Dead Silent

The Barrow Case - We all remember our firsts. The first time you kissed a girl or touched her in places we weren't allowed. Your first job, your first you know what and especially, for a homicide detective, your first murder case.

My first case was a cut and dry one. A wife had caught her husband cheating and plunged a steak knife into his chest. No need to conduct a meaningful investigation. The woman he was in bed with, witnessed it and the wife admitted to the murder. It never felt like a solve and though seeing a man killed in his own bed was something I'd never forget; it didn't change me.

For me, it was the second case that altered everything. For years I was haunted by it. Even moving from New Jersey to Naples, over a decade ago, hadn't eased the pain. Thirteen hundred miles away and it was still talking to me. Sometimes it was just a whisper and others, it shouted.