A Gentle Murderer

In the quiet of a New York church, a shaken young man steps into the confessional. His voice is raw. He's killed someone—he says he didn't mean to—and he's still holding the hammer. Before Father Duffy can act, the man disappears into the night.

The next morning, a woman is found bludgeoned to death. For Father Duffy, the confessor becomes a moral burden...