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(lNDISTINCT CHATTER)

How's that going?

The mother's bawling
and the uncle's pissed off.

She's not married?

Divorced with four kids.

I guess Father
was helping out.

Helping out?

Hey, Mr. Burke,
they're in back
talking to the bishop.

And Father?
We put him in the break room.

Any press?

Some guy from the Citizen
but we sent him away.

None of the big papers.

Let's keep it that way.

Who's that?
Assistant DA.

It's gonna be hard to
keep the papers away
from the arraignment.

(SCOFFS) What arraignment?

You can tell Father Geoghan
it won't be much longer.

BISHOP: Now, Sheila, you know
what good work the church
does in the community.

But I give you
my personal guarantee

that I'm going to take
Father out of the parish,

and this will never
happen again.

We'll just be
another moment, Paul.

Of course, Father.

BISHOP: Now, Sheila,
I'm going to give you
my personal card...

BEN: Losing a good reporter
is always tough.

But losing
one of our best...

Well, to put it
as eloquently as I can,

it's a real kick in the ass.

(ALL CHUCKLE)

But, Robby here
has known Stewart

longer than most of you
have been alive,

so, I'll hand it off
to him. Robby.

Oh, well, thanks, Ben.
I think.
(ALL LAUGHING)

Although I take issue
with your reference
to my seniority,

I will say that
Stewart's departure
is especially painful for me

because, uh...
For what, Stewart?

Twenty years now?

Stewart's been more
than willing to part

with his money
at the poker table.

(ALL LAUGHING)

And I've got a kid
in college.

Yeah, but I'm gonna
keep playing.
Oh, problem solved.

Godspeed then.

Now, Stewart,
I find the timing
of your departure

disconcerting.

The corner office
sits empty,

the new editor
arrives on Monday,

so I'm sorry, buddy,
but I gotta ask ya.

What the hell
do you know?

(ALL LAUGHING)

(lNDISTINCT CHATTER)

How's the cake?

It's really good.
Are you saving yours?

Nah, it's for Mike.
I can never eat
at those things.

They kind of depress me.
I know.

Did you see the numbers
from Washington?

Yeah. Very interesting.
I think so, too.

I'm not asking
if the PD's lying,
I know they're lying.

All I'm asking,
who's behind it?

Oh. Okay, I get it.
You don't want to talk.

No, Dan, I'm not mad,
I'm hungry.

I've been talking here
so long I didn't eat lunch.

So I'm gonna go
get something to eat,

and that'll give you
an hour to decide

whether you want to be
on the right side of this

or read about it
like everybody else.

Bye, Dan.

You think
Cahill has something?

Maybe. I just don't think
the story's for us.

Ben likes it.
Yeah, it's not bad,
it's just not Spotlight.

What's just not Spotlight?

SACHA: The PD numbers.
The numbers story.
It feels thin.

Oh, you got Cahill to talk?

No, but I will.

Good. Then we'll know
if it's thin.

How'd it go upstairs?
MATT: Oh, okay.

Robby gave a good speech.
MIKE: Sure he did.

I heard Lubin and Connor
are going to the Times.

Come on, really?
MIKE: Yeah, I heard that.

They're leeching us.

Well, at least
they're sending us a guy
from Miami to run things.

That should help.

Has Baron even
spent time in Boston?

I don't think he's ever
been here before. Maybe
we should buy him a map.

I have a friend down in Miami
said he cut 15% of the staff.

MATT: Great...
Hey, Robby.

New boss coming in
to make some cuts?

I have no idea.

Aren't you sitting down
with him?

Yes, I am.
So is it about Spotlight?

I don't know, Mike,
but I do know

that Ben needs an answer
on the crime numbers story.

(SIGHS) I'm telling you,
I really don't think
that story's for us.

(lNDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Mr. Baron.

Walter Robinson. Robby.

Thanks for taking the time
out of your weekend.

Oh, my pleasure.
Appreciate it.

What are you reading?

Uh...

The Curse of the Bambino.

Oh, yeah,
it's a great book.

The Globe has
season tickets at Fenway

once you're settled in,
by the way.

Thank you.

Uh, to be honest,
I'm not much of
a baseball fan.

I'm just trying to
get a feel for the city.

Oh, yeah...

So you're originally
from Boston?

I am. Born and raised, yeah.

A lot of the newsroom
is from here.

It really feels like
a local paper in that way.

And did that change at all
after the paper was sold
to the Times?

No. No, I don't think
that had a big impact.

Good.

And you're an editor
for the Spotlight team?

I'd prefer to think
of myself as player coach.
But yes.

Are you familiar
with Spotlight?

No, not particularly.

Well, we are a four-person
investigative team.

We report to
Ben Bradlee, Jr.,

and we keep
our work confidential.

What're you
working on now?

We just put out a piece
on a shoddy
construction outfit,

and right now we're really
just trolling around
for our next story.

How long does
that typically take?

Hard to say.
A couple months.

Couple months?

Yeah, we don't like to
rush it.

Once we settle on a project,
we can spend a year or more
investigating it.

Is that a concern?
Not necessarily.

Um, but from
what I understand
readership is down,

lnternet is cutting into
the classified business, and

I think I'm gonna need to
take a hard look at things.

So, do you anticipate
more cuts?

I think it's safe
to assume so,

but what I'm more
focused on right now
is finding a way

to make this paper
essential to its readers.

I like to think
it already is.

Fair enough.
I just think that
we can do better.

Mr. Bradlee.
Hey.

Saw the PD numbers.
Looks interesting.

Yeah,
there's something there.

How long do you need?
Another week.

Where're you going?
10:30.

Since when?

(SCOFFS) Technically,
I am an editor.

Technically.

Your sit-down with Baron
go that well?

I couldn't get
a read on him.
That's a first.

How about you?
Oh, he's a barrel
of laughs.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Morning, everyone.
Let's get started.

Do you wanna
say something, Marty?

Uh, sure.

Uh, hello.

As most of you know by now,
my name is Marty Baron,

I'm delighted to be here.

Um, if you could tell me
your name as we go around,
that'd be helpful.

Thank you.

Okay. Peter?

Peter Canellos, Metro.

I've got a major
Big Dig closure.

Hey, Steve. Hey.
Mike.

Crappy game
last night, huh?

Yeah, they can't hit
worth a nickel.

Hey listen,
what's Eileen McNamara
doing in the 10:30?

Do you need
something, Mike?
No, just curious.

Go be curious somewhere else.
I got work to do, huh?

Okay, Steve.

See you.
Yeah.

And it looks like
Pedro's gonna be out
until September 1 st.

Jimmy says he'll be back
this year, but the doc
didn't seem so sure.

When's the Pats' opener?

(ALL LAUGH)

Is that everyone?

HELEN: Yes, that's it.
Okay. Good.

Thank you. Uh...

Did everyone read
Eileen McNamara's column
this weekend?

That's the Geoghan case?

Yeah, what's the folo
on that?

It's a column,
what kind of folo
were you thinking?

Uh, well, apparently
this priest molested kids

in six different parishes
over the last 30 years,

and the attorney
for the victims, Mr...

Garabedian.
Thanks, Eileen.

Mr. Garabedian says
Cardinal Law found out

about it 15 years ago
and did nothing.

Yeah, I think that
attorney's a bit of
a crank,

and the church
dismissed the claim.

He said, she said.

Whether Mr. Garabedian
is a crank or not

he says he has documents
that prove the cardinal knew.

As I understand it,
those documents
are under seal.

Okay, but the fact remains,
a Boston priest abused
80 kids,

we have a lawyer
who says he can prove
Law knew about it,

and we've written all of,
uh, two stories
in the last six months.

This strikes me
as an essential story
to a local paper.

I think at the very least,
we have to go through
those documents.

How would you
like to do that?

Oh, uh...

I don't know
what the laws are here,

but in Florida
we would go to court.

You want to sue the church?

Technically we wouldn't
sue the church.

We'd file a motion
to lift the seal
on those documents.

The church will read that
as us suing them.

So will everybody else.

Good to know.

Gutsy call
for the first day.

That's one word for it.

How do you think
that's gonna play
down front?

I think Gilman's
gonna shit a brick.

Hey.
Door.

How'd it go?

Well, Baron wants to sue
for the sealed docs
in the Geoghan case.

Wants to sue the church?
Hey, that's great.

We covered Geoghan
when the story broke
three years ago.

Baron was still in Miami.

I think he might have been
at the Times then, actually.

He wasn't here.

So do you think
that suit has a chance?

Depends on the judge.

And what parish
he belongs to.
(PHONE RINGS)

Bradlee. Yeah.

Okay.

Baron wants to talk to us.

Us?

MARTY: Okay, Jon. Thank you.

Yes. Okay, thanks.

I've set up
a meeting for tomorrow
with outside counsel.

Jon Albano?
Yeah.

Who's the judge
in this case?

Um...

Constance Sweeney.

BEN: Tough.
Why's that?

Good Catholic girl.
Huh.

So, um,

judging from what I've read,
it doesn't seem like
we've done

a very thorough investigation
into the Geoghan case.

Is that right?
No, it's not.

We looked hard at Geoghan.

David Armstrong from Metro,
Michael Paulson for Religion.

Okay, but, uh,
just so I understand,

beyond our daily coverage,
we haven't...

We haven't committed
any long-term
investigative resources

to the question of
whether or not Cardinal Law
knew about this?

No, we haven't.

And that's the kind of thing
your team would do?

Spotlight? Well, yeah.

But we're still prospecting
the Boston PD story
I told you about.

Could you set that aside?

We could.

Marty, in past
Spotlight's had success
in large part

because they pick
their own projects.

Would you consider
picking this one?

I don't know if
he's writing about you,

but I will let him know
you called.

Okay, bye.

Hey.
Hey, how'd it go?

Okay. Uh...

Baron wants us to scrub
the Geoghan case.

That's great.
Didn't we cover Geoghan?

Yeah, there's a lawyer
alleging Cardinal Law
knew about it.

Mmm. Mitch Garabedian, right?
ROBBY: Yeah.

I covered him
at the courthouse.

Can you get to him?
I only interviewed him once.

He's kind of a character.

I like characters.
I'll take him.

Good. You take him.

Also, we should be
talking to, uh,

the lawyer who repped
the victims
in the Porter case.

Eric Macleish.
Uh-huh.

That guy
was always on TV.
Yeah, the Porter case?

Remind me.
Yeah, um, Father Porter,
similar story.

Molested dozens
of kids in Fall River
about 10 years ago.

So, we're dropping
the Boston PD?

I vote yes.
No, no.

We just gotta set
it aside for now.

Listen, I don't need
to tell you guys this.

We need to be more
discreet than usual.

All right?

Everybody's gonna be
interested in this,
not just the Herald.

We can't let Cardinal Law
get wind of this
until we know what we have.

Good luck with that.

HANSl: So when
do you leave, Nana?

