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August 31 - September 6, 2015 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Russell Hornsby's role on "Grimm" 5. Character on "The Simpsons" 9. "All in the Family" spin-off 10. __ __ fours; crawling 12. Sitcom alien's planet 13. "__ Man"; 1988 movie 16. Bebe Neuwirth's age 17. Part of the title of Howie Mandel's game show 18. Randy or Nancy 20. Suffix for cook, book or rook 21. 1974 best lead actor in a comedy series Emmy winner 23. "__ Brinker, or The Silver Skates" 25. Poorly lit, as a room 26. Sense of self-esteem 27. President Arthur's monogram 28. Role on "Alice" 29. Barbie or Ken 30. In the present condition (2) 32. Number of seasons for "JAG" 33. Role on "The King of Queens" 38. 90 degrees from NW 39. Jacuzzi 41. Rental car company 42. Monogram for evangelist McPherson 43. Hayes or Hunt 45. Cox of "Las Vegas" 47. Nelson or Springfield 48. "Queen for __ __" DOWN 1. Role on "The Blacklist" (2) 2. Black-and-white diving bird 3. Josh Duhamel's state of birth: abbr. 4. Actress Deborah 5. __ Anderson 6. "Hot __ Cleveland" 7. Mr. Mineo 8. Role on "Chicago PD" (2) 9. "__ Lisa Smile"; 2003 Julia Roberts film 11. "Secrets and __" 14. Battery size 15. "Star Trek __: The Voyage Home"; 1986 sequel 18. Jones of "Castle" 19. Moore of "Criminal Minds" 22. "__ M for Murder"; 1954 Grace Kelly film 24. "Middle __"; 1992 Amy Brenneman series 29. Piece of china 31. "__-Pro"; 2008 Will Ferrell movie 34. File's partner, in phrase 35. "The __ Set"; 2006 David Duchovny film 36. "__ Honey, I'm Home" (1991-92) 37. Midshipmen's school, for short 40. Actress Larter 42. Letters before an alias 44. Caruso's initials 46. "__ Do Anything"; song from "Oliver!" Solution on page 2. CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it In what figures to be a strong fall season for original stream- ing series, Amazon checks in this week with what appears to be one of the stron- gest in "Hand of God." Dropping with 10 episodes Friday, Sept. 4, the hourlong drama stars Ron Perlman ("Sons of Anarchy," "Beauty and the Beast") as morally-cor- rupt judge Pernell Har- ris who, after a suicide attempt that has left his son in a coma, has a breakdown and be- gins hearing and see- ing what he thinks are messages from the titular deity. And the messages are telling him to go track down the man who raped his daughter-in-law (Alona Tal, "Burn No- tice," "Supernatural") and thus caused his son to put a bullet in his own head. As the jurist em- barks on his campaign of vigilante justice, his social-climber wife, Crystal (Dana Delany, "Body of Proof," "Des- perate Housewives"), thinks her husband has lost his mind. She is ready to move on from the tragedy but the judge's antics — such as in the pilot's opening scene where he's standing naked in a public fountain and chanting in tongues — won't allow her to. And the audience is left to wonder whether his visions are real or just the product of a traumatized psyche. "I like that Ben (Wat- kins, creator/executive producer) rides a fine line with that," Delany says. "I don't think we will ever know for sure. I'm not sure. You know, it's like in life, when you see a sign and you think, 'Oh my God!' And then later you think, 'Well actually, no, that was just a leaf fall- ing.' But who knows?" "I think she thinks he's sick. There's no way she buys into it. No. She thinks that he's grieving and that's his way of manifesting it. But if it starts screwing with her plans," she says with a laugh, "that's when things get bad." Yes, Crystal is not a woman to be underestimated. Ac- cording to Delany, her character is someone from rough-and-tum- ble beginnings, who married her way out of poverty and was living a comfortable life until tragedy was visited on her family. Now, she's pulling her husband out of the mental ward and doing damage control. But while she's concerned with Pernell's well-being, she also has her own agenda, which will become clear as the season progresses. "I feel like that's one thing that Ben did real- ly well," Delany says, "is every character has their own agenda. You just don't quite know what it is yet. And I'd say that mine has more to do ... with my own advancement." "She kind of was the one who helped him get his s... together and be successful because she had the drive," she continues. "... What I love about them is you can tell they've been mar- ried a long time, like, 'C'mon.' " Dana Delany and Ron Perlman star in "Hand of God," premiering Friday on Amazon. Amazon offers up divine drama with 'Hand of God' RETIRE WORK Take Control of Your Future 64825 County Road 31 Goshen, IN 46528 1-866-764-1601 www.QualityDriveAway.com See America and Supplement Your Income!! Get Paid to Deliver Vehicles Throughout the U.S. & Canada Retiring Doesn't have to be Scary We Have Vehicles for Every License Type! Call Us Today! 66402 SR 19 • Wakarusa 574-862-7911 Corner Cafe Breakfast • Lunch Steak & Seafood Menu Mon.-Sat. 6am - 2pm Sunday 7am - 2pm Solution on page 2

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