Long Bright River

Back in the present, Mickey is still reeling from the news that her sister has been missing for a month. She begins texting members of her family to see if anyone has seen Kacey lately. They all reply in the negative. Since the following day is Thanksgiving, Mickey decides to take her son to her cousin Ashley’s family gathering. She might be able to pick up a lead on her sister that way.

Mickey violates police protocol by pulling up her sister’s arrest record to see if there are any recent arrests. Finding nothing, she then checks Kacey’s Facebook page. Apparently, Kacey has been seeing a new man named Dock, but Mickey can’t find any more information about him online.

She’s distraught when she learns that a fourth strangulation victim has been found in Kensington. Even though it isn’t her sister, Mickey begins her own missing person’s investigation by enlisting the aid of her former partner, Truman.

Truman is still recovering after having his kneecap broken by a masked assailant with a baseball bat. The man drew a gun on Mickey when she chased him down. All she could see of his face were his pale blue eyes. She is overcome by guilt that the attacker got away, and her own self-reproach kept her from visiting her convalescing partner.