The bus is picking us up
in the church
parking lot at 9:00.

We have 40 people going.

And is Father Dominic going?

No, he says
he's unlucky.

But luck has nothing
to do with it.

You know,
last time Nana won $160.
Wow.

You gonna tell her?

We don't even know
if there's a story yet.

Well, "Globe sues church"?
It's gonna be a story.

Hey, Lisa. Could you pull
all the relevant clips
on that for me?

Yeah.

Is this for Spotlight?

Just drop them off
when they're ready? Thanks.

Excuse me,
do you know where
the publisher's office is?

Will do.

How are you, Marty?

Settling in?

Yeah, I think so.
Good.

What can I do for you?

Um...

I'd like to challenge
the protective order
in the Geoghan case.

You want to sue
the Catholic Church?

Um...

We're just
filing a motion, but...

Yes.

You think
it's that important?

Yes, I do.

Because obviously
the Church will fight us
very hard on this.

Which won't go unnoticed
by our subscriber base.

53% of them are Catholic.

Mmm-hmm.

I think
they'll be interested.

Okay.

Marty, Lake Street
will probably contact you

about a face-to-face
with the Cardinal.

It's customary.

Yeah. They already have.
It's set up for next week.

I wouldn't mention this.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

Hello?

Hello?

Can I help you?
Oh, hi.

I'm Mike Rezendes
from The Boston Globe.

I'm here to see
Mitchell Garabedian.

He's on a call.
Please have a seat.

Okay.

All right, I'm listening.
Go ahead.

Okay.

MITCH: Bill! Where the hell
are those papers?

I asked you to
put 'em on my desk!

(lNDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

The famous Walter Robinson
in my conference room.

Good to see you again, Eric.

Sacha Pfeiffer,
Eric Macleish.

Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

You don't play golf,
do you?

Uh, no.
Good.

Your colleague here
took some money off me

at a charity event
last year.

It was a very lucky putt.
I actually had
my eyes closed, by the way.

Mmm-hmm. (CHUCKLES)

So, how can I help
you guys?

Uh...

You're familiar
with the Geoghan case?

Sure.

Eighty plaintiffs.
All of them
individual cases.

Garabedian must be swimming.

Well. And the allegations
against Cardinal Law?

Yeah, it's tricky. Um...

This is what you need
to understand.
These are shitty cases.

The statute of limitations
is only three years,

and most of these victims
don't come forward
until long after that.

Oh. Why is that?

Well, they're kids,
you know.

Guilt, shame.

And most of these kids
come from
tough neighborhoods.

Nobody wants to admit
this kind of thing.

So, you're screwed
on the time limit.

And, uh,

even if you argue
your way around that

the charitable
immunity statute
caps damages at 20 grand.

Twenty grand for
molesting a child?

That is the way
the system is set up. Yes.

The Church is tough.

So, your best shot
is to try these cases

in the press
like I did on Porter.

Hmm.
But, you know,
most of the victims,

they don't wanna have
anything to do with TV.

And, uh,

Mitch isn't exactly
a people person.

Yeah, and if Garabedian
can't get his victims

to go before the press,
then he's really...

That's right.
He has a long road
ahead of him.

My guess is
he doesn't have
anything on Law.

What? You think
he's bluffing or...

I think he's grandstanding
to cut a better deal.

Seems a bit reckless.

Have you met
Mitch Garabedian?

MITCH: I asked you to write
up that motion, Bill.
I didn't ask you to file it.

RECEPTIONIST: Hey, Bill,
here's the case files
from yesterday.

Hi.

Who are you?
I'm Mike Rezendes
from The Boston Globe.

I had an appointment
with you about an hour ago.

I can't talk to you.
I'm very busy. Sharon!

No, no. She went out
for coffee. She said
she'd be right back.

I'm following up
on an article.

The one in the Phoenix?
No. In the Globe.

Did you see
the one in the Phoenix?

No, I didn't.
I thought it was very good.

I have a copy here somewhere.

That's all right.
I'll track it down.

I'm actually
following up on a column

that Eileen McNamara
wrote about your suit.

Suits.
There are 84 of them.

It's not a class action.

You should get
your facts straight.
No, you're right. I should.

So I'm trying to
get some background
information on...

You're not
recording this, are you?

No, I wouldn't do
that without asking.

I can't show you
those Church's documents
if that's what you're after.

They're under seal.

Yeah, I know that.

Did you know that
they tried to bring me up

before the Massachusetts
Board of Bar Overseers
three times?

They're watching me
very closely.

The Church?
Yeah. The Church. Yeah.

They'd like to
get me disbarred.
In fact, put that away.

Put it away.
Sure.

I don't want you
recording this in any way,
shape or form.

Not on paper,
not on tape, nothing.

In fact, I probably
shouldn't even be
speaking to you. So...

Look, Mr. Garabedian,

I know there's things
you cannot tell me,

but I also know
there's a story here.

And I think
it's an important story.

I already talked
to the Phoenix.

Yeah, and there's a reason
I didn't see it.

Nobody reads
the Phoenix anymore.

They're broke.
They don't have any power.

The Globe does.

If we cover this story,
everybody will hear about it.

The Church thinks
in centuries, Mr. Rezendes.

Do you think your paper
has the resources
to take that on?

Yeah, I do.

But if you don't
mind me asking,

do you?

I can't talk to you
right now, Mr. Rezendes,
I'm very, very busy.

Sharon? Yeah.
Thank you.

Can I at least talk to
some of your clients?
The victims?

I'd really like
to do that.

Call me tomorrow,
I gotta think about it.
Thank you.

Thanks.
Yeah, yeah.

I got more clips
from the library.

Leave 'em right there.

Are you guys doing
a story on the Church?

No, we are not doing
a story on the Church.

Matt, you find anything
on this guy, Phil Saviano?

No. Who is he?

He's part of
a victims' organization.

Kurkjian did a story on him
right after the Porter case.

There's a victims'
organization?

Yeah, it's called SNAP.

It's Survivors Network
of those Abused by Priests.

Crummy acronym.
SACHA: Hmm.

You want me
to track him down?
Yeah. Bring him in.

How much longer you need
to get through the clips?

I mean, a few days.
There's a lot.

Lisa's still
sending up more.
Okay.

Hey, guys. I think I got
another priest.

Liam Barrett.
Molested some kids in Philly

and was moved to Boston.

Did the same thing
and was moved again.

Really?
That sounds like Geoghan.

Is that one of our clips?

Yeah. Byline's
Diego Ribadeneira, 1997.

Must've been back when
he was working Religion.

Was there any folo?
Not much. One short piece.

Huh.
The Church
settled the case.

Don't you know
Jim Sullivan?

Yeah. Why?

Looks like the Church
brought him in to help out.

(CROWD CHEERING)

Jesus...

Has anybody but Manny
gotten the ball
out of the infield?

Nope.
Why do you even
bother with that thing?

It distracts me
from the game.

Know what else
is good for that?

Oh, yeah. Good idea.
My round.
I'll be right back.

Anybody want any food?
No.

I'm all set.
Hey, a hot dog.

So you guys
making any progress?

Absolutely.
It's a good story.
Why?

Because you're another
lapsed Catholic
pissed off at the Church?

We've got a lot of
good stuff.
Like what?

I'm just watching the game.
Omertà.

They got another priest,
Liam Barrett.

We reported on him.

I'm just saying, we did.
Okay,

but this guy was
shuffled around from parish
to parish every few years,

just like Geoghan
and Porter.

I think there's a pattern.

Sounds thin.
What else you got?

Sacha's got another guy
from a victims' organization,
Phil Saviano.

From SNAP? Oh, boy.
We reported on him, too.

I thought you were watching
the game, Steve.

That guy's pretty
banged up, Mike.

We did a couple
stories on him.

That guy would not
stop writing letters.

He wants a holy war.

What? So he's not
worth talking to?

Where are you
on Garabedian?

I'm working on it.

Robby said Macleish
thinks he's bluffing.

I think there's
something there, Ben.

Get me something solid,
or I'm taking you off it.

I don't want us chasing
our tails on this.

JIM: Stay away
from that trap.

ROBBY: You couldn't
reach that trap
in a million years, partner.

I've reached
that trap before.
(ROBBY LAUGHS)

Yeah? Now Paul, maybe.

JIM: How we doing?
ROBBY: We're good.

We're two up in the front.

JIM: Good.

How's that new editor
working out?

Well, he doesn't
like baseball.

But he seems like
a smart guy.

Yeah, I read an article
about him.

Said he's the first
Jewish editor at the Globe.

Must have been
a slow news day.

He got a family,
this guy?

No. He is not married.

Divorced?
I don't think so, no.

So the new editor of
the Globe is an unmarried man
of the Jewish faith

who hates baseball?

Yeah.
Should have given it
to Ben.

He's a Bradlee,
for crying out loud.

ROBBY: Didn't raise his hand
fast enough, I guess.

(SIGHS)

Hey, by the way,

I've been reading
about this priest,
Father Barrett.

Said you were
involved with that.

Barrett, yeah. Bad egg.

Lake Street asked
for help, I pitched in.

Victims said Cardinal Law
knew about Barrett
when he came from Philly.

Is that true?

You know I can't talk
about the case, Robby.

Off the record?

Off the record
I can't talk about it.

All right.
This related
to the lawsuit?

You know about that?

Look,

I don't know this guy Baron
or what his agenda is.

Frankly, I don't care.

I just don't want to see you
taking a bullet for him.

I think you're away.

Put it over here.
Let's go. Let's go.

PRIEST: So the other day
I was on the World Wide Web.

Anything you want to know.
It's right there.

Now, I have to admit
that as a priest,

this makes me
a little nervous.

Should I be worried
about job security?

(ALL LAUGH)

I don't think so.

You see,
knowledge is one thing,

but faith...
(CHURCH BELL TOLLING)

Faith is another.

(PANTING)

Hey.

ROBBY: Hey.

Shouldn't you be
golfing or something?

Golfing's not a verb.

And I couldn't get
a tee time.

Is that what they call it?
"Tee time"?

They also call it
"a leisure activity."
You ought to try it, Mike.

I do. I run.
Yeah, you run to work.

(CHUCKLES)

So why are you here today?

Going over these clips
of Saviano.

Yep, Ben and Steve
think it's a dead end.

They gave me
a bunch of crap about it
at the game.

Yeah, Ben emailed me.

He did?
Yeah.

He said we should
let it go.

What do you wanna do?

I wanna bring Saviano in.

So, just ignore those guys?

I think we've got to
start ignoring everybody
on this one.

I'm good with that.

Mmm.

Do you think Marty
has any idea what's
coming down the pike?

Nope. I don't think
he cares either.

That's refreshing.

Yeah.

(MIKE CHUCKLES)

Unless he's wrong.

CARDINAL LAW: I've always
been fascinated with
the newspaper business.

