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

Carl and Jim came by Saturday morning and picked up Robbie. They planned to take him to a vantage point somewhere in San Marco, so that he could wave at us as we ran by. Despite her promise, Crystal didn’t show up for the race.


It was a little chillier than it had been the previous year, but we warmed up quickly enough and didn’t feel it. Mike and I were watching opposite sides of the street as we ran, and he was the first to spot Robbie, who was on Jim’s shoulders at the time. We waved at him as we drew abreast of them and passed by their vantage point, and after the race, we met up with them for breakfast at the Derby House. We had a great weekend and were sorry to see our guests leave Sunday afternoon.


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