“There are just shy of a thousand members, and they all seem to be paying a membership fee of £595 per month,” said Stanford. “That’s just shy of sixty grand a year before anyone has stood up and said, ‘Open your hymn books to page forty-eight.’” “A membership fee. For a church,” Henley said disbelievingly. “But’s that just—” “Extortion. A rip-off. A cult,” Ramouter interjected as he pulled a chair up and sat down in front of Stanford’s desk. “I bet they’re still taking their money at every service.” “It’s called a collection,” Stanford said. “Anyway, Alyssa Hadlow has been a member of the
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