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The name's Brogan, Lieutenant Brogan.

For 20 years, I was with the NYPD.

Now... Well, let's just say,

I've transferred to another precinct.

RELIGIOUS CHORAL MUSIC

Our new Temple is exquisite, Sister Nevik.

Thank you, my Icar.

I was guided by your spirit in its design.

Not mine, I'm afraid.

I could not create a floor, let alone an entire temple.

Is it not impressive, Brother Tendall?

It is impressive.

But I'm not at all surprised.

Sister Nevik has always been full of designs.

RELIGIOUS CHORAL MUSIC

Fellow Pyrists, behold the eternal flame,

symbol of our faith from its humble origins

centuries ago to its new beginning on this day.

We hereby consecrate this temple

to the spirit of Pyrism,

the purity of fire, flame without end.

Let it be so.

ALL: Let it be so.

RUMBLING

SHE CRIES OUT

There is a traitor in our midst,

a heretic who pretends to share our sacred views

but who is motivated by power and greed.

He is false to the fire.

He has no fire in his heart,

but there shall be!

CONGREGATION GASP

"Here's me riding a kirkurin.

"PS. we ate it for dinner."

Aw!

Two weeks in New Hawaii, and the guy's finally lost it.

I don't think Haldane ever had "it".

I know one thing.

He's gonna kick himself for missing this one.

BROGAN: Oh, I don't know.

Spontaneous combustions - see all the time.

Never seen anything like it.

There was no physical contact, nothing out of the ordinary.

Took, a-a woman pointed her finger and a man burst into flames.

I'd say that was out of the ordinary.

She's a priest, lieutenant.

Sister Nevik Brok, the Icar Vedra's right hand.

Uh, what's an Icar Vedra?

The Icar is the Pyrist spiritual leader.

He's an extraordinary man.

You a Pyrist, Tooky?

I guess I'm looking for the answers

without knowing all the questions.

Sounds like what we do for a living.

Tendall Kalike was a good man.

I want nothing.

You need to relax. The herbs will help.

- I loved him like a son. - And he thought you were a fool.

- Brother Kalamandro! - Forgive me, my Icar.

I cannot remain silent any longer.

To your face, he was one way,

behind your back, another.

Is this so?

It's your own goodness

which blinds you to the evil of others.

And you said nothing?

You know the words of the Dascal.

"There is justice in the fire".

I'm sorry to disturb you, my Icar, but the police,

they wish to interview you.

You rest. I'll take care of this.

See you back at the station house, all right?

MOUTHS; All right.

Uh, Lieutenant Brogan, this is, uh, Sister Nevik Brok.

She's the one who, uh... Well, uh, you...

What the officer is trying to say is somehow

I became the medium for divine intervention.

I see.

Um, you don't think you could be a little more specific?

You may find it difficult to believe,

but a miracle occurred here earlier.

Tendall Kalike was purified by the eternal flame.

In his heart, he betrayed us,

and his heart betrayed him.

Lieutenant, I refuse to believe that Brother Tendall was a heretic.

I've known him since I came here as a seeker.

He was a good, kind man.

Is it possible that anybody here considered him a threat?

Yes, tell us Sister Fancher.

Maybe you're aware of something I am not.

No, Sister Nevik.

Now that you've seen our temple's soul,

perhaps you'd like to see the brain?

We oversee many technical details there.

BROGAN: Tell you what...

why don't you take officers Orrin and Castle?

Yes, of course. Follow me.

- Anything? - Zilch.

- All right.

BROGAN: Bromek!

Yes?

It's me.

I'm in the passageway behind the wall.

Go stand in the spot where the priest was killed.

No problem, Lieutenant.

All right, I'm here.

Yeah, so I see.

This all looks pretty sophisticated.

Ah, not really.

Just normal security screens,

processes to control the temple's

exterior illumination, that sort of thing.

We are very lucky to have Brother Ken

and his special expertise.

Can I help you, Officer?

Brother Kalamandro.

Yeah, what's all this?

These tanks contain fuel for the flames

outside the temple.

Or did you think that was a miracle also?

BROGAN CHUCKLES

I don't believe in miracles.

Pity.

PHONE RINGS

at this point, given the condition of the remains,

the coroner can only determine that Kalike burned to death.

Ah, well, now, that's a revelation, isn't it?

And he was pretty sure that the fire began in Kalike's heart.

Has he enlightened us as to how that could've happened?

- Afraid not. - Have you any ideas?

Could be microwaves, possibly deltawaves.

Neither would be detectable in an autopsy,

but that's only speculation, of course.

There is at least one other possibility, Captain.

Took.

