I've been reading a bunch of good Michael Kirkland theories and I think I connected one more clue to him people have brought up the look on Patricks face when he seen the burnt arm of partridge that was his first thought about Kirkland using the blow torch to get information and that's why he paused then when he got bumped and dropped his cup he flashed back to meeting Kirkland both those clues connect and trigger him to go to the church.