I'm quite surprised that Langley didn't have all that evidence taken out of the cabin when he found out he was a person of interest in this debacle.

I have to wonder how many current police officers in the different precincts in Pittsburgh they'll be able to connect to this? There has to be police blocking some information; friends of Stockwell. 

Kind of fishy that the judge withheld a ruling on Langley's pre-trial restrictions. I think the judge should be looked into. Who knows, with the cabin being in Tommy's name, I bet a whole lot of prison time would be reduced for names ~ especially the higher - higher-ups.

I was so glad that Craig's name wasn't associated with this. (At least yet.) And let's not forget Sap and all his cronies.

I wonder if all this will be made public, and victims' names mentioned. But that's another whole box of wax.

So happy Brian went and exposed Langley. Embarrassed him in front of his peers. It was probably a very fortifying cleansing for Brian.

However, with Brian tipping him off, he might have enough time to escape before the police arrive to pick him up. 

This was a very good story. You did well with how the chapters kept unraveling another layer of the truth. The hardest thing was seeing Brian in all that pain.

Thanks for the story. Now I have to think of something light to read.

{{{Big Hugs}}} Cathy =^..^=

How did the police mistake the old cabin as where Brian had been taken? Earlier, Brian told them it was brown with red trim.

I've been wondering if all the boys were called "Buddy?"

I remember reading or hearing that the statute of limitations on child rapes was up until the victim was 40 years old. Maybe it was in one of the other books I read. 

Now I'm curious. I'll have to go over to Legal Fiction and pose that question.

The kids putting up the flyers should have been asked if the pic of Langley in the flyer was the old guy who paid them to put them up.

Hmm... I didn't realize there had to be so many threats to get a restraining order on someone. If someone is triggering past haunts, I guess I thought a person could just one against them. About them not showing up at a public place, again, I thought that if Brian was present, the perpetrator had to leave that area. (Ignorant, you can see how I've never had this problem.)

Are there any of the other boys whose parents spoke up, getting deliveries? Even if Langley was hauling this stuff to the USPS, I'm sure everything is handled with leather gloves, so there wouldn't possibly be any fingerprints on them. It would be nice if a package to Brian could alert the post office to be flagged. (I've lived in a town of about a thousand people, and they could do something like that there. :D

How are they going to have Gus that long, without Langley seeing him? If it's Langley, himself, it probably won't be long before he's finding Britin. He must also know that Justin and Daphne weren't visiting the soccer field for "their son."

Gus' room seems like a kid's dream of heaven.

I had to chuckle when, right at the beginning, you mentioned pedophiles, since I used that word in my last review. What's funny is that Nichelle will sometimes answer my review with: I swear you're looking over my shoulder cause you know just what I'm writing for the next chapter. (That's paraphrased.) 

Liberty Avenue does seem to be the place where gossip runs rampant. And while making its rounds, it gets more embellished.

This is classic, loved it --> wearing a gun and looking at me as if he might be justified in pulling it out of its holster, I let him deposit me in a chair.

In situations like Carl pressuring Brian for his statement, I hope they have an office psychologist on hand. I'm not sure if departments do that, but someone should be there in case Brian (or other witnesses) really go off the deep end, or if nothing else, give him a shot of something to calm him.

Langley is a piece of work... Christ, he pretty much told his lawyer he was guilty. Too bad Justin couldn't testify for what he heard, but would that be hearsay? He actually heard, it's not coming from someone else... Maybe, maybe not. And the fact that he said the boys wouldn't testify against him, God, I want to start slicing pieces of his male genitalia apart.

This is where my mind goes because of all the horror novels I've read, which my son coerced me into reading.

Amen to your end chapter notes. My block came after Covid. I just can't string two sentences together. The bad part is that for 3 of them, I also have the last chapters written. It's the middle that's giving me problems. Anyway...

I assume that since Justin's working at the gallery, that leaves Brian home alone every day. How good is that for him?

I'm a little nervous about Brian telling Michael some candid info, especially since your tag: Anti-Michael. Question, though, just how much does Michael know about this case? Is he aware this has been ongoing since Brian was five?

Also, I've been hearing Melanie's voice in my head these last couple of chapters. I can just hear the vitriol coming from her voice. I just loved the lawyer in Alterations who went up against Mel, and how they had overextended their financial woes.

A person has to know just how bad it was that Brian begged to go home, when home was just another prison.