I used to sit in
on the lectures
with the Nieman fellows

when I was at Harvard.

I read that you were
an editor once.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, that was
a very long time ago.

The Mississippi Register.

Small, diocesan newspaper.

But for a 30-year-old pastor,
it was a big responsibility.

Too much at times.

How so?

I was close with
the Evers brothers.

We took a stand
on civil rights.

Our readership
was not pleased.

They saw me
as a meddling outsider.

I can imagine.

Tough seat to sit in,

especially in a small town.

I think you'll find
that Boston's still
a small town, too, Marty,

in many ways.

But if I can be
of any help, Marty,
don't hesitate to ask.

I find that
the city flourishes

when its great institutions
work together.

Thank you.

Personally I'm of the opinion
that for a paper
to best perform its function,

it really needs
to stand alone.

Ah. Of course.

But my offer still stands.

Thank you.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Come in.

Ah!

Thank you, Maureen.

A little gift, Marty.

Think of it
as a Cardinal's guide
to the city of Boston.

I'm here to see
Sacha Pfeiffer.

Your name?
Phil Saviano.

Okay, just a minute.

PHIL: So am I
the first survivor
you've talked to?

ROBBY: Yeah, Phil.
You are.

Okay, well...

First of all,
let me say thank you
for having me in today.

And I want you to know

that you have
the full cooperation
of my organization, SNAP.

How many members
are in your organization,
Phil?

We had 11 at
our last chapter meeting...

Uh, no, 10.
Karen just moved.

You had a woman
in your group?

Of course there was a woman.
They don't discriminate,

not when it comes to abuse.

And this has nothing
to do with being gay.

What this is, is priests
using the collar
to rape kids.

Kids. Boys and girls.

I was 11,

and I was preyed upon
by Father David Holley
in Worcester.

And I don't mean prayed for.
I mean preyed upon.

Are any of you Catholic?

I was raised Catholic.
Now I go to my wife's
Presbyterian church.

I'm lapsed.

I go to church with
my grandmother sometimes.

It's safe to say
we were all raised
Catholic, but now...

Not so much.

Okay. Well,
let me tell you.

When you're a poor kid
from a poor family,
religion counts for a lot.

And when a priest
pays attention to you,
it's a big deal.

He asks you to collect
the hymnals

or take out the trash,
you feel special.

It's like God
asking for help.

So maybe it's a little
weird when he tells you
a dirty joke,

but now you got
a secret together,
so you go along.

Then he shows you
a porno mag,
and you go along.

And you go along,
and you go along,

until one day he asks you
to jerk him off
or give him a blow job.

And so you go along
with that, too,

because you feel trapped,

because he has groomed you.

How do you say
no to God, right?

See,

it is important to understand
that this is not just
physical abuse,

it's spiritual abuse, too.

And when a priest
does this to you,
he robs you of your faith.

So you reach for
the bottle or the needle.

Or if those don't work,
you jump off a bridge.

That's why we call
ourselves survivors.

Have you read
Jason Berry's book?

He wrote about
the Gauthe case
in Louisiana?

Uh, that's "G"...
G-A-U-T-H-E.

Here. And talk to
Richard Sipe.

He worked in
one of the Church's
treatment centers.

He's an ex-priest,

married a nun.

Here.

This is his testimony
from the Kos case.

Uh, Phil,
what's a treatment center?

It's where they send priests
when they get caught.

This is all right here
in the box,

I sent this all to you guys
five years ago.

Uh, to the Globe?
Who did you send it to?

I don't wanna say who,
but they said that
they weren't interested.

Uh, but Phil,
we did run a couple
of stories on you.

I saw them in the clips.

Yeah, but to be
completely frank,
it wasn't enough.

You guys gotta understand,

this is big.

This is not just Boston.
It's the whole country.
It's the whole world.

And it goes right
up to the Vatican.

Do you have any
proof of that, Phil?

No, not yet.
But think about it,
there are so many of them.

How else could they have
hidden it for so long?

So many what?
Priests!

Priests!

I know of 13
right here in Boston.

You know 13 priests in Boston
who have molested children?

Yeah, why do you keep
repeating everything I say?

I just like to
clarify things.

Maybe you should
have clarified it
five years ago

when I sent you
all of this stuff!

It's all right here!

(SIGHS)

May I use your bathroom?

Yeah, sure, Phil.

Come on.

Well, what do you think?

Well, the guy,
he's got an agenda,
that's for sure.

You think?
He's obviously
been through a lot.

But he's smart,
and if he's right
about 13 priests...

Yeah, it might be
a big "if" with this guy.

Do a background check
on him,

and follow up with
some of the other
survivors of his group.

I'll track down
this ex-priest, Sipe.

Okay, but stay on Garabedian.
That's more important.

(SCOFFS) Garabedian,
what a pain in the ass.

You can be a pain
in the ass, Mike.

Mmm.

(BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE)

Mitchell, what a surprise.
How are you?

I'm fine, Mr. Rezendes.
Good.

You know, I haven't
heard back from you. I left
you a couple of messages.

I know. I've been very busy.
I don't have time for calls.

Oh, jeez,
I'm sure you don't.

Listen, listen, Mitch,
let me talk to
a couple of the victims.

You could sit in
on the interview,

and if you're not happy,
you could kill it.

I spoke to my clients,
and they don't want to be
in the press. I'm sorry.

I get that, but I don't
need to name names.
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

I don't believe you,
Mr. Rezendes.
I'm sure you don't.

I don't.
Listen, Mitchell.

Look, Mr. Rezendes,
please...

I'm not writing
a profile here.

I'm working on
something bigger.
Bigger?

I don't know
what that means.

I'm not supposed
to tell you this,

but I'm digging around
for Spotlight.

Spotlight's on this?
Yeah, we're looking into it,

but you gotta help me.

You gotta let me
talk to some of
these victims, please.

Please.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

Come back tomorrow.
9:30 a.m.

Thank you.

Ms. Pfeiffer?
Joe?

Hi.
Oh, shoot.

Oh, that's okay.
Sorry.

No, no problem.
Please sit.

Thank you.

Is this table okay?

This is perfect.

I had a muffin
while I was waiting.

Two, actually.

I eat when I'm nervous.
I do that, too, actually.

I hope I'm not late.
Phil told me 1:00.

No, you're fine.
I got here early.

About an hour.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Um, would you mind
if I took some notes?
Would that be all right?

MIKE: You don't mind
if I take some notes,
do you?

Are you going to use
my name?
MITCH: No.

Not if you don't
want me to. No.

I just had a kid.

He's only one,
but I'm not sure I want him
to know about this.

Sure. I get that.

You can stop this interview
at any time, Patrick.

All right?
Okay.

(SIGHS)

Go ahead with your notes.

Okay. So, um...

Where'd you live
when it first happened?

In the projects,
over in Hyde Park.

Over by the Stop & Shop?

Yeah, you know it?

Yeah, I drove a cab
for a few years.

Open early.
Bad coffee, right?

Yeah, I guess.

MIKE: How old were you
when it happened?

I was 12.

Just after my dad
killed himself.

Ah, jeez.

He was a real
piece of shit.

And my mom,
she wasn't so stable either.

How do you mean?
I mean, she was nuts.

She was a schizophrenic.
Same shit.

When did you
first meet Geoghan?

(SIGHS) Well, my sister,

she saw him over
in the Dunkin' Donuts.

Tells him about
my old man passing,
and he rushed right over.

And there was this nun,
Sister Barbara,

and she ran
this group for kids
from troubled families.

Mmm-hmm.

Where was that?

St. Ambrose in Dorchester.
Okay.

She's the one
who introduced me
to Father Shanley.

He was a street priest.

Long hair. Very hip.

He invited me
to his apartment
in Back Bay.

Where in Back Bay?
Beacon Street.

Beacon. Okay.

Are you from here?

Uh, no. I grew up in Ohio,
but my mom's from Southie.

Okay, so you get it.
I'd never even seen Back Bay.

So what happened
on that first visit, Joe?

Well, he was very nice
at first,

very funny, very casual.

And I think he could tell
I was gay,

so he showed me
this mobile he had,
like, over a baby's crib?

Mmm-hmm.

But with different words.

"Homosexual,
transsexual, bisexual."

Okay, and did you know
you were gay
at that time, Joe?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

But that wasn't information
I was sharing with anybody.

Not in Dorchester.

Okay.

So, what happened
after he showed you
the mobile?

Well, I was
a little freaked out.

Mmm-hmm.

I think he could tell,

so he said, "You know
what'll help is
if we play strip poker."

Course I lost.

And, uh, things went on
from there.

Can you tell me
specifically what happened?

Specifically, he...

He molested me.

Joe, I think that
the language is going to be
so important here.

We can't sanitize this.
Just saying "molest"
isn't enough.

People need to know
what actually happened.

We should probably get these
to go. (CLEARS THROAT)
Right.

Geoghan shows up,
and my mom,
you know, she's...

She's thrilled.
I mean...

This was like God
showing up, you know?

Sure. Right.

So what happened then?

(SNIFFLES)

You really want to
hear this shit?

Yeah. Yeah, Patrick, I do.

(SIGHS)

He offers to take me
to get ice cream.

And, you know, he's a priest.
I'm a kid, so I go.

MIKE: Sure.
So we're driving home
and he...

He starts patting my leg,

you know, then

his hand just
slides right up,
and he grabs my dick.

You know, I just froze up.
I was fucking petrified,
I couldn't move.

I didn't know what to do.
I was just a little kid.

Yeah.

You know, I never even
touched my ice cream.

It just melted down my arm.

Did you, um...

Did you see him again
after that?

Yeah.

MITCH: All right.
That's good.
Let's stop there for now.

MIKE: Sure.

He said it was a way
to make me more
comfortable with my body.

Mmm.

So what happened
after that?

Well, he took off
his clothes,
and he said,

"I've been so depressed,

"but maybe you can
cheer me up
and give me a blow job."

(SCOFFS) Classy guy.

And did you?
Yeah.

I know what
you must be thinking, like,
why would I ever do that

to some creepy guy
who's 30 years
older than me, but...

What you have to understand
is that this is
the first time in my life

that someone told me
that it was okay to be gay.
Mmm-hmm.

And it was a priest.
Right.

So you had oral sex.
Did you have intercourse?

Yes.

Not then, but later.

(SIGHS) it really
messed me up.

I'm sober now, but that...
That was the beginning
of it all.

It's very confusing,
you know,

to be introduced
to sex like that
and then...

And then to be
attracted to men, it's...

(SOBBING)

I'm sorry.
I knew I was gonna
do this.

Oh, I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry.

It's okay, Joe.
It's okay.

Of course
there is a church
right there.

And a playground.

Joe, did you ever
try and tell anyone?

Like who? A priest?

PATRICK: Can I use your phone?

Yeah, sure.
You know where it is.

You can use my name
if you want.

