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witness in the murder of Mark McCormick, Sister Sarah is a deaf and dumb
nun, who officiates at the catholic mission directed by Father
Michael Donnelly. In addition to her handicap, Sister Sarah seems to know
many secrecies of the past. But of a fragile naturalness, she does not
seem to have an enough strong personality to face them at day light. Moreover
she turns to be the best friend of regretted Sister Mary DuVall, before she
has broken her wishes to live her love
for Mason Capwell.
In
1988, her way crosses that of Mason Capwell, while he investigates on the murder of
Dr. McCormick. Mason very quickly realizes
that Sister Sarah holds many secrets : in particular, she learns him
that Mother Isabel, another nun also friend of Mary's, was killed in 1986. But unfortunately, before
she could share with him the totality of her heavy burden, they are surprised by
Michael, who forbids Mason to again discuss with her. Fearing she may say all that
she knows, Sister Sarah is locked up in a cellar by
Michael. And there, tormented by the secrets she knows, Sister Sarah ends up
collapsing, overcome by tiredness and anxiety.
It is
only after her suicide attempt (Julia Wainwright prevents her from
jumping from the church), that Michael Donnelly agrees to help the nun. Initially,
he makes the truth on Sarah Sister's secrecies : one fine night after having heard a shot,
he found the dead body of Mark
McCormick. At its sides was Sister Sarah, as well as a
revolver. And in a second time, he gives his agreement so that she
will rest at Julia's. There, the memories seem to return to her gently
since, night after night, she makes the same nightmare. She dreams that
she is pursued by a man without face. Then, one day, she refinds the memory
and she can tell the memories of this terrible night. She tells that Mark
was maltreating her when somebody arrived and shot the doctor.
Unfortunately, she does not have any memory of the face of the man who released
her from his claws... After some long moments, she entrusts, to the great surprise of
Julia, that it was about Mason Capwell.
All
seems then lost for Julia, who does not understand the motive
of her lover. Because if Julia doubts the veracity of
Sarah Sister's talks, it is not the case of Keith Timmons. Fortunately the truth
will finish by being revealed by Sister Agatha. Whereas she retains Julia and Sister
Sarah
captive, it is learned that it is her who has killed
Mark, whereas he was trying to rape the nun. Thus the veil is
finally raised on the murder of Mark McCormick, and Sister Sarah is
released from her heavy burden which was tormenting her for two long years.
Once
the truth restored, it seems that Sister Sarah finds the stillness and the
appeasing of the prayer again within the catholic mission, perhaps carrying
with her other secrecies...
Portrait
written for this site by Lilian
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