I've been really busy, but I'm dieing to end this story soon, so I'll try my darndest to get it out there. Can you guess who the killer is?

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Act 2 Scene 3

Father Adams led Olivia to the confessional. He opened the door and had her wait for what seemed like forever to Olivia. As she sat in the small box the guilt weighed on her heart. She started to pick at her fingernails. It was an old habit from her childhood. She mentally scorned herself for starting it.

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She began to feel nervous and almost left when the door on the other side opened. Vaguely, Father Adams could be seen through the wooden screen. "Child, tell me of your sins.

Olivia wasn't sure what to do or how to start. She knew there was some kind of ritual, but she'd never gone to a Catholic Church before. "Father, forgive me I'm not Catholic."

"That's not a sin. Tell me what is bothering you."

Olivia took a deep breath and let it all out. "I've been a bad bad girl

I've been careless with a delicate man

And it's a sad sad world

When a girl will break a boy Just because she can."

The Scene splits in half. Elliot and Sister Miriam sit in the interrogation room.

Elliot handed Miriam a card with five photos on it. "Sister Miriam, do you recognize any of these men?"

Olivia- "Don't you tell me to deny it

I've done wrong and I want to Suffer for my sins."

S.Miriam- "Well yes, that's George, he volunteers at our church. "

Olivia-"I've come to you 'cause I need Guidance to be true And I just don't know where I can begin ."

S-Miriam- "He takes William to the crypts under our church all of the time."

Olivia- "What I need is a good defense 'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal ."

Elliot- "How well do you know George?"

Olivia- "And I need to be redeemed To the one I've sinned against Because he's all I ever knew of love."

S.Miriam "He came from St. Anthonies Mental facility about a 2 years ago. We get a lot of volunteers from them. Only the stable ones, of course. Detective Andrew Mackie interviewed him."

Elliot, who was looking at his tablet, shot his gaze towards Miriam. "Andrew Mackie interviewed? How did he miss…"

Munch, who was standing behind the two-way glass opened the door. "Sister, can you take us to the crypts?"

She nodded, "Detectives, did George do something wrong?"

Olivia- "Heaven help me for the way I am

Save me from these evil deeds

Before I get them done ."

Elliot raised a brow at Munch and then answered Miriam, "George's real name is Alan and he wasn't sent by the hospital."

Olivia- "I know tomorrow brings hte consciquence at hand

But I keep living this day like the next will never come."

Elliot drove the squad car with Munch and Sister Miriam in the passenger seats. He removed a coffee cup from the dashboard that was stained with Olivia's lipstick on it. His eye twitched and he faultered causing some of the cold coffee to be spill on his jeans.

Munch handed him a Klennex, "You ok?"

Olivia- "Oh help me but don't tell me

To deny it."

"No", sighed Elliot.

Olivia- "I've got to cleanse myself

Of all these lies till I'm good

Enough for him."

"What happened to Olivia?" Munch asked.

Olivia- "I've got a lot to lose and I'm

Bettin' high

So I'm beggin' you before it ends

Just tell me where to begin."

"Her father." Elliot answered.

"Excuse me?" Munch said.

Elliot cleared his throat, "Nothing. She was making irrational decisions."

Munch grinned, "Is that what they're calling it now a days."

"Something funny?"

"You two need to be to brake the law every once in awhile. "

Olivia- "What I need is a good defense

'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal

And I need to be redeemed

To the one I've sinned against

Because he's all I ever knew of love."

Miriam poked her head through the seats and looked at Elliot, "How long have you and her been together?"

Elliot slammed on the breaks to stop at the yellow light, "8 years. Where are we going?"

Miriam sweetly replied, "Oh, well, love has it's ups and downs."

Elliot's eyes almost popped out of his head, "Oh, no no. Partners. We've been partners for 8 years."

"You kids and your slang terms. I can't keep up."

Munch laughed and pointed, "Slow down Romeo. The church is the other way. Sure you can handle the drive?"

Olivia- "Let me know the way

Before there's hell to pay

Give me room to lay the law and let me go

I've got to make a play

To make my lover stay

So what would an angel say

The devil wants to know."

Elliot grunted in frustration, "Munch I know what I'm doing. I've done this many times before."

"Maybe that's why she's apprehensive." Miraim added.

Munch pointed in the air to define Miriam's thought, "That's what I tried to tell him."

Elliot scratched his head, "What are we talking about? Can we please just focus."

"Oh denial, how you eat at the bleeding heart." Munch sighed.

"My heart works just fine. Why am I defending myself? This is a ridiculous conversation on top of an idea that would get my ass fired. Pardon me Sister."

Olivia- "What I need is a good defense

'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal

And I need to be redeemed

To the one I've sinned against

Because he's all I ever knew of love."

Miriam sat back, "Sometimes it's not meant to be."

Munch looked in the other direction. "Sometimes the measurements don't quiet add up."

Elliot was becoming angry. "I know the pieces fit cuz I watched them fall away
You don't get it, so let's just drop it."

Munch glanced his way, "Don't blame yourself. It's hard to choose love.

Miriam -"Choose? I didn't know one had to think about choosing love. Love is always worth persuing. The faults can be forgiven if both parties have acknowledged them."

I know the pieces fit cuz I watched them tumble down. No fault, none to blame it doesnt mean I dont desire to
Point the finger, blame the other, watch the temple topple over.
To bring the pieces back together, rediscover communication .

Munch added one more poke to the open scab, "Talking? Wouldn't that be too personal."

Elliot fumed, "You don't know what we talk about."

Munch-"I'm familiar with the charade."

Elliot-"You know nothing. Between supposed lovers
Between supposed lovers.

And I know the pieces fit. "

SCENE turns. We only see Olivia.

Olivia spilled her soul out to the priest behind the confessional and waited with release for Father Adams to answer her. When the pause seemed much longer than 7 seconds she leaned towards the screen and could see Father Adams' head was hanging low.

"Father? Father are you ok?"

The priest slowly fell over. Olivia pushed her face against the holes. "Father Adams!"

She grabbed for her gun and pushed open the door. William was standing on the other side. He had a bloody bandage on his head and he looked pale. Olivia put her gun down and grabbed William, "Oh my God, William, who brought you here? Your head…"

Olivia was smashed over the head from behind.

Elliot, Miriam, and John walked through the doors to find and empty church and Father Adams lying dead in the confessional.