Synopsis

Agatha Ripp arrives at McNamara/Troy, confiding in Sean and Christian that her stigmata was a fabrication, a deception intended to gain acceptance from the church. She admits to having deliberately inflicted wounds upon herself. Yet, the townspeople flock to Agatha seeking blessings and renewed faith, oblivious to her deceit. When a genuine stigmata appears on her legs, medical tests reveal the blood is not hers. Simultaneously, Julia battles shingles, which Sean attributes to guilt and the s