Father Suárez was a Catholic priest at a prison in Tenerife, Canary Islands. A prisoner named Ricardo begged for forgiveness for accidentally killing a doctor. However, Suárez refused to grant him forgiveness, claiming that there is no absolution of sin for murder (contrary to Catholic doctrine). He told Ricardo that he would only gain absolution through penance, though he wouldn't be able to achieve it because he had been sentenced to be hanged. However, the next day, Father Suárez sold Ricardo to Jonas Whitfield, an officer of the Black Rock, who was searching for English-speaking slaves. ("Ab Aeterno")