The priest hasn't told me how to get my wife out to Arizona where she might have a chance to live and get well," he said. "The priest hasn't told me how I can protect the life of the mother of my children and the girl I love. No, Mary Lou, I'm not going to tell the priest. I'm just going to do the job I have to do-and keep my own counsel.

Mike refuses to confess, choosing his wife's health over religious scruple.

— Mike Shannahan in A Grave Undertaking (Lionel White, 1961)


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