WEBVTT - Penance (Part 1)

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<v Speaker 1>Solve Presents Penance Part one, Holding my breath hair Terrence. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>all I can taste here is your math, Rebecca. It's

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<v Speaker 1>clever jargon covering up naked stats. Sorry, if I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>make city council holding fatigue sexy enough for you, give

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<v Speaker 1>me a bigger bite. I'll show you a better scoop.

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<v Speaker 1>Glad you said so, I've got here handwritten letter we

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<v Speaker 1>received this morning postmark from an Amish town. You may recognize.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder where they got our address. A letter reads

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<v Speaker 1>a lot like you try anonymous in style or signature,

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<v Speaker 1>both dream source material. It tells of a young man

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<v Speaker 1>returning from his rum springer. That's like an army spring break, right,

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<v Speaker 1>a mild analogy. Rum springer is a year of no

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<v Speaker 1>consequences on the outside before baptism nails you down for good. Well, anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>one week later, the kid kicks the bucket, just shy

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<v Speaker 1>of eighteen. If we print an obituary, his family is

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<v Speaker 1>not likely to read it. It's not a no bit.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a story here, see for yourself. Letter writer says

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<v Speaker 1>the death is mysterious, no cause anyone can name. Yeah, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>with the Amish, there's no autopsy, no cause, no story,

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<v Speaker 1>at least not for me. This can only be your story.

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<v Speaker 1>I've lived in Pennsylvania my whole life. I've seen the

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<v Speaker 1>shunned return. I didn't come to my senses and leave Terence.

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<v Speaker 1>I was excommunicated. Do I need to spell out the

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<v Speaker 1>rude Latin for you? If you want a shot at

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<v Speaker 1>the big leagues, investigated pieces, verticals and undercover stint is

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<v Speaker 1>the best way in. And this would be the easiest

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<v Speaker 1>chamillion of your career. Sure, just crawl back to a

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<v Speaker 1>town that spit me out as a minor break two

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<v Speaker 1>decades of silence with my father. Easy? Yeah, thanks, but

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<v Speaker 1>no thanks. The funerals in two days. Sleep on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd drive you there, help with any additional research. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd really do that for me? Did this is Rebecca Ramer?

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<v Speaker 1>Shoot it or lose it? You have no new messages?

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<v Speaker 1>Fighting broke out overnight between rival factions along the Israeli

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<v Speaker 1>Syrian border. Screw it, morning, sunshine. Did you spotify Amish

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<v Speaker 1>hands for our drive? I thought it would pick you up.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just go backt light. We've got more buttons than

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<v Speaker 1>bonnets these days, not much to pack. Hey, you can't

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<v Speaker 1>smoke in here. You deprived me of this one joy

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<v Speaker 1>before throwing me to the wolves are horridly wolves. You've

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<v Speaker 1>never met my father? What about your mother? I'll trained

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<v Speaker 1>midwife managed to climb me out before my mother passed. Jeez,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry. So you and your dad lost your mom

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<v Speaker 1>and then each other. Funny thing. Much loyalty is rooted

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<v Speaker 1>fifty ft in the ground like no wider than haystraw.

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<v Speaker 1>You think cancel culture is bad, one misstep in Amish

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<v Speaker 1>country and you are cast off. Makes mean tweaks seemple point. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe this will be a good thing, reconnect with family.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a family. This is a job. So

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<v Speaker 1>where's your first stop? Well, I can't go to my

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<v Speaker 1>father's dressed like this, basic harlot. I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>find out who wrote that letter. First take the hard copy.

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<v Speaker 1>Handwriting might come in hand. Okay, this place hasn't changed,

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<v Speaker 1>almost like they condemned that kind of thing. I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>phone call away if you need anything, anything you hear, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>best I proceed on foot from here. Blessed day. Raber. Wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>we go wrong, we go pop out. We'll spin you

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<v Speaker 1>in his bag. Coming Rebecca Raper at my doorstop Sunday surprise.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you seen walking over here? I'd venture no, but

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<v Speaker 1>that likelihood on these texts higher the longer I stand

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<v Speaker 1>at your door and blue jeans. Of course, Come in,

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<v Speaker 1>Come in. I've prayed for this, me too, you know me,

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<v Speaker 1>big time prayer, fake some holiness for me. Kids. This

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<v Speaker 1>is mother's oldest and dearest friend, Rebecca. Hello, they're as

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful as you described in your letters. Speaking of letters,

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<v Speaker 1>I need to ask you about something um in private. Yes, certainly, come,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get you a change of clothes. All right, that's up?

