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<blockquote data-quote="broghammerj" data-source="post: 2410025" data-attributes="member: 1869"><p><strong>Chapter 2 Interlude: A Vagrant and A Cultist</strong></p><p></p><p>While John Sampson's murder/robbery was being investigated, the local Grosse Point police had managed to round up a few suspects matching the APB put out for a homeless man seen in the vicinity of Judge Arthur's murder.</p><p></p><p>The disheveled man looked as if he had not seen food for quite some time and clean clothes for even longer. He sat silent to questioning. When he did speak it was only repetitive muttering under his breath. Drew thought he could recognize the Italian dialect and called for an interpreter.</p><p></p><p>"He keeps saying the same thing over and over." "Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create se non etterne, e io etterno duro. Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.......Before me nothing was but things eternal, and I endure eternally. Abandon all hope, you who enter here." "I don't know what to tell you gentlemen. He doesn't respond to anything I say in Italian. Sorry I couldn't help furthur."</p><p></p><p>Cyrus, "Talk god damnit! I'll make you talk! I know you can understand me! Officer, get this peace of crap back to his cell."</p><p></p><p>Drew, "Cyrus, take it easy. He's obviously some crazy homeless man. He couldn't be responsible for three murders."</p><p></p><p>Suddenly a scuffle and the meager vagrant breaks free casting himself off a balcony smashing into a desk below. Jake scrambles to his aid and attempts to perform CPR but the man's last breath eases from his frail frame. Clutched in his hands is a strange trinket. A cross mounted upside down on a silver chain.</p><p></p><p>Records of the man's fingerprints eventually return. He is an Italian immigrant and priest hired at a local university to teach ethics and Italian. There was an alleged sexual realtionship with one of his students and he left under the pressure. He latter turned to the ministry were he was accused of molesting a child. He was quickly acquited as it was clear the charges were falsely filed, but he left his parish in shame and soon disappeared. No tax returns, paychecks, credit applications, etc had turned up in more than 20 years.</p><p></p><p>Research into the Italian phrase and the phrases from the two crime scenes seemed to point to Dante's inferno. All three are quotes from Canto III as the narrator is about to enter hell. What did this man have to do with the crimes? Why would both he and Judge Arthur be linked to molestation cases? All questions that needed to be answered.</p><p></p><p>Drew was a bit stumped as to the link, but knew what any good cop should do and that was follow his leads. There was a lot of those damn snakes. They had to come from somewhere. It turns out the Detroit zoo reptile section had been robbed as well as a few local pet stores. At the zoo someone had been cultivating the two species of wasps and flies found at the Arthur crime scene. Craig Carlson, zoo keeper and herpatologist had not shown up for work in some time. It was time to pay him a visit.</p><p></p><p>Cyrus as usual wanted to do the talking. He was getting tired of this case going nowwhere. A young unassuming man answered at the Carlson residence. Several man sat at a table behind him but what they were doing remained obstructed by Carlson's figure.</p><p></p><p>Cyrus, "We need to talk. Step outside!"</p><p></p><p>Carlson, "Who are you. I don't think so pal. I'm not going anywhere."</p><p></p><p>Cyrus, "It don't matter who I am. We got business and we need to speak. We can do that inside or outside. You decide."</p><p></p><p>Carlson, "This conversion is over."</p><p></p><p>He began to close the door but Cyrus reacted quickly wedging his boot in the doorway. Carlson began to reach for something under his shirt. Drew catching a glimpse reacted quickly drawing his own gun. "Freeze!" Carlson continued to move. Drew pulled off a few shots but they slammed into the doorway. Carlson quickly retreated back into the residence. Fire began coming from the table of men. "Rata-tat-tat-tat...." The sound of an Uzi made a distinct noise. Cyrus shot back. Drew dropped one of the men. Jake sprang into action grabbing his 12 guage from the car. Cyrus concentrated his fire on Carlson who returned fire hitting Drew in the leg. Jake then barged into the house laying waste to one of the men with a "THOOM." Drew followed his lead charging into his house and putting the final slugs into Carlson to take him down.</p><p></p><p>Carlson was quickly patched by up by Jake. He would be stable for the meat wagon to get him to the OR. He had purchased himself a long ICU stay. The house was searched revealing clues to these strange cases. On the table lay maps of the Arhur home, information about the Judge's personal activities, and newspaper articles regarding his work in previous molestation cases. In Carlson's bedroom was a red, leather bound manifesto embossed with an upside down cross. Within in was reference to indoctrination into the "movement", how to avenge the sins of the perpatrators, and various rituals. Within the book were quotes from Dante's Inferno. Next to the book was a long sword with a wicked blade. The tip was curved into a sinister hood and the hilt was in the form of an upside down crucifix.</p><p></p><p>It was obvious from phone records that Carlson was a close friend of John Sampsons. It was likely that the Wallace killing was a revenge killing. Drew knew they were very close to something. The lid was about to crack wide open. Some type of cult was intimately tied to priest molestations and this all somehow linked to Dante's Inferno. Clearly they were about to enter hell!