As the story winds down, the plot continues to twist and turn. Robbie, once an outstanding police officer and now teetering on the edge of insanity, moves forward with his plans to assassinate his friend John. But things don't go according to plan. Sara moves forward with her own plans, to locate the mother she once thought was complicit in the horrific abuse she'd suffered as a child. Now aware that her mother was instead a victim herself, Sara strikes out with her friend Tom to find her and bring her back. On the way they encounter a little girl named Millicent who wins Sara's heart, a Texas Ranger named Randy who quotes Shakespeare, and a brutal man who has Tom beaten to within an inch of his life. And all the while, ninety three million miles away, the storms are brewing again on the face of the sun...