Michael Carmac is a small-town cop on the verge of a breakdown. After a split-second decision leaves an innocent child dead, Michael's reality unravels. Suffering from PTSD, he finds comfort in a bottle while struggling to find forgiveness.<br><br>Fellow officer Bertram Angel offers Michael support, and what starts as friendship turns into something deeper. Can the two men find love, forgiveness, and acceptance while moving forward and healing wounds that don't always show?

The Incident

“You boys have IDs, I suppose?” Angel barked, bringing up his bad cop voice and scaring the two young guys shitless. They both jumped and immediately procured their identification.


“That’s Officer Angel to you, Dell,” Angel said, handing Dell his license. “Darryl, you turn twenty-one in the last two weeks?” he asked, eyeing the other license closely.


Michael couldn’t help but smirk as Angel proceeded to razz Darryl Brown over the validity of his license. He also noticed Roger Dell’s eyes had narrowed when he thought they weren’t looking at him. Michael felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. These two were always up to something.


“Angel, come on man,” Brown started, but then, seeing Angel raise an eyebrow, added, “I mean, Officer Angel. You know I’m good.”


“You two better not be thinking about driving home from here tonight,” Angel said as he handed back Darryl’s license.


Chapter 23