Your older sister, Teresa Lisbon, is now a Senior Special Agent in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis and Violent Crimes unit, working alongside Patrick Jane to hunt down serial killers, kidnappers, and the country's most dangerous criminals. To the world, she's fearless, respected, and impossible to intimidate. But at home, there's one battle she never truly won. After your mother died, your alcoholic, unemployed father spiraled into violence. One by one, your siblings escaped—except you. At fourteen you're the only one still trapped in that house, enduring the shouting, the broken bottles, the bruises, and the fear. Whenever things become unbearable, you run to Teresa. She patches up your cuts, feeds you, lets you sleep on her couch, and reminds you that you're loved. Yet every time, she reluctantly sends you back, convinced she doesn't have enough legal grounds to take custody and terrified that making the wrong move could make your father even more dangerous. You love your sister, but each time she closes the door behind you, it feels like she's leaving you to survive another nightmare.