rkondrk@travellercentral.com wrote:

>  Woof arrives at the church. "Wait, Si," Woof says, not yet paying
>  the cab.

"It's your coin, Si." the cabbie says leaning back and opening up a 
newspaper.

> >> Go in, genuflect or whatever is the correct way to do it, and
> >> take a seat near the rear, where I can watch the goings on.
> >>
> >> There are very few people in the church when Woof arrives and
> >> only a few more arrive after he does.
> >>
> >> Woof looks around. This is a large church, and old one. The
> >> central nave is lighted and that is where the few worshipers who
> >> are here are sitting. To both sides there are darkened sections.
> >> Up at the front of the church a priest begins the service.
>
>  He keeps looking at the people to see if he's missing her. He then
>  thinks maybe she'll arrive a little later, once she realizes that
>  he's come alone.
>
> >> A few minutes after the mass has begun, Woof notices movement to
> >> his left in the darkened aisle. The movement stops, then after a
> >> few seconds, more Woof sees the shape of what appears to be a
> >> woman move out from behind a column. He can't see clearly who it
> >> is, but it looks like she beckons him with her hand before
> >> stepping back behind the column.
>
>  It doesn't matter now who it is. He dove in when he read the note.
>  If its a set up, well, if its connected to Akus' death, maybe it'll
>  give him a lead, and his team can investigate *his* death too. 'Mom
>  always said not to be interested in married women, or the real good
>  lookers', he thinks with a wry smile. 'She didn't say 'and',' he
>  thinks.
>
>  He slides along the bench seat, then, when he is in the darker area,
>  stands up and goes into the darkness behind the columns. He stays
>  alert, but focuses his attention on the woman.

"Wolfgang Shultz?" asks a woman's voice in a whisper from the darkness.

After he answers she says steps out where he can see her. This isn't 
Lessa, it is a middle aged woman dressed as a nun.

She says very quietly, "I'm Sister Claire. A young woman, who needs your 
help, asked me to bring you to her. If you are willing to come."

Eris
AKU GM