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="broghammerj, post: 2410025, member: 1869"] [b]Chapter 2 Interlude: A Vagrant and A Cultist[/b] While John Sampson's murder/robbery was being investigated, the local Grosse Point police had managed to round up a few suspects matching the APB put out for a homeless man seen in the vicinity of Judge Arthur's murder. The disheveled man looked as if he had not seen food for quite some time and clean clothes for even longer. He sat silent to questioning. When he did speak it was only repetitive muttering under his breath. Drew thought he could recognize the Italian dialect and called for an interpreter. "He keeps saying the same thing over and over." "Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create se non etterne, e io etterno duro. Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.......Before me nothing was but things eternal, and I endure eternally. Abandon all hope, you who enter here." "I don't know what to tell you gentlemen. He doesn't respond to anything I say in Italian. Sorry I couldn't help furthur." Cyrus, "Talk god damnit! I'll make you talk! I know you can understand me! Officer, get this peace of crap back to his cell." Drew, "Cyrus, take it easy. He's obviously some crazy homeless man. He couldn't be responsible for three murders." Suddenly a scuffle and the meager vagrant breaks free casting himself off a balcony smashing into a desk below. Jake scrambles to his aid and attempts to perform CPR but the man's last breath eases from his frail frame. Clutched in his hands is a strange trinket. A cross mounted upside down on a silver chain. Records of the man's fingerprints eventually return. He is an Italian immigrant and priest hired at a local university to teach ethics and Italian. There was an alleged sexual realtionship with one of his students and he left under the pressure. He latter turned to the ministry were he was accused of molesting a child. He was quickly acquited as it was clear the charges were falsely filed, but he left his parish in shame and soon disappeared. No tax returns, paychecks, credit applications, etc had turned up in more than 20 years. Research into the Italian phrase and the phrases from the two crime scenes seemed to point to Dante's inferno. All three are quotes from Canto III as the narrator is about to enter hell. What did this man have to do with the crimes? Why would both he and Judge Arthur be linked to molestation cases? All questions that needed to be answered. Drew was a bit stumped as to the link, but knew what any good cop should do and that was follow his leads. There was a lot of those damn snakes. They had to come from somewhere. It turns out the Detroit zoo reptile section had been robbed as well as a few local pet stores. At the zoo someone had been cultivating the two species of wasps and flies found at the Arthur crime scene. Craig Carlson, zoo keeper and herpatologist had not shown up for work in some time. It was time to pay him a visit. Cyrus as usual wanted to do the talking. He was getting tired of this case going nowwhere. A young unassuming man answered at the Carlson residence. Several man sat at a table behind him but what they were doing remained obstructed by Carlson's figure. Cyrus, "We need to talk. Step outside!" Carlson, "Who are you. I don't think so pal. I'm not going anywhere." Cyrus, "It don't matter who I am. We got business and we need to speak. We can do that inside or outside. You decide." Carlson, "This conversion is over." He began to close the door but Cyrus reacted quickly wedging his boot in the doorway. Carlson began to reach for something under his shirt. Drew catching a glimpse reacted quickly drawing his own gun. "Freeze!" Carlson continued to move. Drew pulled off a few shots but they slammed into the doorway. Carlson quickly retreated back into the residence. Fire began coming from the table of men. "Rata-tat-tat-tat...." The sound of an Uzi made a distinct noise. Cyrus shot back. Drew dropped one of the men. Jake sprang into action grabbing his 12 guage from the car. Cyrus concentrated his fire on Carlson who returned fire hitting Drew in the leg. Jake then barged into the house laying waste to one of the men with a "THOOM." Drew followed his lead charging into his house and putting the final slugs into Carlson to take him down. Carlson was quickly patched by up by Jake. He would be stable for the meat wagon to get him to the OR. He had purchased himself a long ICU stay. The house was searched revealing clues to these strange cases. On the table lay maps of the Arhur home, information about the Judge's personal activities, and newspaper articles regarding his work in previous molestation cases. In Carlson's bedroom was a red, leather bound manifesto embossed with an upside down cross. Within in was reference to indoctrination into the "movement", how to avenge the sins of the perpatrators, and various rituals. Within the book were quotes from Dante's Inferno. Next to the book was a long sword with a wicked blade. The tip was curved into a sinister hood and the hilt was in the form of an upside down crucifix. It was obvious from phone records that Carlson was a close friend of John Sampsons. It was likely that the Wallace killing was a revenge killing. Drew knew they were very close to something. The lid was about to crack wide open. Some type of cult was intimately tied to priest molestations and this all somehow linked to Dante's Inferno. Clearly they were about to enter hell! [/QUOTE]
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