They sit in the rain. Brothers. Already enemies. INT. ABEL’S HIDEOUT - PRESENT DAY - NIGHT

Sign the recoding waiver.

Then we remove the variable. Activate Protocol Lazarus. If Cain won’t kill the apostate... the apostate will kill Cain.

She was a heretic.

Two boys, 15 and 13. CAIN (younger) and ABEL (older). They sit on a rusted fire escape. Below: a city that hasn’t yet become a church.

(whispering) Then why are your hands shaking?

A FILE transfers to his wall screen. A name:

(flat, without malice) You removed the Mark of Confession. That’s a Class A heresy. Punishment: neural recoding. You’ll forget your name. Your wife. Your sins. You’ll be a ghost who pays taxes.