God Friended Me

Previously on "God Friended Me"...

We couldn't be prouder of your nomination for bishop.

During the walkabouts, you'll be meeting

and answering questions with parishioners,

but there are sensitive topics you want to

pivot away from if they come up.

You mean my son who is an atheist

and my daughter who is gay.

I did it. Five years ago,

Simon Hayes goes to a New York Presbyterian hospital

for a bone marrow transplant, right?

Turns out the surgeon who did the procedure...

John Dove.

Are you okay?

I think you just saved my life.

How did your meeting with FreeVerse go?

They want exclusivity.

Well, I write about the people we help,

not the God Account.

That's the deal. Nothing's changed.

I got invited to lunch

with the editor-in-chief at "Catapult."

I figured out where you were getting your stories,

but what I can't figure out

is why you're not writing who's behind the God Account.

You have to kiss her. It's bad luck.

What?

- Looking a little winded. - Nah. Who, me?

No, no, no, no. These are...

These are just deep breathes. They're just taking in the...

the fresh air.

If I knew that we were running a marathon,

I would have carb-ed up last night at dinner.

About that. I had fun.

Yeah, me too.

I think it's safe to say that our second date

was light years ahead of our first.

Oh.

Hey, it's John Dove.

He said he can meet us today.

- Oh, great. - Yeah.

Do you really think he can be the key

to proving Simon Hayes is behind the God Account?

I mean, it's possible.

Dove was my first Friend Suggestion.

If he saved Simon's life, then maybe Simon sent me

his name to repay the favor.

Makes sense.

And if it turns out to be true,

then I'll have a lot to talk about

in my first podcast for FreeVerse.

I'm proud of you.

I know how much that opportunity means to you.

Thank you.

It's all because of you.

Oh, speaking of careers.

I've been thinking about your lunch

with your editor-in-chief.

I think you should really reconsider his offer.

- You do? - Yeah.

Look, whatever he wants you to write,

you're gonna make it great.

You always do.

Hey.

You remember last time we were here?

Yeah.

How could I forget?

It was right after we had first met.

You told me to text you if I ever heard anything

back from the God Account.

Hm.

I'm glad you did.

Although, if I'm being honest,

I was gonna call you either way.

Really?

So, uh, have you heard anything from John Dove?

Cara and I are gonna meet him today.

Hopefully it'll lead somewhere.

Hopefully?

Miles, we are on the cusp

of proving that Simon Hayes is behind the God Account.

This is huge.

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Hey, this is new.

The God Account just rated a seller

on Facebook Marketplace five stars.

- Interesting. - Karen and Richard Benson.

Did the God Account actually buy something from 'em?

No, it doesn't look like they have anything

- for sale at the moment. - Hm, 'cause technically

you're not supposed to rate sellers

unless you have, like, a personal purchase history.

Mm-hmm.

- Who was it? - I don't know.

Someone dropped off a package.

It has my address, but it's for Jen Levy.

- Who's Jen Levy? - I don't know.

- Hm. Well... - What?

The God Account rates a seller on Marketplace.

Two seconds later, a package arrives at your door.

- That is not random. - No.

It's not.

Look at the name of the seller.

Karen and Richard Benson.

Mr. Hughes.

And we're sitting. Okay.

You know, Cara, I knew from Miles podcast

that Henry Chase could be a possible suspect

behind the God Account, and then you were kind enough

to tell me you had two suspects.

Yes. I did.

So I started doing a little digging.

It turns out that Henry Chase attended Columbia

with another pioneer in the field of predictive analytics.

They even won a few awards together.

Care to take a guess?

Simon Hayes.

- Simon Hayes. - Mm.

Now, Simon rarely gives interviews.

But lucky for me, I have some powerful friends,

and I managed to score an interview

with Mr. Hayes for tomorrow.

A journalist from "Catapult" is taking that interview.

The only question is, will it be you?

For I know the plans I have for you,

plans to prosper you and not harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11.

These words could not be more relevant,

and that is my vision for the Episcopalian church.

And that's why I want to be your next bishop.

I know I'm new to this, but it seems like it's going great.

Like I said, he's a natural.

I think we have time for one more question.

Thank you, Reverend Finer.

I understand your son has a podcast

where he promotes atheism.

How do you expect us to support you being bishop

when you've raised a son who doesn't believe in God?

Life is full of challenges.

Some more difficult than others.

But I do believe our true character

is revealed in the face of adversity.

I appreciate that, but I have to ask

do you support your son's views?

In this instance, I do not.

But it's important for us to hold firm in our beliefs

that the common bond that unites us will guide us

through even the most difficult waters.

I think we're looking at our next bishop.

The Bensons are in 2W.

You know, I was thinking

the God Account never does anything by mistake.

So the fact that you got Jen Levy's package

maybe she has something to do with this.

Yeah, it's possible, but the God Account

did rate the Bensons.

- Chances are, it's about them. - Yeah.

- Hi, can I help you? - Hi. My name is Miles.

- This is my friend, Rakesh. - Hello.

You wouldn't happen to be Karen Benson?

- Yes. - Oh.

You sent this package to my address by mistake.

As you can see, I am not Jen Levy.

Karen, who is it?

What are you doing here with that?

- Richard, it's a sign. - It's not a sign, Karen.

I'm sorry, we didn't want to start any trouble.

You're not.

Andrea wants us to have it. It belongs here with us.

We never should have sold it.

We talked about this. We don't want it back.

Now please go.

Um...

So what do you think is in it?

I don't know.

I was telling him we should just open it

and find out, but he's insisting we abide

by the U.S. Postal laws.

When Karen Benson saw the package,

she told her husband that it was a sign

that Andrea wanted her to have it.

- Who's Andrea? - I'm on it.

Okay, what about Jen Levy?

I mean, could she have something to do with this?

Rakesh looked into that,

but there were over 50 Jen Levys in New York.

Well, maybe they made a typo on the label.

Her address could be similar to yours.

Yeah, we thought of that too, but none of the addresses

came anywhere close to mine.

Look, all I know is that the Bensons are clearly

going through something. The question is, what?

Actually, I think I know.

Andrea was their ten-year-old daughter.

She, uh, died three years ago.

So, uh, any ideas

on how we go about helping the Bensons?

I don't know.

I mean, after my mom passed,