As others close to Catherine begin dying, investigators go after both her and Bobby, claiming that he was lured into some intricate murder conspiracy by Catherine Gagnon. He also blames her for the unexplained illnesses that have plagued his grandson. Her father-in-law, powerful Judge Gagnon, blames Catherine for his son's death via Bobby's bullet.

Now, twenty years later, she suddenly finds herself in the media limelight once more. But she survived and eventually identified Richard Umbrio as the man who'd kidnapped and abused her. For weeks she was kept alive only by a cruel killer's whim. Again through his scope, he watches as the man falls dead at his wife's feet - and is then stunned when she turns, looks right at him, and mouths ' thank you'.Īs an innocent ten-year-old, Catherine Gagnon was snatched in broad daylight by a child predator and buried alive. Bobby has only seconds to make a life altering decision. Through his sniper scope, Bobby sees the man's finger tightening on the trigger. This time a gun wielding man has barricaded himself, his wife and his son in the upper floor of a Back Bay mansion. As one of the Team's snipers, his skills are even more critical in some instances. As a member of STOP (' State Police Special Tactics and Operations') he's used to being called out at least three times a month and on almost every holiday. For a killer is loose who's woven such an intricate web of evil that no one is above suspicion, no one is beyond harm, and no one will see death coming until it has them cornered, helpless, and alone.Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge has just finished his shift when his beeper goes off, notifying him that a hostage situation is in progress. What brings them together is a moment of violence-but what connects them is a passion far deeper and much more dangerous. and filled with an unquenchable rage for vengeance. Now he walks the streets a free man, invisible, anonymous. a madman survived solitary confinement in a maximum security prison where he'd done hard time for the most sadistic of crimes. and for the series of unexplained illnesses that have sent her own young son repeatedly to the hospital.Īlone. Her father-in-law, the powerful Judge Gagnon, blames Catherine for his son's death. Twenty-five years ago, she was buried underground during a month-long nightmare of abduction and abuse. that's where the nightmare began for cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy Catherine Rose Gagnon. The man's finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react.

Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle.

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