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Corruption,betrayal,theMafiaandtiesthatgobacktochildhoodprovidetheunderpinningsofthisgloomybutwell-writtenentryfromveteranCoburn(OffDuty;TheBabysitter).LouiseBaker,childoftheslums,hasworkedherwaytothetopofaMafialoanoperation,meanwhilehavingmarriedthementallyunstablescionofanoldNewEnglandfamilyandestablishedherselfinasmall,affluenttownnearherbirthplace,Lawrence,Mass.Shestillkeepsintouchwith,andhelps,friendsfromheryouth,andshecallsononeofthem,lawyerBarneyCole,tofindemploymentforayoungmanwhomshehadbrieflytakenasaloverbutnowwantstogetridof.HeisHenryWitlo(theGoldilocksofthetitle),apsychoticVietnamWarveteranwhonowproceedstoterrorizearecentlywidowedclientofCole's.Thissubplotmovesintandemwiththemainplot,chroniclingthedownfallofLouiseandthenetworkofpeoplewhooweherfavors.Thefedsareafterher,andwhentheystartputtingpressureonherassociatesCole,hislawyermistress,thepolicecaptainwhokillsforheritallendsindeathandbetrayal,withonlyColestandingfirmtohisprinciples.