He has not seen Elijah Crane all week. Nor heard him in the confessional.

NO! He wasn't supposed to try and recognize people.

It was good. It meant the man hadn't been struggling. Gabriel wanted the man to do well. That was why he wanted to see him again. To help him in his struggles. Like when you tried to put out a fire by throwing oil on it.

When he did not see Mr. Crane in Mass, he decided to go over. If a sheep was wandering, it was his job to search for it, after all. He arrived at the building. It looked a bit worn, but not as bad as some of the slums he had visited. He knocked.