"Yes, er- yes, he-" He rallies a little, turning to face Sheehan properly. "He finally told me a bit more about how he actually knows me. I-in New York, I hired a room from one of his parishioners, an older woman. Only-"

He closes the book in his lap to avoid any potential tea incidents. "It turns out there's a creature in her house that can possess people, control them in their sleep and use their dreams against them. Apparently it- tricked me into releasing it."