Chapter 01 / Summary
Scandal and Smoke
A psychiatrist''s career in crisis
Julia Cates, a renowned child psychiatrist in Los Angeles, is engulfed in scandal after a patient commits a violent act. The media frenzy and public blame threaten her career and self-worth. Isolated and haunted by guilt, Julia is forced to step away from her practice, questioning her ability to help anyone again. Meanwhile, her estranged sisterEllie, the police chief in their small Pacific Northwest hometown of Rain Valley, faces a mystery that will soon draw Julia back home.
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