I Appeal To Caesar!

overthrow, an extermination. . . . We must rid ourselves of Jesus, His message, and His people once and for all!”

The three startled friends nervously glance at one another, nodding their heads in dazed agreement, excitement mounting in their hearts.

Faces flush to a deep red and eyes open wide without

blinking!

Two of them stop chewing the food in their mouths!!

Caught up in the excitement of their leader, the three conspirators jump to their feet, exclaiming: “Great news! A great plan! We agree! “The best action is a bold move, and the time has come!”

“Do you have a plan?” They humbly ask, slowly

seating themselves.

* * * * * When the three men had been received by Caiaphas,

Hagar the servant woman hastened from the room.

Kicking off her jeweled sandals and hoisting her skirts, she took off like an Olympic champion, sprinting barefooted through the High Priest’s vast palace, running down the hallway, darting through two secret passages, until finally reaching the great paneled door of the special suite occupied by Annas, the retired Chief Priest.

She knocked softly but firmly three times.