[When the cop looks back up at him, it's with suspicion. Vague was bad. All he had done was implicate himself and invite more questions on specifics. Specifics he wasn't going to talk about.]

I-I really have no idea! It's just a theory.

[There must be too many Christmas lights and displays siphoning off the church's electricity. Atsushi looked up at the ceiling lights. They weren't flickering or anything, just not as bright. It kept getting darker, but people around them were still carrying on like they hadn't noticed. Was it starting? Was this some weird “consequence”?]

It could be an organized group, though Corwin's really small. I uh, I just watch a lot of crime films and have an overactive imagination! I have to go now!

[He was intent on leaving the church as quickly as possible and hiding out until everyone but the cult members went home.]