AfterNet 01 - Good Cop Dead Cop

Gentium of the Second Vatican Council.
“Some of the disciples are pilgrims on earth, others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory,” ( Lumen Gentium , N. 49, cf. Eugene IV, Bull Laetentur coel .)
There is no need to remind you, Venerable Brethren, of the recent discovery of means of communicating with what could well be the souls of those in such a place or condition, The news, alas, was marred by ill-fated riots, which involved much disorder and bloodshed.
Although the belief that the purification process involves actual fire has been common in Catholic tradition (Augustine in Ps. 37, n., St. Thomas in IV, dist., xxi, q., i., a1) the Church has never issued any dogmatic decree on the subject. The main distress, rather, is the separation of the soul from God. But that there is also the certitude that once the time of purification is over, the soul will go to meet the One it desires.
There is nothing in recent developments that contradicts the teachings of the church. Prayers still avail to help the dead in their place of purification, as they have since the earliest Christian tradition and all Christians still have a duty to use our prayers and sacrifices to aid those in purgatorial expiation.
The difficulties this situation engenders have most serious implications for the moral life of the faithful, but they do not in any way change our teachings.
    Back at the station Monday afternoon, Munroe found an email from a detective, Theresa Sunderland, with whom he’d worked at the Seattle PD.
Alex, hope you remember me from your time here. I was just starting in investigations when you got sick. You were pretty nice to me and I appreciated your helping out a newbie.
I hope I can ask for your help again. We’ve got a case here that’s awfully similar to ones you may remember -- the rapes in the Denny Regrade area. At that time, a couple aspects of the case were held back from public consumption. We’ve now got a spate of rapes with a similar MO and those same aspects have resurfaced. But this time around, the last victim was killed and the one before remains on life support.
I know that back then, the UW security guard was the best suspect we had, based on the psych profile, but he had an alibi. Then the rapes stopped. But I talked to Bob Baker, who says that you had named another suspect, but can’t remember his name. (Baker’s not doing so well and is in assisted living, btw.) I guess you weren’t actually working the case so nothing came of it and I can’t find anything in the case file.
I hoped you might give me a clue who you suspected. I’d appreciate the help. They still talk about you here like you were Sherlock Holmes.
Hope everything is good for you in Denver.
    Munroe felt a little numb after reading the email. He realized he hadn’t read a Seattle paper in weeks. When did it stop being my city? he thought. I should have known about those rapes. He was also a little shaken to see Bob Baker’s name. Baker had been his partner back on patrol and they’d shared a lot. Including Munroe’s wife, which he discovered after he’d died.
    The email also dredged up the sad story of how he left the department. Although as a homicide detective, the rapes weren’t in his purview, he’d offered his opinions. Several of his superiors, including the chief of detectives, however, were still fuming over the fallout from the stupid book in which he’d been mentioned. Munroe had found himself on the outside. He wasn’t surprised his suspect wasn’t named in the case file.
    He felt old and sad as he replied to Sunderland’s email and gave her the name of the man he suspected and his reasoning. He promised he’d give her any help she needed.
    He was about to go to the Seattle Times website, when he saw he had a response from Cheryl Miller, the woman who reported her friend missing. Miller said she would be in the AfterNet’s religion and faith chat room from 1 p.m. to at least 2:30 p.m. today and it was already 1:50.
remainsoftheday: jesus died for our sins so living or dead it really doesn’t matter
jollycopper has entered the room
jesus31: its true I did
remainsoftheday: shut up freak, I mean the real jesus
godBpraised: hey, chill. we don’t go questioning identies. jesus31 has as much right to be here as anyone
    Munroe recognized Miller’s username: godBpraised. He clicked on it and saw that she was one of the moderators. He sent her a message, hoping they could chat