The Outsider
Ambivalent at best about Murdoch, Julia nevertheless chooses gang protection over the advances of a borderline-abusive policeman spouse.Characters: Nik - Murdoch - Daphne - Savoy - Alain - Julia - Nash - Hob - Ellen - Blaine - Lena
Pages: Unprofessional - Easy answers - Big talk - An awkward request - An understanding - Maturity, Part One - Maturity, Part Two - An Altered State - Metabolism - Family Matters - His Own Medicine - Into the Fire - Good Neighbors - The Wrong Foot - Strangers - Discovery - The Offer - Bad Company - Blackmail - Charm - Heavy Weaponry - Payment Plans - Minor Complications - Little Pitchers - Light Work - Hiring Practices - Friendly Fire Part 1 - Friendly Fire Part 2 - Exit Plan - Whites of His Eyes - Cowardice - Bad Guy - Leavetakings - Inconvenient Truths - Small Mercies - Hiring Practices - Broken - Loyalties Owed - So Lonely - Good Girls Finish Last - Husbands and Wives - Grudges - Exception to the Rule - Diplomacy and Tact - If Wishes Were Wars - Permissions