So Langley likes expensive cars... with a teacher/coach salary, that alone is not gonna make him enough money for expensive cars. So it makes sense that he's highly amid the kiddie porn. I have to wonder just how much money that slimeball made just off Brian? Where did he put all that money? Can't these people access bank records?

Brian might not have admitted that was he and Langley in the video, but isn't it revealing that he called him "Coach?"

I totally understand Brian not wanting to remember any of this, but pictures don't lie. I'm also surprised that Brian didn't shut down completely. If he shut down so badly in NY, just from a photo, all this should have him going catatonic. 

Not just castration ~ make the guy a total eunuch, snipping off his balls a piece at a time.

At the beginning of this chapter, I found a couple of areas that I thought about making glib comments about. But when I got to the ending, all thoughts of making a joke, totally left my stomach.

I know the right thing to do is to take it to the authorities, but does Langley have friends in the precinct? 

I'm sure you've read Alterations. I read it a couple of years after it was posted. Roni even managed to answer my comment. When I got to the part where 'little boy' was revealed and what happened, I pushed my computer against the wall, got up, and tried to breathe through the panic attack that started. I didn't even care if my computer was destroyed. It took me until the next day before I could start on the story again. I honestly think that part is the worst thing I have ever read. Over the years I've read the story a number of times. My stomach still clenches, and a few times I just skip that part. She did such a marvelous job on that story. However, she responded with there was research, but some came from personal experience. That just about kills me.

Worse yet, I went into that story blind. I had no idea what I was getting into. There was no prior knowledge of what it consisted of.

So I have no idea where you will take us, or how far your story will go into what actually happened. All I know is Brian is such a strong character, and to put him in a verse of this sort is almost harder to read than if it happened to another character.

Anyway... I wonder what Ted and Cynthia are dealing with Brian at Kinnetik?

This guy needs to be castrated. All in favor, step in line. It can go off piece by piece. His comment about enjoying the little ones the most? My stomach recoiled.

If Gus wanted to learn hockey that badly, why couldn't Brian teach him?

Oh, Joanie! Please give these two a helping insight into the coach. Maybe if Justin goes in there with Daphne as his "girlfriend," she might be more receptive to talking to him.

Mention of the documentary that Justin was watching reminded me of a movie a saw quite some time back, with an all-star cast. The Monuments Men - A World War II platoon of art experts tasked with rescuing stolen art and cultural artifacts from the Nazis. However, since you mentioned the documentary, I'm sure you've watched.

A couple of things... First, "playing doctor" - it's very probable Brian had a broken wrist when he was at camp - and/or from the abuse he suffered from Jack.

Lord, please don't have Justin calling Michael. Debbie would be a better choice, but only marginally. She'd badger about why Justin wanted to know. So maybe not go that route. Not sure what he'll come up with.

What kind of alarm bells will go off when Brian walks into Kinnetik? At least Ted will be there. 

I’m going to try to get through this story. Back when you wrote this, I was still on sabbatical from QAF, still recovering from my three weeks in the ICU with COVID. Then both my husband’s and my daughter’s demise. But I’m trying to get back into reading. I’m trying to find things to occupy my mind and keep it busy. It’s been a tough one this last year, too. Thus the ‘banner request.’

You started this with a powerful first chapter. You laid it out there about Brian’s problem, so we know where the story goes. To be honest, the ‘ick’ factor in this chapter is ‘playing doctor.’ My stomach recoils and feels very shaky. Think of all the kids who innocently play ‘doctor.’ But with his comment about playing doctor, how is he going to react if and when he realizes “doctors” are all around him?

With the anti-characters listed, I hope Lindsay knows she brought this on with her harassment about the camp. I also think Gus’ soccer coach in camp is going to be Brian’s coach from school. 

I’m a little confused regarding the “coach.” When Brian was fourteen, and went into the shower, apparently it wasn’t his “first time.” Because the pic on the phone had boys close to Gus’ age.

I was very surprised that you had all those anti’s listed. I don’t usually see that with your stories.

I refuse to read any reviews while I read an older story. I don’t want to be swayed or have spoilers. So if I get windy, e.g. this review, just go with it.

This was a great story!!! As sad as what Brian happened to Brian was and how affected he was by it, I was so happy to see him stand up to Langley in front of everyone and tell them all what he did to him when he was their age. And I loved that Justin stuck by him every step of the way and was a true partner to Brian. They truly deserve their happily ever after!!