The Dascal, the Pyrists' Bible,

tells the story of a disciple whose heart burst into flames

because his thoughts were impure.

I'm not quite sure how to respond to that.

Uh, Carson, I noticed a small diameter hole

in one of the altar room walls. It looks like it was lined up

with the spot where Kalike was standing.

Well, microwaves would only need a pin point to do the job.

Has anyone found a microwave-generating device?

We searched the place from top to bottom. Nothing.

Then we have no hard evidence, do we, Lieutenant?

Uh, no, sir.

Look, people, we're treading a fine line here.

These Pyrists are protected

by the laws governing freedom of religious practice.

If they cry foul, I don't need to tell you

how difficult our job would become.

Took, you're a member of this cult, correct?

Not really, sir.

It was only my second visit, and it's not exactly a cult.

Whatever it is, I want you to keep your eyes open

whenever you're there.

Remember, you're a police officer 26 hours a day.

Yes, sir.

There's one other thing, Captain.

Kalike's feet have been burned before.

They were scarred over and callused.

The coroner doesn't know what to make of it.

Well, it's something.

Let's invite that Brok woman in for a chat.

Perhaps she can enlighten us.

And this one couldn't tell you what you needed to know?

I only recently became a seeker, Sister Nevik.

Ah.

The seekers are non-official members of our order.

If they choose to join us, then they become initiates.

After much work and study, an initiate becomes an acolyte.

- Like Brother Kalamandro? - Yes.

A very few of us, like Brother Tendall and myself,

are called to become priests.

Hmm.

Maybe it's just me, but, uh, what's all this got to do

with Tendall Kalike's feet?

Every priest must undertake periodic fire walks over molten lava

to prove the strength of our belief.

As a result, all priests have scarred

and blackened feet.

Thank you, Miss Brok.

Sister Nevik is my correct title.

Sister Nevik, thank you for coming in to talk to us.

You really think that I killed Brother Tendall, don't you?

Pyrism is a benevolent belief, Sergeant.

We have no wish to harm anyone, not even a traitor.

Well, "Lieutenant" is my correct title, sister,

and somebody Sure as hell harmed Tendall Kalike.

Is it so impossible for you to believe

that he might have done it to himself?

That a heart in conflict with itself might just explode in flames?

Yeah, it is.

And how did you know his heart was the source of the fire?

The Dascal says it was so.

You might try reading it sometime, Lieutenant.

Then you, too, might find the fire.

You're not actually gonna go through

with a fire ceremony for Kalike.

Now that the authorities have returned his remains, yes.

But what would the congregation say?

Perhaps they will say that it is the proper thing to do.

Or that you are going against the Dascal.

And what will you say?

It doesn't matter what I say. I'm only one.

But it is difficult to explain

why you feel compelled to honour a heretic.

Because my heart is unconvinced.

To me, Tendall Kalike will always be innocent.

You heard what Kalamandro said.

Kalike spoke against you.

If he had things to say against me,

he would have said them to me.

Tendall will be granted a full fire ceremony.

He lived as a loyal Pyrist, he'll be remembered as one.

I warn you, my Icar, if you go through with this,

it could divide the church.

So, sister, what are my choices?

If I do as my conscience dictates,

yes, I could divide the church.

But if I ignore my conscience,

I would be a Leader in name only.

Better, I think, a feeble-minded Icar Vedra

than a cowardly one.

You worry too much.

Because, my Icar, you worry too little.

DRAMATIC MUSIC

RELIGIOUS CHORAL MUSIC

TENDALL'S VOICE: I am guilty.

I have sinned.

Brother Tendall!

I sought not piety but gold and glory.

I am unworthy.

May the fire forgive me!

She told you, old man.

Maybe now, you'll believe her.

I'm not questioning what you saw, Took.

I just wanna know how it was done.

Well, I have questioned it, Captain.

And I'm pretty sure I found the answer in the Dascal.

You know, Took, we've programmed Slomo to reconstruct voices.

Maybe the Pyrists did something similar.

Don't patronise me, Lieutenant. I know what I saw.

Look, I know you're sceptical, but sometimes you gotta believe

in something bigger, something greater.

Tooky, I'm just a koffin, not a theologian,

but I'm a tough old nut to crack.

It's my nature. So, uh...

Humour me and, uh, keep looking around, huh?

- Yes, sir. May I go now? - Yeah.

You think I should take her off the investigation?

Nah, she'll be OK.

She just wants us to keep an open mind.

What about you?

Are you a believer?

Certainly not in Pyrism.

min anything?

Well, if Haldane doesn't get back from vacation pretty soon,

I believe that I'm gonna drown in all the paperwork

that's piling up on our desk.

