They call police Captain Justice Becker a hero, but he feels like anything but. Unable to control or erase certain memories, he finds himself trapped in the past and alone.<br><br>Ames Preston, a new cop at the precinct, feels an immediate attraction to Becker, and just as quickly, becomes a thorn in his side. When young Archie Wilkes comes running into the cop shop claiming someone tried to push him in front of a garbage truck, Justice isn’t convinced it really happened, until a suspicious death occurs on the same day.<br><br>As Justice, Ames, and Archie work together to figure out what’s happening in their quiet, little town, Justice can’t get the idea of a love triangle out of his mind. In the end, it seems only two men are destined for one another.

Guilt and Innocence

Dawn attributed her quite thin physique to sampling everything she cooked but never sitting down with a full plate. She moved quickly around the red and light wood dining room and even faster in the kitchen, where she currently put together a delicious burger. Stacked hand high on a light blue dinner plate, its bun was toasted, topped with a greasy, brown circle that could maybe still moo, then lettuce, tomato, bacon, onions, and other condiments. Man, had I&rsquo;d missed that burger.


Like the steps at the post office, the corner booth offered a great panoramic view inside the restaurant and out the window to the side. I took that seat, leaving Preston to face the restrooms.


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