Thanks, Patrick.

Don't thank me,
just get these assholes,
will you?

He's one of the lucky ones.

He's still alive.

Do you want
a cup of tea, Sacha?

I'm okay, Nana. Thanks.
Okay.

JOE: Hello.
Hi, Joe,
it's Sacha Pfeiffer.

Hi, Sacha. How are you?
I'm good, thanks.

Listen, Joe,
I just wanted to
follow up on one thing.

You talked to Phil Saviano
about all of this, right?

Yeah, I did.
I went to a couple
of SNAP meetings.

And did Phil ever suggest
you do anything about it?

No.

The meetings
weren't really about that.

I mean, a couple of them
had gone to a lawyer,

but I didn't think
it was worth it.

Why not?

There were just so
many forms to fill out.

It was overwhelming,
you know.

And he said it could
only get me
a small settlement, so...

Who, who said that?
The lawyer told me that.

So you did go
and see a lawyer?

Yeah, but I didn't
end up using him,

so I didn't think
it was important.

I'm sorry. I'm not
trying to hide anything.

No, I know, Joe.

Do remember his name?
The lawyer?

No, but maybe Phil
would know.

The guy was on TV a lot
during the Porter case.

He was handsome.

Was it Eric Macleish?

Yeah, that's it. Macleish.

I thought
he was very handsome.

(COPIER WHIRRING)

Hey.
Hey.

I was just in the newsroom.
Judge Sweeney set a date
for the hearing.

Really? When?

Two weeks, in Springfield.

Canellos started a pool.
Ten bucks to get in.

Anyone picking the Globe?
(CELL PHONE RINGING)

He's only taking bets
on how fast Sweeney
rules against us.

(LAUGHS)

Robby.
SACHA: Hi, it's me.

Did you get my message?
I did.

Looks like Father Shanley
could be our fourth priest.

Yeah, I think he is.

Did you follow up
with Macleish?

I just talked to Phil.

He said Macleish
dealt with a number
of these cases.

Guess he forgot
to mention that.
Yeah.

I'm gonna go to
the courthouse tomorrow,

see if I can find
any cases he settled
against the Church.

All right. Call me
after you do. Good night.

Okay, good night.

ROBBY: Hey.

You wanted to chat?

Yeah, I'm late for a dinner.
You wanna walk me out?

Sure.

Jeez.

Does this guy
ever go home?
Apparently not.

I got guys who won't leave
till he does.

He's wearing out
the goddamn newsroom.
(CHUCKLES)

Where are we on Geoghan?

Following up
on more victims.

Hey, I want to expand
the investigation.

Why?
We got a fourth priest.

There might be
as many as 13.

Thirteen?
Yeah.

Who's your source?
Phil Saviano.

Oh, Jesus Christ,
Robby, I told Mike...
l know, I know...

I think Saviano
might be legit, Ben.

You wanna elaborate
on that?

No. Not really.

It just feels like
this thing's stacking up.
It's my gut.

(SIGHS)

Okay.
Okay. Good.

Thank you.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

SIPE: Mr. Rezendes?
Uh, yeah. Who's this?

It's Richard Sipe.

Oh, yeah. Hey, Richard,
how are you?
I'm good.

Uh, thanks
for calling. Look...

Phil Saviano
gave me your name.

I was wondering
if I can ask you
a few questions.

Of course. Yeah.
Great.

So, Phil told me
that you were working

at one of the Church's
treatment centers
in Baltimore?

Yes. The Seton
Psychiatric lnstitute.

It was run by
the Daughters of Charity.

And, uh,
when was that, Richard?

Well, I started
my psychotherapy
fellowship there in 1965,

and I was there
for five years,

but I spent the next 30
studying abusive priests
and their victims.

Really?
Mmm-hmm.

And that's been
your sole focus?

Look, Mike,

the Church wants us
to believe that it's just
a few bad apples.

But it's a much
bigger problem than that.

How much bigger, Richard?

Well, based on the research,

I would classify it
as a recognizable
psychiatric phenomenon.

That's big.

Hey, Mac.
Hey.

If I wanted
historical data
on a priest,

parishes he'd been
assigned to,

where would I find that?

The Geoghan case?
It's all in the clips.
Lisa has the source material.

Yeah, what if it was
for another priest?

One that hadn't been
in the papers.

You're looking
at another priest?
Who're you looking at?

Any ideas?

Oh, come on, Matt,
you're not going to
tell me?

I gotta get to a meeting.
Thanks, Mac.

Hey, Steve.

LISA: The archdiocese
puts out
an annual directory.

Every priest and parish.
That's great.

Do these go back
any further than '98?

Oh, yeah. Going back to
the '80s in the mez.

Beyond that you gotta
go to the BPL.

In the mez, huh?
Thanks, Lisa.
You bet.

He said they all target
the same kind of kid.

Low-income families,
absentee fathers,
broken homes.

So a guy like Geoghan
goes after boys
not because he prefers them,

but because they have
more shame.

Less likely to talk.

These guys
are predators, Robby.

And I talked to Sipe.
He said he'd seen
dozens of them

in the '60s in Seton.

He called it
a "phenomenon."

Why didn't he go public?
He did,

but the Church
made a huge effort
to discredit him.

Smear campaigns,
public statements
by prominent bishops.

It's just like
Saviano said,
and Garabedian.

You getting anywhere
with him?

More victims.
More victims.

You can't empty
his pockets?
I'll get to him.

I just need more time.
Oh, come on, Mike.

You gotta get him.
I'll get him,
I'll get him.

Jesus. What the hell
is that smell?

There's a dead rat
in the corner.

What have you got?
Church directories.

It's every priest
in Massachusetts.

What parish
they're assigned to.

MIKE: Are these official?
Yeah.

I figured it could
help us track down

some of the priests
that Saviano mentioned.

Maybe find
some more victims.

Can we turn on
some more lights?
I couldn't find the switch.

You wanna borrow
my glasses?
No, I'm good. I'm good.

Look, 1983. John Geoghan,
St. Brendan Parish,
Dorchester.

So we can find out
where any priest is
in any given year?

Yeah, I got him here at...

Huh.

What?

1980, the year
Geoghan was pulled from JP.
It says he's on sick leave.

Come on.
It really says that?

Where is, uh, 1991?

Here ya go.
Let me see this.

Barrett. Barrett. Liam.

I can't read that.
Look for a Liam Barrett
in there.

1991's the year
they pulled him
out of Charlestown P.

Barrett, Liam.

Yeah.
"Sick leave."

it's an
official designation.

Let's get these upstairs.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)

And, Matt,
check on those priests
Saviano gave us.

Robby. Yeah.
SACHA: Hey,
I'm down at the courthouse.

Something's not right here.
Nothing on
Shanley either, Sacha.

Okay, thanks.

Yeah, we need to go talk
to Macleish again.

Really, why?
Huh? There's nothing here.

There aren't any records,
I checked every name.

Thanks for waiting.
So sorry, guys.
Stuck on a call.

ROBBY: Not a problem.
How are you?
Good.

Thanks for meeting us.
You bet. What's up, guys?

Mr. Macleish,
are you familiar with
a priest named Paul Shanley?

Yes, I am familiar
with him.

And have you settled cases
against Father Shanley?

As I'm sure
you can understand, I can't
discuss that with you.

How about, uh,
Father Ronald Paquin?

Well, I can't discuss
that with you either.
Come on, guys.

We understand you've
settled several cases
against each of them.

Even if I'd been involved
in those cases,

the settlements
would be confidential,

and I could be disbarred
for acknowledging
their existence.

Okay?
Mmm-hmm.

Look, I told you guys,
these are tough cases.

Most of these folks,
they just want
some acknowledgment

of what happened.

We got 'em a sit-down
with the bishop
and a little dough,

and that's the best
they could hope for.

Well, it's certainly
the best the priests
could hope for.

No, the Church promised
they'd take the priests
out of circulation.

And did you follow up
on that?

(CHUCKLES)

Do you guys
need anything else?

Yes. Why aren't there
any records?

I was down at
the courthouse earlier.

There aren't any records
of any of these settlements.

We dealt directly
with the Church.

We would draw up
a demand letter
and send it to the chancery.

You never filed
anything in court?

It's a private mediation.

So, this is just you
and the archdiocese's lawyers

in a room?

Correct.

Anyone else?

Occasionally, the Church
would bring in another
defense attorney to help out.

You have names?

Nope.

No, I don't.

So this was all
under the table?

There's no paper trail.
At all.

The victim has to sign
a confidentiality agreement

to get the settlement.

The lawyer takes a third
and the Church
sweeps it under the rug.

Jeez,
it's a freakin' racket.

BEN: it's more complicated
than that.

Macleish's got a duty
to the client to get
the best deal he can.

Sure, but how many victims
do you represent
and profit from

before you say something?

Garabedian would say none.

That's why he's taking
these cases to court

because he wants people
to know about this.

I agree.
And legal ethics aside, Ben,

I mean, operating
the way Macleish has

all but guarantees
that the abuse
stays under wraps.

Yeah. Did Macleish confirm
all Saviano's priests?

No. He's limited
by his confidentiality
agreement.

But clearly
he's settled cases against
a number of them.

Phil's put me in touch
with some of
the other victims,

I'm pretty confident
all of his priests
are gonna check out.

So it is 13 priests?

SACHA: Yeah.
Looks that way.

Holy shit.

Okay. Keep going.

I'm sorry.
What was the name again?

Uh, Baron.

B-A-R-O-N.

I'm having trouble
finding it.
Just give me a second.

It's okay, Kim,
I can vouch for him.

I'm Pete Conley,
I'm on the board of
Catholic Charities.

Welcome to Boston,
Mr. Baron.

Thank you.
I appreciate you
joining us.

We're very proud
of the work we do
here at Boston.

Oh, the Cardinal said
you had a nice visit.

Yes, we did.

He's an extraordinary man.
I'm glad you had
a chance to chat.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(lNDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Enjoying yourself?

Uh, to be honest,
these events aren't
really my strong suit.

Yeah.
Are you involved
with the charity?

Not directly, no.
Several of my friends are.

We all went to high school.
BC High.

That's the school
across the street
from the Globe.

It's hard to miss.
Yeah.

Hard to get away from,
too, apparently.

(CHUCKLES)

The Cardinal's in the corner
if you're so inclined.

MARTY: We've met.
Really?

Did he mention the suit?

No, but he did
give me a copy
of the catechism.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, well,
the Cardinal's not known
for his subtlety.

During
the Porter investigation,

he'd literally called down
the power of God
on the Globe.

How'd that play out?

A week later our editor
broke his leg skiing.

WAITER: Shrimp toast,
gentlemen?

No, thanks.
No.

You said one of the victims
filed a criminal complaint?

Yeah, there were
a few of them.

But the judge had
the case records sealed

after friends of
the Church complained.

And the Church has
a lot of friends.