PODLY LAUGHS

Why are we questioning the authority of the Icar Vedra?

That poor man is senile.

How dare you!

Because someone must.

The Icar is old, so old he cannot even recognise

the omens that were foretold.

Were they omens, Brother Kalamandro,

or something else?

A false prophet set aflame by his own evil,

a corpse who confesses his sins from the other side,

a child can recognise such signs.

And I say that the Icar Vedra is our appointed Leader.

It is he, and he alone, who has the power

to recognise the omens.

Sister Nevik, what do you say?

I don't know.

I admit, I'm torn.

I love and respect the Icar Vedra,

but even I can't ignore the signs.

Perhaps the Day Of Emulation is near.

We've all seen the signs.

Only the Icar is blind.

And who would you have replace him?

You, brother?

Me?

I will never be loved enough to lead.

But there is one among us who could,

one through whom the fire has spoken.

No! Brother Kalamandro, thank you,

but my loyalty is to the Icar Vedra.

Your loyalty, Sister Nevik, shouldn't be to a man.

It should be to the fire.

Man, this stuff is creepy.

It's all "fire this" and "fire that".

"May you find the fire.

"May the fire be with you."

I tell you, it's stupid.

Yeah, they believe the end of the world is coming.

They call it the Day Of...

imitation?

- MATT: Emulation, brainless. - Matt.

Anyway, the guys at school think it's dumb.

- They just goof on it. - Yeah? Why?

I told you, it's dumb.

It's silly.

BOTH: "Let it be so".

Come on, dad, get virtual.

You don't believe this stuff.

No, but there might be things I do believe

that the Pyrists think are silly and dumb.

I don't want 'em laughin' at me.

- You're just sayin' that, Daddy. - Am I?

So, you agree with them?

I think what your father is saying is that beliefs

are a very personal thing, maybe even a sacred thing,

whether you agree with them or not.

As long as they're not harmin' anyone,

respect other people's belief, even if you think they're dumb.

Same way you want them to respect your belief.

I get it. So it means...

if I believe I should go downtown

to that reality arcade with Anasi, you'd respect my beliefs?

Yeah, we'd respect it, but actually letting you do it,

I believe not. BROGAN LAUGHS

- Nice try, Matt. - I was so close.

Have some relish. Have some tongs.

PHONE RINGS

Relish?

Fredo, what's up?

'I got a call on hold from a Sister Fancher.

'She's down at the Pyrist temple.

'She asked for you, said it was urgent.'

Patch her through.

Sister Fancher.

'Lieutenant, I need to talk to you.'

I'm listening.

'No, not here.

'It's not safe.

'Is there somewhere, not the station house,

'someplace we can meet privately?'

- She took the Hopper? - Yeah.

Good.

Right here, sister.

There he is. Thank goodness.

Purify her.

SHE SCREAMS

SCREAMING CONTINUES

EXPLOSION

You're damn right I'm taking it personally.

They killed Fancher, and they almost nailed me in the bargain.

She could've been on a suicide mission.

- You didn't talk to her. - Well, maybe it was an accident.

Took, could be right.

We found nothing on the records that indicate sabotage.

Yeah, right, an accident,

just like Tendall Kalike's death was a miracle.

Bottom line here, people, we've got no facts,

just coincidences, huh?

Like my grandpa used to say, "If there wasn't such a thing,

"we wouldn't need a word for it."

Well, I don't believe in coincidences,

and I don't believe in miracles.

I'm tellin' ya, Fancher knew something,

and when she tried to tell me, they eliminated her.

Ah, speculation, coincidences, call it what you will -

it still adds up to nothing.

"Hey, how ya doin', Haldane. Good to see you, Buddy."

- Hey, hey! - How was your vacation?

Welcome back. - Welcome back, Haldane.

-

Let me guess, another grass skirt?

Glad to have you back, Haldane,

but let's get back to the matter of hand.

Obviously, there is something going on at that temple.

I've decided to put some people in there

and find out what it is.

Uh, Captain, Nevik Brok was in the station house.

There's no telling who she saw or who she might remember.

That's not exactly true.

There's one person we know she didn't see.

Hey, no problem.

Working undercover, or under covers, is my specialty.

Always a consummate professional, Haldane.

Did you say "consummate"?

OK, knock it off, you two.

As a matter of fact, Haldane,

you've always been a part of my plan.

Cool! Sounds like fun.

The idea isn't to have fun.

The idea is to gather information.

As your partner, I've arranged to borrow an officer

from the 38th precinct.

You all know my daughter, Samina.

It's called "TIME".

Temporary immersion memory education.

I've heard of it, but it's never actually been used

in the field, has it?

