Under a bridge, the body of drug dealer Scott Giddins is found. Bill Parker, whose son fatally overdosed on drugs Giddins sold him, is the most likely suspect. When the detectives find a stolen gun in Bill's home, he is arrested. But then Bill's priest, Father Richard Hogan, says he killed Giddins. No one initially believes it's true. However, Bill's wife supports Father Hogan's story, and then the detectives find forensic evidence against him. Father Hogan is charged, but he insists he did not commit a crime - because God told him to kill Giddins.
Father Hogan says he personally didn't want to kill Giddins, but chose to obey God. He believes that all three Abrahamic religions are in crisis, and God chose him to convey a message. Bill testifies to Father Hogan telling him that God wanted Giddins off the streets. Southerlyn feels that McCoy is disrespectful of Christianity in his cross-examination; he replies that he just can't allow someone to hide behind religion as an excuse.
Father Hogan testifies that when he killed Giddins, he had faith in God to protect him and knew a jury would understand. He says he did not consult anyone else because that would be doubting God. McCoy challenges this by pointing out that Father Hogan went to Bill Parker for help in hiding the gun. McCoy posits that Father Hogan killed out of guilt that faith wasn't enough to assuage the Parkers' grief at the loss of their son. Later, Bill comes forward claiming to be the real killer. Rather than let Bill take the blame, Father Hogan accepts a plea deal.
This episode contains examples of:
- Boarding School of Horrors: McCoy apparently attended a Catholic version of this.
- Sinister Minister: Father Hogan is a Catholic priest who killed someone with no remorse in the belief that it was God's will.
- Shout-Out: Briscoe gets in a reference to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
