George Martin and his partner Mike live a comfortable life in Jacksonville with their Irish setter, but something's missing. Maybe George, a captain in the sheriff's office, has just been working too hard again. There's been a rash of break-ins in the area, and the homes targeted all seem to belong to older gay men.<br><br>Then when the time finally comes for George and Mike to take their vacation, they pack up and head to their mountain cabin for two weeks-only to find a small boy living in their generator shed. Robbie, who bonds with George right away, has witnessed an unspeakable tragedy, but that is just the beginning of the trouble.<br><br>Alone in the world apart from a very ill maternal grandmother, Robbie stands the very real risk of becoming a ward of the state if George and Mike can't convince a bigoted judge to change his mind. Meanwhile, George still has a job to do: solve the break-ins-and a murder -- and track down who's responsible.

Break and Enter

“That’s his picture,” I said, pointing at a framed five-by-seven on my credenza.


“He’s adorable. I wish all that had gone down while I was still filming.”


“Well, it didn’t, and I’m just as glad. That little boy has been through enough.”


“Point taken. I’ll look forward to meeting him next month.”


She left, presumably to go upstairs, and I called Janet and my other two lieutenants into my office. When they’d assembled, I handed out the DVDs, explained how I’d gotten them, and told them to make copies to pass along to their subordinates.


“There ought to be enough in there to keep everyone out of mischief for a few evenings,” I said


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