No, it did cause some adverse side effects

in early simulations. - Such as?

Oh, potential brain wave anomalies.

Something you don't have to worry about, Haldane.

Be back in a flash. You kids get to know each other.

Look, I just wanna be treated like any other police officer.

Except Jane Castle, that is.

What is that supposed to mean?

Oh, touchy.

Look, whatever Castle said about me, don't believe it,

unless, of course, it was good.

So what about you, huh?

I don't really know anything about you,

except the fact that, well, your father was not real excited

that you became a police officer in the first place.

Forget about my father!

That's not real easy to do.

OK, I spent two years at Demeter University

on an athletic scholarship before applying to the academy.

Married once, for about five minutes.

No kids, no pets.

Anything else that you might want to know?

No, not if you don't wanna tell me.

I guess you think that I'm just some kind of excess baggage?

No, not really.

Look, I just don't wanna have to worry about

protecting your butt, OK?

Haldane, I don't even want you to think about my butt,

much less worry about protecting it.

OK, we're all set.

We've downloaded everything ever written about Pyrism,

including the Dascal.

Come morning, you'll be a couple of walking encyclopaedias.

We're gonna learn all of it in one night?

That, plus details of your new personal histories.

Haldane, you're about to become Tate Huxley,

Earth Studies professor.

Samina, you're Kilma Worshem, a techno-physicist from Danai.

Where was this thing when I was taking differential calculus?

"To die, to sleep!.

"To sleep, per chance to dream".

SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

As seekers, you've expressed your undying faith

in the fire.

Now you're ready to begin your time as initiates.

It won't be easy.

Your faith will be constantly tested.

And in the end, some of you will find that merely saying,

"the fire is within you", won't make it so.

Hello.

You wish to contribute something?

Uh, yes.

I was just about to tell the sister about the inspiration

for the eternal flame.

Pray, continue.

OK, um, well... when the Profit Egora

was banished in the land of ice,

he was given only one match

and a small pile of kindling,

but he also had faith.

And a year later, when that banishment ended,

that small pile of kindling was still burning.

You know your Dascal well, seeker.

Tate.

Then perhaps you can tell us why it is

that our temples are built with such a distinctive shape.

Yes, of course, because the...

because the... uh...

You know, I can't seem to remember that one.

because in the second book of Dascal, chapter six,

it is written that the pyramid is the shape

which most closely resembles our holy flame.

Yes, well, thank you, Brother Kalamandro.

Actually, I believe it was chapter five.

Brother Ken here will show you to your assigned cells.

I suggest you relax and meditate.

Tonight, you'll witness a ceremony marking the end

of your time as seekers

and your introduction to the temple as initiates.

Fire walk.

You said something, seeker Tate?

Me? No, no, Brother Kalamandro.

Ten to one, it's the fire walk.

Has our contact turned up anything on Tate Huxley?

Not yet.

He, uh... He appears to be legitimate.

Why are you so interested in this guy?

Because I don't like him.

Whatever. We have other ways to obtain information.

Good. Use them.

Initiates, behold the wondrous marvels

of unwavering faith from this.

- Kalamandro! - No!

What in Egora's name do you think you're doing?

I don't know. I saw...

You saw what?

I...

..saw the chance to prove my worthiness.

It's remarkable.

They're almost healed.

I don't know. I'm still in a lot of pain.

You can't blame a guy for tryin'.

Yes, but I can blame you for pulling that idiot stunt.

Look, I saw you do it, and I thought it was...

- I don't know. - Mind over matter.

Ah, exactly.

If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Uh... so tell me the truth.

Why did you do it?

I felt something.

Maybe it was the spirit of Egora, I don't know,

but it was this irrepressible, undeniable impulsion.

Ah, I understand.

Any other reason?

I wanted you to notice me.

Well, it obviously worked.

So, have you found what it is you came here seeking?

Definitely.

Meaning Pyrism, of course.

Oh, yeah, that, too, of course.

I just wish I would've got here sooner.

From what I hear, I missed all the excitement.

Come on, it's not every day that a guy explodes into flames

and then confesses all his sins from the grave.

I would've given a lot of credits to see that.

What I like about you, brother Tate, is your irreverence,

but there are some things you shouldn't joke about.

I have to go or I'll be late for assembly.

Come and see me tomorrow.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, Wait, wait, wait.

Uh... uh...

You know, when I was, uh, walkin' on that fire,

I think I may have...

just burned my lip a little.

Ah, and you need some balm to soothe them, do you?

Somethin' like that.

Sister Nevik, if you're not too busy.

Yes, I'm on my way.

We'll continue our lessons tomorrow.

