a son to him...
And he sacrificed me
for his church.
He took everything
that I had...
knowing that I spent
my whole life
just hating.
The only person
who ever loved me.
Good morning, father.
I almost became a priest.
Three years at
St. Augustine Seminary.
What changed your mind?
I never liked the politics.
What I really miss
was the quiet times.
Kind of like this,
just sitting here.
So you joined the police force?
[Chuckles]
I guess sometimes
the job picks you.
I don't know, I'm still
figuring it out.
We're works in progress, right?
I hear that.
What about this place?
Father Barnett
was the only reason
St. Roch stayed open
all these years.
Eventually, everything here
will be sold off.
The only thing
of value, of course,
is the gold chalice.
Something troubling you?
That's where
he was headed towards.
Where was the key
to the tabernacle
that night, father?
It was on
Father Barnett's keychain.
I have it here.
Do you mind?
Not at all.
You know, if there was
a false wall in there,
it would be
a perfect hiding place.
Would you care to take a look?
Me? No.
No, this isn't
my church, father.
[Rattling]
[Whispers] Good Lord.