Steve Fishman, Narrator

Jack and Collier roommates? I'm not too sure about that. Neither is Collier.

Jack and Collier roommates? I'm not too sure about that. Neither is Collier.

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In the summer of 1990, with his mother, Noreen, dead, and his father, Jack, in prison, there was only one thing on 12-year-old Collier Landry Boyle's mind. What will happen to me? Family courts like to place children with relatives, and Collier's uncle, his father's brother, was willing.

In the summer of 1990, with his mother, Noreen, dead, and his father, Jack, in prison, there was only one thing on 12-year-old Collier Landry Boyle's mind. What will happen to me? Family courts like to place children with relatives, and Collier's uncle, his father's brother, was willing.

But the judge wasn't for it, saying, it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why Collier wouldn't be placed with the brother of the man who murdered his mother. There was his mom's sister, but she didn't want Collier. He reminded her of Jack and of everything that had happened. What about the foster parents who'd been looking after Collier?

But the judge wasn't for it, saying, it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why Collier wouldn't be placed with the brother of the man who murdered his mother. There was his mom's sister, but she didn't want Collier. He reminded her of Jack and of everything that had happened. What about the foster parents who'd been looking after Collier?

They did adopt, but only wanted his little sister, not him. Collier felt abandoned. Except for one person.

They did adopt, but only wanted his little sister, not him. Collier felt abandoned. Except for one person.

For the past six months, Collier had been living with his foster parents, but most weekends, he headed over to Lieutenant Dave Messmore's house.

For the past six months, Collier had been living with his foster parents, but most weekends, he headed over to Lieutenant Dave Messmore's house.

As you know by now, Dave isn't really a hard-on-the-sleeve kind of guy, but he liked having Collier around.

As you know by now, Dave isn't really a hard-on-the-sleeve kind of guy, but he liked having Collier around.

That's Sue Messmore, Dave's wife.

That's Sue Messmore, Dave's wife.

Collier bonded with Sue as well over his favorite mother-son activity.

Collier bonded with Sue as well over his favorite mother-son activity.