A Life Divided

Janice had been coming here daily for the past year. She enjoyed the time alone, but today was different. When the stranger approached her vehicle, indicating that he wanted to speak to her, she cautiously opened the window. That's when her nightmare began. "We've been watching you. We want it back now!" And with that he began to walk away. "Wait! What are you talking about?" "The notebook." He handed her a burner phone. I'll be calling. Tell no one, or your family dies. Got it?" Dazed, she could only nod. And thus it began. Before long it would involve her sister Claire, an investigative reporter, who was wrestling with her own demons, and Claire's brother Mikey, recently released from jail after a thirty year stint. Fortunately for all concerned, Derek, Claire's fiancé and detective with Seattle's finest, was on the case. This had become personal. And someone had to pay! You don't fool with family!