Part 3, Chapter 4 Summary

The lieutenant goes to Father José's house and asks him to come down to the police station. Father José is frightened at this, saying he has done nothing wrong. Neighborhood children are watching and begin to chant Father José's name. The lieutenant tells him to relax, that they have caught the priest and he wants to confess. Father José says it is against the law, but the lieutenant tells him not to worry about that. Father José fears it is a trick and that they are trying to trap him. He says he cannot do it; the lieutenant tries to convince him, telling him there is nothing to worry about, but Father José is too frightened and refuses to come and hear the priests confession.

The lieutenant returns to the prison and tells the priest the bad news and...