Like Eric Macleish?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

Let's just say
he's not part of
the solution.

You follow
what I'm saying?
Sure.

You work hard,
Mr. Rezendes.

Are you married?
Yeah.

Your wife doesn't mind you
working all the time?

Oh, yeah, she does.

That's why
I never got married.
I'm too busy.

What I do
is too important.

Hmm.

Your new editor,
he's a Jew right?

Oh, that's right, yeah.
Yeah, see,

he comes in and
suddenly everybody's
interested in the Church.

You know why?

Because it takes
an outsider, like me.

I'm Armenian.

How many Armenians
do you know in Boston?

Steve Kurkjian,
works at the Globe.

(LAUGHS) Oh, that's two.
You should get a prize
or something.

What are you, ltalian?
No, I'm Portuguese.

From where?
East Boston.

Really? East Boston?

You don't sound like it.

This city, these people,

making the rest of us
feel like we don't belong.

But they're no better
than us.

Look at how they treat
their children.

Mark my words,
Mr. Rezendes,

if it takes a village
to raise a child,

it takes a village
to abuse one.

(lNDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, here he is.
Want a beer?
Love one.

Another.
You here with Barbara?

No, she hates
these things.
Karen, too.

Yeah.
Smart ladies.

BOTH: Sláinte.

Mmm.

I met your new editor.

Seemed like
a decent fellow.
I think he is.

(SIGHS)

Hey, I had an interesting
conversation with
Eric Macleish the other day.

Turns out he's been
settling abuse cases with
the archdiocese for years.

You really wanna
talk about this here?

Jim, you said you helped out
on Father Barrett as a favor.

That was a one-off?

(CLEARS THROAT)

How many of these cases
have you been involved with?

You know I can't
answer that, Robby.
It's unethical.

Is that all it is?

(SIGHS) So, this would be
the Robby Robinson

I've always heard about
but never met.

Listen to me, Jimmy.

You wanna be on
the right side of this.

This is the Church
you're talking about, Robby.

Look around.
These are good people,

done a lot of good
for this city.

Enjoy the party.

(lNDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

MATT: I've been through
a lot of these now.

"Sick leave"
isn't the only
designation they use

when they take
one of these priests
out of circulation.

They use a slew of terms.
"Absent on leave,"

"unassigned,"
"emergency response."

They got a word
for everything, these guys.
Hmm. Except "rape."

(PHONE RINGS)

And they move parishes
way more frequently
than other priests.

When I was a kid,
a priest moved

after seven or eight years,
sometimes longer.

These guys, it's two
to three years tops.

And did they use
these designations for
all of Saviano's priests?

Yeah, it's a pretty
clear pattern.

Guys, I got Sipe.

SIPE: I think
if you really want to
understand the crisis,

you need to start with
the celibacy requirement.

That was my first
major finding.

Only 50% of the clergy
are celibate.

Now, most of them
are having sex
with other adults.

But the fact remains
that this creates
a culture of secrecy

that tolerates and
even protects pedophiles.

So you believe the Church
is aware of the extent
of this crisis?

Oh, absolutely.
After the first major
scandal in Louisiana,

Tom Doyle,
the secretary-canonist
for the papal nuncio,

co-authored a report
warning pedophile priests

were a
billion-dollar liability.

That was in 1985.

(STAMMERS) 1985?
That's right.

Who saw that report?
Anyone from
the Catholic hierarchy?

Sure.

Doyle tried to introduce
the report at

the National Conference
of Catholic Bishops.

In fact, Cardinal Law
initially helped
to fund the report.

But then he backed out,
and they shelved it.

Are you kidding me?

Richard, Robby here.

We think we have
13 priests in Boston
that fit this pattern,

which would be
a very, very big story.

Does that sound right to you
in terms of scale?

No, not really, Robby.
It sounds low to me.

My estimates suggest
6% act out sexually
with minors.

Uh, 6% of what?

6% of all priests.

How many priests
do we have in Boston?

About 1,500.
1 % is 15.

6% is

90.

All right, 90 priests.
Is that possible?

From a metric standpoint,

yes, that would
certainly be in line
with my findings.

Hello?

Uh...

Ninety fucking priests?
In Boston?

That's what he said.

If there were 90
of these bastards,
people would know.

Maybe they do.

And no one said a thing?

Good Germans?

I don't think
that's a comparison
you want to make publically.

Macleish knew.
He just didn't say anything.

That's 13 priests.

There's a big difference
between 13 and 90.

Where's this guy Sipe
getting his numbers?

Well, he's been
studying it
for 30 years.

He is a trained
psychotherapist.

Okay, but we need something
more than a metric

from some hippy ex-priest
who's shacking up with a nun.

Okay, so we'll
track down more victims.
We'll get more priests.

Then we can check them
against the directories.

That's a shitload
of victims.

MIKE: We'll get there.

How long's it gonna take?

Too long.

Wait, but...
Meeting's over?

ROBBY: Yeah, for now.

Look, what've you got?
What if we work backwards?

What do you mean?
From what?
From the directories.

We've been using them
to confirm bad priests.

What if we do it
the other way around?

Use the directories to
identify bad priests.
Yeah, exactly.

We search by designation.

We look for any priest
on "sick leave"
or "unassigned."

Or have been
moved around a lot.
Yeah.

It's gonna take
a load of work.

Well, not if we're
all on it.

MIKE: You, too?

Generally that's
what "all" means. Yeah.
Yeah, generally.

LIBRARY WORKER:
Library is closing.

Library is closing.

Holy shit.

No freakin' way.

SACHA: Talbot.
MATT: Yeah.

SACHA: Tivnan.
MATT: Yeah.

Toma.
Yeah.

Turnbull.
Yeah.

Walsh.
Yeah.

Welsh.
Yeah.

That's it.
That's it.

Holy shit.
Robby?

That's three off
Sipe's estimate.
That's incredible.

Robby?

How many?
Eighty-seven.

Eighty-seven priests
in Boston.

Call Macleish.
I wanna talk to him.
Okay.

Can you print it?
Sure can.

SECRETARY:
Jim Sullivan's office.

Yeah, Walter Robinson
for Jim Sullivan.

Tell him it's important,
please.

One moment, please.

JIM: Hey, Robby.
Everything okay?

I need you
to tell me something, Jim.

Could it be 90 priests?

What?
Could it be
as high as 90?

Jesus, Robby.

I need to know, Jim.
I wouldn't be asking
if it wasn't important.

You gotta stop this, Robby.

(HANGS UP)

Robby, Macleish's assistant
said he's all booked up,
he can't see us.

Yeah. Well, the hell
he can't.

All right.
That'll be fun.

You know what,
I'll catch up
with you, okay?

We're good.

Hey, guys,
I'm really sorry, I am,

but I don't have any time
to talk right now,

but if you call
my assistant...

Mr. Macleish,
we have reason to believe

that there are allegations
against as many as
87 priests in Boston.

I can't talk to you
about that.

Does that number
sound right to you?
You gotta be kidding me.

I just told you
I don't have time for
this crap right now.

Eric. How many priests
did you settle?

Robby, you know
I can't tell you that.

You're gonna give me
the names and the names
of their victims.

Are you threatening me?

We've got two stories here.

We've got a story
about degenerate clergy,

and we've got a story
about a bunch of lawyers

turning child abuse
into a cottage industry.

Now, which story
do you want us to write?

'Cause we're writing
one of them.

I already sent you
a list of names.

What're you talking about?
To whom?

The Globe. Years ago.

After the Porter case.
I got plenty of calls.

I had 20 priests
in Boston alone,

but I couldn't go after them
without the press.

So I sent you guys
a list of names,
and you buried it.

I want those names tomorrow.

Check your
goddamn clips, Robby.

SACHA: We didn't find
anything in the clips.

Yeah. Big surprise.

Richard, do you still
go to mass?

SIPE: No. No,
I haven't been to church
for some time now.

But I still
consider myself a Catholic.

How does that work?

Well, the church
is an institution, Mike.

Made of men.

It's passing.
My faith is in the eternal.

I try to separate the two.

Sounds tricky.
It is.

Especially since the Church
continues to go after me.

It takes a toll, Mike.

They'll try to silence
anyone who speaks out.

I'm sure
they'll come after you
and your team soon enough.

Really? And how do you think
they'll do that?

Hello?

Richard?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Who is it?

BEN: it's the archbishop
of Canterbury.

I had dinner at Santarpio's,
had some leftovers.

Ah, you're the freakin' best.
Thanks. You want a beer?

Yeah.
You got it.

Jesus.

How much longer you gonna be
in this shithole?

Yeah. I'm working on it.

She's a good girl, Mike.

Yeah, she is.
We'll figure it out.

I haven't had
a lot of time lately.

I just got off the phone
with Sipe, actually.

Have you met this guy
in person yet?

No, but his knowledge
of this is on
a whole other level.

I'm freaking starving.

So, where are we
with the 90?

We're close.
How close?

We're close.
Just answer the question,
will you?

We got 87 names.

We're trying to
get confirmation.
I think we will.

(SIGHS)

Something bugging you?

It's just surprising,
that's all.

Yeah. Yeah, it is.
For everybody.

(SIGHING)

Oh, hey, Ben.
I forgot to ask you.

Phil Saviano said
he sent a bunch of info
over to the Globe years ago.

Do you have any idea to who?

No, why?

Well, I'm just curious.
I wanted to see

if there's any leads
you guys didn't run out.

Saviano was
a fucking train wreck
five years ago, Mike.

We didn't miss anything.

This story needed Spotlight.

Yeah, I agree.
I'm just following up.

Good night.
Yeah, good night.

(DOOR CLOSING)

BEN: This is unbelievable.

MARTY: When did you get this?

ROBBY: Macleish emailed
the list this morning.

He settled cases
against 45 priests.

Where are we
on Law?

Anything that
shows he had
knowledge of this?

We're still
working Garabedian.
But nothing concrete.

I keep thinking
about that conversation
we had the other night

about how Law
called down
the power of God

when we reported on Porter.

That's just Law
being Law.

Okay, but I checked the clips,

and, uh, Porter isn't even
in the Boston archdiocese.

He's from Fall River.
So (lNHALES DEEPLY)

why the extreme reaction?

Law had to know.

That's why he
had the reaction.

Because he knew
there were others.

I think that's
the bigger story.

Bigger than 50 priests?

If it came from
the top down, yes.

But the numbers
clearly indicate

that there were
senior clergy
involved.

MARTY: That's all they do.
lndicate.

Are you telling me
that if we run a story

with 50 pedophile
priests in Boston...

Mike!

We'll get into
the same cat fight
you got into on Porter,

which made a lot of noise,

but changed things
not one bit.

(SIGHING)

We need to focus
on the institution,
not the individual priests.

Practice and policy.

Show me the Church
manipulated the system

so that these guys
wouldn't have to
face charges.

