ɔːlɹˌɛdi tɹˈʌbəld baɪ ðɪ ɛnˈɪɡmə ʌvðə tɹˈiː, ænd ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli dˈɛspɚɹət tə daɪvˈɜːt ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌvðə pəlˈiːs fɹʌm ˌælɪɡzˈændɹə, ðə θɹˈiː ɪvˈændʒɪlˌɪsts ænd ˈɑːɹmænd vˈænduːslɚ stˈɑːɹt tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt, ɛksplˈɔɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːɹmændz kˈɑːntækts wɪð hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈɑːliːɡz.
Already troubled by the enigma of the tree, and increasingly desperate to divert the attention of the police from Alexandra, the three evangelists and Armand Vandoosler start to investigate, exploiting Armand's contacts with his former colleagues.