 By this point, John Goodrich has already given a religious confession, and the church has excommunicated him for what Ridding calls significant sexual transgression against Chelsea when she was a child. Goodrich, who's not in the room, is also facing criminal charges of lewd conduct with a child. That's why Chelsea and Lorraine are here. They're asking the church to cooperate with authorities and allow the bishop who heard Goodrich's confession to testify in a court of law.