Preface: Central Connecticut-A Lesson in How to Heal
Introduction: Double-Locked Doors and Restless Nights
1. Outside the Stop & Shop
4. "I Sure Am Glad That I Didn't Run into Him"
5. Komisarjevsky and Hayes
6. "We Plan to Seek the Death Penalty"
7. Services-Private and Public
11. "I Came Here to See What Evil Looked Like"
12. Bartlem Park Rally and the Three-Strikes Controversy
13. A New Cohesion in Deaconwood
14. The Congregation's Dilemma
16. Dr. Petit Writes a Letter
18. Then It Happened Again
19. More Legislative Debate
20. March Madness: A Turning Point in the Healing Process
21. The Grieving Schools: Miss Porter's, Chase Collegiate, and Cheshire Academy
Afterword: The Darkness and the Light
Appendix A. 911 Transcript
Appendix B. Cheshire Police Dispatch Log, July 23, 2007
Appendix C. Glossary of People Mentioned
Appendix E. Where to Send Donations