Show me they put
those same priests

back into parishes,
time and time again.

Show me this was systemic,

that it came
from the top down.

Sounds like we're
going after Law.

We're going
after the system.

Make a list of all
the victims we have.
Start reaching out.

And bring Matt in
if you need help.
Mmm-hmm.

Okay.
Hey, when you
go to Springfield?

Our hearing is Monday.
ROBBY: Okay.

Hey, Robby,
you got a second?

ROBBY: Yeah.

L, uh, got
one of those
treatment centers

a block from
my house.

(EXHALES)

We got neighbors
with kids.

I know that the work
we do is confidential,
but I'm feeling like...

(SIGHS)

I should tell 'em.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

We'll tell 'em soon.

You sure?

Yeah.
Okay.

Hi there. I'm Sacha Pfeiffer.
I'm with The Boston Globe.

I was just looking
for a gentleman by the
name of Matthew Walsh.

Uh...
No, he's not.

(lNDISTINCT)

Yeah, okay. Okay.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hi.
Hi.

I'm Sacha Pfeiffer
from The Boston Globe.

Yeah, what do you want?

I'd like to speak
with Thomas Kennedy.

He doesn't live
here anymore.

Do you know
where he lives?

Sir, I'd just like
to ask a few...

Uh, Sacha Pfeiffer,
Boston Globe.

WOMAN: Oh, yeah, hi.

Hi. Thank you.

Anything else
you can recall?

No.

No, but I got
a cousin in Quincy.

She saw him
in the street
a few years later.

MAN: The Bishop came
over to the house.

He said nothing
like this had ever
happened before,

and he asked us
not to press charges.

And what did
your mother do?

My mother?

(SCOFFS)

She put out
freakin' cookies.

(CHURCH BELL TOLLING)

WOMAN: There was a lot of
pressure to keep quiet.

From the Church?

Yeah, from
the Church.

But not just
the Church.

From my friends,

from the other
parishioners.

SIPE: Well, many of
the priests that I treated

were psychosexually stunted,

on the emotional level
of a 12- or 13-year-old.

Jeez.

Sure the Chief knew.
Everybody knew,

but nobody wants
to cuff a priest.

Mmm.

And what about
the prosecutor?

I shouldn't talk
about this shit.

I think you should,
actually.

Do you know a Father Hurley
or a Father Gale?

I do.

I swear to God,
I'll beat the shit
out of you.

Sorry to
bother you.

You leave me alone,
you leave my
brother alone!

You hear me,
God damn it?

Hi there.
I'm looking for
Ronald Paquin.

Yes?

You're Father Paquin?

Yes, that's right.

I'm Sacha Pfeiffer
from The Boston Globe.

Okay.

Could I ask you
a few questions?

Go ahead, dear.

We spoke to several men
who you knew
when they were boys

at St. John the Baptist
in Haverhill.

They told us
you molested them.
Is that true?

Sure I fooled around,
but I never felt
gratified myself.

Right. Um, but you
admit to molesting boys

at St. John the Baptist?

Yes, yes,
but as I said,

I never got
any pleasure from it.

That's important
to understand.

Right.

Um, but can you
tell me where and how

you fooled around
with these boys?

(SIGHS)
I want to be clear,

I never raped anyone.

There's a difference.
I should know.

How would you know?

I was raped.

I'm sorry,
who raped you?

JANE: Ronnie, who're
you talking to?

It's okay, Jane.
Father Paquin, who raped you?

Who are you?

Uh... Sacha Pfeiffer,
from the Globe.

Please get
off my porch.
I can speak for myself.

Get inside the
house, Ronnie.
Mr...

Get inside, Ronald.
Sorry.

Uh, I'm sorry, who are you?

I'm his sister,

and I don't want
you coming back here.

Ms. Paquin...

BOY 1: Beat you to
the end of the street!

BOY 2: No, you won't.
I beat you last time!

BOY 1: No, you didn't,
you cheated!

You did!

Could you please clarify
the Globe's position
for me, Mr. Albano?

ALBANO: Yes, Judge Sweeney.

Our argument to make
these documents public

rests mainly on
First Amendment grounds.

We also have a number
of other relevant arguments.

After all, Your Honor,

this was a
discretionary order.

SWEENEY: Yes, it was made
at the Judge's discretion.

Hey, Mike.

Hey, Joe.

What's a
Spotlight reporter

doing in Springfield?

(SCOFFS)

Your boy Albano's
sledding uphill.

You actually think
you have a shot at
winning this thing?

You want me
to comment
for the Herald?

(CHUCKLES)

"Globe reporter
would not comment,

"but he did not
seem hopeful."

He didn't try
and hide it at all.

He had this really odd
rationalization for it.

Like it was
totally normal

to fool around
with little boys.

I'd really like
to go back. I think
he'd talk to us.

Oh, we will.

Just not yet.

I want you to stay focused
on the victims right now.

MATT: Sacha, where'd they send
Father Talbot again?

Um, I think...
Wasn't that Cheverus?

MATT: Cheverus, that's right.

Wait, Father Talbot
from BC High?

Yeah, you know him?

Yeah, he was there
when I was.

We have a victim?

Yeah, lives
in Providence.

There's nothing personal
in these documents,
Your Honor.

They concern how
the Cardinal
is handling...

Say "the archdiocese."

ALBANO: Excuse me?

You don't get to
tag the Cardinal

with everything,
Mr. Albano.

Say "the archdiocese."

WILSON: Judge Sweeney,
the Globe is not
a party to this case,

they just want
to sell papers.

If Mr. Garabedian
had not smeared

the Cardinal's
good name,

we wouldn't even be here.

Your Honor,
I object to the use
of the word "smear."

SWEENEY: Duly noted,
Mr. Garabedian.

MITCH: Thank you, Your Honor.

SWEENEY: Anything else,
Mr. Rogers?

WILSON: No, Your Honor.

SWEENEY: Mr. Albano,
you may continue.

ALBANO: The Globe
believes having...

(CHURCH BELL TOLLING)

MIKE: Hey, Mitch,
how are you doing?

I'm fine.

He's tough,
that Wilson Rogers.

He's smug.

And he's sloppy.

He doesn't
seem sloppy.

You don't know
the half of it.
Trust me.

What's the
half of it?

Tell me the
half of it, Mitch.

Off the record?
Off the record, yeah.

Three years ago,
I get a call
from an ex-priest.

Anthony Benzevich.

He was at Blessed
Sacrament back in '62,

and he saw Geoghan

taking little boys
up to the rectory
bedroom, okay?

So he's appalled,
all right?

Tells the bishop
about it.

The bishop threatens
to reassign him

to South America.

Jesus.
Yeah, all right.

So fast forward 35 years,

Benzevich reads
that Geoghan's
been charged

with molesting
hundreds of kids.

All right?
So he feels guilty.
He calls me.

So you have
testimony of a priest

telling his superiors
about Geoghan in '62?

No, I do not.

Because when
I called Benzevich in
to give a deposition,

he comes in
with a lawyer.

Wilson Rogers.
Right.

And suddenly
Father Benzevich

has a very foggy memory.

Can't remember
anything.
He's useless.

So I go back to work,

I forget about it.
Whatever.

Until about a year ago,
I find an article

about a priest who
warned church officials
about Geoghan.

Benzevich went
to the press?
Yeah.

Yeah, local paper,
Patriot Ledger.
Nobody saw it.

But now I got
Benzevich on record.

So I file a motion
to depose Benzevich
a second time.

All right?
And Wilson Rogers,

that smug son of a bitch,

he files a motion
opposing my motion.

And that's when
I have him.

Have him how?

Rogers opposes my motion,

so I have to
make an argument

as to why I'm
allowed to depose

Father Benzevich
a second time, okay?

But this time,
I'm allowed
to attach exhibits.

Do you follow
what I'm saying?

The sealed documents?
Yes.

I can attach
the sealed documents

that I've gotten
in discovery,
Mr. Rezendes,

the same documents
that your paper is
currently suing for.

You're shitting me?

What?
No. No, I'm not
shitting you.

So I pull out
the 14 most
damning docs

and I attach 'em
to my motion.

And they prove
everything. Everything.

About the Church,
about the bishops,
about Law.

And it's all public?

Because your motion
to oppose Roger's motion

is public.
Yeah, exactly.

Now you're
paying attention.

So I could just walk
into that courthouse
right now

and get those documents?

No, you cannot,

because the documents
are not there.

But you just
said they're public.

I know I did,
but this is Boston,

and the Church
does not want them
to be found.

So they are not there.

Mitch, are you telling me
that the Catholic Church

removed legal documents
from that courthouse?

Look, I'm not crazy,
I'm not paranoid.

I'm experienced.

Check the docket.
You'll see.

They control everything.

Everything.

I gotta go back in.

(GRUMBLING) These guys got
the fucking documents.

Docket entry number 49,
it's in the Geoghan case.

We're closing
in 10 minutes.

Ten minutes?
All right.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Robby.
MIKE: Hey, it's me.

Hey.
You're not gonna believe it.

Garabedian gave me a tip.
Some of the sealed docs
are already public.

They're part of
a motion he filed.

He said they're
the best of the bunch.

We don't have to wait
for Sweeney's ruling.

So we can get them?

Yeah, but they're not there.

Already talked to Albano.

He said all we have
to do is file a motion,

and Sweeney will order Mitch
to refile the docs.

And you think
these documents are...

He said these 14
docs were all we need.
They're huge.

Okay. I'll call Ben.
Good work.

NEWS ANCHOR ON TV:... whether
this was truly an accident

or someone committed
an intentional act.

But either way,
extensive damage

has been done
to this building.

MARTY: What happened?

They're saying
it's a prop plane,

but that's not
a prop plane.

Tell Linda to
get every reporter
we have in here now.

CARDINAL LAW ON TV:
You pray for the victims,

you pray for the injured,

and you pray for
those who survived.

You pray, too, for the nation.

That our response to this
might reflect the best
ideals of our nation.

And even more,
reflect God's
own teaching.

Not only as it's shown
in Christianity and Judaism,

but in lslam as well.

Not bad.
Who's there?
Paulson.

I wanna talk to him
when he's back.

Did Rezendes find a way
to get to Florida yet?

They just opened
the airport in
Providence.

He's on his way
there now.

Ben, I'm gonna
need more people
on Massport.

I'll give you
three of my guys.

Robby, put your team
on that, too.
ROBBY: Got it.

And Robby,
everything else
stops.

Understood.

Why's Mike going
to Florida?

Flight school. it's
where they learned to fly.

Robby, I've got a lot
of victim interviews
set up this week.

We have to cancel 'em.

That's gonna
be hard.
I know.

This is nuts.
Two days ago
I told my wife

we gotta be working
the biggest
story on the planet.

Boston Globe.

RECEPTIONIST: Boston Globe.
One moment, please.

Yes, if you have a tip,
I will transfer
you down to Metro.

