December 1992
Last time they met, Jim Murphy gave him a huge stack of Catholic exorcisms and protection rituals. "Prayers to keep the dark at bay," he said with a small smile, and it made John chuckle.
Because, sometimes, sitting in the car before a hunt, or on his bed in the dark, John tries talking to God like he used to, and finds he has no words.
But he can pray like this, now, with fighting words in dead languages, telling evil he'll kick it's ass. His Amen is "Go to hell", and it really does keep the dark away.