Father Michael turned the corner, looking like he’d just been through Dante’s Inferno. ‘June Nealon wants nothing to do with Shay.’ ‘That’s interesting,’ I said, ‘since June Nealon just got off the phone with me, agreeing to a restorative justice meeting.’ Father Michael blanched. ‘You’ve got to call her back. This isn’t a good idea.’ ‘You’re the one who came up with it.’ ‘That was before I spoke to her. If she goes to that meeting, it’s not because she wants to hear what Shay has to say. It’s because she wants to run him through before the state finishes him off.’
