True. And I'd originally drawn the conclusion that the man was not who he appeared to be to the neighbor. But, when you used the neighbor's quote to defend the adequacy of his character's development----that misled me into thinking you intended to leave us with the belief that the man was somehow defendable.

So, is the tactic here to totally shock the reader? If so, you did. smile

PS: Did the woman with the pony tail kill the 'saint'? I assumed she did. Is that the theme-----two unlikely killers----using surprising character development twists? There's another twist I liked better---the gruff boss who turns soft in the end. I'm liking this better all the time. Ha! smile