Transcript

'Episode 24: Frater is Delegating' apears in white blackletter font one a black screen before fading into the color of the scene.

The camera follows one of the Clergy workers into the office room of the Ministry where we see Judith summing up numbers on a ledger with a calculator. The Clergy worker the camera followed in takes a seat at his desk and the camera pans by a vintage baby pram and a Ghost branded water cooler past another Clergy worker organizing era VI grucifix papers. Just over her shoulder, we catch a glimpse of Marika Psaltarian playing rock paper scissors.

The camera cuts to the back of Judith's head while Marika says "Rock Paper Scissors Shoot"

Judith looks over her should in the direction of Marika and the camera cuts back to reveal Marika is playing the game with Sister Imperator's ghost.

"Rock Paper Scissors Shoot" Marika repeats.

Marika throws Paper while Sister throws Rock.

"Covers EP" Marika says, gesturing like it's settled, "There it is."

"Fine." Sister side eyes Marika and gives a slight 'no' shake of the head while she speaks, clearly unhappy with the resolution to their game.

Behind Marika, the door to Frater Imperator's temporary office opens on squeaking hinges causing her to turn around in her seat.

Cardi appears from behind the door.

"I couldn't help but to overhear that you two are making big decisions, but since I'm the main poncho around here, I just want to-uh-once and for all assert that there will be no covers EP." Cardi says, addressing his Aunt Marika and mother, "Covers EP for me, but not for V."

Markia shrugs while Sister looks on satisfied and maybe a little proud of her son.

"So, you hear that?" Copia continues, speaking to the whole room now, "Yeah? Good. Work, work, work."

Cardi gives the Ministry workers a series of three Clinton thumbs before turning to Marika and Sister.

"I'm delegating." He whispers to them, pointing at himself.

"Work, people, work" Marika says, backing up Cardi.

"Looking good." Cardi says to the room, giving a satisfied nod before returning to his temporary office and closing the door.

Sister and Marika share a secret handshake and a pleased look with each other as the camera irises out on Marika's smirking face.

'To be continued' appears the black screen. There is a beat before the letters distort and a record scratch plays.

The camera cuts back in on Judith summing a ledger again while Mr. Psaltarian narrates over the scene:

"But he didn't stop at delegating. No..."

The scene cuts to Frater Imperator's temporary office where Cardi's working at his computer seated on a couch much larger than the settee he used for his nap in the last chapter which makes one wonder if Cardi prefers sleeping uncomfortably.

"Cardi had a think." Mr. Psaltarian's narration continues, "He took a moment. He had learned hot to assert himself, how to do his job."

The camera cuts to one of the Clergy workers sorting papers into a folder.

"Cardi, Frater Imperator, worked tirelessly"

The camera cuts back to Cardi, still at work on his computer as Clergy workers walk past him carrying boxes, presumably moving things into the new office.

"Researched the bylaws and found a loophole in clergy protocol. A cover song would be released."

The camera cuts to the front office again where one of the Clergy workers is picking papers up from the floor.

"A cover from his own era."

The camera cuts back to Cardi's office where he has begun glancing around at the workers passing through like he's up to something at his desk he doesn't want them to see.

"For you see, Cardi learned that he could still release songs recorded under his reign. And Cardi has the only key to the Ghost vault containing treats, treasures, and tidbits of yore"

The camera cuts back to the front office, cutting between different Clergy workers completing paperwork with pens at their desks and mouthing the words of the documents they're reading.

"So, to stick it to V and insert himself into this era..."

The camera cuts back to Cardi in his office where he watches a Clergy worker with a box walk in from off screen and then behind him before returning his attention to whatever is on his desk in front of him.

"...Cardi has decreed It's a Sin must be widely released."

The camera cuts to Judith's desk where we see her hands still summing numbers in the ledger she's working on.

"For the first time..."

Camera cuts back to Cardi's office where he is working at the computer again.

"...Across all streaming platforms."

The camera cuts back to the Clergy worker who was picking papers up from the floor. She is now sorting them on her desk.

"Once scarce and now freed from the catacombs."

The camera cuts back to Cardi.

"After all these years, a special treat for fans from Cardi and NOT from V."

The camera irises out again on Cardi working on his computer. The same white blackletter font appears on the screen:

'It's A Sin

Friday Jan 16th'

The white letters fade to black and the video ends.