When a patient's son starts causing problems, Juliet decides to take matters into her own hands. She reasons that she's perfectly within her rights to kill the man, but she soon finds that not everyone shares this opinion.
Meanwhile, a younger Juliet is forced to attempt sessions with a psychiatrist, who quickly diagnoses her problem. Determined to trick everyone and get out of trouble, Juliet goes to extraordinary lengths to avoind further sessions.
This is the fourth book in the Night Girl series. Word count approximately 20,000. Contains violence and swearing. New readers are advised to start with the first book in the series.