As it turned out, the Cardinal was not interested in meeting with Father Mike McGinty. The Bishop had convinced the Cardinal that he would be wasting his time. Paying heed to his most trusted assistant, the Cardinal had merely signed the necessary documents, and having asked the Bishop to wish Mike well, went about the rest of his day
Receiving said documents, Mike thanked his former boss, who also wished Mike well, and added, “GOD speed.”
One Police Plaza loomed in front of and over Mike as he debated the sanity of going in, within his own head. So absorbed was he that he neither heard nor noticed Nick Evans coming up behind him. Unable to resist a good joke, Nick poked Mike in the ribs, yelling, “Tag, you’re it.”
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