Hestoodinthebriskair,snowswirlingaroundhim,smokerisingfromhispipe.Hehadbeenwarnedthathislifewasindanger.Eachwarningbecamemorepersonal,butalwayspromisinghisdeath.Hestooddefiant,byGod,hewasWalterHarrington,BishopofWallington,andnoonewasgoingtostophimfromdoinghisjob.
Milesaway,threepeopleplottedWalter'sdeath.Hehaddonethemwrong,heandhisChurch,andnowtheywouldpay.Theyhadbeenplanningthisforyears,andthetimetokillthebishophadfinallyarrived.
Inplainsight,asingleshotrangout.Thenextdaynewspaperswouldread"bishopmurdered."