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Alex is back in Denver.  He should be beating out of there ASAP, but he's fallen in love with Amber, the wife of one of the Mulholland twins and a suspect in the murder of Victoria. Femme fatale?  I think so.  John, meanwhile, is in love with an Ethiopian teenager and spends his days with her and with Pat, the HIV positive landlord.  GOP environmental group is growing; Alex works door-to-door for them.

Alex saves two kids from a burning house, but doesn't leave Denver even when he once again sees Detective Redhorse, this time at the fire.  Alex discovers an earlier murder at a posh prep school attended by the Mulhollands.  Houghton, the first murder victim, was a student as well.  Blackmailer? Rob Mulholland wants to be congressman at minimum and perhaps much more.  Alex shoots Amber up with heroin and asks her questions--after a romp in the hay.  It's all a bit much to swallow, but it's fun, too.

Prediction:  Amber is in on the murder of Victoria; her husband is innocent; the other brother guilty.

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