Sister Nevik has many responsibilities

here in the temple.

I will not have you interfering with her.

Now get out!

Touchy.

I've, uh, isolated a number of different angles.

And you patched them through to our contact?

Immediately.

I have no response yet.

Everyone else checked out fine.

You... You really think there's more to Tate Huxley

than meets the eye? - No.

I think there's less.

Lieutenant Brogan, I have received the profile

you requested from interplanetary.

The Pyrists acolyte Kalamandro.

About time.

SLOMO: It was in the inactive file.

I have uploaded it onto your screen.

Thanks.

Well, well, Brother Kalamandro has a past.

So, before there was a Kalamandro, there was an Andrew Kalam.

Before there was a Pyrist, there was an arsonist.

Well, he's been straight for the last ten years.

Yeah, well, that'd explain why it's in interplanetary's dead file.

Well, ten years is also about the amount of time

he's been with the temple.

Maybe Pyrism helped him change. It happens.

Uh, Took, look...

Maybe it is all miracles and coincidence.

I don't think so.

I hope I'm wrong.

I'm just looking for the truth, Lieutenant, that's all.

Brogan, I think you should have a look at this.

Uh, you wanna translate for me.

EPU - hieroglyphics were never my strong suit.

Well, basically, it means someone's been running

an ID check on Tate Huxley.

An unauthorised ID check.

Which could only be carried out by someone with confidential access.

But there's nothing to find, right?

Right, Tate Huxley is as clean as a tarned incubator.

So there's no problem?

Not yet.

LIGHTENING CRACKS

I'm here.

This is really risky.

We had no choice.

Someone's been taking a very strong interest in Tate Huxley.

Have things been compromised?

No.

We think you should be prepared to pull out at a moment's notice.

Well, it's not as easy as you might think.

In the first place, Haldane hasn't given me

the time of day in over a week.

He probably has a reason.

I can think of two and neither one is good.

Either he's decided to work alone

or he's been seduced.

Sister Nevik can be very persuasive.

Haldane's a good cop. He knows what he's doing.

Let's hope so.

We got this just yesterday from our dutiful daughter.

She says, "I'm ready to give up police work

"and become a beachcomber in New Hawaii."

LAUGHTER

It's Samina's way of giving the old man a hard time.

I don't know. Maybe she's serious.

I mean, New Hawaii's a very seductive place.

Now don't you start, Sally.

Gee, I don't know, Captain. Haldane tries to go there

every chance he gets. - Now I am worried!

LAUGHTER

Where's Haldane been lately?

Um, he's, uh, puttin' in a lot of overtime

to pay for his trips to New Hawaii.

- Mom, dinner's about done. - Oh, good.

Um, five minutes.

- Need any help? - Sure.

OK.

You're not gonna tell Fama, are you?

I assume you haven't told Sally about Haldane's assignment.

Haldane's my partner, not my daughter.

I... I don't wanna worry her.

Oh, so you're gonna do the worrying for two?

Not any more.

I've been thinking about Castle's meeting with Samina.

It's time to get them out of there.

His real name's Jack Haldane.

He's with the 88th precinct.

I knew it.

Can you provide me the hard copy as well?

I can...

and I have.

A closed door usually means "wait until you're invited in".

Kalamandro!

He walks in here out of the blue, an instant expert on Pyrism.

He walks on fire.

He quotes the Dascal better than the Icar Vedra!

Nice likeness, wouldn't you say, Officer Haldane?

You knew he was a cop.

That's why he's here to confess his sins

and to embrace Pyrism.

Or to cover his butt.

You're wrong, Brother Kalamandro.

Maybe it is true I came here under false pretences, but...

Sister Nevik has shown me the way.

You're a liar.

I know what's going on between you two.

It's affected your judgment!

Of course, your envy hasn't affected your judgment.

Please, please, Sister Nevik, Brother Kalamandro.

The fire has been lit in my heart.

I've seen the error of my ways.

Now all I want to do is serve you and Pyrism.

Please...

give me the chance to redeem myself.

It's an honour to be invited to accompany you, Sister Nevik,

but where are we going?

For a little ride, Officer Podly.

I don't understand, Brother.

There is only truth in the fire.

All else is lies and deceit.

You traitor!

SHE GASPS

Please, Haldane!

Please, Haldane!

Don't!

Please!

Haldane!

This is crazy!

Please! Why?

BIRD SQUAWKS

Haldane!

Haldane.

Please!

Please!

Haldane, this is crazy!

Haldane!

Don't.

Don't!

And now for final the purification of your soul.

SHE SCREAMS

SCREAMING CONTINUES

Now he's one of us.

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