Book Two: Chapters 50-59 Summary

Anne relates her conversation with Jamie to Kathleen. His response was exactly what Kathleen would expect from him. His lie is hurtful to her, but Kathleen remains confident in her claim that she did not allow Jamie to have sex with her, although she admits that he "was like an ugly animal forcing himself" on her. Anne knows that Kathleen is withholding some information from her, and as an investigator she feels the need to uncover it.

Father Rosetti arrives in America with the purpose of visiting two more people. He intends to meet Kathleen. Before meeting her, though, he stops in New York to visit his mentor, Monsignor Bernard Stingley. Bernard had been a close friend of Pope Pius XIII before his death and he is also one of the few people entrusted with the secret...