(PHONE RINGING)

Mitchell Garabedian.

Mitch, it's Mike,
I've been trying
to reach you.

I don't have
time to talk to you,
Mr. Rezendes.

Hey, just quickly,
did you refile those docs yet?

MITCH: No, I just
got the order. it takes time.

Okay, great.
Can you hold off
on refiling them?

Hold off?
I have to go to Florida.

Once you refile
they're public.

Other newspapers
will be able to
get a hold of 'em.

Other newspapers
are not my concern.
I received a judicial order.

I told you the Church
is watching me.

Oh, hey, Mitch, please.
All I need's a few more weeks.

I can't make any promises.
Goodbye.

Mitch? Mitch! Shit!

Shit.

PHIL: Look, I get it,
no one wants to read

about kids getting
raped by priests.

Especially now.

But you asked
a lot of people
to relive

some very
painful experiences,

and you
just disappear.

Phil, you know why
we were taken
off of the story.

It's been six weeks
since 9/11.

I realize that
and we're gonna
get back to it.

When?

You're doing the same thing
you guys did last time.

No.
You're dropping us.

No.
Maybe I should tell
the Herald that story.

Okay, Phil,
you go ahead and do that.

It will undo all
the work we've done,
but I can't stop you.

Listen to me.
I am here because I care.

We're not going away.

We're gonna tell this story,
we're gonna tell it right.

We just need
a little more time.
That's all we're asking for.

(SCOFFS)

Why bother asking?

You're gonna do
what you want anyway.

You always do.

Phil.

Phil.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hey.

ROBBY: How's South Beach?

Boynton Beach.
Remarkably different place.

What's up?

Mitch Garabedian
called me today.

Why'd he call you?
'Cause he knew
you'd yell at him.

He refiled the docs.

What?

Robby, those docs
are public now.

We gotta get there
before anyone else does.

I know. I know. I know.

Just wrap up
whatever you're doing

and get
the first flight out.

I'll book a flight now
and go straight to
the courthouse tomorrow.

All right. Call me
when you get in.
Okay.

Robby, I'd like
to let Phil Saviano know
that we're back on it.

Good idea.

Go have dinner with Hansi.

Might be the last time
for a while.

Mmm-hmm.

Robby, after
we saw Macleish,

I started going
back through the clips,

and I had a little time
last week finally.

So, um, I found that.

It's from '93.

That it?

Yeah. Yeah, that's it.

Good night.

Okay, good night.

So, I was probably
a few years
after you, right?

No, you were
more than a few.

(CHUCKLES)
Believe me.

Well, after BC High,
I came down to Providence

and played hockey
for the Friars.

Oh, well, you must
have been pretty good.

No. Rode the bench
in college. Yeah.
Oh.

But I loved the city.

Oh.
And we just had
our third kid.

And I still get my Globe,
for the record.

Oh, that's good to know.
Good to know.

Look, Kevin, uh,
that's actually
why I'm here.

I need to ask
you some questions
about Father Talbot.

How'd you find out?

Well...

I guess
it doesn't matter.

And I never even
told my wife.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
Excuse me.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
I need to get in there.

We're closed.
Come on, let me in.
Five minutes.

I'm sorry, we're closed.

Come on. Five minutes.

Hello.

Here.

This is the Geoghan case?
That's right.

Those records
are sealed.
No.

That's a public motion.
Those records are public.

Look, I work for the Globe.

Good for you.

Can I talk to
your supervisor?

He's not in today.

What about a judge?

There must be judges
that work on
this kind of thing.

Sixth floor.

We understand the nature
of the allegations
against Father Talbot.

I'm just not sure
what you want from
President Kemeza.

Talbot taught here
long before
Bill took over.

Mmm. Of course.
We just want to know

if it's possible
that the president,

the faculty, the board,

that no one knew
what was going on
at the time.

I graduated in 1979,
and I had no idea
about any of this.

So if you're suggesting
that Father Gibbons
and Father Callahan

had in any way...

Gibbons and Callahan...

I mean, they ran this
place like the navy.

Do you really think
they didn't know?

(CHUCKLES)

it's a big school, Robby.
You know that.

And we're talking
about seven
alleged victims

over, what, eight years.

We're talking about
seven that we know about.

(SCOFFS)
This is ridiculous.

You're reaching
for a story here.
We cannot possibly...

Jack. Jack. Jack.
If I had been
president then,

I would've known.

Bill, I'm not sure
that's relevant.

Why do you think
they sent Talbot
up to Cheverus?

You know they
wanted him out of town.

(CLEARS THROAT)
Robby, as well intentioned
as Bill's remarks are,

I'm hoping we can
keep this between us

until we all get
on the same page.

Is that why we're here,
to get on the same page?

No, we're here because
you're an important
alumnus, Robby,

and a friend.

Exactly, and we know
you care about this school
as much as we do.

Did you play
a sport here, Jack?

Yeah. Football. Why?

ROBBY: Mmm. I ran track.

You know, I went to
Providence yesterday

to talk to one of
Father Talbot's victims.

He played hockey here.

And, uh, he's one
of the better ones.

He's got a wife,
kids, good job.

About 10 minutes
into the conversation,

the guy breaks down.

You know,
couldn't stop crying.

Said he could never figure out
why Father Talbot picked him.

Father Talbot
coached the hockey team.

So,

I guess we just got lucky.

You and me.

Does Jack Dunn
work for the school?

No, he's PR
for Boston College.

They call him
when they need help.

And Pete Conley?
Why was he there?

Good question.

Pete's a big alum,
but I called
Bill directly,

and I asked
for a sit-down.

I never mentioned
anybody else.

It's like everybody
already knows the story.

Yeah.

Except us.
And we work right there.

Judge Volterra?
Yes.

Hi, I'm Mike Rezendes
from The Boston Globe.

Um, I'm having
some trouble

accessing some
public records

down in the
records room.

I was wondering
if I could have
a word with you?

All right.
Thank you.

Thank you very much.

These exhibits you're after,
Mr. Rezendes,

they're very
sensitive records.

With all due respect,
Your Honor,

that's not the question.

The records are public.

Maybe so, but tell me,

where's the editorial
responsibility

in publishing
records of this nature?

Well, where's
the editorial responsibility
in not publishing them?

MAN: You can't take those.
You need to make copies.

I'm going to the copy room.

It closed at 4:00.

Look, I'll give you

83 bucks to use yours.

Hey, cabbie!
(WHISTLING)

Hey! Hey! Hey!

(BRAKES SQUEALING)

Take me to The Boston Globe
on Morrissey Boulevard.

Don't take 93.
Take Dorchester Avenue.

Robby, it's incredible!

Law knew about
Geoghan for years,
no question.

There's a letter to Law
from a woman Margaret Gallant,

who lived in Jamaica Plain
in the early '80s
when Geoghan was there.

Listen to this,

"Our family is
rooted in the Church,

"our desire is to
protect the Holy Orders,

"even in the midst
of our agony

"over the seven boys
in our family

"who have been violated."

Seven, Robby. Seven boys.

"It was suggested
we keep silent.

"We did not question
the authority of the Church
two years ago,

"but since Father Geoghan
is still in his parish..."

But she sent it to Law,
and Law did shit.

Here's another one
to Law, same year.
Listen to this,

"A word on the recent
assignment of Father Geoghan

"as an associate
at St. Julia's in Weston.

"Father Geoghan has a history
of homosexual involvement
with young boys.

"I understand
his recent departure
from St. Brendan's

"may be related
to this problem.

"I wonder if Father Geoghan
should not be reduced
to just weekend work

"while receiving
some kind of therapy.

"You know how
grateful I am to you
for your constant concern.

"Sincerely yours in our Lord,

"Most Reverend John M. D'Arcy,
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston.

"December 7, 1984."

An auxiliary bishop
wrote that?

That's incredible.

He broke ranks.

I mean,
when did Gallant
write her letter?

1984.
And Law just
ignored it.

How do you ignore
that freakin' letter?

We got 'em.

You can't read these letters
and think anything else.
It's proof.

Yeah. it is.

This is good work.

MIKE: Should we
take it up to Ben?

Uh...

No. Not yet.

Why not?
We got Law. This is it.

No, this is Law
covering for one priest.

There's another
90 out there.

Yeah, and we'll print
that story when we get it,

but we gotta go with this now.

No, I'm not going to
rush this story, Mike.

We don't have
a choice, Robby.

If we don't rush to print,

somebody else is
gonna find these letters
and butcher the story.

Joe Quimby from the Herald

was at the
freakin' courthouse.

ROBBY: So we'll write
a holding story,

and we'll keep our
eye on the Herald.

Keep our eye on the Herald?

They run this and
they get it wrong,
the Church will bury it.

We gotta do this now.
Mike, Mike...

What? Why are we hesitating?

Baron told us to get Law.
This is Law.

Baron told us to
get the system.

We need the full scope.

That's the only thing
that will put an end to this.

Then let's take it up
to Ben, let him decide.

We'll take it to Ben
when I say it's time.

It's time, Robby. it's time!

They knew and they
let it happen. To kids!

Okay? it could've been you!
It could've been me!

It could have been any of us!

We gotta nail these scumbags!

We gotta show people
that nobody can
get away with this!

Not a priest or
a Cardinal or
a freaking Pope!

You finished?

Yeah, I am. This is bullshit.

(DOOR SLAMMING)

Oh...

(SIGHING)

You okay?

Mmm...
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hey, Hansi.

Hard day at work, Mike?

Here.
Thank you.

I don't know why
I got so pissed off.

You know, I think
Robby's wrong.

You know, you're just...

You care about
the story, Mike.
We all do.

Yeah, I guess.
SACHA: Mmm.

I stopped going to
church with my nana.

It was...
it was too hard.

You know,
I'd be sitting there,

and I'd start
thinking about
Joe Crowley

or someone else and I just...

I just got so angry.

Did you tell her why?

She goes to church
three times a week, Mike.

(SIGHING)

it really pisses me off.

You know,

I actually really
liked going to church
when I was a little kid.

Mmm.

Why'd you stop?

Typical shit.

But the weird thing is,

I think l...

I think I figured
that maybe one day...
(CHUCKLES)

I would actually go back.

I was really...
l was holding on to that.

Mmm.

I read those letters, and...

And something just cracked.

It's a shitty feeling.
Yeah.

It's a shitty feeling.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Looks like a long day.

Hey, Pete.
I'm sorry to
make it longer.

(CHUCKLES)
Brian.

Has anyone ever said no
to a drink with you, Pete?

(LAUGHING)

Well, sure.
But the trick is
to keep asking.

For Boston.

(CLINKING)
Boston.

Mmm.

So, you here
for the Cardinal?

Oh, no, no, no, no.
I wouldn't...

I wouldn't presume
to speak for the Cardinal.
No.

You know,
(CLEARS THROAT)

you got a lot
of people here
who respect you, Robby,

the work you do.

