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Enter the Psychopath, Stage Left
Lawrence took the collection plates down the stairs to the church
basement. He poured the money onto the table in the kitchen and
the committee members began separating the bills and coins into
piles for counting and depositing in the safe. The normally talkative
members of the collections committee always grew silent as they
counted. When everyone finished, the committee members rotated
two positions to the left around the table in the church’s kitchen and
they recounted the piles of bills and coins for accuracy. The totals,
written on small notes, were collected and handed to the new church
treasurer, who made the entries into the ledger.
As the group rolled the coins into paper wrappers, the treasurer
added up the numbers. “This is a good week; there’s enough to cover
the mortgage payment and utilities, plus some left over for the
restoration fund.”