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<v Speaker 1>What is this forbidden drop by all about? You want

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<v Speaker 1>the undergone answer always, I'm an assignment. We got an

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<v Speaker 1>anonymous letter into my paper about the boy who just passed.

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<v Speaker 1>It's beyond digestion. One of the shlock twins. Just kids, really,

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<v Speaker 1>he was a twin. Do you think there could have

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<v Speaker 1>been any foul play? You're asking if the boy could

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<v Speaker 1>have been murdered? Whoever wrote this certainly think so, honestly, Rebecca.

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<v Speaker 1>Not everything has to be a damn story. We'll get

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<v Speaker 1>the mouth on you do influence. I'll be it from

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<v Speaker 1>a distance. Can you think of anyone in town who

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<v Speaker 1>might have written this letter, I couldn't guess. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to have access to everyone in town all

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<v Speaker 1>in one place, the funeral, Yeah, I know, but I

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<v Speaker 1>can't come close to that church without repenting, Mary, more

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<v Speaker 1>like you can't come close to repenting without that church. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>in that case, how about those humbler threads. My closet

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<v Speaker 1>is all yours. You are an angel, and I brought

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<v Speaker 1>you a little something. What is it? Battery powered? Too

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<v Speaker 1>hard to find nowadays? You are trouble. I never learned

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<v Speaker 1>crowded procession, and you forget the comforts of community. Everyone

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<v Speaker 1>will be out today to support the Schlocks in their

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<v Speaker 1>time of Greek, including your father while he is the

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<v Speaker 1>town bishop. That would make sense, yes, but with a

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<v Speaker 1>few other additions. I dare not mention it in our

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<v Speaker 1>letters for a risk of upsetting you. But he remarried

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<v Speaker 1>after you left. Amity a widow from the town over. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>she's quite amiable, biddingly I'll be the judge of that.

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<v Speaker 1>She has her own son. LEVI a bit of a brick.

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<v Speaker 1>What can you do? And also get your st last

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<v Speaker 1>horses out of my lane. Hey, Craig, is our funeral

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<v Speaker 1>procession making you laid for your pedicure, stupid dudgy. What's

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<v Speaker 1>with the asshole in the Pontiac? Not an isolated incident.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm afraid that Englishman has always been a problem. We're

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<v Speaker 1>almost there. You'll do well to start minding your language.

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<v Speaker 1>You should you doing here? Are you okay? Fina? Your father?

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<v Speaker 1>Good dog? Good Mariah ship? I think I changed my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>We've come this far. No, Rebecca, Hello, Father, Hello, Bishop,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be inside. Come on, kids, it's you and you dressed. Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Time has warmed me to tradition. I suppose what are

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<v Speaker 1>you doing here? I came here to repent, Father, repent

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<v Speaker 1>what I thought you'd be glad. I'll be glad when

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<v Speaker 1>I sniff out the truth behind this little stunt, said

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<v Speaker 1>Jesuster was followers, please excuse me, Bishop Thomas Schluck, A

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful boy taken too soon or perhaps right on time?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you a g standard? Now? They are? When it's

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<v Speaker 1>the Craper Preacher service, preacher King, we call him there.

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<v Speaker 1>He tends to form close bonds with the boys. Worse

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<v Speaker 1>hardships had stung our shores, and they are sure to again.

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<v Speaker 1>God asks us not to search for the div in

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<v Speaker 1>order in this but to trust that there is one,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when it tastes as tenuous as ever. Yes, he

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<v Speaker 1>was really just a boy. You didn't so sad so

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<v Speaker 1>one morning he was just found lying on the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd have to ask Silas the twin. Yes, he's the

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<v Speaker 1>one who found on this There he is now talking

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<v Speaker 1>to the preacher. Well, the intros now are never Rebecca,

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<v Speaker 1>be delicate. You know me best not to concern, and

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<v Speaker 1>you went out of respect for your brother, understood, sir Silas.

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<v Speaker 1>My condolences. Thanks, Sorry, who I thought I spotted you

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<v Speaker 1>in the pews, Rebecca or nonrepenter? Hello, Silas, meet Matthew's

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<v Speaker 1>long lost daughter. The bishop has another daughter, another daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>I should go find my parents. Nice to meet you, Rebecca.

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<v Speaker 1>Peace out or with you or whatever. The boy's got

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<v Speaker 1>a curious grief in him. Some do it sounded like

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<v Speaker 1>you were close with his brother. You'd find none as

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<v Speaker 1>pure as pious? Was that still the case when he

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<v Speaker 1>came back from his rum? Springer never the most? So

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<v Speaker 1>what's this line of questioning? You didn't even know him? No,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly not like you did. Mm hmm. If you'll excuse me, Rebecca, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my, you are our Rebecca, aren't you? I'm Amity,

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<v Speaker 1>though I don't presume you've heard of me. She hasn't,

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<v Speaker 1>not until very recently. It's nice to meet you, Amity.