That's good to know.

You know,
it's because you care
about this place.

It's why you do
what you do.
It's who you are.

You know,
but people need
the Church,

more than ever right now.

You know, you can feel it.

And the Cardinal...

You know, the Cardinal,
he might not be perfect,

but we can't
throw out all the good

he's doing over
a few bad apples.

Now, you know,
I'm bringing this
up to you

because I know
this is Baron's idea,
his agenda.

I gotta tell ya,
I mean, honest to God,

I mean, he doesn't
care about this city
the way we do.

I mean, how could he?

This is how it happens,
isn't it, Pete?
What's that?

A guy leans on a guy,

and suddenly
the whole town

just looks
the other way.

Robby. Robby, look it,

Marty Baron is just
trying to make his mark.

He's gonna be here
for a couple of years,
and he's gonna move on.

Just like he did in
New York and Miami.

Where're you gonna go?

Hmm?

Good night, Robby.
Brian.

Hey, Pete.
Yeah?

Uh...

When we do run the story,
uh, I'm gonna need a comment
from the Cardinal.

We'll talk again later.
Good night, Robby.

Good night, Pete.

(PHONE RINGING)

Robby.

What?

No shit. When?

(EXHALES)

Okay. Yeah.

Hey!

What's up?

Sweeney ruled
in our favor.

She ruled
to unseal
the documents.

Jeez!

The Church
has already filed
an appeal,

but the trial court ruling
is generally upheld
in these matters.

And when would we
get the documents?

Probably takes Cohen
a few weeks to rule,

then there's
a redaction process.

Uh, I'd say they'd
be made public
mid-January.

Okay.
All right.

Thanks, Jon.
You bet.

Nice work.
Thanks.

Metro should run
something, Marty.

We can't run
this one big.

Why wouldn't we?
It's a major First
Amendment victory.

Not to mention,
you get

an lrish Catholic judge

ruling against
the Church?

That's a hell
of a precedent.
MARTY: Mmm-hmm.

We don't want
the Herald going
deep on this.

Why's that?

You're gonna have
to step out, Peter.

I'm not stepping out.

(SCOFFS)

Peter.

(SIGHING)

When did you, uh...
A couple of
weeks ago.

A couple of weeks?

Yeah.
BEN: And you're
telling us now?

These are substantial.

They clearly show
that Law was negligent.

I need more time.
I wanna keep digging.

For what?
This is the goddamn story.

ROBBY: it's not
the whole story.

Tough shit.
We're on a clock now.

Even if we don't
run Sweeney's ruling,

another paper could
find these letters
and fuck the story.

Agreed.

But we run
these letters alone,

Law apologizes,
says it's a
one-time thing.

He can bury it.

How?
These clearly show he knew
and did nothing about it.

Look, I'm close to
stories on 70 priests.

We nail that,
along with those letters,

this is proof
this is bigger than Law.

It's the whole system.

You have multiple
sources confirming
all those priests?

On some. I can get more.

Too risky.
If we're not buttoned up
on every single one of them,

the Church will pick us apart.

I think I can get us someone

from the other
side of the aisle.

Somebody inside the Church?

Yeah, a lawyer.

Will he go on the record?

(SNIFFS) Deep background.
But he's a solid source.

Rezendes needs time
to write the story.

We don't wanna
drop it at Christmas,
not after 9/11.

We could run it
just after New Year's,

before they release
the rest of the documents.

All right.

Tell Canellos to bury
the ruling in Metro.

You got six weeks.

Thank you.

Tell Mike I want
a draft by Christmas.

And we need
a response
from Lake Street.

Who does PR
for the Cardinal?
Still John Walsh?

No, somebody new,
Donna Morrisey.

She came from TV.
She's young.

Good, get a quote.

We need something
from Law to appear
even-handed.

Robby, next time
give me a goddamn
heads-up.

Will do.

CHOIR: (SINGING)
Silent night, holy night

All is calm

All is bright

Round yon virgin,
mother and child

Holy infant,
so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace
(SOBBING)

Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night

Shepherds quake

At the sight

Glory streams
from heaven above

Heavenly hosts
sing Hallelujah

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Oh, Robby.
What a nice surprise.

Come on in.

(TV PLAYING)

Hey, hon, look who
I found outside.

Karen, can you
give us a minute?

Sure.

Good to see you, Karen.

What's up?

I'm out of time, Jim.

We've got cover-up
stories on 70 priests,

but the boss
isn't gonna run it

unless I get confirmation
from your side.

Are you out of your mind?

Come on.
This is our town, Jimmy.

Everybody knew
something was going on,
and no one did a thing.

We gotta put an end to it.

Don't tell me
what I gotta do.

Yeah, I helped
defend these scumbags,
but that's my job, Robby.

I was doing my job!

Yeah.

You and everyone else.

Get out of my house.

JIM: Hey!

You come to my home
and lay this shit on me!

You were right, Robby.

We all knew
somethin' was
going on.

So where were you?

What took you so long?

I don't know, Jim.

Give me the list.

MIKE: Larry, we're going
to press in six hours.

MATT: Donna Morrisey
said she'd called us

with a quote
from Law hours ago.

That's what I thought.
When did you
talk to her?

Okay, okay, Larry.

Yeah. Yeah, that's
good to know.

Thanks, Pete.
Anything?

Conley said Donna Morrisey
should have called,
he just left Lake Street.

Yeah, Rasky said
the same thing.

This is ridiculous.
You'd think they'd
wanna get ahead of this.

I mean, they'd be
idiots not to.

I would love to see
their faces when
they read this thing then.

You know,
Sunday's the feast
of the Epiphany.

It seems appropriate.
(PHONE RINGING)

Mike Rezendes.

Hey, Donna.
Thanks for calling.

Yeah, I just had
a few questions
if you have a minute.

What?

What?
Another adjective.

Anything?
Law just turned
us down.

Jesus Christ.

I just got off
the phone with
Donna Morrisey.

She said, quote,
we don't even
want to know

what the questions are,
end quote.

She really said that?
Yeah.

Well, that oughta do it.

MARTY: "The Church
had no interest

"in knowing
what the Globe's
questions would be."

Work it in somewhere
before the jump.
Anything else?

Uh, Matt wants to put
the letters online,

so the readers can
see for themselves.

We can run the URL
at the bottom
of the article.

It's pretty
straightforward.
Okay.

We also put
the Spotlight tip line
at the end of the story

so people can call in.

Goes directly to our office.

Matt and I can go in
in the morning in case
we get any calls.

Yeah, I'm more
concerned about the
phones at reception.

After we ran
the Porter case,

the message centers
were tied up for weeks.

It's a real problem.
There were
picketers, too.

Lots of 'em.

I'll talk to Richard
about the security
and the phones.

Uh, how are we coming
on the folo story?

Well, we've
nailed down
multiple stories

on 70 priests.

All 70?
SACHA: Mmm-hmm.

And with the confirmation
from Robby's source,
we're ready to go.

We can have
a draft next week.

Uh, Robby, that
source of yours,

is it something
we could revisit?

He might be tough.

But he has no problem
helping the Church

protect dozens
of dirty priests.

Guy's a scumbag.
He's a lawyer,
he's doing his job.

He's a shill
for the Church.

BEN: He knew
and did nothing.

MIKE: He could've said
something years ago.
Maybe saved some lives.

What about us?

What's that
supposed to mean?

We had all the pieces.
(CLEARS THROAT)

Why didn't we get it sooner?

We didn't have
all the pieces.

We had Saviano,
we had Barrett,
we had Geoghan.

We had the directories
in the basement.

You know what?
We got it now.

Robby, the story
needed Spotlight.

Mike, Spotlight's
been around since 1970.

So what? We couldn't
see the scope of this.
No one could.

Robby, this started
with one goddamn priest.

Macleish sent us
a letter on 20 priests,
years ago.

Sacha found the clip.

You freaking kidding me?
20 priests?

BEN: When?

Uh, just after Porter.
December '93.

We buried the story
in Metro. No folo.

That was you.

You were Metro.

Yeah. That was me.

I'd just taken over.
I don't remember it at all.

But yeah...

MARTY: Um...

Can I say
something here?

Sometimes it's
easy to forget

that we spend most of our time
stumbling around in the dark.

Suddenly a light
gets turned on,

and there's a fair share
of blame to go around.

I can't speak to
what happened
before I arrived,

but, um, all of you have done
some very good reporting here.

Reporting that I believe
is gonna have an immediate

and considerable
impact on our readers.

For me, this kind of story
is why we do this.

Having said that,
Cardinal Law and
the Catholic community

are gonna have
a very strong
response to this.

So if you need a moment,

you've earned it.

But I will need you
back here Monday morning

focused and ready
to do your job.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Leaving?

Yeah.

L, uh, just got a call
from the Cardinal.

Really. Why?

He wanted to
tell me personally

that he decided
not to comment.

Yeah, said he
wanted to extend me
that courtesy.

Jesus, the balls
on that guy.
What did you say?

I told him he was
making a mistake,

and that we were
gonna run the story.

Damn right we're
gonna run it.

(SIGHING)

Sacha, can I have
a drink of water?

Yeah. Sure, Nana. Yeah.

Can I keep this?

Sure.

I thought you
should see it first.

Thank you for
bringing it by.

I have some clients
I have to attend to.

(MITCH EXHALES)

MITCH: Both kids were abused.

Jamaica Plain.
Two weeks ago.

Keep doing your work,
Mr. Rezendes.

Hello.
CHILDREN: Hello.

How are
you guys doing?
We're good.

MITCH: Good.

MATT: Hey.
Morning.

How'd you sleep?

Not very well. You?

I haven't slept
well for months.
Mmm.

Oh, thanks.
I actually
started writing.

Writing?
Yeah, I've been
working on a book.

Gives me something
else to focus on.

What kind of book?

Horror.
(CHUCKLES)

(LAUGHS)
(PHONE RINGING)

Spotlight.

Yeah.
Yeah, of course.

Can I get your
name, please?

You do know
it's Sunday, right?

I couldn't get
a tee time.

No picketers.
Yeah.

Probably still
at church.

Hey, Linda.

It's quiet, huh?

Yeah, easiest
overtime I ever made.

Phone hasn't rung once.

Marty sent
two of mine
down to Spotlight.

Great article, guys.
BOTH: Thank you.

Spotlight?

(PHONES RINGING)

(lNDISTINCT CHATTER)

Okay. Send him over.

WOMAN: Spotlight,
can I help you?

Phones have been
ringing all morning.

Mike, can you grab that?
Yeah, yeah.

They're almost
all victims, Robby.

I'm sorry
to make you wait.

It's very tough to
talk about, I know...

Yes, you can
reach me here...

This is Spotlight.

(PHONES CONTINUE RINGING)

(ALL CHATTERING lNDISTINCTLY)

Spotlight.