Jim and Blair find an abused dog in the forest and take him in for a time. Meanwhile, Jim is working in a series of home invasions that hit a little too close to home. To make matters worse, Jim is feeling a little under the weather.

Jim is kidnapped by a couple of guys who specialize in torture and who are out to punish bad fathers. And he's not the only one. With a little help from some new friends from California, can Blair and Simon find Jim before his time runs out? Updated from previous post on Cascade Library.