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<v Speaker 1>And this here's LEVI say hello, Hello, Matthew, Rebecca. This

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<v Speaker 1>is our daughter, Emma. What a pleasure it is to

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<v Speaker 1>meet you, sister. We've heard such things. I can only

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<v Speaker 1>imagine you've done more than just that from what I

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<v Speaker 1>can gather. Sorry, where are my manners? You'll come back

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<v Speaker 1>with us for lunch. I wouldn't impose, we insist. She

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't repented yet, Emity, she's still family girl. Come on,

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<v Speaker 1>my mamma, you know what? Sure I could eat m apologies.

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<v Speaker 1>The seller isn't a bit of a state as with

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<v Speaker 1>my father, your parents. Your father's in shock at warm.

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<v Speaker 1>Here take these cans? Wow? Is it possible? But I

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<v Speaker 1>actually missed can beats. The rest of us are thrilled

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<v Speaker 1>beyond our wits. Emma, though she's a bit boy crazed

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<v Speaker 1>as it is. So if you could just, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye on your influence, that would be that

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<v Speaker 1>would be just peachy. Dear Lord, thank you for this food,

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<v Speaker 1>but thank you most of all for the fresh company

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<v Speaker 1>we keep in the eating of it. Our long lost

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<v Speaker 1>child of God returned to us, and am Rebecca. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to know all about so many things. What it

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<v Speaker 1>feels like to put contact lenses in It blows my

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<v Speaker 1>hair back, really, I mean when I bit doubt and

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<v Speaker 1>the sorcery that is a hair dryer. Rebecca doesn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about the very world she just left behind forever, now,

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<v Speaker 1>does she? We They the English are just like you

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<v Speaker 1>and me, but with one eye on the devil at

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<v Speaker 1>all times. Matthew, I'm not hungry. I'm going to the barn. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>don't mind your father. We'll have you squared away with

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<v Speaker 1>the preacher and all will be well in no time.

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<v Speaker 1>He seems up to his eyeballs already with grief. Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>sounded like a very special young man, him and all

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<v Speaker 1>the others. The others. Mother's talking about the curse. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>did you say curse? It started before I was born.

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<v Speaker 1>Even cow boys healthier than horses gone overnight in the

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<v Speaker 1>same way Thomas's death marks unlucky thirteen. Oh my god, gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>if you could, Rebecca. Um. Some believe that acknowledging the

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<v Speaker 1>curse at all just continu is the madness so Mom's

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<v Speaker 1>the word on a dozen dead teenagers. There's nothing to

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<v Speaker 1>be done. These boys dropped like flies. No one can

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<v Speaker 1>think of any good reason. Maybe it's nature telling us.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what. With Thomas gone, there hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>one young man to reach his baptism in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>at least since I came to town. Obviously, with LEVI

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<v Speaker 1>were sensitive to it. Silas is alive and wrong the

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<v Speaker 1>one beacon you're saying, Silas is the only boy in

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<v Speaker 1>this town who has lived to see his eighteenth birthday

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<v Speaker 1>in two decades. Call it a curse if we must, though,

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<v Speaker 1>all that black magic talk does is rid us of

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<v Speaker 1>any responsibility to get to the bottom of it, which

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<v Speaker 1>we will because we must. Yeah. Rebecca Raber was played

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<v Speaker 1>by Alice Lovek, Terrence by Blaine Gray, Matthew Raber by

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Hannah, Amity Raber by Carrie Kawa, Silas Shrock by

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<v Speaker 1>Dmitri Todd, Preacher King by Bradley Fisher, Kenny by Devon

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew McKee, Emma Raber by Brady Ryder, Levi Raber by

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<v Speaker 1>Chad Roberts, Mary by a rouned Stores. This episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Solve was written by Shannon Riley, directed by Corey Serge

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<v Speaker 1>Executive produced by Corey Serge Executive produced by walp Omer

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<v Speaker 1>and Sterling Barnett. Casting by Daisy Laura. Audio production and

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<v Speaker 1>post production by Salt Audio Production manager Liz Lamay. Recording

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<v Speaker 1>engineers Hope Brush and John Schmidt. Original music and score

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<v Speaker 1>by Nathan Turchon, Editing and mixed by Zach Jurich, Assistant

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<v Speaker 1>editor Hope Brush. Sound designed by Eric Rachelson. Script supervisor

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<v Speaker 1>Marilyn Miller